US 12,449,720 B2
Interchangeable lens structures
Ingrid Cotoros, San Mateo, CA (US); Ian Griggs, San Francisco, CA (US); and Peiqian Zhao, Mountain View, CA (US)
Assigned to GoPro, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed by GoPro, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/188,948.
Application 17/188,948 is a continuation of application No. 16/170,718, filed on Oct. 25, 2018, granted, now 10,969,660.
Prior Publication US 2021/0255525 A1, Aug. 19, 2021
Int. Cl. G03B 17/14 (2021.01); G02B 7/02 (2021.01); G02B 13/06 (2006.01); G02B 13/18 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01); H04N 23/45 (2023.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01)
CPC G03B 17/14 (2013.01) [G02B 7/021 (2013.01); G02B 7/026 (2013.01); G02B 13/06 (2013.01); G02B 13/18 (2013.01); G02B 27/0006 (2013.01); H04N 23/45 (2023.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An image capture device, comprising:
a retaining ring;
a lens barrel in a body of the image capture device, wherein the lens barrel includes a first end and a second end with lens barrel lenses located between the first end and the second end;
an image sensor mounted within the body at the second end of the lens barrel and configured to capture images based on light incident on the image sensor through the lens barrel;
a replaceable lens structure mountable on the body of the image capture device at the first end of the lens barrel by the retaining ring, the replaceable lens structure including one or more replaceable lenses, wherein the retaining ring aligns the replaceable lens structure with the first end of the lens barrel so that the lens barrel, the replaceable lens structure, and the image sensor are aligned; and
an outer lens connected to the body of the image capture device at a first end of the replaceable lens structure with the retaining ring;
wherein the replaceable lens structure and the one or more replaceable lenses are replaceable without replacing the lens barrel and the lens barrel lenses.