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- the subject matter disclosed herein relates in general to digital cameras and in particular to actuators for yaw and pitch rotation in folded digital cameras included in smartphones.
- Multi-cameras and folded cameras in electronic handheld devices are known.
- a reflecting or optical path folding element such as a prism or a mirror and which includes a reflection surface, is added to tilt light propagation from a first optical path (e.g. perpendicular to the smart-phone back surface) to a second optical path (e.g. parallel to the smart-phone back surface).
- OPFE optical path folding element
- Co-owned international patent application PCT/IB2019/053315 describes in detail folded cameras comprising an actuator for rotating an OPFE with two, first and second, degrees of freedom in an extended rotation range around two respective rotation axes, and dual-cameras including such a folded camera together with an upright camera.
- an OPFE carrying module allows for a large extended rotation range around two respective rotation axes, for example for yaw and pitch rotations, supports state-of-the-art industry standards e.g. with respect to drop tests, and has cost low manufacturing compatible with smartphone costs.
- actuators for providing an extended two-degree of freedom rotation range to an OPFE e.g. a prism or mirror
- OPFE e.g. a prism or mirror
- a pitch sub-assembly carrying the OPFE the pitch sub-assembly including a pivot rotation mechanism and having a pitch rotation axis
- a stationary sub-assembly wherein the actuator is operative to rotate the OPFE in two rotation directions, a first rotation for yaw around the yaw rotation axis and a second rotation for pitch around the pitch rotation axis, and wherein the rotation for pitch includes rotation using the pivot rotation mechanism.
- an actuator as above or below is integrated in a folded camera.
- the folded camera may be a scanning Tele camera capable of scanning a scene in the two rotation directions.
- the yaw sub-assembly and the pitch sub-assembly form a master-slave arrangement, wherein the yaw sub-assembly acts as the master and the pitch sub-assembly acts as the slave.
- the pivot rotation mechanism includes a pivot located at two opposite sides of the OPFE and wherein the pitch rotation axis is close to a pitch sub-assembly center of gravity.
- the pivot rotation mechanism includes a ball-guided mechanism.
- the pivot rotation mechanism includes a pitch driving coil and a magnet.
- the pitch driving coil surrounds the yaw rotation axis.
- the yaw sub-assembly includes at least one groove-ball mechanism.
- grooves of the at least one groove-ball mechanism are concentrically curved, with a center of the curvature on the yaw rotation axis.
- balls of the at least one groove-ball mechanism are guided by groove pairs that include each a groove on the yaw sub-assembly and a groove on the stationary sub-assembly.
- the at least one groove-ball mechanism includes at least 3 balls.
- balls of the at least one groove-ball mechanism are located in a plane that is perpendicular to the yaw rotation axis.
- the yaw rotation is sensed by at least one Hall sensor.
- the least one Hall sensor is located beneath the yaw sub-assembly and is fixedly coupled to the stationary sub-assembly.
- the yaw rotation is by an actuation mechanism including a yaw driving coil and a yaw driving magnet.
- the yaw driving magnet is concentrically curved.
- the yaw driving magnet is curved, with a center of curvature close to the yaw rotation axis.
- the yaw driving magnet is fixedly coupled to the yaw sub-assembly and the driving coil is fixedly coupled to the housing.
- the yaw driving magnet has two different magnet polarization directions and wherein the two different polarization directions are perpendicular to the yaw rotation axis.
- the yaw rotation axis is close to a common center of mass of the yaw sub-assembly and the pitch sub-assembly together.
- FIG. 1 A illustrates a known folded camera with an optical path folding element (OPFE) with an extended 2 degrees-of-freedom (2DOF) rotation range;
- OPFE optical path folding element
- FIG. 1 B shows the folded camera of FIG. 1 A with an OPFE actuator
- FIG. 1 C shows the folded camera of FIG. 1 A as part of a dual-camera system
- FIG. 2 A shows an embodiment of an OPFE actuator disclosed herein in an exploded view
- FIG. 2 B shows details of the yaw, pitch and stationary sub-assemblies of the OPFE actuator of FIG. 2 A ;
- FIG. 2 C shows an exploded view of the yaw and pitch sub-assemblies
- FIG. 2 D shows the pitch sub-assembly and the OPFE in two rotated states
- FIG. 2 E shows an embodiment of an OPFE actuator disclosed herein in a perspective view
- FIG. 3 shows a yaw driving magnet of the OPFE actuator
- FIG. 4 shows various views with more details of parts of a yaw sub-assembly and a stationary sub-assembly of the OPFE actuator;
- FIG. 5 shows in (a) yaw sub-assembly without the pitch sub-assembly and in (b), (c) and (d) details of yaw sensing magnets;
- FIG. 6 shows the pitch sub-assembly including an exemplary magnet Hall bar arrangement
- FIG. 7 shows details of two different embodiments using two controller/drivers used to control and drive various functions of the actuator
- FIG. 8 shows the pitch sub-assembly and the yaw driving magnet.
