MEMS actuator alignment
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1. A method, comprising:
- disposing a plurality of radially extending tabs around an outer periphery of an actuator device;
disposing a corresponding plurality of pairs of raised mounting features on a front surface of an adjacent component that is separate from the actuator device, each pair of the raised mounting features defining a slot having sidewalls that are complementary in configuration to respective sidewalls of corresponding ones of the tabs; and
inserting respective ones of the tabs on the actuator device into corresponding ones of the slots in the adjacent component.
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Abstract
A method for aligning an actuator device relative to an adjacent component, such as a rear cover of an actuator module or a stationary lens, includes disposing a plurality of radially extending tabs around an outer periphery of the actuator device, disposing a corresponding plurality of pairs of raised mounting features on a front surface of the adjacent component, each pair defining a slot having sidewalls that are complementary in configuration to respective sidewalls of corresponding ones of the tabs, and inserting respective ones of the tabs into corresponding ones of the slots.
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23 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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disposing a plurality of radially extending tabs around an outer periphery of an actuator device; disposing a corresponding plurality of pairs of raised mounting features on a front surface of an adjacent component that is separate from the actuator device, each pair of the raised mounting features defining a slot having sidewalls that are complementary in configuration to respective sidewalls of corresponding ones of the tabs; and inserting respective ones of the tabs on the actuator device into corresponding ones of the slots in the adjacent component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An actuator module, comprising:
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an actuator device having a plurality of radially extending tabs disposed around an outer periphery thereof; and
,a rear cover that is separate from the actuator device, the rear cover having a corresponding plurality of pairs of raised mounting features disposed on a front surface thereof, each pair defining a slot having sidewalls that are complementary in configuration to respective sidewalls of corresponding ones of the tabs, each slot having a respective one of the tabs inserted therein. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A lens barrel, comprising:
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an elongated barrel; an actuator device having a plurality of radially extending tabs disposed around an outer periphery thereof; and
,a stationary lens that is separate from the actuator device and disposed concentrically within the barrel, the lens having a corresponding plurality of pairs of raised mounting features disposed on a front surface thereof, each pair defining a slot having sidewalls that are complementary in configuration to respective sidewalls of corresponding ones of the tabs, each slot having a respective one of the tabs inserted therein such that the actuator device is aligned concentrically within the barrel and disposed at a selected angular position relative thereto. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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