Projection lens
A five-lens projection lens system with optimized optical properties addresses the low imaging quality of vehicle headlights, enhancing clarity and functionality for complex lighting applications.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202411360632.9
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-09-27
- Publication Date
- 2024-12-20
- Estimated Expiration
- 2044-09-27
AI Technical Summary
Existing vehicle headlights with optical projection technology suffer from low pixels and low imaging quality, limiting their ability to achieve complex intelligent lighting functions and enhancing the driving experience.
A projection lens system comprising five lenses with specific optical properties and configurations, including lenses with positive and negative refractive powers, meniscus lenses, and optimized curvature and focal length ratios, to enhance imaging quality and reduce aberrations.
The lens system improves imaging quality, reduces aberrations, and enhances projection clarity and brightness uniformity, enabling high-definition and complex lighting functions.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of imaging lenses, and in particular to a projection lens. Background Art
[0002] As people's demand for driving experience continues to increase, the function of vehicle headlights has gradually shifted from single lighting to multi-functional applications. Traditional smart headlights are usually megapixels and have high precision, but relatively speaking, their beam control ability is slightly lower, and they cannot achieve extremely fine regional lighting like megapixel headlights. Million-pixel headlights can usually support more complex intelligent lighting functions. For example, when static, they can project holiday greetings, weather and other functions. When dynamic, they can realize multiple functions such as cornering light blanket lighting, vehicle distance prompts, narrow road width indication, lane change prompts, lane safety guidance, and pedestrian courtesy. It can effectively improve the driver's driving experience and is being paid attention to by more and more consumers.
[0003] The projection principle of vehicle smart headlights is similar to traditional optical projection, both based on optical imaging technology, and realized through reflection and virtual imaging. The on-board system drives the projector to generate images based on real-time information, which are reflected and focused to the projection lens through the reflector, and finally the image is accurately projected onto the road or environment. Existing lenses have problems such as low pixels and low imaging quality. Summary of the invention
[0004] In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a projection lens having the advantage of high imaging quality.
[0005] The present invention provides a projection lens, which has five lenses in total, and includes the following lenses in order from the projection surface to the image source surface along the optical axis:
[0006] The first lens has positive refractive power and its image source side surface is convex;
[0007] a second lens having positive optical power, wherein the second lens is a meniscus lens;
[0008] a third lens having negative optical power, whose image source side surface is concave;
[0009] a fourth lens having positive refractive power, wherein both its projection side surface and its image source side surface are convex surfaces;
[0010] a fifth lens having positive refractive power, wherein the projection side surface is concave and the image source side surface is convex;
[0011] The curvature radius R9 of the projection side surface of the fifth lens and the curvature radius R10 of the image source side surface of the fifth lens satisfy: 0.3<(R9-R10) / (R9+R10)<0.8.
[0012] More preferably, the chief ray angle (CRA) at the maximum image height of the projection lens satisfies: 5.7° < CRA < 7.5°; the back focal length (BFL) of the projection lens and the total optical length (TTL) of the projection lens satisfy: 0.4 < BFL / TTL < 0.65.
[0013] More preferably, the maximum field of view (FOV) of the projection lens and the f-number (Fno) of the projection lens satisfy: 16° < FOV / Fno < 24°.
[0014] More preferably, the effective focal length (f) of the projection lens and the true image height (IH) corresponding to the maximum field of view of the projection lens satisfy: 0.35 < IH / / f < 0.55.
[0015] More preferably, the true image height (IH) corresponding to the maximum field of view of the projection lens and the radian (θ) of the maximum half field of view of the projection lens satisfy: 29mm / rad < (IH / 2) / θ < 42mm / rad.
[0016] More preferably, the radius of curvature (R9) of the projection side surface of the fifth lens and the effective focal length (f) of the projection lens satisfy: -6.8 < R9 / f < -2.3; the radius of curvature (R10) of the image source side surface of the fifth lens and the effective focal length (f) of the projection lens satisfy: -1.5 < R10 / f < -0.8.
[0017] More preferably, the radius of curvature (R8) of the image source side surface of the fourth lens and the radius of curvature (R9) of the projection side surface of the fifth lens satisfy: 0.1 < R8 / R9 < 0.6.
[0018] More preferably, the radius of curvature (R9) of the projection side surface of the fifth lens and the focal length (f5) of the fifth lens satisfy: -2.8 < R9 / f5 < -1.1; the radius of curvature (R10) of the image source side surface of the fifth lens and the focal length (f5) of the fifth lens satisfy: -0.6 < R10 / f5 < -0.4.
