# US 11,029,493 B2 · Imaging lens, and electronic apparatus including the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,029,493 B2 - Document ID: US11029493B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/777,517 - Filed: 2020-01-30 - Published: 2020-07-30 - Granted: 2021-06-08 - Earliest claimed: 2013-12-09 - Assignees: Genius Electronic Optical Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Genius Electronic Optical Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Shih-Han Chen; Chung-Chih Chang; Yita Chiang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11029493B2 ## CPC - G02B 13/0015: {characterised by the lens design} - G02B 13/0045: {having five or more lenses} - H04N 23/51: Housings - H04N 23/57: Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices - G02B 3/02: with non-spherical faces (G02B3/10 takes precedence) - G02B 3/04: with continuous faces that are rotationally symmetrical but deviate from a true sphere {, e.g. so called "aspheric" lenses} - G02B 5/005: {Diaphragms (for cameras G03B9/02)} - G02B 9/60: having five components only - G02B 13/18: with lenses having one or more non-spherical faces, e.g. for reducing geometrical aberration {(G02B13/002 takes precedence)} - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract An imaging lens includes first 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An imaging lens comprising a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, and a fifth lens element arranged in order from an object side to an image side along an optical axis of the imaging lens, each of the first lens element, the second lens element, the third lens element, the fourth lens element and the fifth lens element having an object-side surface facing toward the object side, and an image-side surface facing toward the image side, wherein: the image-side surface of the first lens element has a concave portion in a vicinity of the optical axis of the first lens element; the image-side surface of the third lens element has a convex portion in a vicinity of a periphery of the third lens element; and the imaging lens does not include any lens element with a refractive power other than the first lens element, the second lens element, the third lens element, the fourth lens element and the fifth lens element, wherein, T1 represents a thickness of the first lens element at the optical axis, T2 represents a thickness of the second lens element at the optical axis, T3 represents a thickness of the third lens element at the optical axis, G23 represents an air gap length between the second lens element and the third lens element at the optical axis, and G34 represents an air gap length between the third lens element and the fourth lens element at the optical axis, and T1, T2, T3, G23 and G34 satisfy the equation: 2.113≤T1/T2≤3.238, and 0.931≤(G23+T3)/G34≤1.500. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The imaging lens of claim 1, further satisfying ALT/G34≤6.0, where ALT represents a sum of thicknesses of the first lens element, the second lens element, the third lens element, the fourth lens element and the fifth lens element at the optical axis. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The imaging lens of claim 1, further satisfying TTL/T4≤8.0, where TTL represents a distance at the optical axis between the object-side surface of the first lens element and an image plane at the image side, and T4 represents a thickness of the fourth lens element at the optical axis. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The imaging lens of claim 1, further satisfying 3.120≤EFL/Gaa≤4.802, where EFL represents an overall system effective focal length and Gaa represents a sum of four air gap lengths among the first lens element, the second lens element, the third lens element, the fourth lens element and the fifth lens element at the optical axis. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The imaging lens of claim 1, further satisfying 17.373°≤HFOV/Fno≤19.803°, where HFOV represents a half field-of-view of the imaging lens, and Fno represents an F-number of the imaging lens. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The imaging lens of claim 1, further satisfying 0.803≤(T1+G12+T2)/(T4+G45)≤1.405, where G12 represents an air gap length between the first lens element and the second lens element at the optical axis, T4 represents a thickness of the fourth lens element at the optical axis, and G45 represents an air gap length between the fourth lens element and the fifth lens element at the optical axis. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The imaging lens of claim 1, further satisfying 0.711≤(T2+G23+T3)/(G45+T5)≤1.243, where G45 represents an air gap length between the fourth lens element and the fifth lens element at the optical axis, and T5 represents a thickness of the fifth lens element at the optical axis. ### Claim 8 An imaging lens comprising a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, and a fifth lens element arranged in order from an object side to an image side along an optical axis of the imaging lens, each of the first lens element, the second lens element, the third lens element, the fourth lens element and the fifth lens element having an object-side surface facing toward the object side, and an image-side surface facing toward the image side, wherein: the image-side surface of the first lens element has a concave portion in a vicinity of the optical axis of the first lens element; the object-side surface of the second lens element has a convex portion in a vicinity of a periphery of the second lens element; the third lens element has a positive refractive power; and the imaging lens does not include any lens element with a refractive power other than the first lens element, the second lens element, the third lens element, the fourth lens element and the fifth lens element, wherein, T1 represents a thickness of the first lens element at the optical axis, T2 represents a thickness of the second lens element at the optical axis, HFOV represents a half field-of-view of the imaging lens, Fno represents an F-number of the imaging lens and Gaa represents a sum of four air gap lengths among the first lens element, the second lens element, the third lens element, the fourth lens element and the fifth lens element at the optical axis, and T1, T2, HFOV, Fno and Gaa satisfy the equation: 2.113≤T1/T2≤3.238, and 13.603°/mm≤HFOV/(Fno*Gaa)≤21.5927 mm. