Asymmetric component arrangement within small form factor cameras
US11831969B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 27, 2022 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/57
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Small form factor cameras that may include one or more voice coil motor actuators, one or more springs and/or one or more motion damping mechanisms. Multiple cameras or camera modules may be positioned close together within a device. Multiple camera modules may be placed closely adjacent to one another by utilizing a recessed portion of the respective perimeters, such as by having one corner removed from rectangular perimeters. By aligning two such recessed portions two camera modules may be more placed more closely together, thereby reducing the distance between the apertures of the respective camera modules. Within asymmetric camera modules, individual components, such as magnets, coils, damping pins, gel pockets, etc., may be asymmetrically placed to correspond with, or in response to the reduced space resulting from the asymmetry of the camera module outline.
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