[0019] More preferably, the radius of curvature (R1) of the projection side surface of the first lens and the radius of curvature (R2) of the image source side surface of the first lens satisfy: 0.3 < (R1 + R2) / (R1 - R2) < 3.
[0020] More preferably, the clear aperture semi-diameter (d9) of the projection side surface of the fifth lens and the sagittal height (Sag9) of the clear aperture of the projection side surface of the fifth lens satisfy: -0.2 < Sag9 / d9 < 0; the clear aperture semi-diameter (d10) of the image source side surface of the fifth lens and the sagittal height (Sag10) of the clear aperture of the image source side surface of the fifth lens satisfy: -0.35 < Sag10 / d10 < -0.2.
[0021] The projection lens provided by the present invention improves the imaging quality of the projection lens, reduces aberrations, and improves the projection quality of the projection lens through the reasonable configuration of the surface shapes of each lens and the reasonable matching of the optical focal length, so that the lens has one or more advantages such as small distortion, large aperture, large image surface, and high imaging quality. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0022] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and easily understood from the description of the embodiments in conjunction with the following drawings, in which:
[0023] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of the projection lens in Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
[0024] Figure 2 is the F-Tanθ distortion curve of the projection lens in Example 1 of the present invention.
[0025] Figure 3 This is an MTF curve diagram of the projection lens in Example 1 of the present invention.
[0026] Figure 4 is a relative illumination curve diagram of the projection lens in Example 1 of the present invention.
[0027] Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the structure of the projection lens in Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
[0028] Figure 6 is the F-Tanθ distortion curve of the projection lens in Example 2 of the present invention.
[0029] Figure 7 This is an MTF curve diagram of the projection lens in Example 2 of the present invention.
[0030] Figure 8 is a relative illumination curve diagram of the projection lens in Example 2 of the present invention.
[0031] Fig. 9 Schematic diagram of the structure of the projection lens in Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
[0032] Fig.10 is the F-Tanθ distortion curve of the projection lens in Example 3 of the present invention.
[0033] Fig.11 This is an MTF curve diagram of the projection lens in Example 3 of the present invention.
[0034] Fig.12 This is a relative illumination curve diagram of the projection lens in Example 3 of the present invention.
[0035] The following specific implementation manner will further illustrate the present invention in conjunction with the above-mentioned drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0036] In order to better understand the present application, a more detailed description will be made of various aspects of the present application with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that these detailed descriptions are only descriptions of the embodiments of the present application, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present application in any way. Throughout the specification, the same reference numerals refer to the same elements. The expression "and / or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
[0037] It should be noted that in this specification, the expressions of first, second, third, etc. are only used to distinguish one feature from another feature, and do not represent any limitation on the features. Therefore, without departing from the teaching of the present invention, the first lens discussed below may also be referred to as the second lens or the third lens.
[0038] In the drawings, the thickness, size and shape of the lenses have been slightly exaggerated for ease of explanation. Specifically, the shapes of the spherical or aspherical surfaces shown in the drawings are shown by way of example. That is, the shapes of the spherical or aspherical surfaces are not limited to the shapes of the spherical or aspherical surfaces shown in the drawings. The drawings are only examples and are not drawn strictly to scale.
[0039] In this article, the paraxial region refers to the region near the optical axis. If the lens surface is convex and the position of the convex surface is not defined, it means that the lens surface is convex at least in the paraxial region; if the lens surface is concave and the position of the concave surface is not defined, it means that the lens surface is concave at least in the paraxial region. The surface of each lens closest to the projection surface is called the projection side surface of the lens, and the surface of each lens closest to the image source surface is called the image source side surface of the lens.
[0040] It should also be understood that the terms "comprises", "including", "having", "includes" and / or "comprising", when used in this specification, indicate the presence of the stated features, elements and / or components, but do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, elements, components and / or combinations thereof. In addition, when expressions such as "at least one of..." appear after a list of listed features, they modify the entire listed features rather than modifying the individual elements in the list. In addition, when describing embodiments of the present application, "may" is used to mean "one or more embodiments of the present application". And, the term "exemplary" is intended to refer to an example or illustration.
[0041] Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical terms and scientific terms) used in this article have the same meaning as commonly understood by ordinary technicians in the field to which this application belongs. It should also be understood that terms (such as terms defined in commonly used dictionaries) should be interpreted as having the same meaning as their meaning in the context of the relevant technology, and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless explicitly defined in this article.
[0042] It should be noted that, without conflict, the embodiments in this application and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other. The following will detail this application with reference to the accompanying drawings and in combination with the embodiments.
