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Granted Patent B2
US 10,162,157 · App. 15/695,845 · Granted Dec 25, 2018

Optical image capturing system

Inventors: Yeong-Ming Chang (Taichung, TW); Chien-Hsun Lai (Taichung, TW); Nai-Yuan Tang (Taichung, TW)
Assignee: ABILITY OPTO-ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
G02B13/0045G02B5/20G02B9/64G02B27/0025
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Patent No.
US 10,162,157
App. No.
15/695,845
Granted
Dec 25, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An optical image capturing system includes, along the optical axis in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens. At least one lens among the first to the sixth lenses has positive refractive force. The seventh lens has negative refractive force, wherein both surfaces thereof can be aspheric, and at least one surface thereof has an inflection point. The lenses in the optical image capturing system which have refractive power include the first to the seventh lenses. The optical image capturing system can increase aperture value and improve the imaging quality for use in compact cameras.

Claims (96)

1. An optical image capturing system, in order along an optical axis from an object side to an image side, comprising:

a first lens having refractive power;

a second lens having refractive power;

a third lens having refractive power;

a fourth lens having refractive power;

a fifth lens having refractive power;

a sixth lens having refractive power;

a seventh lens having refractive power; and

an image plane;

wherein the optical image capturing system consists of the seven lenses with refractive power; at least one lens among the first to the third lenses has positive refractive power; at least one lens among the fourth to the seventh lenses has positive refractive power; each lens of the first to the seventh lenses has an object-side surface, which faces the object side, and an image-side surface, which faces the image side;

wherein the optical image capturing system satisfies:

0.1 ≤f /HEP≤10.0;

0 deg<HAF≤50 deg; and

0.5≤SETP/STP<1;

where f1, f2 f3, f4, f5, f6, and f7 are focal lengths of the first lens to the seventh lens, respectively; f is a focal length of the optical image capturing system; HEP is an entrance pupil diameter of the optical image capturing system; HOS is a distance between the cross-point of the object-side surface of the first lens and the optical axis, and the cross-point of the image plane and the optical axis; HOI is a maximum height for image formation perpendicular to the optical axis on the image plane; InTL is a distance from the object-side surface of the first lens to the image-side surface of the seventh lens; HAF is a half of a maximum field angle of the optical image capturing system; ETP1, ETP2, ETP3, ETP4, ETP5, ETP6, and ETP7 are respectively a thickness at the height of ½ HEP of the first lens, the second lens, the third lens, the fourth lens, the fifth lens, the sixth lens, and the seventh lens; SETP is a sum of the aforementioned ETP1 to ETP7; TP1, TP2, TP3, TP4, TP5, TP6, and TP7 are respectively a thickness of the first lens, the second lens, the third lens, the fourth lens, the fifth lens, the sixth lens, and the seventh lens on the optical axis; STP is a sum of the aforementioned TP1 to TP7.

2. The optical image capturing system of claim 1 , wherein a distance between the first lens and the second lens on the optical axis is IN12; a distance between the second lens and the third lens on the optical axis is IN23; a distance between the third lens and the fourth lens on the optical axis is IN34; a distance between the fourth lens and the fifth lens on the optical axis is IN45, and the distances IN12, IN23, IN34 and IN45 satisfy: IN12+IN23<IN34+IN45.

3. The optical image capturing system of claim 1 , wherein the optical image capturing system further satisfies:

MTFE0≥0.2;

MTFE3≥0.01; and

MTFE7≥0.01;

where MTFE0, MTFE3, and MTFE7 are respectively a value of modulation transfer function of visible light in a spatial frequency of 55 cycles/mm at the optical axis, 0.3 HOI, and 0.7 HOI on an image plane for visible light.

4. The optical image capturing system of claim 1 , wherein the optical image capturing system further satisfies:

0.3≤SETP/EIN<1.

5. The optical image capturing system of claim 1 , further comprising a filtering component provided between the seventh lens and the image plane, wherein the optical image capturing system further satisfies:

0.1≤EIR/PIR≤1.1;

where EIR is a horizontal distance in parallel with the optical axis between the coordinate point at the height of ½ HEP on the image-side surface of the seventh lens and the filtering component; PIR is a horizontal distance in parallel with the optical axis between a point on the image-side surface of the seventh lens where the optical axis passes through and the filtering component.

