Camera lens suspensions

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10670878
APP PUB NO 20170336646A1
SERIAL NO

15599449

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An assembly includes a support structure including attach structures. The suspension assembly includes a moving structure including attach structures and flexure arms configured to couple the moving structure to the support structure, the flexure arms are configured to enable movement of the moving structure with respect to the support structure. The suspension assembly includes optical-image stabilizer shape memory alloy wires, each coupled with and extending between one of the attach structures and one of the moving wire attach structures. The suspension assembly includes a lens holder mounted to the moving structure and a first pair of attach structures; and auto focus shape memory alloy wires, each wire coupled to the lens holder and coupled to and extending between attach structures of the first pair of attach structures configured to actuate the lens holder with respect to the moving structure.

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  • HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Anderson, Donald M Hutchinson, US 5 78
Ladwig, Peter F Hutchinson, US 42 550
Miller, Mark A Hutchinson, US 248 4871
Ruzicka, Ryan N Waconia, US 28 291

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