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Granted Patent B2
US 12,339,423 · App. 17/704,534 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Small lens system for developing close tolerance

Inventors: Soon Cheol Choi (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Ki Youn Noh (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Seong Jun Bae (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: SEKONIX CO., LTD.
G02B13/0045G02B3/0043G02B9/62
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Patent No.
US 12,339,423
App. No.
17/704,534
Granted
Jun 24, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A small lens system for developing a close tolerance is proposed. The small lens system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, and a sixth lens that are arranged in order along an optical axis from an object. Refractive power P1 of the first lens satisfies −0.01 mm −1 <P1<0.01 mm −1 , the second lens is shaped with opposite convex surfaces, and refractive power P2 of the second lens satisfies P2>0.4 mm −1 , the third lens has negative refractive power, and a rear surface curvature C6 of the third lens satisfies −0.01 mm −1 <C6<0.01 mm −1 , refractive power P4 of the fourth lens satisfies −0.1 mm −1 <P4<0.1 mm −1 , refractive power P5 of the fifth lens satisfies P5>0.7 mm −1 , and refractive power P6 of the sixth lens satisfies P6<−0.7 mm −1 .

Claims (14)

1. A small lens system for developing a close tolerance, the small lens system comprising a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, and a sixth lens that are arranged in order along an optical axis from an object,

wherein refractive power P1 of the first lens satisfies −0.01 mm −1 <P1<0.01 mm −1 ,

the second lens is shaped with opposite convex surfaces, and refractive power P2 of the second lens satisfies P2>0.4 mm −1 ,

the third lens has negative refractive power, and a rear surface curvature C6 of the third lens satisfies −0.01 mm −1 <C6<0.01 mm −1 ,

refractive power P4 of the fourth lens satisfies −0.1 mm −1 <P4<0.1 mm −1 ,

refractive power P5 of the fifth lens satisfies P5>0.7 mm −1 , and

refractive power P6 of the sixth lens satisfies P6<−0.7 mm −1 , an object-side surface of the sixth lens has at least one inflection point and amount of sagittal (sag) is increased and reduced in response to height of the sixth lens, and an image-side surface of the sixth lens has at least one inflection point and amount of sag is increased and reduced in response to the height thereof.

2. The small lens system of claim 1 , wherein the small lens system has a stop located at the first lens.

3. The small lens system of claim 1 , wherein an absolute value P5 of the refractive power of the fifth lens and an absolute value |P6| of the refractive power of the sixth lens satisfy −0.1 mm −1 <|P5|−|P6|<0.1 mm −1 .

4. The small lens system of claim 1 , wherein a lens thickness et1 at a height of a front effective diameter and a center thickness ct1 of the first lens satisfy |et1−ct1|<0.07 mm.

5. The small lens system of claim 1 , wherein a lens thickness et4 at a height of a front effective diameter and a center thickness ct4 of the fourth lens satisfy |et4−ct4|<0.05 mm.

6. The small lens system of claim 1 , wherein a lens thickness et5 at a height of a front effective diameter and a center thickness ct5 of the fifth lens satisfy |et5−ct5|>0.15 mm.

7. The small lens system of claim 1 , wherein an Abbe number V1 of the first lens, an Abbe number V2 of the second lens, an Abbe number V3 of the third lens, an Abbe number V4 of the fourth lens, an Abbe number V5 of the fifth lens, and an Abbe number V6 of the sixth lens satisfy 50<V1<60, 50<V2<60, 15<V3<30, 15<V4<30, 50<V5<60, and 50<V6<60, respectively.

8. The small lens system of claim 1 , wherein each of the first lens to the sixth lens has only aspherical surfaces, and the first lens to the sixth lens are made of plastic.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 25, 2022
From: CHOI, SOON CHEOL; NOH, KI YOUN; BAE, SEONG JUN
To: SEKONIX CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059403/0333 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0040852 · Mar 30, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220326489A1 · Oct 13, 2022
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