- FIG. 1 A illustrates a folded camera 100 with a 2 degrees-of-freedom (DOF) optical path folding element (OPFE) with an extended rotation range disclosed in PCT/IB2019/053315.
- DOF 2 degrees-of-freedom
- OPFE optical path folding element
- extended rotation range describes a rotation range larger than the 2-3 degrees necessary for another application, for example optical image stabilization (OIS).
- OIS optical image stabilization
- the extended rotation range may be a range equal to or greater than ⁇ 5 degrees, ⁇ 10 degrees or even between 15-40 in each degree of freedom (DOF), relative to an OPFE zero (non-rotated) state.
- Camera 100 includes a lens 102 with a lens optical axis, an OPFE 104 and an image sensor 106 .
- OPFE 104 has a reflection surface and may be for example a mirror or a prism.
- OPFE 104 folds light from a first optical path 108 to a second optical path 110 .
- First optical path 108 extends from the direction of a view section 114 (facing an object or scene) towards OPFE 104 and is substantially parallel to the X-axis (in the exemplary coordinate system).
- Second optical path 110 extends from OPFE 104 towards image sensor 106 and is substantially parallel to the Z-axis (in the exemplary coordinate system).
- Yaw rotation can be defined as rotation around an axis substantially parallel to the first optical path in the zero OPFE state.
- Pitch rotation can be defined as rotation around an axis substantially perpendicular to the yaw rotation axis and the lens optical axis.
- the rotation of the OPFE can be done for example using OPFE actuator 120 , seen in FIG. 1 B .
- 2DOF rotation may be used to describe rotation of the prism around two axes (each axis being a DOF); in camera 100 , the degrees of freedom are a yaw rotation 132 around yaw rotation axis 122 which is parallel to first optical path 108 (X-axis) when in zero state as defined above, and a pitch rotation 134 around a pitch rotation axis 124 which is parallel to the Y-axis.
- camera 100 may be a part of a dual-camera 180 .
- Dual-camera 180 comprises camera 100 and an upright camera 190 .
- Upright camera 190 includes a lens 192 and an image sensor 194 .
- Cameras 100 and 190 may share some or all of respective fields of view (FOVs).
- FOVs fields of view
- Top is the direction toward (facing) view section 114 .
- Bottom is the opposite direction.
- FIG. 2 A shows an embodiment of an OPFE actuator 200 disclosed herein in an exploded view.
- Actuator 200 comprises a yaw sub-assembly 210 , a pitch sub-assembly 220 and a stationary sub-assembly 230 .
- FIG. 2 B shows details of each sub-assembly. Yaw and pitch sub-assemblies 210 and 220 are shown in (a) in two different perspective views and stationary sub-assembly 230 is shown in (b) in a perspective view (45 degrees rotated around an axis 208 with respect to top view).
- Yaw sub-assembly 210 is included in stationary sub-assembly 230 and pitch sub-assembly 220 is included in yaw sub-assembly 220 in a master-slave arrangement.
- Yaw sub-assembly 210 is “dynamic” i.e. can be rotated around a yaw rotation axis 206 (e.g. parallel to the X-axis), while stationary sub-assembly 230 (as indicated by its name) is stationary i.e. not moving.
- Pitch sub-assembly 220 is rigidly coupled to an OPFE 204 and is rotatable around a pitch rotation axis 208 (e.g.
- yaw sub-assembly 220 rotates OPFE 204 around axis 206 relative to stationary sub-assembly 230 and pitch sub-assembly 220 (and the OPFE attached thereto) rotates around axis 208 relative to the yaw sub-assembly and the stationary sub-assembly.
- yaw rotation axis 206 may be close to a center of mass of yaw sub-assembly 210 and pitch sub-assembly 220 together.
- Close to a center of mass of yaw sub-assembly 210 and pitch sub-assembly 220 together may refer to a distance of e.g. less than 1.5 mm. In other examples, this may refer to a distance of e.g. less than 2 mm or less than 5 mm.
