Patents by Inventor Te-Sheng Tseng

Te-Sheng Tseng 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: 20220082786
    Abstract: A camera module includes a base, a lens module, a reflection module, a longitudinal guiding bar, a transverse guiding bar and a shaft guiding bar. The lens module has an optical axis and is disposed on the base. The reflection module includes a reflective element disposed on the base and located on an object side of the lens module. The longitudinal and transverse guiding bars are disposed between the base and the lens module and respectively extend in a first direction parallel to the optical axis and a second direction perpendicular to the optical axis. The shaft guiding bar is disposed between the base and the reflection module and extends in the second direction. The lens module is movable along the longitudinal and transverse guiding bars, respectively, and the reflective element is rotatable by taking the shaft guiding bar as a rotation axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: LARGAN DIGITAL CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Lin An CHANG, Ming-Ta CHOU, Wen-Hung HSU, Te-Sheng TSENG
  • Publication number: 20220082782
    Abstract: An imaging lens driving module includes a base, a casing, a driving mechanism and a damping element. The base has an opening, and the casing has a central aperture corresponding to the opening. The casing includes a plastic frame portion and a metal structure portion. The plastic frame portion is coupled to the base. The metal structure portion has a plurality of pins extending towards the base. The driving mechanism is disposed in the casing. The driving mechanism is configured to drive the lens unit to move in a direction parallel to an optical axis. The damping element is connected to the pins and the lens unit. The metal structure portion is insert-molded with the plastic frame portion to form the casing. The pins are located closer to the optical axis than the other part of the metal structure portion to the optical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Heng Yi SU, Ming-Ta CHOU, Te-Sheng TSENG, Ming-Shun CHANG
  • Publication number: 20220060611
    Abstract: An imaging lens assembly module includes an imaging lens assembly, a light path folding element, a first lens barrel, a second lens barrel, a base and a plurality of rolling bearings. The imaging lens assembly includes a plurality of plastic lens elements, and defines a first optical axis passing through the plastic lens elements. The first lens barrel contains one or more of the plastic lens elements. The second lens barrel contains another one or more of the plastic lens elements. The base includes a guiding groove structure, and the guiding groove structure extends continuously along a direction parallel to the first optical axis. The rolling bearings interposed between the first lens barrel and the base and the rolling bearings interposed between the second lens barrel and the base are interposed in the guiding groove structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Heng-Yi SU, Ming-Ta CHOU, Te-Sheng TSENG
  • Patent number: 11226468
    Abstract: A lens driving apparatus is for driving a lens assembly and includes a holder, a metal cover, a carrier, at least one detection magnet, a circuit board, at least one position detection unit, a coil and at least three driving magnets. The holder has a rectangular appearance, wherein the holder includes a holder opening and four sides. The carrier is displaceable relative to the holder along a direction parallel to a central axis. The holder further includes at least three first terminals and a plurality of second terminals. The first terminals are positioned close to only one of the four sides of the holder and extended outward from the holder along the direction parallel to the central axis, wherein the position detection unit is positioned close to another one of the four sides. The second terminals are fixedly connected to the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Te-Sheng Tseng, Wen-Hung Hsu, Ming-Ta Chou
  • Publication number: 20210396949
    Abstract: Provided is a lens assembly driving module including a photographing lens assembly, a first driving mechanism and a second driving mechanism. The photographing lens assembly includes N lens elements and has an optical axis passing through the N lens elements. The first driving mechanism drives at least N/2 said lens elements to move along the optical axis of the photographing lens assembly. The second driving mechanism enables a relative distance along the optical axis of two adjacent ones of the N lens elements to vary. Therefore, any specific one of the lens elements is capable of being driven to optimize optical imaging resolution of various fields of view independently within a real shot at different object distances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Heng-Yi SU, Hao-Jan CHEN, Ming-Ta CHOU, Te-Sheng TSENG
