Annular optical element, imaging lens module and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9904050-B2
Application number	US-201615241120-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 19, 2016
Priority date	Jun 30, 2016
Publication date	Feb 27, 2018
Grant date	Feb 27, 2018

Abstract

An annular optical element includes an outer annular surface, an inner annular surface, a first side surface, a second side surface and a plurality of strip-shaped wedge structures. The outer annular surface surrounds a central axis of the annular optical element and includes at least two shrunk portions. The first side surface connects the outer annular surface and the inner annular surface. The second side surface connects the outer annular surface and the inner annular surface, wherein the second side surface is disposed correspondingly to the first side surface. The strip-shaped wedge structures are disposed on the inner annular surface, wherein each of the strip-shaped wedge structures is disposed along a direction from the first side surface towards the second side surface and includes an acute end and a tapered portion connecting the inner annular surface and the acute end.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An annular optical element, comprising:
an outer annular surface surrounding a central axis of the annular optical element and comprising at least two shrunk portions, wherein the shrunk portions are parts of the outer annular surface closer to the central axis;
an inner annular surface surrounding the central axis and closer to the central axis than the outer annular surface;
a first side surface connecting the outer annular surface and the inner annular surface;
a second side surface connecting the outer annular surface and the inner annular surface, wherein the second side surface is disposed correspondingly to the first side surface; and
a plurality of strip-shaped wedge structures disposed on the inner annular surface, wherein each of the strip-shaped wedge structures is disposed along a direction from the first side surface towards the second side surface and comprises an acute end and a tapered portion connecting the inner annular surface and the acute end.

2. The annular optical element of claim 1 , wherein the annular optical element with the strip-shaped wedge structures is formed integrally.

3. The annular optical element of claim 2 , wherein an angle of each of the acute ends is θ, and the following condition is satisfied:
35 degrees<θ<90 degrees.

4. The annular optical element of claim 3 , wherein the angle of each of the acute ends is θ, and the following condition is satisfied:
45 degrees<θ<75 degrees.

5. The annular optical element of claim 2 , wherein the inner annular surface has a zigzag shape.

6. The annular optical element of claim 5 , wherein a cross-section orthogonal to the central axis of each of the strip-shaped wedge structures is isosceles triangle.

7. The annular optical element of claim 2 , wherein at least one of the first side surface and the second side surface comprises a recessed portion connected to the outer annular surface.

8. The annular optical element of claim 2 , wherein a number of the strip-shaped wedge structures is greater than or equal to 90, and smaller than or equal to 420.

9. The annular optical element of claim 8 , wherein the number of the strip-shaped wedge structures is greater than or equal to 150, and smaller than or equal to 360.

10. The annular optical element of claim 2 , wherein an entire surface of the acute end and an entire surface of the tapered section of each of the strip-shaped wedge structures are both smooth surfaces.

11. The annular optical element of claim 2 , wherein each of the strip-shaped wedge structures has even height.

12. The annular optical element of claim 1 , wherein a distance between the inner annular surface and the acute end of each of the strip-shaped wedge structures is h, and the following condition is satisfied:
0.03 mm<h<0.25 mm.

13. The annular optical element of claim 12 , wherein the distance between the inner annular surface and the acute end of each of the strip-shaped wedge structures is h, and the following condition is satisfied:
0.04 mm<h<0.15 mm.

14. The annular optical element of claim 2 , wherein a minimum inner diameter formed by the strip-shaped wedge structures of the annular optical element is φA, a maximum outer diameter of the outer annular surface is φB, and the following condition is satisfied:
0.75<φA/φB<1.0.

15. An imaging lens module, comprising:
the annular optical element of claim 1 ; and
an optical lens assembly comprising a plurality of lens elements, wherein the annular optical element is connected to at least one of the lens elements.

16. An electronic device, comprising:
the imaging lens module of claim 15 .

17. An imaging lens module, which is applied to an electronic device, comprising:
a plastic barrel;
an optical lens assembly disposed in the plastic barrel and comprising a plurality of lens elements; and
an annular optical element disposed in the plastic barrel and comprising:
an outer annular surface surrounding a central axis of the annular optical element and comprising at least two shrunk portions, wherein the shrunk portions are parts of the outer annular surface closer to the central axis;
an inner annular surface surrounding the central axis and closer to the central axis than the outer annular surface;
a first side surface connecting the outer annular surface and the inner annular surface, wherein the first side surface is connected to at least one of the lens elements;
a second side surface connecting the outer annular surface and the inner annular surface, wherein the second side surface is farther from an imaged object than the first side surface and not connected to any of the lens elements; and
a plurality of strip-shaped wedge structures disposed on the inner annular surface, wherein the annular optical element with the strip-shaped wedge structures is formed integrally, and each of the strip-shaped wedge structures is disposed along a direction from the first side surface towards the second side surface and comprises an acute end and a tapered portion connecting the inner annular surface and the acute end.

18. The imaging lens module of claim 17 , wherein the plastic barrel comprises an inner surface connected to the annular optical element, the second side surface comprises a recessed portion connected to the outer annular surface, and an air gap is between the recessed portion and the inner surface of the plastic barrel.

19. The imaging lens module of claim 18 , further comprising:
a glue material connected to the recessed portion.

20. The imaging lens module of claim 18 , wherein a maximum distance orthogonal to the central axis between the recessed portion and the inner surface of the plastic barrel is d, and the following condition is satisfied:
0.01 mm<d<0.20 mm.

21. The imaging lens module of claim 17 , wherein an angle of each of the acute ends is θ, and the following condition is satisfied:
35 degrees<θ<90 degrees.

22. The imaging lens module of claim 21 , wherein the angle of each of the acute ends is θ, and the following condition is satisfied:
45 degrees<θ<75 degrees.

23. The imaging lens module of claim 17 , wherein each of the strip-shaped wedge structures has even height.

24. The imaging lens module of claim 17 , wherein a distance between the inner annular surface and the acute end of each of the strip-shaped wedge structures is h, and the following condition is satisfied:
0.03 mm< h< 0.25 mm.

25. The imaging lens module of claim 24 , wherein the distance between the inner annular surface and the acute end of each of the strip-shaped wedge structures is h, and the following condition is satisfied:
0.04 mm< h< 0.15 mm.

26. The imaging lens module of claim 23 , wherein an entire surface of the acute end and an entire surface of the tapered section of each of the strip-shaped wedge structures are both smooth surfaces.

27. The imaging lens module of claim 17 , wherein a minimum inner diameter formed by the strip-shaped wedge structures of the annular optical element is φA, a maximum outer diameter of the outer annular surface is φB, and the following condition is satisfied:
0.75<φA/φB<1.0.

28. The imaging lens module of claim 17 , wherein every two strip-shaped wedge structures adjacent to each other are connected to each other.

Assignees

• Largan Precision Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lin Cheng Feng
• Weng Wei Hung
• Chou Ming Ta

Classifications

• G02B27/0018 Primary

  with means for preventing ghost images (anti-reflection coatings G02B1/11) · CPC title

• G02B13/0055

  employing a special optical element · CPC title

• G02B7/021

  for more than one lens · CPC title

• G02B7/025

  using glue · CPC title

• G02B13/004

  having four lenses · CPC title