Patent Application
20240077697
The present disclosure relates to an optical element driving mechanism.
As technology has developed, it has become more common to include image-capturing and video-recording functions into many types of modern electronic devices, such as smartphones and digital cameras. These electronic devices are used more and more often, and new models have been developed that are convenient, thin, and lightweight, offering more choice to consumers.
Electronic devices that have image-capturing or video-recording functions normally include an optical system to drive an optical element (such as a lens) to move along its optical axis, thereby achieving auto focus (AF) or optical image stabilization (OIS). Light may pass through the optical element and may form an image on an optical sensor. However, the trend in modern mobile devices is to have a smaller size and a higher durability. As a result, how to effectively reduce the size of the optical system and how to increase its durability has become an important issue.
An optical element driving mechanism is provided. The optical element driving mechanism includes a movable portion used for connecting an optical element, a fixed portion, and a driving assembly used for driving the movable portion to move relative to the fixed portion. The movable portion is movable relative to the fixed portion.
In some embodiments, the movable portion is polygonal. The movable portion includes a first movable portion side surface, a second movable portion side surface, a third movable portion side surface, a fourth movable portion side surface, a first movable portion corner, a second movable portion corner, a third movable portion corner, a fourth movable portion corner, a first side surface, a second side surface, and a third side surface. The first movable portion side surface is adjacent to the second movable portion side surface. The second movable portion side surface is adjacent to the third movable portion side surface. The third movable portion side surface is adjacent to the fourth movable portion side surface. The fourth movable portion side surface is adjacent to the first movable portion side surface. The first movable portion corner is between the first movable portion side surface and the second movable portion side surface. The second movable portion corner is between the second movable portion side surface and the third movable portion side surface. The third movable portion corner is between the third movable portion side surface and the fourth movable portion side surface. The fourth movable portion corner is between the fourth movable portion side surface and the first movable portion side surface. The fixed portion includes a bottom. The first side surface, the second side surface, and the third side surface face the bottom. The first side surface and the second side surface face different directions. The second side surface and the third side surface face different directions. The first side surface and the third side surface face different directions.
In some embodiments, the movable portion includes a protrusion. The protrusion is adjacent to the first side surface. The protrusion is disposed on the second side surface and the third side surface. The protrusion includes a plurality of glue recesses and a rib. The rib is disposed between the glue recesses.
In some embodiments, the bottom includes a fourth side surface, a fifth side surface, and a sixth side surface facing the movable portion. The fourth side surface faces the first side surface. The sixth side surface faces the third side surface. The fourth side surface and the first side surface are parallel. The sixth side surface and the third side surface are parallel. The fourth side surface and the fifth side surface face in different directions. The fifth side surface and the sixth side surface face in different directions. The fourth side surface and the sixth side surface face in an identical direction. The second side surface and the fifth side surface face in different directions. A first distance is between the first side surface and the fourth side surface. A second distance is between the third side surface and the sixth side surface. The first distance and the second distance are different. The second side surface is exposed from the movable portion when viewed in a first direction. The fifth side surface is exposed from the bottom when viewed in the first direction. A normal vector of the second side surface is not perpendicular or parallel to the first direction. A normal vector of the fifth side surface is not perpendicular or parallel to the first direction.
In some embodiments, the optical element driving mechanism further includes a damping element disposed between the movable portion and the fixed portion, and a guiding assembly disposed on the fixed portion and used for guiding a moving direction of the movable relative to the fixed portion. The damping element is disposed on the protrusion. The damping element is in direct contact with the first side surface, the second side surface, the third side surface, the fourth side surface, the fifth side surface, and the sixth side surface. The damping element is disposed in the glue recesses. The damping element is in direct contact with the rib. The first distance is less than the second distance. The guiding assembly includes a first guiding element and a second guiding element. The first guiding element and the second guiding element are disposed on a virtual plane. The virtual plane is parallel to the main axis.
In some embodiments, the driving assembly includes a first magnetic element disposed on the movable portion, a second magnetic element disposed on the movable portion, a first driving coil disposed on the fixed portion, and a second driving coil disposed on the fixed portion. The first magnetic element is disposed on the first movable portion side surface. The second magnetic element is disposed on the third movable portion side surface. The first guiding element is disposed on the second movable portion side surface. The second guiding element is disposed on the fourth movable portion side surface. The main axis penetrates the virtual plane.
