PATENT DOCUMENT

Publication Number: US-9703173-B2
Application Number: US-201514692614-A
Country: US
Kind Code: B2

Title: Camera module structure having electronic device connections formed therein

Abstract:
A camera module including a camera module carrier having a lens actuator attached thereto and at least two conductive carrier traces that are electrically connected to electrical contact points of the lens actuator. The camera module having a lens barrel connected to the camera module carrier, the lens barrel having a first conductive barrel trace and a second conductive barrel trace formed therein, the first conductive barrel trace and the second conductive barrel trace forming an alternating pattern of first contact regions and second contact regions along a top edge of the lens barrel and being electrically connected to respective ones of the at least two conductive carrier traces such that electrical signals can be routed between the camera module carrier and the lens barrel. The camera module further including an electronic device electrically connected to the lens actuator by the camera module carrier and the lens barrel.

Claims:
What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A lens barrel for a camera module comprising:
 a cylindrical support member, the cylindrical support member having an annular sidewall and an open center portion, the annular sidewall having a top edge, a bottom edge, an inner surface defining the open center portion and an outer surface, a flange extending from the inner surface into the open center and a plurality of contact regions formed on the top edge of the annular sidewall; and 
 a pattern of conductive traces formed in the cylindrical support member, the pattern of conductive traces having a first trace line and a second trace line extending from the bottom edge to the top edge of the annular sidewall, one of the first trace line or the second trace line being formed around the outer surface of the annular sidewall and extending over the top edge to every other one of the plurality of contact regions within the top edge, and the other of the first trace line or the second trace line being formed around the flange and extending from the flange to a remaining every other one of the plurality of contact regions within the top edge such that contact regions having alternating first trace lines and second trace lines are formed around the top edge. 
 
     
     
       2. The lens barrel of  claim 1  wherein the plurality of contact regions are evenly spaced recesses formed within the top edge of the annular sidewall. 
     
     
       3. The lens barrel of  claim 1  wherein the first trace line is electrically isolated from the second trace line. 
     
     
       4. The lens barrel of  claim 1  wherein the first trace line is formed around the outer surface and branches, while running along the outer surface, into a first segment and a second segment, each of which then extend over the top edge to a respective one of every other one of the plurality of contact regions. 
     
     
       5. The lens barrel of  claim 1  wherein the first trace line comprises a ring portion formed around a portion of the outer surface of the annular sidewall that is between the top edge and bottom edge and a plurality of inwardly extending trace segments that extend from the ring portion to the every other one of the contact regions. 
     
     
       6. The lens barrel of  claim 1  wherein the second trace line forms a ring portion entirely around a top side or a bottom side of the flange and a connecting portion that extends from the ring portion and over the top edge, to the bottom edge of the cylindrical support member. 
     
     
       7. The lens barrel of  claim 1  wherein the second trace line forms a ring portion around a top side or a bottom side of the flange and comprises a plurality of trace segments extending outwardly from the ring portion to the every other one of the contact regions. 
     
     
       8. The lens barrel of  claim 1  wherein the alternating first trace lines and second trace lines at the contact regions are configured to contact alternating positive terminal pads and negative terminal pads, respectively, formed around an electro-optic lens filter operable to be positioned at the top edge of the lens barrel. 
     
     
       9. The lens barrel of  claim 1  wherein at least one of the first trace line or the second trace line is formed by a laser direct structuring (LDS) process. 
     
     
       10. A lens barrel for a camera module comprising:
 a cylindrical support member, the cylindrical support member having an annular sidewall and an open center portion, the annular sidewall having a top edge, a bottom edge, an inner surface defining the open center portion, an outer surface and a plurality of evenly spaced contact regions along the top edge of the annular sidewall; 
 a first conductive trace, the first conductive trace being formed around the outer surface and having a plurality of first conductive trace segments extending from the outer surface to every other one of the evenly spaced contact regions within the top edge; and 
 a second conductive trace, the second conductive trace being within the open center portion defined by the inner surface and having a plurality of second conductive trace segments extending from the inner surface to a remaining every other one of the evenly spaced contact regions within the top edge such that the first conductive trace and the second conductive trace are electrically isolated from one another. 
 
     
     
       11. The lens barrel of  claim 10  wherein the first conductive trace is operable to carry a positive electrical signal and the second conductive trace is operable to carry a negative electrical signal. 
     
     
       12. The lens barrel of  claim 10  wherein the second conductive trace is formed along a top side of a flange extending from the inner surface. 
     
     
       13. The lens barrel of  claim 10  wherein the contact regions comprise connecting pads operable to contact electrodes formed around an electro-optic lens filter operable to be positioned at the top edge of the lens barrel. 
     
     
       14. The lens barrel of  claim 10  wherein the first conductive trace and the second conductive trace are molded into the cylindrical support member. 
     
     
       15. A camera module comprising:
 a camera module carrier having a lens actuator attached thereto, the camera module carrier having at least two conductive carrier traces formed therein and electrically connected to at least two electrical contact points of the lens actuator; 
 a lens barrel connected to the camera module carrier, the lens barrel having a plurality of contact regions formed within a top edge of the lens barrel, and a first conductive barrel trace and a second conductive barrel trace formed along a sidewall of the lens barrel and extending over the top edge of the lens barrel, wherein the first conductive barrel trace extends to every other one of the plurality of contact regions in the top edge and the second conductive barrel trace is concentrically inward to the first conductive barrel trace and extends to a remaining every other one of the plurality of contact regions in the top edge, and wherein the first conductive barrel trace and the second conductive barrel trace are electrically connected to respective ones of the at least two conductive carrier traces such that electrical signals can be routed between the camera module carrier and the lens barrel; and 
 an electronic device positioned on the lens barrel, the electronic device being electrically connected to the lens actuator by the camera module carrier and the lens barrel. 
 
     
     
       16. The camera module of  claim 15  wherein the electronic device is an electrically activated lens filter. 
     
     
       17. The camera module of  claim 15  wherein the electronic device comprises a circular profile and a plurality of electrodes evenly spaced around an outer circumference, wherein the plurality of electrodes align with the plurality of contact regions of the lens barrel. 
     
