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Publication number: 20130120861Abstract: A VCM is disclosed, the motor including a stator including a first driving unit, a rotor arranged inside the stator, including a second driving unit responding to the first driving unit and mounted therein with a lens, a base fixing the stator, and an elastic member coupled to the rotor to float the rotor from the base in a case a driving signal for driving the first and second driving units is not applied to the first and second driving units.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2012Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventor: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
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Publication number: 20130135762Abstract: A VCM is disclosed, the VCM including a rotor having a first driving unit and arranged therein with a lens, a stator having a second driving unit wrapping the first driving unit and being opposite to the first driving unit, a base supporting the stator and having an opening formed at a position corresponding to that of the lens, a connection terminal including a pair of first and second connection terminals arranged at an upper surface of the base, and an elastic member including a first elastic member coupled to the rotor and electrically connected the first connection terminal and a second elastic member coupled to the rotor and electrically connected the second connection terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2012Publication date: May 30, 2013Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventor: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
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Publication number: 20130044383Abstract: Disclosed is a lens driving apparatus. The lens driving apparatus includes a base formed at a center thereof with a first opening; a housing coupled with the base and having a second opening corresponding to the first opening; a yoke installed on the base and including a horizontal plate having a third opening corresponding to the first opening and a vertical plate protruding upward from the horizontal plate; a bobbin movably installed in the yoke and coupled with a lens module; a coil fixedly disposed around the bobbin; a plurality of magnets provided at the vertical plate of the yoke to face the coil; and a spring installed on at least one of upper and lower portions of the yoke to return the bobbin, which has moved up due to interaction between the magnet and the coil, to its initial position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2012Publication date: February 21, 2013Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventor: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
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Publication number: 20140092494Abstract: A motor for driving a lens is disclosed, wherein a yoke comprises a rotation prevention unit configured to prevent the bobbin from rotating.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2013Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Sangjun MIN, Taejin JUNG, Soojin JUNG
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Patent number: 9046640Abstract: A motor for driving a lens is disclosed, wherein a yoke comprises a rotation prevention unit configured to prevent the bobbin from rotating.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2013Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Sangjun Min, Taejin Jung, Soojin Jung
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Patent number: 10088646Abstract: A motor for driving a lens is disclosed, wherein a yoke comprises a rotation prevention unit configured to prevent the bobbin from rotating.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2016Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Sangjun Min, Taejin Jung, Soojin Jung
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Publication number: 20110310501Abstract: A motor for driving a lens is disclosed, wherein through holes through which a carrier passes are formed at an inner surface of a spring buried by an outer surface of the carrier, whereby the spring is not disengaged from the carrier to improve the reliability of the product.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2010Publication date: December 22, 2011Applicant: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sangjun Min, Soojin Jung, Taejin Jung
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Patent number: 8630048Abstract: A motor for driving a lens is disclosed, wherein through holes through which a carrier passes are formed at an inner surface of a spring buried by an outer surface of the carrier, whereby the spring is not disengaged from the carrier to improve the reliability of the product.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2010Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sangjun Min, Soojin Jung, Taejin Jung
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Publication number: 20110051265Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lens drive device comprises: a housing; a yoke provided on the inside of the housing; a magnet secured to the yoke; a carrier which is located on the inside of the yoke and which is provided with a lens; a coil which is connected to the carrier and which interacts with the magnet; a spring for resiliently supporting the carrier; and a magnetic member connected to the carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2009Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventor: Sang Hee Lee
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Patent number: 9860432Abstract: Disclosed is a camera module. The camera module includes: a lens barrel disposed in a housing to receive a lens assembly; an elastic member in at least one of the housing and the lens barrel; a driving unit moving the lens barrel relative to the housing; and a sensor unit fixed to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2013Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventor: In Jae Yeo
