# US 2025/0147271 A1 · Reflection driving mechanism and camera module

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- Number: US 2025/0147271 A1
- Document ID: US20250147271A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 18/838,382
- Filed: 2023-02-17
- Published: 2025-05-08
- Earliest claimed: 2022-02-18
- Assignees: Ningbo Sunny Opotech Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Ningbo Sunny Opotech Co., Ltd
- Inventors: Bojie ZHAO; Lifeng YAO
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250147271A1

## CPC

- G02B 7/1821: {for rotating or oscillating mirrors}
- G02B 7/1828: {using magnetic means}
- G02B 13/0065: {having a beam-folding prism or mirror}
- 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 5/00: Adjustment of optical system relative to image or object surface other than for focusing
- G03B 17/12: with means for supporting objectives, supplementary lenses, filters, masks, or turrets
- G03B 17/17: with reflectors arranged in beam forming the photographic image, e.g. for reducing dimensions of camera
- G03B 30/00: Camera modules comprising integrated lens units and imaging units, specially adapted for being embedded in other devices, e.g. mobile phones or vehicles
- H04N 23/50: Constructional details
- H04N 23/686: {with a variable apex prism}
- G03B 2205/0023: by tilting or inclining one or more optical elements with respect to the optical axis
- G03B 2205/0069: using electromagnetic actuators, e.g. voice coils
- G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- 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)
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

## Abstract

Disclosed are a reflection driving mechanism and a camera module. The reflection driving mechanism drives the reflective element of the camera module to rotate through a compact structural arrangement to achieve optical image stabilization of the camera module. Furthermore, the reflective stabilization mechanism has a relatively small size, which is conducive to the miniaturization of the camera module.

## Claims

### Claim at position 1

-37. (canceled)

### Claim 38

A reflection driving mechanism, comprising:
a reflection drive housing having a receiving cavity formed therein and a light inlet and a light outlet communicated with the receiving cavity;
a rotation support assembly;
a support frame, which is rotatably mounted in the receiving cavity through the rotation support assembly, wherein the support frame has at least one support groove recessedly formed on its top surface;
a bearing seat rotatably mounted on the support frame, wherein the bearing seat comprises a bearing body and at least one rotation axis protruding and extending laterally from the bearing body, the bearing body has a mounting portion suitable for mounting a reflective element thereon, and the at least one rotation axis is fittedly mounted in the at least one support groove, so that the bearing seat can rotate relative to the support frame through the pivot connection between the at least one rotation axis and the at least one support groove; and
a driving unit, wherein the driving unit is suitable for driving the bearing seat to rotate relative to the support frame around a first axis set by the at least one rotation axis, and the driving unit is suitable for driving the bearing seat to rotate relative to the reflection drive housing around a second axis perpendicular to the first axis so as to drive the support frame to rotate relative to the reflection drive housing around the second axis through the pivot connection between the bearing seat and the support frame.

### Claim 39 (depends on 38)

The reflection driving mechanism according to claim 38, wherein the at least one rotation axis comprises a first rotation axis and a second rotation axis extending outward from opposite sides of the bearing body, respectively, and the first rotation axis and the second rotation axis are coaxially arranged, and the at least one support groove comprises a first support groove and a second support groove recessedly formed on the top surface of the support frame, and the first support groove and the second support groove are coaxially arranged, wherein the first rotation axis is fitted in the first support groove, and the second rotation axis is fitted in the second support groove.

### Claim 40 (depends on 39)

The reflection driving mechanism according to claim 39, wherein the support frame comprises a first support portion, a second support portion, and a frame connecting portion extending between the first support portion and the second support portion, and wherein the first support groove is recessedly formed on the top surface of the first support portion, and the second support groove is recessedly formed on the top surface of the second support portion.

### Claim 41 (depends on 40)

The reflection driving mechanism according to claim 40, wherein the outer surface of the first rotation axis contacts at least two surfaces of the first support groove, and the outer surface of the second rotation axis contacts at least two surfaces of the second support groove.

