Patents by Inventor Kazuo Shikama

Kazuo Shikama 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: 20240080558
    Abstract: A camera device and a portable electronic device are provided. The camera device includes a camera lens and an anti-shake mechanism. The anti-shake mechanism includes a base, a supporting frame, a driving member, and a supporting member. The camera lens is fixed to the supporting frame. The driving member includes at least one coil and at least one magnetic steel. The driving member is configured to drive the supporting frame to move relative to the base in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis, and the supporting member is arranged between the supporting frame and the base to support movement of the supporting frame. The anti-shake mechanism further comprises at least one magnetic fluid body arranged on at least one of the base and the supporting frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Kazuo Shikama, Takashi Iwasaki
  • Patent number: 11910091
    Abstract: Provided is a camera device, including: a camera lens having an optical axis; a lens driving mechanism configured to drive the camera lens to move along the optical axis; an image stabilization mechanism including a movable frame, and an image sensor chip and a first flexible substrate arranged at the movable frame. The image stabilization mechanism is movable in a plane of the image sensor chip, and the first flexible substrate is made of liquid crystal polymer. The use of the LCP substrate for the first flexible substrate can greatly reduce elasticity of existing flexible substrates due to polyimide, so it has frequency characteristics similar to other rigid bodies and system resonance is not easily generated during movement of the image stabilization mechanism. Therefore, more precise servo control of the movable frame can achieved, thereby enabling camera device to have higher-quality hand-shake correction control and image stabilization control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Changzhou AAC Raytech Optronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuo Shikama
  • Publication number: 20230400751
    Abstract: A shooting apparatus, a camera, and an electronic device, related to a field of optical technologies, are provided. According to the shooting apparatus, in order to fix the lens assembly, the focusing magnets and the fixing magnetic yokes are used to replace a leaf spring. Then, by energizing the focusing coils, the lens assembly realizes autofocus under the action of the forces of attraction between the focusing magnets and the focusing coils. Therefore, the shooting apparatus can realize focusing and fix the lens assembly without using the leaf spring. This prevents the autofocus mechanism from malfunction caused by easy damage of the leaf spring, and reduces the size and weight of the shooting apparatus, thereby improving the performance of the autofocus mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventor: Kazuo Shikama
  • Publication number: 20230403468
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an image pickup apparatus, a camera and a mobile electronic device. The image pickup apparatus comprises a housing; a movable component and a fixed component, the fixed component comprising a lens with an optical axis, and the movable component comprising a moving frame and a sensor component; a first connector movably connecting the movable component with the fixed component; a first driving component used for driving the movable component to move in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis; a second connector movably connecting the moving frame with the sensor component; and a second driving component used for driving the sensor component to move in the direction of the optical axis. The image pickup apparatus coincides with the development direction of “miniaturization”, and facilitates optical axis alignment during assembly, thus improving the image pickup quality of the image pickup apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Kazuo Shikama, Takashi Iwasaki
  • Patent number: 11838633
    Abstract: Provided is a camera device, including: a case having a receiving cavity; a focus adjustment mechanism installed to a camera lens having an optical axis; and an image stabilization mechanism, the image stabilization mechanism and the focus adjustment mechanism being arranged along a direction of the optical axis. The focus adjustment mechanism includes a focus adjustment magnet and a first base. The image stabilization mechanism includes a second base and a flexible substrate fixed to the second base, the flexible substrate is configured with and electrically connected to a first coil, the first coil corresponds to and is spaced from the focus adjustment magnet in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the optical axis, and the first coil interacts with the focus adjustment magnet when being energized, to drive the flexible substrate to move in a plane orthogonal to the direction of the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: AAC Optics (Nanning) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Iwasaki, Kazuo Shikama
  • Patent number: 11828956
    Abstract: Provided is a camera device, including a housing having an accommodating cavity; a lens placed in the accommodating cavity; and an anti-shake mechanism placed in the accommodating cavity and including a first movable part, a first fixing part, a first coil, a first magnet, a filter, and a photosensitive sensor. The first coil, the filter and the photosensitive sensor are fixed to the first movable part. The first magnet is fixed to the first fixing part, and the first magnet and the first coil are spaced apart from each other to drive the first movable part to reciprocate inn a plane orthogonal to an optical axis direction. Compared with the related art, low-height and miniaturization of the camera device can be achieved, the components are simplified and the size is reduced, the occupied space of the components is reduced and the quality of the camera image is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: AAC Optics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuo Shikama
  • Patent number: 11808949
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lens driving device, a camera and an electronic apparatus with a small size and an excellent effect in hand vibration correction. The lens driving device includes a case having an accommodation space, in which a lens module is provided. The lens module includes a lens, a lens holder receiving the lens, a support frame for freely rotating the lens holder in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis direction, support members, an electromagnetic driving device, and a base for fixing a circuit board; the electromagnetic driving device is arranged on the lens holder and the base for fixing the circuit board, and is provided adjacent to a level of a center of gravity of the lens module; and the lens module have different movement axes in a plane and is rotatable freely relative to the base for fixing the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Changzhou Raytech Optronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ching-Chung Chiu, Kazuo Shikama
