Optical device, particularly camera, particularly comprising autofocus and image stabilization
US11585963B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 3, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B7/08
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to an optical device (1), comprising: a first housing section (3), a cover element (20) connected to the first housing section (3), a transparent and elastically expandable membrane (10) which is arranged in said first housing section (3), a container (2) having a volume (V), wherein the membrane (10) forms part of the container (2), and wherein said container (2) is arranged in said first housing section (3), a transparent fluid (F) residing in said volume (V) of the container (2), a lens shaping part (11) that is in contact with the membrane (10) for defining a curvature-adjustable area (10c) of the membrane (10), which area (10c) faces said cover element (20), a circumferential lens barrel (50) that holds at least one rigid lens (51) facing said container (2), wherein the lens barrel is arranged in said first housing section, an image sensor (52) facing the lens barrel and the container (2), a second housing section (4), wherein the image sensor is arranged on the second housing section, and an actuator means (40) that is designed to move the lens barrel with respect to the first housing section (3) in an axial direction so as to exert a force on said membr…
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