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Patent number: 8878400Abstract: A VCM is disclosed, the VCM including a base formed with an opening; a bobbin arranged on an upper surface of the base and mounted with a lens therein; a plurality of magnets secured on the base to face a periphery of the bobbin; a coil block encompassing each magnet and the bobbin, and secured to a part of the bobbin exposed between the magnets; and a cover can encompassing the magnets and the coil block.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2012Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.Inventor: Taejin Jung
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Publication number: 20120206824Abstract: A voice coil motor is disclosed, the motor including: a rotor including a lens improved in an optical characteristic of an incident light and a coil block arranged at a periphery of the lens; a stator including a magnet opposite to the coil block of the rotor; elastic members respectively coupled to an upper end and a bottom end opposite to the upper end of the lens to elastically support the rotor; and a base fixing the rotor and the stator.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2011Publication date: August 16, 2012Applicant: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.Inventor: SANGOK PARK
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Patent number: 9989727Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention relates to a lens driving device, comprising: a base including a support part upwardly protruded; a movable unit spaced from the base and movably disposed at an upper side of the base; and a damper contacted with the support part and the movable unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2016Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Seung Taek Shin, Jin Suk Han, Tae Bong Park
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Patent number: 9313387Abstract: The camera module according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention includes a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) mounted with an image sensor, a housing mounted therein with camera constituent parts and configured to protect the image sensor, an actuator arranged on the housing, and an electronic circuit pattern layer integrally formed on a surface of the housing to conductively connect the actuator to the PCB.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2013Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventor: Kwang Joon Han
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Patent number: 8310774Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lens drive device comprises: a housing; a yoke provided on the inside of the housing; a magnet secured to the yoke; a carrier which is located on the inside of the yoke and which is provided with a lens; a coil which is connected to the carrier and which interacts with the magnet; a spring for resiliently supporting the carrier; and a magnetic member connected to the carrier.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2009Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.Inventor: Sang Hee Lee
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Patent number: 9063275Abstract: A voice coil motor is disclosed, the motor including: a mover including a lens improved in an optical characteristic of an incident light and a coil block arranged at a periphery of the lens; a stator including a magnet opposite to the coil block of the mover; elastic members respectively coupled to an upper end and a bottom end opposite to the upper end of the lens to elastically support the mover; and a base fixing the mover and the stator.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventor: Sangok Park
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Publication number: 20140029120Abstract: A first exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) mounted with an image sensor, a holder member mounted on the PCB, a lens module directly mounted inside the holder member, an actuator arranged at an inside of the holder member, and an electronic circuit pattern formed on a surface of the holder member to conductibly connect the PCB and the actuator, where one end of the electronic circuit pattern is connected to the PCB, and the other end of the electronic circuit pattern is connected to the actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2013Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventor: Min Soo KIM
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Patent number: 8929005Abstract: A VCM is disclosed, the motor including a stator including a first driving unit, a rotor arranged inside the stator, including a second driving unit responding to the first driving unit and mounted therein with a lens, a base fixing the stator, and an elastic member coupled to the rotor to float the rotor from the base in a case a driving signal for driving the first and second driving units is not applied to the first and second driving units.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2012Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Seong Min Lee
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Publication number: 20130083409Abstract: Disclosed is a voice coil motor, the motor including a base having an opening, a foreign-substance trapping film provided on an upper surface of the base to trap foreign substances, a mover disposed on the base and including a bobbin supporting a lens and a coil block provided on an outer circumference of the bobbin, a stator supported on the base and having a magnet disposed to face the coil block, and an elastic member connected to the mover and the base to elastically support the mover, wherein a receiving portion is formed on the upper surface of the base along a boundary of the foreign-substance trapping film.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2012Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.Inventor: Sanghee Lee
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Patent number: 9341810Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention a rotor including a lens and formed with a first driving unit, a stator formed with a second driving unit driving the rotor in response to electromagnetic interaction with the first driving unit, and a base on which the stator is fixed, wherein the rotor is brought into contact with the base, in a case the lens is in a UP posture, and the rotor is distanced from the base, in a case the lens is in a DOWN posture.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2013Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Hyun Rae Cho, Seong Min Lee, Jun Taek Lee