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  • Publication number: 20130120861
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
  • Publication number: 20130135762
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
  • Publication number: 20130044383
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
  • Publication number: 20140092494
    Abstract: A motor for driving a lens is disclosed, wherein a yoke comprises a rotation prevention unit configured to prevent the bobbin from rotating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sangjun MIN, Taejin JUNG, Soojin JUNG
  • Patent number: 9046640
    Abstract: A motor for driving a lens is disclosed, wherein a yoke comprises a rotation prevention unit configured to prevent the bobbin from rotating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sangjun Min, Taejin Jung, Soojin Jung
  • Patent number: 10088646
    Abstract: A motor for driving a lens is disclosed, wherein a yoke comprises a rotation prevention unit configured to prevent the bobbin from rotating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sangjun Min, Taejin Jung, Soojin Jung
  • Publication number: 20110310501
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sangjun Min, Soojin Jung, Taejin Jung
  • Patent number: 8630048
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sangjun Min, Soojin Jung, Taejin Jung
  • Publication number: 20110051265
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sang Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 9860432
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: In Jae Yeo
  • Patent number: 8878400
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Taejin Jung
  • Publication number: 20120206824
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: SANGOK PARK
  • Patent number: 9989727
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Taek Shin, Jin Suk Han, Tae Bong Park
  • Patent number: 9313387
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kwang Joon Han
  • Patent number: 8310774
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 9063275
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sangok Park
  • Publication number: 20140029120
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Min Soo KIM
  • Patent number: 8929005
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Seong Min Lee
  • Patent number: 8451553
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lens driving apparatus. The lens driving apparatus includes a base, a yoke coupled to the base, having an upper surface formed with a hole, a closed side surface, and an opened bottom surface, a bobbin movably installed in an inner portion of the yoke, a lens module coupled to the bobbin to go in and out the hole according to movement of the bobbin, a magnet fixed to an inner portion of the yoke, a coil fixed to an outer portion of the bobbin while facing the magnets, and springs coupled to the bobbin to provide restoration force to the bobbin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ji Hoon Kim
  • Patent number: 9341810
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Hyun Rae Cho, Seong Min Lee, Jun Taek Lee