Barrel-less compact camera device with micromolding lens stack

Abstract

A compact camera device with a lens assembly that does not include any lens barrel or lens holder. The lens assembly includes a first micromolding lens and a second micromolding lens. The first micromolding lens includes a first side and a second side that is opposite to the first side, the first side including a first mounting surface. The second micromolding lens includes a third side and a fourth side that is opposite to the third side, the fourth side including a second mounting surface that is directly affixed to the first mounting surface to form at least a portion of a micromolding lens stack comprising the first micromolding lens and the second micromolding lens in optical series. The micromolding lens stack is a self-supporting structure fixed in place within the camera device without the use of a lens barrel or a lens holder.

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