Patent ID: 11882361
Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 13:
14. An optical device, comprising:
a base defining an X-Y plane extending parallel to the base and a Z-axis extending perpendicular to the X-Y plane;
a lens;
an image sensor disposed below the lens along the Z-axis;
a plurality of magnets disposed about the lens, each magnet having an inside surface and an outside surface;
a plurality of vertical coil structures coiled in one or more vertical planes extending parallel to the Z-axis, wherein each vertical coil structure of the plurality of vertical coil structures has a corresponding magnet of the plurality of magnets; and
a plurality of horizontal coil structures coiled in one or more horizontal planes to tilt the lens relative to the X-Y plane when differing electrical power is applied to at least two of the plurality of horizontal coil structures, each of the horizontal planes oriented perpendicular to the one or more vertical planes, wherein each horizontal coil structure of the plurality of horizontal coil structures has a corresponding magnet of the plurality of magnets.