# US 11,307,383 B2 · Lens and fabrication method thereof

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- Number: US 11,307,383 B2
- Document ID: US11307383B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/387,654
- Filed: 2019-04-18
- Published: 2020-06-18
- Granted: 2022-04-19
- Earliest claimed: 2018-12-14
- Assignees: Ray Optics Inc.
- Applicants: Rays Optics Inc.
- Inventors: Ying-Hsiu Lin; Kuo-Chuan Wang
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11307383B2

## CPC

- G02B 9/62: having six components only
- G02B 13/06: Panoramic objectives; So-called "sky lenses" {including panoramic objectives having reflecting surfaces}
- G02B 13/146: {with corrections for use in multiple wavelength bands, such as infrared and visible light, e.g. FLIR systems}
- G02B 13/18: with lenses having one or more non-spherical faces, e.g. for reducing geometrical aberration {(G02B13/002 takes precedence)}
- G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS

## Abstract

A lens assembly includes a first lens group, a second lens group and an aperture. The first lens group includes two lenses with refractive power. The second lens group with a positive refractive power includes at least two lenses with refractive power. The aperture is disposed between the first lens group and the second lens group. The lens assembly includes 5 to 8 lenses with refractive power. D1 is the diameter of the lens surface of the first lens group farthest from the second lens group. LT is the length on the optical axis of the lens from the lens surface farthest from the imaging plane of the lens assembly to the lens surface closest to the imaging plane of the lens assembly. IMH is the maximum imaging height of lens assembly on the imaging plane, wherein the lens assembly satisfies conditions: 3.5<LT/IMH<6, 0.65<D1/LT<0.98.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A lens assembly, comprising:
a first lens group, comprising at least two lenses with refractive power;
a second lens group with a positive refractive power, comprising at least two lenses with refractive power; and
an aperture disposed between the first lens group and the second lens group, wherein the number of the lenses with refractive power is larger than 4 but less than 9; D1 is the diameter of the lens surface of the first lens group farthest from the second lens group; LT is the length on the optical axis of the lens from the lens surface farthest from an imaging plane of the lens assembly to the lens surface closest to the imaging plane of the lens assembly; IMH is ½ of the length of the image circle on the imaging plane; the lens assembly satisfies the following conditions:
3.5<LT/IMH<6, and 0.65<D1/LT<0.98.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The lens assembly according to claim 1, wherein an aperture value (F/#) of the lens assembly is greater than or equivalent to 2.0.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The lens assembly according to claim 1, wherein total track length (TTL) being the length on the optical axis of the lens from the lens surface farthest from the imaging plane of the lens assembly to the imaging plane of the lens assembly is less than 15 mm.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The lens assembly according to claim 1, wherein the lens assembly comprises at least 3 lenses having an Abbe number greater than 55.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The lens assembly according to claim 1, wherein the lens assembly comprises at least 2 plastic lenses having an Abbe number greater than 55.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The lens assembly according to claim 1, wherein the lens assembly comprises at least 3 lenses having an Abbe number greater than 50.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The lens assembly according to claim 1, wherein the lens of the lens assembly farthest from the imaging plane is formed of glass.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The lens assembly according to claim 1, wherein the total length (LT) of the lens assembly is less than 11 mm.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The lens assembly according to claim 1, wherein the lenses of the lens assembly in order from the image magnification side to the image reduction side are: convex-concave lens, aspheric lens, aspheric lens, bi-convex lens, aspheric lens, and aspheric lens.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The lens assembly according to claim 1, wherein the refractive powers of the lenses of the lens assembly in order from the image magnification side to the image reduction side are: negative, negative, positive, positive, negative, positive.

### Claim 11

A lens assembly, comprising in order from the image magnification side to the image reduction side:
a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens and a fifth lens in the lens assembly, wherein the second lens to the fifth lens are aspheric lenses;
the lens assembly includes less than 9 lenses with refractive power,
the field of view (FOV) is between 180° and 220°; LT is the length on the optical axis of the lens from the lens surface farthest from an imaging plane of the lens assembly to the lens surface closest to the imaging plane of the lens assembly; IMH is ½ of the length of the image circle on the imaging plane; the lens assembly satisfies the condition of 3.5<LT/IMH<6;
an intersection of a first focal plane with an optical path of the lens assembly is referred as a first intersection, and the first focal plane is the focal point at wavelength of 555 nm of the lens assembly; an intersection of a second focal plane with an optical path of the lens assembly is referred as a second intersection, and the second focal plane is the focal point at wavelength of 850 nm of the lens assembly; a distance from the second intersection to the first intersection is less than 20 μm.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The lens assembly according to claim 11, wherein an aperture value (F/#) of the lens assembly is greater than or equivalent to 2.0.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The lens assembly according to claim 11, wherein total track length (TTL) being the length on the optical axis of the lens from the lens surface farthest from an imaging plane of the lens assembly to the imaging plane of the lens assembly is less than 15 mm.

### Claim 14 (depends on 11)

The lens assembly according to claim 11, wherein the lens assembly comprises at least 3 lenses having an Abbe number greater than 55.

### Claim 15 (depends on 11)

The lens assembly according to claim 11, wherein the lens assembly comprises at least 2 plastic lenses having an Abbe number greater than 55.

### Claim 16 (depends on 11)

The lens assembly according to claim 11, wherein the lens assembly comprises at least 3 lenses having an Abbe number greater than 50.

### Claim 17 (depends on 11)

The lens assembly according to claim 11, wherein the lens of the lens assembly farthest from an imaging plane is formed of glass.

### Claim 18 (depends on 11)

The lens assembly according to claim 11, wherein the total length (LT) of the lens assembly is less than 11 mm.

### Claim 19 (depends on 11)

The lens assembly according to claim 11, wherein the lenses of the lens assembly in order from the image magnification side to the image reduction side are: convex-concave lens, aspheric lens, aspheric lens, bi-convex lens, aspheric lens, and aspheric lens.

### Claim 20 (depends on 11)

The lens assembly according to claim 11, wherein the refractive powers of the lenses of the lens assembly in order from the image magnification side to the image reduction side are: negative, negative, positive, positive, negative, positive.