Patent ID: 7623301

Claim:
An optical module, comprising: a. a housing; b. a primary guide pin coupled to the housing and registered relative to the housing; c. an optics group slidably coupled to the primary guide pin and including a first friction surface and a second friction surface, each arranged along an axis parallel with the primary guide pin, the first friction surface directed along an axis perpendicular to the primary guide pin, and the second surface directed along the axis perpendicular to the primary guide pin in a direction substantially opposite the first friction surface; d. an optics element, rigidly coupled to the optics group; e. a vibrational actuator assembly substantially registered relative to the housing, and including a first drive element and a second drive element, wherein the first drive element is configured to interact with the first friction surface and the second drive element is configured to interact with the second friction surface, and the vibrational actuator assembly operates to translate the optics group; f. a sensing target coupled to the optics group and configured to permit detection of translation of the optics group; and g. an image sensor coupled to the housing and registered relative to the housing.