IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,306,384
Granted Patent B2
US 12,306,384 · App. 17/805,210 · Granted May 20, 2025

Small wide-angle lens system

Inventors: Soon Cheol Choi (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Ki Youn Noh (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Seong Jun Bae (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Chae Yeong Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: SEKONIX CO., LTD.
G02B13/0045G02B9/64G02B13/06
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Patent No.
US 12,306,384
App. No.
17/805,210
Granted
May 20, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a small wide-angle lens system including 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 from an object, wherein the first lens has a convex object-side surface, the third lens has a negative refractive power, the fourth lens has a concave image-side surface, the sixth lens has a concave object-side surface and a concave image-side surface, the ninth lens has a negative refractive power and a concave object-side surface, all surfaces of the first to ninth lenses are aspherical surfaces, the refractive power P1 of the first lens satisfies |P1|<0.01, and Fno of the lens system satisfies Fno<1.6.

Claims (37)

1. A small wide-angle lens system comprising 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 from an object, wherein

the first lens has a convex object-side surface,

the third lens has a negative refractive power,

the fourth lens has a concave image-side surface,

the sixth lens has a concave object-side surface and a concave image-side surface,

the ninth lens has a negative refractive power and a concave object-side surface,

all surfaces of the first to ninth lenses are aspherical surfaces,

a refractive power P1 of the first lens satisfies |P1|<0.01, and

Fno of the lens system satisfies Fno<1.6.

2. The small wide-angle lens system according to claim 1 , wherein a minimum value CTm of a central thickness of the lens system satisfies CTm≤0.4.

3. The small wide-angle lens system according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a central thickness CT9 of the ninth lens to an edge thickness ET9 of an effective diameter of the ninth lens satisfies 0.15<CT9/ET9<1.0.

4. The small wide-angle lens system according to claim 1 , wherein a half field of view HFOV of the lens system satisfies 38°<HFOV<50°.

5. The small wide-angle lens system according to claim 1 , wherein, assuming that an angle of incidence of light incident on an edge of an effective diameter of an image-side surface of the ninth lens is A92, A92 satisfies A92<12°.

6. The small wide-angle lens system according to claim 1 , wherein a focal distance f4 of the fourth lens, a focal distance f5 of the fifth lens, a focal distance f6 of the sixth lens, and a focal distance f7 of the seventh lens satisfy (|f5|+|f6|)/(|f4|+|f7|)<7.

7. The small wide-angle lens system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one inflection point is provided at the object-side surface and an image-side surface of the first lens.

8. The small wide-angle lens system according to claim 1 , wherein the number NVd40 of lenses having a variance constant of 40 or more satisfies NVd40≥3.

9. The small wide-angle lens system according to claim 1 , wherein a radius of curvature R3 of an object-side surface of the second lens, a radius of curvature R4 of an image-side surface of the second lens, a radius of curvature R5 of an object-side surface of the third lens, and a radius of curvature R6 of an image-side surface of the third lens satisfy 0.5<|(R3+R4)|/|(R5+R6)|<2.0.

10. The small wide-angle lens system according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a distance TL from a center of the object-side surface of the first lens to an image surface to an image surface height ImagH satisfies TL/ImagH<1.7.

11. A small wide-angle lens system comprising 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 from an object, wherein

a stop is located between the first lens and the second lens,

the first lens has a convex object-side surface,

the third lens has a negative refractive power and a concave image-side surface,

the fifth lens has a negative refractive power, a concave object-side surface, and a convex image-side surface,

the sixth lens has a concave object-side surface and a concave image-side surface,

the ninth lens has a negative refractive power and a concave object-side surface,

all surfaces of the first to ninth lenses are aspherical surfaces,

a refractive power P1 of the first lens satisfies |P1|<0.01, and

assuming that an angle of incidence of light incident on an edge of an effective diameter of an image-side surface of the ninth lens is A92, A92 satisfies A92<12°.

12. The small wide-angle lens system according to claim 11 , wherein Fno of the lens system satisfies Fno<1.6.

13. The small wide-angle lens system according to claim 11 , wherein a radius of curvature R3 of an object-side surface of the second lens, a radius of curvature R4 of an image-side surface of the second lens, a radius of curvature R5 of an object-side surface of the third lens, and a radius of curvature R6 of the image-side surface of the third lens satisfy 0.5<|(R3+R4)|/|(R5+R6)|<2.0.

14. The small wide-angle lens system according to claim 11 , wherein a ratio of a distance TL from a center of the object-side surface of the first lens to an image surface to an image surface height ImagH satisfies TL/ImagH<1.7.

15. The small wide-angle lens system according to claim 11 , wherein at least one inflection point is provided at the object-side surface and an image-side surface of the first lens.

16. The small wide-angle lens system according to claim 11 , wherein the number NVd40 of lenses having a variance constant of 40 or more satisfies NVd40≥3.

17. The small wide-angle lens system according to claim 11 , wherein a minimum value CTm of a central thickness of the lens system satisfies CTm≤0.4.

18. The small wide-angle lens system according to claim 11 , wherein a half field of view HFOV of the lens system satisfies 38°<HFOV<50°.

19. The small wide-angle lens system according to claim 11 , wherein a ratio of a central thickness CT9 of the ninth lens to an edge thickness ET9 of an effective diameter of the ninth lens satisfies 0.15<CT9/ET9<1.0.

20. The small wide-angle lens system according to claim 11 , wherein a focal distance f4 of the fourth lens, a focal distance f5 of the fifth lens, a focal distance f6 of the sixth lens, and a focal distance f7 of the seventh lens satisfy (|f5|+|f6|)/(|f4|+|f7|)<7.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 3, 2022
From: CHOI, SOON CHEOL; NOH, KI YOUN; BAE, SEONG JUN; KIM, CHAE YEONG
To: SEKONIX CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060097/0934 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0073388 · Jun 7, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220390717A1 · Dec 8, 2022
References Cited (2)
US 20240377616A1 · Choi · 2024 [cited by examiner]
WO WO2023239161A1 · 2023 [cited by examiner]