Optical imaging lens and electronic device comprising the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9535233-B2
Application number	US-201514598227-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 16, 2015
Priority date	Oct 24, 2014
Publication date	Jan 3, 2017
Grant date	Jan 3, 2017

Abstract

An optical imaging lens includes a first, second, third and fourth lens element, and an aperture stop positioned between the second and third lens elements. The first lens element has an object-side surface with a convex portion in a vicinity of its periphery, the second lens element has an image-side surface with a concave portion in a vicinity of the optical axis, the third lens element has an image-side surface with a convex portion in a vicinity of the optical axis, the fourth lens element is made of plastic and has an object-side surface with a concave portion in a vicinity of the optical axis, and the optical imaging lens set does not include any lens element with refractive power other than said first, second, third and fourth lens elements.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. 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, an aperture stop, a third lens element and a fourth lens element, said first to fourth lens elements 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 object-side surface with a convex part in a vicinity of the its periphery;
said second lens element has an image-side surface with a concave part in a vicinity of the optical axis, and said second lens element has negative refractive power;
said aperture stop is disposed between said second lens element and said third lens element;
said third lens element has positive refractive power, and has an image-side surface with a convex part in a vicinity of the optical axis;
said fourth lens element is made of plastic material and has positive refractive power, and has an object-side surface with a concave part in a vicinity of the optical axis; and
the optical imaging lens set does not include any lens element with refractive power other than said first, second, third and fourth lens elements.

2. The optical imaging lens set of claim 1 , wherein a thickness T 1 of said first lens element along said optical axis, and a thickness T 2 of said second lens element along said optical axis satisfy a relationship T 1 /T 2 ≦6.1.

3. The optical imaging lens set of claim 2 , wherein a total thickness ALT of said first lens element, said second lens element, said third lens element and said fourth lens element along said optical axis, and a thickness T 3 of said third lens element along said optical axis satisfy a relationship ALT/T 3 ≦13.

4. The optical imaging lens set of claim 2 , wherein the effective focal length EFL of the optical imaging lens set satisfies a relationship EFL/T 2 ≦45.

5. The optical imaging lens set of claim 1 , wherein a total thickness ALT of said first lens element, said second lens element, said third lens element and said fourth lens element along said optical axis, and an air gap G 34 between said third lens element and said fourth lens element along said optical axis satisfy a relationship 1.7≦ALT/G 34 .

6. The optical imaging lens set of claim 5 , wherein a thickness T 1 of said first lens element along said optical axis, and a thickness T 3 of said third lens element along said optical axis satisfy a relationship T 1 /T 3 ≦10.

7. The optical imaging lens set of claim 1 , wherein the sum of all three air gaps AAG between each lens element from said first lens element to said fourth lens element along the optical axis, and a thickness T 3 of said third lens element along said optical axis satisfy a relationship AAG/T 3 ≦12.

8. The optical imaging lens set of claim 7 , wherein a thickness T 1 of said first lens element along said optical axis, and a thickness T 4 of said fourth lens element along said optical axis satisfy a relationship T 1 /T 4 ≦20.

9. The optical imaging lens set of claim 1 , wherein the sum of all three air gaps AAG between each lens element from said first lens element to said fourth lens element along the optical axis, and a thickness T 1 of said first lens element along said optical axis satisfy a relationship AAG/T 1 ≦15.

10. The optical imaging lens set of claim 9 , wherein an air gap G 34 between said third lens element and said fourth lens element along said optical axis, and a thickness T 4 of said fourth lens element along said optical axis satisfy a relationship G 34 /T 4 ≦22.

11. The optical imaging lens set of claim 9 , wherein a total thickness ALT of said first lens element, said second lens element, said third lens element and said fourth lens element along said optical axis, and a thickness T 4 of said fourth lens element along said optical axis satisfy a relationship ALT/T 4 ≦27.

12. The optical imaging lens set of claim 1 , wherein a total thickness ALT of said first lens element, said second lens element, said third lens element and said fourth lens element along said optical axis, and an air gap G 23 between said second lens element and said third lens element along said optical axis satisfy a relationship 1≦ALT/G 23 .

13. The optical imaging lens set of claim 12 , wherein the effective focal length EFL of the optical imaging lens set, and a thickness T 3 of said third lens element along said optical axis satisfy a relationship EFL/T 3 ≦70.

14. The optical imaging lens set of claim 12 , wherein the effective focal length EFL of the optical imaging lens set, and a thickness T 4 of said fourth lens element along said optical axis satisfy a relationship EFL/T 4 ≦150.

15. The optical imaging lens set of claim 1 , wherein the sum of all three air gaps AAG between each lens element from said first lens element to said fourth 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 ≦15.

16. The optical imaging lens set of claim 1 , wherein a thickness T 3 of said third lens element along said optical axis, and a thickness T 4 of said fourth lens element along said optical axis satisfy a relationship T 3 /T 4 ≦1.7.

17. The optical imaging lens set of claim 1 , wherein the sum of all three air gaps AAG between each lens element from said first lens element to said fourth lens element along the optical axis, and a thickness T 2 of said second lens element along said optical axis satisfy a relationship AAG/T 2 ≦8.1.

18. The optical imaging lens set of claim 1 , wherein an air gap G 34 between said third lens element and said fourth lens element along said optical axis, and a thickness T 3 of said third lens element along said optical axis satisfy a relationship G 34 /T 3 ≦10.

19. The optical imaging lens set of claim 18 , 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 1≦EFL/G 23 .

20. 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.

Assignees

• Chen Shih-Han
• Ye Long
• Chang Chung-Chih
• Genius Electronic Optical Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chen Shih-Han
• Ye Long
• Chang Chung-Chih

Classifications

• H04N23/55

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

• H04N23/51

  Housings · CPC title

• G02B7/021

  for more than one lens · CPC title

• G02B13/004 Primary

  having four lenses · CPC title

• G02B27/0025

  for optical correction, e.g. distorsion, aberration · CPC title