US 11,716,534 B2
Additive coil structure for voice coil motor actuator
Douglas S. Brodie, Los Gatos, CA (US); Aurelien R. Hubert, Saratoga, CA (US); Scott W. Miller, Los Gatos, CA (US); and Shashank Sharma, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/390,662.
Application 17/390,662 is a continuation of application No. 16/858,365, filed on Apr. 24, 2020, granted, now 11,082,602.
Application 16/858,365 is a continuation of application No. 15/940,688, filed on Mar. 29, 2018, granted, now 10,638,031, issued on Apr. 28, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/478,486, filed on Mar. 29, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0360147 A1, Nov. 18, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 23/67 (2023.01); G02B 7/09 (2021.01); G03B 13/36 (2021.01); H02K 15/04 (2006.01); H02K 33/02 (2006.01); H02K 41/035 (2006.01)
CPC H04N 23/67 (2023.01) [G02B 7/09 (2013.01); G03B 13/36 (2013.01); H02K 15/0407 (2013.01); H02K 33/02 (2013.01); H02K 41/0356 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a lens stack including one or more lenses;
an image sensor configured to generate image signals based on light passing through the lens stack; and
a substrate comprising:
additive layers; and
at least one coil of an actuator configured to move at least one of the lens stack or the image sensor, wherein the at least one coil is at least partially formed within the additive layers of the substrate;
wherein the substrate is fixedly coupled to either the lens stack or the image sensor.