CN205123544U - A motor for controlling camera lens - Google Patents
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The utility model relates to a motor for controlling camera lens, the motor includes: a pedestal. Shell, shell are installed on the base, form an accommodation space in the shell, have the opening on the shell, among frame, the frame setting accommodation space in the shell, form the 2nd accommodation space in the frame, multiple coils, multiple coils install the inboard at the frame, lens holder, lens holder is used for installing the camera lens in setting up the 2nd accommodation space in the frame among the lens holder, and the image is gathered to the opening that the camera lens saw through on the shell, a plurality of magnet, a plurality of magnet are installed in lens holder's the outside, and a plurality of magnet are the same with multiple coils's quantity, during the circular telegram of partial coil in multiple coils, the coil of being switched on produces magnetic force rather than the magnet that corresponds to the direction of pulling corresponding magnet and driving the coil that the camera lens switched on to the quilt removes. According to the utility model discloses a motor for controlling camera lens can realize that the motor is in the ascending removal of a plurality of sides.
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Technical field
The utility model relates to electronic technology field, in particular to a kind of motor for controlling camera lens.
Background technology
On the terminal equipment such as mobile phone, panel computer, that usually all installs has camera lens, uses the terminal equipment such as mobile phone, panel computer to carry out taking a picture or photographing for user.At present, usually adopt voice coil motor (VCM motor) to control camera lens and move forward and backward, to take pictures or the operation such as the focusing realizing camera lens in photographic process.
But, the shortcoming of existing voice coil motor is, it only can control the movement that camera lens carries out the fore-and-aft direction relative to terminal equipment, so very limited to the adjustment of camera lens, such as, if the functions such as the panorama of camera gun is dark, aperture change that the terminal equipment such as mobile phone, panel computer needs to realize, often need the movement that the camera lens of control terminal realizes in more direction.
As can be seen here, above-mentioned existing voice coil motor with in use in structure, obviously still has inconvenience and defect, and is urgently further improved.The design people's actively in addition research and innovation, to founding a kind of motor for controlling camera lens of new structure, makes it have more practicality.
Utility model content
Main purpose of the present utility model is, provides a kind of motor for controlling camera lens of new structure, and technical problem to be solved controls camera lens realization movement in a plurality of directions, thus be more suitable for practicality.
The purpose of this utility model and solve its technical problem and realize by the following technical solutions.According to a kind of motor for controlling camera lens that the utility model proposes, described motor comprises: base; Shell, described shell is arranged on described base, forms the first spatial accommodation, described shell has opening in described shell; Framework, described framework is arranged in the first spatial accommodation in described shell, forms the second spatial accommodation in described framework; Multiple coil, described multiple coil is arranged on the inner side of described framework; Lens bracket, described lens bracket is arranged in the second spatial accommodation in described framework, and for installing camera lens in described lens bracket, and described camera lens gathers image through the described opening on described shell; Multiple magnet, described multiple magnet is arranged on the outside of described lens bracket, and described multiple magnet is identical with the quantity of described multiple coil; When the coil sections in described multiple coil is energized, the magnet that the coil be energized is corresponding with it produces magnetic force, to draw the magnet of described correspondence and to drive described camera lens to move to the direction of the described coil be energized.
The purpose of this utility model and solve its technical problem and also can be applied to the following technical measures to achieve further.
Alternatively, the aforesaid motor for controlling camera lens, also comprise: multiple spring, one end of described multiple spring connects the inner side of described framework, the other end of described multiple spring connects described camera lens, there is deformation when described lens moving in described multiple spring, and applies and described lens moving direction opposite effect power described camera lens.
Alternatively, the aforesaid motor for controlling camera lens, the quantity of described multiple spring is four.
Alternatively, the aforesaid motor for controlling camera lens, one end of four springs is connected to the corner inside described framework.
Alternatively, the aforesaid motor for controlling camera lens, also comprises: the quantity of described multiple magnet is four, and four magnet rings are also outward point symmetry shape around described camera lens; The quantity of described multiple coil is four, and four coil encirclings are also outward point symmetry shape at described camera lens.
Alternatively, the aforesaid motor for controlling camera lens, have four surfaces being square and arranging inside described framework, described four coils are separately positioned on described four surfaces.
