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Granted Patent B2
US 12,481,135 · App. 18/467,013 · Granted Nov 25, 2025

Optical imaging system

Inventors: Phil Ho Jung (Suwon-si, KR); Ho Sik You (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
G02B13/0045G02B9/64
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Patent No.
US 12,481,135
App. No.
18/467,013
Granted
Nov 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An optical imaging system includes a first lens having positive refractive power and having a convex object-side surface; a second lens having negative refractive power; a third lens having refractive power; a fourth lens having refractive power; a fifth lens having refractive power; a sixth lens having positive refractive power and having a convex image-side surface; and a seventh lens having negative refractive power and having a concave image-side surface, and the first to seventh lenses are disposed in order from an object side. In the optical imaging system, 1<f/f6 and V2<40, where f is a focal length of the optical imaging system, f6 is a focal length of the sixth lens, and V2 is an Abbe number of the second lens.

Claims (53)

1 . An optical imaging system, comprising:

a first lens having positive refractive power

a second lens having negative refractive power;

a third lens having positive refractive power and a convex object-side surface;

a fourth lens having negative refractive power;

a fifth lens having a refractive power;

a sixth lens having a refractive power and a convex object-side surface in a paraxial region thereof; and

a seventh lens having negative refractive power,

wherein the optical imaging system includes a total of seven lenses with refractive power and the first to seventh lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side to an imaging side,

wherein an absolute value of a radius of curvature of an object-side surface of the fifth lens is greater than an absolute value of a radius of curvature of an object-side surface of the fourth lens,

wherein an absolute value of a radius of curvature of an object-side surface of the third lens is greater than an absolute value of a radius of curvature of an image-side surface of the first lens,

wherein the second lens has a focal length within a range of −20.0 mm to −10.0 mm, and

wherein the third lens has a focal length equal to or greater than 18 mm.

2 . The optical imaging system of claim 1 , wherein the first lens has a convex object-side surface.

3 . The optical imaging system of claim 1 , wherein the second lens has a convex object-side surface.

4 . The optical imaging system of claim 1 , wherein the fourth lens has a concave object-side surface.

5 . The optical imaging system of claim 1 , wherein the fifth lens has a convex object-side surface.

6 . The optical imaging system of claim 1 , wherein the seventh lens has a concave object-side surface.

7 . An optical imaging system, comprising:

a first lens having positive refractive power

a second lens having negative refractive power;

a third lens having a convex object-side surface;

a fourth lens having negative refractive power;

a fifth lens having a refractive power and a concave image-side surface in a paraxial region thereof;

a sixth lens having positive refractive power; and

a seventh lens having negative refractive power,

wherein the first to seventh lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side to an imaging side,

wherein an absolute value of a radius of curvature of an image-side surface of the seventh lens is greater than an absolute value of a radius of curvature of an object-side surface of the first lens,

wherein an absolute value of a radius of curvature of an object-side surface of the third lens is greater than an absolute value of a radius of curvature of an image-side surface of the first lens,

wherein the second lens has a focal length within a range of −20.0 mm to −10.0 mm, and

wherein 1.0<f/f6, where f is a focal length of the optical imaging system and f6 is a focal length of the sixth lens, and

wherein a distance from an image-side surface of the third lens to an object-side surface of the fourth lens along an optical axis is greater than a distance from an image-side surface of the first lens to an object-side surface of the second lens along the optical axis.

8 . The optical imaging system of claim 7 , wherein the first lens has a convex object-side surface.

9 . The optical imaging system of claim 7 , wherein the second lens has a convex object-side surface.

10 . The optical imaging system of claim 7 , wherein the fourth lens has a convex object-side surface.

11 . The optical imaging system of claim 7 , wherein the fifth lens has a convex object-side surface.

12 . The optical imaging system of claim 7 , wherein the sixth lens has a convex object-side surface.

13 . The optical imaging system of claim 7 , wherein the seventh lens has a concave object-side surface.

14 . The optical imaging system of claim 1 , wherein a distance from an image-side surface of the third lens to an object-side surface of the fourth lens along an optical axis is greater than a distance from an image-side surface of the first lens to an object-side surface of the second lens along the optical axis.

15 . An optical imaging system, comprising:

a first lens having positive refractive power

a second lens having negative refractive power;

a third lens having a convex object-side surface;

a fourth lens having a refractive power;

a fifth lens having a refractive power and a concave image-side surface in a paraxial region thereof;

a sixth lens having positive refractive power; and

a seventh lens having negative refractive power,

wherein the first to seventh lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side to an imaging side,

wherein an absolute value of a radius of curvature of an image-side surface of the seventh lens is greater than an absolute value of a radius of curvature of an object-side surface of the first lens,

wherein an absolute value of a radius of curvature of an object-side surface of the third lens is greater than an absolute value of a radius of curvature of an image-side surface of the first lens,

wherein the second lens has a focal length within a range of −20.0 mm to −10.0 mm, and

wherein 1.0<f/f6, where f is a focal length of the optical imaging system and f6 is a focal length of the sixth lens, and

wherein a distance from an image-side surface of the third lens to an object-side surface of the fourth lens along an optical axis is greater than a distance from an image-side surface of the first lens to an object-side surface of the second lens along the optical axis.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0076470 · Jul 2, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16394083 · Apr 25, 2019
Related Publication 20230418033A1 · Dec 28, 2023
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