公开(公告)号：US20210397069A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-23

申请号：US17460231

申请日：2021-08-29

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Gal Shabtay ,  Itay Yedid ,  Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Tal Korman ,  Roy Rudnick ,  Kobi Goldstein ,  Yiftah Kowal ,  Michael Dror ,  Michael Scherer

IPC: G03B17/04 ,  H04N5/225 ,  G02B13/06 ,  G02B13/02 ,  G02B7/02

Abstract: Digital cameras comprising a lens assembly comprising N lens elements L1-LN starting with Li on an object side, wherein N is >4, an image sensor having a sensor diagonal SD, and a pop-out mechanism that controls a largest air-gap d between two consecutive lens elements within lens elements L1 and LN to bring the camera to an operative pop-out state and a collapsed state, wherein the lens assembly has a total track length TTL in the operative pop-out state and a collapsed total track length cTTL in the collapsed state, wherein SD is in the range of 7-20 mm and wherein cTTL/SD

公开(公告)号：US20210333126A9

公开(公告)日：2021-10-28

申请号：US17013561

申请日：2020-09-05

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Itay Yedid ,  Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Gil Bachar ,  Gal Barak ,  Yiftah Kowal

IPC: G01D5/14 ,  G02B13/00 ,  G02B7/18 ,  H01F7/02 ,  G01P13/00

Abstract: Actuators for rotating an optical-path-folding-element with two, first and second, degrees of freedom in an extended rotation range around two respective rotation axes, folded cameras including such actuators and dual-cameras including a folded camera as above together with an upright camera.

公开(公告)号：US20240397180A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-28

申请号：US18793816

申请日：2024-08-04

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Itay Yedid ,  Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Yiftah Kowal ,  Kobi Goldstein ,  Rami Boltanski ,  Itay Manor ,  Daniel Boltinsky ,  Oriel Grushka ,  Vinay Bhus

IPC: H04N23/55 ,  G02B7/02 ,  G02B27/64 ,  G03B17/04 ,  H04N23/52 ,  H04N23/54 ,  H04N23/57 ,  H04N23/67

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a camera module for use in a portable electronic device. The camera module comprises a shiftable lens barrel comprising an objective assembly holding coaxially one or more lens elements defining an optical axis. The camera module has a retractable cover window. The lens barrel has an operative state and a collapsed state and the cover window has a corresponding extended and retracted position. The camera further comprises an actuator including a driving motor; a pop-out assembly actuatable by the actuator. The pop-out assembly includes a driving cam configured to be driven rotationally by the actuator, a carrier configured to receive the lens barrel and an image sensor configured to image a field of view of the objective assembly when the lens barrel is in the operative state.

公开(公告)号：US20240377718A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-14

申请号：US18672217

申请日：2024-05-23

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Itay Yedid ,  Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Roy Rudnick ,  Nadav Goulinski ,  Tal Korman ,  Yiftah Kowal

IPC: G03B37/02 ,  G02B7/09 ,  G02B13/00 ,  G02B13/02 ,  G02B26/08 ,  G02B26/10 ,  G03B30/00 ,  H04N23/55

Abstract: Scanning Tele cameras (STCs) based on two optical path folding element (OPFE) field-of-view scanning and mobile devices including such STCs. A STC may comprise a first OPFE (O-OPFE) for folding a first optical path OP1 to a second optical path OP2, an O-OPFE actuator, a second OPFE (I-OPFE) for folding OP2 to a third optical path OP3, an I-OPFE actuator, a lens, a lens actuator and an image sensor, wherein the STC has a STC native field-of-view (n-FOVT), wherein the O-OPFE actuator is configured to rotate the O-OPFE around a first axis and the I-OPFE actuator rotates the I-OPFE around a second axis for scanning a scene with the n-FOVT, wherein the lens actuator is configured to move the lens for focusing along a third axis, and wherein the first axis is perpendicular to the second axis and parallel to the third axis.

公开(公告)号：US12072609B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-27

申请号：US17460231

申请日：2021-08-29

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Gal Shabtay ,  Itay Yedid ,  Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Tal Korman ,  Roy Rudnick ,  Kobi Goldstein ,  Yiftah Kowal ,  Michael Dror ,  Michael Scherer

IPC: G03B17/04 ,  G02B7/02 ,  G02B13/02 ,  G02B13/06 ,  G03B17/12 ,  G03B30/00 ,  H04N23/54 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/57

CPC classification number: G03B17/04 ,  G02B7/021 ,  G02B7/026 ,  G02B13/02 ,  G02B13/06 ,  G03B30/00 ,  H04N23/54 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/57 ,  G03B17/12

Abstract: Digital cameras comprising a lens assembly comprising N lens elements L1-LN starting with L1 on an object side, wherein N is ≥4, an image sensor having a sensor diagonal SD, and a pop-out mechanism that controls a largest air-gap d between two consecutive lens elements within lens elements L1 and LN to bring the camera to an operative pop-out state and a collapsed state, wherein the lens assembly has a total track length TTL in the operative pop-out state and a collapsed total track length cTTL in the collapsed state, wherein SD is in the range of 7-20 mm and wherein cTTL/SD

公开(公告)号：US11968453B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-23

申请号：US17614382

申请日：2021-07-22

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Noy Cohen ,  Yiftah Kowal

IPC: H04N13/246 ,  G03B17/17 ,  H04N23/45 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/58 ,  H04N23/61 ,  H04N23/68 ,  H04N23/698

CPC classification number: H04N23/687 ,  G03B17/17 ,  H04N23/45 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/58 ,  H04N23/61 ,  H04N23/6812 ,  H04N23/683 ,  H04N23/698

Abstract: A Tele folded camera operative to compensate for an undesired rotational motion of a handheld electronic device that includes such a camera, wherein the compensation depends on the undesired rotational motion and on a point of view of the Tele folded camera.

