Patent Publication Number: US-11391919-B2

Title: Imaging lens assembly, image capturing unit and electronic device

Description:
RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application claims priority to Taiwan Application 108129280, filed on Aug. 16, 2019, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Technical Field 
     The present disclosure relates to an imaging lens assembly, an image capturing unit and an electronic device, more particularly to an imaging lens assembly and an image capturing unit applicable to an electronic device. 
     Description of Related Art 
     For various applications, high quality optical systems have been applied to different kinds of electronic devices, such as vehicle devices, image recognition systems, entertainment devices, sport devices and intelligent home assistance systems. In order to provide wider applications, electronic devices equipped with one or more optical systems have become the mainstream product in the market, and the optical systems are developed with various optical characteristics according to different requirements. 
     In recent years, there is an increasing demand for electronic devices featuring compact size, and thus conventional optical systems, especially the optical systems featuring a large aperture or telephoto, are difficult to be applied to the electronic devices with high-end specification and compact size. The shortcomings of the conventional telephoto optical systems are overly long total track length, low image quality and large size. Therefore, there is a need to develop a telephoto optical system featuring compact size and high image quality with reduced size in a specific direction or capability of changing the direction of the optical axis. 
     SUMMARY 
     According to one aspect of the present disclosure, an imaging lens assembly includes a total of six lens elements. The six lens elements are, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. 
     The first lens element has positive refractive power. The second lens element has negative refractive power. The fifth lens element has negative refractive power. The sixth lens element has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. 
     When a focal length of the second lens element is f2, a focal length of the third lens element is f3, an axial distance between an object-side surface of the first lens element and the image-side surface of the sixth lens element is Td, and an axial distance between the image-side surface of the sixth lens element and an image surface is BL, the following conditions are satisfied:
 
| f 3 /f 2|&lt;3.0; and
 
0.50&lt; Td/BL&lt; 1.60.
 
     According to another aspect of the present disclosure, an imaging lens assembly includes a total of six lens elements. The six lens elements are, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. 
     The first lens element has positive refractive power. The second lens element has negative refractive power. The fifth lens element has negative refractive power. The sixth lens element has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. 
     When a focal length of the imaging lens assembly is f, a focal length of the first lens element is f1, 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 a total number of lens elements having an Abbe number smaller than 30 in the imaging lens assembly is V30, the following conditions are satisfied:
 
| f 3 /f 2|&lt;3.0;
 
9.25 &lt;|f/f 1 |+|f/f 2 |+|f/f 3 |+|f/f 4 |+|f/f 5 |+|f/f 6|; and
 
2 ≤V 30.
 
     According to another aspect of the present disclosure, an image capturing unit includes one of the aforementioned imaging lens assemblies and an image sensor, wherein the image sensor is disposed on the image surface of the imaging lens assembly. 
     According to another aspect of the present disclosure, an electronic device includes at least three image capturing units which face in the same direction and include the aforementioned image capturing unit. Maximum fields of view of the at least three image capturing units are different from one another, and the largest value and the smallest value of the maximum fields of view of the at least three image capturing units differ by at least 50 degrees. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The disclosure can be better understood by reading the following detailed description of the embodiments, with reference made to the accompanying drawings as follows: 
         FIG. 1  is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 1st embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 2  shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 1st embodiment; 
         FIG. 3  is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 2nd embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 4  shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 2nd embodiment; 
         FIG. 5  is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 3rd embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 6  shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 3rd embodiment; 
         FIG. 7  is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 4th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 8  shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 4th embodiment; 
         FIG. 9  is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 5th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 10  shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 5th embodiment; 
         FIG. 11  is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 6th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 12  shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 6th embodiment; 
         FIG. 13  is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 7th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 14  shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 7th embodiment; 
         FIG. 15  is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 8th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 16  shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 8th embodiment; 
         FIG. 17  is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 9th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 18  shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 9th embodiment; 
         FIG. 19  is a schematic view of a second lens element of an image capturing unit according to the 10th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 20  shows a schematic view of LRmin and LRmax of the second lens element in  FIG. 19 ; 
         FIG. 21  is a schematic view of a first lens element of an image capturing unit according to the 11th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 22  shows a schematic view of LRmin and LRmax of the first lens element in  FIG. 21 ; 
         FIG. 23  is a schematic view of a light blocking sheet of an image capturing unit according to the 12th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 24  is a schematic view of a lens barrel of an image capturing unit according to the 13th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 25  is a cross-sectional view of the lens barrel in  FIG. 24 ; 
         FIG. 26  is a schematic view of a lens barrel of an image capturing unit according to the 14th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 27  is a schematic view of a lens barrel of an image capturing unit according to the 15th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 28  is a schematic view of a lens barrel of an image capturing unit according to the 16th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 29  is a perspective view of an image capturing unit according to the 17th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 30  is one perspective view of an electronic device according to the 18th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 31  is another perspective view of the electronic device in  FIG. 30 ; 
         FIG. 32  shows a schematic view of a configuration of a reflector and the imaging lens assembly of the electronic device in  FIG. 30 ; 
         FIG. 33  shows a schematic view of an enlarged configuration of the reflector and the imaging lens assembly in  FIG. 32 ; 
         FIG. 34  is a block diagram of the electronic device in  FIG. 30 ; 
         FIG. 35  is a perspective view of an electronic device according to the 19th embodiment of the present disclosure; and 
         FIG. 36  shows a schematic view of Y11, Y12, Y21, Y22, Y31, Y32, Y41, Y42, Y51, Y52, Y61 and Y62 as well as the convex critical point of the image-side surface of the fifth lens element according to the 1st embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     An imaging lens assembly includes a total of six lens elements. The six lens elements are, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. 
     The first lens element has positive refractive power. Therefore, it is favorable for effectively miniaturizing the imaging lens assembly. 
     The second lens element has negative refractive power. Therefore, it is favorable for providing good image quality when correcting chromatic aberration in combination with the first lens element. 
     The third lens element can have negative refractive power. Therefore, it is favorable for effectively correcting aberrations so as to ensure good image quality. 
     The fifth lens element has negative refractive power. Therefore, it is favorable for further correcting high order aberrations. The fifth lens element can have 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. Therefore, it is favorable for correcting aberrations in the peripheral region and improving the overall image quality. Please refer to  FIG. 36 , which shows a schematic view of the convex critical point C of the image-side surface  152  of the fifth lens element  150  according to the 1st embodiment of the present disclosure. The convex critical point on the image-side surface of the fifth lens element in  FIG. 36  is only exemplary. There may also be one or more critical points in an off-axis region among the lens surfaces of the six lens elements. 
     The sixth lens element can have positive refractive power. Therefore, it is favorable for controlling light converging capability and providing a proper back focal length. The sixth lens element can have an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. Therefore, it is favorable for moving the principal point toward the object side so as to achieve the requirement of compactness. The image-side surface of the sixth lens element can have at least one concave shape in an off-axis region thereof. Therefore, it is favorable for correcting aberrations in the peripheral region and improving the overall image quality. 
     According to the present disclosure, at least one lens element of the imaging lens assembly can be made of glass material. Therefore, it is favorable for effectively reducing the sensitivity of the imaging lens assembly to the environmental factors so as to provide consistent image quality in various environments. Moreover, at least one of the third lens element and the fourth lens element can be made of glass material. 
     According to the present disclosure, at least one lens element of the imaging lens assembly can have at least two trimmed edges at an outer diameter position thereof. Therefore, it is favorable for reducing one axial dimension of any single lens element so as to further miniaturize the imaging lens assembly. Moreover, at least one lens element can also have at least four trimmed edges at the outer diameter position thereof. Moreover, each of at least two lens elements can also have at least two trimmed edges at an outer diameter position thereof. Please refer to  FIG. 19  and  FIG. 21 .  FIG. 19  shows a schematic view of the two trimmed edges  1021  and  1022  at the outer diameter position of the second lens element  1020  according to the 10th embodiment of the present disclosure, and  FIG. 21  shows a schematic view of the four trimmed edges  1111 ,  1112 ,  1113  and  1114  at the outer diameter position of the first lens element  1110  according to the 11th embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     According to the present disclosure, the imaging lens assembly can further include a reflector. The reflector is, for example, a reflective mirror or a prism. Therefore, it is favorable for changing the direction of the optical axis so as to provide a sufficient total track length of the imaging lens assembly with a better telephoto configuration, thereby achieving compactness. Moreover, the reflector can be disposed on the object side of the first lens element. Please refer to  FIG. 32  and  FIG. 33 .  FIG. 32  shows a schematic view of a configuration of a reflector REF and the imaging lens assembly according to the 18th embodiment of the present disclosure in an electronic device, and  FIG. 33  shows a schematic view of an enlarged configuration of the reflector REF and the imaging lens assembly in  FIG. 32 . 
     When a focal length of the second lens element is f2, and a focal length of the third lens element is f3, the following condition is satisfied: |f3/f2|&lt;3.0. Therefore, it is favorable for ensuring sufficient refractive power at the central position so as to balance the lens element having relatively strong refractive power on the object side, thereby facilitating to correct aberrations while increasing incident light and brightness. Moreover, the following condition can also be satisfied: |f3/f2|&lt;2.0. Moreover, the following condition can also be satisfied: |f3/f2|&lt;1.50. Moreover, the following condition can also be satisfied: |f3/f2|&lt;1.0. 
     When an axial distance between an object-side surface of the first lens element and the image-side surface of the sixth lens element is Td, and an axial distance between the image-side surface of the sixth lens element and an image surface is BL, the following condition can be satisfied: 0.50&lt;Td/BL&lt;1.60. Therefore, it is favorable for providing a sufficient back focal length so as to install the reflector for telephoto functions or other components for various applications. Moreover, the following condition can also be satisfied: 0.60&lt;Td/BL&lt;1.25. 
     When a focal length of the imaging lens assembly is f, a focal length of the first lens element is f1, the focal length of the second lens element is f2, the 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, and a focal length of the sixth lens element is f6, the following condition can be satisfied: 8.0&lt;|f/f1|+|f/f2|+|f/f3|+|f/f4|+|f/f5|+|f/f6|. Therefore, it is favorable for ensuring sufficient refractive power so as to achieve compactness of the imaging lens assembly. Moreover, the following condition can also be satisfied: 9.25&lt;|f/f1|+|f/f2|+|f/f3|+|f/f4|+|f/f5|+|f/f6|. Moreover, the following condition can also be satisfied: 10&lt;|f/f1|+1f/f2|+1f/f3|+1f/f4|+1f/f5|+1f/f6|&lt;15. 
     When the total number of lens elements having an Abbe number smaller than 30 in the imaging lens assembly is V30, the following condition can be satisfied: 2≤V30. Therefore, it is favorable for balancing corrections of chromatic aberration and astigmatism. Moreover, the following condition can also be satisfied: 3≤V30. 
     When an axial distance between the object-side surface of the first lens element and the image surface is TL, and the focal length of the imaging lens assembly is f, the following condition can be satisfied: 0.75&lt;TL/f≤1.0. Therefore, it is favorable for ensuring a better miniaturized telephoto configuration. 
     When the axial distance between the object-side surface of the first lens element and the image surface is TL, and a maximum image height of the imaging lens assembly (half of a diagonal length of an effective photosensitive area of an image sensor) is ImgH, the following condition can be satisfied: TL/ImgH&lt;7.0. Therefore, it is favorable for providing a proper field of view in a telephoto. 
     When the focal length of the third lens element is f3, and the focal length of the fifth lens element is f5, the following condition can be satisfied: |f5/f3|&lt;5.0. Therefore, it is favorable for balancing the object side and the image side with sufficient refractive power, thereby improving relative illuminance in the peripheral region. Moreover, the following condition can also be satisfied: |f5/f3|&lt;3.0. Moreover, the following condition can also be satisfied: |f5/f3|&lt;2.0. 
     When an axial distance between the object-side surface of the first lens element and an object-side surface of the third lens element is Dr1r5, and an axial distance between an image-side surface of the fourth lens element and the image-side surface of the sixth lens element is Dr8r12, the following condition can be satisfied: 0.75&lt;Dr1r5/Dr8r12&lt;2.50. Therefore, it is favorable for ensuring sufficient space to properly allocate the lens elements so as to better balance the weight distribution of the imaging lens assembly. Moreover, the following condition can also be satisfied: 0.80&lt;Dr1r5/Dr8r12&lt;1.75. 
     When an Abbe number of the sixth lens element is V6, the following condition can be satisfied: V6≤24. Therefore, it is favorable for further correcting chromatic aberration. 
     When the focal length of the imaging lens assembly is f, the following condition can be satisfied: 10 [mm]&lt;f&lt;20 [mm]. Therefore, it is favorable for facilitating compactness of the imaging lens assembly. 
     When half of a maximum field of view of the imaging lens assembly is HFOV, the following condition can be satisfied: 0 [deg.]&lt;HFOV&lt;18 [deg.]. Therefore, it is favorable for capturing details of smaller objects from afar so as to achieve the telephoto function. Moreover, the following condition can also be satisfied: 5 [deg.]&lt;HFOV&lt;15 [deg.]. 
     When the axial distance between the object-side surface of the first lens element and the image-side surface of the sixth lens element is Td, the following condition can be satisfied: 5 [mm]&lt;Td&lt;10 [mm]. Therefore, it is favorable for controlling the total track length and compactness of the imaging lens assembly. 
     When an f-number of the imaging lens assembly is Fno, the following condition can be satisfied: 1.5&lt;Fno&lt;4.0. Therefore, it is favorable for providing a large aperture configuration so as to increase the amount of incident light against the brightness decay caused by the reflector. 
     When 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, the Abbe number of the sixth lens element is V6, an Abbe number of the i-th lens element is V1, 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, and a refractive index of the i-th lens element is N1, at least one lens element of the imaging lens assembly can satisfy the following condition: 5&lt;Vi/Ni&lt;12, wherein i=1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6. Therefore, it is favorable for balancing corrections of chromatic aberration and astigmatism while reducing the effective radius and surface diameter of each lens element so as to further miniaturize the imaging lens assembly. Moreover, at least one lens element of the imaging lens assembly can also satisfy the following condition: 6&lt;Vi/Ni&lt;11.2, wherein i=1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6. Moreover, at least two lens element of the imaging lens assembly can also satisfy the following condition: 5&lt;Vi/Ni&lt;12, wherein i=1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6. Moreover, at least two lens element of the imaging lens assembly can also satisfy the following condition: 5&lt;Vi/Ni&lt;11.8, wherein i=1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6. 
     When a central thickness of the first lens element is CT1, a central thickness of the second lens element is CT2, a central thickness of the third lens element is CT3, a central thickness of the fourth lens element is CT4, a central thickness of the fifth lens element is CT5, and a central thickness of the sixth lens element is CT6, the following conditions can be satisfied: 1.0&lt;CT1/CT2; 1.0&lt;CT1/CT3; 1.0&lt;CT1/CT4; 1.0&lt;CT1/CT5; and 1.0&lt;CT1/CT6. Therefore, it is favorable for ensuring a sufficient thickness and structural strength of the first lens element with the lens barrel having a small opening so as to achieve miniaturization as a telephoto. Moreover, the following conditions can also be satisfied: 1.25&lt;CT1/CT2; 1.25&lt;CT1/CT3; 1.25&lt;CT1/CT4; 1.25&lt;CT1/CT5; and 1.25&lt;CT1/CT6. 
     When a maximum effective radius of the object-side surface of the first lens element is Y11, a maximum effective radius of an image-side surface of the first lens element is Y12, a maximum effective radius of an object-side surface of the second lens element is Y21, a maximum effective radius of an image-side surface of the second lens element is Y22, a maximum effective radius of the object-side surface of the third lens element is Y31, a maximum effective radius of an image-side surface of the third lens element is Y32, a maximum effective radius of an object-side surface of the fourth lens element is Y41, a maximum effective radius of the image-side surface of the fourth lens element is Y42, a maximum effective radius of an object-side surface of the fifth lens element is Y51, a maximum effective radius of the image-side surface of the fifth lens element is Y52, a maximum effective radius of an object-side surface of the sixth lens element is Y61, and a maximum effective radius of the image-side surface of the sixth lens element is Y62, the following conditions can be satisfied: 1.0&lt;Y11/Y12; 1.0&lt;Y11/Y21; 1.0&lt;Y11/Y22; 1.0&lt;Y11/Y31; 1.0&lt;Y11/Y32; 1.0&lt;Y11/Y41; 1.0&lt;Y11/Y42; 1.0&lt;Y11/Y51; 1.0&lt;Y11/Y52; 1.0&lt;Y11/Y61; and 1.0&lt;Y11/Y62. Therefore, it is favorable for utilizing a larger optical effective region on the object side to increase the amount of incident light so as to compensate brightness decay caused by a reflector. Please refer to  FIG. 36 , which shows a schematic view of Y11, Y12, Y21, Y22, Y31, Y32, Y41, Y42, Y51, Y52, Y61 and Y62 according to the 1st embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     When a maximum value among refractive indices of all lens elements of the imaging lens assembly is Nmax, the following condition can be satisfied: Nmax&lt;1.75. Therefore, it is favorable for improving aberration corrections while reducing the effective radius and surface diameter of each lens element so as to further miniaturize the imaging lens assembly. Moreover, the following condition can also be satisfied: Nmax≤1.72. Moreover, the following condition can also be satisfied: 1.66&lt;Nmax≤1.72. 
     When a minimum value among Abbe numbers of all lens elements of the imaging lens assembly is Vmin, the following condition can be satisfied: Vmin&lt;24. Therefore, it is favorable for correcting chromatic aberration so as to improve image quality. Moreover, the following condition can also be satisfied: Vmin&lt;21. Moreover, the following condition can also be satisfied: 12&lt;Vmin&lt;21. 
     When the focal length of the imaging lens assembly is f, and a curvature radius of the object-side surface of the first lens element is R1, the following condition can be satisfied: 3.50&lt;f/R1. Therefore, it is favorable for ensuring sufficient refractive power of the first lens element so as to reduce the total track length. Moreover, the following condition can also be satisfied: 4.0&lt;f/R1. 
     When a sum of axial distances between each of all adjacent lens elements of the imaging lens assembly is ΣAT, and an axial distance between the fourth lens element and the fifth lens element is T45, the following condition can be satisfied: 1.0&lt;ΣAT/T45&lt;2.0. Therefore, it is favorable for properly allocating the lens elements so as to better balance the weight distribution of the imaging lens assembly. 
     In the case of at least one lens element having at least two trimmed edges at the outer diameter position thereof, when twice of a minimum distance from a center to the outer diameter position of the at least one lens element (e.g., the shortest outer diameter) is LRmin, and twice of a maximum distance from the center to the outer diameter position of the at least one lens element (e.g., the longest outer diameter) is LRmax, the following condition can be satisfied: LRmin/LRmax&lt;0.90. Therefore, it is favorable for reducing one axial dimension of any single lens element so as to further miniaturize the imaging lens assembly. Moreover, the following condition can also be satisfied: 0.50&lt;LRmin/LRmax&lt;0.85. Please refer to  FIG. 20  and  FIG. 22 .  FIG. 20  shows a schematic view of LRmin and LRmax according to the 10th embodiment of the present disclosure, and  FIG. 22  shows a schematic view of LRmin and LRmax according to the 11th embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     When the focal length of the first lens element is f1, and the focal length of the second lens element is f2, the following condition can be satisfied: |f1/f2|&lt;1.0. Therefore, it is favorable for ensuring sufficient refractive power of the first lens element so as to control the total track length. Moreover, the following condition can also be satisfied: |f1/f2|&lt;0.75. 
     According to the present disclosure, the aforementioned features and conditions can be utilized in numerous combinations so as to achieve corresponding effects. 
     According to the present disclosure, the lens elements of the imaging lens assembly can be made of either glass or plastic material. When the lens elements are made of glass material, the refractive power distribution of the imaging lens assembly may be more flexible, and the influence on imaging caused by external environment temperature change may be reduced. The glass lens element can either be made by grinding or molding. When the lens elements are made of plastic material, the manufacturing costs can be effectively reduced. Furthermore, surfaces of each lens element can be arranged to be spherical or aspheric, wherein the former reduces manufacturing difficulty, and the latter allows more control variables for eliminating aberrations thereof, the required number of the lens elements can be reduced, and the total track length of the imaging lens assembly can be effectively shortened. Furthermore, the aspheric surfaces may be formed by plastic injection molding or glass molding. 
     According to the present disclosure, when a lens surface is aspheric, it means that the lens surface has an aspheric shape throughout its optically effective area, or a portion(s) thereof. 
     According to the present disclosure, one or more of the lens elements&#39; material may optionally include an additive which alters the lens elements&#39; transmittance in a specific range of wavelength for a reduction in unwanted stray light or colour deviation. For example, the additive may optionally filter out light in the wavelength range of 600 nm to 800 nm to reduce excessive red light and/or near infrared light; or may optionally filter out light in the wavelength range of 350 nm to 450 nm to reduce excessive blue light and/or near ultraviolet light from interfering the final image. The additive may be homogeneously mixed with a plastic material to be used in manufacturing a mixed-material lens element by injection molding. 
     According to the present disclosure, each of an object-side surface and an image-side surface has a paraxial region and an off-axis region. The paraxial region refers to the region of the surface where light rays travel close to the optical axis, and the off-axis region refers to the region of the surface away from the paraxial region. Particularly, unless otherwise stated, when the lens element has a convex surface, it indicates that the surface is convex in the paraxial region thereof; when the lens element has a concave surface, it indicates that the surface is concave in the paraxial region thereof. Moreover, when a region of refractive power or focus of a lens element is not defined, it indicates that the region of refractive power or focus of the lens element is in the paraxial region thereof. 
     According to the present disclosure, a critical point is a non-axial point of the lens surface where its tangent is perpendicular to the optical axis. 
     According to the present disclosure, the image surface of the imaging lens assembly, based on the corresponding image sensor, can be flat or curved, especially a curved surface being concave facing towards the object side of the imaging lens assembly. 
     According to the present disclosure, an image correction unit, such as a field flattener, can be optionally disposed between the lens element closest to the image side of the imaging lens assembly and the image surface for correction of aberrations such as field curvature. The optical properties of the image correction unit, such as curvature, thickness, index of refraction, position and surface shape (convex or concave surface with spherical, aspheric, diffractive or Fresnel types), can be adjusted according to the design of the image capturing unit. In general, a preferable image correction unit is, for example, a thin transparent element having a concave object-side surface and a planar image-side surface, and the thin transparent element is disposed near the image surface. 
     According to the present disclosure, the imaging lens assembly can include at least one stop, such as an aperture stop, a glare stop or a field stop. Said glare stop or said field stop is set for eliminating the stray light and thereby improving image quality thereof. 
     According to the present disclosure, an aperture stop can be configured as a front stop or a middle stop. A front stop disposed between an imaged object and the first lens element can provide a longer distance between an exit pupil of the imaging lens assembly and the image surface to produce a telecentric effect, and thereby improves the image-sensing efficiency of an image sensor (for example, CCD or CMOS). A middle stop disposed between the first lens element and the image surface is favorable for enlarging the viewing angle of the imaging lens assembly and thereby provides a wider field of view for the same. 
     According to the present disclosure, the imaging lens assembly can include an aperture control unit. The aperture control unit may be a mechanical component or a light modulator, which can control the size and shape of the aperture through electricity or electrical signals. The mechanical component can include a movable member, such as a blade assembly or a light baffle. The light modulator can include a shielding element, such as a filter, an electrochromic material or a liquid-crystal layer. The aperture control unit controls the amount of incident light or exposure time to enhance the capability of image quality adjustment. In addition, the aperture control unit can be the aperture stop of the present disclosure, which changes the f-number to obtain different image effects, such as the depth of field or lens speed. 
     According to the above description of the present disclosure, the following specific embodiments are provided for further explanation. 
     1st Embodiment 
       FIG. 1  is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 1st embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 2  shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 1st embodiment. In  FIG. 1 , the image capturing unit includes the imaging lens assembly (its reference numeral is omitted) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  190 . The imaging lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a stop  101 , a first lens element  110 , a second lens element  120 , a third lens element  130 , an aperture stop  100 , a fourth lens element  140 , a fifth lens element  150 , a stop  102 , a sixth lens element  160 , a glass element  170  and an image surface  180 . The imaging lens assembly includes six lens elements ( 110 ,  120 ,  130 ,  140 ,  150  and  160 ) with no additional lens element disposed between each of the adjacent six lens elements. 
     The first lens element  110  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  111  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  112  being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The first lens element  110  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  111  and the image-side surface  112  being both aspheric. 
     The second lens element  120  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  121  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  122  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element  120  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  121  and the image-side surface  122  being both aspheric. 
     The third lens element  130  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  131  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  132  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element  130  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  131  and the image-side surface  132  being both aspheric. 
     The fourth lens element  140  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  141  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  142  being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element  140  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  141  and the image-side surface  142  being both aspheric. 
     The fifth lens element  150  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  151  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  152  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element  150  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  151  and the image-side surface  152  being both aspheric. The image-side surface  152  of the fifth lens element  150  has at least one convex critical point in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The sixth lens element  160  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  161  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  162  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The sixth lens element  160  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  161  and the image-side surface  162  being both aspheric. The image-side surface  162  of the sixth lens element  160  has at least one concave shape in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The glass element  170  is made of glass material and located between the sixth lens element  160  and the image surface  180 , and will not affect the focal length of the imaging lens assembly. The image sensor  190  is disposed on or near the image surface  180  of the imaging lens assembly. 
     The equation of the aspheric surface profiles of the aforementioned lens elements of the 1st embodiment is expressed as follows: 
                 X   ⁡     (   Y   )       =         (       Y   2     /   R     )     /     (     1   +     sqrt   ⁡     (     1   -       (     1   +   k     )     ×       (     Y   /   R     )     2         )         )       +       ∑   i     ⁢       (   Ai   )     ×     (     Y   i     )             ,         
where,
 