[0043] The projection lens provided by the embodiment of the present invention has a total of five lenses, which are, in order from the projection surface to the image source surface along the optical axis, the first lens, the second lens, the third lens, the fourth lens, and the fifth lens.
[0044] In some embodiments, the first lens may have a positive optical power, its projection-side surface may be concave or convex, and its image-source side surface is convex. The second lens may have a positive optical power, and the second lens is a meniscus lens. The third lens may have a negative optical power, its projection-side surface may be concave or convex, and its image-source side surface is concave. The fourth lens may have a positive optical power, and both its projection-side surface and image-source side surface are convex. The fifth lens may have a positive optical power, its projection-side surface is concave, and its image-source side surface is convex.
[0045] In some embodiments, the projection lens may further include a diaphragm, and the diaphragm may be located between the second lens and the third lens. It can be understood that the diaphragm is used to limit the amount of incident light to change the brightness of the imaging. When the diaphragm is located between the second lens and the third lens, it is convenient for the correction of diaphragm aberration.
[0046] In some embodiments, a protective glass is further provided between the fifth lens and the image source surface. The protective glass plays a role in protecting the light-emitting chip, preventing the light-emitting chip from being damaged, and at the same time having almost no influence on the imaging quality of the projection lens.
[0047] In some embodiments, the radius of curvature R9 of the projection-side surface of the fifth lens and the radius of curvature R10 of the image-source side surface of the fifth lens satisfy: 0.3 < (R9 - R10) / (R9 + R10) < 0.8. Satisfying the above range can reduce spherical aberration and at the same time improve the relative illumination of the edge field of view. More specifically, 0.42 < (R9 - R10) / (R9 + R10) < 0.66.
[0048] In some embodiments, the chief ray angle of incidence CRA at the maximum image height of the projection lens satisfies: 5.7° < CRA < 7.5°. Satisfying the above range defines that the projection lens has a smaller CRA, making the brightness uniformity of the projection screen of the projection lens better. More specifically, 6.3° < CRA < 7°.
[0049] In some embodiments, the back focal length BFL of the projection lens and the total optical length TTL of the projection lens satisfy: 0.4 < BFL / TTL < 0.65. Meeting the above range can make the lens have an appropriate back focus, ensure the imaging quality of the projection lens, avoid interference between the lens and other components, and reduce the assembly process difficulty of the lens module. More specifically, 0.4 < BFL / TTL < 0.56.
[0050] In some embodiments, the maximum field of view FOV of the projection lens and the f-number Fno of the projection lens satisfy: 16° < FOV / Fno < 24°. Meeting the above range limits the projection lens to have an appropriate field of view and f-number, and can collect light at large angles and obtain good imaging quality. More specifically, 18.1° < FOV / Fno < 21.5°.
[0051] In some embodiments, the effective focal length f of the projection lens and the true image height IH corresponding to the maximum field of view of the projection lens satisfy: 0.35 < IH / / f < 0.55. Meeting the above range is beneficial to realizing the large image plane characteristic and improving the imaging quality of the projection lens. More specifically, 0.35 < IH / f < 0.48.
[0052] In some embodiments, the true image height IH corresponding to the maximum field of view of the projection lens and the radian θ of the maximum half field of view of the projection lens satisfy: 29 mm / rad < (IH / 2) / θ < 42 mm / rad. Meeting the above range is beneficial to increasing the image plane of the lens and realizing high-definition imaging of the lens. More specifically, 32.6 mm / rad < (IH / 2) / θ < 39.8 mm / rad.
[0053] In some embodiments, the radius of curvature R9 of the projection side surface of the fifth lens and the effective focal length f of the projection lens satisfy: -6.8 < R9 / f < -2.3; the radius of curvature R10 of the image source side surface of the fifth lens and the effective focal length f of the projection lens satisfy: -1.5 < R10 / f < -0.8. Meeting the above range and controlling the radius of curvature of the projection side surface of the fifth lens and the radius of curvature of the image source side surface of the fifth lens within a reasonable range can effectively correct aberration and improve the projection quality of the projection lens. More specifically, -6.19 < R9 / f < -2.58; -1.31 < R10 / f < -0.99.
[0054] In some embodiments, the radius of curvature R8 of the image source side surface of the fourth lens and the radius of curvature R9 of the projection side surface of the fifth lens satisfy: 0.1 < R8 / R9 < 0.6. Meeting the above range, by defining the ratio of the radius of curvature of the image source side surface of the fourth lens and the projection side surface of the fifth lens, it is beneficial to slow down the degree of change in the refraction angle of the incident light and avoid excessive aberration caused by overly strong refraction changes. More specifically, 0.16 < R8 / R9 < 0.49.
