US 12,130,495 B1
Flangeless optical assembly for receiving glue dispense
Paulom Shah, San Jose, CA (US); Aurelien R Hubert, San Jose, CA (US); Ho Seop Jeong, Palo Alto, CA (US); Julien C Vittu, Saratoga, CA (US); and Qiang Yang, Fremont, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/722,114.
Int. Cl. G02B 7/14 (2021.01); G02B 7/02 (2021.01); G03B 13/36 (2021.01); G03B 17/08 (2021.01); H02K 41/035 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 7/14 (2013.01) [G02B 7/022 (2013.01); G03B 13/36 (2013.01); G03B 17/08 (2013.01); H02K 41/0354 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device, comprising:
a lens barrel to hold one or more lens elements that define an optical axis, wherein the lens barrel is configured to permit positioning of an adhesive around a continuous opening between the lens barrel and a lens carrier;
the lens carrier, wherein the lens carrier attaches to the lens barrel at least partially via an engaging arrangement; and
the adhesive, wherein the adhesive is positioned continuously around the continuous opening at the engaging arrangement between the lens barrel and the lens carrier,
wherein the engaging arrangement prevents movement of the lens barrel relative to the lens carrier along at least one direction of the optical axis and includes:
a groove, defined by the lens barrel or the lens carrier, that extends around an entire circumference of the engaging arrangement within a plane orthogonal to the optical axis, and
a protrusion that extends from the lens barrel or the lens carrier and at least partially into the groove.