     X is the relative distance between a point on the aspheric surface spaced at a distance Y from an optical axis and the tangential plane at the aspheric surface vertex on the optical axis; 
     Y is the vertical distance from the point on the aspheric surface to the optical axis; 
     R is the curvature radius; 
     k is the conic coefficient; and 
     Ai is the i-th aspheric coefficient, and in the embodiments, i may be, but is not limited to, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18. 
     In the imaging lens assembly of the image capturing unit according to the 1st embodiment, when a focal length of the imaging lens assembly is f, an f-number of the imaging lens assembly is Fno, and half of a maximum field of view of the imaging lens assembly is HFOV, these parameters have the following values: f=14.55 millimeters (mm), Fno=3.00, HFOV=9.7 degrees (deg.). 
     When an Abbe number of the sixth lens element  160  is V6, the following condition is satisfied: V6=19.5. 
     When an Abbe number of the first lens element  110  is V1, and a refractive index of the first lens element  110  is N1, the following condition is satisfied: V1/N1=36.26. 
     When an Abbe number of the second lens element  120  is V2, and a refractive index of the second lens element  120  is N2, the following condition is satisfied: V2/N2=17.83. 
     When an Abbe number of the third lens element  130  is V3, and a refractive index of the third lens element  130  is N3, the following condition is satisfied: V3/N3=17.83. 
     When an Abbe number of the fourth lens element  140  is V4, and a refractive index of the fourth lens element  140  is N4, the following condition is satisfied: V4/N4=36.26. 
     When an Abbe number of the fifth lens element  150  is V5, and a refractive index of the fifth lens element  150  is N5, the following condition is satisfied: V5/N5=19.11. 
     When the Abbe number of the sixth lens element  160  is V6, and a refractive index of the sixth lens element  160  is N6, the following condition is satisfied: V6/N6=11.65. 
     When the total number of lens elements having an Abbe number smaller than 30 in the imaging lens assembly is V30, the following condition is satisfied: V30=3. 
     When a minimum value among Abbe numbers of all lens elements of the imaging lens assembly is Vmin, the following condition is satisfied: Vmin=19.5. In this embodiment, among the first lens element  110 , the second lens element  120 , the third lens element  130 , the fourth lens element  140 , the fifth lens element  150  and the sixth lens element  160 , the Abbe number of the sixth lens element  160  is smaller than the Abbe numbers of the other lens elements, and Vmin is equal to the Abbe number of the sixth lens element  160 . 
     When a maximum value among refractive indices of all lens elements of the imaging lens assembly is Nmax, the following condition is satisfied: Nmax=1.669. In this embodiment, among the first lens element  110 , the second lens element  120 , the third lens element  130 , the fourth lens element  140 , the fifth lens element  150  and the sixth lens element  160 , the refractive index of the sixth lens element  160  is larger than the refractive indices of the other lens elements, and Nmax is equal to the refractive index of the sixth lens element  160 . 
     When a central thickness of the first lens element  110  is CT1, and a central thickness of the second lens element  120  is CT2, the following condition is satisfied: CT1/CT2=5.58. 
     When the central thickness of the first lens element  110  is CT1, and a central thickness of the third lens element  130  is CT3, the following condition is satisfied: CT1/CT3=6.84. 
     When the central thickness of the first lens element  110  is CT1, and a central thickness of the fourth lens element  140  is CT4, the following condition is satisfied: CT1/CT4=1.20. 
     When the central thickness of the first lens element  110  is CT1, and a central thickness of the fifth lens element  150  is CT5, the following condition is satisfied: CT1/CT5=3.85. 
     When the central thickness of the first lens element  110  is CT1, and a central thickness of the sixth lens element  160  is CT6, the following condition is satisfied: CT1/CT6=3.19. 
     When a sum of axial distances between each of all adjacent lens elements of the imaging lens assembly is ΣAT, and an axial distance between the fourth lens element  140  and the fifth lens element  150  is T45, the following condition is satisfied: ΣAT/T45=2.33. In this embodiment, an axial distance between two adjacent lens elements is an air gap in a paraxial region between the two adjacent lens elements; and ΣAT is the sum of the axial distances between the first lens element  110  and the second lens element  120 , the second lens element  120  and the third lens element  130 , the third lens element  130  and the fourth lens element  140 , the fourth lens element  140  and the fifth lens element  150 , and the fifth lens element  150  and the sixth lens element  160 . 
     When an axial distance between the object-side surface  111  of the first lens element  110  and the object-side surface  131  of the third lens element  130  is Dr1r5, and an axial distance between the image-side surface  142  of the fourth lens element  140  and the image-side surface  162  of the sixth lens element  160  is Dr8r12, the following condition is satisfied: Dr1r5/Dr8r12=1.37. 
     When an axial distance between the object-side surface  111  of the first lens element  110  and the image-side surface  162  of the sixth lens element  160  is Td, the following condition is satisfied: Td=7.36 [mm]. 
     When the axial distance between the object-side surface  111  of the first lens element  110  and the image-side surface  162  of the sixth lens element  160  is Td, and an axial distance between the image-side surface  162  of the sixth lens element  160  and the image surface  180  is BL, the following condition is satisfied: Td/BL=1.19. 
     When an axial distance between the object-side surface  111  of the first lens element  110  and the image surface  180  is TL, and a maximum image height of the imaging lens assembly is ImgH, the following condition is satisfied: TL/ImgH=5.41. 
     When the axial distance between the object-side surface  111  of the first lens element  110  and the image surface  180  is TL, and the focal length of the imaging lens assembly is f, the following condition is satisfied: TL/f=0.93. 
     When the focal length of the imaging lens assembly is f, and a curvature radius of the object-side surface  111  of the first lens element  110  is R1, the following condition is satisfied: f/R1=4.25. 
     When a focal length of the first lens element  110  is f1, and a focal length of the second lens element  120  is f2, the following condition is satisfied: |f1/f2|=0.42. 
     When the focal length of the second lens element  120  is f2, and a focal length of the third lens element  130  is f3, the following condition is satisfied: |f3/f21=0.71. 
     When the focal length of the third lens element  130  is f3, and a focal length of the fifth lens element  150  is f5, the following condition is satisfied: |f5/f3|=0.54. 
     When the focal length of the imaging lens assembly is f, the focal length of the first lens element  110  is f1, the focal length of the second lens element  120  is f2, the focal length of the third lens element  130  is f3, a focal length of the fourth lens element  140  is f4, the focal length of the fifth lens element  150  is f5, and a focal length of the sixth lens element  160  is f6, the following condition is satisfied: |f/f1|+|f/f2|+|f/f3|+|f/f4|+|f/f5|+|f/f6|=10.79. 
     When a maximum effective radius of the object-side surface  111  of the first lens element  110  is Y11, and a maximum effective radius of the image-side surface  112  of the first lens element  110  is Y12, the following condition is satisfied: Y11/Y12=1.17. 
     When the maximum effective radius of the object-side surface  111  of the first lens element  110  is Y11, and a maximum effective radius of the object-side surface  121  of the second lens element  120  is Y21, the following condition is satisfied: Y11/Y21=1.20. 
     When the maximum effective radius of the object-side surface  111  of the first lens element  110  is Y11, and a maximum effective radius of the image-side surface  122  of the second lens element  120  is Y22, the following condition is satisfied: Y11/Y22=1.31. 
     When the maximum effective radius of the object-side surface  111  of the first lens element  110  is Y11, and a maximum effective radius of the object-side surface  131  of the third lens element  130  is Y31, the following condition is satisfied: Y11/Y31=1.34. 
     When the maximum effective radius of the object-side surface  111  of the first lens element  110  is Y11, and a maximum effective radius of the image-side surface  132  of the third lens element  130  is Y32, the following condition is satisfied: Y11/Y32=1.44. 
     When the maximum effective radius of the object-side surface  111  of the first lens element  110  is Y11, and a maximum effective radius of the object-side surface  141  of the fourth lens element  140  is Y41, the following condition is satisfied: Y11/Y41=1.43. 
     When the maximum effective radius of the object-side surface  111  of the first lens element  110  is Y11, and a maximum effective radius of the image-side surface  142  of the fourth lens element  140  is Y42, the following condition is satisfied: Y11/Y42=1.64. 
     When the maximum effective radius of the object-side surface  111  of the first lens element  110  is Y11, and a maximum effective radius of the object-side surface  151  of the fifth lens element  150  is Y51, the following condition is satisfied: Y11/Y51=1.83. 
     When the maximum effective radius of the object-side surface  111  of the first lens element  110  is Y11, and a maximum effective radius of the image-side surface  152  of the fifth lens element  150  is Y52, the following condition is satisfied: Y11/Y52=1.73. 
     When the maximum effective radius of the object-side surface  111  of the first lens element  110  is Y11, and a maximum effective radius of the object-side surface  161  of the sixth lens element  160  is Y61, the following condition is satisfied: Y11/Y61=1.67. 
     When the maximum effective radius of the object-side surface  111  of the first lens element  110  is Y11, and a maximum effective radius of the image-side surface  162  of the sixth lens element  160  is Y62, the following condition is satisfied: Y11/Y62=1.62. 
     The detailed optical data of the 1st embodiment are shown in Table 1 and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 2 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 1 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 1st Embodiment 
               