     
       18. The camera module of  claim 15  wherein the first conductive barrel trace and the second conductive barrel trace are electrically isolated from one another. 
     
     
       19. The camera module of  claim 15  wherein the first conductive barrel trace is formed around an outer surface of the lens barrel and the second conductive barrel trace is formed around an inner surface of the lens barrel, the second conductive barrel trace comprises a ring portion and a plurality of trace segments extending outwardly from the ring portion to the remaining every other one of the plurality of contact regions in the top edge. 
     
     
       20. The camera module of  claim 15  wherein the lens actuator is a voice coil motor having four springs, wherein the at least two of the electrical contact points connected to the at least two conductive carrier traces are formed by two of the springs and are operable to route an electrical signal to the electronic device and the remaining electrical contact points are formed by the other two springs and are operable to route an electrical signal to the voice coil motor to drive an auto focus operation or an image stabilization operation of the camera module.

Description:
BACKGROUND 
     Field 
     Embodiments related to a camera module having electrical connections for an associated electronic device, more specifically, a camera module carrier and a lens barrel having electrical connections to an electrically activated lens filter. 
     Background Information 
     Camera modules are incorporated into a variety of consumer electronics devices, including mobile devices such as smart phones, mobile audio players, personal digital assistants, and other portable and desktop computers. A typical camera module includes an optical system used to collect and transmit light from an imaged scene to an imaging sensor. The optical system generally includes at least one lens associated with one aperture stop. The lens collects and transmits light. The aperture stop limits the light collected and includes an aperture through which light is transmitted. The aperture is therefore termed the stop aperture, or alternatively, the camera pupil. The lens and stop aperture are typically supported within the camera module by a lens barrel. The lens barrel may in turn be mounted to a camera module carrier. The camera module carrier may serve as a support structure for various camera module components such as the lens barrel and an actuator (e.g. a voice coil motor (VCM)) to drive movement of the lens and/or stop aperture associated with the barrel. Representatively, in the case of a VCM actuator, a current may be passed through the electromagnet (coil) creating a magnetic field that is repulsive with respect to the VCM permanent magnets, causing the lens to move along an optical axis away from the image sensor during an auto focus (AF) operation. In addition, the VCM may include springs to provide a restoring force which draws the lens toward the image sensor back to a rest position. The VCM may also be used to, for example, shift or tilt the lens to provide an optical image stabilization (OIS) function. To drive VCM operation, the VCM may be connected to a power source associated with the camera module by wires connected to terminals on the VCM. 
     SUMMARY 
     Embodiments describe electrical connections on camera module structures for providing electrical signals to electronic devices associated with a camera module. Representatively, the electrical connections may be formed on a lens barrel and used to provide electrical signals to an electronic device associated with the lens barrel. In still further embodiments, the electrical connections may be formed on a carrier, such as a camera module carrier to which the lens barrel is mounted, to provide electrical signals to the associated electronic device. The electrical connections on the lens barrel and the carrier may be electrically connected together such that the electrical signal passes through the lens barrel and carrier to the electronic device. Representatively, in one embodiment, the lens barrel and carrier are separate structures each having their own pattern of electrical connections such as conductive traces formed on an outer surface. The traces are then electrically connected when the lens barrel and carrier are mounted to one another. In other embodiments, the lens barrel and carrier are one integrally formed structure or unit with continuous traces formed from the lens barrel to the carrier. The traces may be formed using a laser direct structuring (LDS) process or a combination of LDS and another technology such as insert-molding. The electronic device may be any type of electronic device that may be used in connection with a camera module. Representatively, the electronic device may be, for example, an electrically activated lens filter mounted to the lens barrel. Representatively, the lens filter may include an electro-optic portion with a radially symmetric electric field gradient such that filter opacity, which varies with electric field, gradually decreases from an outer rim of the lens filter to an aperture region on either side of a central optical axis. 
     An embodiment describes a lens barrel for a camera module including a cylindrical support member, the cylindrical support member having an annular sidewall and an open center portion, the annular sidewall having a top edge, a bottom edge, an inner surface defining the open center portion and an outer surface, a flange extending from the inner surface into the open center and a plurality of contact regions formed on the top edge of the annular sidewall. The lens barrel further includes a pattern of conductive traces formed in the cylindrical support member, the pattern of conductive traces having a first trace line and a second trace line extending from the bottom edge to the top edge of the annular sidewall, one of the first trace line or the second trace line being formed around the outer surface of the annular sidewall and extending over the top edge to every other one of the plurality of contact regions within the top edge, and the other of the first trace line or the second trace line being formed around the flange and extending from the flange to a remaining every other one of the plurality of contact regions within the top edge such that contact regions having alternating first trace lines and second trace lines are formed around the top edge. 
     An embodiment describes a lens barrel for a camera module including a cylindrical support member, the cylindrical support member having an annular sidewall and an open center portion, the annular sidewall having a top edge, a bottom edge, an inner surface defining the open center portion, an outer surface and a plurality of evenly spaced contact regions along a top edge of the annular sidewall. The lens barrel further includes a first conductive trace, the first conductive trace being formed around the outer surface and having a plurality of first conductive trace segments extending from the outer surface to every other one of the evenly spaced contact regions within the top edge and a second conductive trace, the second conductive trace being formed around the inner surface and having a plurality of second conductive trace segments extending from the inner surface to a remaining every other one of the evenly spaced contact regions within the top edge such that the first conductive trace and the second conductive trace are electrically isolated from one another. 
