Granted Patent B2

US 12,574,624 · App. 18/323,822 · Granted Mar 10, 2026

Inventor: Yongjae Lee (Suwon-si, KR)

Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

H04N23/55H04M1/0264

Abstract

Claims (75)

1 . An image-capturing device comprising:

at least two lenses arranged along a direction of a first optical axis from an object side;

an image sensor configured to receive light guided or focused through the at least two lenses, wherein the image sensor comprises an imaging surface disposed to be inclined with respect to the first optical axis;

a first optical member disposed between the at least two lenses and the image sensor, wherein the first optical member is configured to receive light incident through the at least two lenses in the direction of the first optical axis and to emit the light along a direction of a second optical axis crossing the first optical axis; and

a second optical member disposed between the first optical member and the image sensor, wherein the second optical member is configured to receive light incident through the first optical member in the direction of the second optical axis and to emit the light to the image sensor along a direction of a third optical axis crossing the second optical axis,

wherein the image-capturing device satisfies an expression of:

0.1<=TTL/ f<= 0.35,

wherein “TTL” is a length from an object-side surface of a first lens on the object side to a sensor-side surface of a first lens on an image sensor side, the unit of “TTL” is ‘mm’,

wherein “f” is a focal length of the image-capturing device, the unit of “f” is ‘mm’,

wherein TTL is in a range of 2.6 mm to 2.587 mm, and

wherein f is in a range of 9.73 mm to 9.68 mm.

2 . The image-capturing device of claim 1 ,

wherein the image-capturing device further satisfies an expression:

−2<= f 1/ f 2<=−0.1,

wherein “f1” is a focal length of the first lens on the object side, the unit of “f1” is ‘mm’, and

wherein “f2” is a focal length of a second lens on the object side, the unit of “f2”is ‘mm’.

3 . The image-capturing device of claim 1 ,

wherein the image-capturing device further satisfies an expression:

25<=Vd-1<=95, and

wherein “Vd-1” is an Abbe number of the first lens on the object side.

4 . The image-capturing device of claim 1 ,

wherein the image-capturing device further satisfies an expression:

0.1 <=t−L 1 /TTL<= 0.5, and

wherein “t-L 1 ” is a thickness of the first lens on the object side, the unit of “t-L 1 ” is ‘mm’.

5 . The image-capturing device of claim 1 ,

wherein the image-capturing device further satisfies an expression:

5<=FoV<=35 degrees, and

wherein “FoV” is a field of view of the image-capturing device.

6 . The image-capturing device of claim 1 ,

wherein the first optical member comprises a mirror or a prism, and

wherein the second optical member comprises a prism.

7 . The image-capturing device of claim 1 , wherein the image-capturing device is configured to execute focal length adjustment or focus adjustment by moving at least one of the at least two lenses along the direction of the first optical axis.

8 . The image-capturing device of claim 1 , wherein the image-capturing device is configured to execute optical image stabilization by moving at least one of the at least two lenses in a plane perpendicular to the first optical axis.

9 . The image-capturing device of claim 1 , wherein the image-capturing device is configured to execute optical image stabilization by rotating or tilting the first optical member with respect to the first optical axis.

10 . The image-capturing device of claim 1 , wherein the third optical axis crosses or is parallel to the first optical axis.

11 . The image-capturing device of claim 1 ,

wherein the second optical member comprises an incidence surface facing the first optical member and an emission surface facing the image sensor, and

wherein, between the incidence surface and the emission surface, the second optical member is configured to reflect or refract light incident on the incidence surface, at least twice.

12 . The image-capturing device of claim 11 , further comprising an infrared blocking layer disposed on at least one of the incidence surface or the emission surface.

13 . The image-capturing device of claim 11 ,

wherein the second optical member further comprises a reflection surface disposed to be inclined with respect to the emission surface,

wherein the emission surface and the reflection surface are configured to reflect or refract light incident on the incidence surface inside the second optical member, and

wherein the light reflected or refracted at least twice inside the second optical member is guided or emitted to the image sensor through the emission surface.

14 . The image-capturing device of claim 13 , wherein, among a first angle between the incidence surface and the emission surface, a second angle between the emission surface and the reflection surface, and a third angle between the reflection surface and the incidence surface, the second angle is smallest and is 15 degrees or more and 40 degrees or less.

15 . The image-capturing device of claim 1 , wherein the third optical axis is disposed to be inclined at an angle other than perpendicular to the first optical axis and the second optical axis.

16 . An electronic device comprising:

an image-capturing device; and

at least one processor configured to acquire an image by receiving external light by using the image-capturing device,

wherein the image-capturing device comprises:

at least two lenses arranged along a direction of a first optical axis from an object side;

an image sensor configured to receive at least one light guided or light focused through the at least two lenses, wherein the image sensor comprises an imaging surface disposed to be inclined with respect to the first optical axis;

a first optical member disposed between the at least two lenses and the image sensor, wherein the first optical member is configured to receive light incident through the at least two lenses in the direction of the first optical axis and to emit the light along a direction of a second optical axis crossing the first optical axis; and

a second optical member disposed between the first optical member and the image sensor, wherein the second optical member is configured to receive light incident through the first optical member in the direction of the second optical axis and to emit the light to the image sensor along a direction of a third optical axis crossing the second optical axis,

wherein the image-capturing device satisfies an expression of:

0.1<=TTL/ f<= 0.35,

wherein “TTL” is a length from an object-side surface of a first lens on an object side to a sensor-side surface of a first lens on an image sensor side, the unit of “TTL” is ‘mm’,

wherein TTL is in a range of 2.6 mm to 2.587 mm, and

wherein f is in a range of 9.73 mm to 9.68 mm.

17 . The electronic device of claim 16 ,

wherein the second optical member comprises an incidence surface facing the first optical member, an emission surface facing the image sensor, and a reflection surface disposed to be inclined with respect to the emission surface, and

wherein, between the incidence surface and the emission surface, the second optical member is configured to reflect or refract light incident on the incidence surface, at least twice.

18 . The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein, among a first angle between the incidence surface and the emission surface, a second angle between the emission surface and the reflection surface, and a third angle between the reflection surface and the incidence surface, the second angle is smallest and is 15 degrees or more and 40 degrees or less.

19 . The electronic device of claim 16 ,

wherein the image-capturing device further satisfies an expression:

−2<= f 1/ f 2<=−0.1,

wherein “f1” is a focal length of the first lens on the object side, the unit of “f1” is ‘mm’, and

wherein “f2” is a focal length of a second lens on the object side, the unit of “f2” is ‘mm’.

20 . The electronic device of claim 16 ,

wherein the image-capturing device further satisfies an expression:

25<=Vd-1<=95, and

wherein “Vd- 1 ” is an Abbe number of the first lens on the object side.

21 . The electronic device of claim 16 ,

wherein the image-capturing device further satisfies an expression:

0.1<= t - L 1/TTL<=0.5, and

wherein “t-L 1 ” is a thickness of the first lens on the object side, the unit of “t-L 1 ” is ‘mm’.

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