Imaging lens assembly, camera module and electronic device

US11237361B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-11237361-B2
Application numberUS-201916505926-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 9, 2019
Priority dateOct 24, 2018
Publication dateFeb 1, 2022
Grant dateFeb 1, 2022

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An imaging lens assembly includes lens elements, a metal spacing structure and at least one blocking sheet. At least one lens element is a plastic lens element. The metal spacing structure is for maintaining the plastic lens element in a space between two sides thereof and two of the lens elements adjacent thereto, respectively. The metal spacing structure includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first spacing ring having a first through hole and a second spacing ring having a second through hole, wherein the second through hole is larger than the first through hole. At least one of the first spacing ring and the second spacing ring is made of metal material. The blocking sheet is disposed between two of the lens elements, and is not disposed between the first spacing ring and the second spacing ring.

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What is claimed is: 1. An imaging lens assembly, comprising: a plurality of lens elements, wherein at least one of the lens elements is a plastic lens element; a metal spacing structure for maintaining the plastic lens element in a space between two sides thereof and two of the lens elements adjacent thereto, respectively, and the metal spacing structure comprising, in order from an object side to an image side: a first spacing ring having a first through hole; and a second spacing ring having a second through hole, wherein the second through hole is larger than the first through hole, at least one of the first spacing ring and the second spacing ring is made of metal material, and the second spacing ring comprises: a metal material portion surrounding the second through hole, wherein the metal material portion of the second spacing ring is directly contacted with the plastic lens element for maintaining the space between one of the two sides of the plastic lens element and one of the two lens elements adjacent to the side which is an image side of the plastic lens element; and a plastic material portion, wherein an appearance of the plastic material portion is black, the plastic material portion surrounds the second through hole, and the plastic material portion is closer to the second through hole than the metal material portion is thereto; and at least one blocking sheet disposed between two of the lens elements, wherein all of the at least one blocking sheet is not disposed between the first spacing ring and the second spacing ring of the metal spacing structure; wherein a thickness of the first spacing ring is t1, a distance between the first spacing ring and the second spacing ring is d, and the following condition is satisfied: 0.1< t 1/ d< 2.0. 2. The imaging lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first spacing ring is made of metal material and an appearance of the first spacing ring is black. 3. The imaging lens assembly of claim 2 , wherein a cross section of an inner annular surface of the first spacing ring is a V-shaped groove which is tapered in a direction from a position close to the first through hole to a position away from the first through hole. 4. The imaging lens assembly of claim 2 , wherein a thickness of the second spacing ring is t2, the distance between the first spacing ring and the second spacing ring is d, and the following condition is satisfied: 0.5< t 2/ d< 2.0. 5. The imaging lens assembly of claim 4 , wherein an outer diameter of the first spacing ring, an outer diameter of the plastic lens element and an outer diameter of the second spacing ring are different, and the outer diameter of the second spacing ring is larger than the outer diameter of the first spacing ring and the outer diameter of the plastic lens element, the outer diameter of the plastic lens element is larger than the outer diameter of the first spacing ring. 6. The imaging lens assembly of claim 5 , wherein the at least one blocking sheet is disposed on an object side of the first spacing ring and is not directly contacted with the first spacing ring. 7. The imaging lens assembly of claim 2 , wherein the thickness of the first spacing ring is t1, the distance between the first spacing ring and the second spacing ring is d, and the following condition is satisfied: 0.1< t 1/ d< 1.3. 8. The imaging lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein the metal material portion is embedded in the plastic material portion by an insert molding method. 9. The imaging lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein both of the first spacing ring and the second spacing ring are made of metal material and appearances of the first spacing ring and the second spacing ring are black. 10. The imaging lens assembly of claim 9 , wherein a cross section of the inner annular surface of the second spacing ring is a V-shaped groove which is tapered in a direction from a position close to the second through hole to a position away from the second through hole. 11. The imaging lens assembly of claim 10 , wherein a minimum inner diameter of the second through hole is larger than an outer diameter of one of the lens elements closest to the object side of the imaging lens assembly. 12. The imaging lens assembly of claim 10 , wherein a minimum inner diameter of the second through hole is larger than each of outer diameters of the lens elements on an object side of the first spacing ring. 13. A camera module, comprising: the imaging lens assembly of claim 1 . 14. An electronic device, comprising: the camera module of claim 13 ; and an image sensor disposed on an image surface of the imaging lens assembly of the camera module.

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  • Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof · CPC title

  • having three lenses · CPC title

  • for more than one lens · CPC title

  • Alignment of optical elements (G02B7/001, G02B7/002 take precedence; for mirrors G02B7/1822) · CPC title

  • using retaining rings or springs (G02B7/027 takes precedence) · CPC title

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What does patent US11237361B2 cover?
An imaging lens assembly includes lens elements, a metal spacing structure and at least one blocking sheet. At least one lens element is a plastic lens element. The metal spacing structure is for maintaining the plastic lens element in a space between two sides thereof and two of the lens elements adjacent thereto, respectively. The metal spacing structure includes, in order from an object side…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Largan Precision Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G02B13/0035. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 01 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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