公开(公告)号：US11163096B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-02

申请号：US16323769

申请日：2017-08-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Paul Christian Thomas Fuller ,  Iain A. McAllister ,  Yoshikazu Shinohara

IPC: G02B3/12 ,  G02B3/14 ,  G02B26/08 ,  G02B7/08 ,  H04N5/225 ,  G02B7/09 ,  H04N5/232 ,  G02B27/00 ,  G02B27/64

Abstract: Compact lens systems that may be used in small form factor cameras. The lens system may include a master lens with two or more lens elements arranged along an optical axis and having refractive power, and an optical actuator located on the object side of the master lens that may provide autofocus (AF) and/or optical image stabilization (OIS) functionality for the camera. An aperture stop for the camera may be included in the optical actuator, for example between a substrate and a flexible optical element of the optical actuator. Including the aperture stop in the optical actuator rather than in the lens stack may allow the optical actuator to be smaller in the X-Y dimensions (perpendicular to the optical (Z) axis) than it would be in a similar camera with the aperture stop located in the lens stack.

公开(公告)号：US11988851B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-21

申请号：US17515090

申请日：2021-10-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Paul Christian Thomas Fuller ,  Iain A. McAllister ,  Yoshikazu Shinohara

IPC: G02B3/14 ,  G02B7/08 ,  G02B7/09 ,  G02B26/08 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/67 ,  G02B27/00 ,  G02B27/64

CPC classification number: G02B3/14 ,  G02B7/08 ,  G02B7/09 ,  G02B26/0875 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/67 ,  G02B27/005 ,  G02B27/646

Abstract: Compact lens systems that may be used in small form factor cameras. The lens system may include a master lens with two or more lens elements arranged along an optical axis and having refractive power, and an optical actuator located on the object side of the master lens that may provide autofocus (AF) and/or optical image stabilization (OIS) functionality for the camera. An aperture stop for the camera may be included in the optical actuator, for example between a substrate and a flexible optical element of the optical actuator. Including the aperture stop in the optical actuator rather than in the lens stack may allow the optical actuator to be smaller in the X-Y dimensions (perpendicular to the optical (Z) axis) than it would be in a similar camera with the aperture stop located in the lens stack.

公开(公告)号：US20190170914A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-06

申请号：US16323769

申请日：2017-08-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Paul Christian Thomas Fuller ,  Iain A. McAllister ,  Yoshikazu Shinohara

IPC: G02B3/14 ,  G02B26/08 ,  G02B7/08 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/225 ,  G02B7/09

Abstract: Compact lens systems that may be used in small form factor cameras. The lens system may include a master lens with two or more lens elements arranged along an optical axis and having refractive power, and an optical actuator located on the object side of the master lens that may provide autofocus (AF) and/or optical image stabilization (OIS) functionality for the camera. An aperture stop for the camera may be included in the optical actuator, for example between a substrate and a flexible optical element of the optical actuator. Including the aperture stop in the optical actuator rather than in the lens stack may allow the optical actuator to be smaller in the X-Y dimensions (perpendicular to the optical (Z) axis) than it would be in a similar camera with the aperture stop located in the lens stack.