- close to a center of mass of pitch sub-assembly 220 may refer to a distance of e.g. less than 15% of the module height MH. In other examples, this may refer to a distance of e.g. less than 30% or less than 10% of the module height MH.
- MH is defined in FIG. 2 E .
- the yaw rotation uses one flat surface curved rail 205 and two curved V-grooves 212 formed in a bottom surface 214 of yaw sub-assembly 210 below OPFE 204 (top view in FIG. 2 ( a ) ).
- Rail 205 and curved V-grooves 212 are coupled operationally to three V-grooves 216 and included in stationary sub-assembly 230 .
- This setup of 205 , 212 and 216 is known in the art as “tolerance compensation” or “tolerance release”.
- Rail 205 and V-grooves 212 are concentrically curved, wherein the center of the curvature is rotation axis 206 .
- the coupled rail and V-grooves form a groove-ball mechanism for yaw rotation of the OPFE.
- balls 218 are shown located within V-grooves 212 and flat surface curved rail 205 .
- the balls may have an exemplary diameter greater than 1.2 mm, compared with 0.8 mm in a standard smartphone camera, allowing for improved drop immunity since their larger diameter provides a larger surface or contact area of balls in the rails and is less sensitive to drops.
- OPFE actuator 200 further comprises a yaw driving coil 222 and one pitch driving coil 224 , shown in the bottom view in FIG. 2 ( a ) .
- Pitch driving coil 224 surrounds yaw rotation axis 206 .
- Yaw driving coil 222 is positioned in a hole 226 of (and is part of) stationary sub-assembly 230 , i.e. is fixedly coupled to stationary sub-assembly 230 .
- FIG. 2 C shows an exploded view of the yaw and pitch sub-assemblies, with (a) showing yaw sub-assembly 210 without the pitch sub-assembly, (b) showing pitch sub-assembly 220 and (c) showing a cross section of yaw sub-assembly 210 in a YZ plane.
- FIG. 2 D shows pitch sub-assembly 210 with OPFE 204 in two rotated states, rotated down and rotated up.
- the pitch rotation around axis 208 is enabled by a pivot rotation mechanism 232 that includes a pivot located at two sides of the OPFE wherein the rotation axis is close to (and in some cases on) a pitch sub-assembly center of mass.
- Close to a pitch sub-assembly center of mass may refer to a distance of e.g. less than 1 mm. In other examples, this may refer to a distance of e.g. less than 2 mm or less than 4 mm.
- close to a center of mass of pitch sub-assembly 220 may refer to a distance of e.g. less than 10% of the module height MH. In other examples, this may refer to a distance of e.g. less than 30% or less than 7.5% of the module height MH.
- Pivot rotation mechanism 232 is formed by sockets 234 in yaw sub-assembly 210 , sockets 236 in pitch sub-assembly 220 and balls 238 fixed in sockets 234 and 236 .
- balls 238 have an exemplary diameter larger than 1.2 mm, allowing for improved drop immunity since their larger diameter provides a larger surface or contact area and is less sensitive to drops.
- Pitch rotation using a pivot ball-guide mechanism contrasts with the rail-based pitch movement in PCT/IB2019/053315.
- the pivot ball based design disclosed herein is advantageous as of its small size and allows robust manufacturing of the pivot rotation mechanism.
- FIG. 2 E shows an embodiment of an OPFE actuator 200 disclosed herein in a perspective view.
- Actuator 200 comprises a yaw sub-assembly 210 , a pitch sub-assembly 220 carrying OPFE 204 and a stationary sub-assembly 230 .
- a module height (“MH”) may be 6.0-8.5 mm
- a prism width (“PW”) may be 60 mm-140 mm.
- OPFE actuator 200 further comprises a yaw driving magnet 228 ( FIG. 3 ) for driving the yaw rotation.
- yaw driving magnet 228 may be a 4-pole single magnet.
- the yaw driving magnet has only two poles. The arrows show the magnetic polarization direction. The design disclosed herein is advantageous in that it provides a higher magnetic field leading to a higher actuation force.
- FIG. 4 shows various views with more details of parts of yaw sub-assembly 210 and stationary sub-assembly 230 .
- Views (a) and (b) show cross sections through OPFE actuator 200
- views (c) and (d) show cross sections through stationary sub-assembly 230 .
- yaw sub-assembly 210 is carried by stationary sub-assembly 230 .
