Array lens system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9753255-B2
Application number	US-201514931559-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 3, 2015
Priority date	Nov 3, 2015
Publication date	Sep 5, 2017
Grant date	Sep 5, 2017

Abstract

An array lens system composed of a plurality of array lenses, each includes a first optical device with a first reflection surface, a positive-powered first lens group, a positive-powered second lens group, a negative-powered third lens group, a second optical device with a second reflection surface, and a negative-powered fourth lens group arranged in an order from an object side to an image side.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An array lens system composed of a plurality of array lenses, each comprising:
a first optical device with a first reflection surface;
a positive-powered first lens group;
a positive-powered second lens group;
a negative-powered third lens group;
a second optical device with a second reflection surface; and
a negative-powered fourth lens group;
wherein the first optical device, the positive-powered first lens group, the positive-powered second lens group, the negative-powered third lens group; the second optical device and the negative-powered fourth lens group are arranged in an order from an object side to an image side;
wherein the positive-powered first lens group comprises a convex first lens, an aperture, a flat second lens and a concave third lens arranged in the order from the object side to the image side;
wherein the positive-powered second lens group comprises a convex fourth lens, a flat fifth lens and a concave sixth lens arranged in the order from the object side to the image side;
wherein the negative-powered third lens group comprises a concave seventh lens and a flat eighth lens arranged in the order from the object side to the image side; and
wherein the negative-powered fourth lens group comprises a concave ninth lens and a flat tenth lens arranged in the order from the object side to the image side.

2. The array lens system of claim 1 , wherein the first optical device is adjustable to adapt to a predetermined angle of an incoming light.

3. The array lens system of claim 1 , wherein the first optical device comprises a mirror.

4. The array lens system of claim 1 , wherein the second optical device comprises a right-angle prism.

5. The array lens system of claim 1 , further comprising an infra-red filter coated on at least one surface of a flat lens of the positive-powered first lens group, the positive-powered second lens group, the negative-powered third lens group or the negative-powered fourth lens group.

6. The array lens system of claim 1 , wherein the convex first lens has an aspherical convex object-side surface and a planar image-side surface; the flat second lens has a planar object-side surface and a planar image-side surface; and the concave third lens has a planar object-side surface and a concave image-side surface.

7. The array lens system of claim 1 , wherein the convex fourth lens has an aspherical convex object-side surface and a planar image-side surface; the flat fifth lens has a planar object-side surface and a planar image-side surface; and the concave sixth lens has a planar object-side surface and a concave image-side surface.

8. The array lens system of claim 1 , wherein the concave seventh lens has an aspherical concave object-side surface and a planar image-side surface; and the flat eighth lens has a planar object-side surface and a planar image-side surface.

9. The array lens system of claim 1 , wherein the concave ninth lens has an aspherical concave object-side surface and a planar image-side surface; and the flat tenth lens has a planar object-side surface and a planar image-side surface.

10. The array lens system of claim 1 , wherein the convex first lens, the convex fourth lens and the concave sixth lens have a refractive index ranging between 1.512 and 1.52.

11. The array lens system of claim 1 , wherein the convex first lens, the convex fourth lens and the concave sixth lens have an Abbe number ranging between 48.7 and 56.5.

12. The array lens system of claim 1 , wherein a difference between Abbe number of the convex first lens and Abbe number of the concave third lens is in a range between 17 and 25.

13. The array lens system of claim 1 , wherein the flat second lens, the flat fifth lens, the flat eighth lens and the flat tenth lens have a refractive index ranging between 1.5 and 1.6.

14. The array lens system of claim 1 , wherein the flat second lens, the flat fifth lens, the flat eighth lens and the flat tenth lens have an Abbe number ranging between 40 and 60.

15. The array lens system of claim 1 , wherein a ratio of focal length of the positive-powered second lens group to focal length of the positive-powered first lens group is in a range between 0.01 and 0.28.

16. An array lens system composed of a plurality of array lenses, each comprising:
a first optical device with a first reflection surface;
a positive-powered first lens group;
a positive-powered second lens group;
a negative-powered third lens group;
a second optical device with a second reflection surface; and
a negative-powered fourth lens group;
wherein the first optical device, the positive-powered first lens group, the positive-powered second lens group, the negative-powered third lens group; the second optical device and the negative-powered fourth lens group are arranged in an order from an object side to an image side;
wherein the positive-powered first lens group comprises a convex first lens, an aperture, a flat second lens and a concave third lens arranged in the order from the object side to the image side;
wherein the positive-powered second lens group comprises a convex fourth lens, a flat fifth lens and a concave sixth lens arranged in the order from the object side to the image side;
wherein the negative-powered third lens group comprises a concave seventh lens and a flat eighth lens arranged in the order from the object side to the image side; and
wherein the negative-powered fourth lens group comprises a flat eleventh lens, a concave twelfth lens and a flat thirteenth lens arranged in the order from the object side to the image side.

17. The array lens system of claim 16 , wherein the flat eleventh lens has a planar object-side surface and a planar image-side surface; the concave twelfth lens has a planar object-side surface and an aspherical concave object-side surface; and the flat thirteenth lens has a planar object-side surface and a planar image-side surface.

18. The array lens system of claim 16 , wherein the flat second lens, the flat fifth lens, the flat eighth lens, the flat eleventh lens and the flat thirteenth lens have a refractive index ranging between 1.5 and 1.6.

19. The array lens system of claim 16 , wherein the flat second lens, the flat fifth lens, the flat eighth lens, the flat eleventh lens and the flat thirteenth lens have an Abbe number ranging between 40 and 60.

Assignees

• Himax Tech Ltd

Inventors

• Lin Han-Ching
• Kuo Han-Yi

Classifications

• G02B13/004 Primary

  having four lenses · CPC title

• G02B13/0065

  having a beam-folding prism or mirror · CPC title

• G02B9/34

  having four components only · CPC title