Patents by Inventor Sang Jun Min

Sang Jun Min 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: 20220179168
    Abstract: A lens driving device is provided, the lens driving device includes: a housing; a bobbin disposed inside of the housing; a support member coupled to the bobbin and the housing; and a sensor sensing a position of at least one of the bobbin and the housing, wherein the support member may include a first support unit, and a second support unit disposed not parallel to the first support unit, wherein the sensor may be disposed more adjacent to the first support unit than to the second support unit, and wherein an elastic modulus of the fist support unit may be lower than an elastic modulus of the second support unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Sang Ok PARK, Sang Jun MIN, Jun Taek LEE
  • Patent number: 11356609
    Abstract: One embodiment of a lens moving unit includes a bobbin mounted with at least one sheet of lens and arranged at a periphery with a coil unit, a cover member mounted with a magnet at a position corresponding to that of the coil unit, upper and bottom elastic members respectively coupled at one distal end to upper and bottom surfaces of the bobbin to support movement of the bobbin to an optical axis direction, and a detection unit to detect a movement parallel to an optical axis of the bobbin, wherein the detection unit includes a sensing magnet mounted at a periphery of the bobbin, and a position detection sensor arranged at a lateral wall of the cover member and formed at an inner lateral surface opposite to the sensing magnet, wherein the bobbin includes a correction magnet mounted at a side opposite to that of the sensing magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Jin Jung, Sang Jun Min
  • Publication number: 20220163755
    Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a lens driving device including: a first movable element including a bobbin and a first coil; a second movable element including a housing and a first magnet; a base disposed below the housing; a board including a circuit member having a second coil; an upper elastic member; and a support member, wherein the bobbin includes a first stopper and a second stopper, which overlap the second movable element in an optical axis direction and are spaced apart from each other, the housing includes side parts and corner parts formed between the side parts, a first stopper is disposed on the side of the corner parts, the second stopper is disposed on the side of the side parts, and the distance between the first stopper and the second movable element in the optical axis direction is different from the distance between the second stopper and the second movable element in the optical axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Jun MIN, Tae Jin JUNG, Kyoung Ho YOO, Sung Guk LEE
  • Patent number: 11307486
    Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a lens driving device, a camera module and an optical device. The lens driving device comprising: a cover; a housing arranged inside the cover; a bobbin arranged inside the housing; a magnet arranged in the housing; a first coil arranged in the bobbin and facing the magnet; a first substrate arranged below the housing and including a second coil facing the magnet; a second substrate arranged below the first substrate; and a base arranged below the second substrate, wherein the base includes a body and a protrusion upwardly protruding from the body, the outer side of the second substrate is arranged to face the inner side of the protrusion, and the upper surface of the protrusion is in a location which is the same as or lower than that of the upper surface of the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Jin Jung, Sang Jun Min
  • Patent number: 11307378
    Abstract: A lens driving device is provided, the lens driving device includes: a housing; a bobbin disposed inside of the housing; a support member coupled to the bobbin and the housing; and a sensor sensing a position of at least one of the bobbin and the housing, wherein the support member may include a first support unit, and a second support unit disposed not parallel to the first support unit, wherein the sensor may be disposed more adjacent to the first support unit than to the second support unit, and wherein an elastic modulus of the first support unit may be lower than an elastic modulus of the second support unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Sang Jun Min, Jun Taek Lee
  • Publication number: 20220113494
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a lens moving apparatus including a bobbin including a first coil disposed on an outer circumferential surface thereof, a housing provided with first and second magnets for moving the bobbin by interaction with the first coil, upper and lower elastic members each coupled to both the bobbin and the housing, and a first position sensor for detecting a sum of intensities of magnetic fields of the first and second magnets, wherein the first position sensor is disposed in a space between the first magnet and the second magnet when the bobbin is disposed at an initial position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Jun Taek Lee, Byung Wook Son, Sang Jun Min, Kyoung Ho Yoo