### Claim 42 (depends on 39)

The reflection driving mechanism according to claim 39, wherein the reflection driving mechanism further comprises a first rotation limiting portion for limiting the rotation angle of the bearing seat relative to the support frame.

### Claim 43 (depends on 38)

The reflection driving mechanism according to claim 38, wherein the rotation support assembly comprises a rotation track formed between the support frame and the reflection drive housing and at least three balls arranged in the rotation track.

### Claim 44 (depends on 38)

The reflection driving mechanism according to claim 38, wherein the driving unit comprises a first driving magnet and a second driving magnet disposed on the bottom surface of the bearing body, and a first driving coil and a second driving coil disposed in the reflection drive housing and corresponding to the first driving magnet and the second driving magnet, respectively, wherein the first driving magnet and the first driving coil constitute a first coil-magnet pair, and the second driving magnet and the second driving coil constitute a second coil-magnet pair.

### Claim 45 (depends on 44)

The reflection driving mechanism according to claim 44, wherein the reflection drive housing comprises an upper cover and a base that are interlocked with each other, the base has a substrate through hole formed through the bottom thereof, the driving unit also comprises a reflection part circuit board fixed in the substrate through hole, and the first driving coil and the second driving coil are electrically connected to the reflection part circuit board.

### Claim 46 (depends on 44)

The reflection driving mechanism according to claim 44, wherein the first coil-magnet pair and the second coil-magnet pair are arranged symmetrically relative to a central axis set by the bearing body.

### Claim 47 (depends on 46)

The reflection driving mechanism according to claim 46, wherein the combined force of the first force acting on the bearing seat generated by the first coil-magnet pair and the second force acting on the bearing seat generated by the second coil-magnet pair determines the movement of the bearing seat relative to the support frame, and the difference between the first torque acting on the bearing seat generated by the first coil-magnet pair and the second torque acting on the bearing seat generated by the second coil-magnet pair determines the movement of the bearing seat and the support frame as a whole relative to the reflection drive housing.

### Claim 48 (depends on 44)

The reflection driving mechanism according to claim 44, wherein the reflection driving mechanism further comprises a reflection part magnetic attraction component for attracting the bearing seat and the support frame to the reflection drive housing, wherein the reflection part magnetic attraction component comprises a frame magnetic attraction magnet fixed to the support frame and a reflection part magnetic conductive sheet arranged on the reflection drive housing, so that the support frame is attracted to the reflection drive housing through the magnetic attraction force between the frame magnetic attraction magnet and the reflection part magnetic conductive sheet and the magnetic attraction force between the first and second driving magnets and the reflection part magnetic conductive sheet, and the bearing seat is attracted to the reflection drive housing through the magnetic attraction force between the first and second driving magnets and the reflection part magnetic conductive sheet.

### Claim 49 (depends on 44)

The reflection driving mechanism according to claim 44, wherein the driving unit comprises a third driving magnet disposed on the bearing seat and located between the first driving magnet and the second driving magnet, and a third driving coil disposed on the reflection drive housing and corresponding to the third driving magnet, wherein the third driving coil is located between the first driving coil and the second driving coil, wherein the third driving coil and the third driving magnet constitute a third coil-magnet pair.

### Claim 50 (depends on 49)

The reflection driving mechanism according to claim 49, wherein the third coil-magnet pair is suitable for driving the bearing seat to rotate relative to the support frame around the first axis, and the first coil-magnet pair and the second coil-magnet pair are suitable for cooperating to drive the bearing seat to rotate relative to the reflection drive housing around the second axis so as to drive the support frame to rotate around the second axis relative to the reflection drive housing through the pivot connection between the bearing seat and the support frame.