Alternatively, the aforesaid motor for controlling camera lens, also comprises: the first shell fragment, and described first shell fragment is fixed on described base; Second shell fragment, described second shell fragment is fixing in the housing, and described lens bracket is carried between described first shell fragment and described second shell fragment; Magnetic force is produced with described multiple magnet after described multiple coil electricity, to make described multiple magnet drive described camera lens to produce along the movement of the axis direction of described camera lens, described first shell fragment and described second shell fragment generation deformation also apply and described lens moving direction opposite effect power described lens bracket.
Alternatively, the aforesaid motor for controlling camera lens, described first shell fragment also with described multiple coil contact, the electric power of described motor outside is delivered on described multiple coil through described first shell fragment.
Alternatively, the aforesaid motor for controlling camera lens, also comprise: switching circuit, described switching circuit is arranged on described base, conducting between described switching circuit and described multiple coil, described switching circuit accesses the electric power of described motor outside, and control that described electric power exports in described multiple coil all or part of.
Alternatively, the aforesaid motor for controlling camera lens, described shell forms the radome of described motor.
By technique scheme, the motor for controlling camera lens of the present utility model at least has following advantages:
At the motor for controlling camera lens of the present utility model, visible coil is divided into multiple, magnet is divided into multiple, then multiple coil can separately be energized, thus the coil sections in multiple coil is energized, magnetic force is produced between the coil be then energized and corresponding magnet, thus drawing magnetism drives the camera lens being arranged in lens bracket to be moved, the direction of this movement is not limited to the direction along lens axis, so make camera lens carry out motion more complicated and changeable, when motor of the present utility model is arranged on mobile phone, after on the terminal equipments such as panel computer, terminal equipment can be allowed to realize more abundant taking pictures or photographic effect.
Above-mentioned explanation is only the general introduction of technical solutions of the utility model, in order to better understand technological means of the present utility model, and can be implemented according to the content of specification, coordinates accompanying drawing to be described in detail as follows below with preferred embodiment of the present utility model.
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Fig. 1 is the STRUCTURE DECOMPOSITION figure of the motor for controlling camera lens according to an embodiment of the present utility model;
Fig. 2 is the schematic top plan view of the motor for controlling camera lens according to an embodiment of the present utility model.
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For further setting forth the utility model for the technological means reaching predetermined utility model object and take and effect, below in conjunction with accompanying drawing and preferred embodiment, to according to the utility model proposes for controlling its embodiment of motor of camera lens, structure, feature and effect thereof, be described in detail as follows.In the following description, the not necessarily same embodiment that different " embodiment " or " embodiment " refers to.In addition, special characteristic, structure or feature in one or more embodiment can be combined by any suitable form.
As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2, a kind of motor for controlling camera lens that an embodiment of the present utility model proposes, motor comprises:
Base 1.In the technical scheme of the present embodiment, do not limit the material of base, such as, it can be the base of plastic cement.
Shell 2, shell 2 is arranged on base 1, forms the first spatial accommodation, shell 2 has opening in shell 2.In the technical scheme of the present embodiment, shell 2 generally can adopt metal material to make, and other materials also can be adopted to make; In the technical scheme of the present embodiment, the existence of opening is that light enters into the inside of camera lens by opening in order to gather image for camera lens, thus on the sensitive chip of camera lens inside synthetic image.
Framework 3, framework 3 is arranged in the first spatial accommodation in shell 1, forms the second spatial accommodation in framework 3.In the technical scheme of the present embodiment, in order to reduce the weight of the motor of the present embodiment, framework 3 can adopt the design hollowed out, and coil 4 is placed in framework 3 hollows out place.
Multiple coil 4, multiple coils 4 are arranged on the inner side of framework 3.Be with existing voice coil motor difference, in existing voice coil motor, coil is an entirety, and is arranged on lens bracket; And in the technical scheme of the present embodiment, coil 4 is divided into can carry out separately being energized multiple, install on the frame 3.
Lens bracket 5, lens bracket 5 is arranged in the second spatial accommodation in framework 3, and for installing camera lens in lens bracket 5, and camera lens gathers image through the opening on shell 2.
