Optical imaging lens

US9869846B1 · US · B1

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Publication numberUS-9869846-B1
Application numberUS-201615273715-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB1
Filing dateSep 23, 2016
Priority dateAug 25, 2016
Publication dateJan 16, 2018
Grant dateJan 16, 2018

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An optical imaging lens includes a front lens group, a reflective element and a rear lens group arranged in sequence from an object side to an image side along an optical axis. The optical axis includes a first optical axis and a second optical axis different from the first optical axis, and the first optical axis and the second optical axis have an intersection point located at the reflective element. The front lens group includes a first lens element and a second lens element arranged along the first optical axis, and the rear lens group includes a third lens element and a fourth lens element arranged along the second optical axis. The optical imaging lens satisfies: D1M≦3.6 mm, wherein D1M is a distance from an object-side surface of the first lens element to the intersection point along the first optical axis.

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An optical imaging lens, comprising a front lens group, a reflective element and a rear lens group arranged in sequence from an object side to an image side along an optical axis, the optical axis comprising a first optical axis and a second optical axis different from the first optical axis, and the first optical axis intersecting the second optical axis to form an intersection point located at the reflective element, wherein the front lens group comprises a first lens element and a second lens element arranged along the first optical axis, the rear lens group comprises a third lens element and a fourth lens element arranged along the second optical axis, and each of the first lens element to the fourth lens element comprises an object-side surface facing the object side and allowing imaging rays to pass through and an image-side surface facing the image side and allowing the imaging rays to pass through, wherein the first lens element is arranged to be a lens element having refracting power in a first order from the object side to the image side, the second lens element is arranged to be a lens element having refracting power in a second order from the object side to the image side, the third lens element is arranged to be a lens element having refracting power in a second order from the image side to the object side, and the fourth lens element is arranged to be a lens element having refracting power in a first order from the image side to the object side; wherein the optical imaging lens satisfies: D 1 M≦ 3.6 mm; and G 23/ T 4≦10.5, wherein D1M is a distance from the object-side surface of the first lens element to the intersection point along the first optical axis, G2M is an air gap between the second lens element and the intersection point along the first optical axis, GM3 is an air gap between the intersection point and the third lens element along the second optical axis, G23 is an air gap from the second lens element to the third lens element along the optical axis, G23 is a sum of G2M and GM3, and T4 is a thickness of the fourth lens element along the second optical axis. 2. The optical imaging lens as recited in claim 1 , wherein the optical imaging lens satisfies: ALT/T3≦7.8, wherein ALT is a sum of four thicknesses of the first lens element, the second lens element, the third lens element, and the fourth lens element along the optical axis, and T3 is a thickness of the third lens element along the second optical axis. 3. The optical imaging lens as recited in claim 1 , wherein the optical imaging lens satisfies: AAG/G34≦25, wherein AAG is a sum of three air gaps from the first lens element to the fourth lens element along the optical axis, and G34 is an air gap from the third lens element to the fourth lens element along the second optical axis. 4. The optical imaging lens as recited in claim 1 , wherein the optical imaging lens satisfies: 12.5≦TTL/(T2+T3), wherein TTL is a sum of a distance from the object-side surface of the first lens element to the intersection point along the first optical axis and a distance from the intersection point to an image plane of the optical imaging lens along the second optical axis, T2 is a thickness of the second lens element along the first optical axis, and T3 is a thickness of the third lens element along the second optical axis. 5. The optical imaging lens as recited in claim 1 , wherein the optical imaging lens satisfies: EFL/(T2+T3+T4)≦12.6, wherein EFL is an effective focal length of the optical imaging lens, T2 is a thickness of the second lens element along the first optical axis, and T3 is a thickness of the third lens element along the second optical axis. 6. The optical imaging lens as recited in claim 1 , wherein the optical imaging lens satisfies: G23/(G12+G34)≦17.8, G12 is an air gap from the first lens element to the second lens element along the first optical axis, and G34 is an air gap from the third lens element to the fourth lens element along the second optical axis. 7. The optical imaging lens as recited in claim 1 , wherein at least one of the object-side surface of the third lens element and the image-side surface of the third lens element has a transition point. 