               
                 f = 14.55 mm, Fno = 3.00, HFOV = 9.7 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 Index 
                 Abbe # 
                 Focal Length 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 Stop 
                 Plano 
                 −1.009 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 2 
                 Lens 1 
                 3.425 
                 (ASP) 
                 2.060 
                 Plastic 
                 1.544 
                 56.0 
                 5.74 
               
               
                 3 
                   
                 −27.974 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.035 
               
               
                 4 
                 Lens 2 
                 −24.820 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.369 
                 Plastic 
                 1.584 
                 28.2 
                 −13.66 
               
               
                 5 
                   
                 11.831 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.375 
               
               
                 6 
                 Lens 3 
                 11.832 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.301 
                 Plastic 
                 1.584 
                 28.2 
                 −9.68 
               
               
                 7 
                   
                 3.790 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.288 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 8 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 0.144 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 9 
                 Lens 4 
                 8.245 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.722 
                 Plastic 
                 1.544 
                 56.0 
                 11.77 
               
               
                 10 
                   
                 −26.574 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.740 
               
               
                 11 
                 Lens 5 
                 −5.755 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.535 
                 Plastic 
                 1.583 
                 30.2 
                 −5.22 
               
               
                 12 
                   
                 6.672 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.190 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 13 
                 Stop 
                 Plano 
                 −0.046 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 14 
                 Lens 6 
                 5.110 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.646 
                 Plastic 
                 1.669 
                 19.5 
                 8.71 
               
               
                 15 
                   
                 39.317 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.000 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 16 
                 Glass Element 
                 Plano 
                 0.210 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 64.2 
                 — 
               
               
                 17 
                   
                 Plano 
                 4.955 
               
               
                 18 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 0.000 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Reference wavelength is 587.6 nm (d-line). 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the stop 101 (Surface 1) is 2.450 mm. 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the stop 102 (Surface 13) is 1.430 mm. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                 2 
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
                 6 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k= 
                 −4.9221E−01 
                 −9.9000E+01 
                 6.6075E+01 
                 2.0965E+01 
                 −8.1884E+01 
               
               
                 A4= 
                  1.0965E−03 
                  3.3819E−03 
                 3.6610E−02 
                 5.2336E−02 
                 −2.9979E−02 
               
               
                 A6= 
                  1.8545E−04 
                 −3.4588E−03 
                 −2.7742E−02  
                 −4.1960E−02  
                 −7.5050E−03 
               
               
                 A8= 
                 −3.8904E−05 
                  3.4473E−03 
                 1.4708E−02 
                 1.7091E−02 
                  1.0814E−02 
               
               
                 A10= 
                  1.6298E−05 
                 −1.5467E−03 
                 −4.9258E−03  
                 −3.8651E−03  
                 −4.1409E−03 
               
               
                 A12= 
                 −4.0112E−06 
                  3.8228E−04 
                 1.0206E−03 
                 1.9692E−04 
                  6.7411E−04 
               
               
                 A14= 
                  5.7654E−07 
                 −4.9198E−05 
                 −1.1895E−04  
                 7.5719E−05 
                 −2.3695E−05 
               
               
                 A16= 
                 −3.1903E−08 
                  2.5656E−06 
                 6.0580E−06 
                 −9.4999E−06  
                 −3.3994E−06 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface # 
                 7 
                 9 
                 10 
                 11 
                 12 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k= 
                 −6.9431E+00 
                 −2.0797E+01 
                 −9.9000E+01 
                 −4.7943E+01 
                 1.1116E+01 
               
               
                 A4= 
                 −4.9448E−02 
                  1.1323E−02 
                  2.6173E−02 
                  1.0111E−02 
                 3.2327E−02 
               
               
                 A6= 
                  1.7378E−02 
                  9.5474E−04 
                 −1.7582E−02 
                 −7.0098E−02 
                 −8.3259E−02  
               
               
                 A8= 
                  1.1742E−03 
                 −5.2218E−04 
                  2.4802E−03 
                  3.4168E−02 
                 4.8703E−02 
               
               
                 A10= 
                 −1.9155E−03 
                  4.3682E−04 
                  3.6040E−04 
                 −1.4441E−02 
                 −1.6550E−02  
               
               
                 A12= 
                  6.3811E−04 
                 −5.8929E−05 
                 −7.7546E−05 
                  5.0260E−03 
                 3.4166E−03 
               
               
                 A14= 
                 −7.8807E−05 
                 − 
                 − 
                 −8.0260E−04 
                 −3.5586E−04  
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Surface # 
                 14 
                 15 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 k= 
                 −2.0198E+01 
                 −8.8749E+01 
               
               
                   
                 A4= 
                  2.7429E−03 
                 −2.1552E−02 
               
               
                   
                 A6= 
                 −9.2561E−03 
                  1.0302E−02 
               
               
                   
                 A8= 
                  8.9746E−03 
                 −2.2667E−03 
               
               
                   
                 A10= 
                 −3.7164E−03 
                  9.4965E−04 
               
               
                   
                 A12= 
                  8.0752E−04 
                 −5.6502E−04 
               
               
                   
                 A14= 
                 −8.8524E−05 
                  1.6442E−04 
               
               
                   
                 A16= 
                 — 
                 −1.9328E−05 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In Table 1, the curvature radius, the thickness and the focal length are shown in millimeters (mm). Surface numbers 0-18 represent the surfaces sequentially arranged from the object side to the image side along the optical axis. In Table 2, k represents the conic coefficient of the equation of the aspheric surface profiles. A4-16 represent the aspheric coefficients ranging from the 4th order to the 16th order. The tables presented below for each embodiment are the corresponding schematic parameter and aberration curves, and the definitions of the tables are the same as Table 1 and Table 2 of the 1st embodiment. Therefore, an explanation in this regard will not be provided again. 
     2nd Embodiment 
       FIG. 3  is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 2nd embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 4  shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 2nd embodiment. In  FIG. 3 , the image capturing unit includes the imaging lens assembly (its reference numeral is omitted) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  290 . The imaging lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a stop  201 , a first lens element  210 , a second lens element  220 , a third lens element  230 , an aperture stop  200 , a fourth lens element  240 , a fifth lens element  250 , a stop  202 , a sixth lens element  260 , a glass element  270  and an image surface  280 . The imaging lens assembly includes six lens elements ( 210 ,  220 ,  230 ,  240 ,  250  and  260 ) with no additional lens element disposed between each of the adjacent six lens elements. 
     The first lens element  210  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  211  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  212  being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The first lens element  210  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  211  and the image-side surface  212  being both aspheric. 
     The second lens element  220  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  221  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  222  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element  220  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  221  and the image-side surface  222  being both aspheric. 
     The third lens element  230  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  231  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  232  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element  230  is made of glass material and has the object-side surface  231  and the image-side surface  232  being both aspheric. 
     The fourth lens element  240  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  241  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  242  being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element  240  is made of glass material and has the object-side surface  241  and the image-side surface  242  being both aspheric. 
     The fifth lens element  250  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  251  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  252  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element  250  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  251  and the image-side surface  252  being both aspheric. The image-side surface  252  of the fifth lens element  250  has at least one convex critical point in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The sixth lens element  260  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  261  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  262  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The sixth lens element  260  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  261  and the image-side surface  262  being both aspheric. 
     The glass element  270  is made of glass material and located between the sixth lens element  260  and the image surface  280 , and will not affect the focal length of the imaging lens assembly. The image sensor  290  is disposed on or near the image surface  280  of the imaging lens assembly. 
     The detailed optical data of the 2nd embodiment are shown in Table 3 and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 4 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 3 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 2nd Embodiment 
               
               
                 f = 14.46 mm, Fno = 2.80, HFOV = 9.7 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 Index 
                 Abbe # 
                 Focal Length 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 Stop 
                 Plano 
                 −1.336 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 2 
                 Lens 1 
                 3.267 
                 (ASP) 
                 2.321 
                 Plastic 
                 1.545 
                 56.1 
                 5.65 
               
               
                 3 
                   
                 −40.351 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.037 
               
               
                 4 
                 Lens 2 
                 −19.995 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.419 
                 Plastic 
                 1.584 
                 28.2 
                 −12.95 
               
               
                 5 
                   
                 12.262 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.343 
               
               
                 6 
                 Lens 3 
                 7.598 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.325 
                 Glass 
                 1.693 
                 33.7 
                 −5.75 
               
