Lens module

US12345860B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-12345860-B2
Application numberUS-202318455311-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 24, 2023
Priority dateOct 14, 2013
Publication dateJul 1, 2025
Grant dateJul 1, 2025

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A lens module may include a first lens having positive refractive power, a second lens having refractive power, a third lens having positive refractive power, a fourth lens having refractive power, a fifth lens having refractive power, a sixth lens having refractive power, and a seventh lens having negative refractive power. An inflection point may be formed on an image-side surface of the sixth lens. A turning point may be formed on an image-side surface of the seventh lens. The first lens, the second lens, the third lens, the fourth lens, the fifth lens, the sixth lens and the seventh lens are disposed in a sequential order from the first lens to the seventh lens.

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What is claimed is: 1. A lens module comprising: a first lens having a concave image-side surface; a second lens having a refractive power; a third lens having a convex object-side surface; a fourth lens having negative refractive power; a fifth lens having a concave object-side surface; a sixth lens having a refractive power; and a seventh lens having a refractive power, and a concave image-side surface, wherein the first to seventh lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side toward an image plane, and wherein a radius of curvature of an object-side surface of the sixth lens is greater than a radius of curvature of an image-side surface of the second lens. 2. The lens module of claim 1 , wherein the first lens has a convex object-side surface. 3. The lens module of claim 1 , wherein the second lens has a convex object-side surface. 4. The lens module of claim 1 , wherein the second lens has a concave image-side surface. 5. The lens module of claim 1 , wherein the sixth lens has a convex object-side surface. 6. The lens module of claim 1 , wherein the sixth lens has a concave image-side surface. 7. A lens module comprising: a total of seven lenses with refractive power, the seven lenses comprising: a first lens having a refractive power; a second lens having negative refractive power; a third lens having a convex object-side surface; a fourth lens having a refractive power; a fifth lens having a refractive power; a sixth lens having positive refractive power and a concave image-side surface; and a seventh lens having a refractive power, wherein the first to seventh lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side toward an image plane, and wherein −2.0<R13/f<1.0, where f is a focal length of the lens module and R13 is a radius of curvature of an object-side surface of the seventh lens. 8. The lens module of claim 7 , wherein the first lens has a convex object-side surface. 9. The lens module of claim 7 , wherein the first lens has a concave image- side surface. 10. The lens module of claim 7 , wherein the second lens has a convex object- side surface. 11. The lens module of claim 7 , wherein the second lens has a concave image-side surface. 12. The lens module of claim 7 , wherein the fourth lens has a convex image- side surface. 13. The lens module of claim 7 , wherein the sixth lens has a convex object- side surface. 14. The lens module of claim 7 , wherein the seventh lens has a concave image-side surface.

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  • for optical correction, e.g. distorsion, aberration · CPC title

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

  • having more than six components · CPC title

  • having five or more lenses · CPC title

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What does patent US12345860B2 cover?
A lens module may include a first lens having positive refractive power, a second lens having refractive power, a third lens having positive refractive power, a fourth lens having refractive power, a fifth lens having refractive power, a sixth lens having refractive power, and a seventh lens having negative refractive power. An inflection point may be formed on an image-side surface of the sixt…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Samsung Electro Mech
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G02B13/0045. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jul 01 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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