- OPFE actuator 200 further comprises a yaw stopping mechanism divided into a drop stopping mechanism and a rotation stopping mechanism.
- the drop stopping mechanism includes a drop stopper 402 that prevents yaw sub-assembly 210 from falling out of stationary sub-assembly 230 in case the OPFE actuator (or a device such as smartphone that includes the camera and actuator) is dropped.
- stopper 402 may be made of plastic, while a part of stationary sub-assembly 230 in contact with stopper 402 may be made of metal.
- the rotation stopping mechanism includes a rotation stopper 406 that limits the rotation range of yaw sub-assembly 210 .
- rotation stopper 406 may be made of plastic, while a part of stationary sub-assembly 230 in contact with stopper 406 may be made of metal.
- PCT/IB2019/053315 there is only one metal stopper that performs all functions.
- the design disclosed herein is advantageous in that there are no plastic parts that may hit a metal if a device such as smartphone that includes the camera and actuator is dropped, or because of any other event that may create undesirable particles.
- FIG. 5 shows in (a) yaw sub-assembly 210 without pitch sub-assembly 220 and in (b), (c) and (d) details of yaw sensing magnets 502 and 504 used for sensing yaw rotation position at 3 different yaw rotation positions.
- View (b) is at a negative rotation position
- view (c) is at a zero rotation position
- view (d) is at a positive rotation position.
- Magnets 502 and 504 are are fixedly coupled to yaw sub-assembly 210 and are flat, in contrast with magnets used for the same purpose in PCT/IB2019/053315, which are not flat.
- Flat magnets may be beneficial from a manufacturing or cost point of view.
- Flat yaw sensing magnets 502 and 504 have a tapered shape 508 to enable sensing with large movements. In some embodiments, only one yaw sensing magnet may be used.
- the yaw sensing magnets may be combined with Hall effect bar sensors (or “Hall bars”) 506 for rotation position sensing.
- Hall bar sensors 506 are fixedly coupled to stationary sub-assembly 230 and are placed beneath yaw sub-assembly 210 as shown in (d).
- the driving mechanism and the sensing mechanism are separated here, allowing for a more precise sensing with lesser parts.
- the separation driving mechanism and the sensing mechanism allows for a large rotation radius (i.e. lever) for the driving force and a small rotation radius for sensing the rotation with higher precision.
- Yaw sub-assembly embodiments disclosed herein may support a yaw rotation range of e.g. ⁇ 10 to ⁇ 35 degrees.
- FIG. 6 shows pitch sub-assembly 220 including an exemplary magnet Hall bar arrangement.
- Pitch driving and sensing magnets 602 are fixedly coupled to pitch sub-assembly 220
- pitch sensing Hall bars 604 are fixedly coupled to yaw sub-assembly 210 .
- multiple Hall sensors can be used to allow small rotations per A2D controller (driver) reading from the Hall bars and improve linearity of the sensing.
- A2D controller driver
- a single Hall bar was used for each axis.
- Pitch sub-assembly embodiments disclosed herein may support a pitch rotation range of e.g. ⁇ 2 to ⁇ 20 degrees.
- FIG. 7 shows details of two different embodiments using two controller/drivers (a X (Yaw) and a Y (Pitch) controller) that receive inputs from e.g. a smartphone application processor (AP) and from an inertial sensor (e.g. a gyro) and provide currents to two coils of a driving mechanism (actuator).
- the pitch sub-assembly form a master-slave arrangement, wherein the yaw sub-assembly acts as the master and the pitch sub-assembly acts as the slave.
- FIG. 8 shows pitch sub-assembly 220 and yaw driving magnet 228 .
- Yaw driving magnet 228 is also used as a pitch preload magnet.
- the “preload” is a force directed to attach pitch sub-assembly 220 to pivot rotation mechanism 232 .
- a yoke assembly 802 including two yokes, yoke 804 and yoke 806 is attached to the pitch sub-assembly 220 to minimize a return torque/force and simplify the design.
- the distance between yoke 804 and yoke 806 is used to define a return force.
- the distance between yoke assembly 802 and yaw driving magnet 228 is used to define the return force.
- the pitch preload may use a single yoke.
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- This is a 371 application from international patent application PCT/IB2020/061333 filed Dec. 1, 2020, and is related to and claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/942,913 filed Dec. 3, 2019, which is expressly incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- The subject matter disclosed herein relates in general to digital cameras and in particular to actuators for yaw and pitch rotation in folded digital cameras included in smartphones.
