The present disclosure relates to an optical element driving mechanism, and in particular it relates to an optical element driving mechanism with a long focal length and anti-shake functionality.
As technology has developed, many of today's electronic devices (such as smartphones) have been equipped with cameras and video-recording functionality. Using the built-in camera modules in their electronic devices, users can capture photographs and record videos.
Today's design of electronic devices continues to follow the trend of miniaturization, meaning that the various components of the camera module and its structure must also be continuously reduced in size, so as to achieve miniaturization. In general, the driving mechanism in a camera module has a camera lens holder configured to hold a camera lens, and the driving mechanism can perform the functions of auto focusing and optical image stabilization. However, although existing driving mechanisms can achieve the aforementioned functions needing in photography and video recording, they still cannot meet the needs of users in all respects.
Therefore, how to design a camera module capable of performing autofocus, optical anti-shake functions and achieving miniaturization at the same time are topics nowadays that need to be discussed and solved.
Accordingly, one objective of the present disclosure is to provide an optical element driving mechanism to solve the above problems.
According to some embodiments of the disclosure, an optical element driving mechanism is provided. The optical element driving mechanism includes a fixed assembly, a movable assembly, and a driving assembly. The movable assembly is configured to connect an optical element, and the movable assembly is movable relative to the fixed assembly. The driving assembly is configured to drive the movable assembly to move relative to the fixed assembly. The fixed assembly includes an accommodating space configured to accommodate the optical element.
According to some embodiments, the fixed assembly includes a casing and a base. The casing is fixedly connected to the base along a main axis. The casing has a first opening, and when viewed along the main axis, the optical element is exposed from the first opening. The casing has a second opening, and when viewed along a first axis, the optical element is exposed from the second opening. The first opening is connected to the second opening. An external light is emitted into the first opening along an optical axis and then enters the optical element, and then the external light is emitted from the optical element and the second opening along the first axis. The movable assembly includes a first movable part and a second movable part. The first movable part is movably connected to the second movable part. The second movable part is movably connected to the base. The optical element driving mechanism further includes a first elastic member which is connected between the first movable part and the second movable part. The first elastic member has a first connecting terminal, a second connecting terminal and a first flexible portion. The first connecting terminal is fixedly connected to the first movable part, the second connecting terminal is fixedly connected to the second movable part, and the first flexible portion is connected between the first connecting terminal and the second connecting terminal. The optical element driving mechanism further includes a second elastic member which is connected between the second movable part and the base. The second elastic member has a third connecting terminal, a fourth connecting terminal and a second flexible portion. The third connecting terminal is fixedly connected to the second movable part, the fourth connecting terminal is fixedly connected to the base, and the second flexible portion is connected between the third connecting terminal and the fourth connecting terminal. The optical element driving mechanism further includes two first guiding elements, which are disposed between the first movable part and the second movable part and are configured to guide the first movable part to rotate around a first rotating axis. The first rotating axis passes through the two first guiding elements. When viewed along the main axis, the first connecting terminal is located between the corresponding first guiding element and the second connecting terminal. The first elastic member is located on a top side of the movable assembly. The second elastic member is located on a rear side of the movable assembly. The second connecting terminal has a plate-shaped structure and is located on a first plane. The third connecting terminal has a plate-shaped structure and is located on a second plane. The first plane is not parallel to the second plane.
Aspects of the present disclosure are best understood from the following detailed description when read with the accompanying figures. It is noted that, in accordance with the standard practice in the industry, various features are not drawn to scale. In fact, the dimensions of the various features may be arbitrarily increased or reduced for clarity of discussion.
The following disclosure provides many different embodiments, or examples, for implementing different features of the provided subject matter. Specific examples of components and arrangements are described below to simplify the present disclosure. These are, of course, merely examples and are not intended to be limiting. For example, the formation of a first feature over or on a second feature in the description that follows may include embodiments in which the first and second features are in direct contact, and may also include embodiments in which additional features may be disposed between the first and second features, such that the first and second features may not be in direct contact.
In addition, the present disclosure may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various examples. This repetition is for the purpose of simplicity and clarity and does not in itself dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or configurations discussed. Moreover, the formation of a feature on, connected to, and/or coupled to another feature in the present disclosure that follows may include embodiments in which the features are in direct contact, and may also include embodiments in which additional features may be disposed interposing the features, such that the features may not be in direct contact. In addition, spatially relative terms, for example, “vertical,” “above,” “over,” “below,”, “bottom,” etc. as well as derivatives thereof (e.g., “downwardly,” “upwardly,” etc.) are used in the present disclosure for ease of description of one feature's relationship to another feature. The spatially relative terms are intended to cover different orientations of the device, including the features.
Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. It should be appreciated that each term, which is defined in a commonly used dictionary, should be interpreted as having a meaning conforming to the relative skills and the background or the context of the present disclosure, and should not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal manner unless defined otherwise.
Use of ordinal terms such as “first”, “second”, etc., in the claims to modify a claim element does not by itself connote any priority, precedence, or order of one claim element over another or the temporal order in which acts of a method are performed, but are used merely as labels to distinguish one claim element having a certain name from another element having the same name (but for use of the ordinal term) to distinguish the claim elements.
In addition, in some embodiments of the present disclosure, terms concerning attachments, coupling and the like, such as “connected” and “interconnected”, refer to a relationship wherein structures are secured or attached to one another either directly or indirectly through intervening structures, as well as both movable or rigid attachments or relationships, unless expressly described otherwise.
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The optical element driving mechanism 100 can be installed on various electronic devices or portable electronic devices, such as smart phones, so that users can perform image capturing functions. In this embodiment, the optical element driving mechanism 100 may be a voice coil motor (VCM) with an auto-focus (AF) function, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the optical element driving mechanism 100 may also have automatic focus (AF) and optical image stabilization (OIS) functions.
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In this embodiment, the fixed assembly FA includes a casing 102 and a base 112, and the casing 102 is fixedly connected to the base 112 along a main axis MX to form an accommodating space 1023 to accommodate the optical element OE. The casing 102 may have a first opening OP1, and when viewed along the main axis MX, the optical element OE is exposed from the first opening OP1. The optical element OE can be a reflective prism, but it is not limited thereto.
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In this embodiment, the movable assembly MA may include a first movable part 108 and a second movable part 109. The first movable part 108 is movably connected to the second movable part 109, and the second movable part 109 is movably connected to the base 112.
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The first connecting terminal 1061 is fixedly connected to the first movable part 108, the second connecting terminal 1062 is fixedly connected to the second movable part 109, and the first flexible portion 1063 is connected between the first connecting terminal 1061 and the second connecting terminal 1062.
Similarly, the optical element driving mechanism 100 further includes two second elastic members 110, which are connected between the second movable part 109 and the base 112. Each of the second elastic members 110 has a third connecting terminal 1101, a fourth connecting terminal 1102 and a second flexible portion 1103.
The third connecting terminal 1101 is fixedly connected to the second movable part 109, the fourth connecting terminal 1102 is fixedly connected to the base 112, and the second flexible portion 1103 is connected between the third connecting terminal 1101 and the fourth connecting terminal 1102.
The first elastic members 106 and the second elastic members 110 may be metal elastic spring sheets, but they are not limited thereto. In addition, the number of first elastic member 106 and second elastic member 110 is not limited thereto embodiment. It is worth noting that the first elastic members 106 is located on a top side TS of the movable assembly MA, and the second elastic members 110 is located on a rear side RS of the movable assembly MA.
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Correspondingly, the optical element driving mechanism 100 may further include a circuit assembly 114, and the first coil CL1 is disposed on the circuit assembly 114. The circuit assembly 114 is, for example, a flexible printed circuit board (FPC board), but it is not limited thereto.
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Because the first reinforcement member 107 can have magnetic permeability, based on the configuration of the first side portion YK11 to the third side portion YK13, the magnetic field strength of the first driving element MG1 can be increased, and the magnetic attraction force is generated between the first driving element MG1 and the first reinforcement structure YK1 to increase the convenience and positioning accuracy of installing the first driving element MG1 on the first reinforcement structure YK1.
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The first plate body MP1 has a first recess MP11 configured to accommodate a portion of the first guiding element BG11. As shown in
In this embodiment, the optical element driving mechanism 100 may further include a force-applying element BFE which is disposed between the first movable part 108 and the second movable part 109. Correspondingly, as shown in
The first installation groove 1091 and the second installation groove 1092 can be grooves. Therefore, as shown in
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In this embodiment, the reinforced base portion YK0, the first reinforcement structure YK1 and the second reinforcement structure YK2 can be integrally formed as one pieced, but they are not limited thereto. Furthermore, the first reinforcement member 107 can be a yoke, but it is not limited thereto.
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In this embodiment, the first plate body MP1 can be made of metal material, and the first guiding elements BG11 can be made of ceramic material, but they are not limited thereto. In this embodiment, the hardness of the first guiding element BG11 may be greater than the hardness of the first contact portion YK21 or the first plate body MP1. Based on this configuration, the problem of particles generated by friction between the first guiding element BG11 and the first plate body MP1 can be avoided.
It is worth noting that in this embodiment, each of the second reinforcement structures YK2 has a first reinforcement portion YK22, which is connected between the corresponding first contact portion YK21 and the reinforced base portion YK0.
