Patent ID: 11971651
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G

Claim 11:
12. A system, comprising:
a camera, comprising:
a folded optics arrangement configured to fold a path of light, the folded optics arrangement comprising:
a first prism;
a second prism; and
a lens group disposed between the first prism and the second prism, wherein the lens group includes one or more lens elements;

an image sensor to capture light that has passed through the first prism, the lens group, and the second prism;
an actuator module configured to translate the lens group, relative to the image sensor, along two axes; and
a suspension arrangement to suspend the lens group and allow movement of the lens group along the two axes, wherein the suspension arrangement comprises:
a spring attached to at least one of a lens barrel that holds the lens group or a lens carrier that is coupled to the lens group; and
one or more wires, wherein a wire of the one or more wires comprises:
a top end portion attached to the spring; and
a bottom end portion attached to a fixed structure of the camera.