An integrated optical auto focus and zooming system is provided, which
includes a first optical lens, a first hollow casing, a second hollow
casing, a plurality of piezoelectric elements. The first optical lens is
placed in the first hollow casing, the first hollow casing and the second
hollow casing are screwed with each other, and the plurality of
piezoelectric elements are attached either on the first hollow casing or
the second hollow casing. Upon the excitation of mechanical vibrations by
the plurality of piezoelectric elements, a traveling wave is generated on
the attached casing, so as to drive the other casing to rotate and then
to move axially. Additional lens groups and casings can be added in the
same way so to achieve multiple relative motions between lens groups and
image sensor, and thus achieving the objectives of focusing and zooming.
The present invention integrates the motor into the lens and hence
eliminates the transmission mechanism, leading to simple structure, high
efficiency, and multiple advantages in size, cost, and efficiency, etc.,
and thus can be very useful.