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Camera module

US11714334B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 29, 2021
Grant dateAug 1, 2023
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Expiry dateDec 29, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B2205/0069
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An automatic focus apparatus for a camera module includes a voice coil motor and a driving unit. The voice coil motor includes a frame, a moving member with a lens, and a magnetic member. The magnetic member is positioned at a side wall of the moving member, the driving unit is positioned at a side plate of the frame. A magnetic field is generated by the driving unit and the magnetic member, the magnetic field drives the moving member with the lens to move, to achieve automatic focus.

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