Dual shot strobe lens and flex and stiffener features of a camera
An electronic device having a lens and a lens retaining member is disclosed. The lens and the lens retaining member may both be molded in a single mold cavity. However, the lens includes a first material that is clear and translucent, while the lens retaining member includes a second material that is opaque. The lens retaining member may include an alignment such that the lens and lens retaining member, when secured to a flexible circuit, may self-align with a window. The window allows a light source to emit light while the lens retaining member blocks or reflects light. In another embodiment, a container having a first member and a second member may be positioned around a camera module. The container may act as an EMI shield for the camera module.
1. An electronic device having an enclosure that carries a light source, the electronic device comprising:
a window formed from a piece of transparent material, wherein the window extends into an opening in the enclosure;
a single-piece lens module carried by the enclosure, the single-piece lens module comprising:
a lens formed from a first material and positioned proximate to the window; and
a lens retaining member surrounding the lens, the lens retaining member formed from a second material different from the first material, wherein at least a portion of the window is interposed between the lens retaining member and the enclosure; and
an alignment member secured with the enclosure and surrounding the lens retaining member to align the lens retaining member with respect to the window.
2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the light source is at least partially positioned within the lens retaining member.
3. The electronic device of claim 2 , further comprising:
a camera module; and
a second light source at least partially positioned with the lens retaining member, wherein the light source and the second light source combine to define a flash for the camera module.
4. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a light blocking member positioned around the lens retaining member and the alignment member, the light blocking member secured to the enclosure.
5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first material comprises a transparent material, and wherein the second material comprises an opaque material that absorbs or reflects light from the light source.
6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the alignment member is free of contact with the enclosure.
7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the lens comprises a Fresnel lens.
8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:
the lens retaining member further comprises a first protrusion and a second protrusion; and
the alignment member surrounds an outer circumference of the lens retaining member and an outer circumference of the lens, the alignment member comprises a first cavity to receive the first protrusion and a second cavity to receive the second protrusion.
9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the lens retaining member comprises a protrusion, and wherein the alignment member comprises a cavity that receives the protrusion to couple the lens retaining member with the alignment member.
10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the enclosure comprises a cavity that receives the window.
11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the lens retaining member reflects light from the light source, and wherein the lens refracts the light from the lights source off the lens retaining member to the window.
12. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the lens comprises an outer diameter, and wherein the lens retaining member comprises an inner diameter in accordance with the outer diameter.
13. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first material comprises a first mold material, and wherein the second material a second mold material that combines with the first mold material, causing the lens to be seamlessly connected with the lens retaining member.
14. An electronic device comprising:
a housing having an opening;
a light source mounted within the housing, wherein the light source emits light through the opening;
a window that is mounted in the housing and that extends into the opening;
a single-piece lens module mounted in the housing, the single-piece lens module comprising:
a lens aligned with the window; and
a lens retaining member surrounding the lens; and
an alignment member secured within the housing and surrounding the lens retaining member to align the lens retaining member with the window, wherein the alignment member is interposed between the lens retaining member and the housing.
15. The electronic device defined in claim 14 wherein the alignment member comprises a chamfered edge portion.
16. The electronic device defined in claim 14 wherein the lens retaining member comprises a plurality of pins that extend into the alignment member to attach the lens retaining member to the alignment member.
17. The electronic device in claim 14 further comprising a light blocking member mounted in the housing, wherein the light blocking member surrounds the alignment member and the lens retaining member and absorbs at least some of the light emitted by the light source that does not exit the housing through the window.
18. An electronic device comprising:
a housing having an opening;
a circuit board mounted within the housing;
a light source mounted on the circuit board, wherein the light source emits light through the opening;
a window formed from transparent material mounted within the housing, wherein the window extends into the opening;
a single-piece lens module mounted in the housing, the single-piece lens module comprising:
a lens aligned with the window;
a lens retaining member surrounding the lens, wherein the lens retaining member is mounted to the circuit board, and wherein the window is at least partially interposed between the lens retaining member and the housing;
a light blocking member that is secured to the housing and surrounds an outer perimeter of the lens retaining member; and
an alignment member surrounding the lens retaining member to align the lens retaining member with the window.
19. The electronic device defined in claim 18 wherein the alignment member surrounds the window.
20. The electronic device defined in claim 18 wherein the lens retaining member is positioned to redirect the light from the light source toward the lens.