Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Camera actuator for lens and sensor shifting
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Application No.: US18189973Application Date: 2023-03-24
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Publication No.: US11982867B2Publication Date: 2024-05-14
- Inventor: Shashank Sharma , Douglas S. Brodie , Scott W. Miller
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin & Goetzel, P.C.
- Agent Robert C. Kowert
- Main IPC: G02B7/09
- IPC: G02B7/09 ; H02P25/034 ; H04N23/54 ; H04N23/55 ; H04N23/67

Abstract:
Some embodiments include a camera voice coil motor (VCM) actuator configured to shift a lens and/or an image sensor along multiple axes. The VCM actuator may include a bottom flexure and a top flexure that connect one or more dynamic members to one or more static members. The VCM actuator may include stationary magnets and coils held by dynamic members. In some cases, the VCM actuator may be configured to move the image sensor along an optical axis, to move the image sensor in directions orthogonal to the optical axis, and/or to tilt the image sensor relative to the orthogonal axis. In some examples, the VCM actuator may be configured to move the image sensor in directions orthogonal to the optical axis, to move the lens along the optical axis, and/or to tilt the lens relative to the optical axis.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230236387A1 Camera Actuator for Lens And Sensor Shifting Public/Granted day:2023-07-27
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