Patent ID: 8860262

Claim:
A linear vibration motor comprising: a stator part including a magnet; a vibrator part including a coil disposed to face the magnet; and an elastic member connecting the stator part and the vibrator part to each other, wherein the elastic member includes bending parts formed in connection parts thereof connected to the stator part and the vibration part in a vibration direction of the vibrator part, wherein: the elastic member includes an outer ring coupled to the stator part, an inner ring disposed at an inner side of the outer ring and connected to the vibrator part, and one or more connection pieces connecting the outer ring and the inner ring to each other, the connection piece includes: an inner side connection part connected to the inner ring; an outer side connection part connected to the outer ring; and a connection ring part connecting the inner side connection part and the outer connection part to each other, and the inner side connection part is provided with an upward bending part in the vibration direction of the vibrator part, and the outer side connection part is provided with a downward bending part in the vibration direction of the vibrator part.