IP Library Granted Patent US 11,933,996
Granted Patent B2
US 11,933,996 · App. 17/688,165 · Granted Mar 19, 2024

Compound prism module and image acquisition module

Inventors: Cheng-Te Tseng (Guangzhou, CN); Yu-Yan Su (Guangzhou, CN); Ting-Cheng Lee (Guangzhou, CN)
Assignee: GUANGZHOU LUXVISIONS INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
G02B5/045G02B7/1805G03B37/04
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Patent No.
US 11,933,996
App. No.
17/688,165
Granted
Mar 19, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A compound prism module is provided, including: a first prism, a second prism, and an interface filling medium. The first prism has a first light-incident surface, a first reflecting surface, and a first light-emitting surface, where the first light-incident surface and the first light-emitting surface are connected to a first side edge, and the first light-incident surface and the first reflecting surface are connected to a first chamfered plane. The second prism has a second light-incident surface, a second reflecting surface, and a second light-emitting surface, wherein the second light-incident surface and the second light-emitting surface are connected to a second side edge, and the second light-incident surface and the second reflecting surface are connected to a second chamfered plane. The first light-incident surface and the second light-incident surface are connected to each other, and the first side edge and the second side edge are parallel to each other.

Claims (36)

1. A compound prism module, comprising:

a first prism, having a first light-incident surface, a first reflecting surface, and a first light-emitting surface connected to each other, wherein the first light-incident surface and the first light-emitting surface are connected to a first side edge, and the first light-incident surface and the first reflecting surface are connected to a first chamfered plane, the first reflecting surface is bonded with an interface filling medium;

a second prism, having a second light-incident surface, a second reflecting surface, and a second light-emitting surface connected to each other, wherein the second light-incident surface and the second light-emitting surface are connected to a second side edge, and the second light-incident surface and the second reflecting surface are connected to a second chamfered plane, the second reflecting surface is bonded with the interface filling medium, wherein the first chamfered plane and the second chamfered plane are attached to each other, so that the first light-incident surface and the second light-incident surface are connected to each other, and the first side edge and the second side edge are parallel to each other and far away from each other; and

the interface filling medium, filled between the first chamfered plane and the second chamfered plane;

wherein the first reflecting surface and the second reflecting surface are provided with reflective coatings to strengthen the reflection effect;

wherein the interface filling medium is an optical adhesive and a refractive index of the optical adhesive after curing is close to a refractive index of the first prism and a refractive index of the second prism.

2. The compound prism module according to claim 1 , wherein the interface filling medium is light-proof ink.

3. The compound prism module according to claim 1 , wherein

a first angle exists between the first light-incident surface and the first reflecting surface, a second angle exists between the second light-incident surface and the second reflecting surface, a third angle exists between the first reflecting surface and the second reflecting surface, and a sum of the first angle, the second angle, and the third angle is 180 degrees.

4. The compound prism module according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a prism holder, having a bottom surface and a first inclined side surface and a second inclined side surface extending from two opposite side edges of the bottom surface, wherein the first reflecting surface is fixed to the first inclined side surface, and the second reflecting surface is fixed to the second inclined side surface.

5. The compound prism module according to claim 4 , further comprising an optical adhesive bonding the first reflecting surface with the first inclined side surface and bonding the second reflecting surface with the second inclined side surface.

6. The compound prism module according to claim 4 , wherein the first inclined side surface and the second inclined side surface are provided with reflective coatings.

7. The compound prism module according to claim 4 , wherein

the angle between the first reflecting surface and the second reflecting surface is equal to an angle between the first inclined side surface and the second inclined side surface.

8. The compound prism module according to claim 4 , wherein

a rigidity coefficient of the prism holder is greater than rigidity coefficients of the first prism and the second prism.

9. The compound prism module according to claim 8 , wherein

the prism holder is a reflecting prism made of glass, and the first prism and the second prism are plastic prisms.

10. The compound prism module according to claim 4 , further comprising a lens holder having a bottom plate and a vertical plate, wherein the vertical plate vertically extends from the bottom plate; the vertical plate is disposed on the bottom surface of the prism holder, so that the first inclined side surface and the second inclined side surface are perpendicular to the bottom plate; the first prism and the second prism are disposed on the bottom plate, so that the first light-incident surface and the second light-incident surface are perpendicular to the bottom plate; and the first reflecting surface and the second reflecting surface are combined with the prism holder.

11. An image acquisition module, comprising:

the compound prism module according to claim 10 ; and

two image cameras, fixed to the lens holder, and respectively facing the first light-emitting surface and the second light-emitting surface for image acquisition.

12. The image acquisition module according to claim 11 , wherein the lens holder further comprises two holders extending from the bottom plate or the vertical plate and respectively corresponding to the first light-incident surface and the second light-incident surface; and the two image cameras are respectively fixed to the holders.

13. An image acquisition module, comprising:

the compound prism module according to claim 1 ; and

two image cameras, directly or indirectly fixed to the first prism and the second prism, and respectively facing the first light-emitting surface and the second light-emitting surface for image acquisition.

14. The compound prism module according to claim 13 , wherein

a first angle exists between the first light-incident surface and the first reflecting surface, a second angle exists between the second light-incident surface and the second reflecting surface, a third angle exists between the first reflecting surface and the second reflecting surface, and a sum of the first angle, the second angle, and the third angle is 180 degrees.

15. The compound prism module according to claim 13 , further comprising:

a prism holder, having a bottom surface and a first inclined side surface and a second inclined side surface extending from two opposite side edges of the bottom surface, wherein the first reflecting surface is fixed to the first inclined side surface, and the second reflecting surface is fixed to the second inclined side surface.

16. The compound prism module according to claim 15 , further comprising an optical adhesive bonding the first reflecting surface with the first inclined side surface and bonding the second reflecting surface with the second inclined side surface.

17. The compound prism module according to claim 15 , wherein

the angle between the first reflecting surface and the second reflecting surface is equal to an angle between the first inclined side surface and the second inclined side surface.

18. The compound prism module according to claim 15 , wherein

a rigidity coefficient of the prism holder is greater than rigidity coefficients of the first prism and the second prism.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 6, 2026
From: GUANGZHOU LUXVISIONS INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
To: LUXVISIONS INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CORP. LIMITED
Reel/Frame 074245/0396 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 7, 2022
From: TSENG, CHENG-TE; SU, YU-YAN; LEE, TING-CHENG
To: GUANGZHOU LUXVISIONS INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 059186/0831 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202110429869.8 · Apr 21, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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