Folded camera with continuously adaptive zoom factor
US12189272B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 24, 2024 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B2205/0046
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Folded Tele cameras comprising an optical path folding element (OPFE) for folding a first optical path OP1 to a second optical path OP2, a lens including N=8 lens elements, the lens being divided into three lens groups numbered, in order from an object side of the lens, G1, G2 and G3, and an image sensor, wherein G1 and G3 are included in a single G13 carrier, wherein G2 is included in a G2 carrier, wherein both the G13 carrier and the G2 carrier include rails for defining the position of G2 relative to G13, wherein the Tele camera is configured to change a zoom factor continuously between a minimum zoom factor ZFMIN and a maximum zoom factor ZFMAX by moving the G2 carrier relative to the G13 carrier and by moving the G13 carrier relative to the image sensor, and wherein an effective focal length (EFL) is 7.5 mm<EFL<50 mm. The G2 carrier may be positioned by a lens transporter within the G13 carrier at a particular zoom factor to form a lens pair to enable optical investigation and/or transporting of the lens pair.
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