IP Library Granted Patent US 12704697
Granted Patent B2
US 12704697 · App. 17/879,924 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Lens assembly

Inventors: Hsi-Ling Chang (Taichung, TW); Guo-Yang Wu (Taichung, TW); Chien-Hung Chen (Taichung, TW); Ming-Huang Tseng (Taichung, TW)
Assignees: SINTAI OPTICAL (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.; ASIA OPTICAL CO., INC.
G02B13/004G02B9/34
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12704697
App. No.
17/879,924
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lens assembly includes a first, second, third, and fourth in order from an object side to an image side along an optical axis. The first lens is a meniscus lens with positive refractive power and includes a convex surface facing the object side and a concave surface facing the image side. The second lens is with negative refractive power. The third lens is with positive refractive power. The fourth lens is a meniscus lens with refractive power. The lens assembly satisfies at least one of following conditions: −0.1≤R 11 /R 42 ≤0.53; 2≤TTL/SD4≤7; 0.1≤SD1/f≤0.6.

Claims (288)

1 . A lens assembly comprising:

a first lens which is a meniscus lens with positive refractive power and comprises a convex surface facing an object side, and a concave surface facing an image side;

a second lens which is with negative refractive power;

a third lens which is with positive refractive power; and

a fourth lens which is a meniscus lens with refractive power;

wherein the first lens, the second lens, the third lens, and the fourth lens are arranged in order from the object side to the image side along an optical axis;

wherein the lens assembly has fixed effective focal length;

wherein the lens assembly satisfies following conditions:

19

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f

4

/

BFL

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52

;

wherein f4 is an effective focal length in mm of the fourth lens, and BFL is an interval in mm from the image side surface of the fourth lens to an image plane along the optical axis.

2 . The lens assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second lens comprises a concave surface facing the image side.

3 . The lens assembly as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the third lens is a biconvex lens which comprises a convex surface facing the object side and another convex surface facing image side.

4 . The lens assembly as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the second lens further comprises another concave surface facing the object side.

5 . The lens assembly as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the fourth lens comprises a convex surface facing the object side and a concave surface facing the image side.

6 . The lens assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the fourth lens is with positive refractive power.

7 . The lens assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the fourth lens is with negative refractive power.

8 . The lens assembly as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the second lens comprises a convex surface facing the object side.

9 . The lens assembly as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the fourth lens comprises a concave surface facing the object side and a convex surface facing the image side.

10 . The lens assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the fourth lens comprises a concave surface facing the object side and a convex surface facing the image side while the second lens comprises a convex surface facing the object side, or the fourth lens comprises a convex surface facing the object side and a concave surface facing the image side while the second lens comprises a concave surface facing the object side.

11 . The lens assembly as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising a stop disposed between the first lens and the second lens.

12 . The lens assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the lens assembly satisfies:

0

S

D

4

/

T

T

L

0

.

5

;

wherein SD4 is an optical effective diameter in mm of the fourth lens and TTL is an interval in mm from the convex surface of the first lens to an image plane along the optical axis.

13 . The lens assembly as claimed in claim 12 , further comprising a stop disposed between the first lens and the second lens;

wherein the lens assembly satisfies at least one of the following conditions:

0.05

SL

1

/

TTL

0.5

;

0.1

SD

4

/

SL

2

0.8

;

-

0.1

<

R

1

1

/

R

4

2

0.53

;

0.1

<

SD

1

/

f

0.6

;

wherein TTL is an interval in mm from the convex surface of the first lens to the image plane along the optical axis, SD4 is an optical effective diameter in mm of the fourth lens, SL1 is an interval in mm from the convex surface of the first lens to the stop along the optical axis, SL2 is an interval in mm from the stop to the image plane along the optical axis, R 11 is a radius of curvature of the convex surface of the first lens, R 42 is a radius of curvature of the image side surface of the fourth lens, SD1 is an optical effective diameter in mm of the first lens, and f is an effective focal length in mm of the lens assembly.

