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    Damper Arrangement for Actuator Damping
    33.
    发明申请
    Damper Arrangement for Actuator Damping 有权

    公开(公告)号：US20210405387A1

    公开(公告)日：2021-12-30

    申请号：US17472437

    申请日：2021-09-10

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Inventor： Scott W. Miller ,  Nicholas D. Smyth ,  Hao Zheng ,  Shujun Tang ,  Zachary W. Birnbaum

    IPC: G02B27/64 ,  H04N5/225

    Abstract: A damper arrangement may be used in a camera module that includes a first (e.g., stationary) and a second (e.g., dynamic) component. The second component may hold a lens such that the lens moves together with the second component. The damper arrangement may include an interface member that extends from the first or the second component to at least partially into a viscoelastic material within a volumetric space configured in the first component, the second component, or both. The interface member may include a mounting portion having a thickness and a viscoelastic material section, having a different thickness, that interacts with viscoelastic material to dampen motion of the second component, for example, during operation of a lens actuator to move the second component along an optical axis of the lens. The interface member may be a two-piece interface member, such as a pin soldered into a hole in a plate, for example.

    Dynamic Flex Circuit for Camera With Moveable Image Sensor
    35.
    发明申请
    Dynamic Flex Circuit for Camera With Moveable Image Sensor 有权

    公开(公告)号：US20210218896A1

    公开(公告)日：2021-07-15

    申请号：US17202252

    申请日：2021-03-15

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Inventor： Nicholas D. Smyth ,  Jian Ouyang ,  Scott W. Miller ,  Samuel M. Hyatt ,  Martin Auclair ,  Phillip R. Sommer

    IPC: H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/225

    Abstract: Various embodiments include a dynamic flex circuit that may be used in a camera with a moveable image sensor. The dynamic flex circuit may include one or more fixed end portions, a moveable end portion, and an intermediate portion. In some embodiments, the fixed end portion may be connected to another flex circuit of the camera. The moveable end portion may be coupled with the moveable image sensor. The intermediate portion may be configured to allow the moveable end portion to move with the moveable image sensor. Some embodiments include a reinforcement arrangement that reinforces one or more portions of the dynamic flex circuit.

    Optical Image Stabilization with Voice Coil Motor for Moving Image Sensor
    36.
    发明申请
    Optical Image Stabilization with Voice Coil Motor for Moving Image Sensor 有权

    公开(公告)号：US20210168289A1

    公开(公告)日：2021-06-03

    申请号：US17175469

    申请日：2021-02-12

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Inventor： Aurelien R. Hubert ,  Qiang Yang ,  Douglas S. Brodie ,  Scott W. Miller ,  Shashank Sharma

    IPC: H04N5/232 ,  G03B5/00 ,  G02B27/64 ,  G02B7/08 ,  G03B13/36 ,  H02K41/035

    Abstract: In some embodiments, a camera actuator includes an actuator base, an autofocus voice coil motor, and an optical image stabilization voice coil motor. In some embodiments, the autofocus voice coil motor includes a lens carrier mounting attachment moveably mounted to the actuator base, a plurality of shared magnets mounted to the base, and an autofocus coil fixedly mounted to the lens carrier mounting attachment for producing forces for moving a lens carrier in a direction of an optical axis of one or more lenses of the lens carrier. In some embodiments, the optical image stabilization voice coil motor includes an image sensor carrier moveably mounted to the actuator base, and optical image stabilization coils moveably mounted to the image sensor carrier within the magnetic fields of the shared magnets, for producing forces for moving the image sensor carrier in a plurality of directions orthogonal to the optical axis.

    Dual camera magnet arrangement
    37.
    发明授权
    Dual camera magnet arrangement 有权

    公开(公告)号：US10931877B2

    公开(公告)日：2021-02-23

    申请号：US16721803

    申请日：2019-12-19

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Inventor： Scott W. Miller ,  Alfred N. Mireault ,  Simon S. Lee

    IPC: H04N5/228 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/225 ,  G02B7/08 ,  G02B27/64 ,  G02B7/09 ,  G02B13/00

    Abstract: Some embodiments include a camera system having a first camera unit and a second camera unit. The first camera unit includes an autofocus actuator. The autofocus actuator includes a first plurality of magnets for autofocus motion control of components of a first optical package. The first plurality of magnets is positioned to generate magnetic fields aligned in parallel with a first magnetic axis at a right angle to the optical axis of the first optical package. The second camera unit includes an optical image stabilization and autofocus actuator. The optical image stabilization and autofocus actuator includes a second plurality of magnets positioned to generate magnetic fields aligned along a second magnet axis at 45-degrees to the first magnetic axis. The second camera unit includes a third plurality of magnets positioned to generate magnetic fields aligned along a third magnetic axis at 135-degrees to the first magnetic axis.

    DAMPER ARRANGEMENT FOR ACTUATOR DAMPING
    38.
    发明申请
    DAMPER ARRANGEMENT FOR ACTUATOR DAMPING 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号：US20200096782A1

    公开(公告)日：2020-03-26

    申请号：US16560871

    申请日：2019-09-04

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Inventor： Scott W. Miller ,  Nicholas D. Smyth ,  Hao Zheng ,  Shujun Tang ,  Zachary W. Birnhaum

    IPC: G02B27/64 ,  H04N5/225

    Abstract: A damper arrangement may be used in a camera module that includes a first (e.g., stationary) and a second (e.g., dynamic) component. The second component may hold a lens such that the lens moves together with the second component. The damper arrangement may include an interface member that extends from the first or the second component to at least partially into a viscoelastic material within a volumetric space configured in the first component, the second component, or both. The interface member may include a mounting portion having a thickness and a viscoelastic material section, having a different thickness, that interacts with viscoelastic material to dampen motion of the second component, for example, during operation of a lens actuator to move the second component along an optical axis of the lens. The interface member may be a two-piece interface member, such as a pin soldered into a hole in a plate, for example.

    Dual camera magnet arrangement
    39.
    发明授权
    Dual camera magnet arrangement 有权

    公开(公告)号：US10516826B2

    公开(公告)日：2019-12-24

    申请号：US15722848

    申请日：2017-10-02

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Inventor： Scott W. Miller ,  Alfred N. Mireault ,  Simon S. Lee

    IPC: H04N5/228 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/225 ,  G02B7/08 ,  G02B27/64 ,  G02B7/09 ,  G02B13/00

    Abstract: Some embodiments include a camera system having a first camera unit and a second camera unit. The first camera unit includes an autofocus actuator. The autofocus actuator includes a first plurality of magnets for autofocus motion control of components of a first optical package. The first plurality of magnets is positioned to generate magnetic fields aligned in parallel with a first magnetic axis at a right angle to the optical axis of the first optical package. The second camera unit includes an optical image stabilization and autofocus actuator. The optical image stabilization and autofocus actuator includes a second plurality of magnets positioned to generate magnetic fields aligned along a second magnet axis at 45-degrees to the first magnetic axis. The second camera unit includes a third plurality of magnets positioned to generate magnetic fields aligned along a third magnetic axis at 135-degrees to the first magnetic axis.

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