IP Library Granted Patent US 12,504,629
Granted Patent B2
US 12,504,629 · App. 17/788,515 · Granted Dec 23, 2025

Optical module, electronic device, and glasses

Inventors: Haoran Jing (Beijing, CN); Zhiyu Sun (Beijing, CN); Zhanshan Ma (Beijing, CN); Wenhong Tian (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
G02B27/0172G02B7/021G02B2027/0178
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Patent No.
US 12,504,629
App. No.
17/788,515
Granted
Dec 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An optical module includes a lens barrel main housing, at least one dimming lens installed in the lens barrel main housing, a first cover assembly and a second cover assembly. Opposite ends of the lens barrel main housing are provided with a first opening and a second opening. The inner circumferential wall of the lens barrel main housing is provided with at least one limiting portion. Each dimming lens abuts against a limiting portion in the preset direction. The first cover assembly is arranged on the first opening and includes a light source configured to emit image beams to the at least one dimming lens. The second cover assembly is arranged on the second opening and includes a transparent component being capable of transmitting the image beams passing through the at least one dimming lens to an outside of the lens barrel main housing.

Claims (49)

1 . An optical module, comprising:

a lens barrel main housing, opposite ends of the lens barrel main housing being respectively provided with a first opening and a second opening therein; an inner circumferential wall of the lens barrel main housing being provided thereon with at least one limiting portion arranged in a preset direction; the preset direction pointing from one of the first opening and the second opening to another of the first opening and the second opening;

at least one dimming lens installed in the lens barrel main housing, each dimming lens abutting against a respective limiting portion in the preset direction, so that each limiting portion prevents a respective dimming lens from moving toward one of the first opening and the second opening;

a first cover assembly disposed on the first opening; the first cover assembly including a light source, and the light source being configured to emit image beams to the at least one dimming lens; and

a second cover assembly disposed on the second opening; the second cover assembly including a transparent component and a hollow frame body, and the transparent component being capable of transmitting the image beams passing through the at least one dimming lens to an outside of the lens barrel main housing, the frame body including a third portion embedded in the second opening and a fourth portion abutting against another end surface of the lens barrel main housing at a position of the second opening; a positioning slide groove being provided in an inner side of the fourth portion, and at least one end of the positioning slide groove in a sliding direction being provided with a third opening therein; the transparent component being disposed in the positioning slide groove.

2 . The optical module according to claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one first adhesive disposed between a dimming lens and a respective limiting portion that are abutted against each other.

3 . The optical module according to claim 1 , wherein the first cover assembly further includes:

a hollow tubular body, a first end of the tubular body including a first portion embedded in the first opening and a second portion abutting against an end surface of the lens barrel main housing at a position of the first opening; an inner side of a second end of the tubular body being provided with a light source installation position for installing the light source; the light source being installed in the light source installation position; and

a back cover connected to the second end of the tubular body, so that the light source is fixed between the back cover and the tubular body.

4 . The optical module according to claim 3 , wherein

the light source installation position is in a stepped shape.

5 . The optical module according to claim 3 , wherein the back cover includes:

a back cover body;

two first extension portions extending respectively from opposite ends of the back cover body toward the light source in a direction perpendicular to the back cover body; and

two second extension portions each extending from an end of a first extension portion away from the back cover body toward another first extension portion, wherein

positioning grooves are each provided among a second extension portion, a first extension portion and the back cover body that are connected, and opposite sides of the second end of the tubular body are each located in a positioning groove.

6 . The optical module according to claim 5 , further comprising at least one of:

a second adhesive disposed between the tubular body and the lens barrel main housing;

at least one third adhesive disposed between the tubular body and the back cover; or

at least one fourth adhesive disposed between the tubular body and the light source.

7 . The optical module according to claim 3 , wherein the first cover assembly further includes:

a first fixing plate disposed on an outer surface of the tubular body, the first fixing plate being provided with a first fixing hole therein.

8 . The optical module according to claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one fifth adhesive disposed between the frame body and the lens barrel main housing; and/or

at least one sixth adhesive disposed between the transparent component and the positioning slide groove.

9 . The optical module according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one limiting portion includes a first limiting surface, a second limiting surface and a third limiting surface that are away from the first opening in sequence; the first limiting surface is exposed by the first opening, and the second limiting surface and the third limiting surface are exposed by the second opening; and

the at least one dimming lens includes a first dimming lens, a second dimming lens and a third dimming lens; an edge of the first dimming lens is provided thereon with a first limiting flange abutting against the first limiting surface, an edge of the second dimming lens is provided thereon with a second limiting flange abutting against the second limiting surface, and an edge of the third dimming lens is provided thereon with a third limiting flange abutting against the third limiting surface.

10 . The optical module according to claim 9 , wherein

the first dimming lens is a biconvex lens; and/or

the second dimming lens is a meniscus lens, a concave surface of the second dimming lens facing the first opening, and a convex surface of the second dimming lens facing the second opening; and/or

the third dimming lens is another biconvex lens.

11 . The optical module according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a second fixing plate disposed on an outer surface of the lens barrel main housing, the second fixing plate being provided with a second fixing hole therein.

12 . The optical module according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an optical waveguide display lens, a side surface of the optical waveguide display lens abutting against the transparent component, so that the image beams enter the optical waveguide display lens from the side surface of the optical waveguide display lens.

13 . The optical module according to claim 12 , further comprising:

a seventh adhesive disposed between the optical waveguide display lens and the transparent component.

14 . The optical module according to claim 1 , wherein

the light source includes a display device or a projection device.

15 . An electronic device, comprising:

at least one optical module according to claim 1 .

16 . Glasses, comprising:

a support structure; and

at least one optical module according to claim 1 installed on the support structure.

17 . The glasses according to claim 16 , wherein the support structure includes:

a glasses frame body and at least one glasses frame upper cover that match with each other, and at least one receiving space for accommodating an optical module being defined between the glasses frame body and a glasses frame upper cover; and

a wearing bracket connected to the glasses frame body.

18 . The optical module according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one limiting portion includes a plurality of limiting portions, and the plurality of limiting portions are arranged at intervals in sequence in the preset direction.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 16, 2025
From: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
To: BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 072881/0322 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: JING, HAORAN; SUN, ZHIYU; MA, ZHANSHAN; TIAN, WENHONG
To: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060438/0479 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010583158.1 · Jun 23, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230034002A1 · Feb 2, 2023
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