  • Publication number: 20210364727
    Abstract: A lens driving module includes a base, a shield can, a driving mechanism, a space maintaining element and a damping element. The base has an opening. The shield can is coupled to the base and has a central aperture corresponding to the opening. The driving mechanism is disposed in the shield and configured to drive a lens unit to move. The space maintaining element is in physical contact with the shield can. The space maintaining element includes a plastic frame portion and a metal structure portion. The metal structure portion includes pins extending toward the base. The metal structure portion is insert-molded with the plastic frame portion to form the space maintaining element. The damping element is connected to the pins and the lens unit. The pins of the metal structure portion are located closer to the optical axis than part of the metal structure portion without the pins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: LARGAN DIGITAL CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Heng Yi SU, Ming-Ta CHOU, Te-Sheng TSENG, Ming-Shun CHANG
  • Publication number: 20210364730
    Abstract: An imaging camera driving module includes a lens unit, a driving mechanism, a sensing mechanism and an image surface. At least a part of the driving mechanism is coupled to the lens unit to drive the lens unit to move in a direction parallel to the optical axis. The sensing mechanism includes sensing magnets fixed to the lens unit and sensing elements not facing the driving mechanism. The sensing elements are disposed on an image side of the imaging lens assembly of the lens unit and corresponding to the sensing magnets. The sensing elements are configured to detect a relative position of the sensing magnets. The image surface is disposed on the image side of the imaging lens assembly, and the optical axis passes through the image surface. The sensing mechanism is configured to detect a tilt of the optical axis with respect to the central axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: LARGAN DIGITAL CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Heng Yi SU, Ming-Ta CHOU, Te-Sheng TSENG
  • Publication number: 20210302689
    Abstract: A lens driving apparatus includes an imaging lens assembly, a driving mechanism and a carrier element. The imaging lens assembly includes at least one plastic lens element. The plastic element includes an effective optical portion, a peripheral portion and a light-shielding layer. The peripheral portion surrounds the effective optical portion. The light-shielding layer is disposed on an object side of the peripheral and surrounds the effective optical portion. The driving mechanism includes at least one coil and at least one magnet. The magnet is disposed correspondingly with the coil. Both of the plastic element and the one of the coil and the magnet are directly connected with the carrier element. An outer surface of the carrier element includes an assembling structure. The assembling structure is directly contacted with one of the coil and the magnet. The assembling structure and the carrier element are made integrally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Heng-Yi SU, Ming-Ta CHOU, Te-Sheng TSENG
  • Publication number: 20210223506
    Abstract: A lens assembly actuating module includes a holder, a metal yoke, a lens actuator and a Hall sensor. The holder includes a central opening, at least three metal connectors insert-molded with the holder, at least two metal terminals insert-molded with the holder, and a plurality of plated metal layers disposed on a surface of the holder. The metal yoke is coupled with the holder. The lens actuator is for carrying a lens unit including an optical axis. The lens actuator is movably disposed in the metal yoke. The lens actuator includes at least one elastic element and at least three metal hanging wires. The Hall sensor is disposed on one of the plated metal layers of the holder. The Hall sensor is for detecting a movement of the lens unit along a direction perpendicular to the optical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Te-Sheng TSENG, Wen-Hung HSU, Ming-Ta CHOU
  • Publication number: 20210157214
    Abstract: A camera module includes a plastic carrier, an imaging lens assembly, a reflective element and a plurality of auto-focusing elements. The plastic carrier includes an inner portion and an outer portion, wherein an inner space is defined by the inner portion, and the outer portion includes at least one mounting structure. The imaging lens assembly is disposed in the inner space of the plastic carrier. The reflective element is for folding an image light by a reflective surface of the reflective element into the imaging lens assembly. The auto-focusing elements include at least two magnets and at least one wiring element, wherein the auto-focusing elements are for moving the plastic carrier along a second optical axis of the imaging lens assembly, and the magnets or the wiring element can be disposed on the mounting structure of the outer portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Te-Sheng TSENG, Ming-Ta CHOU, Wen-Hung HSU
