Range finder and lens assembly for display thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11604064-B2
Application number	US-202016819296-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 16, 2020
Priority date	Apr 24, 2019
Publication date	Mar 14, 2023
Grant date	Mar 14, 2023

Abstract

A lens assembly for display includes a display, a lens assembly, and a prism assembly. The display emits a first light beam. The prism assembly includes a first, second prisms, and an optical multilayer film, wherein the first prism includes a first, second, and third surfaces; the second prism includes a fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth surfaces; and the optical multilayer film is disposed between the third and fifth surfaces. A second light beam enters the first prism through the first surface and exits by the second surface. The first light beam exits the lens assembly and enters the second prism through the eighth surface, and exits the first prism by the second surface. The lens assembly and the prism assembly satisfy: 0.80%≤E1/E0≤0.95%; wherein E0 is an energy of the first light beam emitted from the display and E1 is an energy of the first light beam passes through the lens assembly.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A lens assembly for display comprising:
a display which emits a first light beam;
a lens assembly which comprises a light incident surface and a light emitting surface, both of which are arranged in order along an optical axis, wherein the first light beam enters the lens assembly through the light incident surface and exits the lens assembly by the light emitting surface; and
a prism assembly which comprises a first prism, a second prism, and an optical multilayer film, wherein the first prism comprises a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface; the second prism comprises a fourth surface, a fifth surface, a sixth surface, a seventh surface, and an eighth surface; the fifth surface faces the third surface; and the optical multilayer film is disposed between the third surface and the fifth surface;
wherein a second light beam enters the first prism through the first surface are totally reflected from the second surface to the optical multilayer film, the optical multilayer film reflects a part of the second light beam causing the part of the second light beam to exit the first prism by the second surface;
wherein the first light beam exits the lens assembly, and enters the second prism through the eighth surface, and exits the second prism by the fifth surface, and enters the first prism through the optical multilayer film, the optical multilayer film allows a part of the first light beam to pass through, finally, the part of the first light beam exits the first prism by the second surface, where the part of the second light beam and the part of the first light beam coincide on the second surface;
wherein the lens assembly and the prism assembly satisfy:
0.80%≤ E 1 /E 0 ≤0.95%;

wherein E 0 is an energy of the first light beam emitted from the display and E 1 is an energy of the first light beam passes through the lens assembly.

2. The lens assembly for display as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
the lens assembly further comprises a first lens, a second lens, and a third lens, all of which are arranged in order along the optical axis;
the second lens is disposed between the first lens and the third lens;
the first lens comprises a first light incident surface, and the first light incident surface is the light incident surface of the lens assembly;
the third lens comprises a third light emitting surface, and the third light emitting surface is the light emitting surface of the lens assembly;
the optical multilayer film covers the third surface;
the light incident surface comprises an effective optical diameter;
the first light beam enters the lens assembly through the first light incident surface of the first lens and exits the lens assembly by the third light emitting surface of the third lens; and
the lens assembly and the prism assembly satisfy any one of the conditions:
1.10≤ D out /TTL≤ 1.25;

0.60≤ D in /TTL 0.75;

wherein D out is an effective optical diameter of the eighth surface, D in is an effective optical diameter of the light incident surface, and TTL is an interval from the light incident surface to the light emitting surface along the optical axis.

3. The lens assembly for display as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the first lens, the second lens, and the third lens satisfy:
0.28≤ D in /f 123 ≤0.35;

wherein D in is the effective optical diameter of the light incident surface and f 123 is an effective focal length of a combination of the first lens, the second lens, and the third lens.

4. The lens assembly for display as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the first lens, the second lens, and the third lens satisfy:
0.50≤ D out /f 123 ≤0.57;

wherein D out is an effective optical diameter of the eighth surface and f 123 is an effective focal length of a combination of the first lens, the second lens, and the third lens.

5. The lens assembly for display as claimed in claim 2 , wherein:
the light emitting surface and the optical axis intersect at a second intersection point;
an outermost edge of the effective optical diameter of the light incident surface and the second intersection point form a first virtual edge;
the first virtual edge forms a first angle with the optical axis;
the light incident surface and the optical axis intersect at a first intersection point;
an outermost edge of the effective optical diameter of the light emitting surface and the first intersection point form a second virtual edge;
the second virtual edge forms a second angle with the optical axis; and
the first angle is more than or equal to 15 degrees and less than or equal to 17 degrees or the second angle is more than or equal to 28 degrees and less than or equal to 31 degrees.

6. The lens assembly for display as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the lens assembly for display satisfies:
2.10 degrees/ mm≤A 1 /TTL≤ 2.30 degrees/ mm;
wherein A 1 is an angle of the first angle and TTL is an interval from the light incident surface to the light emitting surface along the optical axis.

7. The lens assembly for display as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the lens assembly for display satisfies:
3.95 degrees/ mm≤A 2 /TTL≤ 4.40 degrees/ mm;
wherein A 2 is an angle of the second angle and TTL is an interval from the light incident surface to the light emitting surface along the optical axis.

8. The lens assembly for display as claimed in claim 2 , wherein:
the prism assembly further comprises a roof prism which comprises a ninth surface, a tenth surface, and a ridge surface, wherein the ninth surface faces the second surface;
a third light beam enters the first prism through the first surface is totally reflected from the second surface to the optical multilayer film, the optical multilayer film allows the third light beam to pass through and enters the second prism through the fifth surface, and exits the second prism by the seventh surface; and
the part of the first light beam exits the first prism by the second surface and enters the roof prism through the ninth surface.

9. The lens assembly for display as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the optical multilayer film reflects part of the first light beam and part of the second light beam, and allows the third light beam to pass through, wherein both of the first light beam and the second light beam are visible light beam and the third light beam is an infrared light beam.

10. The lens assembly for display as claimed in claim 1 , wherein;
the lens assembly further comprises a first lens, a second lens, and a third lens, all of which are arranged in order along the optical axis;
the second lens is disposed between the first lens and the third lens; and
the first lens, the second lens, and the third lens satisfy:
0.28≤ D in /f 123 ≤0.35

wherein D in is the effective optical diameter of the light incident surface and f 123 is an effective focal length of a combination of the first lens, the second lens, and the third lens.

11. The lens assembly for display as claimed in claim 1 , wherein;
the lens assembly further comprises a first lens, a second lens, and a third lens, all of which are arranged in order along the optical axis;
the second lens is disposed between the first lens and the third lens; and
the first lens, the second lens, and the third lens satisfy:
0.50≤ D out /f 123 ≤0.57;

wherein D out is an effective optical diameter of the eighth surface and f 123 is an effective focal length of a combination of the first lens, the second lens, and the third lens.

12. The lens assembly for display as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
the light emitting surface and the optical axi

Assignees

• Sintai Optical Shenzhen Co Ltd
• Asia Optical Co Inc

Inventors

• Ma fang-li
• Chen Yue-Ye
• Liu Bin
• Che Jun-Wei
• Lou We-Jie
• Liu Hua-Tang

Classifications

• G01C3/08 Primary

  Use of electric radiation detectors · CPC title

• G02B27/10 Primary

  Beam splitting or combining systems (polarising systems G02B27/28; mixing and splitting light signals using optical waveguides G02B6/28; {beam shaping, e.g. changing the cross-sectional area, by dividing or superposing multiple light beams G02B27/0905}) · CPC title

• G01S7/481

  Constructional features, e.g. arrangements of optical elements · CPC title

• G01S7/51

  Display arrangements · CPC title

• G02B5/04 Primary

  Prisms · CPC title