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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2018
Applicant:
Cambridge Mechatronics Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Inventors:
Robin Eddington, Cambridge, GB;
James Howarth, Cambridge, GB;
Assignee:
CAMBRIDGE MECHATRONICS LIMITED, Cambridge, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/64 (2006.01); F03G 7/06 (2006.01); G02B 7/182 (2021.01); G03B 5/00 (2021.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01); H04N 23/68 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/646 (2013.01); F03G 7/065 (2013.01); G02B 7/1821 (2013.01); G03B 5/00 (2013.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01); H04N 23/6812 (2023.01); G03B 2205/0076 (2013.01);
Abstract
An SMA actuator is arranged to tilt the mirror in a zoom camera to effect optical image stabilization. The actuator may comprise four angled-V SMA wires. The actuator may alternatively comprise a gimbal flexure and SMA wires. In this case there may be four SMA wires or two SMA wires and two springs. The SMA wires may be straight wires or wires hooked in a V shape.