Folded optics camera actuator and suspension arrangement
US11726343B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 21, 2021 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02K41/0354
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Various embodiments include a folded optics camera actuator and suspension arrangement. For example, the folded optics camera may include one or more voice coil motor (VCM) actuators for moving a lens group, relative to an image sensor, in multiple directions. The folded optics camera may include a suspension arrangement that suspends a lens barrel arrangement from a base structure of the camera, and that allows motion of the lens group enabled by the VCM actuator(s). In some embodiments, the folded optics camera may include an actuator for moving a light folding element relative to the image sensor.
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