Multiple magnet 6, multiple magnet 6 are arranged on the outside of lens bracket 5, and multiple magnet 6 is identical with the quantity of multiple coil 4.Be with existing voice coil motor difference, in existing voice coil motor, magnet is an entirety, and is arranged on framework; And in the technical scheme of the present embodiment, magnet 6 is divided into corresponding with coil 4 multiple, is arranged on lens bracket 5.Then when the coil sections 4 in multiple coil 4 is energized, the magnet 6 that the coil 4 be energized is corresponding with it produces magnetic force, to draw corresponding magnet 6 and to drive camera lens to move to the direction of the coil 4 be energized.
According to the technical scheme of the present embodiment, coil 4 is divided into multiple, magnet 6 is divided into multiple, then multiple coil 4 can separately be energized, thus the coil sections 4 in multiple coil 4 is energized, magnetic force is produced between the coil 4 be then energized and corresponding magnet 6, thus drawing magnetism 6 drives the camera lens being arranged in lens bracket 5 to be moved, the direction of this movement is not limited to the direction along lens axis, so make camera lens carry out motion more complicated and changeable, when the motor of the present embodiment is arranged on mobile phone, after on the terminal equipments such as panel computer, terminal equipment can be allowed to realize more abundant taking pictures or photographic effect.
Preferably, another embodiment of the present utility model proposes a kind of motor for controlling camera lens, and compared with above-described embodiment, the motor for controlling camera lens of the present embodiment, also comprises:
Multiple spring 7, the inner side of one end connecting frame 3 of multiple spring 7, the other end connection lens of multiple spring 7, there is deformation when lens moving in multiple spring 7, and applies and lens moving direction opposite effect power camera lens.In the technical scheme of the present embodiment, the effect of multiple spring 7 is mobile time, for camera lens increases opposite effect power, effectively can cushion the translational speed of camera lens on the one hand, can prevent camera lens from continuing under the effect of magnetic force on the other hand mobile, thus collide with framework 3, thus camera lens is effectively avoided to be damaged; The distance of lens moving is far away, and the deformation that spring 7 occurs is also larger, thus the elastic force produced is also larger, and its elastic force produced enough limits the movement of camera lens; In the technical scheme of the present embodiment, do not limit the type of spring 7, such as, it can be spiral helicine spring, and it also can be the spring of sheet, as long as deformation can occur and provide enough elastic force.
Preferably, another embodiment of the present utility model proposes a kind of motor for controlling camera lens, and compared with above-described embodiment, the motor for controlling camera lens of the present embodiment, the quantity of multiple spring 7 is four.In the technical scheme of the present embodiment, the quantity of spring 7 is not easily too much, otherwise affects the internal structure of motor; And the quantity of spring 7 adopts 4, be when spring 7 limited amount, do not affect motor internal structure, 4 springs 7 are enough arranged in framework 3, can both produce opposite effect power when moving to all directions camera lens.
Preferably, another embodiment of the present utility model proposes a kind of motor for controlling camera lens, and compared with above-described embodiment, the motor for controlling camera lens of the present embodiment, one end of four springs 7 is connected to the corner inside framework 3.In the technical scheme of the present embodiment, the corner in one end connecting frame 3 of each spring 7, is because lens bracket 5 is distant apart from the distance in framework 3 corner, has enough spaces to arrange spring 7; In the technical scheme of the present embodiment, can arrange hooking part in the corner of framework 3, for being hooked on spring 7, such as, this hooking part can be clasp, and one end of spring 7 can be hook, thus the hook realized between spring 7 with framework 3 is connected.
Preferably, another embodiment of the present utility model proposes a kind of motor for controlling camera lens, and compared with above-described embodiment, the motor for controlling camera lens of the present embodiment, also comprises:
The quantity of multiple magnet 6 is four, and four magnet 6 are looped around camera lens outward also in point symmetry shape; The quantity of multiple coil 4 is four, and four coils 4 are looped around camera lens outward also in point symmetry shape.In the technical scheme of the present embodiment, four magnet 6 are adopted to coordinate four coils 4, by powering to coil sections 4 wherein, the active force to multiple directions can be produced, and the active force of multiple directions be conducive to traction camera lens move to all directions.
