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Granted Patent B2
US 12,422,645 · App. 17/852,855 · Granted Sep 23, 2025

Lens assembly and electronic device including same

Inventors: Jungpa Seo (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Kihuk Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
G02B9/64G02B13/16G02B2003/0093
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Patent No.
US 12,422,645
App. No.
17/852,855
Granted
Sep 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to certain embodiments disclosed herein, a lens assembly and/or an electronic device including the same may include an image sensor, and first to ninth lenses sequentially arranged along an optical axis. The first lens may include a convex object side surface while having positive refractive power, the second lens may include a concave image sensor side surface while having negative refractive power, the third lens may have positive refractive power, and the eighth lens may have has negative refractive power and may include an object side surface and an image sensor side surface, at least one of which is an aspherical surface including at least one inflection point. The lens assembly and/or the electronic device may satisfy Conditional Expression 1: 20≤v3≤40 and Conditional Expression 2: 1.7≤Fno≤2.0. Here, “v3” may be an Abbe number of the third lens, and “Fno” may be an F-number of the lens assembly. Various other embodiments are possible.

Claims (163)

1. A lens assembly comprising:

an image sensor; and

a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, a seventh lens, an eighth lens, and a ninth lens sequentially arranged along an optical axis from an object side toward the image sensor,

wherein the first lens includes a convex object side surface while having positive refractive power,

wherein the second lens includes a concave image sensor side surface while having negative refractive power and,

wherein the third lens has positive refractive power,

wherein the eighth lens has negative refractive power and includes an object side surface and an image sensor side surface, at least one of which is an aspherical surface including at least one inflection point,

wherein the lens assembly satisfies Conditional Expression 1 and Conditional Expression 2:

20≤v3≤40   [Conditional Expression 1]

1.7≤Fno≤2.0, and   [Conditional Expression 2]

wherein “v3” is an Abbe number of the third lens, and “Fno” is an F-number of the lens assembly, and

wherein the lens assembly satisfies Conditional Expression 6:

0.7

≤

FL

⁢

1

FL

≤

1.1

,

[

Conditional

⁢

Expression

⁢

6

]

and

wherein “FL1” is a focal length of the first lens, and “FL” is a focal length of the entire lens assembly.

2. The lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein the lens assembly satisfies Conditional Expression 3:

1.6≤N2≤2.0, and   [Conditional Expression 3]

wherein “N2” is a refractive index of the second lens.

3. The lens assembly of claim 2 , wherein the lens assembly satisfies Conditional Expression 4:

0.7

≤

F

⁢

L

⁢

1

F

⁢

L

≤

1.1

,

[

Conditional

⁢

Expression

⁢

4

]

and

wherein “FL1” is a focal length of the first lens, and “FL” is a focal length of the entire lens assembly.

4. The lens assembly of claim 3 , wherein the lens assembly satisfies Conditional Expression 5:

0.8

≤

TTL

FL

≤

1.2

,

[

Conditional

⁢

Expression

⁢

5

]

and

wherein “TTL” is a distance measured on the optical axis of the lens assembly from the object side surface of the first lens to an image sensor side surface of the ninth lens.

5. The lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein the lens assembly satisfies Conditional Expression 7:

0.8

≤

TTL

FL

≤

1.2

,

[

Conditional

⁢

Expression

⁢

7

]

and

wherein “TTL” is a distance measured on the optical axis of the lens assembly from the object side surface of the first lens to an image sensor side surface of the ninth lens.

6. The lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein the lens assembly satisfies Conditional Expression 8:

0.8

≤

TTL

FL

≤

1.2

,

[

Conditional

⁢

Expression

⁢

8

]

and

wherein “TTL” is a distance measured on the optical axis of the lens assembly from the object side surface of the first lens to an image sensor side surface of the ninth lens, and “FL” is a focal length of the entire lens assembly.

7. The lens assembly of claim 6 , wherein the lens assembly satisfies Conditional Expression 9:

1.6≤N2≤2.0, and   [Conditional Expression 9]

wherein “N2” is a refractive index of the second lens.

8. The lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein at least four lenses in the first to ninth lenses are aspherical lenses.

9. An electronic device comprising:

at least one camera including a lens assembly; and

a processor or an image signal processor configured to acquire image information based on light incident on the at least one camera,

wherein the lens assembly includes an image sensor, and a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, a seventh lens, an eighth lens, and a ninth lens sequentially arranged along an optical axis from an object side to an image sensor side,

wherein the first lens has positive refractive power, includes an object side surface, and is convex, the second lens includes an image sensor side surface, has negative refractive power, and is concave, the third lens has positive refractive power, and the eighth lens has negative refractive power and includes an object side surface and an image sensor side surface, at least one of which is an aspherical surface including at least one inflection point,

wherein the electronic device satisfies Conditional Expression 19 and Conditional Expression 20:

20≤v3≤40   [Conditional Expression 19]

1.7≤Fno≤2.0, and   [Conditional Expression 20]

wherein “v3” is an Abbe number of the third lens, and “Fno” is an F-number of the lens assembly, and

wherein the lens assembly satisfies Conditional Expression 6:

0.7

≤

F

⁢

L

⁢

1

F

⁢

L

≤

1.1

,

[

Conditional

⁢

Expression

⁢

6

]

and

wherein “FL1” is a focal length of the first lens, and “FL” is a focal length of the entire lens assembly.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the electronic device satisfies Conditional Expression 21:

1.6≤N2≤2.0, and   [Conditional Expression 21]

wherein “N2” is a refractive index of the second lens.

11. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the electronic device satisfies Conditional Expression 22:

0.8

≤

TTL

FL

≤

1.2

,

[

Conditional

⁢

Expression

⁢

22

]

and

wherein “TTL” is a distance measured on the optical axis of the lens assembly from the object side surface of the first lens to an image sensor side surface of the ninth lens, and “FL” is a focal length of the entire lens assembly.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 29, 2022
From: SEO, JUNGPA; LEE, KIHUK
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060354/0155 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0105954 · Aug 11, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2022005778 · Apr 22, 2022
Related Publication 20230068298A1 · Mar 2, 2023
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