     An embodiment describes a camera module carrier having a lens actuator attached thereto, the camera module carrier having at least two conductive carrier traces formed therein and electrically connected to at least two electrical contact points of the lens actuator. The module further includes a lens barrel connected to the camera module carrier, the lens barrel having a first conductive barrel trace and a second conductive barrel trace formed therein, the first conductive barrel trace and the second conductive barrel trace forming an alternating pattern of first contact regions and second contact regions along a top edge of the lens barrel and being electrically connected to respective ones of the at least two conductive carrier traces such that electrical signals can be routed between the camera module carrier and the lens barrel. An electronic device may further be positioned on the lens barrel, the electronic device being electrically connected to the lens actuator by the camera module carrier and the lens barrel. In one embodiment, the lens actuator is a voice coil motor having four springs, wherein at least two electrical contact points connected to at least two conductive carrier traces are formed by two of the springs and are operable to route an electrical signal to the electronic device and the remaining electrical contact points are formed by the other two springs and are operable to route an electrical signal to the voice coil motor to drive an auto focus operation or an image stabilization operation of the camera module. 
     The above summary does not include an exhaustive list of all aspects of the present invention. It is contemplated that the invention includes all systems and methods that can be practiced from all suitable combinations of the various aspects summarized above, as well as those disclosed in the Detailed Description below and particularly pointed out in the claims filed with the application. Such combinations have particular advantages not specifically recited in the above summary. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  illustrates a top plan view of a lens barrel in accordance with an embodiment. 
         FIG. 2  illustrates a front perspective view of the lens barrel of  FIG. 1  in accordance with an embodiment. 
         FIG. 3  illustrates a back perspective view of the lens barrel of  FIG. 2  in accordance with an embodiment. 
         FIG. 4  illustrates a top view of an embodiment of an electronic device having multiple terminal pads connected to the lens barrel of  FIGS. 1-3 . 
         FIG. 5A  illustrates a cut out perspective view of an embodiment of the electronic device and lens barrel of  FIG. 4 . 
         FIG. 5B  illustrates a magnified perspective view of a lens barrel contact region of  FIG. 5A . 
         FIG. 6  illustrates a side view of a lens barrel connected to a camera module carrier in accordance with an embodiment. 
         FIG. 7  illustrates a perspective view of the lens barrel and camera module carrier of  FIG. 6 , rotated 180 degrees. 
         FIG. 8  illustrates a top perspective view of the lens barrel and camera module carrier of  FIGS. 6-7  in accordance with an embodiment. 
         FIG. 9  illustrates a perspective cut out view of another embodiment of a lens barrel connected to a camera module carrier in accordance with an embodiment. 
         FIG. 10A  illustrates a side view of a lens barrel and a camera module carrier electrically connected to an actuator in accordance with an embodiment. 
         FIG. 10B  illustrates a bottom view of the camera module carrier and actuator of  FIG. 10A . 
         FIG. 11  illustrates a side view of a lens barrel and camera module carrier electrically connected to an actuator according to one embodiment. 
         FIG. 12  illustrates one embodiment of a simplified schematic view of one embodiment of an electronic device in which a camera module may be implemented. 
         FIG. 13  illustrates a block diagram of some of the constituent components of an embodiment of an electronic device in which an embodiment of the invention may be implemented. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     It should be understood that while some embodiments are described with specific regard to integration within mobile electronic devices, the embodiments are not so limited and certain embodiments may also be applicable to other uses. For example, a lens barrel or camera module as described herein may be incorporated into a device that remains at a fixed location, e.g., a traffic camera, or used in a relatively stationary application, e.g., in a desktop computer, or a motor vehicle. 
     In various embodiments, description is made with reference to the figures. However, certain embodiments may be practiced without one or more of these specific details, or in combination with other known methods and configurations. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth, such as specific configurations, dimensions, and processes, in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments. In other instances, well-known processes and manufacturing techniques have not been described in particular detail in order to not unnecessarily obscure the description. Reference throughout this specification to “one embodiment,” “an embodiment”, or the like, means that a particular feature, structure, configuration, or characteristic described is included in at least one embodiment. Thus, the appearance of the phrase “one embodiment,” “an embodiment”, or the like, in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, configurations, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. 
     The use of relative terms throughout the description, such as “top” and “bottom” may denote a relative position or direction. For example, a “top edge”, “top end” or “top side” may be directed in a first axial direction and a “bottom edge”, “bottom end” or “bottom side” may be directed in a second direction opposite to the first axial direction. However, such terms are not intended to limit the use of the camera module disclosed herein to a specific configuration described in the various embodiments below. For example, a top edge of a camera module or its components (e.g. a lens barrel or carrier) may be directed in any direction with respect to an external environment, including toward an external device housing or toward an imaging sensor within the device housing. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1 ,  FIG. 1  is a top plan view of a lens barrel in accordance with an embodiment. Lens barrel  100  may be any type of lens barrel or housing suitable for supporting, for example, a lens, a lens filter, a lens assembly or other lens related electronic component in a camera module. Representatively, lens barrel  100  may include a cylindrical support member  102 . The cylindrical support member  102  may be, for example, a plastic or other similarly non-conductive material that can be molded or otherwise formed into a cylindrical structure as disclosed herein. Cylindrical support member  102  may have a sidewall  104  which forms an open center portion  106 . Representatively, sidewall  104  may have a top edge  108 , a bottom edge  110  and an inner surface  112  which defines the open center portion  106 . The open center portion  106  may be dimensioned to contain, for example, a circular or otherwise disk shaped structure therein, for example, a lens or lens filter. In this aspect, the sidewall  104  may have an annular or ring shaped profile such that the open center portion  106  has a circular shape. Cylindrical support member  102  may further include a flange  116  which extends from inner surface  112  into the open center portion  106 . In other words, flange  116  may be considered to be an inwardly extending ridge or rim formed around inner surface  112 . In this aspect, flange  116  may have a top side  126  and a bottom side  128  which face different axial directions. Flange  116  may be formed around the entire inner surface  112  of sidewall  104  such that it is one continuous structure. Flange  116  may have a ring or annular shape such that it conforms to the shape of the support member inner surface  112 . 