Preferably, another embodiment of the present utility model proposes a kind of motor for controlling camera lens, compared with above-described embodiment, and the motor for controlling camera lens of the present embodiment, have four surfaces being square and arranging inside framework 3, four coils 4 are separately positioned on four surfaces.In the technical scheme of the present embodiment, framework 3 inner surface is designed to four surfaces of square arrangement, is conducive to four coils 4 and is separately positioned on four surfaces.
Preferably, another embodiment of the present utility model proposes a kind of motor for controlling camera lens, and compared with above-described embodiment, the motor for controlling camera lens of the present embodiment, also comprises:
First shell fragment 8, first shell fragment 8 is fixed on base 1.In the technical scheme of the present embodiment, do not limit the type of the first shell fragment 8, such as, it can adopt the lower shell fragment as existing voice coil motor.
Second shell fragment 9, second shell fragment 9 is fixed in shell 2, and lens bracket 5 is carried between the first shell fragment 8 and the second shell fragment 9.In the technical scheme of the present embodiment, do not limit the type of the first shell fragment 8, such as, it can adopt the upper shell fragment as existing voice coil motor.
Produce magnetic force with multiple magnet 6 after multiple coil 4 is energized, to make multiple magnet 6 drive camera lens generation along the movement of the axis direction of camera lens, there is deformation and apply lens bracket 5 and lens moving direction opposite effect power in the first shell fragment 8 and the second shell fragment 9.In the technical scheme of the present embodiment, when camera lens occurs along the seesawing of lens axis direction, because camera lens is carried between the first shell fragment 8 and the second shell fragment 9, so the first shell fragment 8 and the second shell fragment 9 deformation can occur, produce after contrary elastic force is applied on camera lens, restriction can be produced to the mobile of camera lens, this limits the translational speed of camera lens on the one hand, also can prevent camera lens persistent movement on the other hand, collide with framework 3, can effectively prevent camera lens to be damaged.
Preferably, another embodiment of the present utility model proposes a kind of motor for controlling camera lens, compared with above-described embodiment, and the motor for controlling camera lens of the present embodiment, first shell fragment 8 also contacts with multiple coil 4, and the electric power of motor outside to be delivered on multiple coil 4 through the first shell fragment 8.In the technical scheme of the present embodiment, first shell fragment 8 and the second shell fragment 9 can adopt metal material to make usually, so the first shell fragment 8 can also play the effect to coil transferring electric power, then in the technical scheme of the present embodiment, avoid being provided with other parts and carry out transferring electric power, this is conducive to the structure of the motor simplifying the present embodiment.
Preferably, another embodiment of the present utility model proposes a kind of motor for controlling camera lens, and compared with above-described embodiment, the motor for controlling camera lens of the present embodiment, also comprises:
Switching circuit, switching circuit is arranged on base 1, conducting between switching circuit and multiple coil 4, the electric power of switching circuit access motor outside, and control that electric power exports in multiple coil 4 all or part of.In the technical scheme of the present embodiment, owing to needing to power respectively to each coil 4 in multiple coil 4, so need to arrange corresponding switching circuit, control on each coil 4 that whether electric power be transferred in multiple coil 4, thus make each coil 4 can obtain independent power supply, thus camera lens can be moved in various direction in the past.In the technical scheme of the present embodiment, those skilled in the art is to be understood that, " conducting " comprises and to be directly connected between switching circuit with coil 4 or indirectly to connect, and such as, the first shell fragment 8 that switching circuit can describe in previous embodiment is connected on multiple coil 4 indirectly.
Preferably, another embodiment of the present utility model proposes a kind of motor for controlling camera lens, and compared with above-described embodiment, the motor for controlling camera lens of the present embodiment, shell 1 forms the radome of motor.In the technical scheme of the present embodiment, shell 1 can adopt metal material to make, usually the terminal equipment such as mobile phone, panel computer is installed to for the motor controlling camera lens due to the present embodiment, so produce magnetic interference to motor in order to avoid the miscellaneous part in terminal equipment, so shell 1 can be designed to radome, place the interference that motor is subject to the miscellaneous part of terminal equipment inside, this carries out work with being conducive to the motor normal table of the present embodiment.
