公开(公告)号：US20240369744A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-07

申请号：US18778735

申请日：2024-07-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Norimichi Shigemitsu ,  Jun Yoshida ,  Shunsuke Otake ,  Keiichi Yamazaki

IPC: G02B5/04 ,  G02B7/02 ,  H04N23/55

Abstract: An optical prism that includes an interlock structure that precisely couples to a complementary structure of a refractive lens. For precision, the interlock structure may be formed at the same time and using the same technique as the optical surface of the prism. The interlock structure provides high accuracy when assembling a folded lens system by precisely aligning the object side optical surface of the lens with the image side optical surface of the prism so that the optical axis is centered in the lens. The prism may have refractive power. A portion of the object side surface may be coated with an opaque material to provide an aperture stop at that surface.

公开(公告)号：US09632384B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-25

申请号：US14727621

申请日：2015-06-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Miodrag Scepanovic ,  Yoshikazu Shinohara ,  Iain Alexander McAllister ,  Jun Yoshida

IPC: H04B1/3827 ,  G02F1/153

CPC classification number: G02F1/153 ,  G02B13/0075 ,  G02F1/157 ,  G03B9/02 ,  H04B1/3833

Abstract: A mobile device lens assembly having an electrically activated lens component with an electro-optic portion is disclosed. More particularly, embodiments of the mobile device lens assembly include the electro-optic portion and an interlock feature to engage a second lens element. The second lens element may have an interlock surface, which when engaged or mated with the interlock feature of the electrically activated lens component, may maintain alignment of the lens components along an optical axis. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US12066644B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-20

申请号：US17931097

申请日：2022-09-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Norimichi Shigemitsu ,  Jun Yoshida ,  Shunsuke Otake ,  Keiichi Yamazaki

IPC: G02B5/04 ,  G02B7/02 ,  H04N23/55

CPC classification number: G02B5/04 ,  G02B7/022 ,  H04N23/55

Abstract: An optical prism that includes an interlock structure that precisely couples to a complementary structure of a refractive lens. For precision, the interlock structure may be formed at the same time and using the same technique as the optical surface of the prism. The interlock structure provides high accuracy when assembling a folded lens system by precisely aligning the object side optical surface of the lens with the image side optical surface of the prism so that the optical axis is centered in the lens. The prism may have refractive power. A portion of the object side surface may be coated with an opaque material to provide an aperture stop at that surface.

公开(公告)号：US11442205B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-13

申请号：US16549820

申请日：2019-08-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Norimichi Shigemitsu ,  Jun Yoshida ,  Shunsuke Otake ,  Keiichi Yamazaki

IPC: G02B5/04 ,  G02B7/02 ,  H04N5/225

Abstract: An optical prism that includes an interlock structure that precisely couples to a complementary structure of a refractive lens. For precision, the interlock structure may be formed at the same time and using the same technique as the optical surface of the prism. The interlock structure provides high accuracy when assembling a folded lens system by precisely aligning the object side optical surface of the lens with the image side optical surface of the prism so that the optical axis is centered in the lens. The prism may have refractive power. A portion of the object side surface may be coated with an opaque material to provide an aperture stop at that surface.

公开(公告)号：US20200064527A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-27

申请号：US16549820

申请日：2019-08-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Norimichi Shigemitsu ,  Jun Yoshida ,  Shunsuke Otake ,  Keiichi Yamazaki

IPC: G02B5/04 ,  G02B7/02 ,  H04N5/225

Abstract: An optical prism that includes an interlock structure that precisely couples to a complementary structure of a refractive lens. For precision, the interlock structure may be formed at the same time and using the same technique as the optical surface of the prism. The interlock structure provides high accuracy when assembling a folded lens system by precisely aligning the object side optical surface of the lens with the image side optical surface of the prism so that the optical axis is centered in the lens. The prism may have refractive power. A portion of the object side surface may be coated with an opaque material to provide an aperture stop at that surface.

公开(公告)号：US20230003924A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-05

申请号：US17931097

申请日：2022-09-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Norimichi Shigemitsu ,  Jun Yoshida ,  Shunsuke Otake ,  Keiichi Yamazaki

IPC: G02B5/04 ,  H04N5/225 ,  G02B7/02

Abstract: An optical prism that includes an interlock structure that precisely couples to a complementary structure of a refractive lens. For precision, the interlock structure may be formed at the same time and using the same technique as the optical surface of the prism. The interlock structure provides high accuracy when assembling a folded lens system by precisely aligning the object side optical surface of the lens with the image side optical surface of the prism so that the optical axis is centered in the lens. The prism may have refractive power. A portion of the object side surface may be coated with an opaque material to provide an aperture stop at that surface.