IP Library Granted Patent US 7,701,650
Granted Patent B2
US 7,701,650 · App. 12/108,021 · Granted Apr 20, 2010

Wide-angle lens module and endoscope

Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,701,650
App. No.
12/108,021
Granted
Apr 20, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wide-angle lens module includes a first lens and a second lens with negative refracting power, a third lens with positive refracting power, a fourth lens with negative refracting power, a fifth lens with positive refracting power, a sixth lens with positive refracting power, and a seventh lens with negative refracting power. The first lens, the second lens, the third lens, the fourth lens, the fifth lens, the sixth lens, and the seventh lens are disposed in order from an object side to an image side.

Claims (49)

1. A wide-angle lens module comprising:

a first lens group with negative refracting power; and

a second lens group with positive refracting power, the first lens group and the second lens group being disposed in order from an object side to an image side, the first lens group and the second lens group satisfying: −35<f 12 /f<−10, and 3.5<f 14 /f<3.9, wherein f 12 is an effective focal length of the first lens group, f 14 is an effective focal length of the second lens group, and f is a focal length of the wide-angle lens module.

2. The wide-angle lens module as described in claim 1 , wherein the first lens group comprises:

a first lens with negative refracting power, the first lens satisfying: −0.5<D 1 /f 12 <−0.2, n 1 >1.8, wherein D 1 is an effective light aperture of the first lens, and n 1 is a refractive index of the first lens;

a second lens with negative refracting power; and

a third lens with positive refracting power, the first lens, the second lens, and the third lens being disposed in order from the object side to the image side.

3. The wide-angle lens module as described in claim 2 , wherein the first lens is a meniscus lens with at least an aspheric surface and has a convex surface facing toward the object side.

4. The wide-angle lens module as described in claim 2 , wherein the second lens with at least an aspheric surface is a meniscus lens and has a convex surface facing toward the object side.

5. The wide-angle lens module as described in claim 2 , wherein the third lens is a bi-convex lens.

6. The wide-angle lens module as described in claim 1 , wherein the second lens group comprises:

a fourth lens with negative refracting power;

a fifth lens with positive refracting power;

a sixth lens with positive refracting power; and

a seventh lens with negative refracting power, the fourth lens, the fifth lens, the sixth lens, and the seventh lens being disposed in order from the object side to the image side, at least one of the fourth lens, the fifth lens, the sixth lens and the seventh lens satisfying: ν>60, wherein ν is an Abbe number of the lenses.

7. The wide-angle lens module as described in claim 6 , wherein the fourth lens and the sixth lens are bi-concave lenses, and the fifth lens is a meniscus lens.

8. The wide-angle lens module as described in claim 1 , wherein the wide-angle lens module further satisfies: 2ω>139°, wherein ω is a half viewing angle of the wide-angle lens module.

9. The wide-angle lens module as described in claim 1 , wherein the wide-angle lens module further comprises:

an aperture stop disposed between the first lens group and the second lens group.

10. An endoscope comprising:

at least a lamp configured for emitting light beams to illumine a body's internal organ; and

a wide-angle lens module for capturing images of the body's internal organ by receiving light beams reflected from the body's internal organ, the wide-angle lens module including:

a first lens group with negative refracting power; and

a second lens group with positive refracting power, the first lens group and the second lens group being disposed in order from an object side to an image side, the first lens group and the second lens group satisfying: −35<f 12/ f<−10, 3.5<f 14 /f<3.9, wherein f 12 is an effective focal length of the first lens group, f 14 is an effective focal length of the second lens group, and f is a focal length of the wide-angle lens module.

11. The endoscope as described in claim 10 , wherein the lamp is located at lateral side of the wide-angle lens module.

12. The endoscope as described in claim 10 , wherein the endoscope further comprises:

a wireless transceiver configured for transmitting digital images captured from the wide-angle lens module.

13. The endoscope as described in claim 10 , wherein the first lens group comprises:

a first lens with negative refracting power, the first lens satisfying: −0.5<D 1 /f 12 <−0.2, and n 1 >1.8, wherein D 1 is an effective light aperture of the first lens, and n 1 is a refractive index of the first lens;

a second lens with negative refracting power; and

a third lens with positive refracting power, the first lens, the second lens, and the third lens being disposed in order from the object side to the image side.

14. The endoscope as described in claim 10 , wherein the wide-angle lens module further satisfies: 2ω<139°, wherein ω is a half viewing angle of the wide-angle lens module.

15. The endoscope as described in claim 10 , wherein the second lens group comprises:

a fourth lens with negative refracting power;

a fifth lens with positive refracting power;

a sixth lens with positive refracting power; and

a seventh lens with negative refracting power, the fourth lens, the fifth lens, the sixth lens, and the seventh lens being disposed in order from the object side to the image side, at least one of the fourth lens, the fifth lens, the sixth lens and the seventh lens satisfying: ν>60, wherein ν is an Abbe number of the fourth lens, the fifth lens, the sixth lens or the seventh lens.

16. The endoscope as described in claim 15 , wherein the fourth lens and the sixth lens are bi-concave lenses, and the fifth lens is a meniscus lens.

17. A wide-angle lens module comprising:

a first lens with negative refracting power;

a second lens with negative refracting power;

a third lens with positive refracting power;

a fourth lens with negative refracting power;

a fifth lens with positive refracting power;

a sixth lens with positive refracting power; and

a seventh lens with negative refracting power, the first lens, the second lens, the third lens, the fourth lens, the fifth lens, the sixth lens, and the seventh lens being disposed in order from an object side to an image side of the wide-angle lens module

wherein the wide-angle lens module satisfies: −0.5<D 1 /f 12 <−0.2, and n 1 >1.8, wherein D 1 is an effective light aperture of the first lens, n 1 is a refractive index of the first lens, and f 12 is an effective focal length of the first lens, the second lens and the third lens.

18. The wide-angle lens module as described in claim 17 , wherein at least one of the fourth lens, the fifth lens, the sixth lens, and the seventh lens satisfies: ν>60, wherein ν is an Abbe number of the lenses.

19. The wide-angle lens module as described in claim 17 , further satisfying: 2ω>139°, wherein ω is a half viewing angle of the wide-angle lens module.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 23, 2008
From: LIN, CHUN-LING
To: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 020844/0483 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2007 1 0201441 · Aug 23, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
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