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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024
Filed:
May. 11, 2022
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Scott W. Miller, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Zachary W. Birnbaum, Saratoga, CA (US);
Andrew S. Jozefov, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01);
Abstract
A flex circuit that may accommodate movement of an image sensor within a camera. The flex circuit generally includes a plurality of planar segments between a first end that is fixed relative to the image sensor and a second end that is fixed relative to one or more camera components. One or more of the planar segments twists when the image sensor is moved within the camera.