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Liquid lens image capture device

US8743263B2 · kind B2 · utility

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33Claims
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Filing dateDec 30, 2008
Grant dateJun 3, 2014
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Expiry dateAug 1, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B3/10
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An image capture module includes a liquid lens having a first and a second electrode, and a first and a second conductor element in electrical contact with the first and second electrode, respectively, the first and second conductor elements being each intended for connection with a voltage generator for driving the liquid lens. The first conductor element includes an electrically conductive body having a peripheral region for contact with the first electrode of the liquid lens with a light diaphragm aperture in a central region thereof.

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