US 11,808,925 B2
Auto focus and optical image stabilization in a compact folded camera
Ephraim Goldenberg, Ashdod (IL); Gal Shabtay, Tel Aviv (IL); Gal Avivi, Haifa (IL); Michael Dror, Nes Ziona (IL); Gil Bachar, Tel-Aviv (IL); Itay Jerby, Netanya (IL); and Itay Yedid, Karme Yosef (IL)
Assigned to Corephotonics Ltd., Tel Aviv (IL)
Filed by Corephotonics Ltd., Tel-Aviv (IL)
Filed on Aug. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/460,229.
Application 17/460,229 is a continuation of application No. 17/175,743, filed on Feb. 15, 2021, granted, now 11,131,836.
Application 17/175,743 is a continuation of application No. 16/861,866, filed on Apr. 29, 2020, granted, now 10,962,746, issued on Mar. 30, 2021.
Application 16/861,866 is a continuation of application No. 16/782,707, filed on Feb. 5, 2020, granted, now 10,678,029, issued on Jun. 9, 2020.
Application 16/782,707 is a continuation of application No. 16/289,672, filed on Mar. 1, 2019, granted, now 10,571,666, issued on Feb. 25, 2020.
Application 16/289,672 is a continuation of application No. 15/917,701, filed on Mar. 11, 2018, granted, now 10,613,303, issued on Apr. 7, 2020.
Application 15/917,701 is a continuation of application No. 15/303,863, granted, now 9,927,600, issued on Mar. 27, 2018, previously published as PCT/IB2016/052179, filed on Apr. 15, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/238,890, filed on Oct. 8, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/148,435, filed on Apr. 16, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2021/0389576 A1, Dec. 16, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G02B 27/64 (2006.01); G02B 13/00 (2006.01); G02B 13/16 (2006.01); G02B 7/08 (2021.01); H04N 23/45 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01); H04N 23/68 (2023.01); G02B 7/09 (2021.01); G02B 26/08 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 13/0065 (2013.01) [G02B 7/08 (2013.01); G02B 7/09 (2013.01); G02B 13/16 (2013.01); G02B 27/646 (2013.01); H04N 23/45 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01); H04N 23/687 (2023.01); H04N 23/6812 (2023.01); G02B 26/0816 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A folded camera module, comprising:
a) a lens module having a lens optical axis; and
b) an optical path folding element (OPFE) for folding light from a first optical path to a second optical path towards an image sensor, the second optical path being along the lens optical axis,
wherein the lens module is designed to be moved for auto-focus (AF) along a first direction substantially parallel to the lens optical axis,
wherein the lens module is designed to be moved in a second direction to provide optical image stabilization (OIS) functionality to compensate for tilt of the folded camera module around the first direction, and
wherein the second direction is substantially orthogonal to both the first and second optical paths.