  • Publication number: 20220113456
    Abstract: The present exemplary embodiment relates to a camera module comprising: a housing; a liquid lens disposed in the housing; a magnet disposed in the housing; a base disposed and spaced apart from the housing; a substrate comprising a coil facing the magnet and disposed on the base; a plurality of wires connected to the housing and the substrate; and a connection part connecting the liquid lens and at least one wire of the plurality of wires, wherein the liquid lens and the substrate are electrically connected to each other through the connection part and the at least one wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Tae Jin JUNG, Sang Jun MIN
  • Publication number: 20220100052
    Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a lens driving device comprising: a housing comprising a first hole and a second hole; a first bobbin disposed in the first hole of the housing; a second bobbin disposed in the second hole of the housing; a first coil disposed on the first bobbin; a second coil disposed on the second bobbin; a first magnet disposed in the housing to face the first coil; a second magnet facing the second coil; and a third magnet disposed between the first coil and the second coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sang Jun MIN
  • Publication number: 20220082849
    Abstract: A lens driving device including a first lens driving unit for auto focusing, and a second lens driving unit for handshake correction is proposed, the lens driving device including a base, a holder member mounted with a magnet and positioned at an upper side of the base by being spaced apart from the base at a predetermined distance, a plurality of support members configured to elastically support the holder member relative to the base, an upper stopper protrusively formed at an upper surface of the holder member, and a bottom stopper protrusively formed at a bottom surface of the holder member to form a shock point between the base and the holder member when there is generated a shock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Sang Ok PARK, Sang Jun MIN, Kyoung Ho YOO
  • Patent number: 11275229
    Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a lens driving device including: a first movable element including a bobbin and a first coil; a second movable element including a housing and a first magnet; a base disposed below the housing; a board including a circuit member having a second coil; an upper elastic member; and a support member, wherein the bobbin includes a first stopper and a second stopper, which overlap the second movable element in an optical axis direction and are spaced apart from each other, the housing includes side parts and corner parts formed between the side parts, a first stopper is disposed on the side of the corner parts, the second stopper is disposed on the side of the side parts, and the distance between the first stopper and the second movable element in the optical axis direction is different from the distance between the second stopper and the second movable element in the optical axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Jun Min, Tae Jin Jung, Kyoung Ho Yoo, Sung Guk Lee
  • Publication number: 20220078315
    Abstract: An embodiment comprises a housing, a bobbin disposed inside the housing, a first coil disposed on the bobbin, a first magnet disposed in the housing, an upper elastic member coupled to the bobbin and the housing, a circuit substrate disposed under the housing, a base which is disposed under the circuit substrate and includes a first hole, a conductive pattern disposed on the base and electrically connected to the circuit substrate, and a support member having one end coupled to the upper elastic member and the other end coupled to the conductive pattern, wherein the other end of the support member is coupled to the base through the first hole in the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Sang Jun Min, Tae Jin Jung
  • Publication number: 20220066233
    Abstract: A lens driving device according to an embodiment comprises: a bobbin wherein at least one lens is installed inside thereof and a first coil is installed on the outer circumferential surface thereof; a first magnet arranged around the bobbin so as to be opposite to the first coil; a housing for supporting the first magnet; upper and lower elastic members coupled with the bobbin and the housing; a first sensor for sensing displacement of the bobbin in the first direction; a second magnet arranged so as to be opposite to the first sensor; a base arranged to be spaced apart from the housing by a certain distance; a second coil arranged so as to be opposite to the first magnet; a circuit board whereon the second coil is installed; a plurality of support members for supporting the housing so as to be movable in the second and third directions which are orthogonal to the first direction with respect to the base and for connecting at least one of the upper and lower elastic members to the circuit board; and a second
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Jin JUNG, Sang Jun MIN, Sung Guk LEE
  • Publication number: 20220043234
