# US 12,192,606 B2 · Imaging lens system and camera module

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- Number: US 12,192,606 B2
- Document ID: US12192606B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/900,314
- Filed: 2022-08-31
- Published: 2023-04-13
- Granted: 2025-01-07
- Earliest claimed: 2021-10-07
- Assignees: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Jae Hyuk Huh; You Jin Jeong; So Mi Yang; Sot Eum Seo
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12192606B2

## CPC

- H04N 23/55: Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof
- G02B 9/10: one + and one - component
- G02B 9/14: arranged + - +
- G02B 13/0035: {having three lenses}
- G02B 13/0065: {having a beam-folding prism or mirror}
- G02B 13/02: Telephoto objectives, i.e. systems of the type + - in which the distance from the front vertex to the image plane is less than the equivalent focal length
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS

## Abstract

An imaging lens system includes an optical path folding member including a forwardmost reflective surface disposed closest to an object side, a rearmost reflective surface disposed closest to an imaging plane, and a rear reflective surface disposed to form an acute angle with the rearmost reflective surface and configured to reflect light reflected by the rearmost reflective surface to the imaging plane, and a first lens group disposed on an object side of the forwardmost reflective surface or an image side of the forwardmost reflective surface, wherein an angle between a first virtual plane including the forwardmost reflective surface and a second virtual plane including the rearmost reflective surface is 15 to 27 degrees.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An imaging lens system comprising:
an optical path folding member comprising a forwardmost reflective surface disposed closest to an object side, a rearmost reflective surface disposed closest to an imaging plane, and a rear reflective surface disposed to form an acute angle with the rearmost reflective surface and configured to reflect light reflected by the rearmost reflective surface to the imaging plane; and
a first lens group disposed on an object side of the forwardmost reflective surface or an image side of the forwardmost reflective surface,
wherein an angle between a first virtual plane including the forwardmost reflective surface and a second virtual plane including the rearmost reflective surface is 15 to 27 degrees.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The imaging lens system of claim 1, wherein the first lens group comprises a first lens and a second lens sequentially disposed from the object side.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The imaging lens system of claim 2, wherein the first lens has a positive refractive power, and the second lens has a negative refractive power.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The imaging lens system of claim 2, wherein 30<V1−V2, where V1 is an Abbe number of the first lens, and V2 is an Abbe number of the second lens.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The imaging lens system of claim 1, wherein an angle between the rearmost reflective surface and the rear reflective surface is 18 to 30 degrees.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The imaging lens system of claim 1, wherein the optical path folding member further comprises:
a first optical path folding member including the forwardmost reflective surface; and
a second optical path folding member including the rear reflective surface and the rearmost reflective surface.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The imaging lens system of claim 6, further comprising a second lens group disposed on the object side or image side of the forwardmost reflective surface, on which the first lens group is not disposed.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The imaging lens system of claim 7, wherein the second lens group comprises one or more lenses.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The imaging lens system of claim 1, wherein BFL/TTL<0.2, where BFL is a distance from an image-side surface of a rearmost lens of the first lens group to the imaging plane, and TTL is a distance from an object-side surface of a forwardmost lens of the first lens group to the imaging plane.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

A camera module comprising:
the imaging lens system of claim 1; and
an image sensor,
wherein the imaging plane is disposed on the image sensor.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

An electronic device comprising the camera module of claim 10, wherein the image sensor is disposed diagonally with respect to a thickness direction of the electronic device.

### Claim 12

An imaging lens system comprising:
a first optical path folding member having one reflective surface and having a cross-sectional shape of a right-angled triangle;
a second optical path folding member having two or more reflective surfaces and having the cross-sectional shape of a right-angled triangle;
a lens unit disposed to face the incident surface or exit surface of the first optical path folding member; and
an imaging plane disposed to face a total reflective surface of the second optical path folding member,
wherein the first optical path folding member, the second optical path folding member and the imaging plane are sequentially arranged along an optical axis of the lens unit, and
wherein the second optical path folding member comprises:
a first reflective surface reflecting light exiting the first optical path folding member; and
a second reflective surface reflecting light reflected from the first reflective surface to the first reflective surface.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The imaging lens system of claim 12, wherein an angle between the first reflective surface and the second reflective surface is 16 to 32 degrees.

### Claim 14 (depends on 12)

The imaging lens system of claim 12, wherein a maximum length of the incident surface of the first optical path folding member is less than a maximum length of an exit surface of the second optical path folding member.

