Photographing optical lens assembly including eight lenses of +−+−−++−, +−++−++−, ++++−++− or +−+−+−+−refractive powers, imaging apparatus and electronic device

US12216255B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-12216255-B2
Application numberUS-202418594059-A
CountryUS
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Filing dateMar 4, 2024
Priority dateJan 20, 2020
Publication dateFeb 4, 2025
Grant dateFeb 4, 2025

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A photographing optical lens assembly includes eight lens elements, which are, in order from an object side to an image side along an optical path, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element, a seventh lens element and an eighth lens element. Each of the eight lens elements has an object-side surface towards the object side and an image-side surface towards the image side. The first lens element has positive refractive power. The object-side surface of the fifth lens element is concave in a paraxial region thereof. The image-side surface of the sixth lens element is concave in a paraxial region thereof. The object-side surface of the seventh lens element is convex in a paraxial region thereof. The image-side surface of the eighth lens element is concave in a paraxial region thereof.

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A photographing optical lens assembly comprising eight lens elements, the eight lens elements being, in order from an object side to an image side along an optical path: a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element, a seventh lens element and an eighth lens element; each of the eight lens elements has an object-side surface towards the object side and an image-side surface towards the image side; wherein the first lens element has positive refractive power; the image-side surface of the second lens element is concave in a paraxial region thereof; the third lens element has positive refractive power; the image-side surface of the fourth lens element is convex in a paraxial region thereof; the seventh lens element has positive refractive power, the object-side surface of the seventh lens element is convex in a paraxial region thereof, the image-side surface of the seventh lens element is concave in a paraxial region thereof; the eighth lens element has negative refractive power, the image-side surface of the eighth lens element is concave in a paraxial region thereof; at least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface of at least one of the eight lens elements comprises at least one critical point in an off-axis region thereof; wherein an Abbe number of the sixth lens element is V6, a curvature radius of the object-side surface of the eighth lens element is R15, a curvature radius of the image-side surface of the eighth lens element is R16, a focal length of the photographing optical lens assembly is f, a focal length of the third lens element is f3, a focal length of the seventh lens element is f7, a focal length of the eighth lens element is f8, and the following conditions are satisfied: 35.0< V 6<60.0; 0.30<( R 15+ R 16)/( R 15− R 16); −1.8< f/f 8<−1.0; and 0.50< f 3/ f 7<5.0. 2. The photographing optical lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein the curvature radius of the object-side surface of the eighth lens element is R15, the curvature radius of the image-side surface of the eighth lens element is R16, and the following condition is satisfied: 0.50<( R 15+ R 16)/( R 15− R 16)<4.0. 3. The photographing optical lens assembly of claim 2 , wherein the curvature radius of the object-side surface of the eighth lens element is R15, the curvature radius of the image-side surface of the eighth lens element is R16, and the following condition is satisfied: 0.70<( R 15+ R 16)/( R 15− R 16)<2.0. 4. The photographing optical lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein the focal length of the third lens element is f3, the focal length of the seventh lens element is f7, and the following condition is satisfied: 1.82≤ f 3/ f 7<5.0. 5. The photographing optical lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein an Abbe number of the fifth lens element is V5, a minimum among Abbe numbers of all the lens elements of the photographing optical lens assembly is Vmin, and the following conditions are satisfied: 15.0< V 5<45.0; and 10.0< V min<20.0. 6. The photographing optical lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein a sum of central thicknesses of all the lens elements of the photographing optical lens assembly is ΣCT, a sum of all axial distances between adjacent lens elements of the photographing optical lens assembly is ΣAT, a maximum distance between an optically effective area of the image-side surface of the eighth lens element and an optical axis is Y82, a maximum distance between an optically effective area of the object-side surface of the first lens element and the optical axis is Y11, and the following conditions are satisfied: 1.0<ΣCT/Σ AT <2.0; and 2.0< Y 82/ Y 11<5.0. 7. The photographing optical lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein an axial distance between the sixth lens element and the seventh lens element is T67, an axial distance between the seventh lens element and the eighth lens element is T78, a curvature radius of the object-side surface of the third lens element is R5, a curvature radius of the image-side surface of the third lens element is R6, and the following conditions are satisfied: ( T 67− T 78)/( T 67+ T 78)<0.25; and −1.3< R 5/ R 6. 8. The photographing optical lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein the focal length of the photographing optical lens assembly is f, a maximum image height of the photographing optical lens assembly is ImgH, and the following condition is satisfied: 0.75< f /Img H <1.1. 9. The photographing optical lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein the object-side surface of the first lens element is convex in a paraxial region thereof, the image-side surface of the first lens element is concave in a paraxial region thereof; a distance between a critical point of the object-side surface of the seventh lens element and an optical axis is Yc71, a distance between a critical point of the image-side surface of the seventh lens element and the optical axis is Yc72, and each of the object-side surface and the image-side surface of the seventh lens element comprises at least one critical point in the off-axis region thereof satisfying the following condition: 0.80< Yc 72/ Yc 71<1.3. 10. The photographing optical lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein the object-side surface of the fourth lens element is concave in a paraxial region thereof. 11. The photographing optical lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein the object-side surface of the second lens element is convex in a paraxial region thereof. 12. The photographing optical lens assembly of claim 11 , wherein an axial distance between the sixth lens element and the seventh lens element is T67, an axial distance between the seventh lens element and the eighth lens element is T78, a central thickness of the seventh lens element is CT7, and the following condition is satisfied: 1.7<( T 67+ T 78)/CT7<2.8. 13. The photographing optical lens assembly of claim 11 , wherein an axial distance between the sixth lens element and the seventh lens element is T67, an axial distance between the seventh lens element and the eighth lens element is T78, an axial distance between the object-side surface of the first lens element and the image-side surface of the eighth lens element is TD, and the following condition is satisfied: 4.89≤ TD /( T 67+ T 78)<6.3. 14. The photographing optical lens assembly of claim 11 , wherein an axial distance between the object-side surface of the first lens element and an image surface is TL, the focal length of the photographing optical lens assembly is f, a maximum image height of the photographing optical lens assembly is ImgH, and the following conditions are satisfied: 3.0 mm< TL< 14.0 mm; 1.1< TL/f< 1.4; and 0.70< TL /Img H <1.40. 15. The photographing optical lens assembly of claim 11 , wherein the focal length of the photographing optical lens assembly is f, a focal length of the first lens element is f1, a focal length of the second lens element is f2, the focal length of the third lens element is f3, a focal length of the fourth lens element is f4, a focal length of the fifth lens element is f5, and the following conditions are satisfied: 0.40< f/f 1<1.0; −0.40< f/f 2<0.40; 0.20< f/f 3<1.2; −0.70< f/f 4<1.0; and −0.80< f/f 5<0.70. 16. The photographing optical lens assembly of claim 11 , wherein an f-number of the photographing optical lens assembly is Fno, half of a maximum field of view of the photographing optical lens assembly is HFOV, an Abbe number of the first lens element is V1, an Abbe number of the second l

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    having more than six components · CPC title

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

  • having five or more lenses · CPC title

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A photographing optical lens assembly includes eight lens elements, which are, in order from an object side to an image side along an optical path, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element, a seventh lens element and an eighth lens element. Each of the eight lens elements has an object-side surface towar…
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Largan Precision Co Ltd
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Primary CPC classification G02B9/64. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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