In some embodiments, the driving assembly includes a first magnetic element disposed on the first movable portion side surface, including a first magnetic element side surface, a second magnetic element side surface adjacent to the first magnetic element side surface, a third magnetic element side surface adjacent to the second magnetic element side surface, and a fourth magnetic element side surface adjacent to the third magnetic element side surface. The driving assembly further includes a second magnetic element disposed on the third movable portion side surface, including a fifth magnetic element side surface, a sixth magnetic element side surface adjacent to the fifth magnetic element side surface, a seventh magnetic element side surface adjacent to the sixth magnetic element side surface, and an eighth magnetic element side surface adjacent to the seventh magnetic element side surface. The driving assembly further includes a first driving coil disposed on the fixed portion and a second driving coil disposed on the fixed portion.
In some embodiments, the optical element driving mechanism further includes a first magnetic permeable element disposed between the first magnetic element and the movable portion, and a second magnetic permeable element disposed between the second magnetic element and the movable portion. The first guiding element is disposed on the second movable portion side surface. The second guiding element is disposed on the second movable portion side surface. The first magnetic permeable element is disposed on the first magnetic element side surface. The first magnetic permeable element is disposed on the second magnetic element side surface. The first magnetic permeable element is not disposed on the third magnetic element side surface. The first magnetic permeable element is not disposed on the fourth magnetic element side surface. The first magnetic element and the first guiding element are not fully separated by the first magnetic permeable element.
In some embodiments, the fourth magnetic element side surface faces the first driving coil. The second magnetic permeable element is disposed on the fifth magnetic element side surface. The second magnetic permeable element is disposed on the sixth magnetic element side surface. The second magnetic permeable element is not disposed on the seventh magnetic element side surface. The second magnetic permeable element is not disposed on the eighth magnetic element side surface. The second magnetic element and the second guiding element are not fully separated by the second magnetic permeable element.
In some embodiments, the eighth magnetic element side surface faces the second driving coil. The first magnetic element side surface, the fifth magnetic element side surface, and the fourth movable side surface face an identical direction. The third magnetic element side surface, the seventh magnetic element side surface, and the second movable side surface face an identical direction.
In some embodiments, the driving assembly includes a first magnetic element disposed on the fixed portion, a second magnetic element disposed on the fixed portion, a first driving coil disposed on the fourth movable portion side surface, and a second driving coil disposed on the second movable portion side surface. The optical element driving mechanism further includes a third magnetic element disposed on the first movable portion side surface, and a fourth magnetic element disposed on the third movable portion side surface.
In some embodiments, the third magnetic element is disposed on the first movable portion corner. The fourth magnetic element is disposed on the third movable portion corner. The first guiding element is disposed on the second movable portion side surface. The second guiding element is disposed on the fourth movable portion side surface. The first guiding element is disposed on the first movable portion corner. The second guiding element is disposed on the third movable portion corner. The first magnetic element and the third magnetic element are disposed on an identical side of the virtual plane. The second magnetic element and the fourth magnetic element are disposed on an identical side of the virtual plane. A length of the third magnetic element in a third axis is less than a length of the first magnetic element in a fourth axis. A length of the fourth magnetic element in the third axis is less than a length of the second magnetic element in the fourth axis. The third axis and the fourth axis are perpendicular. The main axis penetrates the virtual plane.
In some embodiments, the driving assembly includes a first magnetic element disposed on the fixed portion, and a first driving coil disposed on the second movable portion side surface. The optical element driving mechanism further includes a third magnetic element disposed on the first movable portion side surface, a fourth magnetic element disposed on the third movable portion side surface, and a first magnetic permeable element disposed on the fixed portion.
In some embodiments, the third magnetic element is disposed on the first movable portion corner. The fourth magnetic element is disposed on the second movable portion corner. The first guiding element is disposed on the second movable portion side surface. The second guiding element is disposed on the second movable portion side surface. The first guiding element is disposed on the first movable portion corner. The second guiding element is disposed on the second movable portion corner.
In some embodiments, the first magnetic permeable element and the first driving coil are disposed on opposite sides of the first magnetic element. The movable portion and the first magnetic element are disposed on opposite sides of the first driving coil. The third magnetic element at least partially overlaps the first magnetic permeable element in a third axis. The fourth magnetic element at least partially overlaps the first magnetic permeable element in the third axis. The third magnetic element and the fourth magnetic element are arranged in a fourth axis. The third axis and the fourth axis are perpendicular. A minimum distance between the third magnetic element and the fourth magnetic element is less than a length of the first magnetic permeable element in the fourth axis.
In some embodiments, the driving assembly includes a first magnetic element disposed on the first movable portion side surface, a second magnetic element disposed on the fourth movable portion side surface, a first driving coil disposed on the fixed portion, and a second driving coil disposed on the fixed portion.
