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US 10,126,633 B2Granted
Low profile tri-axis actuator for folded lens camera
AssigneeCorephotonics Ltd.
InventorsGal Avivi, Gal Shabtay, Ephraim Goldenberg
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Abstract
Folded camera modules in which the camera module height is determined by a folded lens module diameter and by the lens module movement in a direction perpendicular to the lens optical axis, and dual-aperture cameras including such folded camera modules. A folded camera module includes OIS and AF actuators having dimensions smaller than the camera module height and therefore not adding to the camera module height.
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A folded camera module having a respective folded camera module height and first and second ends, comprising:
- a) a lens module carrying a lens having a first optical axis;
- b) an image sensor positioned at the first end;
- c) a first actuator positioned at a side of the camera module and operable to provide a first movement of the lens module in a first direction parallel to the first optical axis;
- d) a second actuator positioned at the second end and operable to provide a second movement of the lens module in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the folded camera module height is defined by a diameter of the lens module and by a range of the second movement;
- e) a third actuator positioned at the second end of the camera module and operable to provide a third movement of the lens module in a third direction perpendicular to both the first and second directions;
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- f) an optical path folding element (OPFE) configured to fold an optical path parallel to the second direction toward the first direction,
- wherein the second and third movements are enabled by leaf springs attached to a static part of the folded camera module located between the OPFE and the image sensor.
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