[0055] In some embodiments, the radius of curvature R9 of the projection side surface of the fifth lens and the focal length f5 of the fifth lens satisfy: -2.8 < R9 / f5 < -1.1; the radius of curvature R10 of the image source side surface of the fifth lens and the focal length f5 of the fifth lens satisfy: -0.6 < R10 / f5 < -0.4. Meeting the above range, reasonably controlling the ratio of the radius of curvature of the projection side surface and the image source side surface of the fifth lens to the focal length of the fifth lens helps to further optimize astigmatism and field curvature and reduce the high-order aberration of the lens. More specifically, -2.5 < R9 / f5 < -1.25; -0.54 < R10 / f5 < -0.49.
[0056] In some embodiments, the radius of curvature R1 of the projection side surface of the first lens and the radius of curvature R2 of the image source side surface of the first lens satisfy: 0.3 < (R1 + R2) / (R1 - R2) < 3. Meeting the above range can reduce the angle between the incident light and the projection side surface of the first lens, which can effectively reduce the working aperture of the first lens and is beneficial to the miniaturization of the projection lens. More specifically, more specifically, 0.38 < (R1 + R2) / (R1 - R2) < 2.7.
[0057] In some embodiments, the clear aperture semi-diameter d9 of the projection side surface of the fifth lens and the sagittal height Sag9 of the clear aperture of the projection side surface of the fifth lens satisfy: -0.2 < Sag9 / d9 < 0; the clear aperture semi-diameter d10 of the image source side surface of the fifth lens and the sagittal height Sag10 of the clear aperture of the image source side surface of the fifth lens satisfy: -0.35 < Sag10 / d10 < -0.2. Meeting the above range helps to control the trend of the marginal field light and highlight the detailed information of the central field of the projection lens. More specifically, -0.11 < Sag9 / d9 < -0.04; -0.3 < Sag10 / d10 < -0.23.
[0058] In some embodiments, the effective focal length f of the projection lens and the overall optical length TTL satisfy: 1.7 < TTL / f < 2.3. Meeting the above range can achieve the long focal length characteristic and small volume of the lens, effectively limit the length of the lens, and is beneficial to reducing the volume of the projection lens. More specifically, 1.89 < TTL / f < 2.28.
[0059] In some embodiments, the total optical length TTL of the projection lens and the true image height IH corresponding to the maximum field of view angle of the projection lens satisfy: 4.1 < TTL / IH < 5.8. Meeting the above conditions is beneficial to achieving the balance between the volume of the projection lens and the large image plane. More specifically, 4.67 < TTL / IH < 5.33.
[0060] In some embodiments, the effective focal length f of the projection lens and the focal length f1 of the first lens satisfy: 1.2 < f1 / f < 2; the radius of curvature R2 of the object-side surface of the first lens and the effective focal length f of the projection lens satisfy: -1.8 < R2 / f < -0.4; the radius of curvature R2 of the object-side surface of the first lens and the focal length f1 of the first lens satisfy: -1.1 < R2 / f1 < -0.3. Meeting the above ranges, by reasonably setting the focal length of the first lens and the surface shape of the object-side surface of the first lens, it is beneficial to slow down the change degree of the refraction angle of the incident light and avoid excessive aberration caused by overly strong refraction changes. More specifically, 1.3 < f1 / f < 1.8; -1.59 < R2 / f < -0.52; -0.96 < R2 / f1 < -0.38.
[0061] In some embodiments, the effective focal length f of the projection lens and the focal length f2 of the second lens satisfy: f2 / f > 8; the radius of curvature R3 of the image-side surface of the second lens and the focal length f2 of the second lens satisfy: 0 < R3 / f2 < 0.5. Meeting the above ranges, by defining that the second lens has an appropriate positive optical power and the surface shape of the image-side surface of the second lens, it is beneficial to converge light while reducing the light deflection angle, making the light trend transition smoothly and improving the projection quality of the projection lens. More specifically, f2 / f > 8.79; 0 < R3 / f2 < 0.3.
[0062] In some embodiments, the effective focal length f of the projection lens and the focal length f3 of the third lens satisfy: -1.5 < f3 / f < -0.5. Meeting the above ranges, by defining that the third lens has an appropriate negative optical power, it can effectively balance the lens aberration and improve the imaging quality. More specifically, -1.35 < f3 / f < -0.72.
