Patents Assigned to TDK Taiwan Corporation
  • Patent number: 11693212
    Abstract: A lens drive device includes a movable portion, a fixed portion, and a nonmagnetic case. The movable portion includes a double-pole magnet having two pairs of magnetic poles, a first coil opposing to the double-pole magnet in a perpendicular direction to a light axis, and a lens holder being movable to the double-pole magnet in a direction of the light axis. The fixed portion includes a second coil arranged so as to oppose to the double-pole magnet in the direction of the light axis. The nonmagnetic case is attached to the fixed portion so as to cover the movable portion. The double-pole magnet includes a first section and a second section. L1/L2 is 0.9 to 1.1, where L1 and L2 are respectively a length of the first and second sections in the direction of the light axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shusuke Ichihashi
  • Patent number: 11567289
    Abstract: An optical element drive device includes a movable section and a fixed section. The movable section includes a first magnetic field generator for generating a first magnetic field and is drivable in a motion direction. The fixed section includes a sensor unit. The sensor unit carries out a detection based on the first magnetic field and a bias magnetic field different from the first magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shusuke Ichihashi
  • Patent number: 11256107
    Abstract: A lens driving apparatus with a lens portion having at least one lens, a base portion on which an image sensor detecting light coming through said lens portion can be fixed, a driving portion capable of relatively moving said lens portion in a vertical direction to a light axis of said lens portion and in a parallel direction to the light axis of said lens portion with respect to said base portion, and at least three suspension wires connecting a focus portion including said lens portion and said base portion so as to allow a relative movement. The suspension wires are arranged outside a magnet of said driving portion along the vertical direction to the light axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: TDK Taiwan Corporation
    Inventors: Chao-Chang Hu, Fu-Yuan Wu, Yi-Lang Chan
  • Publication number: 20210018717
    Abstract: An optical element drive device includes a movable section and a fixed section. The movable section includes a first magnetic field generator for generating a first magnetic field and is drivable in a motion direction. The fixed section includes a sensor unit. The sensor unit carries out a detection based on the first magnetic field and a bias magnetic field different from the first magnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: TDK TAIWAN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shusuke ICHIHASHI
  • Patent number: 10823932
    Abstract: A lens driving device is provided, including a frame, a lens holder, a spring sheet, and at least one damping element. The lens holder is movably disposed in the frame. The spring sheet has an outer periphery portion combined with the frame, an inner periphery portion combined with the lens holder, and an arm portion connected between the outer periphery portion and the inner periphery portion. The damping element is connected between the arm portion of the spring sheet and at least one of the frame and the lens holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: TDK Taiwan Corporation
    Inventor: Yi Liang Chan
  • Patent number: 10613295
    Abstract: The tri-axis close-loop feedback controlling module for electromagnetic lens driving device comprises a 6-pin Hall element. Two pins of the Hall element are coupled to an auto-focus module for providing a current to drive the auto-focus module to conduct auto-focusing operations along the Z-axis; while other four pins of the Hall element are coupled to a control unit. The control unit detects the X-Y axial positions of the auto-focus module relative to an OIS module and generates a control signal which is then sent to the Hall element. Therefore, the Hall element not only can provide its own feedback controlling function according to the Z-axial position of lens, but also can drive the auto-focus module based on the control signal corresponding to the X-Y axial positions of the auto-focus module, so as to achieve the goal of tri-axis close-loop feedback controlling for the electromagnetic lens driving device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: TDK Taiwan Corporation
    Inventors: Shu Shan Chen, Chao Chang Hu, Wen Chang Lin
  • Patent number: 10439424
    Abstract: A non-contact power supply device on which a power-feeding object device can easily and appropriately be placed, and a non-contact power transmission device including the power-feeding object device. The non-contact power transmission device includes a non-contact power supply device having a power feeding coil, a housing that houses the power feeding coil, and a bobbin around which the power feeding coil is wound. The housing has a concave part at least partially accommodating a power-feeding object device. The concave part has a curved surface at least in a portion of an inner surface on which the power-feeding object device is placed. The curved inner surface of the concave part prevents the power-feeding object device from standing upright. A portable electronic device serving as the power-feeding object device is at least partially accommodated in the concave part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignees: TDK Corporation, TDK TAIWAN Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuya Itagaki, Shinji Higuma, Tsutomu Fukai
  • Patent number: 10394045
