US 12,069,353 B2
Module isolation
Himay Shukla, Fremont, CA (US); Kielan Crow, San Mateo, CA (US); and Pascal Gohl, Winterthur (CH)
Assigned to GoPro, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed by GoPro, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 10, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/016,784.
Application 17/016,784 is a continuation of application No. 16/043,370, filed on Jul. 24, 2018, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2021/0067665 A1, Mar. 4, 2021
Int. Cl. H04N 23/54 (2023.01); G03B 17/56 (2021.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01); H04N 23/68 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 23/54 (2023.01) [G03B 17/561 (2013.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01); H04N 23/682 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An image capturing system, comprising:
a handheld apparatus including a first end and an opposite second end separated along a longitudinal axis such that a user's hand extends about the longitudinal axis during use of the handheld apparatus, wherein the handheld apparatus includes a gimbal assembly configured for movement about a first axis, a second axis extending in generally orthogonal relation to the first axis, and a third axis extending in generally orthogonal relation to the first axis and the second axis, wherein the first axis extends through the handheld apparatus in generally parallel relation to the longitudinal axis; and
a digital image capturing device (DICD) supported by the handheld apparatus, the DICD including:
an outer housing defining an internal cavity, wherein the DICD is supported by the handheld apparatus such that the outer housing is movable in relation thereto via the gimbal assembly about an axis of rotation extending in generally orthogonal relation to the longitudinal axis of the handheld apparatus;
a module positioned within the internal cavity and supporting an integrated sensor-lens assembly (ISLA) including a sensor and a lens supported generally adjacent to the sensor along an axis of assembly, wherein the module is formed as a separate, discrete component of the DICD and includes:
a main body portion having a unitary construction, wherein the main body portion includes an outer wall oriented towards the DICD and defines a generally circular opening configured in correspondence with the lens, wherein the main body portion is positioned between the ISLA and the DICD along the axis of assembly; and
brackets supported by the main body portion; and
fasteners extending through the brackets and into the outer housing to thereby secure the module to the outer housing within the internal cavity.