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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2015
Applicant:
Actuator Solutions Gmbh, Gunzenhausen, DE;
Inventors:
Yusuke Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
Markus Koepfer, Stoedtlen-Regelsweiler, DE;
Romaric Peri, Gunzenhausen, DE;
Tom Nicolaisen, Gunzenhausen, DE;
Alex Chen, Gunzenhausen, DE;
Assignee:
ACTUATOR SOLUTIONS GMBH, Gunzenhausen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 15/14 (2006.01); G03B 17/02 (2006.01); F03G 7/06 (2006.01); G03B 13/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/02 (2013.01); F03G 7/065 (2013.01); G03B 13/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
An autofocus actuator for camera modules and control method thereof, the autofocus actuator incorporating a shape memory alloy wire as actuating element, at least 4 spheres as sliding aids, and including a return elastic element mounted between an autofocus housing and a lens carrier and exerting a force only in the optical axis direction.