公开(公告)号：US20240126158A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-18

申请号：US17766831

申请日：2021-11-05

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Itay Yedid ,  Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Roy Rudnick ,  Nadav Goulinski ,  Tal Korman ,  Yiftah Kowal

IPC: G03B37/02 ,  G02B7/09 ,  G02B13/00 ,  G02B13/02 ,  G02B26/08 ,  G02B26/10 ,  G03B30/00 ,  H04N23/55

CPC classification number: G03B37/02 ,  G02B7/09 ,  G02B13/0065 ,  G02B13/02 ,  G02B26/0816 ,  G02B26/10 ,  G03B30/00 ,  H04N23/55

Abstract: Scanning Tele cameras (STCs) based on two optical path folding element (OPFE) field-of-view scanning and mobile devices including such STCs. A STC may comprise a first OPFE (O-OPFE) for folding a first optical path OP1 to a second optical path OP2, an O-OPFE actuator, a second OPFE (I-OPFE) for folding OP2 to a third optical path OP3, an I-OPFE actuator, a lens, a lens actuator and an image sensor, wherein the STC has a STC native field-of-view (n-FOVT), wherein the O-OPFE actuator is configured to rotate the O-OPFE around a first axis and the I-OPFE actuator rotates the I-OPFE around a second axis for scanning a scene with the n-FOVT, wherein the lens actuator is configured to move the lens for focusing along a third axis, and wherein the first axis is perpendicular to the second axis and parallel to the third axis.

公开(公告)号：US11946775B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-02

申请号：US17628905

申请日：2021-07-26

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Yiftah Kowal ,  Nadav Goulinski ,  Tal Korman ,  Ephraim Goldenberg

IPC: G01D5/14

CPC classification number: G01D5/145

Abstract: Position sensing units, comprising a magnetic assembly (MA) having a width W measured along a first direction and a height H measured along a second direction and including at least three magnets having respective magnetic polarizations that define along the first direction at least a left MA domain, a middle MA domain and a right MA domain, wherein the magnetic polarizations of each MA domain are different, and a magnetic flux measuring device (MFMD) for measuring a magnetic flux B, wherein the MA moves relative to the MFMD along the first direction within a stroke L that fulfils 1 mm≤L≤100 mm, stroke L beginning at a first point x0 and ending at a final point xmax, and wherein a minimum value Dmin of an orthogonal distance D, measured along the second direction between a particular MA domain and the MFMD, fulfills L/Dmin>10.

公开(公告)号：US20240085216A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-14

申请号：US18509353

申请日：2023-11-15

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Itay Yedid ,  Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Gil Bachar ,  Gal Barak ,  Yiftah Kowal

IPC: G01D5/14 ,  G01P13/00 ,  G02B7/18 ,  G02B7/182 ,  G02B13/00 ,  G03B17/17 ,  H01F7/02 ,  H04N23/45 ,  H04N23/57 ,  H04N23/58 ,  H04N23/69 ,  H04N23/698

CPC classification number: G01D5/145 ,  G01P13/00 ,  G02B7/18 ,  G02B7/1827 ,  G02B13/0065 ,  G03B17/17 ,  H01F7/02 ,  H04N23/45 ,  H04N23/57 ,  H04N23/58 ,  H04N23/69 ,  H04N23/698 ,  H04N23/55

Abstract: Actuators for rotating an optical-path-folding-element with two, first and second, degrees of freedom in an extended rotation range around two respective rotation axes, folded cameras including such actuators and dual-cameras including a folded camera as above together with an upright camera.

公开(公告)号：US20240040226A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-01

申请号：US18254867

申请日：2022-07-19

Applicant: Corephotonics Ltd.

Inventor： Itay Yedid ,  Ephraim Goldenberg ,  Yiftah Kowal ,  Kobi Goldstein ,  Daniel Boltinsky ,  Dana Deutsch ,  Oriel Grushka ,  Itay Manor

IPC: H04N23/57 ,  F03G7/06

CPC classification number: H04N23/57 ,  F03G7/0614

Abstract: Pop-out cameras brought to at least an extended operational position and a collapsed position by pop-out mechanisms that include shape-memory alloy (SMA) materials. A camera may comprise a lens including a plurality of lens elements, an image sensor, and a pop-out mechanism configured to control at least one air-gap between the lens elements or between a lens element and the image sensor to bring the camera to an operative pop-out state and to a collapsed state, wherein the pop-out mechanism includes at least one component made from a SMA material.