Optical imaging system

US12320959B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-12320959-B2
Application numberUS-202217685878-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 3, 2022
Priority dateSep 5, 2019
Publication dateJun 3, 2025
Grant dateJun 3, 2025

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An optical imaging system includes, sequentially from an object side to an image side along an optical axis, a first lens (L1) having a positive refractive power and a convex object-side surface (S1); a second lens (L2) having a refractive power; a third lens (L3) having a refractive power; a fourth lens (L4) having a positive refractive power, a concave object-side surface (S7) and a convex image-side surface (S8); and a fifth lens (L5) having a negative refractive power.

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An optical imaging system, sequentially from an object side to an image side along an optical axis, comprising: a first lens having a positive refractive power and a convex object-side surface; a second lens having a refractive power; a third lens having a refractive power; a fourth lens having a positive refractive power, a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface; and a fifth lens having a negative refractive power, wherein −1<(SAG42+SAG51)/Tr7r10<−0.3, where SAG42 is an axial distance from an intersection of the image-side surface of the fourth lens and the optical axis to a vertex of an effective radius of the image-side surface of the fourth lens, SAG51 is an axial distance from an intersection of an object-side surface of the fifth lens and the optical axis to a vertex of an effective radius of the object-side surface of the fifth lens, and Tr7r10 is a distance along the optical axis from the object-side surface of the fourth lens to an image-side surface of the fifth lens; wherein −0.9<SAG31/CT3<−0.2, where SAG31 is an axial distance from an intersection of an object-side surface of the third lens and the optical axis to a vertex of an effective radius of the object-side surface of the third lens, and CT3 is a center thickness of the third lens along the optical axis. 2. The optical imaging system according to claim 1 , wherein f×TTL/EPD<6 mm, where f is a total effective focal length of the optical imaging system, EPD is an entrance pupil diameter of the optical imaging system, and TTL is a distance along the optical axis from the object-side surface of the first lens to an imaging plane of the optical imaging system. 3. The optical imaging system according to claim 1 , wherein 0.8<f4/f≤1.5, where f4 is an effective focal length of the fourth lens, and f is a total effective focal length of the optical imaging system. 4. The optical imaging system according to claim 1 , wherein TTL<4.5 mm, where TTL is a distance along the optical axis from the object-side surface of the first lens to an imaging plane of the optical imaging system. 5. The optical imaging system according to claim 1 , wherein f/EPD<1.5, where f is a total effective focal length of the optical imaging system, and EPD is an entrance pupil diameter of the optical imaging system. 6. The optical imaging system according to claim 1 , wherein 1.5<f1/f<2.1, where f1 is an effective focal length of the first lens, and f is a total effective focal length of the optical imaging system. 7. The optical imaging system according to claim 1 , wherein −0.8<R7/f<−0.3, where R7 is a radius of curvature of the object-side surface of the fourth lens, and f is a total effective focal length of the optical imaging system. 8. The optical imaging system according to claim 1 , wherein DISTmax<3%, where DISTmax is a maximum distortion of the optical imaging system. 9. The optical imaging system according to claim 1 , wherein 0.35<T34/(T12+T23)<0.7, where T12 is a spaced interval between the first lens and the second lens along the optical axis, T23 is a spaced interval between the second lens and the third lens along the optical axis, and T34 is a spaced interval between the third lens and the fourth lens along the optical axis. 10. The optical imaging system according to claim 1 , wherein 10×T45/TD<0.5, where T45 is a spaced interval between the fourth lens and the fifth lens along the optical axis, and TD is a spaced interval from the object-side surface of the first lens to the image-side surface of the fifth lens. 11. The optical imaging system according to claim 1 , wherein 0.2<CT2/CT4<0.5, where CT2 is a center thickness of the second lens along the optical axis, and CT4 is a center thickness of the fourth lens along the optical axis. 12. The optical imaging system according to claim 1 , wherein 0.9<CT2/ET2<1.65, where CT2 is a center thickness of the second lens along the optical axis, and ET2 is an edge thickness of the second lens. 13. The optical imaging system according to claim 1 , wherein 0.9<DT12/DT21<1.2, where DT12 is an effective half-aperture of an image-side surface of the first lens, and DT21 is an effective half-aperture of an object-side surface of the second lens. 14. The optical imaging system according to claim 1 , wherein 0.8<DT21/DT31<1.2, where DT21 is an effective half-aperture of an object-side surface of the second lens, and DT31 is an effective half-aperture of an object-side surface of the third lens. 15. The optical imaging system according to claim 1 , wherein −0.7<SAG21/CT2<0, where SAG21 is an axial distance from an intersection of an object-side surface of the second lens and the optical axis to a vertex of an effective radius of the object-side surface of the second lens, and CT2 is a center thickness of the second lens along the optical axis. 16. The optical imaging system according to claim 1 , wherein 0.8<DT52/ImgH<1, where DT52 is an effective half-aperture of the image-side surface of the fifth lens, and ImgH is a half of a diagonal length of an effective pixel area on an imaging plane of the optical imaging system. 17. An optical imaging system, sequentially from an object side to an image side along an optical axis, comprising: a first lens having a positive refractive power and a convex object-side surface; a second lens having a refractive power; a third lens having a refractive power; a fourth lens having a positive refractive power, a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface; and a fifth lens having a negative refractive power, wherein f×TTL/EPD<6 mm, and f/EPD<1.5, where f is a total effective focal length of the optical imaging system, EPD is an entrance pupil diameter of the optical imaging system, and TTL is a distance along the optical axis from the object-side surface of the first lens to an imaging plane of the optical imaging system; wherein −0.9<SAG31/CT3<−0.2, where SAG31 is an axial distance from an intersection of an object-side surface of the third lens and the optical axis to a vertex of an effective radius of the object-side surface of the third lens, and CT3 is a center thickness of the third lens along the optical axis. 18. The optical imaging system according to claim 17 , wherein −1<(SAG42+SAG51)/Tr7r10<−0.3, where SAG42 is an axial distance from an intersection of the image-side surface of the fourth lens and the optical axis to a vertex of an effective radius of the image-side surface of the fourth lens, SAG51 is an axial distance from an intersection of an object-side surface of the fifth lens and the optical axis to a vertex of an effective radius of the object-side surface of the fifth lens, and Tr7r10 is a distance along the optical axis from the object-side surface of the fourth lens to an image-side surface of the fifth lens. 19. The optical imaging system according to claim 17 , wherein DISTmax<3%, where DISTmax is a maximum distortion of the optical imaging system.

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  • having five components only · 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 US12320959B2 cover?
An optical imaging system includes, sequentially from an object side to an image side along an optical axis, a first lens (L1) having a positive refractive power and a convex object-side surface (S1); a second lens (L2) having a refractive power; a third lens (L3) having a refractive power; a fourth lens (L4) having a positive refractive power, a concave object-side surface (S7) and a convex im…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Zhejiang Sunny Optics Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G02B13/0045. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 03 2025 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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