Samsung Electro-mechanics Co., Ltd.

Su Bong Jang

Sang Jong Lee

Hee Soo Yoon

Tae Ho Yun

Min Ki Jung

Seung Hee Hong

Han Bit Kim

Seung Jae Song

Young Bok Yoon

Nam Ki Park

Min Cheol Park

Ju Ho Kim

Jae Woon Park

Byeong Cheol Moon

Kyung Ho Lee

Chang Hak Choi

Kang Heon Hur

Seung Mo Lim

Hyun Ho Shin

Tae Jun Choi

Tai Yon Cho

Seung Hee Oh

Sung Jun Lim

Yeong Min Jeong

A sensor shifting actuator includes a sensor substrate on which an image sensor having an imaging surface is disposed; a base configured to accommodate the sensor substrate; and a driver configured to drive the image sensor in a first direction and a second direction, parallel to the imaging surface. The sensor substrate includes a movable portion on which the image sensor is disposed, a fixed portion coupled to the base, and a connection portion disposed between the movable portion and the fixed portion. Depending on a movement direction of the image sensor in the first direction or the second direction, the movable portion and the connection portion relatively move with respect to the fixed portion, or the movable portion relatively moves with respect to the connection portion.

Camera module with sensor shifting actuator

A sensor shifting module is provided. The module includes a fixed body, a movable body movably disposed inside the fixed body and including an image sensor having an imaging plane oriented in a first direction, and a driving unit moving the movable body in a direction, perpendicular to the first direction, with respect to the fixed body, and rotating the movable body about an axis parallel to the first direction. The driving unit includes a driving coil coupled to one of the fixed body and the movable body, and a driving yoke coupled to the other of the fixed body and the movable body, the driving yoke faces the driving coil in a direction perpendicular to the first direction. When a current is applied to the driving coil, the movable body moves in a direction perpendicular to the first direction, or rotates about an axis parallel to the first direction.

Sensor shifting module and camera module having the same

A camera module is provided. The camera module includes a fixed body which has an internal space; a first movable body movably disposed on the fixed body; a substrate disposed on the first movable body, and on which an image sensor is mounted; a yoke disposed on one of the fixed body and the first movable body; a coil disposed on the other of the fixed body and the first movable body, and disposed to face the yoke; and an elastic member connected to the fixed body and the first movable body, and configured to provide a restorative force to the first movable body.

Camera module

A sensor shifting module includes a fixed body, a first body movably disposed in the fixed body, a second body movably disposed in the first body and coupled to an image sensor having an imaging plane facing a first direction, a first driver configured to move the second body in a direction orthogonal to the first direction with respect to the first body, a second driver configured to rotate the second body about an axis parallel to the first direction with respect to the first body; and a third driver configured to rotate the first body about an axis orthogonal to the first direction with respect to the fixed body.

Sensor shifting module and camera module including the same

A sensor shifting module includes a fixed body; a first movable body, movably disposed in the fixed body, comprising an image sensor having an imaging plane opposite to a first direction; and a driver, configured to move the first movable body in a direction orthogonal to the first direction with respect to the fixed body, comprising a driving coil coupled to one of the fixed body and the first movable body, and a driving yoke coupled to another of the fixed body and the first movable body. The driving yoke is disposed to oppose the driving coil in the direction orthogonal to the first direction. When current is applied to the driving coil, the first movable body is configured to move in the direction orthogonal to the first direction by electromagnetic interaction between the driving coil and the driving yoke.

Camera module with sensor shifting module

A sensor shifting module includes a fixed body, a first movable body movably disposed on the fixed body and coupled to an image sensor having an imaging plane oriented in a first direction, and a first driver configured to rotate the first movable body about an axis orthogonal to the first direction with respect to the fixed body, wherein the first driver includes a tilt guide ball disposed between the fixed body and the first movable body to provide a tilt center for the first movable body with respect to the fixed body.

A camera module includes a housing, a carrier movable in a first direction and disposed in the housing, a first body movably disposed inside the carrier, an image sensor disposed on the first body and having an imaging surface facing in the first direction, and supporting balls disposed between the carrier and the first body. The first body moves perpendicular to the first direction in a state supported by the supporting balls with respect to the carrier.

A sensor shifting actuator is provided. The sensor shifting actuator include a first movable body in which an image sensor having an imaging surface is disposed, a fixed body in which the first movable body is disposed to be movable in first and second directions parallel to the imaging surface, a driving unit configured to provide a driving force to the first movable body, and a position sensing unit configured to sense a position of the first movable body and including a sensing coil disposed on any one of the first movable body and the fixed body and a sensing yoke unit disposed on the other thereof, wherein the sensing yoke unit includes a plurality of sensing yokes spaced apart from each other in a direction orthogonal to the imaging surface, and each sensing yoke is configured to change in width in a moving direction of the first movable body.

