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US 2014/0111682 A1Published application
Carrier frame and circuit board for an electronic device
AssigneeCognex Corporation
InventorsKai Flügge, Laurens Nunnink, Richard Reuter, David R. King
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Abstract
An electronic device includes an electronic circuit board containing a processing element and a vision sensor. A carrier frame is used to support the electronic circuit board. An optical element is positioned over the sensor and supported by the carrier frame. The electronic circuit board is bent to reduce the length, thickness and/or width of the electronic device, without increasing the others of the length, thickness and/or width of the electronic device.
Claims28
An adjustable lens device comprising:
- a lens, the lens including a lens base and a lens barrel extending from the lens base;
- a carrier frame, the carrier frame including an aperture, the aperture including a rim, the aperture being sized to receive at least the lens base;
- a lens focus fix, the lens focus fix including a ratchet portion and a lens retainer portion;
- the ratchet portion including at least one ratchet arm extending from the ratchet portion, with the at least one ratchet arm including an engagement end, the engagement end sized to engage at least one of a plurality of mating engagement apparatus positioned about the rim;
- the lens retainer portion including an engagement portion, the engagement portion to engage the lens to restrain movement of the lens;
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- the lens focus fix being rotatable to adjust a focal position of the lens, such that when the lens focus fix is rotated a first distance in a first direction, the lens retainer portion causes the lens to rotate a second distance in the first direction.
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An electronic device comprising:
- an electronic circuit board containing a processing element and a vision sensor, the electronic circuit board comprising a plurality of circuit boards coupled together with flexible circuit board;
- a carrier frame to support the electronic circuit board;
- a lens positioned over the vision sensor and supported by the carrier frame, the lens at least partially positioned within a volume defined by the electronic circuit board, the lens position being adjustable in relation to the carrier frame and the vision sensor;
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- a lens focus fix coupled to the carrier frame and in contact with the lens to restrain movement of the lens.
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An electronic device comprising:
- an electronic circuit board containing a processing element and a vision sensor, the electronic circuit board comprising a plurality of circuit boards coupled together with flexible circuit board;
- a carrier frame to support the electronic circuit board;
- a lens positioned over the vision sensor and supported by the carrier frame, the lens at least partially positioned within a volume defined by the electronic circuit board, the lens position being adjustable in relation to the carrier frame and the vision sensor;
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- the plurality of rigid circuit boards coupled together having a rectangular shape when unfolded, and is folded around a plurality of vertical corners of the carrier frame.
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A method for assembling an electronic device, the method comprising:
- providing a carrier frame, the carrier frame including a plurality of restraints to support an electronic circuit board;
- providing an electronic circuit board, the electronic circuit board including a vision sensor and a processor;
- bending the electronic circuit board around at least a portion of the carrier frame;
- engaging the electronic circuit board with the plurality of restraints;
- positioning a lens over the vision sensor, the carrier frame supporting the lens over the vision sensor;
- and
- restraining the lens with a lens focus fix, the lens focus fix contacting the lens and the carrier frame, such that rotating the lens focus fix a first distance in a first direction causes the lens to rotate a second distance in the first direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.