Lens driving apparatus, camera module, and camera-equipped mobile terminal

• US 9,405,088 B2
• Filed: 12/23/2013
• Issued: 08/02/2016
• 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: Enta, Yohei, Hayashi, Ichiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Won, Bumsuk
• Assistant Examiner(s): Alexander, William R
• Application Number:
  US14/138,321
• Publication Number:
  US 20140177056A1
• Time in Patent Office: 953 Days
• Field of Search: 359/577, 348/208.7, 348/208.11
• 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 lens holder having an auto-focusing first coil; a lens holder moving section that supports the lens holder in such a manner that the lens holder is movable in a first direction; a driving magnet disposed at four corners of the lens holder moving section and moves the lens holder in the first direction in cooperation with the first coil; a camera-shake correction second coil that moves the lens holder in a second direction and a third direction in cooperation with the driving magnet, the second direction and the third direction corresponding to diagonal directions of the lens holder moving section; and a supporting section that supports the lens holder moving section in such a manner that the lens holder moving section is movable in the second direction and the third direction.

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 square 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 first 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,

wherein the lens holder moving section includes;

a magnet holder configured to hold the driving magnets,

a second supporting section configured to support the lens holder with respect to the magnet holder on a bottom side where the position detecting section is disposed, and

a third supporting section configured to support the lens holder with respect to the magnet holder on a top side opposite to the bottom side, and

wherein the second supporting section includes;

a magnet holder attaching section to be fixed to the magnet holder,

a lens holder attaching section to be fixed to the lens holder; and

an arm section configured to link the magnet holder attaching section and the lens holder attaching section, the arm section having a form extending along an external shape of the lens holder,

wherein the second supporting section is disposed without overlapping with the driving magnets in the first direction.

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

3. The lens driving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lens holder includes:

the first coil composed of an air-core coil, wherein an inner peripheral surface of the first coil is exposed; and

a coil holding member configured to tightly sandwich the first coil.

4. The lens driving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lens holder includes a protrusion protruding radially outwardly, and

the lens holder moving section includes an engaging section at which the protrusion is engaged, the engaging section being configured to restrict the movement of the lens holder.

5. 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.

6. A camera-equipped mobile terminal comprising the camera module according to claim 5.