               
                 7 
                   
                 2.569 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.354 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 8 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 0.035 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 9 
                 Lens 4 
                 4.899 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.213 
                 Glass 
                 1.633 
                 63.8 
                 6.30 
               
               
                 10 
                   
                 −19.252 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.476 
               
               
                 11 
                 Lens 5 
                 −5.511 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.340 
                 Plastic 
                 1.607 
                 26.6 
                 −5.28 
               
               
                 12 
                   
                 7.847 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.116 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 13 
                 Stop 
                 Plano 
                 −0.066 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 14 
                 Lens 6 
                 6.439 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.505 
                 Plastic 
                 1.705 
                 14.0 
                 9.70 
               
               
                 15 
                   
                 100.000 
                 (ASP) 
                 3.000 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 16 
                 Glass Element 
                 Plano 
                 0.210 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 64.2 
                 — 
               
               
                 17 
                   
                 Plano 
                 2.951 
               
               
                 18 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 0.000 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Reference wavelength is 587.6 nm (d-line). 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the stop 201 (Surface 1) is 2.650 mm. 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the stop 202 (Surface 13) is 1.600 mm. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 4 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                 2 
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
                 6 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k= 
                 −4.3687E−01  
                 −9.8208E+01 
                 6.8316E+01 
                 2.3288E+01 
                 −6.9391E+01 
               
               
                 A4= 
                 1.2861E−03 
                  7.4365E−03 
                 3.7264E−02 
                 5.2146E−02 
                 −3.3764E−02 
               
               
                 A6= 
                 9.7991E−05 
                 −4.9633E−03 
                 −2.5603E−02  
                 −4.2342E−02  
                 −5.4477E−03 
               
               
                 A8= 
                 3.3298E−05 
                  1.8372E−03 
                 1.0823E−02 
                 1.6980E−02 
                  1.1720E−02 
               
               
                 A10= 
                 −1.0621E−05  
                 −2.0033E−04 
                 −2.6271E−03  
                 −3.4882E−03  
                 −4.9924E−03 
               
               
                 A12= 
                 2.3848E−06 
                 −3.7726E−05 
                 3.5980E−04 
                 1.1183E−04 
                  9.4929E−04 
               
               
                 A14= 
                 −2.5261E−07  
                  1.1111E−05 
                 −2.5488E−05  
                 6.6378E−05 
                 −7.2900E−05 
               
               
                 A16= 
                 1.3000E−08 
                 −7.3619E−07 
                 7.9267E−07 
                 −6.7601E−06  
                  8.2725E−07 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface # 
                 7 
                 9 
                 10 
                 11 
                 12 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k= 
                 −7.3091E+00 
                 −2.0499E+01 
                 −9.7502E+01 
                 −5.4576E+01 
                 1.4760E+01 
               
               
                 A4= 
                 −4.7210E−02 
                  1.7174E−02 
                  2.4287E−02 
                 −8.0532E−03 
                 −2.1698E−02  
               
               
                 A6= 
                  1.5953E−02 
                 −5.6438E−03 
                 −1.2480E−02 
                 −2.7900E−02 
                 5.8186E−03 
               
               
                 A8= 
                  1.9524E−03 
                  2.4385E−03 
                  2.5987E−04 
                  1.9054E−03 
                 −1.4195E−02  
               
               
                 A10= 
                 −2.2082E−03 
                 −2.5765E−04 
                  9.6057E−04 
                  3.9399E−03 
                 7.9878E−03 
               
               
                 A12= 
                  6.0401E−04 
                  9.1168E−06 
                 −2.4334E−04 
                 −1.9842E−03 
                 −1.8092E−03  
               
               
                 A14= 
                 −6.0875E−05 
                 — 
                 — 
                  3.3133E−04 
                 1.6108E−04 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Surface # 
                 14 
                 15 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 k= 
                 −3.0884E+01 
                 −8.8749E+01 
               
               
                   
                 A4= 
                 −2.2221E−02 
                 −5.5591E−03 
               
               
                   
                 A6= 
                  3.5844E−02 
                  1.6928E−03 
               
               
                   
                 A8= 
                 −2.7090E−02 
                  3.5964E−05 
               
               
                   
                 A10= 
                  1.0811E−02 
                 −2.8132E−04 
               
               
                   
                 A12= 
                 −2.1549E−03 
                  1.3091E−04 
               
               
                   
                 A14= 
                  1.7274E−04 
                 −2.7485E−05 
               
               
                   
                 A16= 
                 — 
                  2.2218E−06 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In the 2nd embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles of the aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1st embodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in the following table are the same as those stated in the 1st embodiment with corresponding values for the 2nd embodiment, so an explanation in this regard will not be provided again. 
     Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 3 and Table 4 as the following values and satisfy the following conditions: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 2nd Embodiment 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 f [mm] 
                 14.46 
                 Td [mm] 
                 7.42 
               
               
                   
                 Fno 
                 2.80 
                 Td/BL 
                 1.20 
               
               
                   
                 HFOV [deg.] 
                 9.7 
                 TL/ImgH 
                 5.43 
               
               
                   
                 V6 
                 14.0 
                 TL/f 
                 0.94 
               
               
                   
                 V1/N1 
                 36.30 
                 f/R1 
                 4.43 
               
               
                   
                 V2/N2 
                 17.83 
                 |f1/f2| 
                 0.44 
               
               
                   
                 V3/N3 
                 19.93 
                 |f3/f2| 
                 0.44 
               
               
                   
                 V4/N4 
                 39.06 
                 |f5/f3| 
                 0.92 
               
               
                   
                 V5/N5 
                 16.57 
                 |f/f1| + |f/f2| + 
                 12.72 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 |f/f3| + |f/f4| + 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 |f/f5| + |f/f6| 
               
               
                   
                 V6/N6 
                 8.21 
                 Y11/Y12 
                 1.21 
               
               
                   
                 V30 
                 3 
                 Y11/Y21 
                 1.23 
               
               
                   
                 Vmin 
                 14.0 
                 Y11/Y22 
                 1.38 
               
               
                   
                 Nmax 
                 1.705 
                 Y11/Y31 
                 1.42 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT2 
                 5.54 
                 Y11/Y32 
                 1.56 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT3 
                 7.14 
                 Y11/Y41 
                 1.53 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT4 
                 1.91 
                 Y11/Y42 
                 1.67 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT5 
                 6.83 
                 Y11/Y51 
                 1.76 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT6 
                 1.54 
                 Y11/Y52 
                 1.67 
               
               
                   
                 ΣAT/T45 
                 2.72 
                 Y11/Y61 
                 1.63 
               
               
                   
                 Dr1r5/Dr8r12 
                 1.32 
                 Y11/Y62 
                 1.53 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     3rd Embodiment 
       FIG. 5  is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 3rd embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 6  shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 3rd embodiment. In  FIG. 5 , the image capturing unit includes the imaging lens assembly (its reference numeral is omitted) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  390 . The imaging lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a stop  301 , a first lens element  310 , a second lens element  320 , a third lens element  330 , an aperture stop  300 , a fourth lens element  340 , a fifth lens element  350 , a stop  302 , a sixth lens element  360 , a glass element  370  and an image surface  380 . The imaging lens assembly includes six lens elements ( 310 ,  320 ,  330 ,  340 ,  350  and  360 ) with no additional lens element disposed between each of the adjacent six lens elements. 
     The first lens element  310  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  311  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  312  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The first lens element  310  is made of glass material and has the object-side surface  311  and the image-side surface  312  being both aspheric. 
     The second lens element  320  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  321  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  322  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element  320  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  321  and the image-side surface  322  being both aspheric. 
     The third lens element  330  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  331  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  332  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element  330  is made of glass material and has the object-side surface  331  and the image-side surface  332  being both aspheric. 
     The fourth lens element  340  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  341  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  342  being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element  340  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  341  and the image-side surface  342  being both aspheric. 
     The fifth lens element  350  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  351  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  352  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element  350  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  351  and the image-side surface  352  being both aspheric. 
     The sixth lens element  360  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  361  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  362  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The sixth lens element  360  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  361  and the image-side surface  362  being both aspheric. The image-side surface  362  of the sixth lens element  360  has at least one concave shape in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The glass element  370  is made of glass material and located between the sixth lens element  360  and the image surface  380 , and will not affect the focal length of the imaging lens assembly. The image sensor  390  is disposed on or near the image surface  380  of the imaging lens assembly. 
     The detailed optical data of the 3rd embodiment are shown in Table 5 and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 6 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 5 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 3rd Embodiment 
               
               
                 f = 13.85 mm, Fno = 2.90, HFOV = 10.1 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 Index 
                 Abbe # 
                 Focal Length 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 Stop 
                 Plano 
                 −1.031 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 2 
                 Lens 1 
                 3.372 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.645 
                 Glass 
                 1.613 
                 59.0 
                 5.71 
               
               
                 3 
                   
                 75.663 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.035 
               
               
                 4 
                 Lens 2 
                 107.277 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.458 
                 Plastic 
                 1.634 
                 23.8 
                 −17.95 
               
               
                 5 
                   
                 10.271 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.161 
               
               
                 6 
                 Lens 3 
                 3.928 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.250 
                 Glass 
                 1.774 
                 47.2 
                 −11.93 
               
               
                 7 
                   
                 2.679 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.410 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 8 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 0.262 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 9 
                 Lens 4 
                 −6.550 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.968 
                 Plastic 
                 1.544 
                 56.0 
                 8.94 
               
               
                 10 
                   
                 −2.937 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.050 
               
               
                 11 
                 Lens 5 
                 79.435 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.815 
                 Plastic 
                 1.639 
                 23.5 
                 −5.27 
               
               
                 12 
                   
                 3.215 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.239 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 13 
                 Stop 
                 Plano 
                 −0.072 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 14 
                 Lens 6 
                 8.294 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.539 
                 Plastic 
                 1.720 
                 12.5 
                 15.19 
               
               
                 15 
                   
                 31.679 
                 (ASP) 
                 3.000 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 16 
                 Glass Element 
                 Plano 
                 0.210 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 64.2 
                 — 
               
               
                 17 
                   
                 Plano 
                 3.396 
               
               
                 18 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 0.000 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Reference wavelength is 587.6 nm (d-line). 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the stop 301 (Surface 1) is 2.450 mm. 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the stop 302 (Surface 13) is 1.600 mm. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 6 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                 2 
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
                 6 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k= 
                 −5.2023E−01  
                 −9.9000E+01 
                 −9.9000E+01 
                  2.1649E+01 
                 −1.7611E+01 
               
               
                 A4= 
                 1.1772E−03 
                  8.0805E−03 
                  4.2534E−02 
                  4.9029E−02 
                 −4.5738E−02 
               
               
                 A6= 
                 7.4550E−05 
                 −4.8750E−03 
                 −2.2836E−02 
                 −2.5336E−02 
                  1.7767E−02 
               
               
                 A8= 
                 1.4877E−04 
                  2.1538E−03 
                  5.3642E−03 
                 −3.8443E−03 
                 −3.5420E−03 
               
               
                 A10= 
                 −4.5612E−05  
                 −5.6827E−04 
                 −3.3210E−04 
                  6.9874E−03 
                  9.4127E−04 
               
               
                 A12= 
                 8.3861E−06 
                  1.1681E−04 
                 −8.7201E−05 
                 −2.5488E−03 
                 −3.4803E−04 
               
               
                 A14= 
                 −7.4737E−07  
                 −1.7019E−05 
                  1.5194E−05 
                  4.1099E−04 
                  6.6393E−05 
               
               
                 A16= 
                 2.7295E−08 
                  1.0969E−06 
                 −5.9974E−07 
                 −2.5774E−05 
                 −4.6964E−06 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface # 
                 7 
                 9 
                 10 
                 11 
                 12 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k= 
                 −8.8961E+00 
                 −5.3414E+01 
                 −9.9710E+00 
                 9.0000E+01 
                 1.6017E+00 
               
               
                 A4= 
                 −4.7724E−02 
                  2.0744E−02 
                  1.3593E−02 
                 −3.7042E−02  
                 −8.2884E−02  
               
               
                 A6= 
                  3.0675E−02 
                  7.1985E−03 
                  1.7727E−03 
                 4.9284E−03 
                 2.5447E−02 
               
               
                 A8= 
                 −4.4158E−03 
                 −4.7740E−03 
                 −4.3280E−03 
                 2.3015E−03 
                 2.1700E−03 
               
               
                 A10= 
                 −1.4838E−03 
                  1.2851E−03 
                  1.0317E−03 
                 −4.4740E−03  
                 −7.7175E−03  
               
               
                 A12= 
                  6.8866E−04 
                 −8.9039E−05 
                 −6.7140E−06 
                 1.7968E−03 
                 3.0124E−03 
               
               
                 A14= 
                 −8.1213E−05 
                 — 
                 — 
                 −2.3250E−04  
                 −3.9008E−04  
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Surface # 
                 14 
                 15 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 k= 
                  1.0390E+01 
                 −3.9097E+01 
               
               
                   
                 A4= 
                 −7.7133E−03 
                 −5.3806E−04 
               
               
                   
                 A6= 
                 −1.0074E−02 
                 −1.4610E−03 
               
               
                   
                 A8= 
                  1.6115E−02 
                  7.4970E−04 
               
               
                   
                 A10= 
                 −1.0245E−02 
                 −2.2719E−04 
               
               
                   
                 A12= 
                  2.9815E−03 
                 −2.0004E−06 
               
               
                   
                 A14= 
                 −3.3216E−04 
                  1.6180E−05 
               
               
                   
                 A16= 
                 — 
                 −2.5686E−06 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In the 3rd embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles of the aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1st embodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in the following table are the same as those stated in the 1st embodiment with corresponding values for the 3rd embodiment, so an explanation in this regard will not be provided again. 
     Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 5 and Table 6 as the following values and satisfy the following conditions: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 3rd Embodiment 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 f [mm] 
                 13.85 
                 Td [mm] 
                 6.76 
               
               
                   
                 Fno 
                 2.90 
                 Td/BL 
                 1.02 
               
               
                   
                 HFOV [deg.] 
                 10.1 
                 TL/ImgH 
                 5.34 
               
               
                   
                 V6 
                 12.5 
                 TL/f 
                 0.97 
               
               
                   
                 V1/N1 
                 36.57 
                 f/R1 
                 4.11 
               
               
                   
                 V2/N2 
                 14.59 
                 |f1/f2| 
                 0.32 
               
               
                   
                 V3/N3 
                 26.59 
                 |f3/f2| 
                 0.66 
               
               
                   
                 V4/N4 
                 36.26 
                 |f5/f3| 
                 0.44 
               
               
                   