    Abstract: A lens driving apparatus with a lens portion having at least one lens, a base portion on which an image sensor detecting light coming through said lens portion can be fixed, a driving portion capable of relatively moving said lens portion in a vertical direction to a light axis of said lens portion and in a parallel direction to the light axis of said lens portion with respect to said base portion, and at least three suspension wires connecting a focus portion including said lens portion and said base portion so as to allow a relative movement. The suspension wires are arranged outside a magnet of said driving portion along the vertical direction to the light axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chao-Chang Hu, Fu-Yuan Wu, Yi-Lang Chan
  • Patent number: 10371959
    Abstract: A lens driving apparatus with a lens portion having at least one lens, a base portion on which an image sensor detecting light coming through said lens portion can be fixed, a driving portion capable of relatively moving said lens portion in a vertical direction to a light axis of said lens portion and in a parallel direction to the light axis of said lens portion with respect to said base portion, and at least three suspension wires connecting a focus portion including said lens portion and said base portion so as to allow a relative movement. The suspension wires are arranged outside a magnet of said driving portion along the vertical direction to the light axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: TDK Taiwan Corporation
    Inventors: Chao-Chang Hu, Fu-Yuan Wu, Yi-Lang Chan
  • Patent number: 10371960
    Abstract: A lens driving apparatus with a lens portion having at least one lens, a base portion on which an image sensor detecting light coming through said lens portion can be fixed, a driving portion capable of relatively moving said lens portion in a vertical direction to a light axis of said lens portion and in a parallel direction to the light axis of said lens portion with respect to said base portion, and at least three suspension wires connecting a focus portion including said lens portion and said base portion so as to allow a relative movement. The suspension wires are arranged outside a magnet of said driving portion along the vertical direction to the light axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: TDK Taiwan Corporation
    Inventors: Chao-Chang Hu, Fu-Yuan Wu, Yi-Lang Chan
  • Patent number: 10345613
    Abstract: A lens driving apparatus with a lens portion having at least one lens, a base portion on which an image sensor detecting light coming through said lens portion can be fixed, a driving portion capable of relatively moving said lens portion in a vertical direction to a light axis of said lens portion and in a parallel direction to the light axis of said lens portion with respect to said base portion, and at least three suspension wires connecting a focus portion including said lens portion and said base portion so as to allow a relative movement. The suspension wires are arranged outside a magnet of said driving portion along the vertical direction to the light axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chao-Chang Hu, Fu-Yuan Wu, Yi-Lang Chan
  • Patent number: 9793743
    Abstract: A wireless charging device includes a transmitting-end ferrite core and a transmitting-end coil, wherein the transmitting-end ferrite core have a bottom plate and two upright plates for forming a U-shaped structure defining a charging space therein. One or more wireless power receiving apparatus is put in the charging space. The wireless power receiving apparatus includes a receiving-end coil and a receiving-end ferrite plate, wherein the receiving-end ferrite plate is vertical to the two upright plates. When electrical current flows through the transmitting-end coil to generate an electromagnetic field in the charging space, the electromagnetic field via the two upright plates goes through each of the receiving-end ferrite plates to form an electromagnetic loop. Each of the receiving-end coils generates a charging electrical current induced by the electromagnetic field. Therefore, the present invention can achieve wireless charging to more than one wireless power receiving apparatus at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: TDK Taiwan Corporation
    Inventors: Feng-Lung Chien, Mao-Chun Chen, Chien-Hung Lin, Sheng-Tai Hsu, Ni-Ni Lai, Hsiang-Huims Hsu
  • Patent number: 9785038
    Abstract: A tilt-type anti-shake compensation structure for auto-focus module includes an auto-focus module having a lens assembly held thereto and driving the latter to move forward and rearward in a light entering path, i.e. in z-axis direction, so as to focus a captured image; an outer frame enclosing the auto-focus module therein, and having an elastic supporting member provided therein to connect to and between upper ends of the outer frame and the auto-focus module; and a compensation driving unit arranged behind the auto-focus module for driving the auto-focus module to tilt leftward and rightward on x-axis, or forward and rearward on y-axis, within the outer frame, so as to compensate any image deviation due to shake caused by hands. The anti-shake structure is simple and can quickly compensate shake caused by hands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: TDK Taiwan Corporation
    Inventors: Fu-Yuan Wu, Chao-Chang Hu, Yi-Liang Chan
  • Patent number: 9595383
    Abstract: A wireless charging coil PCB structure includes a first coil disposed on a first layer of PCB, where a center or peripheral of the first coil is a first non-coil region; a second coil disposed on a second layer of PCB, where a center or peripheral of the second coil is a second non-coil region; first conductive wires on the first non-coil region; and second conductive wires on the second non-coil region. Electric contacts are arranged between the first conductor and the second coil, and electrically connected in parallel to the first conductive wires and the portion of the second coil. Electric contacts are arranged between the second conductor and the first coil, and electrically connected in parallel to the second conductive wires and the portion of the first coil. The amount of charge is increased in the coil and resistance is reduced to overcome proximity effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Feng-Lung Chien, Takahiro Oishi, Chris T Burket, Chao-Neen Chang, Alan Wu
