Lens moving apparatus, camera module and mobile device including the same

• US 10,264,182 B2
• Filed: 04/05/2018
• Issued: 04/16/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Innotek Company Limited (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Innotek Company Limited (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Park, Tae Bong, Han, Jin Suk, Kim, Jung Cheol
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Nhan T
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nguyen, Chan T
• Application Number:
  US15/946,435
• Publication Number:
  US 20180227495A1
• Time in Patent Office: 376 Days
• Field of Search: 3482087
• CPC Class Codes: 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
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 7/023 permitting adjustment
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 7/04 with mechanism for focusing or varying magnification
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 2205/0007 Movement of one or more optical elements for control of motion blur imaging systems in general using optical elements for stabilisation of the position of the image G02B27/64
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 2205/0069 using electromagnetic actuators, e.g. voice coils
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 3/10 Power-operated focusing
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 5/00 Adjustment of optical system relative to image or object surface other than for focusing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/55 Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/57 Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/63 by using electronic viewfinders
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/6812 based on additional sensors, e.g. acceleration sensors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/683 performed by a processor, e.g. controlling the readout of an image memory
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/687 by shifting the lens or sensor position

Abstract

Embodiments provide a lens moving apparatus including a bobbin having a lens barrel, a housing configured to accommodate the bobbin, an upper elastic member coupled to the bobbin and the housing, a lower elastic member coupled to the bobbin and the housing, a first coil disposed on the bobbin, a first magnet disposed on the housing, a circuit board disposed below the housing, a second coil disposed on the circuit board, a first sensor to output a first output signal based on a sensed result of a magnetic field strength of the first magnet, a first capacitor connected in parallel to the first sensor.

Claims

1. A lens moving apparatus comprising:

a housing;

a bobbin disposed in the housing;

an elastic member coupled to the bobbin;

a first coil disposed on the bobbin;

a first magnet disposed on the housing;

a second coil facing the first magnet;

a first circuit board disposed below the housing and including a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal, and fourth terminal;

a first sensor disposed on the first circuit board and including first and second input terminals connected to the first and second terminals for receiving a first input signal from the first circuit board and first and second output terminals connected to the third and fourth terminals for outputting a first output signal to the first circuit board; and

a first capacitor disposed on the first circuit board and connected to the first and second output terminals of the first sensor.

2. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a second sensor disposed on the first circuit board and including third and fourth input terminals for receiving a second input signal from the first circuit board and third and fourth output terminals for outputting a second output signal to the first circuit board; and

a second capacitor on the first circuit board and connected to the third and fourth output terminals of the second sensor;

wherein each of the first and second sensors is configured to be Hall sensor.

3. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a base disposed below the first circuit board, and

wherein the first and second sensors and the first and second capacitors are located between a lower surface of the first circuit board and an upper surface of the base.

4. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the base has a first recess configured to receive the first sensor, a second recess configured to receive the second sensor, a third recess configured to receive the first capacitor, and a fourth recess configured to receive the second capacitor.

5. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a support member disposed on a side portion of the housing and configured to support the housing so that the housing is spaced apart from the house.

6. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising a second magnet disposed on the bobbin;

and

a position sensor disposed on the housing and configured to detect variation in strength of magnetic force of the second magnet.

7. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising a compensation magnet disposed on the bobbin at a position symmetrical to the second magnet.

8. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 2, wherein each of the first and second capacitors is mounted on the circuit board in a chip form.

9. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the second coil comprises:

first and second coil units disposed on an upper surface of the first circuit board and facing each other in an X-axis direction; and

third and fourth coil units disposed on the upper surface of the first circuit board and facing each other in a Y-axis direction;

wherein the first magnet comprises four magnets corresponding to the first, second, third, and fourth coil units.

10. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 9, wherein each of the first and second capacitors is included in the circuit board.

11. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the first capacitor includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and a first insulation layer interposed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer;

and

wherein the second capacitor includes a third conductive layer, a fourth conductive layer, and a second insulation layer interposed between the third conductive layer and the fourth conductive layer.

12. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the first to fourth coil units are configured to be included in a circuit board disposed on the first circuit board.

13. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the second coil is disposed above the first circuit board, and

wherein the first and second sensors and the first and second capacitors are disposed under the first circuit board.

14. A camera module comprising:

the lens moving apparatus according to claim 2;

a second circuit board electrically connected to the first circuit board; and

an image sensor mounted on the second circuit board.

15. The camera module according to claim 14, further comprising a controller electrically connected to the first and second sensors and receiving the first and second output signals of the first and second sensors.

16. The camera module according to claim 15, wherein the controller comprises a first amplifier that amplifies the first output signal of the first sensor and a second amplifier that amplifies the second output signal of the second sensor, and

wherein the first amplifier comprises a first input terminal connected to one end of the first capacitor and a second input terminal connected to the other end of the first capacitor, and

wherein the second amplifier comprises a first input terminal connected to one end of the second capacitor and a second input terminal connected to the other end of the second capacitor.

17. The camera module according to claim 16, wherein the first and second output terminals of the first sensor are connected to both ends of the first capacitor in parallel, and

wherein the first and second output terminals of the second sensor are connected to both ends of the second capacitor in parallel.

18. A mobile device comprising:

a display module including a plurality of pixels, a color of which varies by an electrical signal;

the camera module according to claim 14; and

a controller configured to control operations of the display module and the camera module.

19. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first sensor is configured to sense variation in strength of the first magnetic force of the first magnet and output the first output signal to the first and second output terminals based on a sensed result of the first magnetic field strength of the first magnet.

20. A lens moving apparatus comprising:

a housing;

a bobbin disposed in the housing;

an elastic member coupled to the bobbin;

a first coil disposed on the bobbin;

a first magnet disposed on the housing;

a second coil facing the first magnet;

a circuit board disposed below the housing;

a base disposed below the first circuit board;

a first sensor disposed on the circuit board and including first and second input terminals for receiving a first input signal from the first circuit board and first and second output terminals for outputting a first output signal to the first circuit board; and

a first capacitor disposed on the circuit board and connected to the first and second output terminals of the first sensor.