                 V5/N5 
                 14.34 
                 |f/f1| + |f/f2| + 
                 9.45 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 |f/f3| + |f/f4| + 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 |f/f5| + |f/f6| 
               
               
                   
                 V6/N6 
                 7.27 
                 Y11/Y12 
                 1.14 
               
               
                   
                 V30 
                 3 
                 Y11/Y21 
                 1.16 
               
               
                   
                 Vmin 
                 12.5 
                 Y11/Y22 
                 1.28 
               
               
                   
                 Nmax 
                 1.774 
                 Y11/Y31 
                 1.30 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT2 
                 3.59 
                 Y11/Y32 
                 1.41 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT3 
                 6.58 
                 Y11/Y41 
                 1.41 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT4 
                 1.70 
                 Y11/Y42 
                 1.50 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT5 
                 2.02 
                 Y11/Y51 
                 1.54 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT6 
                 1.07 
                 Y11/Y52 
                 1.53 
               
               
                   
                 ΣAT/T45 
                 21.70 
                 Y11/Y61 
                 1.52 
               
               
                   
                 Dr1r5/Dr8r12 
                 0.89 
                 Y11/Y62 
                 1.42 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     4th Embodiment 
       FIG. 7  is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 4th embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 8  shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 4th embodiment. In  FIG. 7 , the image capturing unit includes the imaging lens assembly (its reference numeral is omitted) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  490 . The imaging lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a stop  401 , a first lens element  410 , a second lens element  420 , an aperture stop  400 , a third lens element  430 , a fourth lens element  440 , a fifth lens element  450 , a stop  402 , a sixth lens element  460 , an IR-cut filter  470  and an image surface  480 . The imaging lens assembly includes six lens elements ( 410 ,  420 ,  430 ,  440 ,  450  and  460 ) with no additional lens element disposed between each of the adjacent six lens elements. 
     The first lens element  410  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  411  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  412  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The first lens element  410  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  411  and the image-side surface  412  being both aspheric. 
     The second lens element  420  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  421  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  422  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element  420  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  421  and the image-side surface  422  being both aspheric. 
     The third lens element  430  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  431  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  432  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element  430  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  431  and the image-side surface  432  being both aspheric. 
     The fourth lens element  440  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  441  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  442  being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element  440  is made of glass material and has the object-side surface  441  and the image-side surface  442  being both spherical. 
     The fifth lens element  450  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  451  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  452  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element  450  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  451  and the image-side surface  452  being both aspheric. The image-side surface  452  of the fifth lens element  450  has at least one convex critical point in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The sixth lens element  460  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  461  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  462  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The sixth lens element  460  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  461  and the image-side surface  462  being both aspheric. The image-side surface  462  of the sixth lens element  460  has at least one concave shape in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The IR-cut filter  470  is made of glass material and located between the sixth lens element  460  and the image surface  480 , and will not affect the focal length of the imaging lens assembly. The image sensor  490  is disposed on or near the image surface  480  of the imaging lens assembly. 
     The detailed optical data of the 4th embodiment are shown in Table 7 and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 8 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 7 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 4th Embodiment 
               
               
                 f = 14.41 mm, Fno = 3.45, HFOV = 9.8 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 Index 
                 Abbe # 
                 Focal Length 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 Stop 
                 Plano 
                 −0.893 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 2 
                 Lens 1 
                 2.929 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.991 
                 Plastic 
                 1.534 
                 55.9 
                 7.03 
               
               
                 3 
                   
                 10.165 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.152 
               
               
                 4 
                 Lens 2 
                 9.974 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.260 
                 Plastic 
                 1.614 
                 26.0 
                 −17.99 
               
               
                 5 
                   
                 5.188 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.306 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 6 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 0.076 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 7 
                 Lens 3 
                 16.700 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.286 
                 Plastic 
                 1.584 
                 28.2 
                 −4.99 
               
               
                 8 
                   
                 2.465 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.067 
               
               
                 9 
                 Lens 4 
                 3.382 
                 (SPH) 
                 1.178 
                 Glass 
                 1.589 
                 61.3 
                 5.20 
               
               
                 10 
                   
                 −28.075 
                 (SPH) 
                 1.029 
               
               
                 11 
                 Lens 5 
                 −7.821 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.269 
                 Plastic 
                 1.544 
                 56.0 
                 −4.84 
               
               
                 12 
                   
                 4.012 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.158 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 13 
                 Stop 
                 Plano 
                 −0.123 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 14 
                 Lens 6 
                 3.876 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.490 
                 Plastic 
                 1.639 
                 23.5 
                 6.94 
               
               
                 15 
                   
                 29.412 
                 (ASP) 
                 2.000 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 16 
                 IR-cut Filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.210 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 64.2 
                 — 
               
               
                 17 
                   
                 Plano 
                 4.328 
               
               
                 18 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 0.000 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Reference wavelength is 587.6 nm (d-line). 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the stop 401 (Surface 1) is 2.100 mm. 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the stop 402 (Surface 13) is 1.420 mm. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 8 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                 2 
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
                 7 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k= 
                 −3.9640E−01 
                 2.4603E+01 
                 −7.1929E+01 
                  2.9741E+00 
                  6.8441E+01 
               
               
                 A4= 
                  1.8469E−03 
                 4.1573E−06 
                  1.6962E−02 
                  1.1836E−02 
                 −2.1696E−02 
               
               
                 A6= 
                  3.8575E−04 
                 1.0863E−02 
                  6.8834E−03 
                 −3.7988E−04 
                  1.1176E−03 
               
               
                 A8= 
                 −1.5927E−06 
                 −1.4996E−02  
                 −1.9376E−02 
                 −1.0858E−02 
                 −5.2492E−03 
               
               
                 A10= 
                 −1.7113E−05 
                 9.4530E−03 
                  1.4790E−02 
                  1.0696E−02 
                  7.3149E−03 
               
               
                 A12= 
                  1.2889E−05 
                 −3.2956E−03  
                 −5.4807E−03 
                 −4.1197E−03 
                 −3.9796E−03 
               
               
                 A14= 
                 −2.8035E−06 
                 6.1049E−04 
                  1.0039E−03 
                  7.6391E−04 
                  1.0659E−03 
               
               
                 A16= 
                  2.5340E−07 
                 −4.7282E−05  
                 −7.4965E−05 
                 −7.0080E−05 
                 −1.2046E−04 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface # 
                 8 
                 11 
                 12 
                 14 
                 15 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k= 
                 −4.9962E−01 
                 −1.4045E+01 
                 −5.9655E+01 
                 −4.3082E+01 
                 −1.0049E+01 
               
               
                 A4= 
                 −2.8405E−02 
                  1.5932E−02 
                  9.6634E−02 
                  1.7711E−02 
                 −3.9930E−02 
               
               
                 A6= 
                  1.8874E−03 
                 −8.3837E−02 
                 −1.2338E−01 
                  2.7096E−03 
                  2.2726E−02 
               
               
                 A8= 
                 −4.2971E−03 
                  3.6545E−02 
                  5.3004E−02 
                 −2.7206E−02 
                 −1.1476E−02 
               
               
                 A10= 
                  6.3493E−03 
                 −1.0471E−02 
                 −2.0340E−02 
                  3.1931E−02 
                  1.4154E−02 
               
               
                 A12= 
                 −4.2031E−03 
                  1.1362E−04 
                  1.0562E−02 
                 −1.4678E−02 
                 −6.4899E−03 
               
               
                 A14= 
                  1.3024E−03 
                  1.1970E−03 
                 −3.8136E−03 
                  2.9240E−03 
                  9.6032E−04 
               
               
                 A16= 
                 −1.5561E−04 
                 −2.4731E−04 
                  5.5653E−04 
                 −1.9432E−04 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In the 4th embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles of the aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1st embodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in the following table are the same as those stated in the 1st embodiment with corresponding values for the 4th embodiment, so an explanation in this regard will not be provided again. 
     Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 7 and Table 8 as the following values and satisfy the following conditions: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 4th Embodiment 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 f [mm] 
                 14.41 
                 Td [mm] 
                 6.14 
               
               
                   
                 Fno 
                 3.45 
                 Td/BL 
                 0.94 
               
               
                   
                 HFOV [deg.] 
                 9.8 
                 TL/ImgH 
                 5.07 
               
               
                   
                 V6 
                 23.5 
                 TL/f 
                 0.88 
               
               
                   
                 V1/N1 
                 36.46 
                 f/R1 
                 4.92 
               
               
                   
                 V2/N2 
                 16.09 
                 |f1/f2| 
                 0.39 
               
               
                   
                 V3/N3 
                 17.80 
                 |f3/f2| 
                 0.28 
               
               
                   
                 V4/N4 
                 38.54 
                 |f5/f3| 
                 0.97 
               
               
                   
                 V5/N5 
                 36.26 
                 |f/f1| + |f/f2| + 
                 13.57 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 |f/f3| + |f/f4| + 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 |f/f5| + |f/f6| 
               
               
                   
                 V6/N6 
                 14.34 
                 Y11/Y12 
                 1.26 
               
               
                   
                 V30 
                 3 
                 Y11/Y21 
                 1.31 
               
               
                   
                 Vmin 
                 23.5 
                 Y11/Y22 
                 1.41 
               
               
                   
                 Nmax 
                 1.639 
                 Y11/Y31 
                 1.42 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT2 
                 7.66 
                 Y11/Y32 
                 1.44 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT3 
                 6.96 
                 Y11/Y41 
                 1.43 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT4 
                 1.69 
                 Y11/Y42 
                 1.50 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT5 
                 7.40 
                 Y11/Y51 
                 1.66 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT6 
                 4.06 
                 Y11/Y52 
                 1.51 
               
               
                   
                 ΣAT/T45 
                 1.62 
                 Y11/Y61 
                 1.45 
               
               
                   
                 Dr1r5/Dr8r12 
                 1.53 
                 Y11/Y62 
                 1.45 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     5th Embodiment 
       FIG. 9  is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 5th embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 10  shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 5th embodiment. In  FIG. 9 , the image capturing unit includes the imaging lens assembly (its reference numeral is omitted) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  590 . The imaging lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element  510 , a second lens element  520 , a third lens element  530 , an aperture stop  500 , a fourth lens element  540 , a fifth lens element  550 , a stop  501 , a sixth lens element  560 , an IR-cut filter  570  and an image surface  580 . The imaging lens assembly includes six lens elements ( 510 ,  520 ,  530 ,  540 ,  550  and  560 ) with no additional lens element disposed between each of the adjacent six lens elements. 
     The first lens element  510  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  511  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  512  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The first lens element  510  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  511  and the image-side surface  512  being both aspheric. 
     The second lens element  520  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  521  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  522  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element  520  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  521  and the image-side surface  522  being both aspheric. 
     The third lens element  530  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  531  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  532  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element  530  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  531  and the image-side surface  532  being both aspheric. 
     The fourth lens element  540  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  541  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  542  being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element  540  is made of glass material and has the object-side surface  541  and the image-side surface  542  being both aspheric. 
     The fifth lens element  550  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  551  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  552  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element  550  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  551  and the image-side surface  552  being both aspheric. The image-side surface  552  of the fifth lens element  550  has at least one convex critical point in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The sixth lens element  560  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  561  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  562  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The sixth lens element  560  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  561  and the image-side surface  562  being both aspheric. The image-side surface  562  of the sixth lens element  560  has at least one concave shape in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The IR-cut filter  570  is made of glass material and located between the sixth lens element  560  and the image surface  580 , and will not affect the focal length of the imaging lens assembly. The image sensor  590  is disposed on or near the image surface  580  of the imaging lens assembly. 
     The detailed optical data of the 5th embodiment are shown in Table 9 and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 10 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 9 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 5th Embodiment 
               
               
                 f = 14.42 mm, Fno = 3.46, HFOV = 9.7 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 Index 
                 Abbe # 
                 Focal Length 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 1 
                 Lens 1 
                 2.909 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.321 
                 Plastic 
                 1.534 
                 55.9 
                 6.04 
               
               
                 2 
                   
                 25.026 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.041 
               
               
                 3 
                 Lens 2 
                 −191.558 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.280 
                 Plastic 
                 1.584 
                 28.2 
                 −17.86 
               
               
                 4 
                   
                 11.041 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.420 
               
               
                 5 
                 Lens 3 
                 21.805 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.312 
                 Plastic 
                 1.584 
                 28.2 
                 −7.10 
               
               
                 6 
                   
                 3.465 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.286 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 7 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 0.046 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 8 
                 Lens 4 
                 4.910 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.890 
                 Glass 
                 1.589 
                 61.3 
                 7.42 
               
               
                 9 
                   
                 −36.951 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.271 
               
               
                 10 
                 Lens 5 
                 −5.056 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.297 
                 Plastic 
                 1.566 
                 37.4 
                 −4.74 
               
               
                 11 
                   
                 5.843 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.175 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 12 
                 Stop 
                 Plano 
                 −0.125 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 13 
                 Lens 6 
                 3.842 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.505 
                 Plastic 
                 1.669 
                 19.5 
                 8.28 
               
               
                 14 
                   
                 11.890 
                 (ASP) 
                 3.000 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 15 
                 IR-cut Filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.210 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 64.2 
                 — 
               
               
                 16 
                   
                 Plano 
                 3.749 
               
               
                 17 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 0.000 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Reference wavelength is 587.6 nm (d-line). 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the object-side surface 511 (Surface 1) is 2.100 mm. 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the stop 501 (Surface 12) is 1.430 mm. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 10 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                 1 
                 2 
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k= 
                 −3.8072E−01 
                 −9.9000E+01 
                 −9.9000E+01 
                 2.0202E+01 
                 −9.9000E+01 
               
               
                 A4= 
                  1.9460E−03 
                  4.6240E−03 
                  3.6925E−02 
                 5.5392E−02 
                 −2.2273E−02 
               
               
                 A6= 
                  4.0663E−05 
                 −9.1093E−03 
                 −3.5077E−02 
                 −5.0267E−02  
                 −1.9584E−02 
               
               
                 A8= 
                 −2.5562E−05 
                  9.9557E−03 
                  2.4710E−02 
                 2.5577E−02 
                  1.9916E−02 
               
               
                 A10= 
                  1.8343E−05 
                 −5.2448E−03 
                 −1.0383E−02 
                 −7.5692E−03  
                 −8.9625E−03 
               
               
                 A12= 
                 −1.3133E−05 
                  1.4754E−03 
                  2.5217E−03 
                 7.3865E−04 
                  2.2741E−03 
               
