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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2021
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Bin Xu, Sunyvale, CA (US);
Aurelien R. Hubert, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/64 (2006.01); G02B 7/09 (2021.01); G02B 7/02 (2021.01); H04N 23/68 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/646 (2013.01); G02B 7/021 (2013.01); G02B 7/09 (2013.01); H04N 23/687 (2023.01); G03B 2205/0007 (2013.01); G03B 2205/0069 (2013.01);
Abstract
A camera may include a multi-material base structure having at least a first portion and a second portion. The first and second portions of the base structure may include different materials. The base structure may be used with one or more actuators of the camera to implement various optical image stabilization (OIS) and/or autofocus (AF) functions.