Ja Hwa Electronics Co., Ltd.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Byung Cheol Lee

Chul Soon Park

Je Seung Yeon

Jong Pil Lee

Doo Sik Shin

Jin Soo Seol

In Su Kang

Kyoung Jun Lee

Hyeon Ik Cho

Byung Kill Kang

Disclosed herein is an actuator for driving zoom lenses, where the zoom actuator comprises a first carrier having attached thereto a first lens and movable along an optical axis; a second carrier having attached thereto a second lens and being capable of moving along the optical axis and running anterior or posterior to the first carrier; a housing enclosing the first and second carriers; a first magnet attached to the first carrier; a second magnet attached to the second carrier; a first coil unit mounted to the housing and facing the first magnet; a second coil unit mounted to the housing and facing the second magnet; and a plurality of balls; with at least one of said plurality of balls positioned between the housing and the first carrier; and at least one of said plurality of balls positioned between the housing and the second carrier.

Zoom driving actuator and position control method for zoom driving

An autofocus apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a reflector provided to a rear side of a lens assembly and configured to change a path of a light passing through the lens assembly so that the light is oriented toward an image sensor; a carrier to which the reflector is mounted, the carrier being configured to linearly move in an optical axis direction; a housing configured to accommodate the carrier; and a driving unit configured to move the carrier so that a distance between the reflector and the lens assembly and a distance between the reflector and the image sensor are changed simultaneously.

Autofocus apparatus and camera module including the same

An apparatus for driving an optical-reflector includes a support frame having a groove line formed therein, an optical-reflector installed at the support frame to change a path of light input through an opening so that the light is put into a lens, a base frame having a guiding groove formed with a shape corresponding to the groove line, and a plurality of balls disposed between the groove line and the guiding groove so that the support frame and the base frame are kept in a spaced state, and a driving unit configured to move the support frame along a path corresponding to the groove line or the guiding groove.

Apparatus for driving optical-reflector

A camera system is provided. The camera system includes a first housing, a lens module accommodated in an inner space of the first housing, a support panel engaged to a side surface of the first housing, a magnet which is mounted on the lens module and confronts the support panel, and a drive portion which is arranged on the support panel and linearly moves the lens module in a direction of an optical axis, wherein the drive portion comprises a hall sensor portion for detecting displacement of the lens module, a coil fixed on a circuit board of the drive portion, and a controller for controlling current applied to the coil according to output of the hall sensor portion, and wherein the controller and the hall sensor portion are integrated in one chip.

Camera system with auto-focus function and control method thereof

In accordance with an aspect of the present invention a camera system comprising a lens module capable of linear movement in a direction of an optical axis; a drive portion generating for driving force to move said the lens module; a position sensor portion outputting a electrical signal to detect a position of the lens module; a image sensor portion outputting a electrical signal to capture image of a subject through the lens module; a control portion controlling the magnitude of driving force as the result that is judged by discriminating correct position to focus position of the lens module compared to real output and standard output of the position sensor corresponding to focus position of the subject to be detected as to output of the image sensor portion, wherein the control portion is composed of one chip.

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Jinju-si, South Korea

Byung Cheol Lee