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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2023
Applicant:
Cognex Corporation, Natick, MA (US);
Inventors:
Jose Fernandez Dorado, Vaals, NE;
Laurens Nunnink, Simpelveld, NE;
Assignee:
COGNEX CORPORATION, Natick, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/09 (2021.01); G02B 26/00 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10722 (2013.01); G02B 7/09 (2013.01); G02B 26/004 (2013.01); G06K 7/1413 (2013.01); G06K 7/1417 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical assembly for a machine vision system having an image sensor includes a lens assembly and a motor system coupled to the lens assembly. The lens assembly can include a plurality of solid lens elements and a liquid lens, where the liquid lens includes an adjustable membrane. The motor system can be configured to move the lens assembly to adjust a distance between the lens assembly and the image sensor of the vision system.