Optical imaging lens and electronic device comprising the same

US9335518B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9335518-B2
Application numberUS-201414521461-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 23, 2014
Priority dateJul 29, 2014
Publication dateMay 10, 2016
Grant dateMay 10, 2016

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An optical imaging lens includes: a first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth lens element. The first lens element has an image-side surface with a concave part in a vicinity of its periphery, the second lens element has an image-side surface with a concave part in a vicinity of the optical axis, the third lens element has positive refractive power, the fourth lens element has an object-side surface with a convex part in a vicinity of its periphery, the fifth lens element has an object-side surface with a concave part in a vicinity of the optical axis, the sixth lens element has an image-side surface with a concave part in a vicinity of the optical axis, and the sixth lens element being made of plastic.

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An optical imaging lens set, from an object side toward an image side in order along an optical axis comprising: a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element, said first to sixth lens elements with refractive power, having an object-side surface facing toward the object side as well as an image-side surface facing toward the image side, wherein: said first lens element has an image-side surface with a concave part in a vicinity of its periphery; said second lens element has an image-side surface with a concave part in a vicinity of the optical axis; said third lens element has positive refractive power; said fourth lens element has an object-side surface with a convex part in a vicinity of its periphery; said fifth lens element has an object-side surface with a concave part in a vicinity of the optical axis; said sixth lens element has an image-side surface with a concave part in a vicinity of the optical axis, and the sixth lens element being made of plastic; an air gap G 12 between said first lens element and said second lens element along said optical axis, an air gap G 34 between said third lens element and said fourth lens element along said optical axis, and a thickness T 6 of said sixth lens element along said optical axis satisfy a relationship (G 12 +G 34 )/T 6 ≦1.7, besides, the optical imaging lens set does not include any lens element with refractive power other than said first lens element, second lens element, third lens element, fourth lens element, fifth lens element and sixth lens element. 2. The optical imaging lens set of claim 1 , wherein a thickness T 2 of said second lens element along said optical axis, and a thickness T 3 of said third lens element along said optical axis satisfy a relationship T 2 /T 3 ≦1.5. 3. The optical imaging lens set of claim 2 , wherein the effective focal length EFL of the optical imaging lens set, and an air gap G 23 between said second lens element and said third lens element along said optical axis satisfy a relationship 3≦EFL/G 23 ≦11. 4. The optical imaging lens set of claim 2 , wherein the effective focal length EFL of the optical imaging lens set, and the sum of all five air gaps AAG between each lens element from said first lens element to said sixth lens element along the optical axis satisfy a relationship 0.9≦EFL/AAG≦2.6. 5. The optical imaging lens set of claim 2 , wherein the sum of all five air gaps AAG between each lens element from said first lens element to said sixth lens element along the optical axis, and a distance BFL between the image-side surface of the sixth lens element to an image plane along the optical axis satisfy a relationship AAG/BFL≦2.1. 6. The optical imaging lens set of claim 1 , wherein the effective focal length EFL of the optical imaging lens set, and a thickness T 2 of said second lens element along said optical axis satisfy a relationship 2.8≦EFL/T 2 , and said fourth lens element has an image-side surface with a convex part in a vicinity of the optical axis. 7. The optical imaging lens set of claim 6 , wherein a distance BFL between the image-side surface of said sixth lens element to an image plane along the optical axis, an air gap G 45 between said fourth lens element and said fifth lens element along said optical axis, and the sum of all five air gaps AAG between each lens element from said first lens element to said sixth lens element along the optical axis satisfy a relationship 1.88≦BFL/(G 34 +G 45 )≦6 and AAG/BFL≦2.1. 8. The optical imaging lens set of claim 6 , wherein a distance BFL between the image-side surface of said sixth lens element to an image plane along the optical axis, and a thickness T 1 of said first lens element along said optical axis satisfy a relationship 1.5≦BFL/T 1 . 9. The optical imaging lens set of claim 1 , wherein a distance BFL between the image-side surface of said sixth lens element to an image plane along the optical axis, and a thickness T 2 of said second lens element along said optical axis satisfy a relationship 1.4≦BFL/T 2 . 10. The optical imaging lens set of claim 9 , wherein the sum of all five air gaps AAG between each lens element from said first lens element to said sixth lens element along the optical axis, and a thickness T 3 of said third lens element along said optical axis satisfy a relationship 1.9≦BFL/T 2 and AAG/T 3 ≦3.3. 11. The optical imaging lens set of claim 9 , wherein the effective focal length EFL of the optical imaging lens set, a thickness T 1 of said first lens element along said optical axis, and a thickness T 6 of said sixth lens element along said optical axis satisfy a relationship 4.7≦EFL/T 1 and 1.1≦T 6 /T 2 . 12. The optical imaging lens set of claim 1 , wherein the sum of all five air gaps AAG between each lens element from said first lens element to said sixth lens element along the optical axis, and a thickness T 4 of said fourth lens element along said optical axis satisfy a relationship AAG/T 4 ≦2.8. 13. The optical imaging lens set of claim 12 , wherein a thickness T 2 of said second lens element along said optical axis, and a thickness T 6 of said sixth lens element along said optical axis satisfy a relationship 1.1≦T 6 /T 2 . 14. The optical imaging lens set of claim 1 , wherein the effective focal length EFL of the optical imaging lens set, and an air gap G 23 between said second lens element and said third lens element along said optical axis satisfy a relationship 3.5≦EFL/G 23 ≦11. 15. An electronic device, comprising: a case; and an image module disposed in said case and comprising: an optical imaging lens set of claim 1 ; a barrel for the installation of said optical imaging lens set; a module housing unit for the installation of said barrel; a substrate for the installation of said module housing unit; and an image sensor disposed on the substrate and disposed at an image side of said optical imaging lens set.

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  • Housings · CPC title

  • Mounting of pick-up tubes, electronic image sensors, deviation or focusing coils · CPC title

  • Lenses · CPC title

  • Panoramic objectives; So-called "sky lenses" {including panoramic objectives having reflecting surfaces} · CPC title

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What does patent US9335518B2 cover?
An optical imaging lens includes: a first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth lens element. The first lens element has an image-side surface with a concave part in a vicinity of its periphery, the second lens element has an image-side surface with a concave part in a vicinity of the optical axis, the third lens element has positive refractive power, the fourth lens element has an object-sid…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Chen Shih-Han, Liao Huabin, Zhao Changlin, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G02B13/0045. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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