US 11,902,649 B2
Voice coil motor having a bobbin, a coil, a magnet and an elastic member
Sang Ok Park, Seoul (KR); Seong Min Lee, Seoul (KR); and Jun Taek Lee, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG INNOTEK CO., LTD., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG INNOTEK CO., LTD., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Jun. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/847,618.
Application 17/847,618 is a continuation of application No. 17/158,546, filed on Jan. 26, 2021, granted, now 11,405,541.
Application 17/158,546 is a continuation of application No. 16/539,776, filed on Aug. 13, 2019, granted, now 10,939,027, issued on Mar. 2, 2021.
Application 16/539,776 is a continuation of application No. 16/025,194, filed on Jul. 2, 2018, granted, now 10,419,654, issued on Sep. 17, 2019.
Application 16/025,194 is a continuation of application No. 15/412,614, filed on Jan. 23, 2017, granted, now 10,038,832, issued on Jul. 31, 2018.
Application 15/412,614 is a continuation of application No. 14/588,479, filed on Jan. 2, 2015, granted, now 9,591,191, issued on Mar. 7, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2014-0000567 (KR), filed on Jan. 3, 2014; application No. 10-2014-0001785 (KR), filed on Jan. 7, 2014; application No. 10-2014-0001789 (KR), filed on Jan. 7, 2014; application No. 10-2014-0001796 (KR), filed on Jan. 7, 2014; and application No. 10-2014-0001802 (KR), filed on Jan. 7, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2022/0329711 A1, Oct. 13, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 23/57 (2023.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01); H02K 41/035 (2006.01)
CPC H04N 23/57 (2023.01) [H02K 41/0354 (2013.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A VCM (Voice Coil Motor) comprising:
a housing member comprising an upper plate and a lateral plate;
a bobbin disposed in the housing member and configured to move in an optical axis direction;
a coil disposed on the bobbin;
a magnet disposed between the coil and the lateral plate of the housing member;
a spacer member disposed between the magnet and the upper plate of the housing member; and
an upper elastic member coupled to an upper surface of the bobbin,
wherein the upper elastic member comprises a first fixing part disposed on the spacer member, a second fixing part disposed on the upper surface of the bobbin and a connection part connecting the first fixing part and the second fixing part,
wherein the connection part is spaced apart from the magnet and overlapped with the magnet in the optical axis direction, and
wherein the connection part is spaced apart from the spacer member and overlapped with the spacer member in the optical axis direction.