Lens driving device
US7457060B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 16, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B7/102
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A lens driving device includes a lens barrel having a lens holder and an extension part extended from the lens holder. The device also includes a piezoelectric vibrator with a piezoelectric body flexed and bent in response to power application with a friction member in contact with the extension part, thereby providing driving power for transporting the lens barrel. The device further includes a preload member having a free end in resilient contact with a rear end of the piezoelectric body to compress the piezoelectric vibrator against the extension part and a guiding part for guiding the transport of the lens barrel in the optical axis direction. This allows a simplified and miniaturized structure, a large transport range with low input power to achieve excellent resolution of positioning, minimal loss of driving power, simplified mechanism for guiding the transport of the lens, and accurate and stable transport of the lens.
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