Patent Publication Number: US-7593630-B2

Title: Built-in multidriver device for a camera zoom lens

Description:
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     FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates generally to a camera zoom lens with a driver device, and more particularly to a built-in multidriver device that has an independent driver and integration for multiple lenses. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     The structure of a conventional camera lens places the driver on the outside of the lens mount, and it is driven by connecting the driving component. Because the source of the drive is equipped on one side, it needs other components placed inside the lens mount to assist the driving function to extend the lenses. 
     Because the driver must be placed on the external side of the lens mount, making the structure of the camera lens hard to match symmetrically, the special arrangement for lens to be placed on the camera is affected. 
     Because the driver is placed on one side of the lens mount, when zooming, it moves from side to side, which is not acceptable in today&#39;s digital market. 
     The driver needs other components to work, which increases the cost of the components and assembly, and it does not meet the preferred economic goals and price considerations. 
     The movement of the multiple lenses inside the zoom lens mount can focus automatically by the preset driving component. For multiple focus, soft focus, or a fuzzy effect, the driving component is not able to provide specific control to drive the lenses inside the lens mount. 
     Thus, to overcome the aforementioned problems of the prior art, it would be an advancement in the art to provide an improved structure that can significantly improve efficacy. 
     To this end, the inventor has provided the present invention of practicability after deliberate design and evaluation based on years of experience in the production, development and design of related products. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The improvements of the present invention include integrating the drivers  30 ,  40 ,  60 , a lens kit  10 , and a housing  20 . The housing  20  is provided for the independent drivers  30 ,  40 ,  60  to be positioned inside, and it is built symmetrically to increase the flexibility of the lens kit as well as achieving the effect of modular assembly. 
     When the drivers  30 ,  40 ,  60  are operating, the magnetic rotors  35 ,  45 ,  65 , and the coil stators  31 ,  41 ,  61  are in all-directional relation, which creates stable operation. 
     The driver  30  comprises a coil stator  31 , magnetic rotor  35 , fixed solenoid  36 , inner solenoid base  37 , and limiting unit A. The driver  30  does not need additional driving components; therefore, the entire structure is connected in a circular shape. The assembly is simplified, and the assembly is made to be more effective. 
     The new effect created by the present invention includes each driver  30 ,  40 ,  60  being connected independently and integrated with lens kit  10  inside the housing to make independent sections. Each section controls the built in multidriver device independently, and by responding to demand for multi-sectional focus, soft focus, or fuzzy effect, the multidriver device offers lens kit  10  special independent control on each lens or lens group. 
     Because the multidriver device provides lens kit  10  with special independent control on each lens or lens group, each driver  30 ,  40 ,  60  can be operated and controlled digitally, which is more applicable as well as more compatible with different style zoom lens kit. 
     Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  shows an assembled perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  shows another assembled perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 3  shows a large part of an exploded sectional view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 4  shows a detailed part of the exploded sectional view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 5  shows the assembled sectional view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 6  shows a sectional view of the operation of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 7  shows another sectional view of the operation of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 8  shows an assembled sectional view of another preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     The features and the advantages of the present invention will be more readily understood upon a thoughtful deliberation of the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. 
     As shown in  FIGS. 1 ,  2 ,  3 , and  4 , there is a preferred embodiment of a built-in multidriver device for a camera lens. This embodiment is presented for descriptive purposes only. The scope of the invention is determined by the claims. 
     The built-in multidriver device for a camera lens of the embodiment has an independent driver  30 ,  40  for each lens  11 ,  12 ,  13 ,  15  of the zoom lens kit  10 . Each driver  30 ,  40  is integrated into the lens mount, which makes the built-in multidriver device. 
     The device includes a housing  20 , for each independent driver  30 ,  40  to be positioned accordingly. 
     A first driver device  30  comprises a coil stator  31 , a magnetic rotor  35 , a fixed solenoid  36 , an inner solenoid base  37 , and a limited unit A. The coil stator  31  is placed at the front section of the external end of the housing  20 . The magnetic rotor  31  is connected to the fixed solenoid  36 , and the inner solenoid base  37  is connected to the fixed solenoid  36 . The inner solenoid base  37  is limited and turned by the limiting unit A, and a first lens  11  can be placed inside the inner solenoid base  37 . 
