US 11,722,773 B2
Sensor actuator with driver and camera module including same
Jae Woo Jun, Suwon-si (KR); and Yun Kyoung Choi, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Apr. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/717,725.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0076846 (KR), filed on Jun. 14, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0400205 A1, Dec. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. H04N 23/68 (2023.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 23/687 (2023.01) [H04N 23/54 (2023.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sensor actuator comprising:
an image sensor configured to convert incident light into an electrical signal; and
first and second driving parts, configured to move the image sensor in first and second directions, respectively, each of the first and second driving parts comprising one or more drivers,
wherein the one or more drivers further comprise:
a lever, connected to the wire, configured to rotate around a rotation axis based on the change in length of the wire to move the image sensor;
wherein the second driving part is configured to move the image sensor and the first driving part together; and
the first and second directions are different from each other.