According to the technical scheme of above embodiment, the known motor for controlling camera lens of the present utility model at least has the following advantages:
At the motor for controlling camera lens of the present utility model, visible coil is divided into multiple, magnet is divided into multiple, then multiple coil can separately be energized, thus the coil sections in multiple coil is energized, magnetic force is produced between the coil be then energized and corresponding magnet, thus drawing magnetism drives the camera lens being arranged in lens bracket to be moved, the direction of this movement is not limited to the direction along lens axis, so make camera lens carry out motion more complicated and changeable, when motor of the present utility model is arranged on mobile phone, after on the terminal equipments such as panel computer, terminal equipment can be allowed to realize more abundant taking pictures or photographic effect.
The above, it is only preferred embodiment of the present utility model, not any pro forma restriction is done to the utility model, although the utility model discloses as above with preferred embodiment, but and be not used to limit the utility model, any those skilled in the art, do not departing within the scope of technical solutions of the utility model, make a little change when the technology contents of above-mentioned announcement can be utilized or be modified to the Equivalent embodiments of equivalent variations, in every case be the content not departing from technical solutions of the utility model, according to any simple modification that technical spirit of the present utility model is done above embodiment, equivalent variations and modification, all still belong in the scope of technical solutions of the utility model.
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1. for controlling a motor for camera lens, it is characterized in that, described motor comprises:
Base;
Shell, described shell is arranged on described base, forms the first spatial accommodation, described shell has opening in described shell;
Framework, described framework is arranged in the first spatial accommodation in described shell, forms the second spatial accommodation in described framework;
Multiple coil, described multiple coil is arranged on the inner side of described framework;
Lens bracket, described lens bracket is arranged in the second spatial accommodation in described framework, and for installing camera lens in described lens bracket, and described camera lens gathers image through the described opening on described shell;
Multiple magnet, described multiple magnet is arranged on the outside of described lens bracket, and described multiple magnet is identical with the quantity of described multiple coil;
When the coil sections in described multiple coil is energized, the magnet that the coil be energized is corresponding with it produces magnetic force, to draw the magnet of described correspondence and to drive described camera lens to move to the direction of the described coil be energized.
2. the motor for controlling camera lens according to claim 1, is characterized in that, also comprise:
Multiple spring, one end of described multiple spring connects the inner side of described framework, the other end of described multiple spring connects described camera lens, and described multiple spring, when described lens moving, deformation occurs, and applies and described lens moving direction opposite effect power described camera lens.
3. the motor for controlling camera lens according to claim 2, is characterized in that,
The quantity of described multiple spring is four.
4. the motor for controlling camera lens according to claim 3, is characterized in that,
One end of four springs is connected to the corner inside described framework.
5. the motor for controlling camera lens according to claim 1, is characterized in that, also comprise:
The quantity of described multiple magnet is four, and four magnet rings are also outward point symmetry shape around described camera lens;
The quantity of described multiple coil is four, and four coil encirclings are also outward point symmetry shape at described camera lens.
6. the motor for controlling camera lens according to claim 5, is characterized in that,
Have four surfaces being square and arranging inside described framework, described four coils are separately positioned on described four surfaces.
7. the motor for controlling camera lens according to claim 1, is characterized in that, also comprise:
First shell fragment, described first shell fragment is fixed on described base;
Second shell fragment, described second shell fragment is fixing in the housing, and described lens bracket is carried between described first shell fragment and described second shell fragment; Magnetic force is produced with described multiple magnet after described multiple coil electricity, to make described multiple magnet drive described camera lens to produce along the movement of the axis direction of described camera lens, described first shell fragment and described second shell fragment generation deformation also apply and described lens moving direction opposite effect power described lens bracket.
8. the motor for controlling camera lens according to claim 7, is characterized in that,
Described first shell fragment also with described multiple coil contact, the electric power of described motor outside is delivered on described multiple coil through described first shell fragment.
9. the motor for controlling camera lens according to claim 1, is characterized in that, also comprise:
Switching circuit, described switching circuit is arranged on described base, conducting between described switching circuit and described multiple coil, and described switching circuit accesses the electric power of described motor outside, and control that described electric power exports in described multiple coil all or part of.
10. the motor for controlling camera lens according to any one of claim 1 to 9, is characterized in that,
Described shell forms the radome of described motor.
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