     Contact regions  118 A,  118 B,  118 C,  120 A,  120 B and  120 C may further be formed along sidewall  104 . Contact regions  118 A- 118 C and  120 A- 120 C may provide a region for electrical contacts or connections to be made between lens barrel  100  and an electronic device connected to lens barrel  100 . In one embodiment, contact regions  118 A- 118 C and  120 A- 120 C are formed within the top edge  108  of sidewall  104 . Contact regions  118 A- 118 C and  120 A- 120 C may be evenly spaced around top edge  108 . In other words, a distance between adjacent contact regions  118 A- 118 C and  120 A- 120 C is the same. In some embodiments, contact regions  118 A- 118 C and  120 A- 120 C are recesses, grooves, indentations or the like formed within top edge  108  of sidewall  104 . 
     Lens barrel  100 , including each of the above-described features, may be formed as a single integrated unit, for example, a molded structure. In this aspect, the outer surface  114  and the inner surface  112  of sidewall  104  are inseparable and flange  116  may also be inseparable from sidewall  104 . Still further, lens barrel  100  may be formed from a plastic (e.g. a thermoplastic) or other similar moldable and non-conductive material. In this aspect, electrical connections may be formed within lens barrel  100  to provide electrical signals to its associated components. Representatively, in on embodiment, conductive traces  122 ,  124  may be formed in sidewall  104 . Conductive traces  122  and  124  may be formed in a pattern such that conductive trace  122  is electrically isolated or insulated from conductive trace  124  (such as by the material of sidewall  104 ). In this aspect, a positive electrical signal may be routed through lens barrel  100  by one of conductive traces  122  or  124  and a negative electrical signal may be routed through lens barrel  100  by the other of conductive traces  122  or  124 . Conductive traces  122  and  124  may be patterned such that a positive and negative electrical signal can be routed from the bottom edge  110  to the top edge  108  of sidewall  104 . In this aspect, both positive and negative electrical signals can be routed through lens barrel  100  to an electronic device (e.g. an electro-optic lens filter) attached near a top or bottom edge of lens barrel  100 . 
     Representatively, in one embodiment, conductive trace  122  is formed around outer surface  114  of sidewall  104  and conductive trace  124  is formed around inner surface  112  of sidewall  104 . In some embodiments, conductive trace  124  is formed around flange  116  along inner surface  112  of sidewall  104 . Representatively, conductive trace  124  can be formed along top side  126  of flange  116 . It is contemplated, however, that conductive trace  124  may instead be formed along bottom side  126  of flange  116 , or directly within inner surface  112 . In either case, it is important that conductive trace  122  and conductive trace  124  be electrically isolated from one another such that they can carry a positive signal and a negative signal, respectively, along lens barrel  100 . In this aspect, the pattern of conductive traces  122 ,  124  should be such that they do not intersect one another. 
     In addition, conductive traces  122  and  124  may have portions which extend into contact regions  118 A- 118 C and  120 A- 120 C. Representatively, in on embodiment, portions of conductive trace  122  may extend into contact regions  118 A- 118 C and portions of conductive trace  124  may extend into contact regions  120 A- 120 C. Each of contact regions  118 A- 118 C may alternate with contact regions  120 A- 120 C. In this aspect, where conductive trace  122  carries a positive signal and conductive trace  124  carries a negative signal, a pattern of alternating positive contact regions  118 A- 118 C and negative contact regions  120 A- 120 C may be formed around the top edge  108  of sidewall  104 . Contact regions  118 A- 118 C and contact regions  120 A- 120 C may be evenly spaced around top edge  108  such that the pattern of contact regions  118 A- 118 C,  120 A- 120 C around lens barrel  100  is substantially symmetrical. Said another way, there is an even distance between adjacent contact regions  118 A- 118 C,  120 A- 120 C. 
     Conductive traces  122  and  124  may be formed within portions of sidewall  104 , for example, using a laser direct structuring (LDS) technique. Representatively, sidewall  104  may be made of a thermoplastic material that is doped with a metal-plastic additive. A laser may then be used to pattern or write conductive traces  122  and  124  on the plastic. More specifically, as the laser beam contacts the plastic, the metal additive forms a track and the track forms the nuclei for the subsequent metallization. In one embodiment, the track is then exposed to, for example, an electroless copper bath and the conductor path layers rise within the tracks to form conductive traces  122  and  124 . Additional metallic layers (e.g. nickel or gold) can also be raised this way to form successive metallic layers. Although an LDS process for forming conductive traces  122  and  124  is described, it should be understood that other molding techniques, or a combination of molding techniques, may be used to form conductive traces  122  and  124  in the desired pattern on sidewall  104 . For example, an insert molding technique, or a combination of insert molding and LDS, may be used to form a portion of, or all of, conductive traces  122  and  124  within sidewall  104 . 
     The pattern of conductive traces  122  and  124  around lens barrel  100  can be more clearly seen in the perspective views of lens barrel  100  illustrated in  FIG. 2  and  FIG. 3 . 
     Representatively,  FIG. 2  and  FIG. 3  illustrate front and back perspective views of lens barrel  100  having conductive traces  122  and  124 . In particular,  FIG. 3  is a view of the lens barrel in  FIG. 2  rotated approximately 180 degrees. 
       FIG. 2  illustrates alternating contact regions  118 A- 118 C and  120 A- 120 C being formed by ridges within top edge  108  of sidewall  104 . Conductive trace  122  is in turn patterned such that it extends from the bottom edge  110  to each of contact regions  118 A- 118 C in the top edge  108  of sidewall  104 . In one embodiment, conductive trace  122  includes a ring portion  202  which extends around (i.e. forms a ring around) outer surface  114  of sidewall  104 . Ring portion  202  may be formed near the top edge  108  as shown, or could be formed in the middle, or near the bottom edge  110  of sidewall  104 . A connecting portion  204  may be formed from ring portion  202  to the bottom edge  110  of sidewall  104 . The connecting portion  204  may serve to connect ring portion  202  to an electrical contact or conductive trace on a structure upon which lens barrel  100  is positioned. In some embodiments, connection portion  204  may be a substantially vertically extending trace section that is aligned substantially parallel to the barrel axis. 
