US 11,796,894 B2
Optical element driving mechanism
Cheng-Kai Yu, Taoyuan (TW); Chen-Hsien Fan, Taoyuan (TW); Chao-Chang Hu, Taoyuan (TW); Shu-Shan Chen, Taoyuan (TW); and Chih-Wei Weng, Taoyuan (TW)
Assigned to TDK TAIWAN CORP., Yangmei Taoyuan (TW)
Filed by TDK TAIWAN CORP., Taoyuan (TW)
Filed on Apr. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/714,705.
Application 17/714,705 is a continuation of application No. 17/484,572, filed on Sep. 24, 2021.
Application 17/484,572 is a continuation of application No. 16/814,208, filed on Mar. 10, 2020, granted, now 11,397,370.
Application 16/814,208 is a continuation of application No. 16/381,273, filed on Apr. 11, 2019, granted, now 10,627,701, issued on Apr. 21, 2020.
Application 16/381,273 is a continuation of application No. 15/642,487, filed on Jul. 6, 2017, granted, now 10,303,042, issued on May 28, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/361,223, filed on Jul. 12, 2016.
Claims priority of application No. 201710343399.7 (CN), filed on May 16, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0229348 A1, Jul. 21, 2022
Int. Cl. G03B 13/36 (2021.01); G02B 7/04 (2021.01); G02B 7/08 (2021.01); G03B 3/02 (2021.01); G03B 3/10 (2021.01)
CPC G03B 13/36 (2013.01) [G02B 7/04 (2013.01); G02B 7/08 (2013.01); G03B 3/02 (2013.01); G03B 3/10 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An optical element driving mechanism, comprising:
a movable portion configured to connect an optical element having an optical axis;
a fixed portion comprising a base with a plate structure, wherein the movable portion is movable relative to the fixed portion; and
a driving assembly configured to drive the movable portion to move relative to the base,
wherein a thickness direction of the base is perpendicular to the optical axis, the base has a recessed structure, and when viewed from the thickness direction of the base, the recessed structure is overlapped with the optical axis,
wherein the movable portion comprises a holder having a protruding portion, the protruding portion extends toward the base in the thickness direction, the protruding portion is accommodated in the recessed structure and has opposite slanted sidewalls.