Patent · US Active

Camera module

US10840835B2 · kind B2 · utility

1Cited by
2References
26Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJan 15, 2019
Grant dateNov 17, 2020
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 28, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B2217/005
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A camera module includes a lens barrel configured to be movable; a detection target disposed on one side of the lens barrel; an integrated coil and a sensing coil facing the detection target and disposed in a direction perpendicular to a direction of movement of the lens barrel; a driver configured to apply a driving signal to the integrated coil; and a position detector configured to detect a position of the lens barrel according to an inductance of the integrated coil and an inductance of the sensing coil, wherein a width of the integrated coil in the direction perpendicular to the direction of movement of the lens barrel and a width of the sensing coil in the direction perpendicular to the direction of movement of the lens barrel change in the direction of movement of the lens barrel.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.