IP Library Granted Patent US 8,531,785
Granted Patent B2
US 8,531,785 · App. 13/107,748 · Granted Sep 10, 2013

Prime lens for a projector

Inventors: Yuan-Fan Liang (Taichung, TW); Tsan-Haw Lee (Taichung, TW)
Assignee: Asia Optical Co., Inc.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,531,785
App. No.
13/107,748
Granted
Sep 10, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a projection prime lens including first lens group, a second lens group, and a third lens group arranged in sequence along an optical axis from a screen side to a light modulator side. The first lens group has negative refractive power and includes a first lens with negative refractive power and a second lens with negative refractive power. The second lens group has positive refractive power and includes a third lens with positive refractive power and a fourth lens with positive refractive power The third lens group has positive refractive power and includes a fifth lens with negative refractive power, a sixth lens with positive refractive power, and a seventh lens with positive refractive power. Therefore, the projection prime lens of the present invention has a small size and a good image quality.

Claims (30)

1. A prime lens for a projector comprising:

a first lens group, a second lens group, and a third lens group arranged in sequence along an optical axis from a screen side to a light modulator side;

the first lens group having negative refractive power and including a first lens with negative refractive power and a second lens with negative refractive power;

the second lens group having positive refractive power and including a third lens with positive refractive power and a fourth lens with positive refractive power;

the third lens group having positive refractive power and including a fifth lens with negative refractive power, a sixth lens with positive refractive power, and a seventh lens with positive refractive power;

wherein the seventh lens has at least one aspheric surface.

2. The prime lens as defined in claim 1 , further comprising an aperture between the second lens group and the third lens group.

3. The prime lens as defined in claim 1 , wherein the first lens is made of plastic and has at least one aspheric surface.

4. The prime lens as defined in claim 1 , wherein the second lens has a limitation of |nL 2 /vL 2 |<0.08, wherein nL 2 is a refraction index of the second lens; and vL 2 is a dispersion index of the second lens.

5. The prime lens as defined in claim 1 , wherein the fifth lens is a doublet having a biconcave lens and a biconvex lens, and the biconcave lens is closer to the screen side, than to the biconvex lens.

6. The prime lens as defined in claim 1 , wherein |fa/f|<1; wherein the fa is an effective focus length of the first lens group, and the f is an effective focus length of the prime lens.

7. The prime lens as defined in claim 1 , wherein 1.5<|fb/f|<|fc/f|<2, wherein the fb is an effective focus length of the second lens group, the fc is an effective focus length of the third lens group, and the f is an effective focus length of the prime lens.

8. The prime lens as defined in claim 1 , wherein 1.5<|fb/f|<|fc/f|<2, wherein the fb is an effective focus length of the second lens group, the fc is an effective focus length of the third lens group, and the f is an effective focus length of the prime lens.

9. The prime lens as defined in claim 1 , wherein |f 7 /f|<1, wherein the f 7 is an effective focus length of the seventh lens group, and the f is an effective focus length of the prime lens.

10. The prime lens as defined in claim 1 , wherein |f 7 /f|<1, wherein the f 7 is an effective focus length of the seventh lens group, and the f is an effective focus length of the prime lens.

11. The prime lens as defined in claim 10 , wherein |f/bf|<0.43, wherein the f is an effective focus length of the prime lens, and the bf is a back focus length of the prime lens.

12. The prime lens as defined in claim 10 , wherein |f/bf|<0.43, wherein the f is an effective focus length of the prime lens, and the bf is a back focus length of the prime lens.

13. The prime lens as defined in claim 1 , wherein |tt/f|<10, wherein the tt is a total length of the prime lens, and the f is an effective focus length of the prime lens.

14. The prime lens as defined in claim 13 , wherein tt/bf<4.1, wherein the tt is a total length of the prime lens, and the bf is a back focus length of the prime lens.

15. The prime lens as defined in claim 13 , wherein ex/bf<−6, wherein the ex is an exit pupil position of the prime lens, and the bf is a back focus length of the prime lens.

16. The prime lens as defined in claim 13 , wherein lt/tt<0.76, wherein the lt is a total length of the lens groups, and the tt is a total length of the prime lens.

17. A prime lens for a projector consisting of:

a first lens group, a second lens group, and a third lens group arranged in sequence along an optical axis from a screen side to a light modulator side;

the first lens group having negative refractive power and including a first lens with negative refractive power and a second lens with negative refractive power;

the second lens group having positive refractive power and including a third lens with positive refractive power and a fourth lens with positive refractive power;

the third lens group having positive refractive power and including a fifth lens with negative refractive power, a sixth lens with positive refractive power, and a seventh lens with positive refractive power;

wherein the second lens of the first lens group is a biconcave lens.

18. The prime lens as defined in claim 17 , wherein ex/bf<−6, wherein the ex is an exit pupil position of the prime lens, and the bf is a back focus length of the prime lens.

19. The prime lens as defined in claim 17 , wherein the seventh lens i has at least one aspheric surface.

20. The prime lens as defined in claim 19 , wherein |fa/f|<1; wherein the fa is an effective focus length of the first lens group, and the f is an effective focus length of the prime lens.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2012
From: ASIA OPTICAL CO., INC.
To: ASIA OPTICAL INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Reel/Frame 028842/0232 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 13, 2011
From: LIANG, YUAN-FAN; LEE, TSAN-HAW
To: ASIA OPTICAL CO., INC.
Reel/Frame 026279/0578 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 99146945 A · Dec 30, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120170132A1 · Jul 5, 2012