               
                 A14= 
                  3.3908E−06 
                 −2.1158E−04 
                 −3.2549E−04 
                 1.2053E−04 
                 −2.9388E−04 
               
               
                 A16= 
                 −3.2780E−07 
                  1.2098E−05 
                  1.7498E−05 
                 −2.2856E−05  
                  1.3610E−05 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface # 
                 6 
                 8 
                 9 
                 10 
                 11 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k= 
                 −6.5742E+00 
                 −1.6115E+01 
                 2.5564E+01 
                 −5.0446E+01 
                 6.4340E+00 
               
               
                 A4= 
                 −5.8319E−02 
                 −2.8719E−03 
                 9.2773E−03 
                  1.6616E−02 
                 5.7891E−02 
               
               
                 A6= 
                  3.2647E−02 
                  2.6660E−02 
                 6.2832E−03 
                 −9.6572E−02 
                 −1.1906E−01  
               
               
                 A8= 
                 −7.5723E−03 
                 −1.6125E−02 
                 −9.1545E−03  
                  4.5254E−02 
                 5.9033E−02 
               
               
                 A10= 
                 −7.4981E−05 
                  4.4646E−03 
                 2.9268E−03 
                 −1.4297E−02 
                 −1.4289E−02  
               
               
                 A12= 
                  8.0236E−04 
                 −4.5450E−04 
                 −3.1854E−04  
                  3.9009E−03 
                 1.5970E−03 
               
               
                 A14= 
                 −1.4972E−04 
                 — 
                 — 
                 −5.8378E−04 
                 −3.8781E−05  
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Surface # 
                 13 
                 14 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 k= 
                 −1.6381E+01 
                 −9.9000E+01 
               
               
                   
                 A4= 
                 −6.8726E−03 
                 −3.1141E−02 
               
               
                   
                 A6= 
                  8.7438E−03 
                  2.0379E−02 
               
               
                   
                 A8= 
                 −3.6472E−04 
                 −2.5855E−03 
               
               
                   
                 A10= 
                 −1.2225E−05 
                  3.4620E−03 
               
               
                   
                 A12= 
                 −2.8912E−04 
                 −3.4659E−03 
               
               
                   
                 A14= 
                  8.1709E−05 
                  1.1784E−03 
               
               
                   
                 A16= 
                 — 
                 −1.3479E−04 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In the 5th embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles of the aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1st embodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in the following table are the same as those stated in the 1st embodiment with corresponding values for the 5th embodiment, so an explanation in this regard will not be provided again. 
     Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 9 and Table 10 as the following values and satisfy the following conditions: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 5th Embodiment 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 f [mm] 
                 14.42 
                 Td [mm] 
                 5.72 
               
               
                   
                 Fno 
                 3.46 
                 Td/BL 
                 0.82 
               
               
                   
                 HFOV [deg.] 
                 9.7 
                 TL/ImgH 
                 5.07 
               
               
                   
                 V6 
                 19.5 
                 TL/f 
                 0.88 
               
               
                   
                 V1/N1 
                 36.46 
                 f/R1 
                 4.96 
               
               
                   
                 V2/N2 
                 17.80 
                 |f1/f2| 
                 0.34 
               
               
                   
                 V3/N3 
                 17.80 
                 |f3/f2| 
                 0.40 
               
               
                   
                 V4/N4 
                 38.54 
                 |f5/f3| 
                 0.67 
               
               
                   
                 V5/N5 
                 23.91 
                 |f/f1| + |f/f2| + 
                 11.95 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 |f/f3| + |f/f4| + 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 |f/f5| + |f/f6| 
               
               
                   
                 V6/N6 
                 11.65 
                 Y11/Y12 
                 1.09 
               
               
                   
                 V30 
                 3 
                 Y11/Y21 
                 1.11 
               
               
                   
                 Vmin 
                 19.5 
                 Y11/Y22 
                 1.18 
               
               
                   
                 Nmax 
                 1.669 
                 Y11/Y31 
                 1.22 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT2 
                 4.72 
                 Y11/Y32 
                 1.31 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT3 
                 4.23 
                 Y11/Y41 
                 1.29 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT4 
                 1.48 
                 Y11/Y42 
                 1.34 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT5 
                 4.45 
                 Y11/Y51 
                 1.62 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT6 
                 2.62 
                 Y11/Y52 
                 1.50 
               
               
                   
                 ΣAT/T45 
                 1.66 
                 Y11/Y61 
                 1.44 
               
               
                   
                 Dr1r5/Dr8r12 
                 0.97 
                 Y11/Y62 
                 1.44 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     6th Embodiment 
       FIG. 11  is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 6th embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 12  shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 6th embodiment. In  FIG. 11 , the image capturing unit includes the imaging lens assembly (its reference numeral is omitted) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  690 . The imaging lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a stop  601 , a first lens element  610 , a second lens element  620 , a third lens element  630 , an aperture stop  600 , a fourth lens element  640 , a fifth lens element  650 , a stop  602 , a sixth lens element  660 , an IR-cut filter  670  and an image surface  680 . The imaging lens assembly includes six lens elements ( 610 ,  620 ,  630 ,  640 ,  650  and  660 ) with no additional lens element disposed between each of the adjacent six lens elements. 
     The first lens element  610  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  611  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  612  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The first lens element  610  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  611  and the image-side surface  612  being both aspheric. 
     The second lens element  620  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  621  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  622  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element  620  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  621  and the image-side surface  622  being both aspheric. 
     The third lens element  630  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  631  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  632  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element  630  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  631  and the image-side surface  632  being both aspheric. 
     The fourth lens element  640  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  641  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  642  being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element  640  is made of glass material and has the object-side surface  641  and the image-side surface  642  being both aspheric. 
     The fifth lens element  650  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  651  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  652  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element  650  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  651  and the image-side surface  652  being both aspheric. 
     The sixth lens element  660  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  661  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  662  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The sixth lens element  660  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  661  and the image-side surface  662  being both aspheric. The image-side surface  662  of the sixth lens element  660  has at least one concave shape in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The IR-cut filter  670  is made of glass material and located between the sixth lens element  660  and the image surface  680 , and will not affect the focal length of the imaging lens assembly. The image sensor  690  is disposed on or near the image surface  680  of the imaging lens assembly. 
     The detailed optical data of the 6th embodiment are shown in Table 11 and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 12 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 11 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 6th Embodiment 
               
               
                 f = 14.38 mm, Fno = 3.45, HFOV = 9.8 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 Index 
                 Abbe # 
                 Focal Length 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 Stop 
                 Plano 
                 −0.866 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 2 
                 Lens 1 
                 2.975 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.393 
                 Plastic 
                 1.534 
                 55.9 
                 6.34 
               
               
                 3 
                   
                 20.582 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.141 
               
               
                 4 
                 Lens 2 
                 18.240 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.270 
                 Plastic 
                 1.614 
                 26.0 
                 −10.20 
               
               
                 5 
                   
                 4.634 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.555 
               
               
                 6 
                 Lens 3 
                 −61.032 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.260 
                 Plastic 
                 1.566 
                 37.4 
                 −7.71 
               
               
                 7 
                   
                 4.709 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.173 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 8 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 −0.057 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 9 
                 Lens 4 
                 3.529 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.930 
                 Glass 
                 1.583 
                 59.5 
                 5.84 
               
               
                 10 
                   
                 −87.421 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.483 
               
               
                 11 
                 Lens 5 
                 −3.431 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.300 
                 Plastic 
                 1.566 
                 37.4 
                 −5.07 
               
               
                 12 
                   
                 18.204 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.157 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 13 
                 Stop 
                 Plano 
                 −0.122 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 14 
                 Lens 6 
                 3.463 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.477 
                 Plastic 
                 1.669 
                 19.5 
                 8.96 
               
               
                 15 
                   
                 7.741 
                 (ASP) 
                 3.000 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 16 
                 IR-cut Filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.210 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 64.2 
                 — 
               
               
                 17 
                   
                 Plano 
                 3.508 
               
               
                 18 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 0.000 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Reference wavelength is 587.6 nm (d-line). 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the stop 601 (Surface 1) is 2.100 mm. 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the stop 602 (Surface 13) is 1.410 mm. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 12 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                 2 
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
                 6 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k= 
                 −3.4857E−01  
                 9.0000E+01 
                 −8.4143E+01 
                  5.3103E+00 
                 −9.9000E+01 
               
               
                 A4= 
                 1.1061E−03 
                 9.1711E−03 
                  3.9853E−02 
                  3.1362E−02 
                 −3.9228E−02 
               
               
                 A6= 
                 5.9672E−04 
                 −1.6428E−02  
                 −7.1472E−02 
                 −7.5087E−02 
                  2.1354E−02 
               
               
                 A8= 
                 1.4392E−05 
                 1.4722E−02 
                  6.4573E−02 
                  6.6530E−02 
                 −5.4715E−04 
               
               
                 A10= 
                 −8.0983E−05  
                 −7.0844E−03  
                 −3.1726E−02 
                 −2.9835E−02 
                 −5.7600E−03 
               
               
                 A12= 
                 3.7696E−05 
                 1.8335E−03 
                  8.8300E−03 
                  6.5144E−03 
                  2.6736E−03 
               
               
                 A14= 
                 −7.9585E−06  
                 −2.3965E−04  
                 −1.3058E−03 
                 −4.4800E−04 
                 −4.4224E−04 
               
               
                 A16= 
                 7.0292E−07 
                 1.2308E−05 
                  7.9247E−05 
                 −3.7199E−05 
                  1.9705E−05 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface # 
                 7 
                 9 
                 10 
                 11 
                 12 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k= 
                 −6.0039E+00 
                 −1.6251E+01 
                 3.0195E+01 
                 −2.8253E+01 
                 −9.3703E+01 
               
               
                 A4= 
                 −5.8052E−02 
                  3.6307E−02 
                 1.0707E−02 
                  1.4922E−03 
                  6.8617E−02 
               
               
                 A6= 
                  5.4757E−02 
                 −1.3345E−02 
                 −1.0700E−02  
                 −7.0018E−02 
                 −7.4856E−02 
               
               
                 A8= 
                 −2.9781E−02 
                  3.6432E−03 
                 5.8041E−03 
                  5.4869E−02 
                  3.1067E−02 
               
               
                 A10= 
                  7.2390E−03 
                 −3.5936E−04 
                 −1.6001E−03  
                 −3.3012E−02 
                 −7.7544E−03 
               
               
                 A12= 
                 −1.1799E−04 
                 −3.1204E−05 
                 1.4390E−04 
                  1.4427E−02 
                  3.1774E−03 
               
               
                 A14= 
                 −2.6232E−04 
                 — 
                 — 
                 −3.9395E−03 
                 −1.5407E−03 
               
               
                 A16= 
                  3.4746E−05 
                 — 
                 — 
                  5.1395E−04 
                  3.0287E−04 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Surface # 
                 14 
                 15 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 k= 
                 −2.3221E+01 
                 −3.6202E+01 
               
               
                   
                 A4= 
                  5.8690E−03 
                 −3.4889E−02 
               
               
                   
                 A6= 
                  1.9993E−02 
                  3.0776E−02 
               
               
                   
                 A8= 
                 −3.5030E−02 
                 −2.0718E−02 
               
               
                   
                 A10= 
                  2.6822E−02 
                  1.0992E−02 
               
               
                   
                 A12= 
                 −1.0264E−02 
                 −3.3899E−03 
               
               
                   
                 A14= 
                  1.7941E−03 
                  4.2841E−04 
               
               
                   
                 A16= 
                 −9.0789E−05 
                 — 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In the 6th embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles of the aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1st embodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in the following table are the same as those stated in the 1st embodiment with corresponding values for the 6th embodiment, so an explanation in this regard will not be provided again. 
     Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 11 and Table 12 as the following values and satisfy the following conditions: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 6th Embodiment 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 f [mm] 
                 14.38 
                 Td [mm] 
                 5.96 
               
               
                   
                 Fno 
                 3.45 
                 Td/BL 
                 0.89 
               
               
                   
                 HFOV [deg.] 
                 9.8 
                 TL/ImgH 
                 5.07 
               
               
                   
                 V6 
                 19.5 
                 TL/f 
                 0.88 
               
               
                   
                 V1/N1 
                 36.46 
                 f/R1 
                 4.83 
               
               
                   
                 V2/N2 
                 16.09 
                 |f1/f2| 
                 0.62 
               
               
                   
                 V3/N3 
                 23.91 
                 |f3/f2| 
                 0.76 
               
               
                   
                 V4/N4 
                 37.56 
                 |f5/f3| 
                 0.66 
               
               
                   
                 V5/N5 
                 23.91 
                 |f/f1| + |f/f2| + 
                 12.45 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 |f/f3| + |f/f4| + 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 |f/f5| + |f/f6| 
               
               
                   
                 V6/N6 
                 11.65 
                 Y11/Y12 
                 1.12 
               
               
                   
                 V30 
                 2 
                 Y11/Y21 
                 1.16 
               
               
                   
                 Vmin 
                 19.5 
                 Y11/Y22 
                 1.27 
               
               
                   
                 Nmax 
                 1.669 
                 Y11/Y31 
                 1.29 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT2 
                 5.16 
                 Y11/Y32 
                 1.31 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT3 
                 5.36 
                 Y11/Y41 
                 1.29 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT4 
                 1.50 
                 Y11/Y42 
                 1.35 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT5 
                 4.64 
                 Y11/Y51 
                 1.62 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT6 
                 2.92 
                 Y11/Y52 
                 1.52 
               
               
                   
                 ΣAT/T45 
                 1.57 
                 Y11/Y61 
                 1.46 
               
               
                   
                 Dr1r5/Dr8r12 
                 1.03 
                 Y11/Y62 
                 1.44 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     7th Embodiment 
       FIG. 13  is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 7th embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 14  shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 7th embodiment. In  FIG. 13 , the image capturing unit includes the imaging lens assembly (its reference numeral is omitted) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  790 . The imaging lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a stop  701 , a first lens element  710 , a second lens element  720 , a third lens element  730 , an aperture stop  700 , a fourth lens element  740 , a fifth lens element  750 , a stop  702 , a sixth lens element  760 , an IR-cut filter  770  and an image surface  780 . The imaging lens assembly includes six lens elements ( 710 ,  720 ,  730 ,  740 ,  750  and  760 ) with no additional lens element disposed between each of the adjacent six lens elements. 
     The first lens element  710  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  711  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  712  being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The first lens element  710  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  711  and the image-side surface  712  being both aspheric. 
     The second lens element  720  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  721  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  722  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element  720  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  721  and the image-side surface  722  being both aspheric. 
     The third lens element  730  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  731  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  732  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element  730  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  731  and the image-side surface  732  being both aspheric. 
     The fourth lens element  740  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  741  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  742  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element  740  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  741  and the image-side surface  742  being both aspheric. 
     The fifth lens element  750  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  751  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  752  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element  750  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  751  and the image-side surface  752  being both aspheric. The image-side surface  752  of the fifth lens element  750  has at least one convex critical point in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The sixth lens element  760  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  761  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  762  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The sixth lens element  760  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  761  and the image-side surface  762  being both aspheric. The image-side surface  762  of the sixth lens element  760  has at least one concave shape in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The IR-cut filter  770  is made of glass material and located between the sixth lens element  760  and the image surface  780 , and will not affect the focal length of the imaging lens assembly. The image sensor  790  is disposed on or near the image surface  780  of the imaging lens assembly. 
     The detailed optical data of the 7th embodiment are shown in Table 13 and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 14 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 13 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 7th Embodiment 
               