[0063] In some embodiments, the effective focal length f of the projection lens and the focal length f4 of the fourth lens satisfy: 0.8 < f4 / f < 1.4; the radius of curvature R7 of the image-side surface of the fourth lens and the focal length f4 of the fourth lens satisfy: 1.4 < R7 / f4 < 3.1. Meeting the above ranges, by defining that the fourth lens has an appropriate positive optical power and the surface shape of the image-side surface of the fourth lens, it is beneficial to converge light while reducing the light deflection angle, making the light trend transition smoothly and improving the projection quality of the projection lens. More specifically, 0.85 < f4 / f < 1.22; 1.52 < R7 / f4 < 2.85.
[0064] In some embodiments, the effective focal length f of the projection lens and the focal length f5 of the fifth lens satisfy: 1.8 < f5 / f < 2.9. Meeting the above range limits the fifth lens to have an appropriate positive optical power, which is beneficial to converging light while reducing the light deflection angle, enabling the light path to transition smoothly and improving the projection quality of the projection lens. More specifically, 1.89 < f5 / f < 2.61.
[0065] In some embodiments, there is a diaphragm between the second lens and the third lens, and the combined focal length ffront of the lenses located before the diaphragm and the effective focal length f of the projection lens satisfy: 1 < ffront / f < 2.3. Meeting the above range limits the focal length of the lens group before the diaphragm of the projection lens, which can effectively correct the aberration generated by the lens group and improve the imaging quality of the projection lens. More specifically, 1.16 < ffront / f < 2.09.
[0066] In some embodiments, the focal length f1 of the first lens and the focal length f5 of the fifth lens satisfy: 0.45 < f1 / f5 < 0.85. Meeting the above range, by reasonably setting the ratio of the focal lengths of the first lens and the fifth lens in the lens, it is beneficial to the smooth transition of light and at the same time correct various aberrations of the projection lens, improving the imaging quality of the projection lens. More specifically, 0.54 < f1 / f5 < 0.73.
[0067] In some embodiments, the curvature radius R7 of the projection-side surface of the fourth lens and the curvature radius R8 of the image-source-side surface of the fourth lens satisfy: 1.6 < (R7 - R8) / (R7 + R8) < 19.8. Meeting the above range can effectively correct the aberration and improve the projection quality of the projection lens. More specifically, 1.84 < (R7 - R8) / (R7 + R8) < 19.
[0068] In some embodiments, the curvature radius R8 of the image-source-side surface of the fourth lens and the curvature radius R9 of the projection-side surface of the fifth lens satisfy: -3.1 < (R8 + R9) / (R8 - R9) < -1.2. Meeting the above range is beneficial to the smooth light path and at the same time correct various aberrations of the projection lens, improving the imaging quality of the projection lens. More specifically, -2.85 < (R8 + R9) / (R8 - R9) < -1.39.
[0069] In some embodiments, the clear aperture semi-diameter d2 of the image-source-side surface of the first lens and the sagittal height Sag2 of the clear aperture of the image-source-side surface of the first lens satisfy: -0.3 < Sag2 / d2 < 0.1. Meeting the above range helps to control the light path of the marginal field of view and highlight the detailed information of the central field of view of the projection lens. More specifically, -0.24 < Sag2 / d2 < 0.07.
[0070] In some embodiments, the total optical length TTL of the projection lens and the sum ∑CT of the central thicknesses of the first lens to the fifth lens along the optical axis satisfy: 2.2 < TTL / ∑CT < 3.2. Meeting the above range can effectively compress the total length of the projection lens, and is beneficial to the structural design and production process of the projection lens. More specifically, 2.35 < TTL / ∑CT < 2.96.
[0071] In some embodiments, the projection lens satisfies the conditional expressions: 26.5 mm < f < 42 mm, 25 mm < EPD < 36 mm, 59 mm < TTL < 80 mm, 0.8 < Fno < 1.25, 12.6 mm < IH < 15.8 mm, 19° < FOV < 28°, 29 mm < BFL < 37 mm; where f represents the effective focal length of the projection lens, EPD represents the entrance pupil diameter of the projection lens, TTL represents the total optical length of the projection lens, Fno represents the f-number of the projection lens, IH represents the true image height corresponding to the maximum field of view angle of the projection lens, FOV represents the maximum field of view angle of the projection lens, and BFL represents the back focal length of the projection lens. Meeting the above conditions indicates that the projection lens provided by the embodiments of the present invention has at least the characteristics of a large aperture, a relatively large field of view angle, a relatively large image plane, a long back focus, etc. More specifically, 29.5 mm < f < 38.9 mm, 27 mm < EPD < 35.3 mm, 65.2 mm < TTL < 73.9 mm, 0.94 < Fno < 1.21, 13.8 mm < IH < 14.4 mm, 19.8° < FOV < 25.2°, 30.6 mm < BFL < 36 mm.
