US 12,216,329 B2
Housing of an image capturing device
Timothy Good, Indian Land, SC (US); and Gregory Rueblinger, Stratford, NJ (US)
Assigned to Hand Held Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by Hand Held Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Jul. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/347,718.
Application 18/347,718 is a continuation of application No. 17/857,885, filed on Jul. 5, 2022, granted, now 11,740,431.
Application 17/857,885 is a continuation of application No. 16/594,831, filed on Oct. 7, 2019, granted, now 11,428,896, issued on Aug. 30, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0350156 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. G02B 7/02 (2021.01); G02B 7/09 (2021.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 7/09 (2013.01) [G02B 7/025 (2013.01); G06K 7/10722 (2013.01); G06K 7/10881 (2013.01); G06K 7/1413 (2013.01); G06K 2007/10524 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An imaging unit, comprising:
a housing that comprises an inner surface, wherein the inner surface of the housing defines a lens channel, and wherein the inner surface of the lens channel defines:
a helical step that protrudes outwardly from the inner surface into the lens channel, wherein the helical step is angled at a first predetermined pitch;
a first glue pocket, in the lens channel, which extends from the inner surface of the lens channel to a top surface of the housing; and
a second glue pocket opposite to the first glue pocket, in the lens channel, which extends from the inner surface of the lens channel to a bottom surface of the housing, wherein the first glue pocket is at an offset from the second glue pocket along a first lateral axis of the housing based on the first predetermined pitch of the helical step.