Lens module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10067320-B2
Application number	US-201514936692-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 10, 2015
Priority date	Nov 10, 2015
Publication date	Sep 4, 2018
Grant date	Sep 4, 2018

Abstract

A lens module includes a lens set and a prism. The lens set has a first light emitting surface and a first engaging structure, wherein the first engaging structure is formed on the first light emitting surface. The prism is disposed adjacent to the lens set. The prism has a light incident surface and a second engaging structure, wherein the second engaging structure is formed on the light incident surface. The lens set and the prism are assembled with each other by engaging the first engaging structure with the second engaging structure.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A lens module comprising:
a lens set having a first light emitting surface and a first engaging structure, the first engaging structure being formed on the first light emitting surface in one-piece; and
a prism disposed adjacent to the lens set, the prism having a light incident surface, a second light emitting surface, a lens structure and a second engaging structure, the second engaging structure being formed on the light incident surface in one-piece, the lens structure being formed in direct contact to the second light emitting surface;
wherein the lens set and the prism are assembled with each other by engaging the first engaging structure with the second engaging structure.

2. The lens module of claim 1 , wherein the first engaging structure is engaged with the second engaging structure in a tight-fitting manner.

3. The lens module of claim 1 , wherein the first engaging structure and the second engaging structure are taper-shaped structures, pillar-shaped structures, spherical structures or non-spherical structures.

4. The lens module of claim 1 , wherein the first engaging structure and the second engaging structure are continuous ring-shaped structures or non-continuous ring-shaped structures.

5. The lens module of claim 1 , wherein an imaging path is defined from the light incident surface to the second light emitting surface, an image sensor is disposed on the imaging path and faces the second light emitting surface, the imaging path passes through a center of the image sensor, and an optical axis of the lens set is aligned with the imaging path when the first engaging structure is engaged with the second engaging structure.

6. The lens module of claim 1 , wherein a contact depth between the first engaging structure and the second engaging structure is larger than 0.1 mm when the first engaging structure is engaged with the second engaging structure.

7. The lens module of claim 1 , wherein a gap exists between the lens set and the prism when the first engaging structure is engaged with the second engaging structure.

8. The lens module of claim 7 , further comprising a glue disposed in the gap, so as to fix the lens set and the prism.

Assignees

• Himax Tech Ltd

Inventors

• Lu Yin-Dong
• Lin Han-Ching
• Yen Yu-Feng
• Wang Chung-Hsiang

Classifications

• G02B7/1805

  for prisms (G02B7/181 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G02B13/007

  the beam folding prism having at least one curved surface · CPC title

• G02B13/0065 Primary

  having a beam-folding prism or mirror · CPC title

• H04N5/2254

  Electricity · mapped topic

• G02B7/025 Primary

  using glue · CPC title