Patents by Inventor Jung Cheol KIM

Jung Cheol KIM 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).

  • Publication number: 20210116674
    Abstract: A lens moving apparatus includes a housing, a bobbin disposed in the housing, a first coil disposed on the bobbin, a magnet configured to move the bobbin in a first direction parallel to an optical axis by an electromagnetic interaction with the first coil, an elastic member coupled to the bobbin, and a second coil disposed on the housing. A first portion of the second coil is coupled to the housing. The second coil generates an induction voltage resulting from an inductive interaction with the first coil when the bobbin moves in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Cheol KIM, Kap Jin LEE
  • Patent number: 10921547
    Abstract: An embodiment comprises: a housing comprising a first protrusion and a second protrusion on the lower part; a bobbin disposed inside the housing; a first coil disposed on the bobbin; a magnet disposed in the housing and opposite from the first coil; a second coil disposed on the outer lateral surface of the housing; an upper elastic member coupled to the upper part of the bobbin; and a lower elastic member coupled to the lower part of the bobbin. The lower elastic member comprises a first spring, a second spring, a third spring and a fourth spring which are disposed away from each other. One part of the second coil is wound at least once around the first protrusion and is connected to the first spring. The other part of the second coil is wound at least once around the second protrusion and is connected to the second spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Cheol Kim, Kap Jin Lee
  • Publication number: 20210026099
    Abstract: An embodiment includes a housing including a guide protrusion projecting from an upper surface thereof and a guide groove formed adjacent to the guide protrusion, a first magnet disposed at the housing, a bobbin on which a lens is mounted, a first coil disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the bobbin to move the bobbin by interaction with the first magnet, an upper elastic member coupled to the bobbin and the housing and having an end disposed in the guide groove, a damping member disposed between a side surface of the guide protrusion and a first end of the upper elastic member disposed in the guide groove, and a second coil for moving the housing by interaction with the first magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Jung Cheol KIM, Jin Suk HAN
  • Patent number: 10816754
    Abstract: An embodiment includes a housing including a guide protrusion projecting from an upper surface thereof and a guide groove formed adjacent to the guide protrusion, a first magnet disposed at the housing, a bobbin on which a lens is mounted, a first coil disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the bobbin to move the bobbin by interaction with the first magnet, an upper elastic member coupled to the bobbin and the housing and having an end disposed in the guide groove, a damping member disposed between a side surface of the guide protrusion and a first end of the upper elastic member disposed in the guide groove, and a second coil for moving the housing by interaction with the first magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Cheol Kim, Jin Suk Han
  • Publication number: 20200292781
    Abstract: The present embodiments relates to a lens driving device comprising: a housing; a bobbin disposed in the housing; a coil disposed on the bobbin; a first magnet which is disposed on the housing and faces the coil; a second magnet disposed on the bobbin; and a sensor which is disposed on the housing and faces the second sensor, wherein the sensor comprises an upper surface, a lower surface disposed opposite the upper surface, an inner surface facing the second magnet, an outer surface disposed opposite the inner surface, and both lateral surfaces connecting the inner surface with the outer surface, the upper surface and the lower surface of the sensor are fixed to the housing, and one of the side surfaces of the sensor is opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Cheol KIM, Jin Suk HAN, Sang Ok PARK, Tae Bong PARK, Seung Taek SHIN
  • Patent number: 10656375
    Abstract: The present embodiments relates to a lens driving device comprising: a housing; a bobbin disposed in the housing; a coil disposed on the bobbin; a first magnet which is disposed on the housing and faces the coil; a second magnet disposed on the bobbin; and a sensor which is disposed on the housing and faces the second sensor, wherein the sensor comprises an upper surface, a lower surface disposed opposite the upper surface, an inner surface facing the second magnet, an outer surface disposed opposite the inner surface, and both lateral surfaces connecting the inner surface with the outer surface, the upper surface and the lower surface of the sensor are fixed to the housing, and one of the side surfaces of the sensor is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Cheol Kim, Jin Suk Han, Sang Ok Park, Tae Bong Park, Seung Taek Shin
  • Publication number: 20200154012
    Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a lens driving device comprising: a housing; a bobbin disposed inside the housing; a magnet disposed in the housing; a first coil which is disposed in the bobbin, and is opposite to the magnet; a base disposed on the lower side of the housing; a substrate portion comprising a body portion, which is disposed on the upper surface of the base, and a terminal portion extending toward the lower side of the body portion; a terminal portion accommodating portion which is formed on a side surface of the base and accommodates at least a part of the terminal portion; and an adhesive accommodating groove which is formed in the terminal portion accommodating portion and accommodates at least a part of an adhesive contacting the terminal portion and the terminal portion accommodating portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Jung Cheol KIM, Jin Suk HAN, Sang Ok PARK, Sang Jun MIN, Byung Wook SON, Kyoung Ho YOO, Tae Jin JUNG
  • Publication number: 20200096729
    Abstract: An embodiment comprises: a housing comprising a first protrusion and a second protrusion on the lower part; a bobbin disposed inside the housing; a first coil disposed on the bobbin; a magnet disposed in the housing and opposite from the first coil; a second coil disposed on the outer lateral surface of the housing; an upper elastic member coupled to the upper part of the bobbin; and a lower elastic member coupled to the lower part of the bobbin. The lower elastic member comprises a first spring, a second spring, a third spring and a fourth spring which are disposed away from each other. One part of the second coil is wound at least once around the first protrusion and is connected to the first spring. The other part of the second coil is wound at least once around the second protrusion and is connected to the second spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Cheol KIM, Kap Jin LEE
  • Publication number: 20200092483
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a lens moving apparatus including a bobbin having a lens barrel, a housing configured to accommodate the bobbin, an upper elastic member coupled to the bobbin and the housing, a lower elastic member coupled to the bobbin and the housing, a first coil disposed on the bobbin, a first magnet disposed on the housing, a circuit board disposed below the housing, a second coil disposed on the circuit board, a first sensor to output a first output signal based on a sensed result of a magnetic field strength of the first magnet, a first capacitor connected in parallel to the first sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Tae Bong PARK, Jin Suk HAN, Jung Cheol KIM
  • Patent number: 10574868
    Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a lens driving device comprising: a housing; a bobbin disposed inside the housing; a magnet disposed in the housing; a first coil which is disposed in the bobbin, and is opposite to the magnet; a base disposed on the lower side of the housing; a substrate portion comprising a body portion, which is disposed on the upper surface of the base, and a terminal portion extending toward the lower side of the body portion; a terminal portion accommodating portion which is formed on a side surface of the base and accommodates at least a part of the terminal portion; and an adhesive accommodating groove which is formed in the terminal portion accommodating portion and accommodates at least a part of an adhesive contacting the terminal portion and the terminal portion accommodating portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Cheol Kim, Jin Suk Han, Sang Ok Park, Sang Jun Min, Byung Wook Son, Kyoung Ho Yoo, Tae Jin Jung
  • Patent number: 10531003
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a lens moving apparatus including a bobbin having a lens barrel, a housing configured to accommodate the bobbin, an upper elastic member coupled to the bobbin and the housing, a lower elastic member coupled to the bobbin and the housing, a first coil disposed on the bobbin, a first magnet disposed on the housing, a circuit board disposed below the housing, a second coil disposed on the circuit board, a first sensor to output a first output signal based on a sensed result of a magnetic field strength of the first magnet, a first capacitor connected in parallel to the first sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Bong Park, Jin Suk Han, Jung Cheol Kim
  • Publication number: 20200004042
    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: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Jae Hong CHO, Seung Taek SHIN, In Jae YEO, Sang Hee LEE, Jin Suk HAN, Jung Cheol KIM
  • Patent number: 10451891
    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: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Hong Cho, Seung Taek Shin, In Jae Yeo, Sang Hee Lee, Jin Suk Han, Jung Cheol Kim
  • Publication number: 20190208128
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a lens moving apparatus including a bobbin having a lens barrel, a housing configured to accommodate the bobbin, an upper elastic member coupled to the bobbin and the housing, a lower elastic member coupled to the bobbin and the housing, a first coil disposed on the bobbin, a first magnet disposed on the housing, a circuit board disposed below the housing, a second coil disposed on the circuit board, a first sensor to output a first output signal based on a sensed result of a magnetic field strength of the first magnet, a first capacitor connected in parallel to the first sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Tae Bong PARK, Jin Suk HAN, Jung Cheol KIM
