# US 11,906,814 B2 · Prime lens module, in-vehicle camera system, and camera module

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- Number: US 11,906,814 B2
- Document ID: US11906814B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/038,065
- Filed: 2020-09-30
- Published: 2021-01-14
- Granted: 2024-02-20
- Earliest claimed: 2019-04-28
- Assignees: Jiangxi Lianchuang Electronic Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Jiangxi Lianchuang Electronic Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Bo Gao; Weina Li; Jianxin Huang; Jian Han
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11906814B2

## CPC

- G02B 9/64: having more than six components
- B60R 11/04: Mounting of cameras operative during drive; Arrangement of controls thereof relative to the vehicle
- G02B 13/0045: {having five or more lenses}
- G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

The present disclosure provides a prime lens module and an in-vehicle camera system. From an object side to an imaging side thereof, the prime lens module sequentially includes: a first lens with a negative focal power, a second lens with a negative focal power, a third lens with a positive focal power, a fourth lens with a positive focal power, a fifth lens with a positive focal power, a sixth lens with a negative focal power, and a seventh lens with a positive focal power. The first lens is a meniscus spherical lens. The second lens is a biconcave spherical lens. The third lens is a biconvex spherical lens and bonded to the second lens. The fourth lens is a biconvex spherical lens or a biconvex aspheric lens. The fifth lens is a biconvex spherical lens. The sixth lens is a biconcave spherical lens and bonded to the fifth lens.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A prime lens module, from an object side to an imaging side thereof, the prime lens module sequentially comprising:
a first lens with a negative focal power, the first lens being a meniscus spherical lens with a concave surface facing the imaging side;
a second lens with a negative focal power, the second lens being a biconcave spherical lens;
a third lens with a positive focal power, the third lens being a biconvex spherical lens or a meniscus spherical lens;
a fourth lens with a positive focal power, the fourth lens being a biconvex spherical lens or a biconvex aspheric lens;
a fifth lens with a positive focal power, the fifth lens being a biconvex spherical lens;
a sixth lens with a negative focal power, the sixth lens being a biconcave spherical lens; and
a seventh lens with a positive focal power, the seventh lens being selected from a group consisting of a biconvex aspheric lens, a biconvex spherical lens, and a meniscus aspheric lens;
wherein the second lens and the third lens are bonded together through optical glue; the fifth lens and the sixth lens are bonded through optical glue; one of the fourth lens and the seventh lens is a spherical lens while the other is an aspheric lens, and the prime lens module satisfies the following expression:
6.5<TL/(f*tan θ)<7.9;
where TL represents an optical total length of the prime lens module;
f represents a focal length of the prime lens module; and
θ represents a half of FOV of the prime lens module.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The prime lens module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the prime lens module satisfies the following expression:
0.7<|f2/f3|<0.9;
where f2 represents a focal length of the second lens; and
f3 represents a focal length of the third lens.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The prime lens module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the prime lens module satisfies the following expressions:
40<|V5−V6|<60;
where V5 represents an Abbe number of the fifth lens; and
V6 represents an Abbe number of the sixth lens.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The prime lens module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the prime lens module satisfies the following expression:
0.6<f4/f7<0.8;
where f4 represents a focal length of the fourth lens; and
f7 represents a focal length of the seventh lens.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The prime lens module as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a stop; wherein the stop is disposed between the fourth lens and the fifth lens or between the third lens and the fourth lens.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The prime lens module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fourth lens is a biconvex spherical lens, and the seventh lens is a biconvex aspheric lens.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The prime lens module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shape of aspheric surface of each aspheric lens in the prime lens module satisfies the following expression:
z
=
ch
2
1
+
1
-
(
1
+
k
)
⁢
c
2
⁢
h
2
+
a
4
⁢
h
4
+
a
6
⁢
h
6
+
a
8
⁢
h
8
+
a
10
⁢
h
10
+
a
12
⁢
h
12
;
where z represents a vector height between a point on the surface and a vertex of the surface along an optical axis of the prime lens module;
h represents a distance between the point on the surface and the optical axis;
c represents a curvature of the vertex of the surface;
k represents a conic coefficient;
a4 represents a fourth order surface coefficient;
a6 represents a sixth order surface coefficient;
a8 represents an eighth order surface coefficient;
a10 represents a tenth order surface coefficient; and
a12 represents a twelfth order surface coefficient.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The prime lens module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first lens, the second lens, the third lens, the fourth lens, the fifth lens, the sixth lens, and the seventh lens are all made of glass materials.