In some embodiments, the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element are disposed on and identical side of the virtual plane. The first driving coil and the second driving coil are disposed on and identical side of the virtual plane. The first guiding element is disposed on the second movable portion side surface. The second guiding element is disposed on the third movable portion side surface. The first guiding element is disposed on the first movable portion corner. The second guiding element is disposed on the third movable portion corner. The main axis does not penetrate the virtual plane. In some embodiments, the driving assembly includes a first magnetic element disposed on the fixed portion, a second magnetic element disposed on the fixed portion, a first driving coil disposed on the first movable portion side surface, and a second driving coil disposed on the fourth movable portion side surface. The optical element driving mechanism further includes a third magnetic element disposed on the third movable portion side surface, and a fourth magnetic element disposed on the second movable portion side surface.
In some embodiments, the first guiding element is disposed on the first movable portion side surface. The second guiding element is disposed on the fourth movable portion side surface. The first guiding element is disposed on the first movable portion corner. The second guiding element is disposed on the third movable portion corner. The first magnetic element and the second magnetic element are disposed on an identical side of the virtual plane. The first driving coil and the second driving coil are disposed on an identical side of the virtual plane. The third magnetic element and the fourth magnetic element are disposed on an identical side of the virtual plane. A length of the third magnetic element is less than a length of the first magnetic element in a third axis. A length of the fourth magnetic element is less than a length of the second magnetic element in a fourth axis. The third axis and the fourth axis are perpendicular. The main axis does not penetrate the virtual plane. The third magnetic element is disposed on the third movable portion corner. The fourth magnetic element is disposed on the first movable portion corner.
In some embodiments, the movable portion further includes a first disposing recess and a second disposing recess. The first disposing recess concaves from the third movable portion side surface. The second disposing recess concaves from the second movable portion side surface. The third magnetic element is disposed in the first disposing recess. The fourth magnetic element is disposed in the second disposing recess. The third magnetic element does not protrude from the third movable portion side surface. The fourth magnetic element does not protrude from the second movable portion side surface. The first disposing recess is at the third movable portion corner. The second disposing recess is at the first movable portion corner.
Aspects of the present disclosure are best understood from the following detailed description when read with the accompanying figures. It should be 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 elements 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, in some embodiments, 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.
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an optical element driving mechanism for driving a movable portion moving relative to the fixed portion. For example,
In some embodiments, the fixed portion 1100 may include a case 1110 and a bottom 1120. The case 1110 and the bottom 1120 may arrange along the main axis 1900 and combine with each other to form a shell to accommodate other elements. For example, the bottom 1120 may be affixed on the case 1110. It should be noted that the case 1110 and the bottom 1120 may have openings with centers corresponding to the main axis 1900 and an image sensor (not shown) disposed outside the optical element driving mechanism 1000. Therefore, the optical element disposed in the optical element driving mechanism 1000 may focus on the image sensor in the direction that the main axis 1900 extends.
In some embodiments, the movable portion 1200 may be disposed in the fixed portion 1100, may have a polygonal shape, and may be used for disposing an optical element (not shown). The movable portion 1200 may have a through hole, and the optical element may be disposed in the through hole. The optical element may be, for example, a lens, a mirror, a prism, a reflective polished surface, an optical coating, a beam splitter, an aperture, a liquid lens, an image sensor, a camera module, or a ranging module. It should be noted that the definition of the optical element is not limited to the element that is related to visible light, and other elements that relate to invisible light (e.g. infrared or ultraviolet) are also included in the present disclosure.
In some embodiments, the driving assembly 1300 may include a first magnetic element 1310, a second magnetic element 1320, a first driving coil 1330, and a second driving coil 1340 used for driving the movable portion 1200 moving relative to the fixed portion 1100. In some embodiments, the first magnetic element 1310 and the second magnetic element 1320 may include magnet, may disposed on the movable portion 1200, and may respectively correspond to the first driving coil 1330 and the second driving coil 1340. The first magnetic element 1310 and the second magnetic element 1320 may respectively generate electromagnetic forces with the first driving coil 1330 and the second driving coil 1340 to move the movable portion 1200 relative to the fixed portion 1100 for performing functions like auto focus (AF). In some embodiments, the first magnetic element 1310 and the second magnetic element 1320 may be disposed on the fixed portion 1100, and the first driving coil 1330 and the second driving coil 1340 may be disposed on the movable portion 1200, depending on design requirement.
