# US 2021/0278635 A1 · Optical imaging lens

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- Number: US 2021/0278635 A1
- Document ID: US20210278635A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/893,140
- Filed: 2020-06-04
- Published: 2021-09-09
- Earliest claimed: 2020-03-05
- Assignees: Genius Electronic Optical (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Genius Electronic Optical (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Huabin Liao; Wenbin Lin; Jiali Lian; Ou Zhou
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210278635A1

## CPC

- G02B 9/64: having more than six components
- G02B 27/0025: {for optical correction, e.g. distorsion, aberration}
- H04N 23/55: Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof
- G02B 13/0045: {having five or more lenses}
- G02B 13/06: Panoramic objectives; So-called "sky lenses" {including panoramic objectives having reflecting surfaces}
- G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

## Abstract

The present invention provides an optical imaging lens. The optical imaging lens comprises seven lens elements positioned in an order from an object side to an image side. Through controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces of the lens elements, the optical imaging lens may shorten system length and enlarge field of view and aperture size.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An optical imaging lens, comprising a first element, a second element, a third element, a fourth element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element and a seventh lens element sequentially from an object side to an image side along an optical axis, each of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh lens element having an object-side surface facing toward the object side and allowing imaging rays to pass through and an image-side surface facing toward the image side and allowing the imaging rays to pass through, wherein:
the first lens element has negative refracting power, and a periphery region of the object-side surface of the first lens element is convex;
the second lens element has positive refracting power, and a periphery region of the image-side surface of the second lens element is concave;
a periphery region of the image-side surface of the fifth lens element is concave;
an optical axis region of the object-side surface of the seventh lens element is convex; and
an optical axis region of the image-side surface of the seventh lens element is concave;
lens elements of the optical imaging lens consist of the seven lens elements described above.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The optical imaging lens according to claim 1, wherein an abbe number of the second lens element is represented by V2, and V2 satisfy the inequality:
V2≤40.000.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The optical imaging lens according to claim 1, wherein a sum of six air gaps from the first lens element to the sixth lens element along the optical axis is represented by AAG, a thickness of the fourth lens element along the optical axis is represented by T4, and AAG and T4 satisfy the inequality:
AAG/T4≤2.900.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The optical imaging lens according to claim 1, wherein a distance from the object-side surface of the first lens element to the image plane along the optical axis is represented by TTL, a distance from the image-side surface of the second lens element to the object-side surface of the third lens element along the optical axis is represented by G23, a distance from the image-side surface of the seventh lens element to an image plane along the optical axis is represented by BFL, and TTL, G23 and BFL satisfy the inequality:
TTL/(G23+BFL)≤4.900.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The optical imaging lens according to claim 1, wherein a half field of view of the optical imaging lens is represented by HFOV, a sum of the thicknesses of all seven lens elements from the first lens element to the seventh lens element along the optical axis is represented by ALT, a distance from the image-side surface of the sixth lens element to an image plane along the optical axis is represented by BFL, and, HFOV, ALT and BFL satisfy the inequality:
HFOV/(ALT+BFL)≥11.000°/mm.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The optical imaging lens according to claim 1, wherein an effective focal length of the optical imaging lens is represented by EFL, a distance from the image-side surface of the fourth lens element to the object-side surface of the fifth lens element along the optical axis is represented by G45, a distance from the image-side surface of the second lens element to the object-side surface of the third lens element along the optical axis is represented by G23, a thickness of the third lens element along the optical axis is represented by T3, and EFL, G45, G23 and T3 satisfy the inequality:
(EFL+G45)/(G23+T3)≤4.400.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The optical imaging lens according to claim 1, wherein a distance from the object-side surface of the first lens element to the image-side surface of the seventh lens element along the optical axis is represented by TL, a thickness of the fourth lens element along the optical axis is represented by T4, a thickness of the sixth lens element along the optical axis is represented by T6, and TL, T4 and T6 satisfy the inequality:
TL/(T4+T6)≤3.300.

### Claim 8

An optical imaging lens, comprising a first element, a second element, a third element, a fourth element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element and a seventh lens element sequentially from an object side to an image side along an optical axis, each of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh lens element having an object-side surface facing toward the object side and allowing imaging rays to pass through and an image-side surface facing toward the image side and allowing the imaging rays to pass through, wherein:
the first lens element has negative refracting power, and a periphery region of the object-side surface of the first lens element is convex;
the second lens element has positive refracting power;
a periphery region of the image-side surface of the fifth lens element is concave;
an optical axis region of the object-side surface of the seventh lens element is convex; and
an optical axis region of the image-side surface of the seventh lens element is concave;
lens elements of the optical imaging lens consist of the seven lens elements described above; and
a distance from the object-side surface of the first lens element to an image plane along the optical axis is represented by TTL, a sum of six air gaps from the first lens element to the seventh lens element along the optical axis is represented by AAG, and the optical imaging lens satisfies the inequality:
TTL/AAG≥4.400.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The optical imaging lens according to claim 8, wherein an abbe number of the sixth lens element is represented by V6, and V6 satisfy the inequality:
V6≥49.000.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The optical imaging lens according to claim 8, wherein a thickness of the third lens element along the optical axis is represented by T3, a distance from the image-side surface of the fourth lens element to the object-side surface of the fifth lens element along the optical axis is represented by G45, a thickness of the fifth lens element along the optical axis is represented by T5, a distance from the image-side surface of the fifth lens element to the object-side surface of the sixth lens element along the optical axis is represented by G56, a distance from the image-side surface of the sixth lens element to the object-side surface of the seventh lens element along the optical axis is represented by G67, a thickness of the seventh lens element along the optical axis is represented by T7, and T3, G45, T5, G56, G67 and T7 satisfy the inequality:
(T3+G45+T5)/(G56+G67+T7)≤2.100.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The optical imaging lens according to claim 8, wherein a sum of the thicknesses of all five lens elements from the first lens element to the fifth lens element along the optical axis is represented by ALT15, a thickness of the sixth lens element along the optical axis is represented by T6, a thickness of the seventh lens element along the optical axis is represented by T7, and ALT15, T6 and T7 satisfy the inequality:
ALT15/(T6+T7)≤1.900.

