IP Library Granted Patent US 12669633
Granted Patent B2
US 12669633 · App. 18/406,744 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Lens and lens assembly

Inventors: Byung Ju Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Na Yi Kang (Suwon-si, KR); Tae Kyung Lee (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
G02B1/111C09D7/61G02B1/18G02B13/0015H05K1/0274
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Patent No.
US 12669633
App. No.
18/406,744
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lens includes a lens unit, an intermediate layer disposed on one surface of the lens unit, a first coating layer including a UV improving additive and disposed on one surface of the intermediate layer, and a second coating layer including a water repellent and disposed on one surface of the first coating layer.

Claims (30)

1 . A lens comprising:

a lens unit;

an intermediate layer disposed on one surface of the lens unit;

a first coating layer comprising a UV absorbing additive and disposed on one surface of the intermediate layer; and

a second coating layer comprising a water repellent and disposed on one surface of the first coating layer,

wherein a thickness of the first coating layer is 10 nm or less, and

wherein the first coating layer is not provided on a portion of the one surface of the intermediate layer and the second coating layer is in contact with the one surface of the intermediate layer.

2 . The lens of claim 1 , wherein the intermediate layer is an Anti-Reflective (AR) coating layer.

3 . The lens of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the first coating layer is 1 to 10 nm.

4 . The lens of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the first coating layer is less than a thickness of the second coating layer.

5 . The lens of claim 1 , wherein the UV absorbing additive of the first coating layer comprises a UV absorber, an antioxidant, and a light stabilizer.

6 . The lens of claim 5 , wherein the UV absorbing additive further includes inorganic particles, and the inorganic particles include at least one selected from the group consisting of CeO 2 , ZnO, TiO 2 , and WO 3 .

7 . The lens of claim 1 , wherein the intermediate layer includes at least one material layer selected from the group consisting of siloxane, SiO 2 , SiON, Si 3 N 4 , TiO 2 , TiON, and TiN.

8 . The lens of claim 1 , wherein the intermediate layer includes a multilayer structure in which a first layer and a second layer having different refractive indices are alternately stacked one or more times.

9 . A portable electronic device comprising:

a lens assembly comprising the lens of claim 1 ; and

a printed circuit board (PCB) configured to convert an image of an object formed at the imaging plane of the lens assembly into an electrical signal.

10 . A lens assembly comprising:

one or more lenses,

wherein at least one lens of the one or more lenses comprises a lens unit, an intermediate layer disposed on one surface of the lens unit, a first coating layer comprising a UV absorbing additive and disposed on one surface of the intermediate layer, and a second coating layer comprising a water repellent and disposed on one surface of the first coating layer, and

wherein a thickness of the first coating layer is less than a thickness of the second coating layer.

11 . The lens assembly of claim 10 , wherein the at least one lens is disposed on an outermost side of the lens assembly among the one or more lenses in an optical axis direction.

12 . The lens assembly of claim 10 , wherein the at least one lens is disposed on an outermost side of the lens assembly in an optical axis direction of the at least one lens.

13 . A portable electronic device comprising:

the lens assembly of claim 10 ; and

a printed circuit board (PCB) configured to convert an image of an object formed at the imaging plane of the lens assembly into an electrical signal.

14 . The portable electronic device of claim 13 , further comprising a display unit configured to display an image based on the electrical signal,

wherein the lens assembly is covered by the display unit.

15 . The portable electronic device of claim 13 , further comprising a tempered glass,

wherein the lens assembly is covered by the tempered glass.