公开(公告)号：AU2018101333B4

公开(公告)日：2019-03-28

申请号：AU2018101333

申请日：2018-09-11

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： BRODIE DOUGLAS S ,  MILLER SCOTT W ,  HUBERT AURELIEN R ,  SHARMA SHASHANK ,  YANG QIANG

IPC: G02B7/08 ,  G02B27/64 ,  G03B5/00

Abstract: OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZATION WITH VOICE COIL MOTOR FOR MOVING IMAGE SENSOR 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.

公开(公告)号：AU2017203084A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-01

申请号：AU2017203084

申请日：2017-05-09

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： TOPLISS RICHARD J ,  BRODIE DOUGLAS S ,  ROSSETTI ANTHONY J ,  TSAI RICHARD H ,  BAER RICHARD L

IPC: G02B7/08 ,  G02B27/64 ,  H02K41/035

Abstract: Abstract Some embodiments provide an apparatus for controlling the motion of a camera component. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes an actuator module. The actuator module includes a plurality of magnets. Each magnet of the plurality of magnets is poled with magnetic domains 5 substantially aligned in the same direction throughout each magnet. The apparatus further includes a coil rigidly disposed around a lens. Each magnet of the plurality of magnets contributes to the forces to adjust focus of the lens based on Lorentz forces generated from the coil.

公开(公告)号：DE112013006172T5

公开(公告)日：2015-09-17

申请号：DE112013006172

申请日：2013-12-19

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： TOPLISS RICHARD ,  ROSSETTI ANTHONY J ,  BRODIE DOUGLAS S ,  TSAI RICHARD H ,  BAER RICHARD L

IPC: G02B7/08 ,  G02B27/64 ,  H02K41/035

Abstract: Manche Ausführungsformen stellen eine Vorrichtung bereit zum Steuern der Bewegung einer Kamerakomponente. In manchen Ausführungsformen beinhaltet die Vorrichtung ein Stellantriebsmodul. Das Stellantriebsmodul weist eine Mehrzahl von Magneten auf. Jeder Magnet von den mehreren Magneten ist mit magnetischen Domänen gepolt, die in jedem Magneten im Wesentlichen durchgängig in der gleichen Richtung ausgerichtet sind. Die Vorrichtung weist ferner eine Spule auf, die starr um eine Linse herum angeordnet ist. Jeder Magnet von den mehreren Magneten trägt zu den Kräften bei, mit denen die Linse auf Basis von Lorentz-Kräften, die von der Spule erzeugt werden, scharfgestellt werden soll.

公开(公告)号：AU2020202594A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-07

申请号：AU2020202594

申请日：2020-04-16

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： TOPLISS RICHARD J ,  BRODIE DOUGLAS S ,  ROSSETTI ANTHONY J ,  TSAI RICHARD H ,  BAER RICHARD L

IPC: G02B7/08 ,  G02B27/64 ,  H02K41/035

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a device, including: a lens; one or more springs for suspending the lens; an image sensor; and an actuator for moving the lens relative to the image sensor; a controller to: position, using the actuator, the lens at an equilibrium position at which displacement of the lens due to gravity is offset by displacement of the lens due to forces from the one or more springs; and responsive to a determination that a change in orientation of the device or a change in position of the lens relative to the image sensor has exceeded a threshold: determine a new equilibrium position for the lens relative to the image sensor; and position, using the actuator, the lens at the new equilibrium position.

公开(公告)号：AU2017203084B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-15

申请号：AU2017203084

申请日：2017-05-09

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： TOPLISS RICHARD J ,  BRODIE DOUGLAS S ,  ROSSETTI ANTHONY J ,  TSAI RICHARD H ,  BAER RICHARD L

IPC: G02B7/08 ,  H04N23/40 ,  G02B27/64 ,  H02K41/035

Abstract: Abstract Some embodiments provide an apparatus for controlling the motion of a camera component. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes an actuator module. The actuator module includes a plurality of magnets. Each magnet of the plurality of magnets is poled with magnetic domains 5 substantially aligned in the same direction throughout each magnet. The apparatus further includes a coil rigidly disposed around a lens. Each magnet of the plurality of magnets contributes to the forces to adjust focus of the lens based on Lorentz forces generated from the coil.

