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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2023
Filed:
May. 23, 2022
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Shashank Sharma, San Francisco, CA (US);
Alfred N. Mireault, San Francisco, CA (US);
Nicholas D. Smyth, San Jose, CA (US);
Zachary W. Birnbaum, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/228 (2006.01); G02B 7/09 (2021.01); G02B 27/64 (2006.01); G03B 5/02 (2021.01); G03B 13/36 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/2251 (2013.01); G02B 7/09 (2013.01); G02B 27/646 (2013.01); G03B 5/02 (2013.01); G03B 13/36 (2013.01); H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); H04N 5/23287 (2013.01); G03B 2205/0007 (2013.01); G03B 2205/0084 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments include a camera having one or more bumper arrangements to cushion lateral movement of one or more camera components. In some embodiments, the bumper arrangement(s) may cushion lateral movement of a moveable platform as the moveable platform approaches a stationary structure. According to some embodiments, the bumper arrangement(s) may include one or more bumper features attached to (and/or defined by) the moveable platform and/or the stationary structure.