US 11,914,271 B2
Multi-input folded camera and mobile device including the same
Hyunjin Kang, Seoul (KR); Hyunsu Jun, Seongnam-si (KR); and Younggyu Jung, Hwaseong-si (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Jun. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/845,317.
Application 17/845,317 is a continuation of application No. 16/884,443, filed on May 27, 2020, granted, now 11,392,012.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2019-0130443 (KR), filed on Oct. 21, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0317550 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G03B 17/17 (2021.01); G02B 17/02 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01); G02B 27/10 (2006.01)
CPC G03B 17/17 (2013.01) [G02B 17/023 (2013.01); G02B 27/106 (2013.01); H04M 1/0264 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A multi-input folded camera comprising:
a plurality of folding devices, each configured to change path of light incident to the corresponding folding device of the plurality of folding devices in a first direction and to output a folded light;
a common lens array configured to combine all of folded lights received from the plurality of folding devices through an input surface of the common lens array and to output a combined light through an output surface of the common lens array; and
a sensor at an optical axis of the common lens array, the sensor configured to receive the combined light.