  • Patent number: 11016264
    Abstract: A lens assembly actuating module includes a holder, a metal yoke, a lens actuator and a Hall sensor. The holder includes a central opening, at least three metal connectors insert-molded with the holder, at least two metal terminals insert-molded with the holder, and a plurality of plated metal layers disposed on a surface of the holder. The metal yoke is coupled with the holder. The lens actuator is for carrying a lens unit including an optical axis. The lens actuator is movably disposed in the metal yoke. The lens actuator includes at least one elastic element and at least three metal hanging wires. The Hall sensor is disposed on one of the plated metal layers of the holder. The Hall sensor is for detecting a movement of the lens unit along a direction perpendicular to the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Te-Sheng Tseng, Wen-Hung Hsu, Ming-Ta Chou
  • Publication number: 20210136267
    Abstract: A photographing module includes a metal cover, a base, a lens portion and a leaf spring. The lens portion is displaceably disposed in an inner space. The leaf spring is assembled with the lens portion and includes an inner fixing portion, an outer fixing portion and an elastic portion. The inner fixing portion is assembled with the lens portion. The outer fixing portion contacts and is fixedly disposed with the metal cover. The elastic portion connects the inner fixing portion and the outer fixing portion. The leaf spring further includes a plurality of contact portions and a plurality of auxiliary elastic portions. Each of the auxiliary elastic portions connects the outer fixing portion and one of the contact portions. For the leaf spring, only the contact portions thereof contact side plates of the metal cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Te-Sheng TSENG, Wen-Hung HSU, Ming-Ta CHOU
  • Patent number: 10976639
    Abstract: A lens assembly driving module includes a base, a cover, a lens carrier and a damping agent. The cover is coupled to the base. The lens carrier is integrally formed with a plastic barrel into a coaxial unitary element which has an internal space for receiving at least one optical lens element and includes at least two protrusion portions located on one end of the coaxial unitary element close to the base. The damping agent is filled between the base and each of the protrusion portions. The protrusion portions are a part of the coaxial unitary element, and a distance in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis between the part of the coaxial unitary element and the internal space is a maximum distance among distances in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis between other parts of the coaxial unitary element and the internal space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Te-Sheng Tseng, Ming-Ta Chou, Wen-Hung Hsu
  • Publication number: 20210088747
    Abstract: A lens assembly module includes a base, a cover, a lens unit, an elastic element, at least two conductive elements, at least one AF coil element and at least two first magnetic elements. The cover is coupled to the base. The lens unit is movably disposed in the cover. The elastic element is coupled to the lens unit. The conductive elements are coupled to the lens unit. The AF coil element is disposed on the lens unit, and two ends of the AF coil element are electrically connected to the conductive elements, respectively. The first magnetic elements are disposed in the cover. A part of each of the extending structures is overlapped along a direction parallel to an optical axis and electrically connected to each conductive element. The AF coil element and the conductive elements are electrically connected by a welding method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Te-Sheng TSENG, Wen-Hung HSU, Ming-Ta CHOU, Hao-Jan CHOU
  • Publication number: 20210080686
    Abstract: A lens assembly driving apparatus includes a holder, a metal yoke, a carrier, a lens assembly, a magnet set, a coil and at least one elastic element. The metal yoke is coupled with the holder. The carrier is movably disposed in the metal yoke. The carrier includes an object-side portion and at least three inner surfaces. The object-side portion has an object-side central hole. The lens assembly has an optical axis. The optical axis is corresponding to the object-side central hole. The lens assembly is coupled in the carrier. A movement of the lens assembly relative to the holder is according to a movement of the carrier. The magnet set includes only two magnets. The coil surrounds and is fixed at an exterior of the carrier. The elastic element is coupled with the carrier and the holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Chun-Yi LU, Te-Sheng TSENG, Ming-Ta CHOU
