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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2009
David A. Henderson, Farmington, NY (US);
Todd Haran, Bloomfield, NY (US);
Matt Wrona, Fairport, NY (US);
Qin Xu, West Henrietta, NY (US);
Daniele Piazza, Rochester, NY (US);
David A. Henderson, Farmington, NY (US);
Todd Haran, Bloomfield, NY (US);
Matt Wrona, Fairport, NY (US);
Qin Xu, West Henrietta, NY (US);
Daniele Piazza, Rochester, NY (US);
New Scale Technologies, Victor, NY (US);
Abstract
A lens actuator module includes a lens assembly with an optical centerline and a clear aperture, a bearing guide integrated adjacent to the clear aperture with the centerline of motion substantially parallel to the optical centerline, a linear actuator with a preloaded frictional contact point that moves the lens along the centerline. The preload force is perpendicular to the optical centerline, constant and generated in-line with the contact point such that the preload force produces substantially zero additional friction in the bearing guide irrespective of the location along the optical centerline.