Optical photographing lens assembly, imaging unit and electronic device

US9507124B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9507124-B2
Application numberUS-201414221135-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 20, 2014
Priority dateFeb 11, 2014
Publication dateNov 29, 2016
Grant dateNov 29, 2016

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An optical photographing 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 and a fourth lens element. The first lens element with negative refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element with positive refractive power has an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element with positive refractive power has an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof, wherein both of an object-side surface and the image-side surface of the third lens element are aspheric. The fourth lens element has negative refractive power, wherein both of an object-side surface and an image-side surface of the fourth lens element are aspheric. The optical photographing lens assembly has a total of four non-cemented lens elements with refractive power.

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An optical photographing lens assembly comprising, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element with negative refractive power having an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof; a second lens element with positive refractive power having an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof; a third lens element with positive refractive power having an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof, both of an object-side surface and the image-side surface of the third lens element being aspheric; and a fourth lens element having negative refractive power, both of an object-side surface and an image-side surface of the fourth lens element being aspheric; wherein the optical photographing lens assembly has a total of four lens elements with refractive power, the first through the fourth lens elements are non-cemented, the optical photographing lens assembly further comprises an aperture stop which is located between the first lens element and the second lens element, at least one of the third lens element and the fourth lens element of the optical photographing lens assembly has at least one inflection point, an axial distance between the first lens element and the second lens element is T 12 , an axial distance between the second lens element and the third lens element is T 23 , an axial distance between the third lens element and the fourth lens element is T 34 , 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 , an axial distance between an object-side surface of the first lens element and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element is TD, an axial distance between the aperture stop and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element is SD, an axial distance between the object-side surface of the first lens element and an image plane is TL, a maximum image height of the optical photographing lens assembly is ImgH, and the following conditions are satisfied: ( T 23+ T 34)/ T 12<0.70; −1.6<( R 7+ R 8)/( R 7− R 8)<0.8; 0.45< SD/TD< 0.90; and TL /Img H< 4.0. 2. The optical photographing lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein the object-side surface of the fourth lens element is concave in a paraxial region thereof. 3. The optical photographing lens assembly of claim 2 , wherein the first lens element has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. 4. The optical photographing lens assembly of claim 2 , wherein the axial distance between the first lens element and the second lens element is T 12 , the axial distance between the second lens element and the third lens element is T 23 , the axial distance between the third lens element and the fourth lens element is T 34 , and the following condition is satisfied: ( T 23+ T 34)/ T 12<0.50. 5. The optical photographing lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein a curvature radius of the object-side surface of the second lens element is R 3 , a curvature radius of the image-side surface of the second lens element is R 4 , and the following condition is satisfied: 0<( R 3+ R 4)/( R 3− R 4)<2.0. 6. The optical photographing lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein a curvature radius of the object-side surface of the third lens element is R 5 , a curvature radius of the image-side surface of the third lens element is R 6 , and the following condition is satisfied: 0<( R 5+ R 6)/( R 5− R 6)<1.5. 7. The optical photographing lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein a curvature radius of the image-side surface of the third lens element is R 6 , the curvature radius of the object-side surface of the fourth lens element is R 7 , and the following condition is satisfied: −3.0<( R 6+ R 7)/(( R 6− R 7)*100)<2.0. 8. The optical photographing lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein a central thickness of the second lens element is CT 2 , a central thickness of the third lens element is CT 3 , a central thickness of the fourth lens element is CT 4 , and the following condition is satisfied: 0< CT 2/( CT 3+ CT 4)<0.90. 9. The optical photographing lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein a distance projected on an optical axis from an axial vertex on the object-side surface of the first lens element to a maximum effective radius position on the object-side surface of the first lens element is SAG 11 , a central thickness of the first lens element is CT 1 , and the following condition is satisfied: 1.0< SAG 11/ CT 1<4.5. 10. The optical photographing lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein the axial distance between the second lens element and the third lens element is T 23 , the axial distance between the third lens element and the fourth lens element is T 34 , and the following condition is satisfied: 0< T 34/ T 23<0.7. 11. The optical photographing lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein a curvature of the image-side surface of the third lens element is smaller in an off-axis region than a curvature of the image-side surface of the third lens element in a paraxial region. 12. The optical photographing lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein the image-side surface of the fourth lens element either comprises a concave portion in a paraxial region and a convex portion in an off-axis region or comprises a convex portion in a paraxial region and a concave portion in an off-axis region. 13. An imaging unit, comprising: the optical photographing lens assembly of claim 1 ; and an image sensor, wherein the image sensor is disposed on the image side of the optical photographing lens assembly. 14. An electronic device, comprising: the imaging unit of claim 13 .

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    having four lenses · CPC title

  • characterised by the lens design · CPC title

  • having four components only · CPC title

  • arranged - + + - · CPC title

  • Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof · CPC title

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What does patent US9507124B2 cover?
An optical photographing 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 and a fourth lens element. The first lens element with negative refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element with positive refractive power has an image-side surface bei…
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Largan Precision Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G02B13/004. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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Publication date Tue Nov 29 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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