6. The optical image capturing system of claim 1 , wherein the optical image capturing system further satisfies:

0.2≤EIN/ETL<1;

where ETL is a distance in parallel with the optical axis between a coordinate point at a height of ½ HEP on the object-side surface of the first lens and the image plane; EIN is a distance in parallel with the optical axis between the coordinate point at the height of ½ HEP on the object-side surface of the first lens and a coordinate point at a height of ½ HEP on the image-side surface of the seventh lens.

7. The optical image capturing system of claim 1 , wherein the image plane includes a flat surface or a curved surface.

8. The optical image capturing system of claim 1 , wherein the optical image capturing system further satisfies:

0.1≤EBL/BL≤1.5;

where EBL is a horizontal distance in parallel with the optical axis between a coordinate point at the height of ½ HEP on the image-side surface of the seventh lens and image surface; BL is a horizontal distance in parallel with the optical axis between the point on the image-side surface of the seventh lens where the optical axis passes through and the image plane.

9. The optical image capturing system of claim 1 , further comprising an aperture, wherein the optical image capturing system further satisfies:

0.1≤InS/HOS≤1.1;

where InS is a distance on the optical axis between the aperture and the image plane.

10. An optical image capturing system, in order along an optical axis from an object side to an image side, comprising:

a first lens having refractive power;

a second lens having refractive power;

a third lens having refractive power;

a fourth lens having refractive power;

a fifth lens having refractive power;

a sixth lens having refractive power;

a seventh lens having refractive power; and

an image plane;

wherein the optical image capturing system consists of seven lens with refractive power; at least one lens among the first lens to the third lens has positive refractive power; at least one lens among the four lens to the seventh lens has positive refractive power; at least one surface of at least one lenses among the first lens to the seventh lens has at least an inflection point; each lens among the first to the seventh lenses has an object-side surface, which faces the object side, and an image-side surface, which faces the image side;

wherein the optical image capturing system satisfies:

1.0 ≤f /HEP≤10.0;

0 deg<HAF≤50 deg: and

0.2≤EIN/ETL<1;

where f1, f2, f3, f4, f5, f6, and f7 are focal lengths of the first lens to the seventh lens, respectively; f is a focal length of the optical image capturing system; HEP is an entrance pupil diameter of the optical image capturing system; HOS is a distance between the cross-point of the object-side surface of the first lens and the optical axis, and the cross-point of the image plane and the optical axis; HOI is a maximum height for image formation perpendicular to the optical axis on the image plane; InTL is a distance from the object-side surface of the first lens to the image-side surface of the seventh lens; HAF is a half of the maximum field angle of the optical image capturing system; ETL is a distance in parallel with the optical axis between a coordinate point at a height of ½ HEP on the object-side surface of the first lens and the image plane; EIN is a distance in parallel with the optical axis between the coordinate point at the height of ½ HEP on the object-side surface of the first lens and a coordinate point at a height of ½ HEP on the image-side surface of the seventh lens.

11. The optical image capturing system of claim 10 , wherein the image-side surface of the second lens is concave on the optical axis, and the image-side surface of the third lens is concave on the optical axis.

12. The optical image capturing system of claim 10 , wherein the object-side surface of the fourth lens is convex on the optical axis.

13. The optical image capturing system of claim 10 , wherein a distance between the first lens and the second lens on the optical axis is IN12; a distance between the second lens and the third lens on the optical axis is IN23; a distance between the third lens and the fourth lens on the optical axis is IN34; a distance between the fourth lens and the fifth lens on the optical axis is IN45, and the distances IN12, IN23, IN34 and IN45 satisfy: IN12+IN23<IN34+IN45.

14. The optical image capturing system of claim 10 , wherein the optical image capturing system further satisfies:

MTFQ0≤0.2;

MTFQ3≤0.01; and

MTFQ7≤0.01

where MTFQ0, MTFQ3, and MTFQ7 are respectively values of modulation transfer function of visible light in a spatial frequency of 110 cycles/mm at the optical axis, 0.3 HOI, and 0.7 HOI on the image plane for visible light.

15. The optical image capturing system of claim 10 , wherein the optical image capturing system further satisfies:

0<ED67/IN67≤50;

where ED67 is a horizontal distance between the sixth lens and the seventh lens at the height of ½ HEP; IN67 is a horizontal distance between the sixth lens and the seventh lens on the optical axis.

