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Granted Patent B2
US 9,158,091 · App. 14/135,418 · Granted Oct 13, 2015

Lens module

Inventors: Il Yong Park (Suwon, KR); Yong Joo Jo (Suwon, KR); Young Suk Kang (Suwon, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
G02B9/62G02B13/0045
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Patent No.
US 9,158,091
App. No.
14/135,418
Granted
Oct 13, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a lens module including: a first lens having positive refractive power; a second lens having positive refractive power; a third lens having a shape in which an object-side surface thereof is concave; a fourth lens having refractive power; a fifth lens having negative refractive power; and a sixth lens having negative refractive power, having a shape in which an image-side surface thereof is concave, and having at least one point of inflection formed on the image-side surface thereof.

Claims (74)

1. A lens module comprising:

a first lens having positive refractive power;

a second lens having positive refractive power;

a third lens having a shape in which an object-side surface thereof is concave;

a fourth lens having refractive power of which an object-side surface is convex;

a fifth lens having negative refractive power; and

a sixth lens having negative refractive power, having a shape in which an image-side surface thereof is concave, and having at least one point of inflection formed on the image-side surface thereof.

2. The lens module of claim 1 , wherein an optical system including the first to sixth lenses satisfies Conditional Equation 1:

0.3 <f 12 /f 0.8  [Conditional Equation 1]

where f 12 is a composite focal length of the first and second lenses and f indicates an overall focal length of the optical system.

3. The lens module of claim 1 , wherein an optical system including the first to sixth lenses satisfies Conditional Equation 2:

( EPD /2) /f 12<0.6  [Conditional Equation 2]

where EPD indicates an entrance pupil diameter and f 12 is a composite focal length of the first and second lenses.

4. The lens module of claim 1 , wherein an optical system including the first to sixth lenses satisfies Conditional Equation 3:

f 5 /f<− 3.0  [Conditional Equation 3]

where f 5 indicates a focal length of the fifth lens and f indicates an overall focal length of the optical system.

5. The lens module of claim 1 , wherein an optical system including the first to sixth lenses satisfies Conditional Equation 4:

| V 1 −V 5|>25  [Conditional Equation 4]

where V 1 indicates an Abbe number of the first lens, and V 5 indicates an Abbe number of the fifth lens.

6. The lens module of claim 1 , wherein an optical system including the first to sixth lenses satisfies Conditional Equation 5:

TTL/f< 1.4  [Conditional Equation 5]

where TTL indicates a distance from an object-side surface of the first lens to an image surface.

7. The lens module of claim 1 , wherein an optical system including the first to sixth lenses satisfies Conditional Equation 6:

0.5< f 1 /f 2<2.2  [Conditional Equation 6]

where f 1 indicates a focal length of the first lens and f 2 indicates a focal length of the second lens.

8. The lens module of claim 1 , wherein an optical system including the first to sixth lenses satisfies Conditional Equation 7:

BFL/f >0.15  [Conditional Equation 7]

where BFL indicates a distance from the image-side surface of the sixth lens to an image surface and f indicates an overall focal length of the optical system.

9. The lens module of claim 1 , wherein an optical system including the first to sixth lenses satisfies Conditional Equation 8:

r 1 /f> 0.2  [Conditional Equation 8]

where r 1 indicates a radius of curvature of an object-side surface of the first lens and f indicates an overall focal length of the optical system.

10. The lens module of claim 1 , wherein an optical system including the first to sixth lenses satisfies Conditional Equation 9:

( r 5+ r 6)/( r 5− r 6)>( r 7+ r 8)/( r 7− r 8)  [Conditional Equation 9]

where r 5 and r 6 indicate radii of curvature of the object-side surface and an image-side surface of the third lens, respectively, and r 7 and r 8 indicate radii of curvature of an object-side surface and an image-side surface of the fourth lens, respectively.