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The imaging lens of claim 8, further satisfying ALT/G45≤26.0, where ALT represents a sum of thicknesses of the first lens element, the second lens element, the third lens element, the fourth lens element and the fifth lens element at the optical axis, and G45 represents an air gap length between the fourth lens element and the fifth lens element at the optical axis. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The imaging lens of claim 8, further satisfying TTL/ALT≥1.8, where TTL represents a distance at the optical axis between the object-side surface of the first lens element and an image plane at the image side, and ALT represents a sum of thicknesses of the first lens element, the second lens element, the third lens element, the fourth lens element and the fifth lens element at the optical axis. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The imaging lens of claim 8, further satisfying 4.173≤EFL/(G34+G45)≤7.495, where EFL represents an overall system effective focal length, G34 represents an air gap length between the third lens element and the fourth lens element at the optical axis and G45 represents the air gap length between the fourth lens element and the fifth lens element at the optical axis. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The imaging lens of claim 8, further satisfying 1.572≤(T1+G12+T2)/G34≤2.361, where G12 represents an air gap length between the first lens element and the second lens element at the optical axis and G34 represents an air gap length between the third lens element and the fourth lens element at the optical axis. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The imaging lens of claim 8, further satisfying 0.987≤(T2+G23+T3)/(T1+G12)≤1.343, where T3 represents a thickness of the third lens element at the optical axis, G12 represents an air gap length between the first lens element and the second lens element at the optical axis and G23 represents an air gap length between the second lens element and the third lens element at the optical axis. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The imaging lens of claim 8, further satisfying 4.692≤TTL/(T1+G12+T2)≤5.472, where TTL represents a distance at the optical axis between the object-side surface of the first lens element and an image plane at the image side, and G12 represents an air gap length between the first lens element and the second lens element at the optical axis. ### Claim 15 An imaging lens comprising a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, and a fifth lens element arranged in order from an object side to an image side along an optical axis of the imaging lens, each of the first lens element, the second lens element, the third lens element, the fourth lens element and the fifth lens element having an object-side surface facing toward the object side, and an image-side surface facing toward the image side, wherein: the object-side surface of the second lens element has a convex portion in a vicinity of a periphery of the second lens element, the imaging lens does not include any lens element with a refractive power other than the first lens element, the second lens element, the third lens element, the fourth lens element and the fifth lens element, wherein, T1 represents a thickness of the first lens element at the optical axis, T2 represents the thickness of the second lens element at the optical axis, HFOV represents an half field-of-view of the imaging lens, Fno represents an F-number of the imaging lens, Gaa represents a sum of four air gap lengths among the first lens element, the second lens element, the third lens element, the fourth lens element and the fifth lens element at the optical axis, TTL represents a distance at the optical axis between the object-side surface of the first lens element and an image plane at the image side and G34 represents an air gap length between the third lens element and the fourth lens element at the optical axis, and T1, T2, HFOV, Fno, Gaa, TTL and G34 satisfy the equation: 2.113≤T1/T2≤3.238, 13.603°/mm≤HFOV/(Fno*Gaa)≤21.592°/mm, and 7.640≤TTL/G34≤11.926. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The imaging lens of claim 15, further satisfying Gaa/G34≤2.5. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The imaging lens of claim 15, further satisfying ALT/T1≤4.0, where ALT represents a sum of thicknesses of the first lens element, the second lens element, the third lens element, the fourth lens element and the fifth lens element at the optical axis. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The imaging lens of claim 15, further satisfying 4.242≤EFL/(T2+G23+T3)≤5.442, where EFL represents an overall system effective focal length, G23 represents an air gap length between the second lens element and the third lens element at the optical axis, and T3 represents a thickness of the third lens element at the optical axis. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The imaging lens of claim 15, further satisfying 0.898≤(T1+G12+T2)/(T3+G34)≤1.202, where G12 represents an air gap length between the first lens element and the second lens element at the optical axis, and T3 represents a thickness of the third lens element at the optical axis. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The imaging lens of claim 15, further satisfying 0.843≤Gaa/(T1+G12+T2)≤1.415, where G12 represents an air gap length between the first lens element and the second lens element at the optical axis.