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US 2015/0103238 A1Published application
Interface Geometry for Camera Mounting
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorDaniel M. Galel
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Abstract
In one or more implementations, a lens barrel assembly includes one or more lens elements and a lens barrel configured to retain the one or more lens elements. The lens barrel includes a connection portion configured to provide a physical coupling to a camera module and an interface geometry having a complementary shape of an aperture of an external enclosure of a mobile computing device sufficient to align the lens barrel and the one or more lens elements in relation to the external housing.
Claims23
An assembly comprising:
- one or more lens elements;
- and
- a lens barrel configured to retain the one or more lens elements, the lens barrel including:
- a connection portion configured to provide a physical coupling to a camera module;
- and
- an interface geometry having a complementary shape of an aperture of an enclosure configured to provide a direct mount of the lens barrel to the aperture effective to secure the lens barrel to the aperture and effective to align the lens barrel and the one or more lens elements in relation to the enclosure without involving further affixation of the lens barrel.
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A camera system comprising:
- a camera module including a housing and one or more sensors configured to capture images;
- and
- a lens barrel assembly attached to the housing of the camera module having an interface geometry configured to be disposed within an aperture of an external enclosure of an apparatus via a direct mounting to the aperture effective to align and secure the lens barrel assembly and the camera module in relation to the external enclosure without involving further affixation of the lens barrel such that the one or more sensors are configured to capture images outside the external enclosure.
(canceled)
An apparatus comprising:
- an external enclosure having an aperture formed therein;
- a camera system disposed within the external enclosure, the camera system including a camera module having one or more sensors configured to capture images and a lens barrel assembly having an interface geometry configured to be disposed within the aperture of the external enclosure via a direct mounting to the aperture effective to align a field of view of the one or more sensors with the aperture and secure the lens barrel assembly to the aperture, the aligning and securing accomplished without involving further affixation of the lens barrel.
(canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.