Digital image capturing devices including lens modules with dual actively-aligned integrated sensor-lens assemblies
US11962884B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 2, 2020 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B37/04
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one aspect of the present disclosure, a digital image capturing device (DICD) is described that includes a first integrated sensor-lens assembly (ISLA) defining a first optical axis and facing in a first direction; a second ISLA defining a second optical axis offset from the first optical axis and facing in a second direction generally opposite the first direction (i.e., such that the second ISLA is rotated approximately 180 from the first ISLA); and a bridge member that is positioned between the first and second ISLAs to fixedly secure together the first and second ISLAs. The bridge member is configured as a discrete structure (i.e., as being separate from both the first ISLA and the second ISLA), and defines a longitudinal axis that is generally parallel in relation to the first and second optical axes.
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