### Claim 9

An in-vehicle camera system, comprising a processor, a memory, an image sensor, and a prime lens module; from an object side to an imaging side thereof, the prime lens module comprising:
a first lens having a negative focal power and a concave imaging side surface, the first lens being a meniscus spherical lens;
a second lens having a negative focal power and two concave spherical surfaces;
a third lens having a positive focal power and two convex spherical surfaces;
a fourth lens having a positive focal power, the fourth lens being a biconvex spherical lens or a biconvex aspheric lens;
a fifth lens having a positive focal power and two convex spherical surfaces;
a sixth lens having a negative focal power and two concave spherical surfaces; and
a seventh lens having a positive focal power, the seventh lens being a biconvex aspheric lens or a biconvex spherical lens;
wherein the second lens and the third lens are bonded together through optical glue; the fifth lens and the sixth lens are bonded through optical glue; one of the fourth lens and the seventh lens is a spherical lens while the other is an aspheric lens, and the prime lens module satisfies the following expressions:
40<|V5−V6|<60;
where V5 represents an Abbe number of the fifth lens; and
V6 represents an Abbe number of the sixth lens.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The in-vehicle camera system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the prime lens module satisfies the following expression:
0.7<|f2/f3|<0.9;
where f2 represents a focal length of the second lens; and
f3 represents a focal length of the third lens.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The in-vehicle camera system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the prime lens module satisfies the following expression:
0.6<f4/f7<0.8;
where f4 represents a focal length of the fourth lens; and
f7 represents a focal length of the seventh lens.

### Claim 12 (depends on 9)

The in-vehicle camera system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the prime lens module further comprises a stop; wherein the stop is disposed between the fourth lens and the fifth lens or between the third lens and the fourth lens.

### Claim 13 (depends on 9)

The in-vehicle camera system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the fourth lens is a biconvex spherical lens, and the seventh lens is a biconvex aspheric lens.

### Claim 14 (depends on 9)

The in-vehicle camera system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the fourth lens is a biconvex aspheric lens, and the seventh lens is a biconvex spherical lens.

### Claim 15 (depends on 9)

The in-vehicle camera system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the fourth lens is a biconvex spherical lens, and the seventh lens is a meniscus aspheric lens with a concave surface facing the object side.

### Claim 16 (depends on 9)

The in-vehicle camera system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the first lens, the second lens, the third lens, the fourth lens, the fifth lens, the sixth lens, and the seventh lens are all made of glass materials.

### Claim 17

A camera module, comprising a casing, a barrel connected to the casing, and a prime lens module disposed in the barrel; wherein from an object side to an imaging side thereof, the prime lens module comprises:
a first lens having a negative focal power and a concave surface facing the imaging side;
a second lens having a negative focal power and two concave spherical surfaces;
a third lens having a positive focal power, the third lens being a biconvex spherical lens or a meniscus spherical lens;
a fourth lens having a positive focal power, the fourth lens being a biconvex spherical lens or a biconvex aspheric lens;
a fifth lens having a positive focal power and two convex spherical surfaces;
a sixth lens having a negative focal power and two concave spherical surfaces; and
a seventh lens having a positive focal power, the seventh lens being selected from a group consisting of a biconvex aspheric lens, a biconvex spherical lens, and a meniscus aspheric lens;
wherein the second lens and the third lens are bonded together through optical glue; the fifth lens and the sixth lens are bonded through optical glue; one of the fourth lens and the seventh lens is a spherical lens while the other is an aspheric lens; wherein the prime lens module satisfies the following expression:
0.7<|f2/f3|<0.9;
where f2 represents a focal length of the second lens; and
f3 represents a focal length of the third lens;
wherein the fourth lens is a biconvex spherical lens, and the seventh lens is a meniscus aspheric lens with a concave surface facing the object side.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The camera module as claimed in claim 17, wherein the prime lens module satisfies the following expression:
0.6<f4/f7<0.8;
where f4 represents a focal length of the fourth lens; and
f7 represents a focal length of the seventh lens.