# US 11,906,714 B2 · Photographing optical lens assembly, image capturing unit and electronic device

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- Number: US 11,906,714 B2
- Document ID: US11906714B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/893,803
- Filed: 2022-08-23
- Published: 2023-01-05
- Granted: 2024-02-20
- Earliest claimed: 2019-12-25
- Assignees: Largan Precision Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Largan Precision Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Kuo-Jui Wang; Cheng-Chen Lin; Wei-Yu Chen
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11906714B2

## CPC

- G02B 13/18: with lenses having one or more non-spherical faces, e.g. for reducing geometrical aberration {(G02B13/002 takes precedence)}
- G02B 9/64: having more than six components
- G02B 13/0045: {having five or more lenses}
- G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS

## Abstract

A photographing optical lens assembly includes seven lens elements, which are, in order from an object side to an image side along an optical path: a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element and a seventh lens element. The first lens element has negative refractive power. The third lens element with positive refractive power has an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element has an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The sixth lens element has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The seventh lens element has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof and having at least one convex critical point in an off-axis region thereof.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A photographing optical lens assembly comprising seven lens elements, the seven lens elements being, in order from an object side to an image side along an optical path, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element and a seventh lens element;
wherein the first lens element with negative refractive power has an object-side surface being concave 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, the fourth lens element has positive refractive power, the seventh lens element has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, the image-side surface of the seventh lens element has at least one convex critical point in an off-axis region thereof, and an absolute value of a curvature radius of an image-side surface of the fifth lens element is larger than an absolute value of a curvature radius of an image-side surface of the first lens element;
wherein an axial distance between the object-side surface of the first lens element and an image surface is TL, a maximum image height of the photographing optical lens assembly is ImgH, a curvature radius of the object-side surface of the first lens element is R1, the curvature radius of the image-side surface of the first lens element is R2, and the following conditions are satisfied:
TL/ImgH<2.4; and
−1.50<(R1+R2)/(R1−R2)<0.75.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The photographing optical lens assembly of claim 1, wherein the object-side surface of the first lens element has at least one convex critical point in an off-axis region thereof, and the seventh lens element has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The photographing optical lens assembly of claim 1, wherein a focal length of the second lens element is f2, a focal length of the third lens element is f3, a focal length of the fourth lens element is f4, a focal length of the fifth lens element is f5, a focal length of the sixth lens element is f6, and the following conditions are satisfied:
|f3/f2|<1.0;
|f4/f2|≤0.69;
|f5/f2|<1.0; and
|f6/f2|<1.0.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The photographing optical lens assembly of claim 1, wherein an object-side surface of the sixth lens element has at least one concave critical point in an off-axis region thereof;
wherein an f-number of the photographing optical lens assembly is Fno, a maximum field of view of the photographing optical lens assembly is FOV, and the following conditions are satisfied:
1.20<Fno<2.60; and
100 degrees<FOV<160 degrees.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The photographing optical lens assembly of claim 1, wherein a maximum effective radius of the object-side surface of the first lens element is Y11, the maximum image height of the photographing optical lens assembly is ImgH, and the following condition is satisfied:
0.50<Y11/ImgH<1.25.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The photographing optical lens assembly of claim 1, wherein a maximum effective radius of the object-side surface of the first lens element is Y11, a maximum effective radius of the image-side surface of the seventh lens element is Y72, and the following condition is satisfied:
0.50<Y11/Y72<1.30.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The photographing optical lens assembly of claim 1, wherein a maximum effective radius of the image-side surface of the seventh lens element is Y72, an axial distance between the image-side surface of the seventh lens element and the image surface is BL, a focal length of the photographing optical lens assembly is f, and the following conditions are satisfied:
1.5<Y72/BL<5.0; and
1.0<Y72/f<2.0.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The photographing optical lens assembly of claim 1, wherein a central thickness of the seventh lens element is larger than an axial distance between the second lens element and the third lens element.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The photographing optical lens assembly of claim 1, wherein a central thickness of the seventh lens element is larger than a central thickness of the third lens element.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The photographing optical lens assembly of claim 1, wherein the absolute value of the curvature radius of the image-side surface of the fifth lens element is larger than an absolute value of the curvature radius of the object-side surface of the first lens element.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The photographing optical lens assembly of claim 1, wherein an absolute value of a curvature radius of an object-side surface of the fourth lens element is larger than the absolute value of the curvature radius of the image-side surface of the first lens element.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

An image capturing unit, comprising:
the photographing optical lens assembly of claim 1; and
an image sensor disposed on the image surface of the photographing optical lens assembly.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

An electronic device, comprising:
the image capturing unit of claim 12.

### Claim 14 (depends on 12)

An electronic device, comprising at least two image capturing units, wherein the at least two image capturing units face a same direction, the at least two image capturing units comprises the image capturing unit of claim 12, and maximum fields of view of the at least two image capturing units differ by at least 30 degrees.