     Conductive trace  122  may further include trace segments  206 A,  206 B and  206 C that extend from ring portion  202  into contact regions  118 A,  118 B and  118 C, respectively. In this aspect, the electrical signal carried by ring portion  202  may be distributed to each of contact regions  118 A- 118 C. Thus, for example, if the electrical signal is a positive signal, each of contact regions  118 A- 118 C may be considered positive contact regions. In addition, trace segments  206 A- 206 C may be considered inwardly extending, or forming an outside-in pattern, in that they extend from ring portion  202  along the outer surface  114  of sidewall  104  toward open center portion  106 . Each of trace segments  206 A- 206 C may terminate within contact regions  118 A- 118 C and form electrical contact points for an electronic device positioned on top edge  108  of lens barrel  100 . In some embodiments, the ends of trace segments  206 A- 206 C within contact regions  118 A- 118 C may have a greater width than other portions of conductive trace  122  such that an electrical contact having a maximum surface area is formed within contact regions  118 A- 118 C. Representatively, trace segments  206 A- 206 C may have a substantially “T” shaped profile. 
       FIG. 3  shows a pattern of conductive trace  124 . In particular, from this view, it can be seen that conductive trace  124  is patterned such that it extends from the bottom edge  110  to each of contact regions  120 A- 120 C in the top edge  108  of sidewall  104 . In one embodiment, conductive trace  124  includes a ring portion  302  which extends around (i.e. forms a ring around) inner surface  112  of sidewall  104 . More specifically, ring portion  302  is formed within top side  126  of flange  116 . Ring portion  302  may however, in some embodiments, be formed around bottom side  128  of flange  116 , or directly within inner surface  112 . 
     Conductive trace  124  may further include trace segments  306 A,  306 B and  306 C that extend from ring portion  302  formed in flange  116  into contact regions  120 A,  120 B and  120 C, respectively. In this aspect, the electrical signal carried by ring portion  302  may be distributed to each of contact regions  120 A- 120 C. Thus, for example, if the electrical signal carried by conductive trace  124  is a negative signal, each of contact regions  120 A- 120 C may be considered to have a negative signal and therefore be referred to as negative contact regions. In this aspect, where conductive trace  122  carries a positive signal as previously discussed, alternating positive contact regions  118 A- 118 C and negative contact regions  120 A- 120 C are formed around the top edge of sidewall  104 . Because the positive and negative contact regions  118 A- 118 C and  120 A- 120 C may be distributed evenly around top edge  108  they can provide symmetric and/or uniform distribution of electric fields or signals around top edge  108 , and to an electronic device connected thereto. In addition, trace segments  306 A- 306 C may be considered outwardly extending, or forming an inside-out pattern, in that they extend from ring portion  302  along the inner surface  112  of sidewall  104  toward outer surface  114 . Each of trace segments  306 A- 306 C may terminate within contact regions  120 A- 120 C and form electrical contact points for an electronic device positioned on lens barrel  100 . In some embodiments, the ends of trace segments  306 A- 306 C within contact regions  120 A- 120 C may have a greater width than other portions of conductive trace  124  such that an electrical contact having a maximum surface area is formed within contact regions  120 A- 120 C. Representatively, trace segments  306 A- 306 C may be considered as having a “T” shaped profile. 
     A connecting portion  304  may be formed from ring portion  302  to bottom edge  110  of sidewall  104 . Representatively, connecting portion  304  may be connected to and extend from one of the ends of trace segments  306 A- 306 C over top edge  108  and along outer surface  114  of sidewall  104 . In this aspect, similar to connecting portion  204 , connecting portion  304  is formed along the outer surface  114  of sidewall  104 , except at a different position. For example, connecting portion  304  may be formed along a portion of sidewall  104  diametrically opposed to that of connecting portion  204 . The connecting portion  304  may serve to connect ring portion  302  to an electrical contact or conductive trace on a structure upon which lens barrel  100  is positioned. In some embodiments, connecting portion  304  may be a substantially vertically extending trace section that is aligned substantially parallel to the barrel axis. In addition, although connecting portion  204  and connecting portion  304  are shown formed along the outer surface  114  of sidewall  104 , they may both be formed along the inner surface  112  or one formed along the inner surface  112  and one formed along the outer surface  114 . It should be understood, however, that connecting portions  204 ,  304  are formed along the same sidewall  104 , in other words, they are not formed on walls associated with different, separable structures. 
     In addition, it should be understood that because the pattern of conductive trace  122  is formed substantially around outer surface  114  of sidewall  104  (i.e. an outside-in pattern) while that of conductive trace  124  is formed substantially around inner surface  112  of sidewall (i.e. an inside-out pattern) the two patterns do not intersect and may be considered electrically isolated from one another and therefore able to carry positive and negative signals to an electronic device connected to lens barrel. In particular, an electrical connection to an electronic device having more than two terminal pads or electrodes can be made. For example, the pattern of conductive traces  122 ,  124  may be such that electrical connections can be made to an electronic device having four, six, eight, ten, twelve or more terminal pads or electrodes. 