- Multi-cameras and folded cameras in electronic handheld devices (e.g. smartphones or tablets) are known. In a folded camera, a reflecting or optical path folding element (OPFE) such as a prism or a mirror and which includes a reflection surface, is added to tilt light propagation from a first optical path (e.g. perpendicular to the smart-phone back surface) to a second optical path (e.g. parallel to the smart-phone back surface).
- Co-owned international patent application PCT/IB2019/053315 describes in detail folded cameras comprising an actuator for rotating an OPFE with two, first and second, degrees of freedom in an extended rotation range around two respective rotation axes, and dual-cameras including such a folded camera together with an upright camera.
- There is need and it would be beneficial to have folded cameras in which an OPFE carrying module allows for a large extended rotation range around two respective rotation axes, for example for yaw and pitch rotations, supports state-of-the-art industry standards e.g. with respect to drop tests, and has cost low manufacturing compatible with smartphone costs.
- In various embodiments there are provided actuators for providing an extended two-degree of freedom rotation range to an OPFE (e.g. a prism or mirror) in mobile devices such as smartphones, comprising: a yaw sub-assembly having a yaw rotation axis; a pitch sub-assembly carrying the OPFE, the pitch sub-assembly including a pivot rotation mechanism and having a pitch rotation axis; and a stationary sub-assembly, wherein the actuator is operative to rotate the OPFE in two rotation directions, a first rotation for yaw around the yaw rotation axis and a second rotation for pitch around the pitch rotation axis, and wherein the rotation for pitch includes rotation using the pivot rotation mechanism.
- In some embodiments, an actuator as above or below is integrated in a folded camera.
- The folded camera may be a scanning Tele camera capable of scanning a scene in the two rotation directions.
- In some embodiments, the yaw sub-assembly and the pitch sub-assembly form a master-slave arrangement, wherein the yaw sub-assembly acts as the master and the pitch sub-assembly acts as the slave.
- In some embodiments, the pivot rotation mechanism includes a pivot located at two opposite sides of the OPFE and wherein the pitch rotation axis is close to a pitch sub-assembly center of gravity.
- In some embodiments, the pivot rotation mechanism includes a ball-guided mechanism.
- In some embodiments, the pivot rotation mechanism includes a pitch driving coil and a magnet.
- In some embodiments, the pitch driving coil surrounds the yaw rotation axis.
- In some embodiments, the yaw sub-assembly includes at least one groove-ball mechanism.
- In some embodiments, grooves of the at least one groove-ball mechanism are concentrically curved, with a center of the curvature on the yaw rotation axis.
- In some embodiments, balls of the at least one groove-ball mechanism are guided by groove pairs that include each a groove on the yaw sub-assembly and a groove on the stationary sub-assembly.
- In some embodiments, the at least one groove-ball mechanism includes at least 3 balls.
- In some embodiments, balls of the at least one groove-ball mechanism are located in a plane that is perpendicular to the yaw rotation axis.
- In some embodiments, the yaw rotation is sensed by at least one Hall sensor.
- In some embodiments, the least one Hall sensor is located beneath the yaw sub-assembly and is fixedly coupled to the stationary sub-assembly.
- In some embodiments, the yaw rotation is by an actuation mechanism including a yaw driving coil and a yaw driving magnet.
- In some embodiments, the yaw driving magnet is concentrically curved.
- In some embodiments, the yaw driving magnet is curved, with a center of curvature close to the yaw rotation axis.
- In some embodiments, the yaw driving magnet is fixedly coupled to the yaw sub-assembly and the driving coil is fixedly coupled to the housing.
- In some embodiments, the yaw driving magnet has two different magnet polarization directions and wherein the two different polarization directions are perpendicular to the yaw rotation axis.
- In some embodiments, the yaw rotation axis is close to a common center of mass of the yaw sub-assembly and the pitch sub-assembly together.
