IP Library Granted Patent US 11,307,383
Granted Patent B2
US 11,307,383 · App. 16/387,654 · Granted Apr 19, 2022

Lens and fabrication method thereof

Inventors: Ying-Hsiu Lin (Hsinchu, TW); Kuo-Chuan Wang (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: Ray Optics Inc.
G02B9/62G02B13/18
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Patent No.
US 11,307,383
App. No.
16/387,654
Granted
Apr 19, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lens assembly includes a first lens group, a second lens group and an aperture. The first lens group includes two lenses with refractive power. The second lens group with a positive refractive power includes at least two lenses with refractive power. The aperture is disposed between the first lens group and the second lens group. The lens assembly includes 5 to 8 lenses with refractive power. D1 is the diameter of the lens surface of the first lens group farthest from the second lens group. LT is the length on the optical axis of the lens from the lens surface farthest from the imaging plane of the lens assembly to the lens surface closest to the imaging plane of the lens assembly. IMH is the maximum imaging height of lens assembly on the imaging plane, wherein the lens assembly satisfies conditions: 3.5<LT/IMH<6, 0.65<D1/LT<0.98.

Claims (28)

1. A lens assembly, comprising:

a first lens group, comprising at least two lenses with refractive power;

a second lens group with a positive refractive power, comprising at least two lenses with refractive power; and

an aperture disposed between the first lens group and the second lens group, wherein the number of the lenses with refractive power is larger than 4 but less than 9; D1 is the diameter of the lens surface of the first lens group farthest from the second lens group; LT is the length on the optical axis of the lens from the lens surface farthest from an imaging plane of the lens assembly to the lens surface closest to the imaging plane of the lens assembly; IMH is ½ of the length of the image circle on the imaging plane; the lens assembly satisfies the following conditions:

3.5<LT/IMH<6, and 0.65<D1/LT<0.98.

2. The lens assembly according to claim 1 , wherein an aperture value (F/#) of the lens assembly is greater than or equivalent to 2.0.

3. The lens assembly according to claim 1 , wherein total track length (TTL) being the length on the optical axis of the lens from the lens surface farthest from the imaging plane of the lens assembly to the imaging plane of the lens assembly is less than 15 mm.

4. The lens assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the lens assembly comprises at least 3 lenses having an Abbe number greater than 55.

5. The lens assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the lens assembly comprises at least 2 plastic lenses having an Abbe number greater than 55.

6. The lens assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the lens assembly comprises at least 3 lenses having an Abbe number greater than 50.

7. The lens assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the lens of the lens assembly farthest from the imaging plane is formed of glass.

8. The lens assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the total length (LT) of the lens assembly is less than 11 mm.

9. The lens assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the lenses of the lens assembly in order from the image magnification side to the image reduction side are: convex-concave lens, aspheric lens, aspheric lens, bi-convex lens, aspheric lens, and aspheric lens.

10. The lens assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the refractive powers of the lenses of the lens assembly in order from the image magnification side to the image reduction side are: negative, negative, positive, positive, negative, positive.

11. A lens assembly, comprising in order from the image magnification side to the image reduction side:

a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens and a fifth lens in the lens assembly, wherein the second lens to the fifth lens are aspheric lenses;

the lens assembly includes less than 9 lenses with refractive power,

the field of view (FOV) is between 180° and 220°; LT is the length on the optical axis of the lens from the lens surface farthest from an imaging plane of the lens assembly to the lens surface closest to the imaging plane of the lens assembly; IMH is ½ of the length of the image circle on the imaging plane; the lens assembly satisfies the condition of 3.5<LT/IMH<6;

an intersection of a first focal plane with an optical path of the lens assembly is referred as a first intersection, and the first focal plane is the focal point at wavelength of 555 nm of the lens assembly; an intersection of a second focal plane with an optical path of the lens assembly is referred as a second intersection, and the second focal plane is the focal point at wavelength of 850 nm of the lens assembly; a distance from the second intersection to the first intersection is less than 20 μm.

12. The lens assembly according to claim 11 , wherein an aperture value (F/#) of the lens assembly is greater than or equivalent to 2.0.

13. The lens assembly according to claim 11 , wherein total track length (TTL) being the length on the optical axis of the lens from the lens surface farthest from an imaging plane of the lens assembly to the imaging plane of the lens assembly is less than 15 mm.

14. The lens assembly according to claim 11 , wherein the lens assembly comprises at least 3 lenses having an Abbe number greater than 55.

15. The lens assembly according to claim 11 , wherein the lens assembly comprises at least 2 plastic lenses having an Abbe number greater than 55.

16. The lens assembly according to claim 11 , wherein the lens assembly comprises at least 3 lenses having an Abbe number greater than 50.

17. The lens assembly according to claim 11 , wherein the lens of the lens assembly farthest from an imaging plane is formed of glass.

18. The lens assembly according to claim 11 , wherein the total length (LT) of the lens assembly is less than 11 mm.

19. The lens assembly according to claim 11 , wherein the lenses of the lens assembly in order from the image magnification side to the image reduction side are: convex-concave lens, aspheric lens, aspheric lens, bi-convex lens, aspheric lens, and aspheric lens.

20. The lens assembly according to claim 11 , wherein the refractive powers of the lenses of the lens assembly in order from the image magnification side to the image reduction side are: negative, negative, positive, positive, negative, positive.

Assignments (3)
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 11, 2024
From: RAYS OPTICS INC.; YOUNG OPTICS INC.
To: YOUNG OPTICS INC.
Reel/Frame 066275/0325 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE NAME OF THE CONVEYING PARTIES PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 048921 FRAME: 0852. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Apr 30, 2019
From: LIN, YING-HSIU; WANG, KUO-CHUAN
To: RAYS OPTICS INC.
Reel/Frame 049029/0932 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2019
From: LIN, YING-HSIU
To: RAYS OPTICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 048921/0852 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 107145160 · Dec 14, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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