Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
396073000 | Lens moves in or out of light path | 12 |
20090232485 | LENS BARREL - A lens barrel includes a driven ring, a follower provided on the driven ring, a rotational transfer ring including a circumferential groove having no axial-direction component and a rotational transfer groove including an axial-direction component, a guide ring, and a cam groove formed on the guide ring for guiding the driven ring via the follower. Rotation of the driven ring is prevented when the follower is engaged in the circumferential groove so that the driven ring is held at a non-photographing position. When the follower is engaged in the rotational transfer groove, the driven ring is moved along the cam groove between the non-photographing position and a ready-to-photograph position. Opposed wall surfaces in the circumferential groove determine a position of the follower when the driven ring moves between the non-photographing position and the ready-to-photograph position. The range of the cam groove, that is used to move the driven ring between the ready-to-photograph position and the non-photographing position of the guide ring, includes an axial-direction component. | 09-17-2009 |
20100239238 | CAMERA MODULE WITH SELECTABLE IMAGING UNITS AND METHOD FOR SWITCHING IMAGING CAPABILITY OF CAMERA MODULE - A camera module includes a first lens assembly, a second lens assembly, an image sensor module, a first driving device and a second driving device. The first lens assembly is positioned on an optical axis of the camera module. The second lens assembly is coaxially aligned with the first lens assembly and movable along the optical axis. The image sensor module includes a first image sensor and a second image sensor at opposite sides thereof. The first driving device is for driving the second lens assembly to move backward and forward along the optical axis. The second driving device is for driving the image sensor module to move down and up along directions nonparallel to the optical axis. | 09-23-2010 |
20110033178 | LENS BARREL, CAMERA AND PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL APPARATUS - A lens barrel includes a telescopic cylinder, at least one movable lens, and a retractable lens. The telescopic cylinder includes at least one movable cylinder that can be accommodated in a fixed cylinder. The movable lens is retained in the movable cylinder. An optical axis of the movable lens determines a reference axis of the lens barrel. The retractable lens can be retracted in a plane perpendicular to the reference axis from a photographing position on the reference axis to a retracted position off the reference axis. In a photographing state, the retractable lens is adjacent to the movable lens, and the movable lens and the retractable lens are coaxially aligned along the reference axis. The retractable lens moves to the reference axis from the retracted position immediately after the movable cylinder of the movable lens reaches a maximum protruded position. | 02-10-2011 |
20110058800 | HUMANOID ROBOT RECOGNIZING OBJECTS USING A CAMERA MODULE AND METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein is a humanoid robot and a method thereof, in which a best one of lenses or filters of a camera module is selectively substituted to improve object recognition performance. The humanoid robot includes a torso, a head connected to the torso, and a camera module installed on the head, and the camera module includes at least one of a lens member and a filter member, which selectively substitutes a part thereof according to a recognition state of an object. | 03-10-2011 |
20130022341 | IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM AND LENS MODULE THEREOF - An image capturing system and a lens module thereof are provided. The lens module includes a first barrel, a second barrel, a lens, a swing lever and a connecting shift. The first barrel has a bump. The second barrel is disposed inside the first barrel. The swing lever has a first end and a second end. The lens is disposed at the first end. The connecting shift connects the swing lever and the second barrel. The swing lever is rotated around the connecting shift. The bump is used for pushing the second end of the swing lever. | 01-24-2013 |
396074000 | Turret type | 1 |
20120195579 | CAMERA AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - An exemplary camera includes a lens module, a rotatable board, and a number of secondary lenses. The lens module is positioned on a substrate and defines an optical axis at the central axis thereof. The rotatable board is positioned above the lens module and rotatable to a number of discrete positions. The secondary lenses are located on the rotatable board. In each discrete position, one of the secondary lenses is optically aligned with the lens module. | 08-02-2012 |
396075000 | Motorized lens displacement | 6 |
20080205868 | DRIVING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING UNIT, AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An object of the preset invention is to provide a technique capable of preventing occurrence of an assembly error. A driving apparatus for driving an object includes: a driving part having a stationary part and a moving part; and a displacement transmitting part for transmitting a displacement to the object in accordance with a drive displacement of the moving part. The displacement transmitting part and the moving part coupled to the displacement transmitting part are integrally molded. | 08-28-2008 |
20090208197 | RETRACTING MECHANISM OF A LENS BARREL - A lens barrel includes a linear guide member, a linearly advancing/retracting member guided by the linear guide member along an optical axis of an imaging optical system to be movable between operating and retracted positions, and a displaceable element supported by the linearly advancing/retracting member to be movable between an on-axis position in which the displaceable element is positioned on the optical axis and an off-axis displaced position in which the displaceable element is displaced from the optical axis. The linear guide member includes a linear guide projection which extends in a direction parallel to the optical axis to be engaged with the linearly advancing/retracting member. The linear guide projection includes an accommodation through-cutout formed through the linear guide projection in a radial direction, at least part of the displaceable element entering the accommodation through-cutout when the linearly advancing/retracting member is in the retracted position. | 08-20-2009 |
20100119219 | COLLAPSIBLE LENS BARREL AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENT USING THE SAME - A collapsible lens barrel includes a first holding frame ( | 05-13-2010 |
20110076000 | IMAGE CAPTURE UNIT AND IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE HAVING SAME - An exemplary image capture unit includes a light guide plate, a camera module, and a driving unit. The light guide plate includes a first wedge-shaped portion, a second wedge-shaped portion, and an intermediate portion connecting to the first wedge-shaped portion and the second wedge-shaped portion. The intermediate portion has a uniform thickness. The camera module faces the light guide plate. The camera module has an optical axis associated therewith. The driving unit is configured for driving the light guide plate to move relative to the camera module to selectively align the camera module with the first wedge-shaped portion, the second wedge-shaped portion, or the intermediate portion. | 03-31-2011 |
20120294597 | DUAL STATE ASSEMBLY, IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - An assembly for an image capturing device may include a blade configured to pass light without modification when in a first position and, when in a second position, provide one of an aperture blocking a portion of the light, a low power lens, and a transparent film, and an actuator configured to move the blade between the first and second positions. | 11-22-2012 |
20130028581 | INTERCHANGEABLE ZOOM LENS ACTUATOR - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to an optical module that includes interchangeable lenses to adjust a zoom level of the optical module. | 01-31-2013 |