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Because the first movable part 108 can be made of plastic material, based on such a configuration, the structural strength of the side of the first movable part 108 can be enhanced to prevent the first guiding elements from destroying the first movable part 108 due to extrusion.
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Furthermore, in this embodiment, the force-applying element BFE may have a first side plate 111, an elastic body 116 and a second side plate 113. The elastic body 116 is disposed between the first side plate 111 and the second side plate 113.
The elastic body 116 can be made of elastic material, such as silicone, but it is not limited thereto. The first side plate 111 and the second side plate 113 are made of metal material, such as stainless steel, but they are not limited thereto.
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The size of the second accommodating opening HL2 is different from the size of the positioning opening 1111. For example, the second accommodating opening HL2 and the positioning opening 1111 may be circular grooves, and the size of the second accommodating opening HL2 is greater than the size of the positioning opening 1111. That is, the diameter of the second accommodating opening HL2 is greater than the diameter of the positioning opening 1111.
Furthermore, in this embodiment, the elastic body 116 may have a preload force PF1 which is configured to drive the first side plate 111 to push the first guiding element BG12 so that the first guiding element BG12 contacts the first movable part 108. The preload force PF1 is the elastic recovery force of the elastic body 116. For example, when the force-applying element BFE is installed in the second movable part 109, the thickness of the force-applying element BFE along the second axis AX2 is less than the thickness before installation so as to provide the aforementioned preload force PF1.
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Based on such a configuration, when the first guiding element BG12 is installed, the guiding structure 1115 can be configured to guide the first guiding element BG12 to move into the positioning opening 1111. For example, when the first movable part 108 and the first guiding element BG12 are positioned first and then the force-applying element BFE is installed, the guiding structure 1115 can help the force-applying element BFE smoothly to install into the second installation groove 1092, and the first guiding element BG12 can also enter the positioning opening 1111 smoothly.
The setting position of the guiding structure 1115 is not limited to this. In other embodiments, the guiding structure 1115 can be formed at the top side 1113, the force-applying element BFE can be installed into the second installation groove 1092 first, and then the first movable part 108 and the first guiding element BG12 can be installed, so that the guiding structure 1115 can also guide the first guiding element BG12 to engage into the positioning opening 1111.
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In this embodiment, the driving assembly DA may further include a second driving element MG2, a third driving element MG3, a second coil CL2 and a third coil CL3. The second driving element MG2 and the third driving element MG3 are disposed on the second movable part 109, the second coil CL2 is disposed on the base 112, and the third coil CL3 is disposed on the circuit assembly 114.
The first driving element MG1, the second driving element MG2 and the third driving element MG3 can be magnets, such as multi-pole magnets, but they are not limited thereto.
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Specifically, the third reinforcement structure YK3 has a fourth side portion YK31, which is disposed on one side of the second driving element MG2. The third reinforcement structure YK3 can be made of metal material and has magnetic permeability, so that the second driving element MG2 can be reliably positioned on the second movable part 109.
Similarly, the third driving element MG3 is disposed on the fourth reinforcement structure YK4, and a portion of the fourth reinforcement structure YK4 is located between the third driving element MG3 and the second movable part 109. The fourth reinforcement structure YK4 has a fifth side portion YK41, which is disposed on one side of the third driving element MG3.
Similarly, because the fourth reinforcement structure YK4 can be made of metal material and has magnetic permeability, the third driving element MG3 can be reliably positioned on the second movable part 109.
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Furthermore, the second reinforcement member 115 of the optical element driving mechanism 100 may further include a fifth reinforcement structure YK5, which is partially disposed in the second movable part 109, and the third reinforcement structure YK3 and the fourth reinforcement structure YK4 are fixedly connected to fifth reinforcement structure YK5.
In this embodiment, the fifth reinforcement structure YK5 can be made of metal material, and the third reinforcement structure YK3, the fourth reinforcement structure YK4 and the fifth reinforcement structure YK5 can be integrally formed as one piece, but it is not limited thereto.
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The directions of the second electromagnetic driving force MF2 and the third electromagnetic driving force MF3 are opposite. For example, when the second electromagnetic driving force MF2 is oriented towards the −Y-axis, the third electromagnetic driving force MF3 is oriented towards the +Y-axis, so that the second electromagnetic driving force MF2 and the third electromagnetic driving force MF3 can cooperatively drive the second movable part 109 and the first movable part 108 to rotate counterclockwise around the second rotating axis RX2.
On the contrary, when the second electromagnetic driving force MF2 is oriented towards the +Y-axis, the third electromagnetic driving force MF3 is oriented towards the −Y-axis, so that the second electromagnetic driving force MF2 and the third electromagnetic driving force MF3 can cooperatively drive the second movable part 109 and the first movable part 108 to rotate clockwise around the second rotating axis RX2.