  • Publication number: 20190179105
    Abstract: An embodiment includes a housing including a guide protrusion projecting from an upper surface thereof and a guide groove formed adjacent to the guide protrusion, a first magnet disposed at the housing, a bobbin on which a lens is mounted, a first coil disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the bobbin to move the bobbin by interaction with the first magnet, an upper elastic member coupled to the bobbin and the housing and having an end disposed in the guide groove, a damping member disposed between a side surface of the guide protrusion and a first end of the upper elastic member disposed in the guide groove, and a second coil for moving the housing by interaction with the first magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: JUNG CHEOL KIM, JIN SUK HAN
  • Patent number: 10264182
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a lens moving apparatus including a bobbin having a lens barrel, a housing configured to accommodate the bobbin, an upper elastic member coupled to the bobbin and the housing, a lower elastic member coupled to the bobbin and the housing, a first coil disposed on the bobbin, a first magnet disposed on the housing, a circuit board disposed below the housing, a second coil disposed on the circuit board, a first sensor to output a first output signal based on a sensed result of a magnetic field strength of the first magnet, a first capacitor connected in parallel to the first sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Bong Park, Jin Suk Han, Jung Cheol Kim
  • Publication number: 20190107685
    Abstract: The present embodiments relates to a lens driving device comprising: a housing; a bobbin disposed in the housing; a coil disposed on the bobbin; a first magnet which is disposed on the housing and faces the coil; a second magnet disposed on the bobbin; and a sensor which is disposed on the housing and faces the second sensor, wherein the sensor comprises an upper surface, a lower surface disposed opposite the upper surface, an inner surface facing the second magnet, an outer surface disposed opposite the inner surface, and both lateral surfaces connecting the inner surface with the outer surface, the upper surface and the lower surface of the sensor are fixed to the housing, and one of the side surfaces of the sensor is opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Cheol KIM, Jin Suk HAN, Sang Ok PARK, Tae Bong PARK, Seung Taek SHIN
  • Patent number: 10247904
    Abstract: An embodiment includes a housing including a guide protrusion projecting from an upper surface thereof and a guide groove formed adjacent to the guide protrusion, a first magnet disposed at the housing, a bobbin on which a lens is mounted, a first coil disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the bobbin to move the bobbin by interaction with the first magnet, an upper elastic member coupled to the bobbin and the housing and having an end disposed in the guide groove, a damping member disposed between a side surface of the guide protrusion and a first end of the upper elastic member disposed in the guide groove, and a second coil for moving the housing by interaction with the first magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Cheol Kim, Jin Suk Han
  • Publication number: 20180343369
    Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a lens driving device comprising: a housing; a bobbin disposed inside the housing; a magnet disposed in the housing; a first coil which is disposed in the bobbin, and is opposite to the magnet; a base disposed on the lower side of the housing; a substrate portion comprising a body portion, which is disposed on the upper surface of the base, and a terminal portion extending toward the lower side of the body portion; a terminal portion accommodating portion which is formed on a side surface of the base and accommodates at least a part of the terminal portion; and an adhesive accommodating groove which is formed in the terminal portion accommodating portion and accommodates at least a part of an adhesive contacting the terminal portion and the terminal portion accommodating portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: JUNG CHEOL KIM, JIN SUK HAN, SANG OK PARK, SANG JUN MIN, BYUNG WOOK SON, KYOUNG HO YOO, TAE JIN JUNG
  • Patent number: 10057493
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a lens moving apparatus including a bobbin having a lens barrel, a housing configured to accommodate the bobbin, an upper elastic member coupled to the bobbin and the housing, a lower elastic member coupled to the bobbin and the housing, a first coil disposed on the bobbin, a first magnet disposed on the housing, a circuit board disposed below the housing, a second coil disposed on the circuit board, a first sensor to output a first output signal based on a sensed result of a magnetic field strength of the first magnet, a first capacitor connected in parallel to the first sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Bong Park, Jin Suk Han, Jung Cheol Kim