US 12,174,449 B2
Optical member driving mechanism
Chih-Wei Weng, Taoyuan (TW); Chao-Chang Hu, Taoyuan (TW); Yueh-Lin Lee, Taoyuan (TW); Chen-Hsien Fan, Taoyuan (TW); Chien-Yu Kao, Taoyuan (TW); Chia-Ching Hsu, Taoyuan (TW); Sung-Mao Tsai, Taoyuan (TW); and Sin-Jhong Song, Taoyuan (TW)
Assigned to TDK TAIWAN CORP., Taoyuan (TW)
Filed by TDK TAIWAN CORP., Taoyuan (TW)
Filed on Jan. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/157,742.
Application 18/157,742 is a continuation of application No. 16/728,994, filed on Dec. 27, 2019, granted, now 11,586,002.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/785,593, filed on Dec. 27, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/799,886, filed on Feb. 1, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/814,543, filed on Mar. 6, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/836,405, filed on Apr. 19, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/879,190, filed on Jul. 26, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/887,905, filed on Aug. 16, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/890,731, filed on Aug. 23, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/894,295, filed on Aug. 30, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/896,943, filed on Sep. 6, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 19218896 (EP), filed on Dec. 20, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0161131 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. G02B 7/04 (2021.01); G02B 7/09 (2021.01); G02B 7/18 (2021.01); G02B 7/182 (2021.01); G02B 13/00 (2006.01); G02B 26/08 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/64 (2006.01); G03B 5/02 (2021.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01)
CPC G02B 7/04 (2013.01) [G02B 7/09 (2013.01); G02B 7/1805 (2013.01); G02B 7/182 (2013.01); G02B 13/0075 (2013.01); G02B 26/0816 (2013.01); G02B 26/085 (2013.01); G02B 27/0068 (2013.01); G02B 27/646 (2013.01); G03B 5/02 (2013.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01); G03B 2205/0015 (2013.01); G03B 2205/0069 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An optical member driving mechanism, comprising:
a first movable portion, configured to connect an optical member, wherein the optical member is used for adjusting a direction of a light from an incident direction to an outgoing direction;
a fixed portion, wherein the first movable portion can move relative to the fixed portion;
a first driving assembly, configured to drive the first movable portion to move relative to the fixed portion; and
a plurality of first guiding members, comprising a first ball, a second ball, and a third ball;
wherein the first ball, the second ball, and the third ball are disposed in a plane that is perpendicular to the incident direction;
wherein the first movable portion, the first guiding members, and the fixed portion are sequentially arranged in the incident direction.