Sensor shifting actuator

A sensor shifting module is provided. The sensor shifting module includes a fixed body; a first movable body movably disposed in the fixed body; a second movable body movably disposed on the first movable body and coupled to an image sensor having an imaging plane oriented in a first direction; and a first driver configured to move the first movable body in a direction orthogonal to the first direction with respect to the fixed body; a second driver configured to rotate the first movable body about an axis parallel to the first direction with respect to the fixed body; and a third driver configured to rotate the second movable body to rotate about an axis orthogonal to the first direction with respect to the first movable body.

A sensor shifting module includes a fixed body; a movable body movably, disposed in the fixed body, comprising an image sensor having an imaging plane oriented in a first direction; a substrate configured to deform based on a movement of the movable body with respect to the fixed body; and a driver, configured to move the movable body in a direction orthogonal to the first direction, comprising a driving coil coupled to one of the fixed body and the movable body, and a driving yoke coupled to another of the fixed body and the movable body. The driving yoke is disposed to oppose the driving coil in the direction orthogonal to the first direction. When current is applied to the driving coil, the movable body is configured to move in the direction orthogonal to the first direction by electromagnetic interaction between the driving coil and the driving yoke.

A camera module includes: a lens module including a lens and movably disposed in a housing; a first displacement identification layer disposed on the lens module, configured to move according to movement of the lens module, and having a width varying according to coordinates in one direction in the lens module; and a second displacement identification layer disposed on the lens module, configured to move according to the movement of the lens module, and having a width varying according to the coordinates in the one direction in the lens module. The first and second displacement identification layers are arranged such that a coordinate, among the coordinates in the one direction, corresponding to a maximum width of the first displacement identification layer is different from a coordinate, among the coordinates in the one direction in the lens module, corresponding to a maximum width of the second displacement identification layer.

A capacitor component includes a body having first surface and second surfaces opposing each other and including through-holes penetrating through the first surface and the second surface, a first electrode covering an inner wall of each of the plurality of through-holes, a first common electrode covering the first surface and connected to the first electrode, a dielectric layer surrounded by the first electrode in the through-hole, a second electrode surrounded by the dielectric layer in the through-hole, a second common electrode layer covering the second surface and connected to the second electrode, a first external electrode disposed on at least one of a plurality of side surfaces of the body and connected to the first common electrode layer, and a second external electrode disposed on at least one of the plurality of side surfaces of the body and connected to the second common electrode layer.

Capacitor component including through-hole structure to increase capacitance

A capacitor component includes a body including a capacitance formation portion including a plurality of unit devices including a first internal electrode, a first dielectric film surrounding the first internal electrode, and a second internal electrode surrounding the first dielectric film, and a molded portion surrounding the capacitance formation portion, first and second external electrodes respectively disposed on a first surface and a second surface of the body opposing each other in a first direction to be respectively connected to the first and second internal electrodes. Cross-sections perpendicular to the first direction of at least two of the plurality of unit devices have a polygonal shape.

Capacitor component including unit device having polygonal-shaped cross-section

A multilayer capacitor includes: a body including a stack structure in which a first internal electrode and a second internal electrode are stacked on each other interposing a dielectric layer therebetween; and first and second external electrodes disposed on the body to be respectively connected to the first internal electrode and the second internal electrode. One of the first internal electrode and the second internal electrode includes a recess portion disposed in one surface thereof, and providing a deviation in a distance between the first and second internal electrodes, Tindicates a thickness of a portion of the dielectric layer, based on a portion positioned on the one surface and not in the recess portion, Tindicates a recession depth of a portion positioned on the one surface and recessed by the recess portion, and (T/T) is greater than zero and less than (½).

Multilayer capacitor

A camera module includes a fixed portion, a movable portion configured to be moved relative to the fixed portion in an optical axis direction, at least two position detection sensors, and a magnet disposed to oppose the at least two position detection sensors in a direction intersecting the optical axis direction. The magnet includes an N-pole and an S-pole on a surface opposing the at least two position detection sensors and a neutral zone between the N-pole and the S-pole. The at least two position detection sensors are disposed such that at least one position detection sensor opposes one of the N-pole and the S-pole and at least one other positon detection sensor opposes the neutral zone when the movable portion is moved in the optical axis direction.

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Su Bong Jang