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FIG. 1A illustrates a known folded camera with an optical path folding element (OPFE) with an extended 2 degrees-of-freedom (2DOF) rotation range; -
FIG. 1B shows the folded camera ofFIG. 1A with an OPFE actuator; -
FIG. 1C shows the folded camera ofFIG. 1A as part of a dual-camera system; -
FIG. 2A shows an embodiment of an OPFE actuator disclosed herein in an exploded view; -
FIG. 2B shows details of the yaw, pitch and stationary sub-assemblies of the OPFE actuator ofFIG. 2A ; -
FIG. 2C shows an exploded view of the yaw and pitch sub-assemblies; -
FIG. 2D shows the pitch sub-assembly and the OPFE in two rotated states; -
FIG. 2E shows an embodiment of an OPFE actuator disclosed herein in a perspective view; -
FIG. 3 shows a yaw driving magnet of the OPFE actuator; -
FIG. 4 shows various views with more details of parts of a yaw sub-assembly and a stationary sub-assembly of the OPFE actuator; -
FIG. 5 shows in (a) yaw sub-assembly without the pitch sub-assembly and in (b), (c) and (d) details of yaw sensing magnets; -
FIG. 6 shows the pitch sub-assembly including an exemplary magnet Hall bar arrangement; -
FIG. 7 shows details of two different embodiments using two controller/drivers used to control and drive various functions of the actuator; -
FIG. 8 shows the pitch sub-assembly and the yaw driving magnet. -
FIG. 1A illustrates a foldedcamera 100 with a 2 degrees-of-freedom (DOF) optical path folding element (OPFE) with an extended rotation range disclosed in PCT/IB2019/053315. The term “extended rotation range” describes a rotation range larger than the 2-3 degrees necessary for another application, for example optical image stabilization (OIS). The extended rotation range may be a range equal to or greater than ±5 degrees, ±10 degrees or even between 15-40 in each degree of freedom (DOF), relative to an OPFE zero (non-rotated) state. -
Camera 100 includes alens 102 with a lens optical axis, anOPFE 104 and animage sensor 106.OPFE 104 has a reflection surface and may be for example a mirror or a prism.OPFE 104 folds light from a first optical path 108 to a secondoptical path 110. First optical path 108 extends from the direction of a view section 114 (facing an object or scene) towardsOPFE 104 and is substantially parallel to the X-axis (in the exemplary coordinate system). Secondoptical path 110 extends fromOPFE 104 towardsimage sensor 106 and is substantially parallel to the Z-axis (in the exemplary coordinate system). Yaw rotation can be defined as rotation around an axis substantially parallel to the first optical path in the zero OPFE state. Pitch rotation can be defined as rotation around an axis substantially perpendicular to the yaw rotation axis and the lens optical axis. - The rotation of the OPFE can be done for example using
OPFE actuator 120, seen inFIG. 1B . 2DOF rotation may be used to describe rotation of the prism around two axes (each axis being a DOF); incamera 100, the degrees of freedom are ayaw rotation 132 aroundyaw rotation axis 122 which is parallel to first optical path 108 (X-axis) when in zero state as defined above, and apitch rotation 134 around apitch rotation axis 124 which is parallel to the Y-axis. - As shown in
FIG. 1C ,camera 100 may be a part of a dual-camera 180. Dual-camera 180 comprisescamera 100 and anupright camera 190.Upright camera 190 includes alens 192 and animage sensor 194.Cameras - In the description below, directions are defined with reference to
FIG. 1A . “Top” is the direction toward (facing)view section 114. “Bottom” is the opposite direction. -
