Patents by Inventor Nam Ki Park

Nam Ki Park has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11665416
    Abstract: A camera module includes a driving assembly configured to drive a lens module in a direction intersecting an optical axis. The driving assembly includes: a driving magnet member; auxiliary magnet members arranged on opposing sides of the driving magnet member and arranged to have polarities different from a polarity of the driving magnet member in a first direction; and a driving coil including portions extending along boundaries between the driving magnet member and the auxiliary magnet members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soo Cheol Lim, Nam Ki Park
  • Patent number: 11656476
    Abstract: A folded module includes a housing, a carrier provided in the housing, and a rotation holder provided on the carrier and including a reflective member. The carrier is rotatable, with respect to the housing, around a first axis formed by one rotating shaft ball, the rotation holder is rotatable with respect to the carrier around a second axis formed by two ball members, and the first axis and the second axis intersect each other, and the one rotating shaft ball and the two ball members are provided together on a plane on which both the first axis and the second axis are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Hwan Kwon, Nam Ki Park, Young Bok Yoon, Kyung Hun Lee, Soon Seok Kang
  • Publication number: 20230140963
    Abstract: A camera module includes a housing; a plurality of movable lens modules disposed in an internal space of the housing and configured to be movable in an optical axis direction, each of the plurality of movable lens modules comprising at least one lens; and a stopper configured to prevent contact between at least two of the plurality of movable lens modules, wherein the stopper includes a frame mounted on the housing; an extension portion extending from the frame into the internal space of the housing to face a side of one movable lens module of the plurality of movable lens modules in the optical axis direction; and a damping member disposed on the extension portion to face the side of the one movable lens module in the optical axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Hwan KWON, Kum Kyung LEE, Nam Ki PARK, Ta Kyoung LEE, Jung Seok LEE, Young Bok YOON, Dong Yeon SHIN
  • Publication number: 20230146039
    Abstract: A camera module includes a housing; a lens module provided in an internal space of the housing to be movable in an optical axis direction, and including at least one lens therein; a magnet disposed in the lens module; and position detection sensors to detect a position of the magnet. One or more of the position detection sensors are disposed to face a first polarity of the magnet and one or more of the position detection sensors are disposed to face a second polarity of the magnet different than the first polarity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam Ki PARK, Young Hwan KWON, Young Bok YOON, Dong Yeon SHIN, Kum Kyung LEE, Ta Kyoung LEE, Jung Seok LEE
  • Patent number: 11622033
    Abstract: A camera module includes a lens module including lenses and a reflecting module disposed in front of the lens module. The reflecting module is configured to change a path of light to direct the light toward the lens module. The reflecting module includes a holder in which a reflecting member configured to change the path of the light is mounted and a first housing supporting the holder. The holder is configured to slide with respect to the first housing to enable rotation of the reflecting member with respect to a first axis and a second axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Bok Yoon, Nam Ki Park, Bong Won Jeong, Sang Ho Seo, Jae Kyung Kim
  • Patent number: 11609436
    Abstract: A reflecting module includes: a housing; a rotation holder supported by the housing, and including an inclined seating portion; and a reflective member disposed on the inclined seating portion. The rotation holder is rotatable with respect to a first axis perpendicular to an optical axis of the housing, and with respect to a second axis perpendicular to the optical axis and the first axis. The first and second axes cross an inside of a rectangular parallelepiped having a surface coinciding with a surface of the reflective member, and the reflective member interfaces with the seating portion along a diagonal plane within the parallelepiped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo Sung Seo, Bong Won Jeong, Nam Ki Park, Young Bok Yoon
  • Patent number: 11586051
    Abstract: An optical image stabilizing (OIS) module and a camera module are provided. The OIS module includes a driving holder provided on a bottom surface of a housing, a driving frame comprising a reflection member and supported on an inner wall of the driving holder, a driving part configured to provide a driving force to move the driving holder and the driving frame, wherein the driving holder is configured to move in one or more of a linear direction and a rotational direction on the bottom surface of the housing to move the reflection member in a first axial direction, perpendicular to an optical axis, and the driving frame is configured to move in one or more of the linear direction and the rotational direction on the inner wall of the driving holder to move the reflection member in a second axial direction, perpendicular to the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Kyung Kim, Nam Ki Park, Ta Kyoung Lee, Bong Won Jeong, Young Bok Yoon
