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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2007
Pierre Craen, Lyons, FR;
Christophe Leclerc, Lyons, FR;
David Perennez, Lyons, FR;
Varioptic S.A., Lyons, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to a lens housing with a wall, including a contact surface arranged for contact with a support, a first region for receiving an electrowetting optical device comprising a cavity containing first and second liquids, the curvature of an interface between said first and second liquids being controllable by electrowetting by application of a voltage between first and second electrodes of said device, and a second region for receiving one or more fixed lenses, the second region being positioned between said contact surface and said first region, wherein said lens housing further comprises first and second conducting tracks integrated with said wall, said conducting tracks extending between said contact surface and said first region and arranged to make electrical contact with said first and second electrodes, respectively.