Patents by Inventor Jae-Hong Cho

Jae-Hong Cho 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: 9781322
    Abstract: The exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a camera module including a bobbin, a housing positioned at an outside of the bobbin, an elastic member coupled to the bobbin and the housing, a foreign object exhaust passage concavely formed at an upper surface of the housing, and an opening formed at the housing to open at least a part of the foreign object exhaust passage to an inside of the housing, wherein the foreign object exhaust passage is overlapped on at least a part of the housing-coupled elastic member to a vertical direction, whereby it is easy to wash foreign objects positioned between an elastic member and a housing to reduce an auto focus tilt defects generated after assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Hong Cho, Hee Se Lee, Jin Suk Han, In Jae Yeo
  • Patent number: 9769363
    Abstract: A camera module is provided, the camera module comprising: a bobbin; a coil arranged at the bobbin; a housing disposed at an inside of the bobbin; a magnet arranged at the housing, to face the bobbin; a rib formed at an inside to be extended from a first lateral wall of the housing to a second lateral wall adjacent to the first lateral wall; and a first adhesive groove formed by a part of a lower surface of the rib being recessed to accommodate an adhesive. The camera module has an advantageous effect in that the magnet may be prevented from being removed from the magnet accommodating portion of the housing, even when external force is applied to the camera module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Hong Cho, Hee Se Lee, Jin Suk Han
  • Patent number: 9726852
    Abstract: A lens moving apparatus including a bobbin, a first coil mounted at an outer circumference of the bobbin, a first magnet moving the bobbin in a first direction parallel to an optical axis by interaction with the first coil, a housing supporting the first magnet, an upper elastic member disposed at a top surface of the bobbin and at a top surface of the housing, a lower elastic member disposed at a bottom surface of bobbin and at a bottom surface of the housing, and first and second winding protrusions disposed with being opposite to each other, the first coil being wound on the first and second winding protrusions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Hong Cho, Seung Taek Shin, In Jae Yeo, Jin Suk Han
  • Patent number: 9720251
    Abstract: A lens moving device is provided. The lens moving device includes: a bobbin; a first driving unit coupled to the bobbin; a second driving unit configured to move the first driving unit through an electromagnetic interaction with the first driving unit; a sensing magnet disposed on one side of the bobbin; a location detection sensor configured to sense a location of the sensing magnet; and a correction magnet disposed on an opposite side of the bobbin. According to the present disclosure, static tilt and dynamic tilt of the bobbin, to which a lens module is to be coupled, may be enhanced by a sensing magnet and a correction magnet which establish magnetic force equilibrium with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Suk Han, In Jae Yeo, Jae Hong Cho
  • Publication number: 20170123182
    Abstract: A lens moving apparatus including a bobbin, a first coil mounted at an outer circumference of the bobbin, a first magnet moving the bobbin in a first direction parallel to an optical axis by interaction with the first coil, a housing supporting the first magnet, an upper elastic member disposed at a top surface of the bobbin and at a top surface of the housing, a lower elastic member disposed at a bottom surface of bobbin and at a bottom surface of the housing, and first and second winding protrusions disposed with being opposite to each other, the first coil being wound on the first and second winding protrusions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Hong Cho, Seung Taek Shin, In Jae Yeo, Jin Suk Han
  • Patent number: 9578244
    Abstract: A lens moving apparatus includes a first lens moving unit including a bobbin having a first coil mounted at an outer circumference thereof, a first magnet being opposite to the first coil, and a housing for supporting the first magnet, and a second lens moving unit including a base, a plurality of support member pairs for supporting the housing such that the housing is movable relative to the base, and a second coil opposite to the first magnet, wherein each of the support member pairs includes first and second support members separated from each other, the first and second support members being disposed at the same side of the housing in a state in which the first and second support members are adjacent to each other, and power is supplied to the first coil through a first support member pair, which is one of the support member pairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Hong Cho, Seung Taek Shin, In Jae Yeo, Jin Suk Han
  • Publication number: 20160337591
    Abstract: A lens moving apparatus includes a first lens moving unit including a bobbin having a first coil mounted at an outer circumference thereof, a first magnet being opposite to the first coil, and a housing for supporting the first magnet, and a second lens moving unit including a base, a plurality of support member pairs for supporting the housing such that the housing is movable relative to the base, and a second coil opposite to the first magnet, wherein each of the support member pairs includes first and second support members separated from each other, the first and second support members being disposed at the same side of the housing in a state in which the first and second support members are adjacent to each other, and power is supplied to the first coil through a first support member pair, which is one of the support member pairs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Hong Cho, Seung Taek Shin, In Jae Yeo, Jin Suk Han
  • Patent number: 9423631