11. A lens module comprising:

a first lens having positive refractive power;

a second lens having positive refractive power;

a third lens having negative refractive power;

a fourth lens having refractive power and having a shape in which an object-side surface thereof is convex;

a fifth lens having negative refractive power; and

a sixth lens having negative refractive power, having a shape in which an image-side surface thereof is concave, and having at least one point of inflection formed on the image-side surface thereof.

12. The lens module of claim 11 , wherein the first lens has a meniscus shape in which it is convex toward an object.

13. The lens module of claim 11 , wherein the second lens has a shape in which both surfaces thereof are convex.

14. The lens module of claim 11 , wherein the third lens has a shape in which both surfaces thereof are concave.

15. The lens module of claim 11 , wherein the fourth lens has positive refractive power.

16. The lens module of claim 11 , wherein the fifth lens has a meniscus shape in which it is convex toward an image.

17. The lens module of claim 11 , wherein the sixth lens has a shape in which an object-side surface thereof is convex and the image-side surface thereof is concave.

18. The lens module of claim 11 , wherein an optical system including the first to sixth lenses satisfies Conditional Equation 1:

0.3 <f 12 /f 0.8  [Conditional Equation 1]

where f 12 is a composite focal length of the first and second lenses and f indicates an overall focal length of the optical system.

19. The lens module of claim 11 , wherein an optical system including the first to sixth lenses satisfies Conditional Equation 2:

( EPD/ 2)/ f 12<0.6  [Conditional Equation 2]

where EPD indicates an entrance pupil diameter and f 12 is a composite focal length of the first and second lenses.

20. The lens module of claim 11 , wherein an optical system including the first to sixth lenses satisfies Conditional Equation 3:

f 5 /f<− 3.0  [Conditional Equation 3]

where f 5 indicates a focal length of the fifth lens and f indicates an overall focal length of the optical system.

21. The lens module of claim 11 , wherein an optical system including the first to sixth lenses satisfies Conditional Equation 4:

| V 1− V 5|>25  [Conditional Equation 4]

where V 1 indicates an Abbe number of the first lens, and V 5 indicates an Abbe number of the fifth lens.

22. The lens module of claim 11 , wherein an optical system including the first to sixth lenses satisfies Conditional Equation 5:

TTL/f< 1.4  [Conditional Equation 5]

where TTL indicates a distance from an object-side surface of the first lens to an image surface.

23. The lens module of claim 11 , wherein an optical system including the first to sixth lenses satisfies Conditional Equation 6:

0.5< f 1 /f 2<2.2  [Conditional Equation 6]

where f 1 indicates a focal length of the first lens and f 2 indicates a focal length of the second lens.

24. The lens module of claim 11 , wherein an optical system including the first to sixth lenses satisfies Conditional Equation 7:

BFL/f> 0.15  [Conditional Equation 7]

where BFL indicates a distance from the image-side surface of the sixth lens to an image surface and f indicates an overall focal length of the optical system.

25. The lens module of claim 11 , wherein an optical system including the first to sixth lenses satisfies Conditional Equation 8:

r 1/ f> 0.2  [Conditional Equation 8]

where r 1 indicates a radius of curvature of an object-side surface of the first lens and f indicates an overall focal length of the optical system.

26. The lens module of claim 11 , wherein an optical system including the first to sixth lenses satisfies Conditional Equation 9:

( r 5+ r 6)/( r 5− r 6)>( r 7+ r 8)/( r 7− r 8)  [Conditional Equation 9]

where r 5 and r 6 indicate radii of curvature of an object-side surface and an image-side surface of the third lens, respectively, and r 7 and r 8 indicate radii of curvature of the object-side surface and an image-side surface of the fourth lens, respectively.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2013
From: PARK, IL YONG; JO, YONG JOO; KANG, YOUNG SUK
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2013-0098761 · Aug 20, 2013 · national
KR 10-2013-0122611 · Oct 15, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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