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Correspondingly, the fifth reinforcement structure YK5 has a second contact portion YK51 and a third contact portion YK52, which are configured to contact the second guiding element BG21 and the second guiding element BG22 respectively.
Specifically, the second guiding element BG21 is clamped by the second contact portion YK51 and the second plate body MP2, and the second guiding element BG22 is clamped by the third contact portion YK52 and the second plate body MP2.
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Similarly, the third recess MP22 has a third limit surface FP3, a fourth limit surface FP4 and a fifth limit surface FP5 configured to limit the movement of the second guiding element BG22 along the first axis AX1, the second axis AX2 and the main axis MX.
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Furthermore, in this embodiment, the fifth reinforcement structure YK5 can be made of magnetically conductive material, and the fifth reinforcement structure YK5 can have a bending structure YK53 which is located between the second contact portion YK51 and the third contact portion YK52.
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Based on such a configuration, the attracting element ACE can be configured to generate a magnetic attraction force ACF with the bending structure YK53, and the magnetic attraction force ACF is parallel to the first axis AX1. In addition, as shown in
The magnetic attraction force ACF is configured to drive the fifth reinforcement structure YK5 to drive the second movable part 109 toward the base 112, so that the fifth reinforcement structure YK5 and the second plate body MP2 cooperatively clamp the second guiding element BG21 and the second guiding element BG22.
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When viewed along the second axis AX2, the third recess MP22 has a second length LH2, and the first length LH1 is greater than the second length LH2. Based on this configuration, it can avoid the situation where the second guiding element BG21 and the second guiding element BG22 are not accurately clamped between the fifth reinforcement structure YK5 and the second plate body MP2 due to tolerance issues.
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Because the center of gravity GTY is closer to the first rotating axis RX1, the torque generated by the center of gravity GTY relative to the first rotating axis RX1 is smaller, so that the first movable part 108 can rotate around the first rotating axis RX1 more stable.
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Correspondingly, the optical element driving mechanism 100 may further include a first reinforcement plate body STP1 which is fixedly connected to the second circuit portion 1142. The first reinforcement plate body STP1 can be made of metal and configured to strengthen the structural strength of the second circuit portion 1142.
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In this embodiment, the adhesive elements GEL1 may have an elastic material. The adhesive element GEL1 may be gel, for example, but it is not limited thereto. It is worth noting that the adhesive elements GEL1 are not disposed between the first movable part 108 and the second movable part 109.
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The present disclosure provides an optical element driving mechanism 100, which can be a periscope lens mechanism, including a fixed assembly FA, a movable assembly MA, and a driving assembly DA. The movable assembly MA includes a first movable part 108 and a second movable part 109. The first movable part 108 can be flexibly connected to the second movable part 109 through a first elastic member 106, and the second movable part 109 can be movable connected to the base 112 of fixed assembly FA through a second elastic member 110.
The optical element driving mechanism 100 may further include a first guiding element BG11 and a first guiding element BG12, which are disposed between the first movable part 108 and the second movable part 109. The optical element driving mechanism 100 may further include a force-applying element BFE which is disposed between the first movable part 108 and the second movable part 109. The force-applying element BFE may have a first side plate 111, an elastic body 116 and a second side plate 113. The elastic body 116 is disposed between the first side plate 111 and the second side plate 113. The elastic body 116 can be made of elastic material, and the first side plate 111 and the second side plate 113 are made of metal material.
The elastic body 116 may have a preload force PF1 which is configured to drive the first side plate 111 to push the first guiding element BG12 so that the first guiding element BG12 contacts the first movable part 108. The preload force PF1 is the elastic recovery force of elastic body 116. Based on such a configuration, the first guiding element BG11 and the first guiding element BG12 can be reliably positioned between the first movable part 108 and the second movable part 109, so that the first movable part 108 can stably rotate around the first rotating axis RX1 relative to the second movable part 109.
Although the embodiments and their advantages have been described in detail, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions, and alterations can be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the embodiments as defined by the appended claims. Moreover, the scope of the present application is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments of the process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, means, methods, and steps described in the specification. As one of ordinary skill in the art will readily appreciate from the disclosure, processes, machines, manufacture, compositions of matter, means, methods, or steps, presently existing or later to be developed, that perform substantially the same function or achieve substantially the same result as the corresponding embodiments described herein can be utilized according to the disclosure. Accordingly, the appended claims are intended to include within their scope such processes, machines, manufacture, compositions of matter, means, methods, or steps. In addition, each claim constitutes a separate embodiment, and the combination of various claims and embodiments are within the scope of the disclosure.
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/612,581, filed on Dec. 20, 2023, the entirety of which is incorporated by reference herein.
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63612581 | Dec 2023 | US |