In some embodiments, the circuit assembly 1400 may be a printed circuit board (PCB) and may be disposed on the fixed portion 1100 (e.g. the bottom 1120) to electrically connect to elements in the optical element driving mechanism 1000 and other external devices. For example, the circuit assembly 1400 may be disposed on three sides of the bottom 1120, such as by adhesive, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. In some embodiments, the first driving coil 1330 and the second driving coil 1340 may be disposed on the circuit assembly 1400 to allow external signal being transmitted to the first driving coil 1330 and the second driving coil 1340 for controlling the first driving coil 1330 and the second driving coil 1340.
In some embodiments, the guiding assembly 1500 may include a first guiding element 1501 and a second guiding element 1502 and may be disposed on the fixed portion 1100, such as may be disposed on the bottom 1120 to guide the movement of the movable portion 1200 relative to the fixed portion 1100. For example, the first guiding element 1501 and the second guiding element 1502 may be columnar and may extend in an axis parallel to the main axis 1900 (e.g. the Z axis). Therefore, when the movable portion 1200 being driven by the driving assembly 1300 to move relative to the fixed portion 1100, the guiding assembly 1500 may be used for defining the moving direction of the movable portion 1200, such as moving along the Z axis. In some embodiments, the virtual plane 1901 may be defined as a plane pass through the first guiding element 1501 and the second guiding element 1502 and parallel to the main axis 1900. In some embodiments, the main axis 1900 may pass through the virtual plane 1901.
In some embodiments, the optical element driving mechanism 1000 may further include a temperature sensor 1610 disposed on the fixed portion 1100, such as disposed on the bottom 1120. Furthermore, the temperature sensor 1610 may be adjacent to the first guiding element 1501 or the second guiding element 1502, such as may be disposed on an identical corner for sensing the temperature of the optical element to correct the focus change caused by thermal expansion.
In some embodiments, the optical element driving mechanism 1000 may further include a position sensor 1620 disposed in the second driving coil 1340 may be disposed on the circuit assembly 1400 to detect the magnetic field of the second magnetic element 1320, so the position of the movable portion 1200 relative to the fixed portion 1100 may be detected. In some embodiments, the position sensor 1620 may include a Hall sensor, a magnetoresistance effect sensor (MR sensor), a giant magnetoresistance effect sensor (GMR sensor), a tunneling magnetoresistance effect sensor (TMR sensor), or a fluxgate sensor.
As shown in
However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, in some embodiments, the first guiding element 1501 and the second guiding element 1502 may be affixed on the movable portion 1200 (not shown) and may be movably connect to the fixed portion 1100 by frictional contact, depending on design requirement.
In some embodiments, the first recess 1121 may include a first recess disposing portion 1131 and a first recess gap 1132 disposed in the first recess disposing portion 1131. It should be noted that the first guiding element 1501 is at least partially disposed in the first recess disposing portion 1131 and not disposed in the first recess gap 1132. In some embodiments, the second recess 1122 may include a second recess disposing portion 1133 and a second recess gap 1134 disposed in the second recess disposing portion 1133.
It should be noted that the second guiding element 1502 is at least partially disposed in the second recess disposing portion 1133 and not disposed in the second recess gap 1134. Therefore, additional adhesive may be disposed in the first recess gap 1132 and the second recess gap 1134 to affix the first guiding element 1501 and the second guiding element 1502 on the bottom 1120.
In some embodiments, the first guiding element 1501 and the second guiding element 1502 may include metal and may be magnetic permeable. Therefore, the first guiding element 1501 and the second guiding element 1502 may generate attracting magnetic forces with the first magnetic element 1310 and the second magnetic element 1320 to provide forces from the movable portion 1200 to the first guiding element 1501 and the second guiding element 1502, so the movable portion 1200 may be movably disposed on the first guiding element 1501 and the second guiding element 1502 (or the fixed portion 1100) by frictional contact. In some embodiments, the first recess 1121 and the second recess 1122 may be disposed on opposite sides of the virtual plane 1901.
In some embodiments, the first guiding element 1501 may be disposed in the first guiding recess 1220, and the second guiding element 1502 may be disposed in the second guiding recess 1230. In some embodiments, the first guiding recess 1220 may have a concave portion 1221, a first leaning surface 1224, and a second leaning surface 1225. The concave portion 1221 may be between the first leaning surface 1224 and the second leaning surface 1225. Furthermore, in some embodiments, a convex portion 1231 may be formed in the second guiding recess 1230.
