Imaging lens, and electronic apparatus including the same

US9377602B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9377602-B2
Application numberUS-201314093656-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 2, 2013
Priority dateJul 10, 2013
Publication dateJun 28, 2016
Grant dateJun 28, 2016

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An imaging lens includes a first lens element, an aperture stop, and second to fifth lens elements arranged from an object side to an image side in the given order. Through designs of surfaces of the lens elements and relevant optical parameters, a short system length of the imaging lens may be achieved while maintaining good optical performance.

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An imaging lens comprising a first lens element, an aperture stop, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element and a fifth lens element arranged from an object side to an image side in the given order along an optical axis of said imaging lens, each of said first lens element, said second lens element, said third lens element, said fourth lens element and said fifth lens element having an object-side surface facing toward the object side and an image-side surface facing toward the image side, wherein: said object-side surface of said first lens element has a convex portion in a vicinity of a periphery of said first lens element; said second lens element has a positive refractive power; said image-side surface of said third lens element has a convex portion in a vicinity of the optical axis; said image-side surface of said fourth lens element has a concave portion in a vicinity of the optical axis; said fifth lens element is made of a plastic material; and said imaging lens does not include any lens element with refractive power other than said first, second, third, fourth and fifth lens elements; said imaging lens satisfying Gaa/G23≦6.50, where Gaa represents a sum of a distance between said image-side surface of said first lens element and said object-side surface of said second lens element at the optical axis, a distance between said image-side surface of said second lens element and said object-side surface of said third lens element at the optical axis, a distance between said image-side surface of said third lens element and said object-side surface of said fourth lens element at the optical axis, and a distance between said image-side surface of said fourth lens element and said object-side surface of said fifth lens element at the optical axis; and G23 represents the distance between said image-side surface of said second lens element and said object-side surface of said third lens element at the optical axis; said imaging lens further satisfying TL/(T5+G12)≦6.00, where TL represents a distance between said object-side surface of said first lens element and said image-side surface of said fifth lens element at the optical axis, T5 represents a distance between said object-side surface and said image-side surface of said fifth lens element at the optical axis, and G12 represents the distance between said image-side surface of said first lens element and said object-side surface of said second lens element at the optical axis. 2. The imaging lens as claimed in claim 1 , further satisfying TL/T2≦8.50, where T2 represents a distance between said object-side surface and said image-side surface of said second lens element at the optical axis. 3. The imaging lens as claimed in claim 2 , further satisfying 2.70≦(T2+T3)/T4≦7.30, where T3 represents a distance between said object-side surface and said image-side surface of said third lens element at the optical axis, and T4 represents a distance between said object-side surface and said image-side surface of said fourth lens element at the optical axis. 4. The imaging lens as claimed in claim 1 , further satisfying TL/(T1+G12)≦5.00, where T1 represents a distance between said object-side surface and said image-side surface of said first lens element at the optical axis. 5. The imaging lens as claimed in claim 4 , further satisfying 0.68≦T2/G23≦9.30, where T2 represents a distance between said object-side surface and said image-side surface of said second lens element at the optical axis. 6. The imaging lens as claimed in claim 4 , further satisfying 1.00≦T2/T4≦4.50, where T2 represents a distance between said object-side surface and said image-side surface of said second lens element at the optical axis, and T4 represents a distance between said object-side surface and said image-side surface of said fourth lens element at the optical axis. 7. The imaging lens as claimed in claim 6 , further satisfying 4.30≦TL/(G12+G45)≦11.00, where G45 represents the distance between said image-side surface of said fourth lens element and said object-side surface of said fifth lens element at the optical axis. 8. The imaging lens as claimed in claim 4 , further satisfying 2.80≦(G23+T2)/T4≦5.00, where T2 represents a distance between said object-side surface and said image-side surface of said second lens element at the optical axis, and T4 represents a distance between said object-side surface and said image-side surface of said fourth lens element at the optical axis. 9. The imaging lens as claimed in claim 8 , further satisfying 1.80≦T2/(G34+G45)≦9.80, where G34 represents the distance between said image-side surface of said third lens element and said object-side surface of said fourth lens element at the optical axis, and G45 represents the distance between said image-side surface of said fourth lens element and said object-side surface of said fifth lens element at the optical axis. 10. The imaging lens as claimed in claim 8 , further satisfying Gaa/T3≦2.30 and 2.50≦(T2+T3)/T1≦4.70, where T3 represents a distance between said object-side surface and said image-side surface of said third lens element at the optical axis. 11. The imaging lens as claimed in claim 1 , further satisfying TL/G12≦16.00. 12. The imaging lens as claimed in claim 11 , further satisfying 2.20≦(T3+T5)/T4≦6.50, where T3 represents a distance between said object-side surface and said image-side surface of said third lens element at the optical axis, and T4 represents a distance between said object-side surface and said image-side surface of said fourth lens element at the optical axis. 13. The imaging lens as claimed in claim 12 , further satisfying 3.50≦TL/Gaa≦7.00. 14. The imaging lens as claimed in claim 1 , further satisfying Gaa/(T4+G12)≦2.35, where T4 represents a distance between said object-side surface and said image-side surface of said fourth lens element at the optical axis. 15. The imaging lens as claimed in claim 14 , further satisfying 2.00≦(T2+T5)/T1≦4.00, where T2 represents a distance between said object-side surface and said image-side surface of said second lens element at the optical axis, and T1 represents a distance between said object-side surface and said image-side surface of said first lens element at the optical axis. 16. The imaging lens as claimed in claim 15 , further satisfying Gaa/T2≦2.85. 17. An electronic apparatus comprising: a housing; and an imaging module disposed in said housing, and including an imaging lens as claimed in claim 1 , a barrel on which said imaging lens is disposed, a holder unit on which said barrel is disposed, and an image sensor disposed at the image side of said imaging lens.

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  • having five or more lenses · CPC title

  • G02B9/60Primary

    having five components only · CPC title

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What does patent US9377602B2 cover?
An imaging lens includes a first lens element, an aperture stop, and second to fifth lens elements arranged from an object side to an image side in the given order. Through designs of surfaces of the lens elements and relevant optical parameters, a short system length of the imaging lens may be achieved while maintaining good optical performance.
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.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 28 2016 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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