CAMERA WITH BASE CUTOUT FOR POSITION SENSING ARRANGEMENT

    公开(公告)号:WO2021225874A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-11

    申请号:PCT/US2021/030060

    申请日:2021-04-30

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: Various embodiments include a camera having one or more base cutouts for a position sensing arrangement. For example, the position sensing arrangement may be used to determine a position of a moveable lens group and/or a moveable image sensor. According to some embodiments, a base structure of the camera may include a cutout that allows for a protrusion of a lens carrier to extend (e.g., in a direction parallel to an optical axis of the camera) past at least a portion of the base structure. A probe magnet may be attached to the protrusion of the lens carrier, and a position sensor for sensing magnetic fields of the probe magnet may be attached to the substrate.

    CAMERA ACTUATOR WITH MOVING COILS AND DYNAMIC FLEX CIRCUIT

    公开(公告)号:WO2022015746A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-20

    申请号:PCT/US2021/041455

    申请日:2021-07-13

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: A camera (200) including a movable frame (208) fixedly coupled with a lens group or an image sensor (206), a voice coil motor actuator including a coil (224) coupled with the movable frame, that moves the movable frame relative to one or more stationary structures, a magnet (226, 230) coupled with the stationary structures, a dynamic flex circuit (254) configured to provide an electrical connection between the coil and the stationary structures, wherein a portion of the dynamic flex circuit provides service loop to allow motion of the movable frame enabled by the voice coil motor actuator.

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