Image capturing unit, camera module and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12189273-B2
Application number	US-202318530072-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 5, 2023
Priority date	Jun 11, 2021
Publication date	Jan 7, 2025
Grant date	Jan 7, 2025

Abstract

An image capturing unit includes an imaging element and a dual-shot injection-molded optical folding element that are adjacent to each other. The imaging element is configured for an imaging light to pass through. The dual-shot injection-molded optical folding element includes a first part and a second part. The first part is made of transparent material. The first part has a reflective surface configured to reflect the imaging light. The second part is made of opaque material, and the second part is fixed at periphery of the first part. The second part includes a supporting portion configured to support the dual-shot injection-molded optical folding element. The supporting portion maintains the dual-shot injection-molded optical folding element at a predetermined position corresponding to the imaging element through mechanism assembly.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image capturing unit, comprising:
at least one imaging element, configured for an imaging light to pass through; and
a dual-shot injection-molded optical folding element, adjacent to the at least one imaging element, and the dual-shot injection-molded optical folding element comprising:
a first part, made of transparent material, wherein the first part has:
an incident surface, facing an object side and configured for the imaging light to pass through;
an emitting surface, facing an image side and configured for the imaging light to pass through; and
a reflective surface, located between the incident surface and the emitting surface and configured to reflect the imaging light; and
a second part, made of opaque material, wherein the second part is fixed at a periphery of the first part, the second part of the dual-shot injection-molded optical folding element is disposed on at least one surface of the incident surface, the emitting surface and the reflective surface, and the second part has at least one opening at a side thereof corresponding to and surrounding to the at least one surface, and the second part comprises:
a supporting portion, configured to support the dual-shot injection-molded optical folding element, wherein the supporting portion maintains the dual-shot injection-molded optical folding element at a predetermined position corresponding to the at least one imaging element through mechanism assembly;
wherein each of the first part and the second part has at least one gate trace, and the at least one gate trace of the first part and the at least one gate trace of the second part are disposed adjacent to each other;
wherein an Abbe number of the first part of the dual-shot injection-molded optical folding element is V, and the following condition is satisfied:
40≤V≤65.

2. The image capturing unit according to claim 1 , wherein the dual-shot injection-molded optical folding element is one piece made by a dual-shot injection molding.

3. The image capturing unit according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one opening is non-circular.

4. The image capturing unit according to claim 1 , wherein the supporting portion and the at least one imaging element abut to each other.

5. The image capturing unit according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one imaging element is located at an object side of the dual-shot injection-molded optical folding element, and the at least one imaging element and the incident surface correspond to each other.

6. The image capturing unit according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one imaging element is located at an image side of the dual-shot injection-molded optical folding element, and the at least one imaging element and the emitting surface correspond to each other.

7. The image capturing unit according to claim 4 , wherein the supporting portion has an alignment structure, and a center of the dual-shot injection-molded optical folding element is aligned with a center of the at least one imaging element through the alignment structure.

8. The image capturing unit according to claim 7 , wherein the alignment structure has a planar surface and an inclined surface that are configured for reducing tilt and offset between the dual-shot injection-molded optical folding element and the at least one imaging element.

9. The image capturing unit according to claim 1 , further comprising an arc-shaped step structure disposed on at least one surface of the incident surface, the emitting surface and the reflective surface, wherein the arc-shaped step structure has an arc-shaped contour formed by taking a center of the at least one surface as a center point thereof.

10. The image capturing unit according to claim 1 , wherein a maximum field of view of the image capturing unit is FOV, and the following condition is satisfied:
5 [deg.]<FOV<40 [deg.].

11. A camera module, comprising:
the image capturing unit of claim 1 ; and
an image sensor disposed on an image surface of the image capturing unit.

12. An electronic device, comprising:
the camera module of claim 11 .

Assignees

• Largan Precision Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chang Lin An
• CHANG Pei-Chi
• Chou Ming-Ta

Classifications

• G02B13/007

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

• G03B30/00

  Camera modules comprising integrated lens units and imaging units, specially adapted for being embedded in other devices, e.g. mobile phones or vehicles · CPC title

• G03B17/17 Primary

  with reflectors arranged in beam forming the photographic image, e.g. for reducing dimensions of camera · CPC title

• G02B7/1805 Primary

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

• G02B7/182 Primary

  for mirrors · CPC title