Sony Dual-Camera Module Patent

We’re discussing something which is not so camera centric, but today we have received Sony dual camera patent details (Thanks Mike). Sony dual camera module is being used inside many smartphones companies (including Apple) and Sony it-self.

Now let’s talk about the Sony patent

Patent details translated from from Japanese

Applicant(s): SONY CORP [JP] +
Application number: WO2017JP13510 20170331
Priority number(s): JP20160082089 20160415

This technology relates to a compound-eye camera module and an electronic device which make it possible to more effectively fix a plurality of monocular camera modules using a coupling member. A compound-eye camera module makes it possible to more effectively fix a plurality of monocular camera modules using a coupling member by coupling the plurality of monocular camera modules together, by fitting a camera-side positioning part for positioning, formed on a camera-side reference surface of each of the monocular camera modules, to a member-side positioning part for positioning, formed on a member-side reference surface of the coupling member. This technology is applicable, for example, to a compound-eye camera module formed by coupling a plurality of CMOS image sensors.

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