  • Publication number: 20230049848
    Abstract: A camera module includes: a magnet disposed on a lens module; a bearing member disposed in a ball guide portion formed between the lens module and a housing that accommodates the lens module; a coil disposed in the housing to face the magnet; and a yoke member disposed on the housing to interact with the magnet to generate a biased magnetic force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam Ki PARK, Soo Cheol LIM, Byung Woo KANG, Sung Taek OH, Young Bok YOON, Bo Sung SEO, Oh Byoung KWON, Jun Sup SHIN
  • Patent number: 11573391
    Abstract: A camera module includes a housing; a plurality of movable lens modules disposed in an internal space of the housing and configured to be movable in an optical axis direction, each of the plurality of movable lens modules comprising at least one lens; and a stopper configured to prevent contact between at least two of the plurality of movable lens modules, wherein the stopper includes a frame mounted on the housing; an extension portion extending from the frame into the internal space of the housing to face a side of one movable lens module of the plurality of movable lens modules in the optical axis direction; and a damping member disposed on the extension portion to face the side of the one movable lens module in the optical axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Hwan Kwon, Kum Kyung Lee, Nam Ki Park, Ta Kyoung Lee, Jung Seok Lee, Young Bok Yoon, Dong Yeon Shin
  • Patent number: 11575812
    Abstract: A camera module includes a housing; a lens module provided in an internal space of the housing to be movable in an optical axis direction, and including at least one lens therein; a magnet disposed in the lens module; and position detection sensors to detect a position of the magnet. One or more of the position detection sensors are disposed to face a first polarity of the magnet and one or more of the position detection sensors are disposed to face a second polarity of the magnet different than the first polarity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam Ki Park, Young Hwan Kwon, Young Bok Yoon, Dong Yeon Shin, Kum Kyung Lee, Ta Kyoung Lee, Jung Seok Lee
  • Patent number: 11570337
    Abstract: A camera module includes a housing; a lens module provided in an internal space of the housing to be movable in an optical axis direction, and including at least one lens therein; a magnet disposed in the lens module; and position detection sensors to detect a position of the magnet. One or more of the position detection sensors are disposed to face a first polarity of the magnet and one or more of the position detection sensors are disposed to face a second polarity of the magnet different than the first polarity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam Ki Park, Young Hwan Kwon, Young Bok Yoon, Dong Yeon Shin, Kum Kyung Lee, Ta Kyoung Lee, Jung Seok Lee
  • Publication number: 20220417406
    Abstract: A camera module includes a housing, a lens module accommodated in the housing, a first optical image stabilization (OIS) driving unit configured to move the lens module, relative to the housing, in a first direction perpendicular to an optical axis direction, and a second OIS driving unit configured to move the lens module, relative to the housing, in a second direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction and intersecting the first direction, wherein the first OIS driving unit includes first voice coil motors disposed on both sides of the lens module in the first direction, and the second OIS driving unit includes second voice coil motors disposed on both sides of the lens module in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Hun HAN, Nam Ki PARK, Young Bok YOON, Soo Cheol LIM, Byung Gi AN
  • Patent number: 11523058
    Abstract: A camera module includes a housing, and a first frame and a second frame sequentially disposed in the housing in an optical axis direction. The second frame includes a lens module configured to rotate together with the second frame about a first rotation axis and a second rotation axis, intersecting an optical axis direction. The first rotation axis is formed between the housing and an opposing surface of the first frame in the optical axis direction by first ball members disposed in a direction intersecting the optical axis direction. The second rotation axis is formed between the first fame and an opposing surface of the second frame in the optical axis direction by second ball members disposed in a direction intersecting the optical axis direction and the first rotation axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo Sung Seo, Young Bok Yoon, Nam Ki Park
  • Patent number: 11513308
