US 11,726,295 B2
Folded camera with actuator for moving optics
Nicholas D. Smyth, San Jose, CA (US); Alfred N. Mireault, Cambridge, MA (US); Scott W. Miller, Cupertino, 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 Aug. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/403,118.
Application 17/403,118 is a continuation of application No. 16/258,377, filed on Jan. 25, 2019, granted, now 11,092,773.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/622,697, filed on Jan. 26, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0373279 A1, Dec. 2, 2021
Int. Cl. G02B 7/09 (2021.01); G02B 7/08 (2021.01); G02B 13/00 (2006.01); G03B 17/17 (2021.01); G02B 27/64 (2006.01); G03B 5/00 (2021.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01); H04N 23/68 (2023.01); G02B 27/09 (2006.01); G03B 3/10 (2021.01); G06F 9/30 (2018.01)
CPC G02B 7/09 (2013.01) [G02B 7/08 (2013.01); G02B 13/0065 (2013.01); G02B 27/0972 (2013.01); G02B 27/0977 (2013.01); G02B 27/646 (2013.01); G03B 3/10 (2013.01); G03B 5/00 (2013.01); G03B 17/17 (2013.01); G06F 9/3004 (2013.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01); H04N 23/685 (2023.01); G03B 2205/0015 (2013.01); G03B 2205/0053 (2013.01); G03B 2205/0069 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A camera, comprising:
a folded optics arrangement to fold a path of light, the folded optics arrangement comprising:
a first light folding element; and
a lens group comprising one or more lens elements;
an image sensor;
a lens carrier coupled to the lens group;
a voice coil motor (VCM) actuator configured to move the lens group relative to the image sensor, wherein the VCM actuator comprises:
a first optical image stabilization (OIS) VCM actuator configured to move the lens group in at least a first direction, the first OIS VCM actuator comprising:
a first coil attached to the lens carrier; and
a magnet;
a second OIS VCM actuator configured to move the lens group in at least a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction, the second OIS VCM actuator comprising:
a second coil attached to a fixed structure that is stationary relative to movement of the lens group; and
the magnet.