FIG. 2A shows an embodiment of anOPFE actuator 200 disclosed herein in an exploded view.Actuator 200 comprises ayaw sub-assembly 210, apitch sub-assembly 220 and astationary sub-assembly 230.FIG. 2B shows details of each sub-assembly. Yaw and pitchsub-assemblies stationary sub-assembly 230 is shown in (b) in a perspective view (45 degrees rotated around anaxis 208 with respect to top view).Yaw sub-assembly 210 is included instationary sub-assembly 230 andpitch sub-assembly 220 is included inyaw sub-assembly 220 in a master-slave arrangement.Yaw sub-assembly 210 is “dynamic” i.e. can be rotated around a yaw rotation axis 206 (e.g. parallel to the X-axis), while stationary sub-assembly 230 (as indicated by its name) is stationary i.e. not moving.Pitch sub-assembly 220 is rigidly coupled to anOPFE 204 and is rotatable around a pitch rotation axis 208 (e.g. parallel to the Y-axis) orthogonal toaxis 206. When operable to be rotated,yaw sub-assembly 220 rotatesOPFE 204 aroundaxis 206 relative tostationary sub-assembly 230 and pitch sub-assembly 220 (and the OPFE attached thereto) rotates aroundaxis 208 relative to the yaw sub-assembly and the stationary sub-assembly. In some embodiments,yaw rotation axis 206 may be close to a center of mass ofyaw sub-assembly 210 andpitch sub-assembly 220 together. Close to a center of mass ofyaw sub-assembly 210 andpitch sub-assembly 220 together may refer to a distance of e.g. less than 1.5 mm. In other examples, this may refer to a distance of e.g. less than 2 mm or less than 5 mm. - In yet other examples, close to a center of mass of
pitch sub-assembly 220 may refer to a distance of e.g. less than 15% of the module height MH. In other examples, this may refer to a distance of e.g. less than 30% or less than 10% of the module height MH. MH is defined inFIG. 2E . The yaw rotation uses one flat surfacecurved rail 205 and two curved V-grooves 212 formed in abottom surface 214 ofyaw sub-assembly 210 below OPFE 204 (top view inFIG. 2(a) ).Rail 205 and curved V-grooves 212 are coupled operationally to three V-grooves 216 and included instationary sub-assembly 230. This setup of 205, 212 and 216 is known in the art as “tolerance compensation” or “tolerance release”.Rail 205 and V-grooves 212 are concentrically curved, wherein the center of the curvature isrotation axis 206. The coupled rail and V-grooves form a groove-ball mechanism for yaw rotation of the OPFE. - In
FIG. 2A ,balls 218 are shown located within V-grooves 212 and flat surfacecurved rail 205. The balls may have an exemplary diameter greater than 1.2 mm, compared with 0.8 mm in a standard smartphone camera, allowing for improved drop immunity since their larger diameter provides a larger surface or contact area of balls in the rails and is less sensitive to drops. -
OPFE actuator 200 further comprises ayaw driving coil 222 and onepitch driving coil 224, shown in the bottom view inFIG. 2(a) .Pitch driving coil 224 surroundsyaw rotation axis 206. Yaw drivingcoil 222 is positioned in ahole 226 of (and is part of)stationary sub-assembly 230, i.e. is fixedly coupled tostationary sub-assembly 230. -
FIG. 2C shows an exploded view of the yaw and pitch sub-assemblies, with (a) showingyaw sub-assembly 210 without the pitch sub-assembly, (b) showingpitch sub-assembly 220 and (c) showing a cross section ofyaw sub-assembly 210 in a YZ plane. -
FIG. 2D showspitch sub-assembly 210 withOPFE 204 in two rotated states, rotated down and rotated up. The pitch rotation aroundaxis 208 is enabled by apivot rotation mechanism 232 that includes a pivot located at two sides of the OPFE wherein the rotation axis is close to (and in some cases on) a pitch sub-assembly center of mass. Close to a pitch sub-assembly center of mass may refer to a distance of e.g. less than 1 mm. In other examples, this may refer to a distance of e.g. less than 2 mm or less than 4 mm. - In yet other examples, close to a center of mass of
pitch sub-assembly 220 may refer to a distance of e.g. less than 10% of the module height MH. In other examples, this may refer to a distance of e.g. less than 30% or less than 7.5% of the module height MH. -
Pivot rotation mechanism 232 is formed bysockets 234 inyaw sub-assembly 210,sockets 236 inpitch sub-assembly 220 andballs 238 fixed insockets balls 218,balls 238 have an exemplary diameter larger than 1.2 mm, allowing for improved drop immunity since their larger diameter provides a larger surface or contact area and is less sensitive to drops. - Pitch rotation using a pivot ball-guide mechanism contrasts with the rail-based pitch movement in PCT/IB2019/053315. The pivot ball based design disclosed herein is advantageous as of its small size and allows robust manufacturing of the pivot rotation mechanism.