    Abstract: A camera module includes: a magnet disposed on a lens module; a bearing member disposed in a ball guide portion formed between the lens module and a housing that accommodates the lens module; a coil disposed in the housing to face the magnet; and a yoke member disposed on the housing to interact with the magnet to generate a biased magnetic force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam Ki Park, Soo Cheol Lim, Byung Woo Kang, Sung Taek Oh, Young Bok Yoon, Bo Sung Seo, Oh Byoung Kwon, Jun Sup Shin
  • Publication number: 20220279093
    Abstract: A camera module includes a housing, a reflective member positioned in the housing and changing a direction of light to a direction of an optical axis, a carrier carrying the reflective member and rotatable about a first axis with respect to the housing, and a first ball group disposed between the housing and the carrier, wherein the first ball group includes a main ball member providing the first axis of the carrier, and an auxiliary ball member disposed away from the first axis, and one or both of the housing and the carrier partially accommodates the auxiliary ball member, and includes an auxiliary guide groove extended in a circumferential direction of the first axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Hwan KWON, Nam Ki PARK, Young Bok YOON, Soon Seok KANG, Jae Won JUNG
  • Publication number: 20220252826
    Abstract: An actuator for a camera includes a housing having an inner space, a base and a carrier, disposed in the housing in one direction, a first drive unit generating driving forces in a first direction perpendicular to the one direction and a second direction perpendicular to both the one direction and the first direction, and including a plurality of magnets and a plurality of coils, and a second drive unit generating a driving force in the one direction, and including a magnet and a coil, wherein an optical member is disposed on the carrier, wherein the carrier and the base are configured to be moved together in the first direction and the second direction, and wherein the carrier is configured to be moved relative to the base in the one direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bo Sung Seo, Ji Buem Chun, Jae Won Jung, Nam Ki Park, Jun Sup Shin, Young Bok Yoon, Su Kyeong Kim, Kyung Hun Lee, Hwan Jun Kang, Jong Woo Hong
  • Publication number: 20220210299
    Abstract: A reflective module assembly include a housing having an internal space, a first reflective module provided in the housing to change a path of incident light, and a second reflective module provided in the housing to change a path of light emitted from the first reflective module. The first reflective module includes a first reflective member rotatable about a first axis formed by at least two first ball members. The second reflective module includes a second reflective member rotatable about a second axis, perpendicular to the first axis and passing through a rotation axis ball provided at the second reflective module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Hwan KWON, Soon Seok KANG, Nam Ki PARK, Young Bok Yoon, Oh Byoung KWON, Jae Won JUNG
  • Publication number: 20220210300
    Abstract: A camera module includes a housing having an internal space, and a first lens module and a second lens module disposed in the internal space and each configured to be movable in an optical axis direction, wherein a first shaft and a first ball member are disposed between the first lens module and the housing, wherein a second shaft and a second ball member are disposed between the second lens module and the housing, and wherein, when moving in the optical axis direction, rolling friction occurs on one of both sides of each lens module, and sliding friction occurs on the other of both sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bo Sung SEO, Ji Buem CHUN, Jae Won JUNG, Nam Ki PARK, Dong Yeon SHIN, Young Bok YOON, Byung Gi AN, Dong Ryul KIM, Joo Sub MAENG, Se Hyeun YUN, Han Na LEE, Soo Yeon OH, Jun Sup SHIN, Suk Young OH, Joung Ho SON
  • Publication number: 20220155652
    Abstract: A camera module includes: a housing; a carrier disposed inside the housing and movable in an optical axis direction; and a lens module disposed inside the carrier and movable in directions perpendicular to the optical axis direction, and configured to implement optical image stabilization. The lens module includes a frame disposed on the carrier, and a lens holder disposed on the frame and having a lens barrel. The frame is configured to be supported by a first ball member interposed between the frame and the carrier on a side surface of the carrier parallel to the optical axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bo Sung SEO, Nam Ki PARK, Young Bok YOON
  • Publication number: 20220159151
    Abstract: A camera module includes a housing; a lens module provided in an internal space of the housing to be movable in an optical axis direction, and including at least one lens therein; a magnet disposed in the lens module; and position detection sensors to detect a position of the magnet. One or more of the position detection sensors are disposed to face a first polarity of the magnet and one or more of the position detection sensors are disposed to face a second polarity of the magnet different than the first polarity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam Ki PARK, Young Hwan KWON, Young Bok YOON, Dong Yeon SHIN, Kum Kyung LEE, Ta Kyoung LEE, Jung Seok LEE