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公开(公告)号：US11119333B2
公开(公告)日：2021-09-14
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. Birnbaum
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.
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公开(公告)号：US20250102821A1
公开(公告)日：2025-03-27
申请号：US18473121
申请日：2023-09-22
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Andrew S. Jozefov , Zachary W. Birnbaum
IPC: G02B27/64
Abstract: Various embodiments include a camera system that includes one or more voice coil motor (VCM) actuators having curved electromagnetics. In various embodiments, the VCM actuator(s) may include an optical image stabilization (OIS) VCM actuator configured to tilt/rotate a lens group, together with an image sensor, about multiple axes orthogonal to an optical axis of the camera system. Additionally, or alternatively, the VCM actuator(s) may include a theta-Z correction VCM actuator configured to rotate the lens group, together with the image sensor, about an axis parallel to the optical axis. The OIS VCM actuator and/or the theta-Z correction VCM actuator may have curved electromagnetics.
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公开(公告)号：US20250028228A1
公开(公告)日：2025-01-23
申请号：US18223312
申请日：2023-07-18
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Zachary W. Birnbaum , Nicholas D. Smyth
Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to camera assemblies that include a lens module, a camera housing enclosing the lens module, and an actuator module coupled to the lens module. The lens module includes at least one lens element disposed along an optical axis and a lens barrel at least partially surrounding the at least one lens element. The lens barrel includes a flange that defines, at an intersection with the at least one lens element, an input aperture through which light enters the lens module. The flange has a height that varies in a direction from the input aperture to an outer edge of the flange. The actuator module is configured to rotate the lens module around axes orthogonal to the optical axis with respect to the camera housing.
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公开(公告)号：US20240406527A1
公开(公告)日：2024-12-05
申请号：US18205380
申请日：2023-06-02
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Zachary W. Birnbaum
Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure are related to a camera assembly having a base plate, a first image sensor module, a first lens module, a first actuator, a second image sensor module, and a second lens module. The base plate includes a first portion having an upper surface, and a second portion having an upper surface and a lower surface. The upper surface of the second portion is elevated relative to the upper surface of the first portion. The first image sensor module is mounted on the upper surface of the first portion, while the second image sensor module is mounted to the lower surface of the second portion. The first lens module is disposed above the base plate for transmitting light to the first image sensor module, while the second lens module is disposed above the base plate for transmitting light to the second image sensor module.
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公开(公告)号：US11350018B2
公开(公告)日：2022-05-31
申请号：US16984334
申请日：2020-08-04
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Shashank Sharma , Alfred N. Mireault , Nicholas D. Smyth , Zachary W. Birnbaum
Abstract: Various embodiments include a camera having one or more bumper arrangements to cushion lateral movement of one or more camera components. In some embodiments, the bumper arrangement(s) may cushion lateral movement of a moveable platform as the moveable platform approaches a stationary structure. According to some embodiments, the bumper arrangement(s) may include one or more bumper features attached to (and/or defined by) the moveable platform and/or the stationary structure.
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公开(公告)号：US20250097554A1
公开(公告)日：2025-03-20
申请号：US18369044
申请日：2023-09-15
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Zachary W. Birnbaum
Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to a camera module having a lens carrier, a sensor module, and an actuator. The actuator is configured to move one or more components of the camera module, and includes a coil assembly having at least one coil. Each coil has one or more coil sections having a first cross-sectional area and one or more second coil sections having a second cross-sectional area greater than the first cross-sectional area.
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公开(公告)号：US20250080815A1
公开(公告)日：2025-03-06
申请号：US18657544
申请日：2024-05-07
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Zachary W. Birnbaum
Abstract: A camera module for an electronic device includes a module housing that encloses an actuator structure for positioning an element of the camera module, such as an image sensor or a lens element. A flexible seal subdivides an internal volume of the camera module housing into two separate sub-volumes. A first fluid is retained within a first sub-volume between the image sensor and the lens element, and a second fluid is retained within a second sub-volume of the module housing. In one construction the first fluid is air, and the second fluid is a dielectric liquid.
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公开(公告)号：US12075142B2
公开(公告)日：2024-08-27
申请号：US17741925
申请日：2022-05-11
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Scott W. Miller , Zachary W. Birnbaum , Andrew S. Jozefov
Abstract: A flex circuit that may accommodate movement of an image sensor within a camera. The flex circuit generally includes a plurality of planar segments between a first end that is fixed relative to the image sensor and a second end that is fixed relative to one or more camera components. One or more of the planar segments twists when the image sensor is moved within the camera.
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公开(公告)号：US11647264B2
公开(公告)日：2023-05-09
申请号：US17664543
申请日：2022-05-23
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Shashank Sharma , Alfred N. Mireault , Nicholas D. Smyth , Zachary W. Birnbaum
CPC classification number: H04N5/2251 , G02B7/09 , G02B27/646 , G03B5/02 , G03B13/36 , H04N5/23212 , H04N5/23287 , G03B2205/0007 , G03B2205/0084
Abstract: Various embodiments include a camera having one or more bumper arrangements to cushion lateral movement of one or more camera components. In some embodiments, the bumper arrangement(s) may cushion lateral movement of a moveable platform as the moveable platform approaches a stationary structure. According to some embodiments, the bumper arrangement(s) may include one or more bumper features attached to (and/or defined by) the moveable platform and/or the stationary structure.
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公开(公告)号：US20210368079A1
公开(公告)日：2021-11-25
申请号：US17326226
申请日：2021-05-20
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Zachary W. Birnbaum
Abstract: Various embodiments include a camera having an actuator arrangement with a low-profile actuator arrangement. For example, the camera may include a voice coil motor (VCM) actuator to move a lens group and/or an image sensor of the camera. According to some embodiments, the VCM actuator may include one or more magnet-coil groups located beside an image sensor package of the camera. In some embodiments, a magnet-coil group may be located between the image sensor package and a side wall of the camera. Additionally, or alternatively, the magnet-coil group may at least partially extend (e.g., in a direction parallel to an optical axis defined by the lens group) past an upper surface of the image sensor and a bottom of the camera in some embodiments.
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