    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: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Jung Cheol KIM, Jin Suk HAN, Sang Ok PARK, Sang Jun MIN, Byung Wook SON, Kyoung Ho YOO, Tae Jin JUNG
  • Publication number: 20220035173
    Abstract: A camera module may comprise a first camera module and a second camera module spaced apart from the first camera module, wherein: the first camera module comprises a cover, a housing, a bobbin, a first coil, a first magnet, a second coil, a second magnet, and a first sensor; the first magnet comprises a first-first magnet disposed at a position corresponding to a second lateral plate, a first-second magnet disposed at a position corresponding to a third lateral plate, and a first-third magnet disposed at a position corresponding to a fourth lateral plate; and a first dummy member and the first sensor are disposed at a position corresponding to a first lateral plate of the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Sang Jun MIN, Sang Ok PARK
  • Patent number: 11237352
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a lens moving apparatus including a bobbin including a first coil disposed on an outer circumferential surface thereof, a housing provided with first and second magnets for moving the bobbin by interaction with the first coil, upper and lower elastic members each coupled to both the bobbin and the housing, and a first position sensor for detecting a sum of intensities of magnetic fields of the first and second magnets, wherein the first position sensor is disposed in a space between the first magnet and the second magnet when the bobbin is disposed at an initial position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Jun Taek Lee, Byung Wook Son, Sang Jun Min, Kyoung Ho Yoo
  • Patent number: 11231637
    Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a lens driving device comprising: a housing comprising a first hole and a second hole; a first bobbin disposed in the first hole of the housing; a second bobbin disposed in the second hole of the housing; a first coil disposed on the first bobbin; a second coil disposed on the second bobbin; a first magnet disposed in the housing to face the first coil; a second magnet facing the second coil; and a third magnet disposed between the first coil and the second coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sang Jun Min
  • Publication number: 20220019129
    Abstract: A camera module including a first camera module and a second camera module including a second side that faces a first side of the first camera module, wherein the first camera module includes a housing; a bobbin disposed inside the housing; a coil disposed on the bobbin; and a magnet arranged at a side of the housing and facing the coil, wherein the magnet is disposed biased toward a center line of the side of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Guk LEE, Seong Min LEE, Sang Jun MIN, Tae Jin JUNG
  • Patent number: 11223752
    Abstract: An embodiment comprises a housing, a bobbin disposed inside the housing, a first coil disposed on the bobbin, a first magnet disposed in the housing, an upper elastic member coupled to the bobbin and the housing, a circuit substrate disposed under the housing, a base which is disposed under the circuit substrate and includes a first hole, a conductive pattern disposed on the base and electrically connected to the circuit substrate, and a support member having one end coupled to the upper elastic member and the other end coupled to the conductive pattern, wherein the other end of the support member is coupled to the base through the first hole in the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Sang Jun Min, Tae Jin Jung
  • Patent number: 11215841
    Abstract: A lens driving device including a first lens driving unit for auto focusing, and a second lens driving unit for handshake correction is proposed, the lens driving device including a base, a holder member mounted with a magnet and positioned at an upper side of the base by being spaced apart from the base at a predetermined distance, a plurality of support members configured to elastically support the holder member relative to the base, an upper stopper protrusively formed at an upper surface of the holder member, and a bottom stopper protrusively formed at a bottom surface of the holder member to form a shock point between the base and the holder member when there is generated a shock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Sang Jun Min, Kyoung Ho Yoo
  • Patent number: 11215786
    Abstract: One embodiment of a lens driving device may comprise: a cover member; a bobbin which is disposed within the cover member so as to be movable in a first direction; a first magnet which is disposed within the cover member to move the bobbin in the first direction; a winding ring which is coupled to the bobbin; a coil which is wound around the outer circumferential surface of the winding ring and applies current for the movement of the bobbin in the first direction; a base which is coupled to the lower end of the cover member; and a flexible circuit board which is disposed on the lower side of the bobbin so as to be electrically connected with the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Jun Min, Sung Guk Lee, Tae Jin Jung