US 12,013,589 B2
Lens driving device, and camera module and optical device comprising same
Seung Taek Shin, Seoul (KR); and Jin Suk Han, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG INNOTEK CO., LTD., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG Innotek Co., Ltd., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Apr. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/298,748.
Application 18/298,748 is a continuation of application No. 17/159,604, filed on Jan. 27, 2021, granted, now 11,650,394.
Application 17/159,604 is a continuation of application No. 16/081,264, granted, now 10,935,751, issued on Mar. 2, 2021, previously published as PCT/KR2017/002492, filed on Mar. 8, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2016-0027591 (KR), filed on Mar. 8, 2016; and application No. 10-2016-0048828 (KR), filed on Apr. 21, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0251455 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
Int. Cl. G02B 7/09 (2021.01); G03B 3/10 (2021.01); G03B 3/12 (2021.01); H04N 23/60 (2023.01); H02K 41/035 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 7/09 (2013.01) [G03B 3/10 (2013.01); G03B 3/12 (2013.01); H04N 23/60 (2023.01); H02K 41/0354 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lens driving device comprising:
a housing having a first side portion, a second side portion, a first corner portion between the first side portion and the second side portion, a third side portion opposite to the first side portion, a fourth side portion opposite to the second side portion, a second corner portion between the second side portion and the third side portion, a third corner portion between the third side portion and the fourth side portion, and a fourth corner portion between the fourth side portion and the first side portion;
a bobbin disposed in the housing;
a first coil disposed on the bobbin;
a magnet disposed on the housing;
an upper elastic member coupled to the bobbin and the housing; and
a support member coupled to the upper elastic member and configured to support the housing;
wherein the housing comprises a first protruding portion disposed on an upper surface of the first side portion and a second protruding portion disposed on an upper surface of the second side portion,
wherein the upper elastic member comprises a first coupling portion coupled to the housing, a second coupling portion coupled to the support member, and a connection portion connecting the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion, and
wherein the first coupling portion comprises a first portion disposed between the first protruding portion of the housing and the second coupling portion and a second portion disposed between the second protruding portion of the housing and the second coupling portion.