       FIG. 4  illustrates a top view of an electronic device having multiple terminal pads connected to the lens barrel of  FIGS. 1-3 . Representatively, electronic device  400  may be a circular or disk shaped electronic device (e.g. have a circular profile), for example, an electro-optic lens filter having a plurality of terminal pads or electrodes  402 A,  402 B,  402 C and  404 A,  404 B,  404 C arranged in a circumferential pattern along its outer circumference or rim. Electrodes  402 A- 402 C and  404 A- 404 C may be distributed around the device outer rim to provide symmetric and/or uniform distribution of electric field in a circumferential direction. That is, since electrodes  402 A- 402 C and  404 A- 404 C may be equally spaced around the outer rim, application of a same voltage to each electrode may produce a circumferentially symmetric voltage distribution or electric field within electronic device  400 . In one embodiment, electrodes  402 A- 402 C may be considered positive electrodes and electrodes  404 A- 404 C may be considered negative electrodes. Electrodes  402 A- 402 C may be arranged in an alternating pattern with electrodes  404 A- 404 C such that an alternating positive and negative electrode configuration is formed around the rim of electronic device  400 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 4 , when electronic device  400  is positioned within lens barrel  100 , electrodes  402 A- 402 C are aligned with contact regions  118 A- 118 C, respectively, and electrodes  404 A- 404 C are aligned with contact regions  120 A- 120 C, respectively. Each of the electrodes  402 A- 402 C may be electrically connected to trace segments  206 A- 206 C of conductive trace  122  terminating in contact regions  118 A- 118 C. Similarly, each of electrodes  404 A- 404 C may be electrically connected to the trace segments  306 A- 306 C of conductive trace  124  terminating in contact regions  120 A- 120 C. Electrodes  402 A- 402 C and  404 A- 404 C may be electrically connected to contact regions  118 A- 118 C and  120 A- 120 C, respectively, using respective ones of connectors  406 A,  406 B,  406 C,  406 D,  406 E and  406 F. Connectors  406 A- 406 F may be, for example, a conductive epoxy or solder pad such that they form a connecting pad which electrically connects electrodes  402 A- 402 C,  404 A- 404 C with trace segments  206 A- 206 C,  306 A- 306 C in contact regions  118 A- 118 C,  120 A- 120 C. 
       FIG. 5A  illustrates a cut out perspective view of the electronic device and lens barrel of  FIG. 4 . From this view, the extension of flange  116  from sidewall  104  can be more clearly seen. In particular, it can be seen that flange  116  extends substantially perpendicularly from the inner surface  112  of sidewall  104 . Flange  116  includes a top side  126  and a bottom side  128 . Conductive trace  124  may be formed around the top side  126  of flange  116 . Flange  116  may be formed a distance from the top edge  108  of sidewall  104  such that a pocket for receiving the electronic device  400  is formed within the open center portion  106 . In this aspect, electronic device may be positioned within lens barrel  100  such that it is over flange  116  and a top surface of electronic device  400  may be substantially level with contact regions  118 A- 118 C and  120 A- 120 C. 
       FIG. 5B  illustrates a magnified view of the contact region of  FIG. 5A . Representatively, from this view, it can be seen that contact region  118 C may be a recessed region having a chamfered inner corner  502 . The chamfered inner corner  502  may be formed along the inner surface  112  side of sidewall  104  such that it interfaces with the electronic device  400 . In this aspect, chamfered inner corner  502  may allow for a larger, more engaged surface with connector  406 E, and in turn, better electrical connection between electrode  402 C and conductive trace segment  206 C within contact region  118 C. In addition, contact region  118 C is recessed to a depth (d) such that the base portion of the recess (within which conductive trace segment  206 C is formed) is between the top edge  108  of sidewall  104  and flange  116 . In this aspect, connector  406 E fits within contact region  118 C and does not extend above the top edge  108  of sidewall  104 . Representatively, a depth (d) of contact region  118 C may be from about 0.1 mm, 0.13 mm, 0.15 mm, 0.18 mm, 0.2 mm, 0.23 mm, 0.25 mm or more. Contact region  118 C may further have a length and/or width which is greater than a diameter of connector  406 E such that connector  406 E can be placed within contact region  118 C without contacting the sides of contact region  118 C. Still further, it should be understood that electronic device  400  is spaced a distance (D) from the top side  126  of flange  116  such that electronic device  400  is suspended above, and does not make contact with, the ring portion  302  of conductive trace  124  formed around flange  116 . It should also be understood that although the specific features of contact region  118 C are described with respect to  FIG. 5B , each of the contact regions  118 A- 118 B and  120 A- 120 C may be substantially similar and therefore the description with respect to contact region  118 C should be understood as applying to each of  118 A- 118 B and  120 A- 120 C. 
       FIG. 6  illustrates a side view of one embodiment of a lens barrel connected to a camera module carrier. Lens barrel  100  may include each of the previously discussed features, including conductive trace  122  having ring portion  202  and connecting portion  204 . Lens barrel  100  may be mounted, or otherwise connected to, a camera module carrier  600 . Camera module carrier  600  may be any type of carrier that can be used to support various camera module components, for example, a lens barrel and associated lenses, filters or other electronic devices. To facilitate an electrical connection between lens barrel  100  and camera module carrier  600  and its related components, camera module carrier may include one or more of a conductive carrier trace  602 , for example, two conductive carrier traces, formed in its outer surface. Conductive carrier trace  602  may be formed from the bottom side  606  to the top side  608  of camera module carrier  600  such that an electrical connection can be routed from the bottom to the top of camera module carrier  600 . 
     Conductive carrier trace  602  may be formed according to any of the previously discussed methods, including but not limited to an LDS technology or insertion molding technique or a combination of LDS and insertion molding. Conductive carrier trace  602  may be formed such that it can be electrically connected with conductive trace  122  or  124  of lens barrel  100 . In this view, conductive carrier trace  602  is shown aligned with, and electrically connected to conductive trace  122 . An electrical connection may be accomplished by aligning and positioning trace  122  on carrier trace  602  or a solder or epoxy pad applied between the two. 
     As seen in  FIG. 7 , which is a perspective view of the same camera module carrier of  FIG. 6 , rotated 180 degrees, a second conductive carrier trace  702  may be formed along the other side of camera module carrier  600 . From this view, it can be seen that the second conductive carrier trace  702 , which is similar to conductive carrier trace  602  except that it is formed on the other side, is connected to the connecting portion  304  of conductive trace  124 . 
       FIG. 8  illustrates a top perspective view of the lens barrel and camera module carrier of  FIGS. 6-7 . From this view, it can be seen that conductive carrier trace  602  and conductive carrier trace  702  are formed on opposite sides of camera module carrier  600  (i.e. they are diametrically opposed to one another) such that they can be aligned with, and electrically connected to, conductive traces  122  and  124  of the lens barrel  100 . In this aspect, an electrical connection can be routed from one end (e.g. a bottom end) of the camera module carrier  600  to another end (e.g. a top end) of the lens barrel  100  to provide an electrical connection to an electronic device connected to the lens barrel  100  (e.g. an opto-electric lens filter or electrically activated lens filter). In addition, it should be understood that in some embodiments, conductive carrier traces  602 ,  702  are formed within channels  802 ,  804 , respectively, cut into the outer surface of camera module carrier  600 . Channels  802 ,  804  may allow, for example, for the conductive carrier traces  602 ,  702  to run behind (or between) other components positioned around camera module carrier  600  (e.g. a voice coil motor). 
