Annual optical spacer, image lens system, and mobile terminal

• US 9,946,047 B2
• Filed: 04/20/2014
• Issued: 04/17/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Largan Precision Co Limited (Largan Precision)
• Original Assignee: Largan Precision Co Limited (Largan Precision)
• Inventors: Lin, Cheng-Feng, Chou, Ming-Ta
• Primary Examiner(s): Greece, James
• Assistant Examiner(s): BROOME, SHARRIEF I
• Application Number:
  US14/256,992
• Publication Number:
  US 20150253532A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,458 Days
• Field of Search: 359601
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 13/001 Miniaturised objectives for electronic devices, e.g. portable telephones, webcams, PDAs, small digital cameras G02B23/243 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0018 with means for preventing ghost images anti-reflection coatings G02B1/11
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/003 Light absorbing elements
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/005 Diaphragms for cameras G03B9/02
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 7/021 for more than one lens
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 7/022 lens and mount having complementary engagement means, e.g. screw/thread

Abstract

An annular optical spacer includes a first side portion, a second side portion, an outer annular portion, an inner annular portion and an anti-reflective layer. The second side portion is opposite to the first side portion. The outer annular portion connects the first side portion with the second side portion. The inner annular portion connects the first side portion with the second side portion. A vertical distance between the inner annular portion and a central axis of the annular optical spacer is shorter than a vertical distance between the outer annular portion and the central axis of the annular optical spacer. The inner annular portion includes at least one rugged surface. The rugged surface includes a plurality of annular protruding structures, and the annular protruding structures are coaxially arranged around the central axis. The anti-reflective layer is on top of the rugged surface.

Claims

1. An annular optical spacer configured to be disposed between two lens elements for providing an optical space between the two lens elements, the annular optical spacer comprising:

a first side portion;

a second side portion opposite to the first side portion;

a central through hole coaxial with a central axis of the annular optical spacer;

an outer annular portion disposed around the central through hole and connecting the first side portion with the second side portion;

an inner annular portion disposed around the central through hole and connecting the first side portion with the second side portion, wherein a vertical distance between the inner annular portion and the central axis of the annular optical spacer is shorter than a vertical distance between the outer annular portion and the central axis of the annular optical spacer, and the inner annular portion comprises;

at least one rugged surface comprising a plurality of annular protruding structures, wherein the annular protruding structures are coaxially arranged around the central axis; and

an anti-reflective layer on top of the rugged surface;

wherein the annular optical spacer is made of opaque plastic material;

wherein a diameter of the central through hole decreased along the rugged surface from the second side portion to the first side portion;

wherein each of the annular protruding structures is arc-shaped, a maximum width of each of the annular protruding structures is L, a curvature radius of each of the annular protruding structures is R, and the following relationship is satisfied;

0.65<

L/R<

1.65.

2. The annular optical spacer of claim 1, wherein the annular protruding structures are integrated with the rugged surface.

3. The annular optical spacer of claim 2, wherein each of the first side portion and the second side portion comprises an abutting surface, and each of the abutting surfaces is perpendicular to the central axis of the annular optical spacer.

4. The annular optical spacer of claim 2, wherein the curvature radius of each of the annular protruding structures is R, and the following relationship is satisfied:

0.02 mm<

R<

0.10 mm.

5. The annular optical spacer of claim 4, wherein the curvature radius of each of the annular protruding structures is R, and the following relationship is satisfied:

0.035 mm<

R<

0.07 mm.

6. The annular optical spacer of claim 2, wherein the anti-reflective layer comprises a plurality of films, the films are stacked orderly, a number of the films is N, and the following relationship is satisfied:

2<

N<

12.

7. The annular optical spacer of claim 6, wherein a reflectivity of the anti-reflective layer for light wavelengths between 400 nm and 700 nm is Ref, and the following relationship is satisfied:

Ref<

2%.

8. The annular optical spacer of claim 7, wherein the anti-reflective layer comprises:

a plurality of high refractive index films; and

a plurality of low refractive index films;

wherein the high refractive index films and the low refractive index films are alternately stacked, a refractive index of each of the high refractive index films is NA, a refractive index of each of the low refractive index films is NB, and the following relationships are satisfied;

1.8≤

NA; and

NB≤

1.5.

9. The annular optical spacer of claim 2, wherein the annular optical spacer is manufactured by an injection molding method.

10. The annular optical spacer of claim 9, wherein each of the first side portion and the second side portion comprises an abutting surface, each of the abutting surfaces is perpendicular to the central axis of the annular optical spacer, and a radial length of the abutting surface of the first side portion is longer than a radial length of the abutting surface of the second side portion;

and

wherein in a molding stage of the injection molding method, the first side portion is adjacent to a moving part of a mold, and the second side portion is adjacent to a fixed part of the mold.

