IP Library Granted Patent US 11,874,519
Granted Patent B2
US 11,874,519 · App. 17/470,375 · Granted Jan 16, 2024

Lens assembly

Inventors: So Mi Yang (Suwon-si, KR); Jae Hyuk Huh (Suwon-si, KR); Byung Hyun Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Ji Su Lee (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
G02B7/02G02B3/04G02B2003/0093
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Patent No.
US 11,874,519
App. No.
17/470,375
Granted
Jan 16, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lens assembly includes a first D-cut lens and a lens barrel surrounding a portion of a side surface of the first D-cut lens. The side surface of the first D-cut lens includes a linear portion, and the lens barrel is configured to expose at least a portion of the linear portion of the first D-cut lens in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis.

Claims (33)

1. A lens assembly, comprising:

a first D-cut lens; and

a lens barrel surrounding a portion of a side surface of the first D-cut lens,

wherein the side surface of the first D-cut lens includes a linear portion comprising a first linear portion and a second linear portion extending parallel to each other, and the lens barrel is configured to expose at least a portion of the linear portion of the first D-cut lens in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis.

2. The lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein the lens barrel includes an opening corresponding to the linear portion, and the linear portion is exposed through the opening.

3. The lens assembly of claim 2 , wherein the linear portion extends in a first direction perpendicular to the optical axis, and the opening is configured to expose the linear portion in a second direction perpendicular to the optical axis and the first direction.

4. The lens assembly of claim 2 , wherein the first D-cut lens extends to an inside of the opening.

5. The lens assembly of claim 4 , wherein the linear portion is positioned inside the opening.

6. The lens assembly of claim 2 , wherein the lens barrel has a first length in a direction parallel to the optical axis, the opening has a second length in a direction parallel to the optical axis, and a ratio of the second length to the first length is greater than or equal to 0.1 and less than or equal to 0.5.

7. The lens assembly of claim 2 , wherein, in a view of the D-cut lens in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis, the linear portion includes a first section extending toward an image-side surface and a second section extending from an end of the first section toward the image-side surface, the first section is exposed in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis through the opening, and the second section is covered by the lens barrel.

8. The lens assembly of claim 7 , wherein the first section includes a first inclined surface, the second section includes a second inclined surface, and the first inclined surface converges toward the optical axis more steeply than the second inclined surface.

9. The lens assembly of claim 8 , wherein the first inclined surface has a first angle with respect to the optical axis, and the second inclined surface has a second angle with respect to the optical axis that is smaller than the first angle.

10. The lens assembly of claim 2 , wherein the opening is open in a direction parallel to the optical axis.

11. The lens assembly of claim 2 , wherein the opening has a hole shape positioned at an inner portion of the lens barrel.

12. The lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein a height from the optical axis to the linear portion is less than a height from the optical axis to an outer surface of the lens barrel.

13. The lens assembly of claim 1 ,

wherein the first linear portion and the second linear portion are spaced apart from each other in a thickness direction of the lens barrel, and a distance between the first linear portion and the second linear portion is less than a thickness of the lens barrel.

14. The lens assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a second D-cut lens disposed adjacent to the first D-cut lens,

wherein the second D-cut lens includes another linear portion formed in a side surface of the second D-cut lens, and

wherein the lens barrel is configured to expose at least a portion of the other linear portion in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis.

15. The lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein the lens barrel comprises a rim defining an opening in a side surface of the lens barrel, and the linear portion is positioned in a space surrounded by the rim.

16. The lens assembly of claim 15 , wherein an entirety of the linear portion is positioned in a space surrounded by the rim.

17. A lens assembly, comprising:

a first D-cut lens; and

a lens barrel surrounding a portion of a side surface of the first D-cut lens,

wherein the side surface of the first D-cut lens includes a linear portion, and the lens barrel is configured to expose at least a portion of the linear portion of the first D-cut lens in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis, and

wherein a ratio of a shorter axis length of the first D-cut lens to a longer axis length of the first D-cut lens is greater than or equal to 0.5 and less than or equal to 0.8.

18. A lens assembly, comprising:

a lens including a side surface, the side surface having an arc portion and a linear portion extending transversely to the arc portion, wherein the linear portion comprises a first linear portion and a second linear portion extending parallel to each other; and

a lens barrel surrounding a portion of a side surface of the lens,

wherein an opening is formed in a side wall of the lens barrel, and is configured to expose at least a portion of the linear portion in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis.

19. The lens assembly of claim 18 , wherein the linear portion is disposed at a position between an inner surface of the side wall and an outer surface of the side wall.

20. The lens assembly of claim 18 , wherein the opening is formed in an end portion of the lens barrel.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 9, 2021
From: YANG, SO MI; HUH, JAE HYUK; KIM, BYUNG HYUN; LEE, JI SU
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 057428/0712 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0044155 · Apr 5, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220317409A1 · Oct 6, 2022