LENS DRIVING APPARATUS, CAMERA MODULE, AND CAMERA-EQUIPPED MOBILE TERMINAL

• US 20160306134A1
• Filed: 06/30/2016
• Published: 10/20/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd. (MinebeaMitsumi Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd. (MinebeaMitsumi Inc.)
• Inventors: HAYASHI, Ichiro, ENTA, Yohei
• Granted Patent: US 9,791,661 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/64 Imaging systems using optical elements for stabilisation of the lateral and angular position of the image
• 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 7/02 for lenses supports for magnifying lenses G02B25/002
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 7/025 using glue
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 7/04 with mechanism for focusing or varying magnification
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 7/08 adapted to co-operate with a remote control mechanism
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 7/09 adapted for automatic focusing or varying magnification
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/02 Bodies
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/00 Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/40 Circuit details for pick-up tubes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/55 Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/687 by shifting the lens or sensor position

Abstract

A lens driving apparatus includes: a movable section including a lens holder, a lens holder moving section, and a driving magnets; a camera-shake correction second coil configured to move the movable section in a second direction and a third direction in cooperation with the driving magnet; wherein the lens holder moving section comprises: a magnet holder; a lower leaf spring; an upper leaf spring; and a damper compound, the damper compound is disposed in the vicinity of the upper leaf spring so as to enclose at least one suspension wire, and the lens holder moves in the first direction in a space having an octagonal shape as viewed in a plane orthogonal to a first direction along an optical axis, the space being defined by the lens holder moving section and the driving magnets.

Claims

1. A lens driving apparatus comprising:

a lens holder to which a lens barrel can be attached, the lens holder including an auto-focusing first coil;

a lens holder moving section that is rectangle as viewed in a plane orthogonal to a first direction along an optical axis, the lens holder moving section being configured to support the lens holder in such a manner that the lens holder is movable in the first direction;

driving magnets disposed at four corners of the lens holder moving section, the driving magnet being configured to move the lens holder in the first direction in cooperation with the first coil;

a camera-shake correction second coil configured to move a movable section in a second direction and a third direction in cooperation with the driving magnet, the movable section including the lens holder, the lens holder moving section, and the driving magnet, the second direction and the third direction corresponding to diagonal directions of the lens holder moving section;

a position detecting section configured to detect a position of the movable section in the second direction and the third direction;

a fixed section disposed apart from the movable section in the first direction, the fixed section including the second coil and the position detecting section; and

a supporting section configured to support the movable section with respect to the fixed section in such a manner that the movable section is movable in the second direction and the third direction, wherein;

the driving magnets include a pair of first driving magnets disposed to face each other in the second direction and a pair of second driving magnets disposed to face each other in the third direction,

the position detecting section includes a first Hall device disposed to face one of the first driving magnets in the first direction with a gap therebetween, and a second Hall device disposed to face one of the second driving magnets in the first direction with a gap therebetween,

the second coil is disposed between the first Hall device and one of the first driving magnets provided with the first Hall device and between the second Hall device and one of the second driving magnets provided with the second Hall device,

the lens holder moving section comprises;

a magnet holder configured to hold the driving magnets;

a lower leaf spring configured to support the lens holder with respect to the magnet holder on a bottom surface side of the lens holder moving section where the position detecting section is disposed;

an upper leaf spring configured to support the lens holder with respect to the magnet holder on an upper surface side of the lens holder moving section opposite to the bottom surface side; and

a damper compound configured to suppress unnecessary resonance of the magnet holder,

the supporting section comprises a plurality of suspension wires extending along the optical axis around the magnet holder, the suspension wires having first end portions fixed to the fixed section at outer regions thereof and having second end portions each fixed to a wire fixation section of the upper leaf spring extending outward with respect to the magnet folder,

the damper compound is disposed in the vicinity of the upper leaf spring so as to enclose at least one suspension wire among the plurality of suspension wires, and

the lens holder moves in the first direction in a space having an octagonal shape as viewed in a plane orthogonal to the first direction, the space being defined by the lens holder moving section and the driving magnets.

2. The lens driving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the lens holder moving section comprises an extending portion extending so as to enclose the at least one suspension wire at a position in the vicinity of the wire fixation section of the upper lead spring, and

the damper compound is disposed in the extending portion so as to enclose the at least one suspension wire.

3. The lens driving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first coil is wound in a substantially octagonal cylindrical form.

4. The lens driving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lens holder is an annular frame formed in an octagonal shape as viewed in a plane orthogonal to the first direction so as to match an external shape of the first coil.

5. The lens driving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lens barrel is fixed to the lens holder by bonding.

6. The lens driving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the lens holder is composed of:

the first coil composed of an air-core coil; and

a coil holding member configured to sandwich the first coil, and

an inner peripheral surface of the first coil is exposed.

7. The lens driving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the lens holder comprises a protrusion protruding radially outwardly, and

the magnet holder comprises an engaging section which is to be engaged with the protrusion and restricts movement of the lens holder.

8. A camera module comprising:

the lens driving apparatus according to claim 1;

a lens barrel held by the lens holder; and

an imaging section configured to capture a subject image formed by the lens barrel.

9. A camera-equipped mobile terminal comprising the camera module according to claim 8.