[0072] In some embodiments, the lens material in the projection lens provided by the present invention can be glass or plastic. When the lens material is plastic, the production cost can be effectively reduced. On the other hand, when the lens material is glass, the geometric chromatic aberration of the optical system can be effectively corrected by the low dispersion characteristic of the glass itself. More specifically, the second lens, the third lens, the fourth lens, and the fifth lens in the projection lens provided by the present invention can be glass lenses, and the first lens can be a plastic lens to reduce costs.
[0073] In some embodiments, the first lens, the second lens, the third lens, the fourth lens, and the fifth lens can be spherical lenses or aspherical lenses. Compared with the spherical structure, the aspherical structure can effectively reduce the aberration of the optical system, thereby reducing the number of lenses and the size of the lenses, and better realizing the miniaturization of the lens. More specifically, the second lens, the third lens, the fourth lens, and the fifth lens in the projection lens provided by the present invention can be spherical lenses, and the first lens can be an aspherical lens.
[0074] In various embodiments of the present invention, when the lens is an aspherical lens, the shapes of the aspherical surfaces of the projection lens satisfy the following equations:
[0075]
[0076] Among them, z is the distance between the surface and the vertex of the surface in the direction of the optical axis, h is the distance from the optical axis to the surface, c is the curvature of the surface vertex, K is the quadratic surface coefficient, B, C, D, E, and F are the fourth-order, sixth-order, eighth-order, tenth-order, and twelfth-order surface coefficients respectively.
[0077] The present invention is further described below in multiple embodiments. In each embodiment, the thickness, radius of curvature, and material selection of each lens in the projection are different. For specific differences, please refer to the parameter table of each embodiment. The following embodiments are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, but the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the following embodiments. Any other changes, substitutions, combinations, or simplifications that do not deviate from the innovative points of the present invention should be regarded as equivalent replacement methods and are included in the protection scope of the present invention.
[0078] Example 1
[0079] See also Figure 1 , which is a schematic diagram of the structure of the projection lens 100 provided in Embodiment 1 of the present invention, wherein the projection lens 100 includes, in sequence from the projection surface to the image source surface along the optical axis: a first lens L1, a second lens L2, an aperture ST, a third lens L3, a fourth lens L4, a fifth lens L5 and a protective glass G1.
[0080] The first lens L1 has positive refractive power, and its projection side surface S1 and image source side surface S2 are both convex surfaces;
[0081] The second lens L2 has positive refractive power, and its projection side surface S3 is concave, and its image source side surface S4 is convex;
[0082] The third lens L3 has negative refractive power, and its projection side surface S5 and image source side surface S6 are both concave surfaces;
[0083] The fourth lens L4 has positive refractive power, and its projection side surface S7 and image source side surface S8 are both convex surfaces;
[0084] The fifth lens L5 has positive refractive power, a projection side surface S9 thereof is concave, and an image source side surface S10 thereof is convex;
[0085] The projection side surface S11 and the image source side surface S12 of the protection glass G1 are both planes;
[0086] The image source surface S13 is a plane.
[0087] The second lens L2, the third lens L3, the fourth lens L4 and the fifth lens L5 are all glass spherical lenses; the first lens L1 is a plastic aspherical lens.
[0088] The relevant parameters of each lens in the projection lens 100 in Example 1 are shown in Table 1-1.
[0089] Table 1-1
[0090]
[0091] The surface parameters of the aspheric lens of the projection lens 100 in Example 1 are shown in Table 1-2.
[0092] Table 1-2
[0093] Face number K B C D E F S1 2.77E+01 1.78E-05 -4.05E-09 -5.34E-12 2.48E-13 -2.75E-16 S2 -5.00E+01 3.57E-06 7.76E-08 5.77E-11 -4.94E-13 1.43E-15
[0094] Figure 2 The F-Tanθ distortion curve of Example 1 is shown, which represents the F-Tanθ distortion of light at different image heights on the imaging surface, the horizontal axis represents the F-Tanθ distortion value (unit: %), and the vertical axis represents the half field angle (unit: °). It can be seen from the figure that the F-Tanθ distortion of the projection lens is controlled within -0.5% to 0, indicating that the projection lens 100 can correct the distortion well, the image compression in the edge angle area is relatively gentle, and the clarity of the expanded image is effectively improved.
