Patent ID: 8976290
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
1. A positionable mechanism comprising: a base unit; a frame unit mounted on said base unit, movable with respect to said base unit between a storage position and a working position, and including a retractable carrier having a first surface, a lens disposed on said retractable carrier for focusing, and a motor configured to drive said retractable carrier to retract with respect to said base unit; an optical image stabilizing (OIS) unit mounted on said base unit, and including a movable carrier that has a second surface facing said first surface, an optical element that is mounted on said movable carrier, and a driving element that is operable to drive said movable carrier to move with respect to said base unit; and a positioning unit disposed between said first surface and said second surface, and configured to position said movable carrier with respect to said frame unit when said frame unit is at the storage position; and wherein said positioning unit includes an elastic component disposed on one of said first surface of said frame unit and said second surface of said movable carrier of said OIS unit, and said frame unit abuts against said movable carrier through said elastic component at the storage position so as to position said movable carrier.