Optical imaging lens assembly, image capturing unit and electronic device

US2016170176A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2016170176-A1
Application numberUS-201514596982-A
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Filing dateJan 14, 2015
Priority dateDec 10, 2014
Publication dateJun 16, 2016
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An optical imaging lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element and a fifth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element has refractive power. The fourth lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex and an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element with negative refractive power has an object-side surface being concave and an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, wherein the image-side surface thereof has at least one convex shape in an off-axis region thereof.

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An optical imaging lens assembly comprising, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element with positive refractive power having an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof; a second lens element with positive refractive power having an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof; a third lens element having refractive power; a fourth lens element with positive refractive power having an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof, wherein both of the object-side surface and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element are aspheric; and a fifth lens element with negative refractive power having an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, wherein the image-side surface of the fifth lens element has at least one convex shape in an off-axis region thereof, and both of the object-side surface and the image-side surface of the fifth lens element are aspheric; wherein the optical imaging lens assembly has a total of five lens elements with refractive power, an air gap in a paraxial region is between every two of the first lens element, the second lens element, the third lens element, the fourth lens element and the fifth lens element that are adjacent to each other; wherein a focal length of the optical imaging lens assembly is f, a focal length of the first lens element is f 1 , a focal length of the second lens element is f 2 , a curvature radius of the object-side surface of the fourth lens element is R 7 , a curvature radius of the image-side surface of the fourth lens element is R 8 , and the following conditions are satisfied: 0< f 1/ f 2<2.0; and −3.0<( f/R 7)+( f/R 8). 2 . The optical imaging lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein the focal length of the first lens element is f 1 , the focal length of the second lens element is f 2 , and the following condition is satisfied: 0< f 1/ f 2<1.5. 3 . The optical imaging lens assembly of claim 2 , wherein a curvature radius of the object-side surface of the second lens element is R 3 , a curvature radius of an image-side surface of the second lens element is R 4 , and the following condition is satisfied: 8.0<|( R 3+ R 4)/( R 3− R 4)|. 4 . The optical imaging lens assembly of claim 2 , wherein an entrance pupil diameter of the optical imaging lens assembly is EPD, a central thickness of the second lens element is CT 2 , and the following condition is satisfied: 8.0< EPD/CT 2. 5 . The optical imaging lens assembly of claim 2 , wherein the focal length of the optical imaging lens assembly is f, the curvature radius of the object-side surface of the fourth lens element is R 7 , the curvature radius of the image-side surface of the fourth lens element is R 8 , and the following condition is satisfied: −2.0<( f/R 7)+( f/R 8). 6 . The optical imaging lens assembly of claim 5 , wherein the focal length of the first lens element is f 1 , a focal length of the fourth lens element is f 4 , a focal length of the fifth lens element is f 5 , and the following condition is satisfied: (| f 4+| f 5|)/| f|< 1.25. 7 . The optical imaging lens assembly of claim 5 , wherein a central thickness of the second lens element is CT 2 , a central thickness of the third lens element is CT 3 , and the following condition is satisfied: 2.0< CT 3/ CT 2. 8 . The optical imaging lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein an Abbe number of the second lens element is V 2 , and the following condition is satisfied: V 2<30. 9 . The optical imaging lens assembly of claim 8 , further comprising at least one transparent flat panel, wherein the at least one transparent flat panel is located between the image-side surface of the fifth lens element and an image surface, a sum of at least one central thickness of the at least one transparent flat panel is FPCT, and the following condition is satisfied: FPCT≦ 0.275 mm. 10 . The optical imaging lens assembly of claim 8 , wherein a central thickness of the first lens element is CT 1 , a central thickness of the second lens element is CT 2 , a central thickness of the fourth lens element is CT 4 , a central thickness of the fifth lens element is CT 5 , and the following condition is satisfied: 0.85< CT 1/( CT 2+ CT 4+ CT 5)<1.25. 11 . The optical imaging lens assembly of claim 8 , wherein the object-side surface of the fourth lens element has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. 12 . The optical imaging lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein the focal length of the optical imaging lens assembly is f, the curvature radius of the object-side surface of the fourth lens element is R 7 , the curvature radius of the image-side surface of the fourth lens element is R 8 , and the following condition is satisfied: −1.5<( f/R 7)+( f/R 8)<−0.25. 13 . The optical imaging lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein an f-number of the optical imaging lens assembly is Fno, and the following condition is satisfied: Fno< 1.75. 14 . The optical imaging lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein an axial distance between the image-side surface of the fifth lens element and an image surface is BL, an axial distance between the object-side surface of the first lens element and the image surface is TL, and the following condition is satisfied: BL/TL< 0.18. 15 . The optical imaging lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein the optical imaging lens assembly is for being operated within a wavelength range of 750 nanometers (nm) to 1050 nm. 16 . An image capturing unit, comprising: the optical imaging lens assembly of claim 1 ; and an image sensor, wherein the image sensor is disposed on the image side of the optical imaging lens assembly. 17 . An electronic device, comprising: the image capturing unit of claim 16 . 18 . An optical imaging lens assembly comprising, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element with positive refractive power having an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof; a second lens element with positive refractive power having an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof; a third lens element having refractive power; a fourth lens element with positive refractive power having an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof, wherein both of the object-side surface and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element are aspheric; and a fifth lens element with negative refractive power having an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, wherein the image-side surface of the fifth lens element has at least one convex shape in an off-axis region thereof, and both of the object-side surface and the image-side surface of the fifth lens element are aspheric; wherein the optical imaging lens assembly has a total of five lens elements with refractive power, an air gap in a paraxial region is between every two of the first lens element, the second lens element, the third lens element, the fourth lens element and the fifth lens element that are adjacent to each other; wherein a focal length of the first lens element is f 1 , a focal length of the second lens element is f 2 , and the following condition is satisfied:

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  • having five or more lenses · CPC title

  • Electricity · mapped topic

  • characterised by the lens design · CPC title

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

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What does patent US2016170176A1 cover?
An optical imaging lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element and a fifth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element with positive refractive power has an object…
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Largan Precision Co Ltd
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Primary CPC classification G02B13/0045. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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Publication date Thu Jun 16 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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