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US 2020/0264403 A1Published application
Linear ball guided voice coil motor for folded optic
AssigneeCorephotonics Ltd.
InventorsGil Bachar, Itay Yedid, Gal Shabtay, Ephraim Goldenberg, Gal Avivi, Itay Jerby
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Abstract
Actuators for carrying and actuating a lens having a first optical axis, the lens receiving light folded from a second optical axis substantially perpendicular to the first optical axis, comprising first and second VCM engines coupled to the lens and first and second linear ball-guided rails operative to create movement of the lens in two substantially orthogonal directions upon actuation by respective VCM engines.
Claims14
A folded camera, comprising:
- a) a lens having a first optical axis and held in a lens holder, the lens receiving light folded from an optical path along a second optical axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first optical axis;
- b) an optical path folding element (OPFE) that folds the light from the optical path along the second optical axis to an optical path along the first optical axis;
- c) an image sensor;
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- d) a voice coil motor (VCM) actuator for carrying and actuating the lens holder holding the lens, the actuator having a top side and a height in a direction parallel to the second optical axis, wherein the actuator is designed to allow insertion of the lens into the actuator from the top side, thereby reducing the height of the actuator.
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