  • Patent number: 10942422
    Abstract: A camera module includes a plastic carrier, an imaging lens assembly, a reflective element and a plurality of auto-focusing elements. The plastic carrier includes an inner portion and an outer portion, wherein an inner space is defined by the inner portion, and the outer portion includes at least one mounting structure. The imaging lens assembly is disposed in the inner space of the plastic carrier. The reflective element is for folding an image light by a reflective surface of the reflective element into the imaging lens assembly. The auto-focusing elements include at least two magnets and at least one wiring element, wherein the auto-focusing elements are for moving the plastic carrier along a second optical axis of the imaging lens assembly, and the magnets or the wiring element can be disposed on the mounting structure of the outer portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Te-Sheng Tseng, Ming-Ta Chou, Wen-Hung Hsu
  • Patent number: 10924649
    Abstract: A photographing module includes a metal cover, a base, a lens portion and a leaf spring. The lens portion is displaceably disposed in an inner space. The leaf spring is assembled with the lens portion and includes an inner fixing portion, an outer fixing portion and an elastic portion. The inner fixing portion is assembled with the lens portion. The outer fixing portion contacts and is fixedly disposed with the metal cover. The elastic portion connects the inner fixing portion and the outer fixing portion. The leaf spring further includes a plurality of contact portions and a plurality of auxiliary elastic portions. Each of the auxiliary elastic portions connects the outer fixing portion and one of the contact portions. For the leaf spring, only the contact portions thereof contact side plates of the metal cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Te-Sheng Tseng, Wen-Hung Hsu, Ming-Ta Chou
  • Publication number: 20200400917
    Abstract: A lens assembly driving module includes a holder, a metal yoke, a lens unit, a magnet set, a coil, at least one elastic element and at least one damper agent. The metal yoke is coupled with the holder and includes a through hole and at least one extending structure. The extending structure is disposed around the through hole and extends along a direction from the through hole to the holder. The lens unit is movably disposed in the metal yoke. The lens unit includes an optical axis and at least one notch structure. The notch structure is disposed in an outer peripheral area of the lens unit and is corresponding to the extending structure. The damper agent is disposed between the extending structure of the metal yoke and the notch structure of the lens unit. The damper agent is applied to damp a movement of the lens unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Chun-Yi LU, Te-Sheng TSENG, Wen-Hung HSU, Ming-Ta CHOU
  • Patent number: 10866384
    Abstract: A lens assembly driving apparatus includes a holder, a metal yoke, a carrier, a lens assembly, a magnet set, a coil and at least one elastic element. The metal yoke is coupled with the holder. The carrier is movably disposed in the metal yoke. The carrier includes an object-side portion and at least three inner surfaces. The object-side portion has an object-side central hole. The lens assembly has an optical axis. The optical axis is corresponding to the object-side central hole. The lens assembly is coupled in the carrier. A movement of the lens assembly relative to the holder is according to a movement of the carrier. The magnet set includes only two magnets. The coil surrounds and is fixed at an exterior of the carrier. The elastic element is coupled with the carrier and the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chun-Yi Lu, Te-Sheng Tseng, Ming-Ta Chou
  • Publication number: 20200386969
    Abstract: A lens driving apparatus is for driving a lens assembly and includes a base, a metal cover, a carrier, a first coil, at least one first magnet, at least one second magnet, a frame and a spring set. At least one lower leaf spring of the spring set includes a frame connecting section, a carrier connecting section and a resilient section. The carrier connecting section and the second magnet are arranged along the first direction. The carrier connecting section includes an opening portion and a shielding portion, and the opening portion and the shielding portion both corresponding to the second magnet along the first direction are respectively for a part of the second magnet to be exposed through the opening portion and another part of the second magnet to be shielded by the shielding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Te-Sheng TSENG, Wen-Hung HSU, Yung-Chun KANG