Patent ID: 7944631

Claim:
A lens actuator comprising: a carrier with a cylindrical shape provided with a hollow section formed along a first direction, the hollow section having a shape configured to mount a lens barrel therein, the carrier including a holding section formed on one side of the first direction; a cover disposed on a side of the carrier where the holding section is formed, and having a supporting section disposed so as to meet with the holding section, wherein the cover is provided with an opening and the supporting section is formed in the opening, and wherein one of the holding section and the supporting section is a protrusion and the other of the holding section and the supporting section is a recess wherein the protrusion and the recess engage one another in order to prevent the carrier from moving relative to the cover; a first spring and a second spring having a resilient contact with an upper surface and a lower surface in the first direction of the carrier, respectively; a coil disposed in a circumferential direction of the carrier; and a magnet disposed opposite to the coil, wherein, of the coil and the magnet, one is mounted on the carrier and another is disposed on an outer periphery or an inner periphery of the carrier.