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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2023
Applicant:
Tdk Taiwan Corp., Taoyuan, TW;
Inventors:
Tso-Hsiang Wu, Taoyuan, TW;
Chao-Chang Hu, Taoyuan, TW;
Yung-Yun Chen, Taoyuan, TW;
Chih-Wei Weng, Taoyuan, TW;
Assignee:
TDK TAIWAN CORP., Taoyuan, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 9/06 (2021.01); F03G 7/06 (2006.01); G03B 7/10 (2021.01); G03B 9/22 (2021.01); G03B 30/00 (2021.01); H02K 41/035 (2006.01); G03B 13/36 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 9/06 (2013.01); F03G 7/0614 (2021.08); G03B 7/10 (2013.01); G03B 9/22 (2013.01); H02K 41/0354 (2013.01); G03B 13/36 (2013.01); G03B 30/00 (2021.01);
Abstract
A driving mechanism for moving an optical unit is provided, including a variable aperture module and a Voice Coil Motor module. The variable aperture module has a bottom plate connected to a lens holder of the Voice Coil Motor module. Specifically, the variable aperture module and the Voice Coil Motor are received in the same housing, so as to enhance the structural strength of the driving mechanism.