  • Patent number: 9366840
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a base structure of lens-focusing mechanism first prepares a conductive member having at least two conductive parts, interconnection part, contacts and two conductive pins. The conductive parts have proximity ends separated and staggered to each other. An insulating base is formed by injection molding and encapsulates the conductive member wherein the conductive pins, the interconnection part and the contacts are exposed out of the insulating base. The interconnection part is cut and then a spring member is mounted to the insulating base and electrically connected to the conductive pins through the contacts. The present invention can solve the problem of difficulty in assembling conductive pins and connecting the spring member for the insulating base. The conductive member is arranged within the insulating base such that plastic material can be saved, the flatness, the stability and the anti-damage ability of base can be enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kun-Shih Lin, Fu-Yuan Wu, Hung-Lin Wang, Shang-Yu Hsu
  • Patent number: 9362811
    Abstract: An electromagnetic driver with lead-out structure for coil includes at least one coil holder and at least one coil disposed on the coil holder. The coil holder has a plurality of metal connecting member, and the two lead-out ends of the coil are electrically connected to the first connecting terminals of the metal connecting members. The second connecting terminal of the metal connecting member is electrically connected to a conductive member, such as spring, and the coil of the electromagnetic driver can be independently and automatically manufactured and then assembled with the other conductive member. The coil of the electromagnetic driver can be directly replaced at maintenance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hung-Lin Wang
  • Patent number: 9341809
    Abstract: A lens focusing device includes a lens holder for holding a lens therein, a base, and an electrically conductive spring member elastically connected to between the lens holder and the base. The base is provided on a side wall with two terminal recesses, in which two connecting terminals are disposed. The connecting terminals respectively include a first terminal portion forward extended along a light axis to electrically connect to the spring member, a second terminal portion rearward extended along the light axis, and a connecting portion located between the first and the second terminal portion. The spring member is further electrically connected to two ends of a winding wound around the lens holder, so that external electric current can be supplied to the winding via the connecting terminals and the spring member for driving the lens holder to move relative to the base along the light axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shang-Yu Hsu, Kun-Shih Lin, Fu-Yuan Wu
  • Patent number: 9323023
    Abstract: A lens focusing device includes a lens holder, a winding fitted around the lens holder, and an outer case enclosing the lens holder therein. The outer case includes an outer wall portion, and multiple inner wall portions connected to the outer wall portion via multiple connecting portions. The inner wall portions are located between the lens holder and the winding, and respectively include an inner surface, an outer surface, and a first and a second side surface. The lens holder is formed on an outer face with confining areas, each of which includes a main surface and a first and a second raised side surface respectively facing against the inner surface and the first and second side surfaces, so that the inner wall portions are limited to move relative to the lens holder only within the confining areas. Therefore, the lens focusing device is impact-resistant and undue-twisting protected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shang-Yu Hsu, Kun-Shih Lin, Fu-Yuan Wu
  • Patent number: 9298016
    Abstract: A lens driving apparatus comprises a lens portion having at least one lens (21), a first driving portion (39) to cause a movement of said lens portion relatively to a base portion (40) along a vertical direction of a light axis (L) of said lens portion, and a second driving portion (38) to cause a movement of said lens portion relatively to said base portion along said light axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chao-Chang Hu, Fu-Yuan Wu, Yi-Lang Chan
  • Patent number: 9210243
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lens holding device excellent in an impact resistance. The lens holding device comprising a lens carrier having a cylindrical shape extending in an optical axis direction of a lens and holding said lens at an inner peripheral face side, a coil provided to a coil attaching part formed at an outer peripheral face of said lens carrier, an outer wall part, an inner wall part placed so that said coil is between said outer wall part, a connection part connecting said outer wall part and said inner wall part; and said inner face part has an inner face facing said lens carrier, an outer face facing said coil, and a first side face and a second side face which connects said inner face and said outer face and approximately parallel to each other, further at said outer peripheral face of said lens carrier, a control part is formed which has a main face facing said inner face, a first projection face facing said first side face, and a second projection face facing said second side face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shang-Yu Hsu, Kun-Shih Lin, Fu-Yuan Wu