System and method for bonding camera components after adjustment
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1. A method for bonding camera components after adjustment, said method comprising:
- interfacing a first camera component and a second camera component to provide an overlapping region of contact between said first camera component and said second camera component; and
applying laser energy to at least one portion of said overlapping region.
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems and methods which utilize laser plastic welding techniques for bonding camera assembly components after their adjustment to a desired relative position. A plastic material of one camera component to be bonded is adapted to be transparent or translucent to the wavelength of light emitted by a laser, although some portion of visible light is blocked. However, a plastic material of the other camera component to be bonded is adapted to be absorptive of the wavelength of light emitted by the laser.
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1. A method for bonding camera components after adjustment, said method comprising:
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interfacing a first camera component and a second camera component to provide an overlapping region of contact between said first camera component and said second camera component; and
applying laser energy to at least one portion of said overlapping region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for bonding camera components after adjustment, said system comprising:
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a first interface surface of a first camera component;
a second interface surface of a second camera component, wherein said first interface surface and said second interface surface are adapted to provide an overlapping region of contact between said first interface surface and said second interface surface when said first camera component and said second camera component are interfaced; and
a laser energy delivery system delivering laser energy to at least one portion of said overlapping region. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for laser welding optical system components, said method comprising:
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selecting a material of a first component to be opaque with respect to visible light, said selected material of said first component also being at least translucent with respect to laser light used in said laser welding;
selecting a material of a second component to be compatible for welded bonding with said material of said first component, said selected material of said second component also being absorptive with respect to laser light used in said laser welding;
interfacing said first component and said second component to provide an overlapping region; and
shining said laser light through said material of said first component onto said material of said second component to weld said first component to said second component at said overlapping region. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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