       FIG. 9  illustrates a perspective cut out view of another embodiment of a lens barrel connected to a camera module carrier. Lens barrel  100  and camera module carrier  600  are substantially the same as those discussed in reference to  FIGS. 6-7  except in this embodiment, instead of conductive carrier trace  602  (and conductive carrier trace  702  not shown) being formed within the outer surface of camera module carrier  600  (such as by an LDS technology), trace  602  (and possibly trace  702 ) is formed through the camera module carrier  600  using an insertion molding technique. In particular, as can be seen from the cut out portion of  FIG. 9 , conductive carrier trace  902  is formed through camera module carrier  600  and has ends  904 ,  906  which extend out the surface of camera module carrier  600  for electrical connection to the lens barrel conductive trace connecting portion  204  at the top of the carrier  600  and perhaps an electronic device at the bottom of carrier  600 , such as by applying an epoxy or solder pad between the two. 
       FIG. 10A  illustrates a side view of a lens barrel and camera module carrier electrically connected to an actuator according to one embodiment. Representatively, lens barrel  100  and camera module carrier  600  are substantially similar to those previous discussed in reference to  FIGS. 1-9 .  FIG. 10A  includes the additional feature of an actuator  1000  electrically connected to the camera module carrier  600  and lens barrel  100 . Actuator  1000  may, for example, be a voice coil motor (VCM) that is used to drive an auto focus (AF) or an optical image stabilization (OIS) operation of the camera module. In this aspect, actuator  1000  may include a support member  1002  positioned around camera module carrier  600 , a top spring assembly  1004  mounted to a top side of support member  1002  and a bottom spring assembly  1006  mounted to a bottom side of support member  1002 . A coil (not shown) may further be wrapped around the camera module carrier  600 , between the top spring assembly  1004  and the bottom spring assembly  1006 , to help drive an AF or OIS movement of, for example, a lens within lens barrel  100 . The top spring assembly  1004  and the bottom spring assembly  1006  may be connected to a power source to help provide power to the actuator components (e.g. an electromagnet within the VCM). 
     One of the top spring assembly  1004  or the bottom spring assembly  1006  may provide an electrical contact point which is electrically connected to the conductive carrier trace  602  to provide an electrical signal to the electronic device  400  attached to the lens barrel  100  as previously discussed. Representatively, in one embodiment, the bottom end  1008  of conductive carrier trace  602  is electrically connected to a conductive contact point  1010  (e.g., a terminal pad) associated with the bottom spring assembly  1006 , such as by an epoxy or solder bump formed between the two. In this aspect, when an electrical signal is applied to the bottom spring assembly  1006 , the signal is routed through conductive carrier trace  602  and conductive trace  122  of lens barrel  100  to the associated electronic device  400 . Still further it is contemplated that in some embodiments, bottom spring assembly  1006  may include four springs  1006 A,  1006 B,  1006 C and  1006 D as shown in  FIG. 10B , which is a bottom view of the assembly of  FIG. 10A . Each of springs  1006 A- 1006 D may be electrically isolated from one another and therefore capable of carrying different electrical signals. Thus, for example, two of springs  1006 A,  1006 C may be electrically connected to actuator  1000  to drive an AF or OIS operation, while the remaining two springs  1006 B,  1006 D may provide a contact point for an electrical connection to conductive carrier traces  602 ,  702 , respectively, such that an electrical signal can be routed to the electronic device  400  connected to lens barrel  100 . In this aspect, both an AF operation and electronic device  400  operation can be accomplished using components of an actuator  1000  already associated with the camera module carrier  600 . Said another way, two or more electrical signals that are not otherwise used to power actuator  1000  (e.g. for an AF or OIS operation) can be routed through lens barrel  100  to electronic device  400  using actuator  1000 . 
       FIG. 11  illustrates a side view of a lens barrel and camera module carrier electrically connected to an actuator according to one embodiment. Representatively, lens barrel  100 , camera module carrier  600  and actuator  1000  are substantially similar to those previous discussed in reference to  FIGS. 1-10B . In this embodiment, however, instead of electrically connecting conductive trace  122  to the bottom spring assembly  1006 , which is typically used for an AF operation, conductive trace  122  is electrically connected to the top spring assembly  1004 , which may be used for an OIS operation. In particular, similar to bottom spring assembly  1006 , top spring assembly  1004  may include four electrically isolated springs. In this aspect, although a detailed view of top spring assembly  1004  is not illustrated, it should be understood that top spring assembly  1004  may include similar features to bottom spring assembly  1006  illustrated in  FIG. 10B . Two of the springs of top spring assembly  1004  may be connected to conductive trace  122  (and conductive trace  124 ), such as by an epoxy or solder pad  1102 , to provide an electrical signal to electronic device  400  while the other of the two springs may be electrically connected to actuator  1000  to drive an OIS operation. In addition, an OIS wire  1104  may be electrically connected from top spring assembly  1004  to terminal  1110  along the bottom side  606  of camera module carrier  600 . For example, OIS wire  1104  may be electrically connected (e.g. by soldering or conductive adhesion) to top spring assembly  1004  at one end and electrically connected (e.g. by soldering of conductive adhesion) to a conductive plate  1106 , which is positioned near the bottom side  606  of camera module carrier  600 , at another end. The conductive plate  1106  may be a metal structure which is part of, or otherwise electrically connected to, terminal  1110  near bottom side  606 , such that plate  1106  electrically connects OIS wire  1104  to terminal  1110  at the bottom side  606 . Although conductive plate  1106  is disclosed, it is contemplated that there may be other ways of electrically connecting OIS wire  1104 , and in turn traces  122 ,  124 , to terminal  1110 , such as by directly attaching OIS wire  1104  to terminal  1110  and/or solder pad  1102 . In this aspect, an electrical signal can run from terminal  1110  near the bottom side  606  of camera module carrier  600  to electronic device  400  on top of lens barrel  100 , via the conductive traces  122 ,  124 . In this aspect, the laser direct structuring (LDS) techniques disclosed herein can be applied to an OIS system. 