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FIG. 2E shows an embodiment of anOPFE actuator 200 disclosed herein in a perspective view.Actuator 200 comprises ayaw sub-assembly 210, apitch sub-assembly 220 carryingOPFE 204 and astationary sub-assembly 230. A module height (“MH”) may be 6.0-8.5 mm A prism width (“PW”) may be 60 mm-140 mm. -
OPFE actuator 200 further comprises a yaw driving magnet 228 (FIG. 3 ) for driving the yaw rotation. Exemplarily and as shown inFIG. 3 ,yaw driving magnet 228 may be a 4-pole single magnet. In contrast, in PCT/IB2019/053315, the yaw driving magnet has only two poles. The arrows show the magnetic polarization direction. The design disclosed herein is advantageous in that it provides a higher magnetic field leading to a higher actuation force. -
FIG. 4 shows various views with more details of parts ofyaw sub-assembly 210 andstationary sub-assembly 230. Views (a) and (b) show cross sections throughOPFE actuator 200, and views (c) and (d) show cross sections throughstationary sub-assembly 230. As mentioned,yaw sub-assembly 210 is carried bystationary sub-assembly 230.OPFE actuator 200 further comprises a yaw stopping mechanism divided into a drop stopping mechanism and a rotation stopping mechanism. The drop stopping mechanism includes adrop stopper 402 that preventsyaw sub-assembly 210 from falling out ofstationary sub-assembly 230 in case the OPFE actuator (or a device such as smartphone that includes the camera and actuator) is dropped. Exemplarily,stopper 402 may be made of plastic, while a part ofstationary sub-assembly 230 in contact withstopper 402 may be made of metal. The rotation stopping mechanism includes arotation stopper 406 that limits the rotation range ofyaw sub-assembly 210. Exemplarily,rotation stopper 406 may be made of plastic, while a part ofstationary sub-assembly 230 in contact withstopper 406 may be made of metal. In contrast, in PCT/IB2019/053315 there is only one metal stopper that performs all functions. The design disclosed herein is advantageous in that there are no plastic parts that may hit a metal if a device such as smartphone that includes the camera and actuator is dropped, or because of any other event that may create undesirable particles. - Yaw Rotation Position Sensing
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FIG. 5 shows in (a)yaw sub-assembly 210 withoutpitch sub-assembly 220 and in (b), (c) and (d) details ofyaw sensing magnets Magnets yaw sub-assembly 210 and are flat, in contrast with magnets used for the same purpose in PCT/IB2019/053315, which are not flat. Flat magnets may be beneficial from a manufacturing or cost point of view. Flatyaw sensing magnets shape 508 to enable sensing with large movements. In some embodiments, only one yaw sensing magnet may be used. - The yaw sensing magnets may be combined with Hall effect bar sensors (or “Hall bars”) 506 for rotation position sensing.
Hall bar sensors 506 are fixedly coupled tostationary sub-assembly 230 and are placed beneathyaw sub-assembly 210 as shown in (d). In comparison to PCT/IB2019/053315, where the curved driving magnet was also sensing magnet, the driving mechanism and the sensing mechanism are separated here, allowing for a more precise sensing with lesser parts. The separation driving mechanism and the sensing mechanism allows for a large rotation radius (i.e. lever) for the driving force and a small rotation radius for sensing the rotation with higher precision. - Yaw sub-assembly embodiments disclosed herein may support a yaw rotation range of e.g. ±10 to ±35 degrees.
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FIG. 6 shows pitch sub-assembly 220 including an exemplary magnet Hall bar arrangement. Pitch driving andsensing magnets 602 are fixedly coupled to pitch sub-assembly 220, and pitch sensing Hall bars 604 are fixedly coupled toyaw sub-assembly 210. In each axis, multiple Hall sensors can be used to allow small rotations per A2D controller (driver) reading from the Hall bars and improve linearity of the sensing. In contrast, in PCT/IB2019/05331, a single Hall bar was used for each axis. - Pitch sub-assembly embodiments disclosed herein may support a pitch rotation range of e.g. ±2 to ±20 degrees.
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FIG. 7 shows details of two different embodiments using two controller/drivers (a X (Yaw) and a Y (Pitch) controller) that receive inputs from e.g. a smartphone application processor (AP) and from an inertial sensor (e.g. a gyro) and provide currents to two coils of a driving mechanism (actuator). The pitch sub-assembly form a master-slave arrangement, wherein the yaw sub-assembly acts as the master and the pitch sub-assembly acts as the slave. -
FIG. 8 shows pitch sub-assembly 220 andyaw driving magnet 228. Yaw drivingmagnet 228 is also used as a pitch preload magnet. The “preload” is a force directed to attachpitch sub-assembly 220 to pivotrotation mechanism 232. Ayoke assembly 802 including two yokes,yoke 804 and yoke 806, is attached to thepitch sub-assembly 220 to minimize a return torque/force and simplify the design. In some embodiments, the distance betweenyoke 804 and yoke 806 is used to define a return force. In other embodiments, the distance betweenyoke assembly 802 andyaw driving magnet 228 is used to define the return force. In an alternative embodiment, the pitch preload may use a single yoke. - While this disclosure has been described in terms of certain embodiments and generally associated methods, alterations and permutations of the embodiments and methods will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The disclosure is to be understood as not limited by the specific embodiments described herein, but only by the scope of the appended claims.
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