               
                 f = 17.07 mm, Fno = 3.30, HFOV = 8.2 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 Index 
                 Abbe # 
                 Focal Length 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 Stop 
                 Plano 
                 −1.148 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 2 
                 Lens 1 
                 3.568 
                 (ASP) 
                 2.455 
                 Plastic 
                 1.534 
                 55.9 
                 5.94 
               
               
                 3 
                   
                 −21.803 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.035 
               
               
                 4 
                 Lens 2 
                 −19.944 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.286 
                 Plastic 
                 1.584 
                 28.2 
                 −25.89 
               
               
                 5 
                   
                 62.952 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.375 
               
               
                 6 
                 Lens 3 
                 −37.359 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.468 
                 Plastic 
                 1.587 
                 26.6 
                 −5.02 
               
               
                 7 
                   
                 3.212 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.326 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 8 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 0.035 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 9 
                 Lens 4 
                 4.414 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.916 
                 Plastic 
                 1.534 
                 55.9 
                 8.62 
               
               
                 10 
                   
                 100.000 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.612 
               
               
                 11 
                 Lens 5 
                 −8.551 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.342 
                 Plastic 
                 1.614 
                 26.0 
                 −6.23 
               
               
                 12 
                   
                 7.028 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.176 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 13 
                 Stop 
                 Plano 
                 −0.126 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 14 
                 Lens 6 
                 5.435 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.549 
                 Plastic 
                 1.720 
                 13.5 
                 9.25 
               
               
                 15 
                   
                 28.324 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.000 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 16 
                 IR-cut Filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.210 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 64.2 
                 — 
               
               
                 17 
                   
                 Plano 
                 7.327 
               
               
                 18 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 0.000 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Reference wavelength is 587.6 nm (d-line). 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the stop 701 (Surface 1) is 2.650 mm. 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the stop 702 (Surface 13) is 1.700 mm. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 14 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                 2 
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
                 6 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k= 
                 −5.5585E−01  
                 −7.2734E+01 
                 6.6435E+01 
                  1.2860E+01 
                 −9.9000E+01 
               
               
                 A4= 
                 1.1585E−03 
                  7.7434E−04 
                 3.7190E−02 
                  4.5654E−02 
                 −4.1259E−02 
               
               
                 A6= 
                 6.5827E−05 
                 −8.0715E−04 
                 −2.1044E−02  
                 −3.1239E−02 
                  1.1058E−02 
               
               
                 A8= 
                 9.2259E−06 
                  5.3698E−04 
                 7.0051E−03 
                  8.9255E−03 
                  3.3600E−05 
               
               
                 A10= 
                 −1.4932E−06  
                 −2.4816E−05 
                 −1.2804E−03  
                 −1.1605E−03 
                 −9.9411E−04 
               
               
                 A12= 
                 5.0100E−07 
                 −3.9739E−05 
                 9.8882E−05 
                 −4.0804E−05 
                  3.0432E−04 
               
               
                 A14= 
                 −7.1509E−08  
                  1.0231E−05 
                 3.7426E−06 
                  3.1367E−05 
                 −3.8381E−05 
               
               
                 A16= 
                 4.7204E−09 
                 −7.4965E−07 
                 −7.1840E−07  
                 −2.6280E−06 
                  1.7618E−06 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface # 
                 7 
                 9 
                 10 
                 11 
                 12 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k= 
                 −6.0025E+00 
                 −1.3869E+01  
                  9.0000E+01 
                 −7.3678E+01 
                 9.9100E+00 
               
               
                 A4= 
                 −5.3606E−02 
                 1.9912E−02 
                  3.0326E−02 
                  1.6225E−02 
                 1.2918E−02 
               
               
                 A6= 
                  3.6191E−02 
                 5.1141E−03 
                 −5.1505E−03 
                 −5.5938E−02 
                 −4.7796E−02  
               
               
                 A8= 
                 −1.3104E−02 
                 −6.0399E−03  
                 −7.8238E−03 
                  2.1173E−02 
                 2.2820E−02 
               
               
                 A10= 
                  2.5951E−03 
                 1.1890E−03 
                  2.6545E−03 
                 −6.8933E−03 
                 −5.3929E−03  
               
               
                 A12= 
                 −2.1911E−04 
                 1.7776E−05 
                 −2.0767E−04 
                  2.1903E−03 
                 7.6016E−04 
               
               
                 A14= 
                  7.8396E−06 
                 — 
                 — 
                 −3.3014E−04 
                 −6.3848E−05  
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Surface # 
                 14 
                 15 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 k= 
                 −2.0266E+01 
                 −9.9000E+01 
               
               
                   
                 A4= 
                 −9.0917E−03 
                 −1.6999E−02 
               
               
                   
                 A6= 
                  7.5050E−03 
                  8.9101E−03 
               
               
                   
                 A8= 
                 −2.4412E−04 
                 −1.3977E−03 
               
               
                   
                 A10= 
                 −7.7925E−04 
                  4.8306E−04 
               
               
                   
                 A12= 
                  2.9432E−04 
                 −3.5155E−04 
               
               
                   
                 A14= 
                 −3.5838E−05 
                  1.1776E−04 
               
               
                   
                 A16= 
                 — 
                 −1.3600E−05 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In the 7th embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles of the aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1st embodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in the following table are the same as those stated in the 1st embodiment with corresponding values for the 7th embodiment, so an explanation in this regard will not be provided again. 
     Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 13 and Table 14 as the following values and satisfy the following conditions: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 7th Embodiment 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 f [mm] 
                 17.07 
                 Td [mm] 
                 6.45 
               
               
                   
                 Fno 
                 3.30 
                 Td/BL 
                 0.76 
               
               
                   
                 HFOV [deg.] 
                 8.2 
                 TL/ImgH 
                 5.99 
               
               
                   
                 V6 
                 13.5 
                 TL/f 
                 0.88 
               
               
                   
                 V1/N1 
                 36.46 
                 f/R1 
                 4.79 
               
               
                   
                 V2/N2 
                 17.83 
                 |f1/f2| 
                 0.23 
               
               
                   
                 V3/N3 
                 16.76 
                 |f3/f2| 
                 0.19 
               
               
                   
                 V4/N4 
                 36.46 
                 |f5/f3| 
                 1.24 
               
               
                   
                 V5/N5 
                 16.09 
                 |f/f1| + |f/f2| + 
                 13.50 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 |f/f3| + |f/f4| + 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 |f/f5| + |f/f6| 
               
               
                   
                 V6/N6 
                 7.85 
                 Y11/Y12 
                 1.21 
               
               
                   
                 V30 
                 4 
                 Y11/Y21 
                 1.25 
               
               
                   
                 Vmin 
                 13.5 
                 Y11/Y22 
                 1.31 
               
               
                   
                 Nmax 
                 1.720 
                 Y11/Y31 
                 1.34 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT2 
                 8.58 
                 Y11/Y32 
                 1.53 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT3 
                 5.25 
                 Y11/Y41 
                 1.52 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT4 
                 2.68 
                 Y11/Y42 
                 1.62 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT5 
                 7.18 
                 Y11/Y51 
                 1.71 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT6 
                 4.47 
                 Y11/Y52 
                 1.59 
               
               
                   
                 ΣAT/T45 
                 2.34 
                 Y11/Y61 
                 1.53 
               
               
                   
                 Dr1r5/Dr8r12 
                 2.03 
                 Y11/Y62 
                 1.53 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     8th Embodiment 
       FIG. 15  is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 8th embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 16  shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 8th embodiment. In  FIG. 15 , the image capturing unit includes the imaging lens assembly (its reference numeral is omitted) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  890 . The imaging lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a stop  801 , a first lens element  810 , a second lens element  820 , a third lens element  830 , an aperture stop  800 , a fourth lens element  840 , a fifth lens element  850 , a sixth lens element  860 , an IR-cut filter  870  and an image surface  880 . The imaging lens assembly includes six lens elements ( 810 ,  820 ,  830 ,  840 ,  850  and  860 ) with no additional lens element disposed between each of the adjacent six lens elements. 
     The first lens element  810  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  811  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  812  being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The first lens element  810  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  811  and the image-side surface  812  being both aspheric. 
     The second lens element  820  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  821  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  822  being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element  820  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  821  and the image-side surface  822  being both aspheric. 
     The third lens element  830  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  831  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  832  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element  830  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  831  and the image-side surface  832  being both aspheric. 
     The fourth lens element  840  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  841  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  842  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element  840  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  841  and the image-side surface  842  being both aspheric. 
     The fifth lens element  850  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  851  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  852  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element  850  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  851  and the image-side surface  852  being both aspheric. 
     The sixth lens element  860  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  861  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  862  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The sixth lens element  860  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  861  and the image-side surface  862  being both aspheric. The image-side surface  862  of the sixth lens element  860  has at least one concave shape in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The IR-cut filter  870  is made of glass material and located between the sixth lens element  860  and the image surface  880 , and will not affect the focal length of the imaging lens assembly. The image sensor  890  is disposed on or near the image surface  880  of the imaging lens assembly. 
     The detailed optical data of the 8th embodiment are shown in Table 15 and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 16 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 15 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 8th Embodiment 
               
               
                 f = 17.53 mm, Fno = 3.20, HFOV = 8.0 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 Index 
                 Abbe # 
                 Focal Length 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 Stop 
                 Plano 
                 −1.129 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 2 
                 Lens 1 
                 4.045 
                 (ASP) 
                 2.316 
                 Plastic 
                 1.534 
                 55.9 
                 6.16 
               
               
                 3 
                   
                 −14.096 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.035 
               
               
                 4 
                 Lens 2 
                 −19.024 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.450 
                 Plastic 
                 1.679 
                 18.4 
                 −34.96 
               
               
                 5 
                   
                 −96.624 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.125 
               
               
                 6 
                 Lens 3 
                 26.185 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.500 
                 Plastic 
                 1.622 
                 24.7 
                 −12.93 
               
               
                 7 
                   
                 6.107 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.351 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 8 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 0.081 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 9 
                 Lens 4 
                 14.936 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.745 
                 Plastic 
                 1.515 
                 56.6 
                 −585.18 
               
               
                 10 
                   
                 13.989 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.310 
               
               
                 11 
                 Lens 5 
                 −9.843 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.503 
                 Plastic 
                 1.583 
                 30.2 
                 −5.45 
               
               
                 12 
                   
                 4.768 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.050 
               
               
                 13 
                 Lens 6 
                 4.822 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.661 
                 Plastic 
                 1.679 
                 18.4 
                 8.29 
               
               
                 14 
                   
                 31.681 
                 (ASP) 
                 3.000 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 15 
                 IR-cut Filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.145 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 64.2 
                 — 
               
               
                 16 
                   
                 Plano 
                 4.704 
               
               
                 17 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 0.000 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Reference wavelength is 587.6 nm (d-line). 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the stop 801 (Surface 1) is 2.960 mm. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 16 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                 2 
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
                 6 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k= 
                 −9.9824E−01 
                 1.9036E+01 
                 4.8554E+01 
                 −3.0035E+01 
                  9.0000E+01 
               
               
                 A4= 
                  1.1747E−03 
                 1.3007E−02 
                 3.7822E−02 
                  5.6001E−02 
                 −1.0878E−03 
               
               
                 A6= 
                  7.7908E−05 
                 −8.7458E−03  
                 −2.3962E−02  
                 −4.9564E−02 
                 −2.6193E−02 
               
               
                 A8= 
                 −1.0764E−05 
                 3.1485E−03 
                 8.8688E−03 
                  2.0536E−02 
                  1.6289E−02 
               
               
                 A10= 
                 −4.1373E−06 
                 −6.7690E−04  
                 −2.0516E−03  
                 −5.2265E−03 
                 −4.9899E−03 
               
               
                 A12= 
                  1.0903E−06 
                 8.9730E−05 
                 2.9399E−04 
                  8.4016E−04 
                  8.8650E−04 
               
               
                 A14= 
                 −1.3586E−07 
                 −6.7128E−06  
                 −2.3772E−05  
                 −7.7626E−05 
                 −8.6609E−05 
               
               
                 A16= 
                  6.8662E−09 
                 2.2080E−07 
                 8.4028E−07 
                  3.1456E−06 
                  3.6270E−06 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface # 
                 7 
                 9 
                 10 
                 11 
                 12 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k= 
                 −1.2951E+00 
                  1.5033E+01 
                 0.0000E+00 
                 −7.9589E+01 
                 4.2726E+00 
               
               
                 A4= 
                 −3.2625E−02 
                  2.8522E−02 
                 3.3926E−02 
                 −3.8436E−03 
                 3.0502E−04 
               
               
                 A6= 
                  1.8018E−02 
                 −1.2316E−03 
                 −1.1508E−02  
                 −2.5464E−02 
                 −2.0967E−02  
               
               
                 A8= 
                 −3.7263E−03 
                 −1.7148E−03 
                 5.2013E−04 
                  9.0120E−03 
                 7.3130E−03 
               
               
                 A10= 
                  4.2216E−04 
                  4.3630E−04 
                 5.0376E−05 
                 −2.6294E−03 
                 −1.5730E−03  
               
               
                 A12= 
                 −3.3561E−05 
                 −4.5680E−05 
                 −6.3981E−06  
                  6.1402E−04 
                 3.1315E−04 
               
               
                 A14= 
                  1.6533E−06 
                 — 
                 — 
                 −5.9927E−05 
                 −3.8271E−05  
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Surface # 
                 13 
                 14 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 k= 
                 −8.7052E+00 
                  5.2758E+01 
               
               
                   
                 A4= 
                 −3.0572E−03 
                 −1.1114E−02 
               
               
                   
