IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,498,545
Granted Patent B2
US 12,498,545 · App. 17/813,265 · Granted Dec 16, 2025

Small lens system

Inventors: Soon Cheol Choi (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Ki Youn Noh (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Seong Jun Bae (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: SEKONIX CO., LTD.
G02B13/0045G02B3/04G02B9/62G02B13/18
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Patent No.
US 12,498,545
App. No.
17/813,265
Granted
Dec 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a small lens system including a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, and a sixth lens sequentially arranged from an object, wherein the first lens has a refractive power (P1) satisfying −0.01<P1<0.01, the second lens has a refractive power (P2) satisfying 0.4<P2, the third lens has a negative refractive power, the third lens having a curvature (C6) of an image-side surface satisfying −0.01<C6<0.01, the fourth lens has a refractive power (P4) satisfying −0.1<P4<0.1, the fifth lens has a refractive power (P5) satisfying 0.7<P5, the sixth lens has a refractive power (P6) satisfying P6<−0.7, and the total optical path length (TOPL) of the lens system and an image height (Himg) satisfy TOPL/Himg <1.8.

Claims (30)

1 . A small lens system comprising a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, and a sixth lens sequentially arranged from an object, wherein

the first lens has a refractive power (P1) satisfying −0.01 mm −1 <P1<0.01 mm −1 ,

the second lens has a convex object-side surface and a convex image-side surface, the second lens having a refractive power (P2) satisfying 0.4 mm −1 <P2,

the third lens has a negative refractive power, the third lens having a curvature (C6) of an image-side surface satisfying −0.01 mm −1 <C6<0.01 mm −1 ,

the fourth lens has a refractive power (P4) satisfying −0.1 mm −1 <P4<0.1 mm −1 ,

the fifth lens has a refractive power (P5) satisfying 0.7 mm −1 <P5,

the sixth lens has a refractive power (P6) satisfying P6<−0.7 mm −1 , and

a total optical path length (TOPL) of the lens system, which is a sum

(

TOPL

=

∑

n

=

1

16

(

CTn

×

Ndn

)

)

of values obtained by multiplying a distance from an object-side surface of the first lens to an image sensor by the refractive powers of the respective lenses, and an image height (Himg) satisfy TOPL/Himg <1.8.

2 . The small lens system according to claim 1 , wherein a value of Sag (SAG42) of an outermost side of an effective diameter of an image-side surface of the fourth lens and a value of Sag (SAG51) of an outermost side of an effective diameter of an object-side surface of the fifth lens satisfy 0.1 mm<SAG42|+|SAG51|<0.5 mm.

3 . The small lens system according to claim 1 , wherein a lens thickness (et1) at a height of an effective diameter of an image-side surface of the first lens and a central thickness (ct1) of the first lens satisfy |et1−ct1|<0.07 mm.

4 . The small lens system according to claim 1 , wherein a lens thickness (et4) at a height of an effective diameter of an image-side surface of the fourth lens and a central thickness (ct4) of the fourth lens satisfy |et4−ct4|<0.05 mm.

5 . The small lens system according to claim 1 , wherein a lens thickness (et5) at a height of an effective diameter of an image-side surface of the fifth lens and a central thickness (ct5) of the fifth lens satisfy |et5−ct5>0.14 mm.

6 . The small lens system according to claim 1 , wherein

all surfaces of the first lens to the sixth lens are formed as aspherical surfaces, and each of the lenses is made of plastic.

7 . The small lens system according to claim 1 , wherein an Abbe number (V1) of the first lens, an Abbe number (V2) of the second lens, an Abbe number (V3) of the third lens, an Abbe number (V4) of the fourth lens, an Abbe number (V5) of the fifth lens, and an Abbe number (V6) of the sixth lens respectively satisfy 50<V1<60, 50<V2<60, 15<V3<30, 15<V4<30, 50<V5<60, and 50<V6<60.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 5, 2022
From: CHOI, SOON CHEOL; NOH, KI YOUN; BAE, SEONG JUN
To: SEKONIX CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060987/0978 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0098990 · Jul 28, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230048740A1 · Feb 16, 2023
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