Lens module

• US 8,243,376 B2
• Filed: 03/16/2010
• Issued: 08/14/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Luxvisions Innovation Limited
• Original Assignee: Lite-On Technology Corporation
• Inventors: Kuo, Meng-Hsin
• Primary Examiner(s): Sugarman, Scott J
• Assistant Examiner(s): Patel, Vipin
• Application Number:
  US12/724,788
• Publication Number:
  US 20110141585A1
• Time in Patent Office: 882 Days
• Field of Search: 359/811, 359407-410, 359/420
• US Class Current: 359/811
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/163 Determination of attitude using inertial means G01C9/00; control of attitude G05D1/49
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 7/021 for more than one lens

Abstract

A lens module includes a base, and first and second lens units. The base defines a receiving space, and has two spaced-apart through holes for fluid communication of the receiving space with an area external to the base. The first lens unit is disposed within the receiving space, and defines a first light communicating path that corresponds in position to one of the through holes. The second lens unit is disposed within the receiving space in a side-by-side manner with the first lens unit, and defines a second light communicating path that corresponds in position to the other one of the through holes.

Claims

1. A lens module, comprising:

a base defining a receiving space and having two spaced-apart through holes for fluid communication of said receiving space with an area external to said base;

a first lens unit including a first lens disposed within said receiving space; and

a second lens unit including a second lens disposed within said receiving space, said second lens unit laterally displaced from said first lens unit;

wherein each of said first and second lenses includes a respective light-penetrating portion in communication with a respective one of said through holes, and each said light-penetrating portion has a concave surface;

wherein said light-penetrating portion of said first lens defines a first light communicating path that corresponds in position to one of said through holes, and said light-penetrating portion of said second lens defines a second light communicating path that corresponds in position to the other one of said through holes;

wherein two intersecting lines passing through said first light communicating path via a corresponding one of said through holes define a viewable region of said first lens unit therebetween, and two intersecting lines passing through said second light communicating path via the other one of said through holes define a viewable region of said second lens unit therebetween;

wherein said first and second lenses simultaneously permit corresponding light rays within corresponding viewable regions in a same direction to pass therethrough via said first and second light communication paths, respectively; and

wherein an optical axis of each of said first and second lenses inclines inwardly to increase an overlapping area of said viewable regions of said first and second lens units.

2. The lens module of claim 1, wherein said second lens is connected integrally as one piece with said first lens, each of said first and second lenses further having a fixed portion fixed to said base.

3. The lens module of claim 1, wherein said first and second lenses are spaced apart from each other in a left-to-right manner, each of said first and second lenses further having a fixed portion fixed to said base.

4. The lens module of claim 1, wherein said first lens unit includes two said first lenses one being disposed above the other, said second lens unit including two said second lenses one being disposed above the other, a top one of said first lenses being connected integrally as one piece with a top one of said second lenses, a bottom one of said first lenses being spaced apart from a bottom one of said second lenses in a left-to-right manner, said integrally formed first and second lenses and said spaced-apart first and second lenses being provided with a partition ring therebetween.

5. The lens module of claim 4, further comprising a positioning ring abutting against said bottom ones of said first and second lenses so as to position said first and second lens units within said receiving space.

6. A lens module, comprising:

a first lens unit including at least one first lens having a light-penetrating portion that defines a first light communicating path that has a concave surface; and

a second lens unit including at least one second lens having a light-penetrating portion that defines a second light communicating path and that has a concave surface, said second lens being connected integrally as one piece with said first lens;

a base having a plurality of spaced-apart through holes;

wherein two intersecting lines passing through said first light communicating path via a corresponding one of said through holes define a viewable region of said first lens unit there between, and two intersecting lines passing through said second light communicating path via the other one of said through holes define a viewable region of said second lens unit there between;

wherein said first and second lenses simultaneously permit corresponding light rays within corresponding viewable regions in a same direction to pass there through via said first and second light communication paths, respectively.

7. The lens module of claim 6, wherein said first lens unit includes two said first lenses, said second lens unit including two said second lenses, each of said first lenses being connected integrally as one piece with a respective one of said second lenses, one of said integrally formed first and second lenses and the other one of said integrally formed first and second lenses being spaced apart from each other in a top-to-bottom direction and being provided with a partition ring therebetween.