Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Bracket assembly for a multi-component vision system in an electronic device
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Application No.: US16269507Application Date: 2019-02-06
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Publication No.: US10983555B2Publication Date: 2021-04-20
- Inventor: Ashley E. Fletcher , David A. Pakula , Daniel W. Jarvis , Jared M. Kole
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Dorsey & Whitney LLP
- Main IPC: H04B1/38
- IPC: H04B1/38 ; G06F1/16 ; G06F3/01 ; G02B7/02 ; G06F1/18 ; H04M1/02 ; H04N5/225 ; H04N13/239

Abstract:
An electronic device that includes a vision system carried by a bracket assembly is disclosed. The vision system may include a first camera module that captures an image of an object, a light emitting element that emits light rays toward the object, and a second camera module that receives light rays reflected from the object. The light rays may include infrared light rays. The bracket assembly is designed not only carry the aforementioned modules, but to also maintain a predetermined and fixed separation between the modules. The bracket assembly may form a rigid, multi-piece bracket assembly to prevent bending, thereby maintaining the predetermined separation. The electronic device may include a transparent cover designed to couple with a housing. The transparent cover incudes an alignment module designed to engage a module and provide a moving force that aligns the bracket assembly and the modules to a desired location in the housing.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190171251A1 BRACKET ASSEMBLY FOR A MULTI-COMPONENT VISION SYSTEM IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE Public/Granted day:2019-06-06
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