LENS MOVING APPARATUS AND CAMERA MODULE AND OPTICAL DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME

• US 20200132962A1
• Filed: 12/26/2019
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Innotek Company Limited (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Innotek Company Limited (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: PARK, Sang Ok, LEE, Jun Taek, SON, Byung Wook, MIN, Sang Jun, YOO, Kyoung Ho
• Granted Patent: US 11,237,352 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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 7/00 Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 7/023 permitting adjustment
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 7/08 adapted to co-operate with a remote control mechanism
• 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 23/6812 based on additional sensors, e.g. acceleration sensors

Abstract

Embodiments provide a lens moving apparatus including a bobbin including a first coil disposed on an outer circumferential surface thereof, a housing provided with first and second magnets for moving the bobbin by interaction with the first coil, upper and lower elastic members each coupled to both the bobbin and the housing, and a first position sensor for detecting a sum of intensities of magnetic fields of the first and second magnets, wherein the first position sensor is disposed in a space between the first magnet and the second magnet when the bobbin is disposed at an initial position.

Claims

1. A lens moving apparatus comprising:

a housing;

a bobbin disposed in the housing;

a first coil disposed on the bobbin;

a magnet disposed on the housing;

a base disposed below the bobbin; and

a circuit board disposed on the base;

wherein the circuit board comprises;

a body disposed on an upper surface of the base;

a bent portion bent from the body and disposed on an outer side surface of the base;

a terminal disposed on the bent portion; and

a coating layer disposed on an upper surface of the bent portion and an upper surface of the terminal;

wherein a boundary line between the coating layer and the upper surface of the terminal comprises a first line, a second line, and an edge where the first line and the second line meet.

wherein the edge is closer to a first end of the bent portion contacting the body than to the second end of the bent portion opposite to the first end of the bent portion.

2. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the boundary line has a shape of two equilateral sides of an isosceles triangle.

3. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the coating layer comprises a first region disposed on the upper surface of the terminal.

4. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the terminal comprises a plurality of terminals spaced apart from each other.

5. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the coating layer comprises a second region disposed between the plurality of terminals.

6. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the coating layer comprises first regions corresponding to the plurality of terminals,

wherein the first regions are disposed on a portion of an upper surface of corresponding one of the plurality of terminals.

7. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the coating layer comprises a second region disposed between two terminals of the plurality of terminals, and

wherein the coating layer exposes a first portion of the upper surface of the bent portion located between the second region and one of the two terminals and a second portion of the upper surface of the bent portion located between the second region and the other of the two terminals.

8. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a length of the boundary line is longer than a width of the terminal.

9. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the coating layer is made of photo solder resist ink or polyimide.

10. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the coating layer exposes a portion of the upper surface of the terminal.

11. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the boundary line has a shape of a round shape, an arcuate shape, or a semicircular shape between the first line and the second line.

12. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the upper surface of the terminal comprises a first side and a second side opposite to the first side, and

wherein each of the first and second sides is parallel to a first direction from the first end of the bent portion toward the second end of the bent portion.

13. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 12, wherein a length between the edge and a line in the first direction is within a range of 0.03 mm to 0.07 mm, and

wherein the line passes through a first point of the boundary line contacting the first side and a second point of the boundary line contacting the second side.

14. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the edge is closer to the first end of the bent portion than a first point of the boundary line contacting the first side and a second point of the boundary line contacting the second side.

15. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the edge is disposed between the first point of the boundary line and a second point of the boundary line.

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

an elastic member coupled to the bobbin and the housing;

a second coil disposed on the circuit board so as to be opposite to the magnet;

a support member electrically connecting the elastic member and the circuit board.

a sensing magnet disposed on the housing and spaced apart from the magnet; and

a first position sensor disposed on the bobbin,

wherein the first position sensor is electrically connected to the elastic member.

17. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 16, comprising a second position sensor disposed under the circuit board and including a first sensor and a second sensor disposed on the base.

19. A camera module comprising:

a lens barrel;

the lens moving apparatus according to claim 1 for moving the lens barrel; and

an image sensor for converting an image, introduced through the lens moving apparatus, into an electric signal.

18. A lens moving apparatus comprising:

a housing;

a bobbin disposed in the housing;

a first coil disposed on the bobbin;

a magnet disposed on the housing;

an upper elastic member coupled to an upper portion of the bobbin and an upper portion of the housing;

a base disposed below the bobbin;

a circuit board disposed on the base;

a second coil disposed on the circuit board so as to be opposite to the magnet; and

a support member electrically connecting the upper elastic member and the circuit board,

wherein the circuit board comprises;

a body disposed on an upper surface of the base;

a bent portion bent from the body and disposed on an outer side surface of the base;

terminals disposed on the bent portion and spaced apart from each other; and

a coating layer disposed on an upper surface of the bent portion and an upper surface of the terminals;

wherein the terminals comprise a first terminal,

wherein a boundary line between the coating layer and the upper surface of the first terminal comprises a plurality of lines.