### Claim 12 (depends on 8)

The optical imaging lens according to claim 8, wherein an effective focal length of the optical imaging lens is represented by EFL, a thickness of the second lens element along the optical axis is represented by T2, a thickness of the third lens element along the optical axis is represented by T3, and EFL, T2 and T3 satisfy the inequality:
EFL/(T2+T3)≤4.600.

### Claim 13 (depends on 8)

The optical imaging lens according to claim 8, wherein an effective focal length of the optical imaging lens is represented by EFL, a distance from the image-side surface of the fifth lens element to the object-side surface of the sixth lens element along the optical axis is represented by G56, a distance from the image-side surface of the first lens element to the object-side surface of the second lens element along the optical axis is represented by G12, a thickness of the second lens element along the optical axis is represented by T2, and EFL, G56, G12 and T2 satisfy the inequality:
(EFL+G56)/(G12+T2)≤5.400.

### Claim 14 (depends on 8)

The optical imaging lens according to claim 8, wherein a thickness of the fifth lens element along the optical axis is represented by T5, a distance from the image-side surface of the sixth lens element to the object-side surface of the seventh lens element along the optical axis is represented by G67, a thickness of the seventh lens element along the optical axis is represented by T7, a distance from the image-side surface of the first lens element to the object-side surface of the second lens element along the optical axis is represented by G12, and T5, G67, T7 and G12 satisfy the inequality:
(T5+G67+T7)/G12≤3.600.

### Claim 15

An optical imaging lens, comprising a first element, a second element, a third element, a fourth element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element and a seventh lens element sequentially from an object side to an image side along an optical axis, each of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh lens element having an object-side surface facing toward the object side and allowing imaging rays to pass through and an image-side surface facing toward the image side and allowing the imaging rays to pass through, wherein:
the first lens element has negative refracting power;
the second lens element has positive refracting power, and a periphery region of the image-side surface of the second lens element is concave;
a periphery region of the image-side surface of the fifth lens element is concave;
an optical axis region of the object-side surface of the seventh lens element is convex; and
an optical axis region of the image-side surface of the seventh lens element is concave;
lens elements of the optical imaging lens consist of the seven lens elements described above; and
a distance from the object-side surface of the first lens element to an image plane along the optical axis is represented by TTL, a sum of six air gaps from the first lens element to the seventh lens element along the optical axis is represented by AAG, and the optical imaging lens satisfies the inequality:
TTL/AAG≤4.400.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The optical imaging lens according to claim 15, wherein a sum of the thicknesses of all seven lens elements along the optical axis is represented by ALT, a thickness of the sixth lens element along the optical axis is represented by T6, and ALT and T6 satisfy the inequality:
ALT/T6≤4.700.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The optical imaging lens according to claim 15, wherein a distance from the object-side surface of the first lens element to the image-side surface of the seventh lens element along the optical axis is represented by TL, a thickness of the sixth lens element along the optical axis is represented by T6, a distance from the image-side surface of the first lens element to the object-side surface of the second lens element along the optical axis is represented by G12, a distance from the image-side surface of the second lens element to the object-side surface of the third lens element along the optical axis is represented by G23, a distance from the image-side surface of the third lens element to the object-side surface of the fourth lens element along the optical axis is represented by G34, and TL, T6, G12, G23 and G34 satisfy the inequality:
TL/(T6+G12+G23+G34)≤3.800.

### Claim 18 (depends on 15)

The optical imaging lens according to claim 15, wherein a half field of view of the optical imaging lens is represented by HFOV, an effective focal length of the optical imaging lens is represented by EFL, an image height of the optical imaging lens is represented by ImgH, and HFOV, EFL and ImgH satisfy the inequality:
HFOV*EFL/ImgH≥80.000°.

### Claim 19 (depends on 15)

The optical imaging lens according to claim 15, wherein an effective focal length of the optical imaging lens is represented by EFL, a thickness of the first lens element along the optical axis is represented by T1, a distance from the image-side surface of the third lens element to the object-side surface of the fourth lens element along the optical axis is represented by G34, a thickness of the fourth lens element along the optical axis is represented by T4, and EFL, T1, G34 and T4 satisfy the inequality:
(EFL+T1)/(G34+T4)≤3.500.

### Claim 20 (depends on 15)

The optical imaging lens according to claim 15, wherein a distance from the image-side surface of the first lens element to the object-side surface of the second lens element along the optical axis is represented by G12, a distance from the image-side surface of the second lens element to the object-side surface of the third lens element along the optical axis is represented by G23, a distance from the image-side surface of the third lens element to the object-side surface of the fourth lens element along the optical axis is represented by G34, and AAG, G12, G23 and G34 satisfy the inequality:
AAG/(G12+G23+G34)≤2.000.