Lens module with infrared absorbing filter

• US 8,736,945 B2
• Filed: 03/14/2012
• Issued: 05/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Pei, Shao-Kai
• Primary Examiner(s): Sugarman, Scott J
• Assistant Examiner(s): Tallman, Robert E
• Application Number:
  US13/420,557
• Publication Number:
  US 20130141771A1
• Time in Patent Office: 804 Days
• Field of Search: 359265-275, 359/350, 359/355, 359/359, 359/360, 359/362
• US Class Current: 359/275
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/1524 Transition metal compounds
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/153 Constructional details
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/157 Structural association of cells with optical devices, e.g. reflectors or illuminating devices
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 2201/083 infrared absorbing

Abstract

A lens module includes an optical element and an infrared absorbing filter covering on the optical element. The infrared absorbing filter includes an electrochromic substrate. The electrochromic substrate changes from colorlessness to blue and absorbs the infrared constituent of incoming light when a preset voltage is applied on the electrochromic substrate.

Claims

1. A lens module, comprising:

an optical element;

an infrared absorbing filter covered on the optical element, and comprising;

an electrochromic substrate;

wherein a color of the electrochromic substrate is changed to blue when a preset voltage is applied on the electrochromic substrate, the electrochromic substrate is configured for absorbing infrared constituent of light projected on the lens module when the color is changed to blue;

when the preset voltage applied on the electrochromic substrate is removed, the electrochromic substrate retains the blue color for about 600 seconds;

wherein the electrochromic substrate comprises a first transparent conductive layer, a second transparent conductive layer, a metal ion film, an electrolytic film, and a metal oxide film;

the metal ion film, the electrolytic film, and the metal oxide film are orderly positioned between the first transparent conductive layer and the second transparent conductive layer;

the infrared absorbing filter comprises an anti-reflection film and an infrared filtering film, and the electrochromic substrate is positioned between the anti-reflection film and the infrared filtering film.

2. The lens module of claim 1, wherein the anti-reflection film is coated on the first transparent conductive layer.

3. The lens module of claim 1, wherein the infrared filtering film is coated on the second transparent conductive layer.