Optical imaging lens

US12032134B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-12032134-B2
Application numberUS-202117160387-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 28, 2021
Priority dateNov 26, 2020
Publication dateJul 9, 2024
Grant dateJul 9, 2024

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An optical imaging lens, including a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element, and a seventh lens element sequentially arranged along an optical axis from an object side to an image side, is provided. Each of the first lens element to the seventh lens element includes an object-side surface and an image-side surface. An optical axis region of the object-side surface of the first lens element is convex. A periphery region of the image-side surface of the second lens element is concave. The fourth lens element has positive refracting power, and an optical axis region of the object-side surface of the fourth lens element is concave. An optical axis region of the image-side surface of the fifth lens element is convex.

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An optical imaging lens, comprising a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element, and a seventh lens element sequentially arranged along an optical axis from an object side to an image side, wherein each of the first lens element to the seventh lens element comprises an object-side surface facing the object side and allowing imaging rays to pass through and an image-side surface facing the image side and allowing the imaging rays to pass through; wherein: an optical axis region of the object-side surface of the first lens element is convex; a periphery region of the image-side surface of the second lens element is concave; the fourth lens element has positive refracting power, and an optical axis region of the object-side surface of the fourth lens element is concave; an optical axis region of the image-side surface of the fifth lens element is convex; and lens elements of the optical imaging lens are only the seven lens elements, and the optical imaging lens satisfies following conditional expressions: D 21 t 61/ D 61 t 72≤1.300; V 7≤40.000; and D 41 t 62/( G 67+ T 7)≤1.800; where D21t61 is a distance from the object-side surface of the second lens element to the object-side surface of the sixth lens element on the optical axis, D61t72 is a distance from the object-side surface of the sixth lens element to the image-side surface of the seventh lens element on the optical axis, V7 is an Abbe number of the seventh lens element, D41t62 is a distance from the object-side surface of the fourth lens element to the image-side surface of the sixth lens element on the optical axis, G67 is a distance from the image-side surface of the sixth lens element to the object-side surface of the seventh lens element on the optical axis, and T7 is a thickness of the seventh lens element on the optical axis. 2. The optical imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein the optical imaging lens further satisfies: (EFL+ALT)/ImgH≤2.000, where EFL is an effective focal length of the optical imaging lens, ALT is a sum of thicknesses of the seven lens elements from the first lens element to the seventh lens element on the optical axis, and ImgHis an image height of the optical imaging lens. 3. The optical imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein the optical imaging lens further satisfies: TTL/(T3+T5+T7)≤5.400, where TTL is a distance from the object-side surface of the first lens element to an image plane on the optical axis, T3 is a thickness of the third lens element on the optical axis, and T5 is a thickness of the fifth lens element on the optical axis. 4. The optical imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein the optical imaging lens further satisfies: TL*Fno/(T3+G34+G45+T5+G67+T7)≤4.400, where TL is a distance from the object-side surface of the first lens element to the image-side surface of the seventh lens element on the optical axis, Fno is an F-number of the optical imaging lens, T3 is a thickness of the third lens element on the optical axis, G34 is a distance from the image-side surface of the third lens element to the object-side surface of the fourth lens element on the optical axis, G45 is a distance from the image-side surface of the fourth lens element to the object-side surface of the fifth lens element on the optical axis, and T5 is a thickness of the fifth lens element on the optical axis, G67 is a distance from the image side surface of the sixth lens element to the object side surface of the seventh lens element on the optical axis. 5. The optical imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein the optical imaging lens further satisfies: D21t42/(G12+G45)≤5.300, where D21t42 is a distance from the object-side surface of the second lens element to the image-side surface of the fourth lens element on the optical axis, G12 is a distance from the image-side surface of the first lens element to the object-side surface of the second lens element on the optical axis, and G45 is a distance from the image-side surface of the fourth lens element to the object-side surface of the fifth lens element on the optical axis. 6. The optical imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein the optical imaging lens further satisfies: (T2+T4+T6+BFL)/(T1+G12)≤3.300, where T2 is a thickness of the second lens element on the optical axis, T4 is a thickness of the fourth lens element on the optical axis, T6 is a thickness of the sixth lens element on the optical axis, BFL is a distance from the image-side surface of the seventh lens element to an image plane on the optical axis, T1 is a thickness of the first lens element on the optical axis, and G12 is a distance from the image-side surface of the first lens element to the object-side surface of the second lens element on the optical axis. 7. An optical imaging lens, comprising a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element, and a seventh lens element sequentially arranged along an optical axis from an object side to an image side, wherein each of the first lens element to the seventh lens element comprises an object-side surface facing the object side and allowing imaging rays to pass through and an image-side surface facing the image side and allowing the imaging rays to pass through; wherein: an optical axis region of the object-side surface of the first lens element is convex; the fourth lens element has positive refracting power, and an optical axis region of the object-side surface of the fourth lens element is concave; an optical axis region of the image-side surface of the fifth lens element is convex; an optical axis region of the object-side surface of the seventh lens element is convex; and lens elements of the optical imaging lens are only the seven lens elements, and the optical imaging lens satisfies following conditional expressions: D 21 t 61/ D 61 t 72≤1.300; V 7≤40.000; and TL /( D 31 t 42+ G 67)≤3.100; wherein D21t61 is a distance from the object-side surface of the second lens element to the object-side surface of the sixth lens element on the optical axis, D61t72 is a distance from the object-side surface of the sixth lens element to the image-side surface of the seventh lens element on the optical axis, V7 is an Abbe number of the seventh lens element, TL is a distance from the object-side surface of the first lens element to the image-side surface of the seventh lens element on the optical axis, D31t42 is a distance from the object-side surface of the third lens element to the image-side surface of the fourth lens element on the optical axis, and G67 is a distance from the image-side surface of the sixth lens element to the object-side surface of the seventh lens element on the optical axis. 8. The optical imaging lens according to claim 7 , wherein the optical imaging lens further satisfies: (EFL+TL)/ImgH≤2.500, where EFL is an effective focal length of the optical imaging lens, and ImgH is an image height of the optical imaging lens. 9. The optical imaging lens according to claim 7 , wherein the optical imaging lens further satisfies: ALT/(G67+T7)≤3.000, where ALT is a sum of thicknesses of the seven lens elements from the first lens element to the seventh lens element on the optical axis, and T7 is a thickness of the seventh lens element on the optical axis. 10. The optical imaging lens according to claim 7 , wherein the optical imaging lens further satisfies: EFL/(T1+G12+G45+T5)≤3.900, where EFL is an effective focal length of the optical imaging lens, T1 is a thickness of the first lens element on the optical axis, G12 is a distance from the imag

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

  • for optical correction, e.g. distorsion, aberration · CPC title

  • G02B9/64Primary

    having more than six components · CPC title

  • with lenses having one or more non-spherical faces, e.g. for reducing geometrical aberration {(G02B13/002 takes precedence)} · CPC title

  • having five or more lenses · CPC title

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What does patent US12032134B2 cover?
An optical imaging lens, including a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element, and a seventh lens element sequentially arranged along an optical axis from an object side to an image side, is provided. Each of the first lens element to the seventh lens element includes an object-side surface and an image-si…
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Genius Electronic Optical Xiamen Co Ltd
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Primary CPC classification G02B9/64. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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