Mobile device and optical imaging lens thereof

US9348116B1 · US · B1

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Publication numberUS-9348116-B1
Application numberUS-201514696183-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB1
Filing dateApr 24, 2015
Priority dateJan 23, 2015
Publication dateMay 24, 2016
Grant dateMay 24, 2016

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Present embodiments provide for a mobile device and an optical imaging lens thereof. The optical imaging lens may comprise an aperture stop and six lens elements positioned sequentially from an object side to an image side. Through controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces of the lens elements and designing parameters satisfying several equations, the optical imaging lens may show desirable optical characteristics and the total length of the optical imaging lens may be shortened.

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What is claimed is: 1. An optical imaging lens, sequentially from an object side to an image side along an optical axis, comprising an aperture stop, first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth lens elements, each of said first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth lens elements having refracting power, an object-side surface facing toward the object side and an image-side surface facing toward the image side and a central thickness defined along the optical axis, wherein: the image-side surface of the first lens comprises a convex portion in a vicinity of the periphery of the first lens element; the second lens element has negative refracting power and the image-side surface thereof comprises a concave portion in a vicinity of the optical axis and a convex portion in a vicinity of the periphery of the second lens element; the third lens element is constructed by plastic material; the object-side surface of the fourth lens element comprises a concave portion in a vicinity of the optical axis; the image-side surface of the fifth lens element comprises a convex portion in a vicinity of the periphery of the fifth lens element; the sixth lens element is constructed by plastic material and the image-side surface thereof comprises a convex portion in a vicinity of the periphery of the sixth lens element; and an air gap between the second lens element and the third lens element along the optical axis is represented by G23, an air gap between the fifth lens element and the sixth lens element along the optical axis is represented by G56, an effective focal length of the optical imaging lens is represented by EFL, the central thickness of the fifth lens element is represented by T5, the central thickness of the first lens element is represented by T1, G23, G56, EFL, T5 and T1 satisfy the equations: 0.82≦ G 23/ G 56≦3.52; 5.5≦EFL/ T 5≦9.35; G 23≦0.35 mm; and EFL/ T 1≦6.8; the optical imaging lens comprises no other lenses having refracting power beyond the six lens elements. 2. The optical imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein a central thickness of the second lens element is represented by T2, and T1 and T2 satisfy the equation: T 1/ T 2≦3.2. 3. The optical imaging lens according to claim 2 , wherein a central thickness of the third lens element is represented by T3, and G23 and T3 satisfy the equation: T 3/ G 23≦3.5. 4. The optical imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein the central thickness of the fourth lens element is represented by T4, and G23 and T4 satisfy the equation: T 3/ G 23≦3.5. 5. The optical imaging lens according to claim 4 , wherein T5, G23 and G56 satisfy the equation: 1.49≦ T 5/( G 23+ G 56). 6. The optical imaging lens according to claim 4 , wherein a central thickness of the third lens element is represented by T3, and T1 and T3 satisfy the equation: T 1/ T 3≦2. 7. The optical imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein a back focal length of the optical imaging lens, which is defined as the distance from the image-side surface of the sixth lens element to the image plane along the optical axis is represented by BFL, and G23 and BFL satisfy the equation: BFL/ G 23≦9.3. 8. The optical imaging lens according to claim 7 , wherein T1 and G56 satisfy the equation: 3.7≦ T 1/ G 56. 9. The optical imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein G23 and EFL satisfy the equation: EFL/ G 23≦27. 10. The optical imaging lens according to claim 9 , wherein a central thickness of the sixth lens element is represented by T6, an air gap between the third lens element and the fourth lens element along the optical axis is represented by G34, and T6 and G34 satisfy the equation: T 6/ G 34≦7. 11. The optical imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein a central thickness of the third lens element is represented by T3, and EFL and T3 satisfy the equation: EFL/ T 3≦10. 12. The optical imaging lens according to claim 11 , wherein a sum of a central thicknesses of all six lens elements along the optical axis is represented by ALT, and G23 and ALT satisfy the equation: ALT/G 23≦20. 13. The optical imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein an air gap between the third lens element and the fourth lens element along the optical axis is represented by G34, and EFL and G34 satisfy the equation: EFL/ G 34≦35. 14. The optical imaging lens according to claim 13 , wherein T1 and G23 satisfy the equation: T 1/ G 23≦4.3. 15. The optical imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein a central thickness of the sixth lens element is represented by T6, and T5 and T6 satisfy the equation: 0.92≦ T 5/ T 6. 16. The optical imaging lens according to claim 15 , wherein a sum of all five air gaps from the first lens element to the sixth lens element along the optical axis is represented by AAG, and G23 and AAG satisfy the equation: AAG/G 23≦7. 17. A mobile device, comprising: a housing; and a photography module positioned in the housing and comprising: an optical imaging lens according to claim 1 ; a lens barrel for positioning the optical imaging lens; a module housing unit for positioning the lens barrel; a substrate for positioning the module housing unit; and an image sensor positioned at the image side of the optical imaging lens.

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  • Electricity · mapped topic

  • having five or more lenses · CPC title

  • having six 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

  • with continuous faces that are rotationally symmetrical but deviate from a true sphere {, e.g. so called "aspheric" lenses} · CPC title

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What does patent US9348116B1 cover?
Present embodiments provide for a mobile device and an optical imaging lens thereof. The optical imaging lens may comprise an aperture stop and six lens elements positioned sequentially from an object side to an image side. Through controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces of the lens elements and designing parameters satisfying several equations, the optical imaging lens may show…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Genius Electronic Optical Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G02B13/0045. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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Publication date Tue May 24 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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