[0095] Figure 3 The MTF (Modulation Transfer Function) curve of Example 1 is shown, which represents the imaging modulation degree of the lens at different spatial frequencies under each field of view, the horizontal axis represents the spatial frequency (unit: lp / mm), and the vertical axis represents the MTF value. It can be seen from the figure that the MTF value of this embodiment is above 0.3 in the whole field of view, and the MTF curve decreases evenly and smoothly from the center to the edge of the field of view, indicating that the projection lens 100 has good imaging quality and good detail resolution ability.
[0096] Figure 4 The relative illumination curve of Example 1 is shown, which represents the relative illumination values at different viewing angles on the imaging plane, the horizontal axis represents the half viewing angle (unit: °), and the vertical axis represents the relative illumination (unit: %). It can be seen from the figure that the relative illumination value of the projection lens is still greater than 98% at the maximum half viewing angle, indicating that the projection lens 100 has a very good relative illumination.
[0097] Example 2
[0098] See also Figure 5, which is a schematic diagram of the structure of a projection lens 200 provided in Example 2 of the present invention. Compared with Example 1, the main differences of this embodiment are: the projection side surface S5 of the third lens L3 is a convex surface; and the optical parameters such as the curvature radius and lens thickness of each lens surface are different.
[0099] The relevant parameters of each lens in the projection lens 200 in Example 2 are shown in Table 2-1.
[0100] Table 2-1
[0101]
[0102]
[0103] The surface parameters of the aspheric lens of the projection lens 200 in Example 2 are shown in Table 2-2.
[0104] Table 2-2
[0105] Face number K B C D E F S1 5.00E+01 8.25E-06 1.36E-08 1.73E-11 8.20E-14 2.02E-16 S2 -2.10E+01 1.19E-05 2.68E-08 5.73E-11 1.13E-13 1.11E-15
[0106] from Figure 6 It can be seen that the F-Tanθ distortion of this embodiment is controlled within the range of -2% to 0, which means that the projection lens 200 can correct the distortion well, and the image compression in the edge angle area is relatively gentle, which effectively improves the clarity of the expanded image.
[0107] from Figure 7 It can be seen that the MTF value of this embodiment is above 0.3 in the entire field of view, and the MTF curve decreases evenly and smoothly from the center to the edge of the field of view, indicating that the projection lens 200 has good imaging quality and good detail resolution capability.
[0108] from Figure 8 It can be seen that the relative illumination value of the projection lens is still greater than 98% at the maximum half field angle, indicating that the projection lens 200 has a very good relative illumination.
[0109] Example 3
[0110] See also Fig. 9 , shown is a schematic diagram of the structure of a projection lens 300 provided in Example 3 of the present invention. Compared with Example 1, the main differences of this embodiment are: the projection side surface S1 of the first lens L1 is a concave surface; the projection side surface S3 of the second lens L2 is a convex surface; the image source side surface S4 of the second lens L2 is a concave surface; the optical parameters such as the curvature radius of each lens surface and the lens thickness are different.
[0111] The relevant parameters of each lens in the projection lens 300 in Example 3 are shown in Table 3-1.
[0112] Table 3-1
[0113]
[0114]
[0115] The surface parameters of the aspherical lens of the projection lens 300 in Example 3 are shown in Table 3-2.
[0116] Table 3-2
[0117] Face number K B C D E F S1 -1.65E+00 5.67E-06 4.94E-07 -2.61E-09 2.84E-12 2.16E-15 S2 -3.54E+01 -1.66E-04 1.75E-06 -7.59E-09 1.36E-11 -7.29E-15
[0118] from Fig.10 It can be seen that the F-Tanθ distortion of this embodiment is controlled within the range of -1% to 0, which means that the projection lens 300 can correct the distortion well, and the image compression in the edge angle area is relatively gentle, which effectively improves the clarity of the expanded image.
[0119] from Fig.11 It can be seen that the MTF value of this embodiment is above 0.2 in the entire field of view, and the MTF curve decreases evenly and smoothly from the center to the edge of the field of view, indicating that the projection lens 300 has good imaging quality and good detail resolution capability.
[0120] from Fig.12 It can be seen that the relative illumination value of the projection lens is still greater than 95% at the maximum half field angle, indicating that the projection lens 300 has a very good relative illumination.
