An optical element driving module is provided, including a movable portion, a fixed portion, and a driving assembly. The movable portion is used for connecting an optical element. The fixed portion is movably connected to the movable portion, wherein the fixed portion includes a base and a casing. The casing is arranged with the base along a main axis, the casing includes a top wall and a side wall extended from edges of the top wall along the main axis, and the top wall includes a first surface facing the movable portion, a second surface and a third surface facing away from the first surface. The driving assembly is used for moving the movable portion relative to the fixed portion, a minimum distance between the first surface and the second surface is different from a minimum distance between the second surface and the third surface.

A camera module is provided. The camera module includes a housing, and a first lens module and a second lens module disposed in the housing and individually movable in an optical axis direction, the first and second lens modules being configured to generate rolling friction on one of both sides of each of the first and second lens modules and sliding friction on the other of both sides when the first and second lens modules are moved.

An actuator for a reflector according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a moving frame having a reflector configured to reflect light to a lens, and a magnet, a base frame configured to provide a moving space for the moving frame, a driving coil configured to generate a magnetic force at the magnet so that the moving frame rotates based on the base frame, a guide rail formed at any one of the moving frame and base frame and having a rounded shape, a holder provided to any one of the moving frame and the base frame not provided with the guide rail, provided in a direction facing the guide rail, and having a groove shape; and a ball arranged between the guide rail and the holder.

A camera module includes a fixed component, an optical folding component, a first imaging unit, a second imaging unit, and a driving device. The optical folding component is disposed on the fixed component. The optical folding component has a reflection surface disposed at an image side of an optical curved surface. The first imaging unit is disposed at an image side of the optical folding component. The second imaging unit is disposed between the optical folding component and the first imaging unit. The driving device move the first lens carrier with respect to the fixed component. The optical curved surface is an object-side surface of the optical folding component. The optical folding component has positive refractive power through the optical curved surface.

A lens driving device and a driving method thereof are provided. The lens driving device includes a lens frame, a magnetic group, a driving element group and a control device. The lens frame carries at least one optical element. The magnetic group includes a plurality of pairs of magnetic elements. The driving element group includes at least two coils. The control device supplies power to the driving element group so that the lens frame is driven by the driving element group to move. The driving element group is disposed on the lens frame, and the amount of the lens frame is equal to that of the driving element group. The control device in a first driving state supplies the power to the coils in sequence so that the driving element group is moved from a pair of magnetic elements to another pair of magnetic elements.

This lens drive device 1 comprises: an autofocus drive unit for performing autofocus using a driving force of a voice coil motor configured from a first coil part 112 and a magnet part 122; and a shake correction drive unit for performing shake correction using a driving force of a voice coil motor configured from a second coil part 231 and the magnet part 122. The magnet part 122 includes first magnets 122A, 122C disposed at two mutually facing sides among the four sides of a substantially rectangular-shaped lens drive device in a plan view, and a second magnet 122B disposed at another side. The side the second magnet 122B faces is designated a no-magnet disposed section R where no magnet is disposed.

A camera module includes a housing, and a first frame and a second frame sequentially disposed in the housing in an optical axis direction. The second frame includes a lens module configured to rotate together with the second frame about a first rotation axis and a second rotation axis, intersecting an optical axis direction. The first rotation axis is formed between the housing and an opposing surface of the first frame in the optical axis direction by first ball members disposed in a direction intersecting the optical axis direction. The second rotation axis is formed between the first fame and an opposing surface of the second frame in the optical axis direction by second ball members disposed in a direction intersecting the optical axis direction and the first rotation axis direction.

A camera module according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a lens group; a lens support unit for accommodating the lens group; a magnet arranged on the outer surface of the lens support unit; a yoke portion spaced apart from the magnet and arranged to face the magnet; and a coil arranged on the yoke portion so as to be spaced apart from and to face the magnet between the magnet and the yoke portion, wherein the lens group, the lens support unit, and the magnet move together along an optical axis according to a current applied to the coil, the yoke portion includes a first yoke and a second yoke arranged on the first yoke, the second yoke is arranged between the first yoke and the coil, and magnetism of the first yoke is stronger than that of the second yoke.

A voice coil motor includes a housing, a first lens holder, a second lens holder, a first electromagnetic drive assembly, and a second electromagnetic drive assembly. The first electromagnetic drive assembly generates a first electromagnetic force to drive the second lens holder to move in a moving direction. The second electromagnetic drive assembly is adapted to drive the first lens holder to move along the moving direction. The first magnetic steel portion includes a first magnet and a second magnet. The first coil includes a first wire portion and a second wire portion. When the first coil is conducted, a direction of current in the first wire portion and a direction of current in the second wire portion have at least components in opposite directions. The present disclosure can solve the jam problem when zooming, and also increase the zoom stroke.

A voice coil motor assembly including a base, a frame, an elastic sheet, a housing, and a plurality of shock-absorbing components is provided. The frame is disposed on the base. The frame includes a bottom surface, a top surface, a plurality of side walls and a support frame. One side of the elastic sheet is disposed on the top surface of the frame and the other is disposed on the support frame. The housing is disposed above the base to receive the frame and the elastic sheet. The housing includes a housing top wall and a plurality of housing side walls surrounding the housing top wall. The shock-absorbing components are disposed on the frame and are sandwiched between the frame and the housing side walls of the housing, and/or between the support frame and the housing top wall of the housing.