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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2021
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Richard J. Topliss, Cambridge, GB;
Igor Stamenov, Manteca, CA (US);
Ran He, San Jose, CA (US);
Yuan Li, Cupertino, CA (US);
Peng Lv, Cupertino, CA (US);
James E. Pedder, Oxfordshire, GB;
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A head-mounted device may include one or more adjustable lens elements. The adjustable lens element may include a transparent substrate, a collapsible wall that forms an enclosed perimeter on the transparent substrate, and a flexible membrane on the collapsible wall that together define an interior volume. The interior volume may be filled with a fluid. The adjustable lens element may include a lens shaping component that applies a force to the collapsible wall to adjust a height of the collapsible wall relative to the transparent substrate, which in turn may be used to adjust the shape of the flexible membrane and thus the lens power of the lens element. The collapsible wall may have bellows that allow the collapsible wall to fold on itself when compressed, thereby minimizing unintended lateral movement of the collapsible wall.