14 . The lens assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the lens assembly satisfies:

2

T

T

L

/

S

D

4

7

;

wherein TTL is an interval in mm from the convex surface of the first lens to the image plane along the optical axis and SD4 is an optical effective diameter in mm of the fourth lens.

15 . A lens assembly consisting of a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, and a fourth lens, wherein:

the first lens is a meniscus lens with positive refractive power and comprises a convex surface facing an object side, and a concave surface facing an image side;

the second lens is with negative refractive power;

the third lens is with positive refractive power; and

the fourth lens is a meniscus lens with refractive power;

the first lens, the second lens, the third lens, and the fourth lens are arranged in order from the object side to the image side along an optical axis;

the lens assembly has fixed effective focal length; and

the lens assembly satisfies at least one of following conditions:

-

0

.

1

R

1

1

/

R

4

2

0.53

;

0.1

SD

1

/

f

0.6

;

-

10

f

4

/

BFL

-

3

;

wherein R 11 is a radius of curvature of the convex surface of the first lens, R 42 is a radius of curvature of the image side surface of the fourth lens, SD1 is an optical effective diameter in mm of the first lens, f is an effective focal length in mm of the lens assembly, f4 is an effective focal length in mm of the fourth lens, and BFL is an interval in mm from the image side surface of the fourth lens to an image plane along the optical axis.

16 . A lens assembly comprising:

a first lens which is a meniscus lens with positive refractive power and comprises a convex surface facing an object side, and a concave surface facing an image side;

a second lens which is with negative refractive power and comprises a convex surface facing the object side;

a third lens which is with positive refractive power; and

a fourth lens which is a meniscus lens with negative refractive power and comprises a concave surface facing the object side and a convex surface facing the image side;

wherein the first lens, the second lens, the third lens, and the fourth lens are arranged in order from the object side to the image side along an optical axis;

wherein the lens assembly has fixed effective focal length;

wherein the fourth lens comprises a concave surface facing the object side and a convex surface facing the image side while the second lens comprises a convex surface facing the object side, or the fourth lens comprises a convex surface facing the object side and a concave surface facing the image side while the second lens comprises a concave surface facing the object side;

wherein the lens assembly satisfies at least one of following conditions:

0

.

1

S

D

1

/

f

0

.

6

;

wherein SD1 is an optical effective diameter in mm of the first lens and f is an effective focal length in mm of the lens assembly.

17 . The lens assembly as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the lens assembly satisfies at least one of following conditions:

-

0

.

1

R

1

1

/

R

4

2

0.53

;

2

TT

L

/

SD

4

7

;

-

10

f

4

/

BFL

-

3

;

0

SD

4

/

TTL

0.5

;

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f

4

/

BFL

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52

;

wherein R 11 is a radius of curvature of the convex surface of the first lens, R 42 is a radius of curvature of the image side surface of the fourth lens, TTL is an interval in mm from the convex surface of the first lens to an image plane along the optical axis, SD4 is an optical effective diameter in mm of the fourth lens, f 4 is an effective focal length in mm of the fourth lens, BFL is an interval in mm from the image side surface of the fourth lens to an image plane along the optical axis, and f is an effective focal length in mm of the lens assembly.

18 . The lens assembly as claimed in claim 17 , further comprising a stop disposed between the first lens and the second lens;

wherein the lens assembly satisfies at least one of the following conditions:

0.05

SL

1

/

TTL

0.5

;

0.1

SD

4

/

SL

2

0.8

;

wherein TTL is an interval in mm from the convex surface of the first lens to an image plane along the optical axis, SD4 is an optical effective diameter in mm of the fourth lens, SL1 is an interval in mm from the convex surface of the first lens to the stop along the optical axis, and SL2 is an interval in mm from the stop to the image plane along the optical axis.

19 . The lens assembly as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the second lens comprises a concave surface facing the image side; and the third lens is a biconvex lens which comprises a convex surface facing the object side and another convex surface facing image side.