IP Library Granted Patent US 12,332,409
Granted Patent B2
US 12,332,409 · App. 17/606,027 · Granted Jun 17, 2025

Optical system, camera module and electronic device

Inventors: Jinhua Zou (Nanchang, CN); Binbin Liu (Nanchang, CN); Ming Li (Nanchang, CN)
Assignee: JIANGXI JINGCHAO OPTICAL CO., LTD
G02B13/004G02B9/36G02B5/208
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Patent No.
US 12,332,409
App. No.
17/606,027
Granted
Jun 17, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is an optical system ( 10 ) sequentially comprising, from an object side to an image side, a first lens (L 1 ) having a positive refraction power, a second lens (L 2 ), a third lens (L 3 ) and a fourth lens (L 4 ). An image side surface (S 8 ) of the fourth lens (L 4 ) is a concave surface on an optical axis, both an object side surface (S 7 ) and the image side surface (S 8 ) of the fourth lens (L 4 ) are aspheric surfaces, and at least one of the object side surface (S 7 ) and the image side surface (S 8 ) of the fourth lens (L 4 ) has a point of inflexion. The optical system ( 10 ) comprises a stop (STO), the stop (STO) being arranged between the object side of the first lens (L 1 ) and the fourth lens (L 4 ), and the optical system ( 10 ) satisfies: 0.5<SL/TTL<0.9, and −1<SAG31/CT3<0.

Claims (66)

1. An optical system, comprising, successively in order from an object side to an image side:

a first lens having a positive refractive power;

a second lens having a refractive power;

a third lens having a refractive power; and

a fourth lens having a refractive power, an image side surface of the fourth lens being concave on an optical axis, an object side surface and the image side surface of the fourth lens being aspherical, and at least one of the object side surface and the image side surface of the fourth lens having an inflection point;

wherein the optical system further comprises a stop arranged between an object side of the first lens to the fourth lens; and

the optical system satisfies the conditions:

0.5< SL/TTL< 0.9,

−1< SAG 31/ CT 3<0, and

20 mm< OBL< 40 mm;

wherein SL is a distance from the stop to an imaging surface of the optical system on the optical axis, TTL is a distance from an object side surface of the first lens to the imaging surface of the optical system on the optical axis, and SAG31 is a vector height of an object side surface of the third lens, and CT3 is a thickness of the third lens on the optical axis; and

wherein OBL is a distance from a subject to be imaged by the optical system to the object side surface of the first lens on the optical axis.

2. The optical system according to claim 1 , further satisfying a condition:

0.4< DT 11/ DT 42<0.9;

where DT11 is a maximum effective semiaperture of the object side surface of the first lens, and DT42 is a maximum effective semiaperture of the image side surface of the fourth lens.

3. The optical system according to claim 1 , further satisfying a condition:

0.1<| SAG 41|/ CT 4<2.0;

wherein SAG41 is a vector height of the object side surface of the fourth lens, CT4 is a thickness of the fourth lens on the optical axis.

4. The optical system according to claim 1 , further satisfying a condition:

−1≤ f 1/ f 2<0;

wherein f1 is an effective focal length of the first lens, and f2 is an effective focal length of the second lens.

5. The optical system according to claim 1 , further satisfying a condition:

0< f 1/ f 2≤1;

wherein f1 is an effective focal length of the first lens, and f2 is an effective focal length of the second lens.

6. The optical system according to claim 1 , further satisfying a condition:

2.45≤ FNO≤ 3.55;

wherein FNO is an f-number of the optical system.

7. The optical system according to claim 1 , further satisfying a condition:

0.5< CT 3/ CT 2<3.0;

wherein CT2 is a thickness of the second lens on the optical axis.

8. The optical system according to claim 1 , further satisfying a condition:

0.1< R 1/ R 9<0.7;

wherein R1 is a radius of curvature of the object side surface of the first lens at the optical axis, and R9 is a radius of curvature of the image side surface of the fourth lens at the optical axis.

9. The optical system according to claim 1 , further satisfying a condition:

−3<( f 2+ f 4)/ f< 1;

wherein f2 is an effective focal length of the second lens, f4 is an effective focal length of the fourth lens, and f is an effective focal length of the optical system.

10. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the stop is arranged between the first lens and the second lens.

11. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the stop is arranged between the second lens and the third lens.

12. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first lens, the second lens, the third lens, and the fourth lens is made of plastic.

13. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one object side surface of the first lens, the second lens, the third lens, and the fourth lens is aspherical.

14. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one image side surface of the first lens, the second lens, the third lens, and the fourth lens is aspherical.

15. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the image side surface of the fourth lens is concave at the optical axis, and is convex at a circumference thereof.

16. A camera module, comprising:

a photosensitive element; and

the optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the photosensitive element is arranged on an image side of the fourth lens.

17. The camera module according to claim 16 , wherein the camera module satisfies the following condition:

TTL /ImgH<2.65;

wherein ImgH is half of a diagonal length of an effective pixel area on the photosensitive element.

18. An electronic device, comprising:

a housing; and

the camera module according to claim 16 ,

wherein the camera module is provided on the housing.

19. An optical system, comprising, successively in order from an object side to an image side:

a first lens having a positive refractive power;

a second lens having a refractive power;

a third lens having a refractive power; and

a fourth lens having a refractive power, an image side surface of the fourth lens being concave on an optical axis, an object side surface and the image side surface of the fourth lens being aspherical, and at least one of the object side surface and the image side surface of the fourth lens having an inflection point;

wherein the optical system further comprises a stop arranged between an object side of the first lens to the fourth lens; and

the optical system satisfies the conditions:

0.5< SL/TTL< 0.9,

−1< SAG 31/ CT 3<0,

20 mm< OBL< 40 mm, and

FNO≤ 3.55;

wherein SL is a distance from the stop to an imaging surface of the optical system on the optical axis, TTL is a distance from an object side surface of the first lens to the imaging surface of the optical system on the optical axis, and SAG31 is a vector height of an object side surface of the third lens, and CT3 is a thickness of the third lens on the optical axis;

wherein OBL is a distance from a subject to be imaged by the optical system to the object side surface of the first lens on the optical axis; and

wherein FNO is an f-number of the optical system.

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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2021
From: ZOU, JINHUA; LIU, BINBIN; LI, MING
To: JIANGXI JINGCHAO OPTICAL CO., LTD.
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