16. The optical image capturing system of claim 10 , wherein the optical image capturing system further satisfies:

0<ETP6/TP6≤3;

where ETP6 is a thickness of the sixth lens at the height of ½ HEP in parallel with the optical axis; TP6 is a thickness of the sixth lens on the optical axis.

17. The optical image capturing system of claim 10 , wherein the optical image capturing system further satisfies:

0<ETP7/TP7≤5;

where ETP7 is a thickness of the seventh lens at the height of ½ HEP in parallel with the optical axis; TP7 is a thickness of the seventh lens on the optical axis.

18. The optical image capturing system of claim 10 , wherein the optical image capturing system further satisfies:

HOS/HOI≥1.2.

19. The optical image capturing system of claim 10 , wherein at least one lens among the first lens to the seventh lens is a light filter, which is capable of filtering out light of wavelengths shorter than 500 nm.

20. An optical image capturing system, in order along an optical axis from an object side to an image side, comprising:

a first lens having positive refractive power;

a second lens having refractive power, an image-side surface of the second lens being concave on the optical axis;

a third lens having refractive power, an image-side surface of the third lens being concave on the optical surface;

a fourth lens having refractive power;

a fifth lens having refractive power;

a sixth lens having refractive power;

a seventh lens having refractive power; and

an image plane;

wherein the optical image capturing system consists of the seven lenses having refractive power; at least one lens among the first lens to the third lens has positive refractive power; at least one lens among the fourth lens to the seventh lens has positive refractive power; at least one surface of each of at least two lenses among the first lens to the seventh lens has at least an inflection point; each lens of the first to the seventh lenses has an object-side surface, which faces the object side, and an image-side surface, which faces the image side;

wherein the optical image capturing system satisfies:

1.0 ≤f /HEP≤10;

0 deg<HAF≤50 deg; and

0.2≤EIN/ETL<1;

where f1, f2 f3, f4, f5, f6, and f7 are focal lengths of the first lens to the seventh lens, respectively; f is a focal length of the optical image capturing system; HEP is an entrance pupil diameter of the optical image capturing system; HOS is a distance between the cross-point of the object-side surface of the first lens and the optical axis, and the cross-point of the image plane and the optical axis; HAF is a half of a maximum view angle of the optical image capturing system; HOI is a maximum height for image formation perpendicular to the optical axis on the image plane; ETL is a distance in parallel with the optical axis between a coordinate point at a height of ½ HEP on the object-side surface of the first lens and the image plane; EIN is a distance in parallel with the optical axis between the coordinate point at the height of ½ HEP on the object-side surface of the first lens and a coordinate point at a height of ½ HEP on the image-side surface of the seventh lens.

21. The optical image capturing system of claim 20 , wherein the optical image capturing system further satisfies:

0.1≤EBL/BL<1.5;

where EBL is a horizontal distance in parallel with the optical axis between a coordinate point at the height of ½ HEP on the image-side surface of the seventh lens and image surface; BL is a horizontal distance in parallel with the optical axis between the point on the image-side surface of the seventh lens where the optical axis passes through and the image plane.

22. The optical image capturing system of claim 20 , wherein the optical image capturing system further satisfies:

0.5≤HOS/HOI≤5.

23. The optical image capturing system of claim 20 , wherein the object-side surface of the fourth lens on the optical axis is a convex surface.

24. The optical image capturing system of claim 20 , wherein a distance between the first lens and the second lens on the optical axis is IN12; a distance between the second lens and the third lens on the optical axis is IN23; a distance between the third lens and the fourth lens on the optical axis is IN34; a distance between the fourth lens and the fifth lens on the optical axis is IN45, and the distances IN12, IN23, IN34 and IN45 satisfy: IN12+IN23<IN34+IN45.

25. The optical image capturing system of claim 23 , further comprising an aperture, an image sensor disposed on the image plane, and a driving module, wherein the driving module can be coupled with the lenses to move the lenses, and the optical image capturing system further satisfies:

0.1≤InS/HOS≤1.1;

where InS is a distance on the optical axis between the aperture and the image plane.

Assignments (2)
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 17, 2017
From: TANG, NAI-YUAN
To: ABILITY OPTO-ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044885/0359 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 12, 2017
From: CHANG, YEONG-MING; LAI, CHIEN-HSUN
To: ABILITY OPTO-ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043562/0324 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 106116927 A · May 22, 2017 · national
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