### Claim 15 (depends on 12)

The imaging lens system of claim 12, wherein a distance from the exit surface of the first optical path folding member to an incident surface of the second optical path folding member is greater than a distance from the exit surface of the second optical path folding member to the imaging plane.

### Claim 16 (depends on 12)

The imaging lens system of claim 12, wherein the lens unit includes a first lens group disposed on an object side of the first optical path folding member.

### Claim 17 (depends on 12)

The imaging lens system of claim 12, wherein the lens unit includes a first lens group disposed between the first optical path folding member and the second optical path folding member.

### Claim 18 (depends on 12)

The imaging lens system of claim 12, wherein the lens unit comprises:
a first lens group disposed on an object side of the first optical path folding member; and
a second lens group disposed between the first optical path folding member and the second optical path folding member.

### Claim 19 (depends on 12)

A camera module comprising the imaging lens system of claim 12.

### Claim 20 (depends on 19)

An electronic device comprising the camera module of claim 19,
wherein the imaging plane is disposed on an image sensor, and
wherein the image sensor is disposed diagonally with respect to a thickness direction of the electronic device.

### Claim 21

An imaging lens system comprising:
an optical path folding member including a first reflective surface, a second reflective surface, and a third reflective surface configured to sequentially reflect light incident from an object side; and
a first lens group disposed on the object side or image side of the first reflective surface,
wherein a first angle of incidence of the first reflective surface is less than a second angle of incidence of the second reflective surface, and a third angle of incidence of the third reflective surface is less than the first angle of incidence of the first reflective surface.

### Claim 22 (depends on 21)

The imaging lens system of claim 21, wherein the first angle of incidence and the second angle of incidence are greater than a critical angle, respectively, and the third angle of incidence is less than the critical angle.

### Claim 23 (depends on 21)

The imaging lens system of claim 21, wherein the first angle of incidence and the second angle of incidence are greater than 36 degrees and less than 90 degrees, respectively.

### Claim 24 (depends on 21)

The imaging lens system of claim 21, wherein the third angle of incidence is greater than 28 degrees and less than 56 degrees.

### Claim 25 (depends on 21)

The imaging lens system of claim 21, wherein an imaging plane is disposed to face the second reflective surface.

### Claim 26 (depends on 21)

An electronic device comprising:
a camera module comprising the imaging lens system of claim 21; and an image sensor comprising an imaging plane disposed to face the second reflective surface,
wherein the image sensor is disposed diagonally with respect to a thickness direction of the electronic device.

### Claim 27

An imaging lens system comprising:
a first lens having positive refractive power;
a second lens having negative refractive power, a convex object-side surface, and a concave image-side surface;
a third lens having refractive power and a concave image-side surface;
a first reflective surface, a second reflective surface, and a third reflective surface disposed in this order from an object side along an optical axis; and
an imaging plane disposed along the optical axis and parallel to a second virtual plane including the second reflective surface,
wherein the first lens, the second lens, the third lens, the second reflective surface, and the third reflective surface are disposed in this order from an object side along the optical axis.

### Claim 28 (depends on 27)

The imaging lens system of claim 27, wherein an angle between a first virtual plane including the first reflective surface and the second virtual plane including the second reflective surface is 15 to 27 degrees.

### Claim 29 (depends on 27)

The imaging lens system of claim 27, wherein a first angle of incidence of the first reflective surface is less than a second angle of incidence of the second reflective surface, and a third angle of incidence of the third reflective surface is less than the first angle of incidence of the first reflective surface.

### Claim 30 (depends on 27)

The imaging lens system of claim 27, further comprising a fourth lens having refractive power and disposed between the first reflective surface and the second reflective surface along the optical axis.

### Claim 31 (depends on 27)

The imaging lens system of claim 27, further comprising a fourth reflective surface and a fifth reflective surface disposed between the first reflective surface and the second reflective surface along the optical axis.

### Claim 32 (depends on 27)

The imaging lens system of claim 27, wherein the optical axis extends between the second reflective surface and the third reflective surface a plurality of times.

### Claim 33 (depends on 27)

The imaging lens system of claim 27, wherein the third lens is disposed between the first reflective surface and the second reflective surface along the optical axis.

### Claim 34 (depends on 27)

An electronic device comprising:
a camera module comprising the imaging lens system of claim 27; and an image sensor comprising the imaging plane disposed to face the second reflective surface,
wherein the image sensor is disposed diagonally with respect to a thickness direction of the electronic device.