IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,500,176
Granted Patent B2
US 11,500,176 · App. 16/749,003 · Granted Nov 15, 2022

Lens assembly and electronic device including the same

Inventor: Hyunjea Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
G02B9/60G02B13/0045H04N5/23212
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Patent No.
US 11,500,176
App. No.
16/749,003
Granted
Nov 15, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lens assembly may include: a first lens having positive refractive power and including a convex subject side surface; a second lens; a third lens having negative refractive power and including a subject side surface being convex toward an image secsor side in a center portion thereof, through which an optical axis passes; a fourth lens having positive or negative refractive power; and a fifth lens having positive or negative refractive power. The first lens, the second lens, the third lens, the fourth lens, and the fifth lens may be sequentially arranged from a subject to an image sensor along the optical axis. The lens assembly may satisfy a condition defined by 0.6<TTL/ImgH<1, where “TTL” represents a distance from the subject side surface of the first lens to an imaging surface of the image sensor, and “ImgH” represents a maximum image height of an image formed on the imaging surface.

Claims (80)

1. A lens assembly comprising:

a first lens having positive refractive power and including a subject side surface being convex;

a second lens having positive or negative refractive power;

a third lens having negative refractive power and including a subject side surface being convex toward an image sensor side in a center portion thereof, through which an optical axis passes;

a fourth lens having positive or negative refractive power; and

a fifth lens having positive or negative refractive power,

wherein the first lens, the second lens, the third lens, the fourth lens, and the fifth lens are sequentially arranged from a subject to an image sensor along the optical axis,

wherein the lens assembly satisfies a condition defined by

0.6<TTL/ImhH<1,

wherein “TTL” represents a distance from the subject side surface of the first lens to an imaging surface of the image sensor, and “ImgH” represents a maximum image height of an image formed on the imaging surface, and a condition defined by

0.6< R 5/ R 6<1,

wherein “R5” represents a curvature of the subject side surface of the third lens, and “R6” represents a curvature of an image sensor side surface of the third lens.

2. The lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein the lens assembly satisfies a condition defined by

0.25<BFL/TTL<0.6,and

wherein “BFL” represents a distance from a center of an image sensor side surface of the fifth lens to the imaging surface of the image sensor.

3. The lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein the lens assembly satisfies a condition defined by

−120< f 3/ f<− 6, and

wherein “f3” represents a focal length of the third lens, and “f” represents a total focal length of the lens assembly.

4. The lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein the lens assembly satisfies a condition defined by

0.3< T 17/TTL<0.6, and

wherein “T17” represents a distance from the subject side surface of the first lens to a subject side surface of the fourth lens.

5. The lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein the lens assembly satisfies a condition defined by

1.5< T 57/ T 67<2.5, and

wherein “T57” represents a distance from the subject side surface of the third lens to a subject side surface of the fourth lens, and “T67” represents a distance from the image sensor side surface of the third lens to the subject side surface of the fourth lens.

6. The lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein the lens assembly satisfies a condition defined by

1.45<( V 2+ V 4)/ V 3<2.1, and

wherein “V2” represents an Abbe number of the second lens, “V3” represents an Abbe number of the third lens, and “V4” represents an Abbe number of the fourth lens.

7. The lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein the lens assembly satisfies a condition defined by

0.15< T 58/ImgH<0.25, and

wherein “T58” represents a distance from the subject side surface of the third lens to an image sensor side surface of the fourth lens.

8. The lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein the lens assembly satisfies a condition defined by

−35<( R 2− R 3)/( R 2+ R 3)<−0.2, and

wherein “R2” represents a curvature of an image sensor side surface of the first lens, and “R3” represents a curvature of a subject side surface of the second lens.

9. The lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein the image sensor has a size ranging from 1/10.1 inches to 1/3.1 inches.

10. The lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first lens, the second lens, the third lens, the fourth lens, and the fifth lens is a meniscus lens.

11. The lens assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:

a band-pass filter disposed between the fifth lens and the image sensor,

wherein the band-pass filter has a transmittance of at least 95% for light having a wavelength between 350 nm and 850 nm.

12. An electronic device comprising:

at least one camera including a lens assembly, and configured to acquire information on a subject from light incident through the lens assembly; and

a processor or an image signal processor configured to detect distance information of the subject based on the information,

wherein:

the lens assembly includes at least a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens sequentially arranged along an optical axis from the subject to an image sensor,

the third lens has negative refractive power,

the image sensor has a size between 1/10.1 inches and 1/3.1 inches,

the lens assembly satisfies a condition defined by

0.6<TTL/ImgH<1,

wherein “TTL” represents a distance from a subject side surface of the first lens to an imaging surface of the image sensor, and “ImgH” represents a maximum image height of an image formed on the imaging surface, and a condition defined by

0.6< R 5/ R 6<1,

wherein “R5” represents a curvature of a subject side surface of the third lens, and “R6” represents a curvature of an image sensor side surface of the third lens.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the lens assembly satisfies a condition defined by

0.25<BFL/TTL<0.6, and

wherein “BFL” represents a distance from a center of an image sensor side surface of the fifth lens to the imaging surface of the image sensor.

14. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the lens assembly satisfies a condition defined by

−120< f 3/ f<− 6, and

wherein “f3” represents a focal length of the third lens, and “f” represents a total focal length of the lens assembly.

15. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the image sensor side surface of the third lens is convex at least in a center portion thereof, through which the optical axis passes, and the subject side surface of the third lens is concave.

16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the lens assembly satisfies a condition defined by

1.5< T 57/ T 67<2.5,

wherein “T57” represents a distance from the subject side surface of the third lens to a subject side surface of the fourth lens, and “T67” represents a distance from the image sensor side surface of the third lens to the subject side surface of the fourth lens.

17. A lens assembly comprising:

a first lens having positive refractive power and including a subject side surface being convex;

a second lens having negative refractive power;

a third lens having negative refractive power and including a subject side surface being convex toward an image sensor side in a center portion thereof, through which an optical axis passes;

a fourth lens having negative refractive power; and

a fifth lens having positive refractive power,

wherein:

the first lens, the second lens, the third lens, the fourth lens, and the fifth lens are sequentially arranged from a subject to an image sensor along the optical axis;

the lens assembly satisfies a condition defined by

0.6<TTL/ImgH<1,

“TTL” represents a distance from the subject side surface of the first lens to an imaging surface of the image sensor, and “ImgH” represents a maximum image height of the image formed on the imaging surface; and

the lens assembly satisfies a condition defined by

0.25<BFL/TTL<0.6, and

“BFL” represents a distance from a center of an image sensor side surface of the fifth lens to the imaging surface of the image sensor.

18. The lens assembly of claim 17 , wherein the lens assembly satisfies a condition defined by

0.6< R 5/ R 6<1, and

wherein “R5” represents a curvature of the subject side surface of the third lens, and “R6” represents a curvature of an image sensor side surface of the third lens.

19. The lens assembly of claim 17 , wherein the lens assembly satisfies a condition defined by

1.45<( V 2+ V 4)/ V 3<2.1, and

wherein “V2” represents an Abbe number of the second lens, “V3” represents an Abbe number of the third lens, and “V4” represents an Abbe number of the fourth lens.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2020
From: KIM, HYUNJEA
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051581/0110 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0009676 · Jan 25, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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