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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Hyungjoo Kang, Seoul, KR;
Sungdu Kwon, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/08 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G03B 3/10 (2006.01); H02K 1/17 (2006.01); H02K 1/34 (2006.01); H02K 41/035 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/08 (2013.01); G03B 3/10 (2013.01); H02K 1/17 (2013.01); H02K 1/34 (2013.01); H02K 41/0354 (2013.01); H04N 5/2254 (2013.01); H04N 5/2257 (2013.01); H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); G03B 2205/0069 (2013.01);
Abstract
A camera module including a fixing unit including a hole formed therein; a moving unit including at least one lens, and configured to linearly move in the hole of the fixing unit; and a driving unit configured to drive the moving unit. Further, the driving unit includes a corresponding magnet arranged in the inner surface of the hole of the fixing unit; a moving coil surrounding the outer surface of the moving unit; and a fixed coil arranged in the fixing unit and configured to receive from the moving coil a current or voltage variable based on a distance with the moving coil.