### Claim 15

A photographing optical lens assembly comprising seven lens elements, the seven lens elements being, in order from an object side to an image side along an optical path, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element and a seventh lens element;
wherein the first lens element with negative refractive power has an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, the third lens element has positive refractive power, the fourth lens element has positive refractive power, the seventh lens element has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, the image-side surface of the seventh lens element has at least one convex critical point in an off-axis region thereof, and a central thickness of the second lens element is larger than a central thickness of the sixth lens element;
wherein an axial distance between the object-side surface of the first lens element and an image surface is TL, a maximum image height of the photographing optical lens assembly is ImgH, an axial distance between an object-side surface of the second lens element and an image-side surface of the sixth lens element is Dr3r12, an axial distance between the second lens element and the third lens element is T23, an axial distance between the third lens element and the fourth lens element is T34, an axial distance between the fourth lens element and the fifth lens element is T45, an axial distance between the fifth lens element and the sixth lens element is T56, and the following conditions are satisfied:
TL/ImgH<2.4; and
4.0<Dr3r12/(T23+T34+T45+T56).

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The photographing optical lens assembly of claim 15, wherein the object-side surface of the second lens element is convex in a paraxial region thereof, and the second lens element has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The photographing optical lens assembly of claim 15, wherein a focal length of the first lens element is f1, a focal length of the second lens element is f2, and the following condition is satisfied:
|f1/f2|<1.0.

### Claim 18 (depends on 15)

The photographing optical lens assembly of claim 15, wherein a maximum effective radius of the object-side surface of the first lens element is Y11, a maximum effective radius of the image-side surface of the seventh lens element is Y72, and the following condition is satisfied:
0.50<Y11/Y72<1.30.

### Claim 19 (depends on 15)

The photographing optical lens assembly of claim 15, wherein the central thickness of the second lens element is larger than the axial distance between the second lens element and the third lens element.

### Claim 20 (depends on 15)

The photographing optical lens assembly of claim 15, wherein an absolute value of a curvature radius of an image-side surface of the fifth lens element is larger than an absolute value of a curvature radius of an object-side surface of the fifth lens element.

### Claim 21

A photographing optical lens assembly comprising seven lens elements, the seven lens elements being, in order from an object side to an image side along an optical path, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element and a seventh lens element;
wherein the first lens element with negative refractive power has an object-side surface being concave 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, the fourth lens element has positive refractive power, the fifth lens element has an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, the seventh lens element has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, the image-side surface of the seventh lens element has at least one convex critical point in an off-axis region thereof, and a central thickness of the seventh lens element is larger than a central thickness of the third lens element;
wherein an axial distance between the object-side surface of the first lens element and an image surface is TL, a maximum image height of the photographing optical lens assembly is ImgH, a maximum effective radius of the object-side surface of the first lens element is Y11, and the following conditions are satisfied:
TL/ImgH<2.4; and
0.50<Y11/ImgH<1.25.

### Claim 22 (depends on 21)

The photographing optical lens assembly of claim 21, wherein the fourth lens element has an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof, the seventh lens element has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof, and an absolute value of a focal length of the fifth lens element is larger than an absolute value of a focal length of the first lens element.

### Claim 23 (depends on 21)

The photographing optical lens assembly of claim 21, wherein a sum of axial distances between each of all adjacent lens elements of the photographing optical lens assembly is ΣAT, an axial distance between the first lens element and the second lens element is T12, an axial distance between the sixth lens element and the seventh lens element is T67, and the following condition is satisfied:
1.0<ΣAT/(T12+T67)<3.0.

### Claim 24 (depends on 21)

The photographing optical lens assembly of claim 21, wherein an Abbe number of the first lens element is V1, an Abbe number of the second lens element is V2, an Abbe number of the third lens element is V3, an Abbe number of the fourth lens element is V4, an Abbe number of the fifth lens element is V5, an Abbe number of the sixth lens element is V6, an Abbe number of the seventh lens element is V7, an Abbe number of the i-th lens element is Vi, a refractive index of the first lens element is N1, a refractive index of the second lens element is N2, a refractive index of the third lens element is N3, a refractive index of the fourth lens element is N4, a refractive index of the fifth lens element is N5, a refractive index of the sixth lens element is N6, a refractive index of the seventh lens element is N7, a refractive index of the i-th lens element is Ni, and at least two lens elements of the photographing optical lens assembly satisfy the following condition:
5.0<Vi/Ni<12.0, wherein i=1,2,3,4,5,6 or 7;
wherein a maximum value among refractive indices of all lens elements of the photographing optical lens assembly is Nmax, and the following condition is satisfied:
N max≤1.73.

### Claim 25 (depends on 21)

The photographing optical lens assembly of claim 21, wherein an absolute value of a curvature radius of an object-side surface of the fourth lens element is larger than an absolute value of a curvature radius of an image-side surface of the first lens element.