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US 12,386,154 · App. 18/362,008 · Granted Aug 12, 2025

Imaging lens system

Inventors: You Jin Jeong (Suwon-si, KR); So Mi Yang (Suwon-si, KR); Jae Hyuk Huh (Suwon-si, KR); Byung Hyun Kim (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
G02B13/0065G02B5/04G02B9/34G02B13/0035G02B13/004
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Patent No.
US 12,386,154
App. No.
18/362,008
Granted
Aug 12, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An imaging lens system is provided. The imaging lens system includes a lens group including a plurality of lenses; and an optical path folding member disposed between the lens group and an imaging plane. The lens group may include three or more lenses sequentially arranged from an object side. The optical path folding member may include a first prism and a second prism. At least one of the first prism and the second prism may include a visor that prevents a flare.

Claims (19)

1. An imaging lens system, comprising:

a lens group including a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, and a fourth lens sequentially disposed from an object side toward an imaging plane; and

an optical path folding member disposed between the lens group and the imaging plane,

wherein the first lens has a concave image-side surface;

wherein the second lens has positive refractive power,

wherein the third lens has positive refractive power, a convex object-side surface in a paraxial region and a concave image-side surface in a paraxial region,

wherein the fourth lens has a convex object-side surface in a paraxial region,

wherein a numerical value of a radius of curvature of an object-side surface of the third lens is less than a numerical value of a radius of curvature of an object-side surface of the fourth lens,

wherein 0.60<fF/BFL<1.30, and

wherein 0.70<BFL/f<1.20,

where fF is a focal length of a frontmost lens disposed closest to an object in the lens group, BFL is a distance from an image-side surface of a rearmost lens disposed closest to the imaging plane in the lens group to the imaging plane, and f is a focal length of the imaging lens system.

2. The imaging lens system of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the optical path folding member, other than an incident light entrance area and an emitted light exit area of the optical path folding member, is covered by a light-shielding member.

3. The imaging lens system of claim 1 , wherein the optical path folding member has a structure that adjusts an amount of received light.

4. The imaging lens system of claim 3 , wherein the structure is at least one of a groove and an inclined surface.

5. The imaging lens system of claim 1 , wherein the optical path folding member includes an inclined surface that is parallel to reflected light inside the optical path folding member.

6. The imaging lens system of claim 1 , wherein the optical path folding member has two or more reflective surfaces.

7. The imaging lens system of claim 1 , wherein the first lens has positive refractive power.

8. The imaging lens system of claim 1 , wherein the rearmost lens has negative refractive power.

9. An electronic device comprising the imaging lens system of claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 2, 2023
From: JEONG, YOU JIN; YANG, SO MI; HUH, JAE HYUK; KIM, BYUNG HYUN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064462/0404 →
Priority Claims (3)
KR 10-2022-0156668 · Nov 21, 2022 · national
KR 10-2022-0156741 · Nov 21, 2022 · national
KR 10-2023-0039586 · Mar 27, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240168265A1 · May 23, 2024
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