US 12,353,119 B2
Camera with folded optics having moveable lens
Scott W. Miller, Los Gatos, CA (US); Alfred N. Mireault, Cambridge, MA (US); Brad V. Johnson, Santa Clara, CA (US); Nicholas D. Smyth, San Jose, CA (US); Rummel R. Adriano, Milpitas, CA (US); Shashank Sharma, San Francisco, CA (US); and Steven Webster, Singapore (SG)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 5, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/433,303.
Application 18/433,303 is a continuation of application No. 17/221,620, filed on Apr. 2, 2021, granted, now 11,934,090.
Application 17/221,620 is a continuation of application No. 16/244,030, filed on Jan. 9, 2019, granted, now 10,969,652.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/615,824, filed on Jan. 10, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0176209 A1, May 30, 2024
Int. Cl. G03B 5/04 (2021.01); G03B 3/10 (2021.01); G03B 5/00 (2021.01); G03B 13/36 (2021.01); G03B 17/17 (2021.01); H02K 41/035 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01); H04N 23/67 (2023.01); H04N 23/68 (2023.01)
CPC G03B 5/04 (2013.01) [G03B 3/10 (2013.01); G03B 5/00 (2013.01); G03B 13/36 (2013.01); G03B 17/17 (2013.01); H02K 41/0356 (2013.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01); H04N 23/67 (2023.01); H04N 23/687 (2023.01); G03B 2205/0015 (2013.01); G03B 2205/0069 (2013.01); H02K 2201/18 (2013.01); H04M 1/0264 (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 prism;
a second prism; and
a lens group disposed between the first prism and the second prism, wherein the lens group includes one or more lens elements that define an optical axis;
an image sensor to capture light that has passed through the first prism, the lens group, and the second prism;
a carrier structure that at least partially encircles the folded optics arrangement, wherein the carrier structure is coupled with the lens group such that the carrier structure and the lens group are moveable together relative to the image sensor;
an actuator to move the lens group along multiple axes; and
a suspension arrangement to suspend the carrier structure and allow movement of the lens group along the multiple axes, the suspension arrangement comprising one or more leaf springs attached to the carrier structure and extending along a plane that is parallel to a light receiving side of the image sensor and parallel to the optical axis.