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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2014
Cambridge Mechatronics Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Hutchinson Technology Incorporated, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Andrew Benjamin David Brown, Cambridge, GB;
Peter Francis Ladwig, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Richard Rodger Jenneke, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Timothy Alan McDaniel, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Paul Valentine Pesavento, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Todd Austin Peter, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Bryan John Scheele, Hutchinson, MN (US);
CAMBRIDGE MECHATRONICS LIMITED, Cambridgeshire, GB;
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Abstract
A miniature camera () comprising at least one SMA actuator wire () arranged to effect focus, zoom or optical image stabilization. The SMA actuator wire () is coated with an electrically insulating layer () of thickness in the range from 0.3 μm to 10 μm. The layer () provides electrical insulation whilst permitting cooling that provides a rapid response time of the SMA actuator wire ().