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Granted Patent B2
US 12,474,507 · App. 17/750,643 · Granted Nov 18, 2025

Lens, lens assembly, and mobile electronic device

Inventors: Tae Kyung Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Ji Hye Nam (Suwon-si, KR); Hye Lee Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Jong Hyouk Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Jong Won Yun (Suwon-si, KR); Seong Ho Eom (Suwon-si, KR); Seong Chan Park (Suwon-si, KR); Yong Joo Jo (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
G02B1/115G02B1/18
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Patent No.
US 12,474,507
App. No.
17/750,643
Granted
Nov 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lens includes a lens unit, an uneven layer formed on at least a portion of a surface of the lens unit, a buffer layer covering the uneven layer and having a shape conforming to an uneven surface of the uneven layer, and a water-repellent layer covering the buffer layer.

Claims (63)

1 . A lens, comprising:

a lens unit;

an uneven layer disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the lens unit;

a buffer layer covering the uneven layer and having a shape conforming to an uneven surface of the uneven layer; and

a water-repellent layer covering the buffer layer,

wherein the uneven layer has a reflectivity of 0.2 or less in the visible light region at least in a range of 400 nm to 780 nm,

wherein the uneven layer comprises an uneven structure having an irregular shape, and

wherein the uneven layer comprises a cavity, edges of the cavity are comprised of the uneven structure, and the uneven structure surrounds the cavity.

2 . The lens of claim 1 , wherein the buffer layer has a thickness greater than a thickness of the water-repellent layer.

3 . The lens of claim 1 , wherein the uneven surface of the uneven layer has a roughness Ra of 10 nm or more.

4 . The lens of claim 1 , wherein the uneven surface of the uneven layer has a roughness Ra of 10 nm or more and 100 nm or less.

5 . The lens of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the buffer layer is 2 nm or more and 10 nm or less.

6 . The lens of claim 1 , wherein the buffer layer includes at least one material selected from a group consisting of siloxane, SiO 2 , SiON, Si 3 N 4 , TiO 2 , TiON, and TIN.

7 . The lens of claim 1 , wherein the water-repellent layer has a shape conforming to a surface of the buffer layer.

8 . The lens of claim 1 , wherein the water-repellent layer forms a chemical bond with the buffer layer.

9 . The lens of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the water-repellent layer is 10 nm or less.

10 . The lens of claim 1 , further comprising:

a base layer disposed between the lens unit and the uneven layer.

11 . The lens of claim 10 , wherein the base layer comprises a SiO 2 layer.

12 . The lens of claim 10 , wherein a thickness of the base layer is 200 nm or less.

13 . The lens of claim 10 , wherein the base layer comprises a laminated structure including a SiO 2 layer and a TiO 2 layer.

14 . The lens of claim 1 , wherein the uneven layer is formed on one surface of the lens unit and an other surface opposing to the one surface.

15 . The lens of claim 14 , further comprising:

a base layer disposed on the one surface and the other surface of the lens unit between the lens unit and the uneven layer.

16 . The lens of claim 15 , wherein the base layer comprises a laminated structure including a SiO 2 layer and a TiO 2 layer.

17 . The lens of claim 14 ,

wherein the uneven layer is formed directly on the one surface of the lens unit, and

wherein the lens further comprises a base layer disposed between the lens unit and the uneven layer on the other surface of the lens unit.

18 . The lens of claim 17 , wherein the base layer comprises a laminated structure including a SiO 2 layer and a TiO 2 layer.

19 . A lens assembly, comprising:

one or more lenses,

wherein at least one of the one or more lenses is a low-reflection lens comprising a lens unit, an uneven layer formed on at least a portion of a surface of the lens unit, a buffer layer covering the uneven layer and having a shape conforming to an uneven surface of the uneven layer, and a water-repellent layer covering the buffer layer,

wherein the uneven layer has a reflectivity of 0.2 or less in the visible light region at least in a range of 400 nm to 780 nm,

wherein the uneven layer comprises a cavity, edges of the cavity are comprised of an uneven structure of the uneven layer, and the uneven structure surrounds the cavity.

20 . The lens assembly of claim 19 , wherein the buffer layer has a thickness greater than a thickness of the water-repellent layer.

21 . The lens assembly of claim 19 , wherein the low-reflection lens is disposed on an outermost side of the lens assembly in an optical axis direction among the one or more lenses.

22 . A mobile electronic device, comprising:

a display unit; and

a lens assembly,

wherein the lens assembly includes one or more lenses, and

wherein at least one of the one or more lenses is a low-reflection lens comprising a lens unit, an uneven layer formed on at least a portion of a surface of the lens unit, a buffer layer covering the uneven layer and having a shape conforming to an uneven surface of the uneven layer, and a water-repellent layer covering the buffer layer,

wherein the uneven layer has a reflectivity of 0.2 or less in the visible light region at least in a range of 400 nm to 780 nm,

wherein the uneven layer comprises a cavity, edges of the cavity are comprised of an uneven structure of the uneven layer, and the uneven structure surrounds the cavity.

23 . The mobile electronic device of claim 22 , wherein the low-reflection lens is disposed on an outermost side of the lens assembly in an optical axis direction of the one or more lenses.

24 . The mobile electronic device of claim 22 , wherein the lens assembly is covered by the display unit.

25 . The mobile electronic device of claim 22 , wherein the lens assembly is covered by tempered glass.

26 . A low-reflection lens, comprising:

a lens unit comprising one surface and an other surface opposing the one surface;

an uneven layer disposed on one or more of the one surface and the other surface; and

a water repellent layer disposed on the uneven layer,

wherein the uneven layer has a reflectivity of 0.2 or less in the visible light region at least in a range of 400 nm to 780 nm,

wherein the uneven layer comprises a cavity, edges of the cavity are comprised of an uneven structure of the uneven layer, and the uneven structure surrounds the cavity.

27 . The low-reflection lens of claim 26 , further comprising a buffer layer disposed between the uneven layer and the water repellent layer on one or more of the one surface and the other surface.

28 . The low-reflection lens of claim 26 , further comprising a base layer disposed between the uneven layer and the lens unit on one or more of the one surface and the other surface.

29 . The low-reflection lens of claim 28 , wherein the base layer comprises a laminated structure including a first material layer and a second material layer different from the first material layer on one or more of the one surface and the other surface.

30 . A lens assembly, comprising:

one or more lenses,

wherein the one or more lenses comprise at least one low-reflection lens of claim 26 .

31 . The lens assembly of claim 30 , wherein the at least one low-reflection lens comprises a lens disposed on an outermost side of the lens assembly in an optical axis direction of the one or more lenses.

32 . A mobile electronic device, comprising:

the lens assembly of claim 30 ; and

a display unit,

wherein the lens assembly is covered by one or more of the display unit and a tempered glass.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 23, 2022
From: LEE, TAE KYUNG; NAM, JI HYE; KIM, HYE LEE; KIM, JONG HYOUK; YUN, JONG WON; EOM, SEONG HO; PARK, SEONG CHAN; JO, YONG JOO
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2021-0092980 · Jul 15, 2021 · national
KR 10-2022-0016935 · Feb 9, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230022852A1 · Jan 26, 2023
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