[0121] Please refer to Table 4, which shows the optical characteristics corresponding to the above embodiments, including the effective focal length f of the projection lens, the total optical length TTL, the aperture value Fno, the real image height IH corresponding to the maximum field of view angle, the chief ray incident angle CRA at the maximum image height, and the maximum field of view angle FOV, as well as the numerical values corresponding to each conditional expression in each embodiment.
[0122] Table 4
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[0125] In summary of the above embodiments, the projection lens provided by the present invention improves the imaging quality of the projection lens, reduces aberrations, and improves the imaging quality of the projection lens through the reasonable configuration of the lens surface shapes and the reasonable matching of the optical focal length. At the same time, it has a large aperture, which is conducive to improving brightness and increasing the utilization rate of light energy; it has a small CRA, the brightness uniformity of the projected image is good, and it has small chromatic aberration and distortion, so that the image is not deformed and the imaging quality is good.
[0126] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "examples", "specific examples", or "some examples" means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representation of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described may be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.
[0127] The above-mentioned embodiments only express several implementation methods of the present invention, and the description thereof is relatively specific and detailed, but it cannot be understood as limiting the scope of the patent of the present invention. It should be pointed out that, for ordinary technicians in this field, several variations and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the present invention, which all belong to the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the patent of the present invention shall be subject to the attached claims.
Claims
1. A projection lens, consisting of five lenses in total, characterized in that, along the optical axis from the projection plane to the image source plane, it successively includes: a first lens with positive optical power, the image source side surface of which is convex; a second lens with positive optical power, the second lens being a meniscus lens; a third lens with negative optical power, the image source side surface of which is concave; a fourth lens with positive optical power, both the projection side surface and the image source side surface of which are convex; a fifth lens with positive optical power, the projection side surface of which is concave and the image source side surface of which is convex; wherein, the curvature radius R9 of the projection side surface of the fifth lens and the curvature radius R10 of the image source side surface of the fifth lens satisfy: 0.3 < (R9 - R10) / (R9 + R10) < 0.
8.
2. The projection lens according to claim 1, characterized in that, the chief ray angle of incidence CRA at the maximum image height of the projection lens satisfies: 5.7° < CRA < 7.5°; the back focal length BFL of the projection lens and the overall optical length TTL of the projection lens satisfy: 0.4 < BFL / TTL < 0.
65.
3. The projection lens according to claim 1, characterized in that, the maximum field of view FOV of the projection lens and the f-number Fno of the projection lens satisfy: 16° < FOV / Fno < 24°.
4. The projection lens according to claim 1, characterized in that, the effective focal length f of the projection lens and the true image height IH corresponding to the maximum field of view of the projection lens satisfy: 0.35 < IH / / f < 0.
55.
5. The projection lens according to claim 1, characterized in that, the true image height IH corresponding to the maximum field of view of the projection lens and the radian θ of the maximum semi-field angle of the projection lens satisfy: 29mm / rad < (IH / 2) / θ < 42mm / rad.
6. The projection lens according to claim 1, characterized in that, the curvature radius R9 of the projection side surface of the fifth lens and the effective focal length f of the projection lens satisfy: -6.8 < R9 / f < -2.3; the curvature radius R10 of the image source side surface of the fifth lens and the effective focal length f of the projection lens satisfy: -1.5 < R10 / f < -0.
8.
7. The projection lens according to claim 1, characterized in that, the curvature radius R8 of the image source side surface of the fourth lens and the curvature radius R9 of the projection side surface of the fifth lens satisfy: 0.1 < R8 / R9 < 0.
6.
8. The projection lens according to claim 1, characterized in that, the curvature radius R9 of the projection side surface of the fifth lens and the focal length f5 of the fifth lens satisfy: -2.8 < R9 / f5 < -1.1; the curvature radius R10 of the image source side surface of the fifth lens and the focal length f5 of the fifth lens satisfy: -0.6 < R10 / f5 < -0.
4.
9. The projection lens according to claim 1, characterized in that, the curvature radius R1 of the projection side surface of the first lens and the curvature radius R2 of the image source side surface of the first lens satisfy: 0.3 < (R1 + R2) / (R1 - R2) < 3.
10. The projection lens according to claim 1, wherein, the clear aperture semi-diameter d9 of the projection-side surface of the fifth lens and the sagittal height Sag9 of the clear aperture of the projection-side surface of the fifth lens satisfy: -0.2 < Sag9 / d9 < 0; the clear aperture semi-diameter d10 of the object-source-side surface of the fifth lens and the sagittal height Sag10 of the clear aperture of the object-source-side surface of the fifth lens satisfy: -0.35 < Sag10 / d10 < -0.2.
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