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

Claim 0:
1. 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; 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 is disposed either above or under the plurality of magnets, and wherein each horizontal coil structure has a center that is vertically aligned with either the inside surface or the outside surface.