In some embodiments, the first guiding element 1501 may lean on the first leaning surface 1224 and the second leaning surface 1225, and the second guiding element 1502 may lean on the convex portion 1231 to allow the movable portion 1200 contact the first guiding element 1501 and the second guiding element 1502 by frictional contact. Since the first guiding element 1501 and the second guiding element 1502 are affixed on the fixed portion 1100, the movable portion 1200 may be disposed on the fixed portion 1100 by frictional contact. The movable portion 1200 may perform frictional contact by the first leaning surface 1224, the second leaning surface 1225, and the convex portion 1231 (3 positions), 3 points may define a plane, so such contact method may stabilize the position of the movable portion 1200.
In some embodiments, along the main axis 1900, the concave portion 1221 may have a first length 1941, and the convex portion 1231 may have a second length 1942. In some embodiments, the first length 1941 and the second length 1942 may be different, such as the first length 1941 may be greater than the second length 1942.
The first stopping portion 1241, the second stopping portion 1242, the third stopping portion 1243, and the fourth stopping portion 1244 may extend from the movable portion main body 1205 to the case 1110, such as extend in a second direction (Z direction). The 1245 may extend from the movable portion main body 1205 to the bottom 1120, such extend in the first direction (−Z direction) to be a stopper when the fixed portion 1100 collides with the movable portion 1200, so other elements may be prevented from damaged. As shown in
In some embodiments, the movable range 1913 may be greater than the second length 1942 and may be less than about 2 times of the second length 1942. For example, if the movable range 1913 is 1.2 mm, the second length 1942 may be less than 1.2 mm and greater than 0.6 mm, such as may be 0.8 mm, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. In some embodiments, the first stopping portion 1241, the second stopping portion 1242, the third stopping portion 1243 and the fourth stopping portion 1244 may have a first thickness 1921 along the main axis 1900, the 1245 may have a second thickness 1922 along the main axis 1900, and the first thickness 1921 and the second thickness 1922 may be greater than 0.5 mm and less than the movable range 1913. For example, the first thickness 1921 and the second thickness 1922 may be 0.8 mm to prevent the movable portion 1200 from colliding with positions other than the first stopping portion 1241, the second stopping portion 1242, the third stopping portion 1243, the fourth stopping portion 1244, and the 1245 to protect other elements.
Furthermore, when viewed along the main axis 1900, as shown in
In some embodiments, when viewed along the main axis 1900, the first stopping portion 1241 and the third stopping portion 1243 are closer to the guiding elements, and the second stopping portion 1242 and the fourth stopping portion 1244 are farther away from the guiding elements. For example, the distance between the first stopping portion 1241 and the first guiding element 1501 may be less than the distance between the second stopping portion 1242 or the fourth stopping portion 1244 and the first guiding element 1501, and the distance between the third stopping portion 1243 and the second guiding element 1502 may be less than the distance between the second stopping portion 1242 or the fourth stopping portion 1244 and the second guiding element 1502.
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In some embodiments, when viewed along the main axis 1900, in the direction that the fourth segment 1233 extends, the first guiding recess 1220 has a first width 1951, the second guiding recess 1230 has a second width 1952, and the first width 1951 and the second width 1952 may be different, such as the second width 1952 may be greater than the first width 1951. Through this design, it is possible to avoid the movable portion 1200 being unable to assemble with the first guiding element 1501 and the second guiding element 1502 due to assembly tolerances.
In some embodiments, the first side surface 1251 and the third side surface 1253 may face an identical direction, and the second side surface 1252 may face a direction different to the direction that the first side surface 1251 and the third side surface 1253 face. In some embodiment, the fourth side surface 1144 and the sixth side surface 1146 may face an identical direction, and the fifth side surface 1145 may face a direction different to the direction that the fourth side surface 1144 and the sixth side surface 1146 face. For example, the first side surface 1251, the third side surface 1253, the fourth side surface 1144, and the sixth side surface 1146 may be faces with their normal vectors perpendicular to the main axis 1900, and the second side surface 1252 and the fifth side surface 1145 may be faces with their normal vectors not perpendicular or parallel to the main axis 1900. In other words, when viewed along the main axis 1900, the second side surface 1252 may be exposed from the movable portion 1200, and the fifth side surface 1145 may be exposed from the bottom 1120. In some embodiments, a first distance 1931 is between the first side surface 1251 and the fourth side surface 1144, a second distance 1932 is between the third side surface 1253 and the sixth side surface 1146, and the first distance 1931 and the second distance 1932 may be different, such as the first distance 1931 may be less than the second distance 1932.
