# US 2019/0170967 A1 · Lens Driving Device, Camera Module, and Portable Device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0170967 A1 - Document ID: US20190170967A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/099,380 - Filed: 2017-05-08 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2016-05-10 - Assignees: LG Innotek Co., Ltd. - Applicants: LG Innotek Co., Ltd. - Inventors: TAE JIN JUNG; SEUNG TAEK SHIN; KAP JIN LEE; JIN SUK HAN; SANG JUN MIN - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190170967A1 ## CPC - G02B 7/105: with movable lens means specially adapted for focusing at close distances - G01B 11/30: for measuring roughness or irregularity of surfaces - G02B 7/00: Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements - G02B 7/02: for lenses {(supports for magnifying lenses G02B25/002)} - G02B 7/09: adapted for automatic focusing or varying magnification - G02B 13/001: {Miniaturised objectives for electronic devices, e.g. portable telephones, webcams, PDAs, small digital cameras (G02B23/243 takes precedence)} - G02B 26/085: {the reflecting means being moved or deformed by electromagnetic means} - G02B 27/646: {compensating for small deviations, e.g. due to vibration or shake (movement of one or more optical elements for control of motion blur in cameras, projectors or printers G03B2205/0007; image stabilisation in cameras peculiar to the presence or use of an electronic image sensor H04N23/68)} - G03B 3/10: Power-operated focusing - G03B 13/36: Autofocus systems - H02K 1/17: Stator cores with permanent magnets - H04N 23/50: Constructional details - H04N 23/57: Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices - G03B 2217/002: Details of arrangement of components in or on camera body - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS - G01B: MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS - G03B: APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D) - H02K: DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES (dynamo-electric relays H01H53/00; conversion of DC or AC input power into surge output power {H03K3/53}) - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract The present embodiment of the present invention relates to a lens driving device, comprising: a housing; a bobbin disposed in the housing; a first coil disposed on the bobbin; a magnet which is disposed on the housing and faces the first coil; a base disposed under the housing; a substrate which is disposed on an upper surface of the base and comprises a circuit member including a second coil facing the magnet; an upper elastic member disposed on an upper portion of the bobbin and coupled to the bobbin and the housing; a support member coupled to the upper elastic member; and a terminal member elastically connecting the support member with the substrate, wherein the terminal member comprises; a first connector coupled to the substrate; and a second connector coupled to the support member; and wherein the second connector is disposed at a position lower than the first connector. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A lens driving device, comprising: a housing; a bobbin disposed in the housing; a first coil disposed on the bobbin; a magnet disposed on the housing and facing the first coil; a base disposed under the housing; a substrate disposed on an upper surface of the base and comprising a circuit member comprising a second coil facing the magnet; an upper elastic member disposed on an upper portion of the bobbin and coupled to the bobbin and the housing; a support member coupled to the upper elastic member; and a terminal member elastically connecting the support member and the substrate, wherein the terminal member comprises a first connector coupled to the substrate and a second connector coupled to the support member, and wherein the second connector is disposed at a position lower than that of the first connector. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The lens driving device of claim 1, wherein the terminal member is disposed on a lower surface of base. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The lens driving device of claim 1, wherein the substrate further comprises a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed between the circuit member and the base. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The lens driving device of claim 3, wherein the first connector is coupled with a first terminal disposed on a lower surface of the PCB. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The lens driving device of claim 1, wherein the upper elastic member comprises a first hole passed by the support member, and wherein an upper end part of the support member is coupled with an upper surface of the upper elastic member by soldering. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The lens driving device of claim 3, wherein the circuit member comprises a second hole passed by the support member, wherein the PCB comprises a third hole passed by the support member, and wherein the base comprises a fourth hole passed by the support member. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The lens driving device of claim 6, wherein the second connector comprises a fifth hole passed by the support member, and wherein a lower end part of the support member is coupled with a lower surface of the second connector by soldering. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The lens driving device of claim 6, wherein a diameter of the second hole is greater than a diameter of the third hole, and wherein the diameter of third hole is greater than a diameter of the fourth hole. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The lens driving device of claim 1, wherein the base comprises a sixth hole passed by the first connector. ### Claim 10 (depends on 3) The lens driving device of claim 3, further comprising a connection part disposed on a corner part of the circuit member and electrically connecting the PCB and the circuit member. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The lens driving device of claim 10, wherein the connection part comprises a second terminal formed on the PCB in a round shape or a semi-circular shape, and a third terminal disposed at a position of the circuit member corresponding to that of the second terminal. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The lens driving device of claim 1, wherein the terminal member further comprises a connection part connecting the first connector and the second connector, and wherein the first connector, the second connector, and the connection part are integrally formed. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The lens driving device of claim 12, wherein the first connector and the second connector are disposed in parallel, and wherein the connection part has an inclination against the first connector and the second connector. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) A camera module, comprising: a printed circuit board (PCB); an image sensor disposed on the PCB; the lens driving device of claim 1 disposed on the PCB; and a lens coupled to the bobbin of the lens driving device and disposed over the image sensor. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) A portable device, comprising: a body; a camera module of claim 14 disposed on the body; and a display part disposed on one surface of the body and outputting an image photographed by the camera module. ### Claim 16 A lens driving device, comprising: a housing; a bobbin disposed in the housing; a first coil disposed on the bobbin; a magnet disposed on the housing and facing the first coil; a base spaced apart from the housing; a substrate disposed on the base and comprising a circuit member comprising a second coil facing the magnet; an upper elastic member disposed on an upper portion of the bobbin and coupled to the bobbin and the housing; a support member coupled to the upper elastic member; and a terminal member disposed under the substrate and connecting the support member and the substrate, wherein the terminal member comprises a first surface coupled with a lower surface of the substrate and a second surface coupled with the support member, and wherein the second surface is disposed at a position lower than that of the first surface. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The lens driving device of claim 16, wherein the terminal member comprises a first connector coupled to the substrate and a second connector coupled to the support member, and wherein the first surface of the terminal member is an upper surface of the first connector and the second surface of the terminal member is a lower surface of the second connector. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The lens driving device of claim 17, wherein the upper elastic member comprises a first hole passed by the support member, and wherein an upper end part of the support member is coupled with an upper surface of the upper elastic member by a conductive member. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The lens driving device of claim 18, wherein the circuit member comprises a second hole passed by the support member, wherein the PCB comprises a third hole passed by the support member, wherein the base comprises a fourth hole passed by the support member, wherein the second connector comprises a fifth hole passed by the support member, wherein a lower end part of the support member is coupled with a lower surface of the second connector by a conductive member, wherein a diameter of the second hole is greater than a diameter of the third hole, wherein the diameter of third hole is greater than a diameter of the fourth hole, and wherein the diameter of fourth hole is greater than a diameter of the fifth hole. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The lens driving device of claim 19, wherein the base comprises a recess formed on a lower surface of the base, wherein the recess of the base comprises a shape corresponding to that of the terminal member, and wherein the terminal member is disposed in the recess of the base.