US 2023/0273397 A1 · LENS DRIVING DEVICE, CAMERA MODULE, AND OPTICAL DEVICE

Abstract

The present embodiments relates to a lens driving device including: a housing; a bobbin disposed in the housing; a coil disposed on the bobbin; a first magnet which is disposed on the housing and faces the coil; a second magnet disposed on the bobbin; and a sensor which is disposed on the housing and faces the second sensor, wherein the sensor includes an upper surface, a lower surface disposed opposite the upper surface, an inner surface facing the second magnet, an outer surface disposed opposite the inner surface, and both lateral surfaces connecting the inner surface with the outer surface, the upper surface and the lower surface of the sensor are fixed to the housing, and one of the side surfaces of the sensor is opened.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A lens driving device comprising:

a cover member comprising an upper plate and a lateral plate;
a bobbin disposed in the cover member;
a housing disposed between the cover member and the bobbin;
a coil and a first magnet configured to move the bobbin in an optical axis direction;
a substrate disposed between the lateral plate of the cover member and the housing;
and
a sensor disposed on the substrate,
wherein the lateral plate of the cover member comprises:
first and second lateral plates opposite to each other;
and
third and fourth lateral plates opposite to each other,
wherein the substrate comprises:
a body part disposed between the housing and the first lateral plate;
and
a sensor mounting part disposed with the sensor, and
wherein the sensor mounting part of the substrate is bent from the body part of the substrate.

13 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

18/143,694Filed 5 May 2023

Priority

KR 10-2016-00562189 May 2016

Published

31 Aug 2023

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification25 codes

G02B 7/09
With mechanism for focusing or varying magnification: adapted for automatic focusing or varying magnification
G02B 3/10
Simple or compound lenses: bifocal lenses; Multifocal lenses
G02B 7/02
Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements: for lenses
G02B 7/08
With mechanism for focusing or varying magnification: adapted to co-operate with a remote control mechanism

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