In some embodiments, a damping element 1600 may be disposed between the bottom 1120 and the movable portion 1200 to absorb the vibration generated by the movement of the movable portion 1200 relative to the fixed portion 1100. The damping element 1600 may include material that can absorb vibration, such as gel. In some embodiments, the damping element 1600 may be in direct contact with the first side surface 1251, the second side surface 1252, the third side surface 1253, the fourth side surface 1144, the fifth side surface 1145, and the sixth side surface 1146 to increase the contact area and bonding strength.
In some embodiments, the protrusion 1254 may be adjacent to the first side surface 1251 and may be disposed on the second side surface 1252 and the third side surface 1253, and a plurality of glue recesses 1255 may be formed in the protrusion 1254. A rib 1256 may be between the glue recesses 1255 to separate the glue recesses 1255. In some embodiments, the damping element 1600 may be disposed on the protrusion 1254 and the glue recesses 1255, and may be in contact with the rib 1256. By providing the protrusion 1254 on the movable portion 1200, and allowing the movable portion 1200 have the first side surface 1251, the second side surface 1252, and the third side surface 1253, the contact area between the damping element 1600 and the movable portion 1200 may be increased to increase their bonding strength. Similarly, by designing the fourth side surface 1144, the fifth side surface 1145, and the sixth side surface 1146 on the bottom 1120, the contact area between the damping element 1600 and the bottom 1120 may be also increased to increase their bonding strength.
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In some embodiments, the first guiding element 1501 and the second guiding element 1502 may be disposed on the second movable portion side surface 1202. In some embodiments, the first guiding element 1501 may be further disposed on the first movable portion corner 1261, and the second guiding element 1502 may be further disposed on the second movable portion corner 1262. Therefore, the first guiding element 1501 may be adjacent to the first magnetic element 1310 at the first movable portion corner 1261, and the second guiding element 1502 may be adjacent to the second magnetic element 1320 at the second movable portion corner 1262 to increase their magnetic attractive force. Furthermore, since the first guiding element 1501 and the second guiding element 1502 are disposed on the second movable portion side surface 1202, the size of the optical element driving mechanism 1003 in the X axis may be reduced to achieve miniaturization.
In some embodiments, the optical element driving mechanism 1003 may further include a first magnetic permeable element 1351 and a second magnetic permeable element 1352, such as may include magnetic permeable material. The 1531 may be disposed between the first magnetic element 1310 and the movable portion 1200, and the second magnetic permeable element 1352 may be disposed between the second magnetic element 1320 and the movable portion 1200. In this manner, magnetic interference between the first magnetic element 1310, the second magnetic element 1320, and other elements may be prevented.
In some embodiments, the first magnetic element 1310 may include a first magnetic element side surface 1311, a second magnetic element side surface 1312, a third magnetic element side surface 1313, and a fourth magnetic element side surface 1314 adjacent to each other in sequence. In some embodiments, the second magnetic element side surface 1312 may face the movable portion 1200, and the fourth magnetic element side surface 1314 may face the first driving coil 1330. In some embodiments, the first magnetic permeable element 1351 may be L-shaped. In particular, the first magnetic permeable element 1351 may be disposed on the first magnetic element side surface 1311 and the second magnetic element side surface 1312, and does not disposed on the third magnetic element side surface 1313 and the fourth magnetic element side surface 1314. In other words, the first guiding element 1501 and the first magnetic element 1310 are not fully separated by the first magnetic permeable element 1351, such as a connection between a point of the first guiding element 1501 and a point of the first magnetic permeable element 1351 does not pass through the first magnetic permeable element 1351 to prevent the magnetic force between the first guiding element 1501 and the first magnetic element 1310 from being interfered.
In some embodiments, the second magnetic element 1320 may include a fifth magnetic element side surface 1315, a sixth magnetic element side surface 1316, a seventh magnetic element side surface 1317, and a eighth magnetic element side surface 1318 adjacent to each other in sequence. In some embodiments, the sixth magnetic element side surface 1316 may face the movable portion 1200, and the eighth magnetic element side surface 1318 may face the second driving coil 1340. In some embodiments, the second magnetic permeable element 1352 may be L-shaped. In particular, the second magnetic permeable element 1352 may be disposed on the fifth magnetic element side surface 1315 and the sixth magnetic element side surface 1316, and does not disposed on the seventh magnetic element side surface 1317 and the eighth magnetic element side surface 1318. In other words, the second guiding element 1502 and the second magnetic element 1320 are not fully separated by the second magnetic permeable element 1352, such as a connection between a point of the second guiding element 1502 and a point of the second magnetic permeable element 1352 does not pass through the second magnetic permeable element 1352 to prevent the magnetic force between the second guiding element 1502 and the second magnetic element 1320 from being interfered. In some embodiments, the first magnetic element side surface 1311, the fifth magnetic element side surface 1315, and the fourth movable portion side surface 1204 may face an identical direction, and the third magnetic element side surface 1313, the seventh magnetic element side surface 1317, and the second movable portion side surface 1202 may face an identical direction.