11. The annular optical spacer of claim 4, wherein a maximum outer diameter of the annular optical spacer is D1, a minimum inner diameter of the annular optical spacer is D2, and the following relationship is satisfied:

0.4≤

D1/D2≤

0.8.

12. The annular optical spacer of claim 1, wherein a number of the annular protruding structures is M, and the following relationship is satisfied:

4≤

M.

13. The annular optical spacer of claim 12, wherein the number of the annular protruding structures is M, and the following relationship is satisfied:

7≤

M≤

20.

14. The annular optical spacer of claim 2, wherein the rugged surface is an atomized surface.

15. An image lens system, comprising:

a barrel,

a lens assembly disposed in the barrel; and

an annular optical spacer disposed in the barrel and connected with the lens assembly, wherein the annular optical spacer is configured to be disposed between two lens elements for providing an optical space between the two lens elements, and the annular optical spacer comprises;

a first side portion;

a second side portion opposite to the first side portion;

a central through hole coaxial with a central axis of the annular optical spacer;

an outer annular portion disposed around the central through hole and connecting the first side portion with the second side portion;

an inner annular portion disposed around the central through hole and connecting the first side portion with the second side portion, wherein a vertical distance between the inner annular portion and the central axis of the annular optical spacer is shorter than a vertical distance between the outer annular portion and the central axis of the annular optical spacer, and the inner annular portion comprises;

at least one rugged surface comprising a plurality of annular protruding structures, wherein the annular protruding structures are coaxially arranged around the central axis and integrated with the rugged surface; and

an anti-reflective layer on top of the rugged surface;

wherein the annular optical spacer is made of opaque plastic material;

wherein a diameter of the central through hole decreased along the rugged surface from the second side portion to the first side portion;

wherein each of the annular protruding structures is arc-shaped, a maximum width of each of the annular protruding structures is L, a curvature radius of each of the annular protruding structures is R, and the following relationship is satisfied;

0.65<

L/R<

1.65.

16. The image lens system of claim 15, wherein the lens assembly comprises at least two optical elements, each of the first side portion and the second side portion comprises an abutting surface, each of the abutting surfaces is perpendicular to the central axis of the annular optical spacer, and the abutting surfaces abut with the optical elements respectively.

17. The image lens system of claim 16, wherein the lens assembly comprises at least two lens elements, the abutting surface of the second side portion abuts with the lens element which is closest to an image plane, and the abutting surface of the first side portion abuts with the lens element which is secondary closest to the image plane.

18. The image lens system of claim 16, wherein a distance between the abutting surface of the first side portion and the abutting surface of the second side portion in parallel with the central axis is ET, and the following relationship is satisfied:

0.15 mm<

ET<

0.75 mm.

19. A mobile terminal, comprising:

the image lens system of claim 15.

20. An annular optical spacer having a central axis and configured to be disposed between two lens elements which have a common optical axis, wherein the central axis of the annular optical spacer is coincident with the optical axis of the two lens elements, and the annular optical spacer comprises:

an inner annular portion, wherein the inner annular portion is ring-shaped and formed completely about the central axis of the annular optical spacer, and the inner annular portion has an inner surface defining a central through hole of the annular optical spacer, and an outer surface opposite to the inner surface;

an outer annular portion, wherein the outer annular portion is ring-shaped and formed completely about the central axis, and has an inside surface connected to the outer surface of the inner annular portion, an outside surface opposite to the inside surface thereof;

wherein the inner annular portion comprises a first face that extends from the inner surface to the outer surface thereof on one side of the inner annular portion in a direction away from the central axis of the annular optical spacer, and a second face that extends from the inner surface to the outer surface thereof on an opposite side of the inner annular portion;

wherein the first face of the inner annular portion comprises a plurality of annular protruding structures, wherein each of the annular protruding structures is arc-shaped and the annular protruding structures are connected end-to-end along the first face of the inner annular portion;

wherein the annular protruding structure closest to the inner surface of the inner annular portion is spaced apart in an axial direction of the annular optical spacer from the annular protruding structure closest to the outer surface of the inner annular portion;

wherein an anti-reflective layer is disposed on top of the annular protruding structures;

wherein a maximum width of each of the annular protruding structures is L, a curvature radius of each of the annular protruding structures is R, and the following relationship is satisfied;

0.65<

L/R<

1.65.

21. The annular optical spacer of claim 20, wherein the inner annular portion has a radial direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the annular optical spacer, and a line drawn between the inner surface and the outer surface of the inner annular portion forms an angle with the radial direction of the inner annular portion.