  • Patent number: 11804320
    Abstract: Provided is a camera device including a housing having accommodation cavity; an optical imaging part placed in the accommodation cavity and including lens having optical axis and drive mechanism; and an anti-shake mechanism placed in the accommodation cavity and including first movable part, first fixed part, first coil, first magnet, filter and photosensitive sensor. The drive mechanism includes second magnet to drive the lens. The first magnet, the first coil and the second magnet are successively arranged at intervals along optical axis direction, and the first coil is simultaneously under action of the first and second magnets to drive the first movable part. Compared with the related art, the first coil can utilize the magnetic fluxes of the first and second magnets at the same time, so that the first movable part fixed with the first coil can receive larger driving force, thereby improving efficiency of shake correction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: AAC Optics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuo Shikama
  • Patent number: 11796832
    Abstract: Provided is an anti-vibration device, including a housing, a base fixed to the housing, and an anti-vibration mechanism accommodated in the housing. The anti-vibration mechanism includes a lens, a rolling member, a movable frame, an image sensor, and an electric actuator. The electric actuator includes a coil and a magnet, and the magnet and the coil are arranged opposite to each other to actuate the movable frame to drive the image sensor to move along the first direction and the second direction orthogonal to the optical axis. The anti-vibration mechanism adopts two coils arranged at intervals along the first direction two coils arranged at intervals along the second direction, so that the electric actuator drives the image sensor to rotate in the plane of the first direction and the second direction, which helps to improve the shooting effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Changzhou AAC Raytech Optronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuo Shikama
  • Publication number: 20230319410
    Abstract: Provided is a camera device, including: a camera lens having an optical axis; a lens driving mechanism configured to drive the camera lens to move along the optical axis; an image stabilization mechanism including a movable frame, and an image sensor chip and a first flexible substrate arranged at the movable frame. The image stabilization mechanism is movable in a plane of the image sensor chip, and the first flexible substrate is made of liquid crystal polymer. The use of the LCP substrate for the first flexible substrate can greatly reduce elasticity of existing flexible substrates due to polyimide, so it has frequency characteristics similar to other rigid bodies and system resonance is not easily generated during movement of the image stabilization mechanism. Therefore, more precise servo control of the movable frame can achieved, thereby enabling camera device to have higher-quality hand-shake correction control and image stabilization control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventor: Kazuo Shikama
  • Publication number: 20230317340
    Abstract: Provided is a camera device including a housing having accommodation cavity; an optical imaging part placed in the accommodation cavity and including lens having optical axis and drive mechanism; and an anti-shake mechanism placed in the accommodation cavity and including first movable part, first fixed part, first coil, first magnet, filter and photosensitive sensor. The drive mechanism includes second magnet to drive the lens. The first magnet, the first coil and the second magnet are successively arranged at intervals along optical axis direction, and the first coil is simultaneously under action of the first and second magnets to drive the first movable part. Compared with the related art, the first coil can utilize the magnetic fluxes of the first and second magnets at the same time, so that the first movable part fixed with the first coil can receive larger driving force, thereby improving efficiency of shake correction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventor: Kazuo Shikama
  • Publication number: 20230314757
    Abstract: Provided is a lens drive including: a housing; a focus adjustment mechanism including a lens assembly having an optical axis and a fixing member fixed to the housing, the lens assembly is movably connected to the fixing member, and the lens assembly includes at least one lens piece movable along an optical axis; an anti-shake mechanism including a bottom plate fixed on the housing and an image sensor module movable relative to the bottom plate in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis; and a shock absorbing gel provided between the fixing member and the image sensor module. The shock absorbing gel can absorb the interaction force between the anti-shake mechanism and the focus adjustment mechanism when the lens drive is impacted by the external environment, thereby reducing the possibility of damage to the components in the lens drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventor: Kazuo Shikama
  • Publication number: 20230319409
    Abstract: Provided is a camera device, including: a case having a receiving cavity; a focus adjustment mechanism installed to a camera lens having an optical axis; and an image stabilization mechanism, the image stabilization mechanism and the focus adjustment mechanism being arranged along a direction of the optical axis. The focus adjustment mechanism includes a focus adjustment magnet and a first base. The image stabilization mechanism includes a second base and a flexible substrate fixed to the second base, the flexible substrate is configured with and electrically connected to a first coil, the first coil corresponds to and is spaced from the focus adjustment magnet in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the optical axis, and the first coil interacts with the focus adjustment magnet when being energized, to drive the flexible substrate to move in a plane orthogonal to the direction of the optical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Takashi Iwasaki, Kazuo Shikama
  • Publication number: 20230314829