Moreover, the first guiding element 1501 may be disposed on the second movable portion side surface 1202, and the second guiding element 1502 may be disposed on the fourth movable portion side surface 1204. In some embodiments, the first guiding element 1501 may be further disposed on the first movable portion corner 1261, and the second guiding element 1502 may be further disposed on the third movable portion corner 1263.
In some embodiments, the optical element driving mechanism 1004 may further include a third magnetic element 1361A and a fourth magnetic element 1362A. In some embodiments, the third magnetic element 1361A may be disposed on the first movable portion side surface 1201 and the first movable portion corner 1261. The fourth magnetic element 1362A may be disposed on the third movable portion side surface 1203 and the third movable portion corner 1263. Therefore, the first guiding element 1501 may be adjacent to the third magnetic element 1361A at the first movable portion corner 1261, and the second guiding element 1502 may be adjacent to the fourth magnetic element 1362A at the third movable portion corner 1263 to increase their magnetic attractive force.
In some embodiments, the first magnetic element 1310A and the third magnetic element 1361A are disposed on an identical side of the virtual plane 1901, and the second magnetic element 1320A and the fourth magnetic element 1362A are disposed on another side of the virtual plane 1901. The main axis 1900 may penetrate the virtual plane 1901. In some embodiments, the third magnetic element 1361A and the 1632A may be smaller than the first magnetic element 1310A and the second magnetic element 1320A. For example, when viewed along the main axis 1900, an axis parallel to the extending direction of the first magnetic element 1310 may be defined as a fourth axis 1984, and an axis perpendicular to the fourth axis 1984 may be defined as a third axis 1983. In the fourth axis 1984, the length of the third magnetic element 1361A may be less than the length of the first magnetic element 1310A, and the length of the fourth magnetic element 1362A may be less than the length of the second magnetic element 1320A.
Furthermore, the first guiding element 1501 and the second guiding element 1502 may be disposed on the second movable portion side surface 1202. In some embodiments, the first guiding element 1501 may be further disposed on the first movable portion corner 1261, and the second guiding element 1502 may be further disposed on the second movable portion corner 1262.
In some embodiments, the optical element driving mechanism 1005 further includes a third magnetic element 1361B and a fourth magnetic element 1362B. In some embodiments, the third magnetic element 1361B may be disposed on the first movable portion side surface 1201 and the first movable portion corner 1261. The fourth magnetic element 1362B may be disposed on the third movable portion side surface 1203 and the second movable portion corner 1262. Therefore, the first guiding element 1501 may be adjacent to the 1631B at the first movable portion corner 1261, and the second guiding element 1502 may be adjacent to the fourth magnetic element 1362B at the second movable portion corner 1262 to increase their magnetic attractive forces. Furthermore, since the first guiding element 1501 and the second guiding element 1502 are disposed on the second movable portion side surface 1202, the size of the optical element driving mechanism 1005 in the X axis may be reduced to achieve miniaturization.
Furthermore, the first guiding element 1501 and the second guiding element 1502 may be disposed on the second movable portion side surface 1202. In some embodiments, the first guiding element 1501 may be further disposed at the first movable portion corner 1261, and the second guiding element 1502 may be disposed at the second movable portion corner 1262.
In some embodiments, the optical element driving mechanism 1006 may further include a third magnetic element 1361B and a fourth magnetic element 1362B. In some embodiments, the third magnetic element 1361B may be disposed on the first movable portion side surface 1201 and the first movable portion corner 1261. The fourth magnetic element 1362B may be disposed on the third movable portion side surface 1203 and the second movable portion corner 1262. Therefore, the first guiding element 1501 may be adjacent to the third magnetic element 1361B at the first movable portion corner 1261, and the second guiding element 1502 may be adjacent to the fourth magnetic element 1362B at the second movable portion corner 1262 to increase their magnetic attractive force. Furthermore, the first guiding element 1501 and the second guiding element 1502 are disposed on the second guiding element 1502, so the size of the optical element driving mechanism 1006 in the X axis may be reduced to achieve miniaturization.
