IP Library Granted Patent US 7,558,005
Granted Patent B2
US 7,558,005 · App. 12/221,366 · Granted Jul 7, 2009

Compact lens system

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Patent No.
US 7,558,005
App. No.
12/221,366
Granted
Jul 7, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A compact lens system that includes a first lens that is a meniscus lens with positive refractive power and having aspheric surfaces on both sides, and a convex surface on a surface facing an object; a second lens formed of a biconcave lens having aspheric surfaces on both sides; a third lens having aspheric surfaces on both sides and having positive refractive power; and a fourth lens formed of a biconcave lens having aspheric surfaces on both sides and an inflection point on an upper aspheric surface. The first through fourth lenses are arranged sequentially from the object, and an aperture diaphragm is disposed on the object side of the first lens.

Claims (27)

1. A lens system comprising:

a first lens, wherein the first lens is a meniscus lens with positive refractive power and having aspheric surfaces on both sides and a convex surface on an object side;

a second lens formed of a biconcave lens having aspheric surfaces on both sides;

a third lens having aspheric surfaces on both sides and having positive refractive power; and

a fourth lens formed of a biconcave lens having aspheric surfaces on both sides and an inflection point on an upper aspheric surface of an image side,

wherein the first through fourth lenses are arranged sequentially from the object, and an aperture diaphragm is disposed on the object side of the first lens.

2. The lens system of claim 1 , wherein the lens system satisfies the following inequality:

0.15<A<0.5,

where A denotes the ratio of the distance from the optical axis to the inflection point with respect to an effective radius of the object side surface in the fourth lens.

3. The lens system of claim 2 , wherein the lens system satisfies the following conditional expression:

0.5< f/|f 2|<1,

where f denotes the focal length of the lens system, and f2 denotes the focal length of the second lens.

4. The lens system of claim 2 , wherein the lens system satisfies the following inequalities:

0.3< f 1 /|f 2|<0.7 and 1< f 3/| f 4|<1.5,

where f1 denotes the focal length of the first lens, f2 denotes the focal length of the second lens, f3 denotes the focal length of the third lens, and f4 denotes the focal length of the fourth lens.

5. The lens system of claim 2 , wherein the lens system satisfies the following inequalities:

15< v 1− v 2<50 and 0.9< v 3/ v 4<1.1,

where v 1 denotes an Abbe's number of the first lens, v 2 denotes an Abbe's number of the second lens, v 3 denotes an Abbe's number of the third lens, and v 4 denotes an Abbe's number of the fourth lens.

6. The lens system of claim 1 , wherein the lens system satisfies the following inequality:

0.5< f/|f 2|<1,

where f denotes the focal length of the entire lens system, and f2 denotes the focal length of the second lens.

7. The lens system of claim 1 , wherein the lens system satisfies the following inequalities:

0.3< f 1 /|f 2|<0.7 and 1< f 3/| f 4|<1.5,

where f1 denotes the focal length of the first lens, f2 denotes the focal length of the second lens, f3 denotes the focal length of the third lens, and f4 denotes the focal length of the fourth lens.

8. The lens system of claim 1 , wherein the lens system satisfies the following inequalities:

15< v 1− v 2<50 and 0.9 <v 3/ v 4<1.1,

where v 1 denotes an Abbe's number of the first lens, v 2 denotes an Abbe's number of the second lens, v 3 denotes an Abbe's number of the third lens, and v 4 denotes an Abbe's number of the fourth lens.

Assignments (6)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 24, 2018
From: HANWHA TECHWIN CO., LTD
To: HANWHA AEROSPACE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 046927/0019 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 11, 2017
From: INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO., LTD
To: COMPACT LENS TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Reel/Frame 043841/0206 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2016
From: HANWHA TECHWIN CO., LTD.
To: INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 039193/0105 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE RECEIVING PARTY ADDRESS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 036714 FRAME: 0757. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Nov 9, 2015
From: SAMSUNG TECHWIN CO., LTD.
To: HANWHA TECHWIN CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 037072/0008 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 29, 2015
From: SAMSUNG TECHWIN CO., LTD.
To: HANWHA TECHWIN CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 036714/0757 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 8, 2008
From: YASUHIKO, ABE
To: SAMSUNG TECHWIN CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 021646/0981 →