公开(公告)号：AU2015100962A4

公开(公告)日：2015-10-22

申请号：AU2015100962

申请日：2015-07-31

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： TOPLISS RICHARD J ,  BRODIE DOUGLAS S ,  ROSSETTI ANTHONY J ,  TSAI RICHARD H ,  BAER RICHARD L

IPC: G02B7/08 ,  G02B27/64 ,  H02K41/035

Abstract: Some embodiments provide an apparatus for controlling the motion of a camera component. In 5 some embodiments, the apparatus includes an actuator module. The actuator module includes a plurality of magnets. Each magnet of the plurality of magnets is poled with magnetic domains substantially aligned in the same direction throughout each magnet. The apparatus further includes a coil rigidly disposed around a lens. Each magnet of the plurality of magnets contributes to the forces to adjust focus of the lens based on Lorentz forces generated from the 10 coil.

公开(公告)号：AU2020202594B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-23

申请号：AU2020202594

申请日：2020-04-16

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： TOPLISS RICHARD J ,  BRODIE DOUGLAS S ,  ROSSETTI ANTHONY J ,  TSAI RICHARD H ,  BAER RICHARD L

IPC: G02B7/08 ,  H04N23/40 ,  G02B27/64 ,  H02K41/035

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a device, including: a lens; one or more springs for suspending the lens; an image sensor; and an actuator for moving the lens relative to the image sensor; a controller to: position, using the actuator, the lens at an equilibrium position at which displacement of the lens due to gravity is offset by displacement of the lens due to forces from the one or more springs; and responsive to a determination that a change in orientation of the device or a change in position of the lens relative to the image sensor has exceeded a threshold: determine a new equilibrium position for the lens relative to the image sensor; and position, using the actuator, the lens at the new equilibrium position.

公开(公告)号：AU2020100298B4

公开(公告)日：2020-05-28

申请号：AU2020100298

申请日：2020-02-28

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： BRODIE DOUGLAS S ,  MILLER SCOTT W ,  HUBERT AURELIEN R ,  SHARMA SHASHANK ,  YANG QIANG

IPC: G02B7/08 ,  G02B27/64 ,  G03B5/00

Abstract: A camera, comprising: a lens comprising one or more lens elements; an image sensor to capture light that has passed through the lens; a flexible printed circuit (FPC) coupled with the image sensor such that the image sensor moves together with the FPC; and a voice coil motor (VCM) actuator, comprising: one or more magnets; one or more coils on the FPC; a dynamic platform coupled with the FPC such that the FPC moves together with the dynamic platform; a static platform; and multiple flexure arms that mechanically connect the dynamic platform relative to the static platform in a plurality of directions orthogonal to an optical axis of the camera.

公开(公告)号：AU2020100298A4

公开(公告)日：2020-04-02

申请号：AU2020100298

申请日：2020-02-28

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： BRODIE DOUGLAS S ,  MILLER SCOTT W ,  HUBERT AURELIEN R ,  SHARMA SHASHANK ,  YANG QIANG

IPC: G02B7/08 ,  G02B27/64 ,  G03B5/00

Abstract: A camera, comprising: a lens comprising one or more lens elements; an image sensor to capture light that has passed through the lens; a flexible printed circuit (FPC) coupled with the image sensor such that the image sensor moves together with the FPC; and a voice coil motor (VCM) actuator, comprising: one or more magnets; one or more coils on the FPC; a dynamic platform coupled with the FPC such that the FPC moves together with the dynamic platform; a static platform; and multiple flexure arms that mechanically connect the dynamic platform relative to the static platform in a plurality of directions orthogonal to an optical axis of the camera.

公开(公告)号：AU2019200955A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-28

申请号：AU2019200955

申请日：2019-02-12

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： TOPLISS RICHARD J ,  BRODIE DOUGLAS S ,  ROSSETTI ANTHONY J ,  TSAI RICHARD H ,  BAER RICHARD L

IPC: G02B7/08 ,  G02B27/64 ,  H02K41/035

Abstract: Some embodiments provide A camera, including: a lens defining an optical axis; an image sensor; an actuator module including a plurality of magnets and a plurality of optical image stabilization coils, wherein: the actuator module includes four sides that define a rectangle such 5 that the actuator module is rectangular in plan, optical image stabilization coils of the plurality of optical image stabilization coils are arranged in respective corners of the rectangle to individually exhibit mirror symmetry about a respective plane that is angled at or about 45 degrees to at least one of the four sides that define the rectangle, the plurality of magnets is configured to move relative to the image sensor that extends along a plane orthogonal to the 10 optical axis, and the plurality of magnets includes a magnet that, as mounted in the actuator module, has a poling direction that is parallel to a plane defined by directions of current flow of an optical image stabilization coil of the optical image stabilization coils; and an autofocus coil rigidly disposed around the lens, wherein each magnet of the plurality of magnets contributes to forces to adjust focus of the lens based on Lorentz forces generated from the autofocus coil.