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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2021
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuji Kimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Takayuki Kunimitsu, Kumamoto, JP;
Kohei Imayoshi, Kumamoto, JP;
Takahiro Tsuruta, Kumamoto, JP;
Isao Yamamoto, Kumamoto, JP;
Hideaki Okano, Tokyo, JP;
Daisuke Hirono, Kanagawa, JP;
SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
Provided are a lens drive module, an imaging module, an electronic device, and a lens unit that have a simple configuration and are advantageous in reducing power consumption. The lens drive module includes a lens unit that includes a plurality of lenses and a spacer that includes a ferromagnetic material provided between two adjacent lenses among the plurality of lenses, and a lens actuator that causes an electromagnetic force to act on the lens unit in response to energization.