### Claim 51 (depends on 50)

The reflection driving mechanism according to claim 50, wherein the difference between the first torque generated by the first coil-magnet pair acting on the bearing seat and the second torque generated by the second coil-magnet pair acting on the bearing seat determines the movement of the bearing seat and the support frame as a whole relative to the reflection drive housing, wherein the direction of the first force acting on the bearing seat generated by the first coil-magnet pair is opposite to the direction of the second force acting on the bearing seat generated by the second coil-magnet pair.

### Claim 52 (depends on 51)

The reflection driving mechanism according to claim 51, wherein the magnitude of the first acting force is equal to the magnitude of the second acting force.

### Claim 53 (depends on 38)

The reflection driving mechanism according to claim 38, wherein the reflection driving mechanism also comprises a spring sheet, which comprises an outer fixing portion fixed to the top surface of the support frame, an inner fixing portion fixed to the top surface of the bearing seat, and a spring wire portion extending between the inner fixing portion and the outer fixing portion.

### Claim 54 (depends on 53)

The reflection driving mechanism according to claim 53, wherein the bearing seat is centrally held in the support frame by the spring sheet.

### Claim 55 (depends on 54)

The reflection driving mechanism according to claim 54, wherein the outer fixing portion comprises a first outer fixing portion, a second outer fixing portion, a third outer fixing portion and a fourth outer fixing portion, the inner fixing portion comprises a first inner fixing portion, a second inner fixing portion, a third inner fixing portion and a fourth inner fixing portion, and the spring wire portion comprises a first spring wire and a second spring wire, wherein the first outer fixing portion and the second outer fixing portion are fixed to a side of the top surface of the first support portion, the first inner fixing portion and the second inner fixing portion are fixed to a side of the top surface of the bearing seat, and the first spring wire connects the first outer fixing portion, the second outer fixing portion, the first inner fixing portion and the second inner fixing portion to form a first spring sheet part; the third outer fixing portion and the fourth outer fixing portion are fixed to the opposite other side of the top surface of the second support portion, the third inner fixing portion and the fourth inner fixing portion are fixed to the opposite other side of the top surface of the bearing seat, and the second spring wire connects the third outer fixing portion, the fourth outer fixing portion, the third inner fixing portion and the fourth inner fixing portion to form a second spring sheet part, wherein the first spring sheet part and the second spring sheet part are arranged symmetrically with respect to the second axis.

### Claim 56 (depends on 55)

The reflection driving mechanism according to claim 55, wherein the first spring wire is provided with a first spring wire rotation axis, and the first spring wire is symmetrical about the first spring wire rotation axis; the second spring wire is provided with a second spring wire rotation axis, and the second spring wire is symmetrical about the second spring wire rotation axis; wherein the first spring wire rotation axis and the second spring wire rotation axis are in the same direction as the first axis.

### Claim 57

A camera module, comprising:
a reflection driving mechanism, comprising
a reflection drive housing having a receiving cavity formed therein and a light inlet and a light outlet communicated with the receiving cavity;
a rotation support assembly;
a support frame, which is rotatably mounted in the receiving cavity through the rotation support assembly, wherein the support frame has at least one support groove recessedly formed on its top surface;
a bearing seat rotatably mounted on the support frame, wherein the bearing seat comprises a bearing body and at least one rotation axis protruding and extending laterally from the bearing body, the bearing body has a mounting portion suitable for mounting a reflective element thereon, and the at least one rotation axis is fittedly mounted in the at least one support groove, so that the bearing seat can rotate relative to the support frame through the pivot connection between the at least one rotation axis and the at least one support groove; and
a driving unit, wherein the driving unit is suitable for driving the bearing seat to rotate relative to the support frame around a first axis set by the at least one rotation axis, and the driving unit is suitable for driving the bearing seat to rotate relative to the reflection drive housing around a second axis perpendicular to the first axis so as to drive the support frame to rotate relative to the reflection drive housing around the second axis through the pivot connection between the bearing seat and the support frame;
a reflective element mounted on the reflection driving mechanism;
a lens module held on a light reflection path of the reflective element; and
a photosensitive assembly arranged on the light propagation path of the lens module.