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US 7,453,516 B2Granted
Flexible camera lens barrel
AssigneeAptina Imaging Corporation
InventorsShazli Husni, Gurbir Singh
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Abstract
A compact flexible camera lens barrel designed for use with mobile telephones. The lens barrel may be used separately or in conjunction with a camera housing. The lens barrel is designed for use with a variety of different components including cover glass, cover plastics, flanges, gaskets and the like. The components do not affect the original z-height of the lens barrel.
Claims24
A flexible camera lens barrel, comprising:
- (a) a top portion comprising a top surface and a first edge protruding upwardly from the top surface and configured to receive a transparent component the first edge defining an upper-most region of a finished lens system including the lens barrel;
- (b) a body portion joined to a bottom surface of the top portion for attachment to a camera, wherein the top portion and the body portion define a fixed height of the lens barrel;
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- (c) the transparent component disposed over the top surface of the top portion so that a top surface of the transparent component is not above the first edge.
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A camera for a mobile telephone, comprising:
- (a) a camera housing;
- (b) a lens barrel attached to the camera housing, the lens barrel comprising a top portion comprising a top surface and a first edge protruding upwardly from the top surface configured to receive a transparent component the first edge defining an upper-most region of a finished lens system including the lens barrel;
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- (c) a body portion attached to a bottom surface of the top portion, wherein the top portion and body portion define a fixed height of the lens barrel;
- (d) a lens disposed in the lens barrel;
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- (e) the transparent component disposed over the top portion so that a top surface of the transparent component is not above the first edge.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.