8. The optical imaging lens as recited in claim 1 , wherein the optical imaging lens satisfies: EFL/T2≦41.5, wherein EFL is an effective focal length of the optical imaging lens, and T2 is a thickness of the second lens element along the first optical axis. 9. The optical imaging lens as recited in claim 1 , wherein the optical imaging lens satisfies: ALT/(G12+G34)≦10.5, wherein ALT is a sum of four thicknesses of the first lens element, the second lens element, the third lens element, and the fourth lens element along the optical axis, G12 is an air gap from the first lens element to the second lens element along the first optical axis, and G34 is an air gap from the third lens element to the fourth lens element along the second optical axis. 10. The optical imaging lens as recited in claim 1 , wherein the optical imaging lens satisfies: TTL/(T3+T4)≦12.2, wherein TTL is a sum of a distance from the object-side surface of the first lens element to the intersection point along the first optical axis and a distance from the intersection point to an image plane of the optical imaging lens along the second optical axis, and T3 is a thickness of the third lens element along the second optical axis. 11. The optical imaging lens as recited in claim 1 , wherein the optical imaging lens satisfies: AAG/(T3+T4)≦7.2, wherein AAG is a sum of three air gaps from the first lens element to the fourth lens element along the optical axis, and T3 is a thickness of the third lens element along the second optical axis. 12. The optical imaging lens as recited in claim 1 , wherein the optical imaging lens satisfies: G23/(T2+G34)≦10.5, wherein T2 is a thickness of the second lens element along the first optical axis, and G34 is an air gap from the third lens element to the fourth lens element along the second optical axis. 13. The optical imaging lens as recited in claim 1 , wherein the optical imaging lens satisfies: EFL/G34≦42.5, wherein EFL is an effective focal length of the optical imaging lens, and G34 is an air gap from the third lens element to the fourth lens element along the second optical axis. 14. The optical imaging lens as recited in claim 1 , wherein the optical imaging lens satisfies: G23/(T2+T4)≦9.5, wherein T2 is a thickness of the second lens element along the first optical axis. 15. The optical imaging lens as recited in claim 1 , wherein the optical imaging lens satisfies: 4.7≦AAG/T1, wherein AAG is a sum of three air gaps from the first lens element to the fourth lens element along the optical axis, and T1 is a thickness of the first lens element along the first optical axis. 16. The optical imaging lens as recited in claim 1 , wherein the optical imaging lens satisfies: 4.9≦AAG/(T2+T4), wherein AAG is a sum of three air gaps from the first lens element to the fourth lens element along the optical axis, and T2 is a thickness of the second lens element along the first optical axis. 17. The optical imaging lens as recited in claim 1 , wherein the optical imaging lens satisfies: 2.8≦BFL/T2, wherein BFL is a distance from the image-side surface of the fourth lens element to an image plane of the optical imaging lens along the second optical axis, and T2 is a thickness of the second lens element along the first optical axis. 18. The optical imaging lens as recited in claim 1 , wherein the optical imaging lens satisfie

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

  • all components being simple lenses · CPC title

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  • characterised by the lens design · CPC title

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What does patent US9869846B1 cover?
An optical imaging lens includes a front lens group, a reflective element and a rear lens group arranged in sequence from an object side to an image side along an optical axis. The optical axis includes a first optical axis and a second optical axis different from the first optical axis, and the first optical axis and the second optical axis have an intersection point located at the reflective …
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Genius Electronic Optical Co Ltd, Genius Electronic Optical Xiamen Co Ltd
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Primary CPC classification G02B13/0065. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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Publication date Tue Jan 16 2018 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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