Camera lens assembly comprising four lenses of +−++, ++−+ or +−−+ regractive powers

US12306381B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-12306381-B2
Application numberUS-202117535294-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 24, 2021
Priority dateMar 30, 2017
Publication dateMay 20, 2025
Grant dateMay 20, 2025

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The present disclosure discloses a camera lens assembly, the camera lens assembly having a total effective focal length f and an entrance pupil diameter EPD, and along an optical axis from an object side to an image side sequentially including a first lens, a second lens, a third lens and a fourth lens, wherein the first lens and the fourth lens have positive refractive powers, an image-side surface of the first lens is a concave surface, and an object-side surface of the fourth lens is a convex surface. In addition, the total effective focal length f and the entrance pupil diameter EPD satisfy: f/EPD≤2.

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A camera lens assembly, the camera lens assembly along an optical axis from an object side to an image side sequentially comprising: a first lens, a second lens, a third lens and a fourth lens, a number of lenses in the camera lens assembly being four; wherein, the first lens has a positive refractive power, and an image-side surface of the first lens is a concave surface; the fourth lens has a positive refractive power, and an object-side surface of the fourth lens is a convex surface; a filter is disposed between the fourth lens and the image side, the filter is a band-pass filter, a band-pass wavelength λ of the band-pass filter is determined based on a wavelength of a used light source, a long wave cut-off wavelength of the band-pass wavelength λ is 15 nm to 50 nm longer than a longest wavelength of the wavelength of the used light source, and a short wave cut-off wavelength of the band-pass wavelength λ is 15 nm to 50 nm shorter than a shortest wavelength of the wavelength of the used light source; the camera lens assembly having a total effective focal length f and an entrance pupil diameter EPD, wherein the total effective focal length f and the entrance pupil diameter EPD satisfy: 1.5≤f/EPD≤1.6; an effective focal length f1 of the first lens and the total effective focal length f of the camera lens assembly satisfies: 1<f1/f<1.9; and a center thickness CT 2 of the second lens on the optical axis, a center thickness CT 3 of the third lens on the optical axis and a center thickness CT 4 of the fourth lens on the optical axis satisfy: 1.207≤(CT 2 +CT 3 )/CT 4 <1.6 and 0.5<CT 2 /CT 3 <1. 2. The camera lens assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a sum of a center thickness ΣCT of the first to fourth lenses on the optical axis, and a distance TTL from the first lens to an image plane on the optical axis satisfy: ΣCT/TTL<0.5. 3. The camera lens assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a distance SAG 31 from an intersection of an object-side surface of the third lens and the optical axis to an effective radius vertex of the object-side surface of the third lens on the optical axis, and a distance SAG 32 from an intersection of an image-side surface of the third lens and the optical axis to an effective radius vertex of the image-side surface of the third lens on the optical axis satisfy: 0.5<SAG 31 /SAG 32 <1. 4. The camera lens assembly according to claim 1 , wherein an effective radius DT 11 of an object-side surface of the first lens, and an effective radius DT 22 of an image-side surface of the second lens satisfy: 0.7<DT 11 /DT 22 <1.2. 5. The camera lens assembly according to claim 1 , wherein half of a diagonal length ImgH of an effective pixel area on an image plane of the camera lens assembly, and the total effective focal length f of the camera lens assembly satisfy: ImgH/f<0.8. 6. A camera lens assembly, the camera lens assembly along an optical axis from an object side to an image side sequentially comprising: a first lens, a second lens, a third lens and a fourth lens, a number of lenses in the camera lens assembly being four; wherein, the first lens has a positive refractive power, and an image-side surface of the first lens is a concave surface; the fourth lens has a positive refractive power, and an object-side surface of the fourth lens is a convex surface; a filter is disposed between the fourth lens and the image side, the filter is a band-pass filter, a band-pass wavelength λ of the band-pass filter is determined based on a wavelength of a used light source, a long wave cut-off wavelength of the band-pass wavelength λ is 15 nm to 50 nm longer than a longest wavelength of the wavelength of the used light source, and a short wave cut-off wavelength of the band-pass wavelength λ is 15 nm to 50 nm shorter than a shortest wavelength of the wavelength of the used light source; the camera lens assembly having a total effective focal length f and an entrance pupil diameter EPD, wherein the total effective focal length f and the entrance pupil diameter EPD satisfy: 1.5≤f/EPD≤1.6; a center thickness CT 2 of the second lens on the optical axis and a center thickness CT 3 of the third lens on the optical axis satisfy: 0.728≤CT 2 /CT 3 <1; and an effective focal length f1 of the first lens and the total effective focal length f of the camera lens assembly satisfies: 1<f1/f<1.9. 7. A camera lens assembly, the camera lens assembly along an optical axis from an object side to an image side sequentially comprising: a first lens, a second lens, a third lens and a fourth lens, a number of lenses in the camera lens assembly being four; wherein, the first lens has a positive refractive power, and an image-side surface of the first lens is a concave surface; the fourth lens has a positive refractive power, and an object-side surface of the fourth lens is a convex surface; a filter is disposed between the fourth lens and the image side, the filter is a band-pass filter, a band-pass wavelength λ of the band-pass filter is determined based on a wavelength of a used light source, a long wave cut-off wavelength of the band-pass wavelength λ is 15 nm to 50 nm longer than a longest wavelength of the wavelength of the used light source, and a short wave cut-off wavelength of the band-pass wavelength λ is 15 nm to 50 nm shorter than a shortest wavelength of the wavelength of the used light source; the camera lens assembly having a total effective focal length f and an entrance pupil diameter EPD, wherein the total effective focal length f and the entrance pupil diameter EPD satisfy: 1.5≤f/EPD≤1.6; an effective radius DT 11 of an object-side surface of the first lens, and an effective radius DT 22 of an image-side surface of the second lens satisfy: 0.7<DT 11 /DT 22 <1.2; and a center thickness CT 2 of the second lens on the optical axis, a center thickness CT 3 of the third lens on the optical axis and a center thickness CT 4 of the fourth lens on the optical axis satisfy: 1.207≤(CT 2 +CT 3 )/CT 4 <1.6 and 0.5<CT 2 /CT 3 <1.

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  • both - components being biconcave · CPC title

  • having four components only · CPC title

  • Filters (polarising elements G02B5/30) · CPC title

  • G02B13/004Primary

    having four lenses · CPC title

  • with lenses having one or more non-spherical faces, e.g. for reducing geometrical aberration {(G02B13/002 takes precedence)} · CPC title

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What does patent US12306381B2 cover?
The present disclosure discloses a camera lens assembly, the camera lens assembly having a total effective focal length f and an entrance pupil diameter EPD, and along an optical axis from an object side to an image side sequentially including a first lens, a second lens, a third lens and a fourth lens, wherein the first lens and the fourth lens have positive refractive powers, an image-side su…
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Zhejiang Sunny Optical Co Ltd
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Primary CPC classification G02B13/004. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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