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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2007
Chao-chi Chang, Suzhou, CN;
Yung-i Chen, Taipei, TW;
Jean-pierre Lusinchi, Suzhou, CN;
Raymond Chih-chung Hsiao, Milpitas, CA (US);
Chao-Chi Chang, Suzhou, CN;
Yung-I Chen, Taipei, TW;
Jean-Pierre Lusinchi, Suzhou, CN;
Raymond Chih-Chung Hsiao, Milpitas, CA (US);
Ether Precision, Inc., , KY;
Abstract
A lens array block comprises a plurality of lens barrels joined to one another form a three-dimensional unitary structure. Each lens barrel comprises a stepped cylindrical chamber having a through hole with an internal profile having first and second steps that are spaced apart through the height of the through hole, the second step being radially inward of the first step. An image capturing unit comprising the lens block array, and methods of fabrication and assembly are also described.