In some embodiments, the optical element driving mechanism 1006 may further include a first magnetic permeable element 1353 disposed on the fixed portion, wherein the first magnetic permeable element 1353 and the first driving coil 1330B may be disposed on opposite sides of the first magnetic element 1310B, and the movable portion 1200 and the first magnetic element 1310B may also be disposed on opposite sides of the first driving coil 1330B. In some embodiments, in the third axis 1983, at least a portion of the third magnetic element 1361B and the fourth magnetic element 1362B may overlap the first magnetic permeable element 1353. Furthermore, in the fourth axis 1984, the distance 1961 between the third magnetic element 1361B and the fourth magnetic element 1362B may be less than the length 1962 of the first magnetic permeable element 1353. Therefore, the magnetic field of the first magnetic element 1310B, the third magnetic element 1361B, and the fourth magnetic element 1362B may be guided to concentrate the magnetic force and prevent interference with other elements.
Furthermore, the first guiding element 1501 may be disposed on the second movable portion side surface 1202, and the second guiding element 1502 may be disposed on the 1503. In some embodiments, the first guiding element 1501 may be further disposed at the first movable portion corner 1261, and the second guiding element 1502 may be further disposed at the third movable portion corner 1263. As a result, the first guiding element 1501 may be adjacent to the first magnetic element 1310C at the first movable portion corner 1261, and the second guiding element 1502 may be adjacent to the second magnetic element 1320C at the third movable portion corner 1263 to increase their magnetic attractive force. In some embodiments, the main axis 1900 does not pass through the virtual plane 1901. Therefore, the driving assembly may be disposed on one side of the optical element driving mechanism 1007, and other elements may be disposed on other sides.
Furthermore, the first guiding element 1501 may be disposed on the first movable portion side surface 1201, and the second guiding element 1502 may be disposed on the fourth movable portion side surface 1204. In some embodiments, the first guiding element 1501 may be further disposed on the first movable portion corner 1261, and the second guiding element 1502 may be further disposed on the third movable portion corner 1263. In some embodiments, the optical element driving mechanism 1008 may further include a third magnetic element 1361D and a fourth magnetic element 1362D. In some embodiments, the third magnetic element 1361D may be disposed on the second movable portion side surface 1202 and the first movable portion corner 1261. The fourth magnetic element 1362D may be disposed on the third movable portion side surface 1203 and the third movable portion corner 1263.
As a result, the first guiding element 1501 may be adjacent to the third magnetic element 1361D at the first movable portion corner 1261, and the second guiding element 1502 may be adjacent to the fourth magnetic element 1362D at the third movable portion corner 1263 to increase their magnetic attractive force. In some embodiments, the main axis 1900 does not pass through the virtual plane 1901. Therefore, the driving assembly may be disposed on one side of the optical element driving mechanism 1008, and other elements may be disposed on other sides.
In some embodiments, the first magnetic element 1310D, the second magnetic element 1320D, the first driving coil 1330D, and the second driving coil 1340D may be disposed on an identical side of the virtual plane 1901, and the third magnetic element 1361D and the fourth magnetic element 1362D may be disposed on another side of the virtual plane 1901. In the third axis 1983, the length of the third magnetic element 1361D is less than the length of the first magnetic element 1310D. In the fourth axis 1984, the length of the fourth magnetic element 1362D is less than the length of the second magnetic element 1320D to achieve miniaturization.
In summary, an optical element driving mechanism is provided in some embodiments of the present disclosure. The optical element driving mechanism includes a movable portion, a fixed portion, and a driving assembly. The movable portion may be used for connecting to an optical element. The movable portion may be used for moving relative to the fixed portion. The driving assembly may be used for driving the movable portion to move relative to the fixed portion. Therefore, auto focus may be performed, the position of the movable portion may be stabilized, and miniaturization may be achieved.
The relative positions and size relationship of the elements in the present disclosure may allow the driving mechanism achieving miniaturization in specific directions or for the entire mechanism. Moreover, different optical modules may be combined with the driving mechanism to further enhance optical quality, such as the quality of photographing or accuracy of depth detection. Therefore, the optical modules may be further utilized to achieve multiple anti-vibration systems, so image stabilization may be significantly improved.
Although embodiments of the present disclosure and their advantages already have been described in detail, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations may be made herein without departing from the spirit and the scope of the disclosure 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, and 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 of the present 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 may be utilized according to the present disclosure. Accordingly, the appended claims are also intended to include within their scope of such processes, machines, manufacture, and compositions of matter, means, methods, or steps. In addition, each claim herein constitutes a separate embodiment, and the combination of various claims and embodiments are also within the scope of the disclosure.
This application claims priority of U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/404,398, filed on Sep. 7, 2022, the entirety of which is incorporated by reference herein.
| Number | Date | Country | |
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| 63404398 | Sep 2022 | US |