    Abstract: A lens moving apparatus includes a first lens moving unit including a bobbin having a first coil mounted at an outer circumference thereof, a first magnet being opposite to the first coil, and a housing for supporting the first magnet, and a second lens moving unit including a base, a plurality of support member pairs for supporting the housing such that the housing is movable relative to the base, and a second coil opposite to the first magnet, wherein each of the support member pairs includes first and second support members separated from each other, the first and second support members being disposed at the same side of the housing in a state in which the first and second support members are adjacent to each other, and power is supplied to the first coil through a first support member pair, which is one of the support member pairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Hong Cho, Seung Taek Shin, In Jae Yeo, Jin Suk Han
  • Publication number: 20160191754
    Abstract: The exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a camera module including a bobbin, a housing positioned at an outside of the bobbin, an elastic member coupled to the bobbin and the housing, a foreign object exhaust passage concavely formed at an upper surface of the housing, and an opening formed at the housing to open at least a part of the foreign object exhaust passage to an inside of the housing, wherein the foreign object exhaust passage is overlapped on at least a part of the housing-coupled elastic member to a vertical direction, whereby it is easy to wash foreign objects positioned between an elastic member and a housing to reduce an auto focus tilt defects generated after assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Jae Hong Cho, Hee Se Lee, Jin Suk Han, In Jae Yeo
  • Publication number: 20160182775
    Abstract: A camera module is provided, the camera module comprising: a bobbin; a coil arranged at the bobbin; a housing disposed at an inside of the bobbin; a magnet arranged at the housing, to face the bobbin; a rib formed at an inside to be extended from a first lateral wall of the housing to a second lateral wall adjacent to the first lateral wall; and a first adhesive groove formed by a part of a lower surface of the rib being recessed to accommodate an adhesive. The camera module has an advantageous effect in that the magnet may be prevented from being removed from the magnet accommodating portion of the housing, even when external force is applied to the camera module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Jae Hong Cho, Hee Se Lee, Jin Suk Han
  • Publication number: 20160109719
    Abstract: A lens moving apparatus includes a bobbin on which a first coil is disposed, a first magnet disposed around the bobbin to face the first coil, and a housing, which is disposed to surround at least a portion of the bobbin and has a first magnet mounting seat, which receives the first magnet, wherein the housing is provided with an adhesive inlet, which allows a side portion of the first magnet mounting seat to communicate with an outside surface of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Jae Hong Cho, Seung Taek Shin, In Jae Yeo, Sang Hee Lee, Jin Suk Han, Jung Cheol Kim
  • Publication number: 20160011394
    Abstract: A lens actuating unit is provided. The lens actuating unit includes: a bobbin configured to accommodate a lens module at an inner side of the bobbin; a first coil unit disposed at the bobbin; a housing disposed at an outer side of the bobbin; and a magnet unit configured to move the first coil unit through electromagnetic interaction with the first coil unit, wherein the housing includes a hole formed by being recessed from an inner side to an outer side to accommodate the magnet unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Jae Hong Cho, Sang Hee Lee, In Jae Yeo, Jin Suk Han
  • Publication number: 20150362696
    Abstract: A lens moving device is provided. The lens moving device includes: a bobbin; a first driving unit coupled to the bobbin; a second driving unit configured to move the first driving unit through an electromagnetic interaction with the first driving unit; a sensing magnet disposed on one side of the bobbin; a location detection sensor configured to sense a location of the sensing magnet; and a correction magnet disposed on an opposite side of the bobbin. According to the present disclosure, static tilt and dynamic tilt of the bobbin, to which a lens module is to be coupled, may be enhanced by a sensing magnet and a correction magnet which establish magnetic force equilibrium with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Jin Suk Han, In Jae Yeo, Jae Hong Cho
  • Publication number: 20150253583
    Abstract: A lens moving apparatus includes a first lens moving unit including a bobbin having a first coil mounted at an outer circumference thereof, a first magnet being opposite to the first coil, and a housing for supporting the first magnet, and a second lens moving unit including a base, a plurality of support member pairs for supporting the housing such that the housing is movable relative to the base, and a second coil opposite to the first magnet, wherein each of the support member pairs includes first and second support members separated from each other, the first and second support members being disposed at the same side of the housing in a state in which the first and second support members are adjacent to each other, and power is supplied to the first coil through a first support member pair, which is one of the support member pairs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Hong CHO, Seung Taek SHIN, In Jae YEO, Jin Suk HAN
  • Patent number: 5717309
    Abstract: A dual mode battery charging device for charging a plurality of batteries includes a battery charging section for charging the batteries, and a charging control section for changing the switching period of a charging signal in the battery charging section in accordance with the number of batteries to be charged and outputs a control signal to the battery charging section which determines whether the charging section operates in a standard charging mode or a quick charging mode. In accordance with the number of batteries mounted, only one battery can be quickly charged or two batteries can be simultaneously charged at a normal speed. Therefore, the capacity of a battery and its available time increase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: SamSung Electronics Co.
    Inventor: Jae-Hong Cho