US 12,326,652 B2
Folded zoom camera module with adaptive aperture
Noy Cohen, Tel Aviv (IL); Ephraim Goldenberg, Tel Aviv (IL); and Michael Scherer, Tel Aviv (IL)
Assigned to Corephotonics Ltd., Tel Aviv (IL)
Filed by Corephotonics Ltd., Tel Aviv (IL)
Filed on Apr. 4, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/626,569.
Application 18/626,569 is a continuation of application No. 18/515,469, filed on Nov. 21, 2023, granted, now 11,982,925.
Application 18/515,469 is a continuation of application No. 18/301,438, filed on Apr. 17, 2023, granted, now 11,860,515, issued on Jan. 2, 2024.
Application 18/301,438 is a continuation of application No. 17/104,744, filed on Nov. 25, 2020, granted, now 11,656,538, issued on May 23, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/939,943, filed on Nov. 25, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0248379 A1, Jul. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. H04N 5/335 (2011.01); G02B 13/00 (2006.01); G03B 17/17 (2021.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01)
CPC G03B 17/17 (2013.01) [G02B 13/007 (2013.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A folded camera, comprising:
an optical path folding element;
a lens module with a height HM and comprising a native aperture, the lens module comprising at least one lens element;
an adaptive aperture (AA); and
an AA forming mechanism,
wherein the AA forming mechanism has a height HAA not larger than HM,
wherein the AA is adjusted so that the folded camera captures the object with a depth-of-field (DOF) deeper than a DOF provided by the native aperture, and
wherein the AA forming mechanism includes a plurality of pairs of blades, and
wherein the folded camera further comprises an actuator for moving the plurality of pairs of blades linearly to form the AA at a given position.