Optical lens assembly and photographing module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12498546-B2
Application number	US-202318126377-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 24, 2023
Priority date	Jan 31, 2023
Publication date	Dec 16, 2025
Grant date	Dec 16, 2025

Abstract

An optical lens assembly with a first optical axis and a second optical axis parallel to the first optical axis, includes a first element group located on an object side of the optical lens assembly; a second element group located on an image side of the optical lens assembly; and a light guide element disposed at the position where the first and second optical axes pass. The first and second element groups being located on the same side of the light guide element. The optical lens assembly has a long focal length, a compact size and a relatively higher illumination when satisfying a specific condition.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An optical lens assembly with a first optical axis and a second optical axis parallel to the first optical axis, and comprising:
a first element group located on an object side of the optical lens assembly; a second element group located on an image side of the optical lens assembly; and a light guide element passed through by the first and second optical axes pass, and the first and second element groups located on the same side of the light guide element; wherein the first element group is disposed along the first optical axis and comprises, in order from the object side to the image side: a first lens with positive refractive power, a second lens with refractive power, a third lens with refractive power, and a fourth lens with positive refractive power; the second element group is disposed along the second optical axis and comprises an optical filter; the optical lens assembly allows light to transmit from the first element group along the first optical axis to the second element group along the second optical axis via the light guide element; and a distance from an object-side surface of the first lens to an image-side surface of the fourth lens along the first optical axis is CTL, a maximum image height of the optical lens assembly is IMH, a focal length of the optical lens assembly is f, a focal length of the first lens is f1, and the following conditions are satisfied: 0.65<CTL/IMH <1.61 and −0.9<f1/f<0.

2 . The optical lens assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the focal length of the optical lens assembly is f, an entrance pupil diameter of the optical lens assembly is EPD, and the following condition is satisfied: 1.74<|f/EPD|<4.14.

3 . The optical lens assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an optical distortion of the optical lens assembly is ODT, and the following condition is satisfied: |ODT|<1%.

4 . The optical lens assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a focal length of the third lens is f3, the focal length of the optical lens assembly is f, and the following condition is satisfied: −2.85<f3/f<1.06.

5 . The optical lens assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a radius of curvature of an object-side surface of the fourth lens is R7, a radius of curvature of the image-side surface of the fourth lens is R8, and the following condition is satisfied: −18.46< (R7−R8)/(R7+R8)<5.33.

6 . The optical lens assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the focal length of the first lens is f1, a focal length of the fourth lens is f4, the focal length of the optical lens assembly is f, and the following condition is satisfied: −1.84< (f1+f4)/f<−0.91.

7 . The optical lens assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the third lens at a maximum effective diameter position of the third lens is ET3, a thickness of the fourth lens at a maximum effective diameter position of the fourth lens is ET4, and the following condition is satisfied: 0.8<ET3/ET4<4.18.

8 . The optical lens assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a radius of curvature of an object-side surface of the fourth lens is R7, a radius of curvature of the image-side surface of the fourth lens is R8, a radius of curvature of an object-side surface of the third lens is R5, and the following condition is satisfied: −13.41< (R7+R8)/R5<−0.25.

9 . The optical lens assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a total of gaps between every two adjacent lenses of the first element group in the first optical axis is EAT, and the following condition is satisfied: 0.71 mm<ΣAT <1.98 mm.

10 . The optical lens assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the fourth lens along the first optical axis is CT4, a thickness of the third lens along the first optical axis is CT3, and the following condition is satisfied: 0.78<CT4/CT3<2.72.

11 . The optical lens assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a radius of curvature of an image-side surface of the first lens is R2, a radius of curvature of an object-side surface of the second lens is R3, and the following condition is satisfied: −4.61<R2/R3<4.62.

12 . The optical lens assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a focal length of the second lens is f2, a radius of curvature of an image-side surface of the second lens is R4, and the following condition is satisfied: −13.07<f2/R4<−0.35.

13 . The optical lens assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the number of light reflections in the light guide element is NRP, and the following condition is satisfied: NRP ≥3.

14 . The optical lens assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a base angle of the light guide element is ABP, and the following condition is satisfied: 15 degrees<ABP <40 degrees.

15 . A photographing module, comprising:
a lens barrel; an optical lens assembly disposed in the lens barrel; and an image sensor disposed on an image plane of the optical lens assembly; wherein the optical lens assembly with a first optical axis and a second optical axis parallel to the first optical axis, comprises: a first element group located on an object side of the optical lens assembly; a second element group located on an image side of the optical lens assembly; and a light guide element passed through by the first and second optical axes, and the first and second element groups located on the same side of the light guide element; the first element group is disposed along the first optical axis and comprises, in order from the object side to the image side: a first lens with positive refractive power, a second lens with refractive power, a third lens with refractive power, and a fourth lens with positive refractive; the second element group is disposed along the second optical axis and comprises an optical filter; the optical lens assembly allows light to transmit from the first element group along the first optical axis to the second element group along the second optical axis via the light guide element; and a distance from an object-side surface of the first lens to an image-side surface of the fourth lens along the first optical axis is CTL, a maximum image height of the optical lens assembly is IMH, a focal length of the optical lens assembly is f, a focal length of the first lens is f1, and the following conditions are satisfied: 0.65<CTL/IMH <1.61 and −0.9<f1/f <0.

16 . The photographing module as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the focal length of the optical lens assembly is f, an entrance pupil diameter of the optical lens assembly is EPD, and the following condition is satisfied: 1.74<|f/EPD|<4.14.

17 . The photographing module as claimed in claim 15 , wherein a focal length of the third lens is f3, the focal length of the optical lens assembly is f, and the following condition is satisfied:

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18 . The photographing module as claimed in claim 15 , wherein a radius of curvature of an object-side surface of the fourth lens is R7, a radius of curvature of the image-side surface of the fourth lens is R8, and the following condition is satisfied:

Assignees

• Dongguan Neoptic Co Ltd
• Newmax Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Jian
• Wang Jun
• Hsiao Kuo-Chun

Classifications

• G02B9/56

  all components being simple lenses · CPC title

• G02B13/004

  having four lenses · CPC title

• G03B17/17 Primary

  with reflectors arranged in beam forming the photographic image, e.g. for reducing dimensions of camera · CPC title

• G02B9/34

  having four components only · CPC title

• G02B13/0065 Primary

  having a beam-folding prism or mirror · CPC title