Patent ID: 11936971
Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A lens moving apparatus comprising:
a cover member;
a housing disposed in the cover member;
a bobbin disposed in the housing and configured to move in an optical axis direction;
a first magnet disposed on the housing;
a coil disposed on the bobbin and facing the first magnet;
an elastic member comprising an upper elastic member and a lower elastic member, wherein the upper elastic member comprises an inner frame coupled to an upper portion of the bobbin, an outer frame coupled to an upper portion of the housing, and a connector connecting the inner and outer frames thereof, and the lower elastic member comprises an inner frame coupled to a lower portion of the bobbin, an outer frame coupled to a lower portion of the housing, and a connector connecting the inner and outer frames thereof; and
a damping member disposed on the connector of at least one of the upper elastic member and the lower elastic member,
wherein the first magnet comprises a first magnet unit disposed on a first side wall of the housing and a second magnet unit disposed on a second side wall of the housing,
wherein the lower elastic member comprises a first lower elastic member and a second lower elastic member spaced apart from each other,
wherein the damping member is disposed between the bobbin and one portion of the connector of the upper elastic member, and
wherein the one portion of the connector is spaced apart from the housing and from the inner frame of the upper elastic member.