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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Bin Xu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Wei Li, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Zhuzhen Ji, Milpitas, CA (US);
Xiao Liao, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments disclosed herein include mechanical iris assemblies, as well as camera modules and devices that incorporate these mechanical iris assemblies. The mechanical iris assemblies described herein include a stator piece, a rotor piece, a set of blade elements, and an actuator arrangement. The actuator arrangement may include a voice coil actuator having at least one magnet carried by the stator piece and at least one coil carried by the rotor piece. The mechanical iris assembly includes a set of springs configured to carry current between the stator piece and the rotor piece to power the coil or coils carried by the rotor piece.