    Abstract: Provided is a camera device, including a housing having an accommodating cavity; a lens placed in the accommodating cavity; and an anti-shake mechanism placed in the accommodating cavity and including a first movable part, a first fixing part, a first coil, a first magnet, a filter, and a photosensitive sensor. The first coil, the filter and the photosensitive sensor are fixed to the first movable part. The first magnet is fixed to the first fixing part, and the first magnet and the first coil are spaced apart from each other to drive the first movable part to reciprocate inn a plane orthogonal to an optical axis direction. Compared with the related art, low-height and miniaturization of the camera device can be achieved, the components are simplified and the size is reduced, the occupied space of the components is reduced and the quality of the camera image is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventor: Kazuo Shikama
  • Publication number: 20230314832
    Abstract: Provided is an anti-vibration device, including a housing, a base fixed to the housing, and an anti-vibration mechanism accommodated in the housing. The anti-vibration mechanism includes a lens, a rolling member, a movable frame, an image sensor, and an electric actuator. The electric actuator includes a coil and a magnet, and the magnet and the coil are arranged opposite to each other to actuate the movable frame to drive the image sensor to move along the first direction and the second direction orthogonal to the optical axis. The anti-vibration mechanism adopts two coils arranged at intervals along the first direction two coils arranged at intervals along the second direction, so that the electric actuator drives the image sensor to rotate in the plane of the first direction and the second direction, which helps to improve the shooting effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventor: Kazuo Shikama
  • Patent number: 11696031
    Abstract: A drive mechanism, a camera device and a portable electric device are provided. The drive mechanism includes an auto-focusing mechanism and a stabilization mechanism. The auto-focusing mechanism receive and drive the lens along an optical axis of the lens. The auto-focusing mechanism includes a stator and a mover. The mover includes a holder for installing the lens. A groove is formed at a surface of the holder facing the stator. An inner side of the groove is coated with a vibration damping gel. The stator is provided with a claw member extending into the groove to cooperate with the vibration damping gel. The stator is further provided with a through-hole opposite to the groove to expose the groove. After assembling is completed, an amount of the vibration damping gel can be adjusted through the groove, thereby suppressing vibration of the auto-focusing mechanism and improving the vibration damping effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: AAC Optics (Nanning) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuo Shikama
  • Patent number: 11561456
    Abstract: To enable continuous operational control of the blade member with high resolution and good accuracy, even when achieving miniaturization and thickness reduction in a blade driving device, through enabling smooth movement of a movable member in a blade driving device. A blade driving device 1 comprises: a base member 2 that has an opening 2A; one or a plurality of blade members 3 that operate so as to advance into the opening 2A or withdraw from the opening 2A; a driving member 4 that moves within a plane that is perpendicular to the optical axis that passes through the opening 2A, to drive the blade member 3; and supporting members 7 that are provided between the base member 2 and the driving member 4, so as to provide sliding support or elastic support of the driving member 4 in a state that is separated from the base member 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Nidec Copal Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuo Shikama, Longji Bai, Nobuaki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11520162
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lens driving device, a camera, and an electronic apparatus with a small size, a large correction angle and an excellent hand vibration correction effect. The lens driving device includes a case having an accommodation space, which accommodates a lens module; support frames, support members, and an electromagnetic driving device, for freely rotating the lens module in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis direction; and a base for fixing a circuit board; the electromagnetic driving device is arranged at the support frames and at the base for fixing the circuit board, and is arranged adjacent to a level of a center of gravity of the lens module; and the support frames includes a first support frame and a second support frame, each of the first support frame and the second support frame has different movement axes in a plane and is rotatable freely relative to the base for fixing the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Changzhou Raytech Optronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ching-Chung Chiu, Kazuo Shikama
  • Patent number: 11516398
    Abstract: In a camera device that includes a hand tremor correction mechanism, an anti-vibration mechanism for the camera device is provided. An optical system that is movable in an optical axis direction and includes a focus adjustment mechanism is provided in the camera device, includes an anti-vibration mechanism that performs hand tremor correction by anti-vibration of the imaging element, and includes from an object side, an imaging lens group, the anti-vibration mechanism, and an imaging element provided on the anti-vibration mechanism, and a plane perpendicular to the optical axis of the imaging lens group is used as a movement plane to allow the imaging element on the anti-vibration mechanism to move, so as to achieve hand tremor correction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Changzhou Raytech Optronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuo Shikama
  • Patent number: 11480850
    Abstract: An optical unit has a lens frame that has a slit in a cylinder, and a blade driving device, comprising an insertion portion for insertion into the slit, wherein an opening, provided in the insertion portion, is disposed between lenses in a lens frame, wherein: the blade driving device comprises a frame that has a recessed lens frame storing portion with the insertion portion protruding; a cylinder of the lens frame comprises a pair of supporting faces that are perpendicular to the optical axis of the lens; and the lens frame storing portion of the frame has contact surfaces that contact each of a pair of supporting faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC COPAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shozo Iwato, Koji Sawanobori, Kazuo Shikama, Kenzo Imai, Nobuaki Watanabe