US 12,395,748 B1
Single flex circuit shared by multiple cameras of a multi-camera system
Julien C Vittu, Saratoga, CA (US); Howell John Chua Toc, Singapore (SG); Justin C Brunnett, Danville, CA (US); Mark R Pearce, Angus (GB); Sai Harsha Jandhyala, Carlsbad, CA (US); Himesh Patel, Fremont, CA (US); and Raviprakash R Salinamakki, San Ramon, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/934,164.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/247,723, filed on Sep. 23, 2021.
Int. Cl. H04N 23/90 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 23/90 (2023.01) [H04N 23/57 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A multi-camera system, comprising:
a first camera;
a second camera actively aligned with the first camera using an active alignment process;
a single flex circuit that is shared by the first camera and the second camera, the single flex circuit comprising:
a first portion coupled with the first camera;
a second portion coupled with the second camera, wherein the second portion comprises a service loop operable to move along multiple axes, proximate the second camera; and
a third portion, comprising a connector for connecting the single flex circuit to one or more other components;
wherein the single flex circuit is configured to convey electrical signals between the connector and each of the first camera and the second camera.