     A second driver device  40  comprises a coil stator  41 , a magnetic rotor  45 , a fixed solenoid  46 , an inner solenoid base  47 , and a limited unit B. The coil stator  41  is placed at the middle section of the external end of the housing  20 . The magnetic rotor  41  is connected to the fixed solenoid  46 , and the inner solenoid base  47  is connected to the fixed solenoid  46 . The inner solenoid base  47  is limited and turned by the limiting unit B, and a second lens  12  can be placed inside the inner solenoid base  47 . 
     A base ring  50  is placed inside the housing  20 , and a protective lens  15  and a third lens  13  can be placed on its internal and external end. 
     The built-in multidriver device comprised of the above-mentioned components provides the lens  11 ,  12 ,  13  of the zoom lens kit  10  with multi-sectional independent control by independent driver  30 ,  40 , as shown in  FIGS. 6 and 7 . 
     In the built-in multidriver device as shown in  FIGS. 3 ,  4 , the coil stator  31 ,  41  for each driver  30 ,  40  is made in one piece with the magnetic permeable ring  33 ,  43  of the magnetic claw  32 ,  42  that bent inward. The coil  34 ,  44  is wrapped around the magnetic permeable ring  33 ,  43  to make coil stator  31 ,  41 . The inside of the coil stator  31 ,  41  makes the magnetic rotor  35 ,  45  that has multiple poles to turned by the magnetic induction of the coil stator  31 ,  41 . Moreover, each drive  30 ,  40  provides a limiting position for inner solenoid base  37 ,  47 , and guides the limiting unit A, B to move axially. The limiting unit A, B also comprises limiting part  38  and limiting slot  39 , or comprises the corresponding limiting hole  48  and guide rod  49 , so that the guide slot  39  and guide rod  49  are placed on directly and indirectly on the housing  20 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 8 , the zoom lens kit  10  has the fourth lens  14 , and the built-in multidriver device adds a third driver. The third driver comprises a coil stator  61 , a magnetic rotor  65 , a fixed solenoid  66 , an inner solenoid base  67 , and a limiting unit C. The coil stator  61  is placed on the front end of extended housing  20 , and the magnetic rotor  65  is connected to the fixed solenoid  66 . The inner solenoid base  67  is connected to the fixed solenoid  66 , and the inner solenoid base  67  is limited and turned by the limiting unit C. The first lens  11  of the zoom lens kit  10  can be placed inside the inner solenoid base  66 , and the second, third, and fourth lens  12 ,  13 ,  14  is placed on the first driver device  30 , second driver device  60 , and base ring  50  accordingly. The third drive  60  provides a limiting position for inner solenoid base  67 , and guides the limiting unit C to move axially, which also comprises limiting part  68  and limiting slot  69 . The limiting unit C can be shared between the guide slot  69  and guide slot  39  of the first driver device  30 . 
     Moreover, in the built-in multidriver device of the present invention, the lenses  11 ,  12 ,  13 ,  14 ,  15  that are placed inside the inner solenoid bases  37 ,  47 ,  67  of the drivers  30 ,  40 ,  60 , and the base ring  50  can be replaced by group of lenses (not shown in the Figure), which can be the zoom lens kit  10  inside the built-in multidriver device. 
     Through the above structures, the operation of the present invention is explained as follows. As shown in  FIGS. 3 ,  4 ,  5 ,  8 , multiple lenses  11 ,  12 ,  13 ,  14 ,  15  of the zoom lens kit  10  or multiple sets of a lens kit (not shown in the figure), can be placed in each independent driver  30 ,  40 ,  60  to integrate the drivers  30 ,  40 ,  60 . A lens kit  10  and a housing  20  are provided for each independent driver  30 ,  40 ,  60  to position accordingly and to make the built-in multidriver device. When the magnetic rotor  35 ,  45 ,  65  is turned by the magnetic induction of the coil stators  31 ,  41 ,  61 , the fixed solenoid  36 ,  46 ,  66  turns in the inner solenoid base  37 ,  47 ,  67 . The inner solenoid base  37 ,  47 ,  67  is limited by the limiting unit A B C, so that the inner solenoid base  37 ,  47 ,  67  is moved axially as shown in  FIGS. 6   7 . The multiple lenses  11 ,  12 ,  13 ,  14 ,  15  or multiple sets of lens kits of the zoom lens kit  10  are driven to zoom independently. Because the drivers  30 ,  40 ,  60  inside the housing  20  are independent, independent sections are formed, and each section zooms independently inside the built-in multidriver device.