Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sensor shift flexure arrangements for improved signal routing
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Application No.: US17818813Application Date: 2022-08-10
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Publication No.: US12206969B2Publication Date: 2025-01-21
- Inventor: Himesh Patel , Phillip R Sommer
- 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: H04N23/55
- IPC: H04N23/55 ; H04N23/54

Abstract:
Various embodiments include sensor shift flexure arrangements for improved signal routing. For example, a camera with sensor shift actuation may include a flexure for suspending an image sensor from a stationary structure of the camera, and for allowing motion of the image sensor enabled by one or more actuators of the camera. The flexure may be configured to convey electrical signals between the image sensor and a flex circuit in some embodiments. According to some embodiments, the flexure may include a stack of layers comprising an electrical grounding portion that has an additional conductive layer adjacent to a base layer, which may reduce the overall resistivity of a ground current return path. In some embodiments, the flexure may additionally or alternatively include an impedance adjusting feature configured to adjust the impedance of an electrical signal pad used to connect the flexure with another component of the camera.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230056192A1 Sensor Shift Flexure Arrangements for Improved Signal Routing Public/Granted day:2023-02-23
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