       FIG. 12  illustrates one embodiment of a simplified schematic view of one embodiment of an electronic device in which a camera module may be implemented. As seen in  FIG. 12 , a camera module, including a lens barrel such as that disclosed herein, may be integrated within a consumer electronic device  1202  such as a smart phone with which a user can conduct a call with a far-end user of a communications device  1204  over a wireless communications network; in another example, the camera module may be integrated within the housing of a tablet computer. These are just two examples of where the camera module described herein may be used, it is contemplated, however, that the camera module may be used with any type of electronic device in which a camera module is desired, for example, a tablet computer, a desk top computing device or other display device. 
       FIG. 13  illustrates a block diagram of some of the constituent components of an embodiment of an electronic device in which an embodiment of the invention may be implemented. Device  1300  may be any one of several different types of consumer electronic devices. For example, the device  1300  may be any camera-equipped mobile device, such as a cellular phone, a smart phone, a media player, or a tablet-like portable computer. 
     In this aspect, electronic device  1300  includes a processor  1312  that interacts with camera circuitry  1306 , motion sensor  1304 , storage  1308 , memory  1314 , display  1322 , and user input interface  1324 . Main processor  1312  may also interact with communications circuitry  1302 , primary power source  1310 , speaker  1318 , and microphone  1320 . The various components of the electronic device  1300  may be digitally interconnected and used or managed by a software stack being executed by the processor  1312 . Many of the components shown or described here may be implemented as one or more dedicated hardware units and/or a programmed processor (software being executed by a processor, e.g., the processor  1312 ). 
     The processor  1312  controls the overall operation of the device  1300  by performing some or all of the operations of one or more applications or operating system programs implemented on the device  1300 , by executing instructions for it (software code and data) that may be found in the storage  1308 . The processor  1312  may, for example, drive the display  1322  and receive user inputs through the user input interface  1324  (which may be integrated with the display  1322  as part of a single, touch sensitive display panel). In addition, processor  1312  may send an audio signal to speaker  1318  to facilitate operation of speaker  1318 . 
     Storage  1308  provides a relatively large amount of “permanent” data storage, using nonvolatile solid state memory (e.g., flash storage) and/or a kinetic nonvolatile storage device (e.g., rotating magnetic disk drive). Storage  1308  may include both local storage and storage space on a remote server. Storage  1308  may store data as well as software components that control and manage, at a higher level, the different functions of the device  1300 . 
     In addition to storage  1308 , there may be memory  1314 , also referred to as main memory or program memory, which provides relatively fast access to stored code and data that is being executed by the processor  1312 . Memory  1314  may include solid state random access memory (RAM), e.g., static RAM or dynamic RAM. There may be one or more processors, e.g., processor  1312 , that run or execute various software programs, modules, or sets of instructions (e.g., applications) that, while stored permanently in the storage  1308 , have been transferred to the memory  1314  for execution, to perform the various functions described above. 
     The device  1300  may include communications circuitry  1302 . Communications circuitry  1302  may include components used for wired or wireless communications, such as two-way conversations and data transfers. For example, communications circuitry  1302  may include RF communications circuitry that is coupled to an antenna, so that the user of the device  1300  can place or receive a call through a wireless communications network. The RF communications circuitry may include a RF transceiver and a cellular baseband processor to enable the call through a cellular network. For example, communications circuitry  1302  may include Wi-Fi communications circuitry so that the user of the device  1300  may place or initiate a call using voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) connection, transfer data through a wireless local area network. 
     The device  1300  may include a microphone  1320 . In this aspect, microphone  1320  may be an acoustic-to-electric transducer or sensor that converts sound in air into an electrical signal. The microphone circuitry may be electrically connected to processor  1312  and power source  1310  to facilitate the microphone operation (e.g. tilting). 
     The device  1300  may include a motion sensor  1304 , also referred to as an inertial sensor, which may be used to detect movement of the device  1300 . The motion sensor  1304  may include a position, orientation, or movement (POM) sensor, such as an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a light sensor, an infrared (IR) sensor, a proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, an acoustic sensor, a sonic or sonar sensor, a radar sensor, an image sensor, a video sensor, a global positioning (GPS) detector, an RF or acoustic doppler detector, a compass, a magnetometer, or other like sensor. For example, the motion sensor  1304  may be a light sensor that detects movement or absence of movement of the device  1300 , by detecting the intensity of ambient light or a sudden change in the intensity of ambient light. The motion sensor  1304  generates a signal based on at least one of a position, orientation, and movement of the device  1300 . The signal may include the character of the motion, such as acceleration, velocity, direction, directional change, duration, amplitude, frequency, or any other characterization of movement. The processor  1312  receives the sensor signal and controls one or more operations of the device  1300  based in part on the sensor signal. 
     The device  1300  also includes camera circuitry  1306  that implements the digital camera functionality of the device  1300 . One or more camera modules having image sensors are built into the device  1300 , and each may be located at a focal plane of an optical system that includes a respective lens. An optical image of a scene within the camera&#39;s field of view is formed on the image sensor, and the sensor responds by capturing the scene in the form of a digital image or picture consisting of pixels that may then be stored in storage  1308 . The camera circuitry  1306  may also be used to capture video images of a scene. 
     Device  1300  also includes primary power source  1310 , such as a built in battery, as a primary power supply. 
     In the foregoing specification, the invention has been described with reference to specific exemplary embodiments thereof. It will be evident that various modifications may be made thereto without departing from the broader spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims. The specification and drawings are, accordingly, to be regarded in an illustrative sense rather than a restrictive sense.

Metadata:
Filing Date: 20150421
Publication Date: 20170711
Grant Date: 20170711
Priority Date: 20150421
Inventors: BRODIE DOUGLAS STUART
YANG QIANG
SUI SHAOLONG
ICHIMIYA TAKESHI
TAKASE YOSHIYUKI
Assignee: APPLE INC
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