                 A6= 
                  6.4633E−03 
                  5.4418E−03 
               
               
                   
                 A8= 
                 −2.2169E−03 
                 −7.6473E−04 
               
               
                   
                 A10= 
                  4.4896E−04 
                  6.3035E−04 
               
               
                   
                 A12= 
                 −1.0559E−05 
                 −3.8247E−04 
               
               
                   
                 A14= 
                 −5.8780E−06 
                  9.6930E−05 
               
               
                   
                 A16= 
                 — 
                 −8.9650E−06 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In the 8th embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles of the aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1st embodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in the following table are the same as those stated in the 1st embodiment with corresponding values for the 8th embodiment, so an explanation in this regard will not be provided again. 
     Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 15 and Table 16 as the following values and satisfy the following conditions: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 8th Embodiment 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 f [mm] 
                 17.53 
                 Td [mm] 
                 7.13 
               
               
                   
                 Fno 
                 3.20 
                 Td/BL 
                 0.91 
               
               
                   
                 HFOV [deg.] 
                 8.0 
                 TL/ImgH 
                 5.99 
               
               
                   
                 V6 
                 18.4 
                 TL/f 
                 0.85 
               
               
                   
                 V1/N1 
                 36.46 
                 f/R1 
                 4.33 
               
               
                   
                 V2/N2 
                 10.98 
                 |f1/f2| 
                 0.18 
               
               
                   
                 V3/N3 
                 15.23 
                 |f3/f2| 
                 0.37 
               
               
                   
                 V4/N4 
                 37.34 
                 |f5/f3| 
                 0.42 
               
               
                   
                 V5/N5 
                 19.11 
                 |f/f1| + |f/f2| + 
                 10.07 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 |f/f3| + |f/f4| + 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 |f/f5| + |f/f6| 
               
               
                   
                 V6/N6 
                 10.98 
                 Y11/Y12 
                 1.13 
               
               
                   
                 V30 
                 3 
                 Y11/Y21 
                 1.18 
               
               
                   
                 Vmin 
                 18.4 
                 Y11/Y22 
                 1.26 
               
               
                   
                 Nmax 
                 1.679 
                 Y11/Y31 
                 1.28 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT2 
                 5.15 
                 Y11/Y32 
                 1.50 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT3 
                 4.63 
                 Y11/Y41 
                 1.52 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT4 
                 3.11 
                 Y11/Y42 
                 1.58 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT5 
                 4.60 
                 Y11/Y51 
                 1.78 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT6 
                 3.50 
                 Y11/Y52 
                 1.65 
               
               
                   
                 ΣAT/T45 
                 1.49 
                 Y11/Y61 
                 1.59 
               
               
                   
                 Dr1r5/Dr8r12 
                 1.16 
                 Y11/Y62 
                 1.60 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     9th Embodiment 
       FIG. 17  is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 9th embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 18  shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 9th embodiment. In  FIG. 17 , the image capturing unit includes the imaging lens assembly (its reference numeral is omitted) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  990 . The imaging lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element  910 , an aperture stop  900 , a second lens element  920 , a third lens element  930 , a fourth lens element  940 , a fifth lens element  950 , a stop  901 , a sixth lens element  960 , an IR-cut filter  970  and an image surface  980 . The imaging lens assembly includes six lens elements ( 910 ,  920 ,  930 ,  940 ,  950  and  960 ) with no additional lens element disposed between each of the adjacent six lens elements. 
     The first lens element  910  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  911  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  912  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The first lens element  910  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  911  and the image-side surface  912  being both aspheric. 
     The second lens element  920  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  921  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  922  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element  920  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  921  and the image-side surface  922  being both aspheric. 
     The third lens element  930  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  931  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  932  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element  930  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  931  and the image-side surface  932  being both aspheric. 
     The fourth lens element  940  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  941  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  942  being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element  940  is made of glass material and has the object-side surface  941  and the image-side surface  942  being both aspheric. 
     The fifth lens element  950  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  951  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  952  being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element  950  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  951  and the image-side surface  952  being both aspheric. The image-side surface  952  of the fifth lens element  950  has at least one convex critical point in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The sixth lens element  960  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  961  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  962  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The sixth lens element  960  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  961  and the image-side surface  962  being both aspheric. 
     The IR-cut filter  970  is made of glass material and located between the sixth lens element  960  and the image surface  980 , and will not affect the focal length of the imaging lens assembly. The image sensor  990  is disposed on or near the image surface  980  of the imaging lens assembly. 
     The detailed optical data of the 9th embodiment are shown in Table 17 and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 18 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 17 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 9th Embodiment 
               
               
                 f = 13.68 mm, Fno = 3.45, HFOV = 10.2 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 Index 
                 Abbe # 
                 Focal Length 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 1 
                 Lens 1 
                 3.063 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.541 
                 Plastic 
                 1.534 
                 55.9 
                 6.19 
               
               
                 2 
                   
                 34.238 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.080 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 3 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 0.092 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 4 
                 Lens 2 
                 28.371 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.280 
                 Plastic 
                 1.614 
                 26.0 
                 −8.60 
               
               
                 5 
                   
                 4.435 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.519 
               
               
                 6 
                 Lens 3 
                 16.401 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.266 
                 Plastic 
                 1.566 
                 37.4 
                 −11.11 
               
               
                 7 
                   
                 4.518 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.116 
               
               
                 8 
                 Lens 4 
                 3.911 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.742 
                 Glass 
                 1.583 
                 59.5 
                 6.19 
               
               
                 9 
                   
                 −38.773 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.786 
               
               
                 10 
                 Lens 5 
                 −2.608 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.399 
                 Plastic 
                 1.566 
                 37.4 
                 −4.78 
               
               
                 11 
                   
                 −77.600 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.122 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 12 
                 Stop 
                 Plano 
                 −0.072 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 13 
                 Lens 6 
                 4.066 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.539 
                 Plastic 
                 1.669 
                 19.5 
                 9.34 
               
               
                 14 
                   
                 11.030 
                 (ASP) 
                 3.000 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 15 
                 IR-cut Filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.210 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 64.2 
                 — 
               
               
                 16 
                   
                 Plano 
                 3.021 
               
               
                 17 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 0.000 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Reference wavelength is 587.6 nm (d-line). 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the stop 901 (Surface 12) is 1.360 mm. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 18 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                 1 
                 2 
                 4 
                 5 
                 6 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k= 
                 −3.2896E−01  
                 9.0000E+01 
                 −3.9050E+01 
                  5.0931E+00 
                  8.7329E+01 
               
               
                 A4= 
                 1.2176E−03 
                 9.9490E−03 
                  4.0660E−02 
                  3.1533E−02 
                 −7.4755E−02 
               
               
                 A6= 
                 4.1244E−04 
                 −1.4090E−02  
                 −6.4514E−02 
                 −6.4673E−02 
                  3.5113E−02 
               
               
                 A8= 
                 9.6363E−05 
                 1.1137E−02 
                  5.4239E−02 
                  5.4491E−02 
                 −9.8477E−03 
               
               
                 A10= 
                 −9.5154E−05  
                 −4.6870E−03  
                 −2.5655E−02 
                 −2.3974E−02 
                 −5.9833E−04 
               
               
                 A12= 
                 4.0271E−05 
                 1.0680E−03 
                  6.9496E−03 
                  5.0345E−03 
                  9.6635E−04 
               
               
                 A14= 
                 −7.9417E−06  
                 −1.2000E−04  
                 −1.0048E−03 
                 −2.7629E−04 
                 −1.5327E−04 
               
               
                 A16= 
                 6.7718E−07 
                 5.2162E−06 
                  5.9788E−05 
                 −4.0207E−05 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface # 
                 7 
                 8 
                 9 
                 10 
                 11 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k= 
                 −1.1585E+01 
                 −2.1297E+01 
                 9.0000E+01 
                 −1.4612E+01 
                 −9.9000E+01 
               
               
                 A4= 
                 −7.4647E−02 
                  3.9115E−02 
                 9.2935E−03 
                 −5.5281E−03 
                  6.2162E−02 
               
               
                 A6= 
                  5.7922E−02 
                 −1.5671E−02 
                 −8.8059E−03  
                 −2.0778E−02 
                 −2.2506E−03 
               
               
                 A8= 
                 −3.4886E−02 
                  4.8172E−03 
                 4.8545E−03 
                 −2.7862E−04 
                 −6.6645E−02 
               
               
                 A10= 
                  1.2719E−02 
                 −7.8973E−04 
                 −1.4762E−03  
                  7.8794E−03 
                  7.3851E−02 
               
               
                 A12= 
                 −2.7238E−03 
                  4.3273E−05 
                 1.1261E−04 
                 −4.1821E−03 
                 −3.8595E−02 
               
               
                 A14= 
                  3.2187E−04 
                 — 
                 — 
                  6.6887E−04 
                  1.0723E−02 
               
               
                 A16= 
                 −1.7434E−05 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
                 −1.3421E−03 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Surface # 
                 13 
                 14 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 k= 
                 −3.1369E+01 
                 −9.9000E+01 
               
               
                   
                 A4= 
                 −3.0851E−03 
                 −3.0229E−02 
               
               
                   
                 A6= 
                  2.9654E−02 
                  1.5315E−02 
               
               
                   
                 A8= 
                 −6.2323E−02 
                 −1.1347E−02 
               
               
                   
                 A10= 
                  5.4894E−02 
                  4.3781E−03 
               
               
                   
                 A12= 
                 −2.7391E−02 
                 −7.4740E−04 
               
               
                   
                 A14= 
                  7.8409E−03 
                 −2.7886E−06 
               
               
                   
                 A16= 
                 −1.0568E−03 
                 — 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In the 9th embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles of the aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1st embodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in the following table are the same as those stated in the 1st embodiment with corresponding values for the 9th embodiment, so an explanation in this regard will not be provided again. 
     Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 17 and Table 18 as the following values and satisfy the following conditions: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 9th Embodiment 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 f [mm] 
                 13.68 
                 Td [mm] 
                 6.41 
               
               
                   
                 Fno 
                 3.45 
                 Td/BL 
                 1.03 
               
               
                   
                 HFOV [deg.] 
                 10.2 
                 TL/ImgH 
                 5.05 
               
               
                   
                 V6 
                 19.5 
                 TL/f 
                 0.92 
               
               
                   
                 V1/N1 
                 36.46 
                 f/R1 
                 4.47 
               
               
                   
                 V2/N2 
                 16.09 
                 |f1/f2| 
                 0.72 
               
               
                   
                 V3/N3 
                 23.91 
                 |f3/f2| 
                 1.29 
               
               
                   
                 V4/N4 
                 37.56 
                 |f5/f3| 
                 0.43 
               
               
                   
                 V5/N5 
                 23.91 
                 |f/f1| + |f/f2| + 
                 11.57 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 |f/f3| + |f/f4| + 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 |f/f5| + |f/f6| 
               
               
                   
                 V6/N6 
                 11.65 
                 Y11/Y12 
                 1.20 
               
               
                   
                 V30 
                 2 
                 Y11/Y21 
                 1.24 
               
               
                   
                 Vmin 
                 19.5 
                 Y11/Y22 
                 1.33 
               
               
                   
                 Nmax 
                 1.669 
                 Y11/Y31 
                 1.33 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT2 
                 5.50 
                 Y11/Y32 
                 1.30 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT3 
                 5.79 
                 Y11/Y41 
                 1.28 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT4 
                 0.88 
                 Y11/Y42 
                 1.44 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT5 
                 3.86 
                 Y11/Y51 
                 1.59 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT6 
                 2.86 
                 Y11/Y52 
                 1.54 
               
               
                   
                 ΣAT/T45 
                 2.09 
                 Y11/Y61 
                 1.51 
               
               
                   
                 Dr1r5/Dr8r12 
                 1.42 
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                 1.43 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     10th Embodiment 
       FIG. 19  is a schematic view of a second lens element of an image capturing unit according to the 10th embodiment of the present disclosure. In this embodiment, an image capturing unit  10  includes the imaging lens assembly (not numbered) of the present disclosure, a lens barrel (not shown) and an image sensor (not shown). The imaging lens assembly is disposed in the lens barrel, and the image sensor is disposed on or near an image surface (not shown) of the imaging lens assembly. The imaging lens assembly includes a light blocking sheet (not shown) and a plurality of lens elements (not numbered). The lens elements include a second lens element  1020  which can be, for example, the second lens element  120  disclosed in the 1st embodiment, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. The second lens element  1020  has two trimmed edges  1021  and  1022  at an outer diameter position thereof. In this embodiment, the outer diameter position means the outer perimeter of the optically effective area of the second lens element  1020 . 
       FIG. 20  shows a schematic view of LRmin and LRmax of the second lens element in  FIG. 19 . When twice of a minimum distance from a center to the outer diameter position of the second lens element  1020  is LRmin, and twice of a maximum distance from the center to the outer diameter position of the second lens element  1020  is LRmax, the following conditions are satisfied: LRmin=4.50 [mm]; LRmax=5.40 [mm]; and LRmin/LRmax=0.83. 
     11th Embodiment 
       FIG. 21  is a schematic view of a first lens element of an image capturing unit according to the 11th embodiment of the present disclosure. In this embodiment, an image capturing unit  11  includes the imaging lens assembly (not numbered) of the present disclosure, a lens barrel (not shown) and an image sensor (not shown). The imaging lens assembly is disposed in the lens barrel, and the image sensor is disposed on or near an image surface (not shown) of the imaging lens assembly. The imaging lens assembly includes a light blocking sheet (not shown) and a plurality of lens elements (not numbered). The lens elements include a first lens element  1110  which can be, for example, the first lens element  110  disclosed in the 1st embodiment, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. The first lens element  1110  has four trimmed edges  1111 ,  1112 ,  1113  and  1114  at an outer diameter position thereof. 
       FIG. 22  shows a schematic view of LRmin and LRmax of the first lens element in  FIG. 21 . When twice of a minimum distance from a center to the outer diameter position of the first lens element  1110  is LRmin, and twice of a maximum distance from the center to the outer diameter position of the first lens element  1110  is LRmax, the following conditions are satisfied: LRmin=4.70 [mm]; LRmax=5.40 [mm]; and LRmin/LRmax=0.87. 
     12th Embodiment 
       FIG. 23  is a schematic view of a light blocking sheet of an image capturing unit according to the 12th embodiment of the present disclosure. In this embodiment, an image capturing unit  12  includes the imaging lens assembly (not numbered) of the present disclosure, a lens barrel (not shown) and an image sensor (not shown). The imaging lens assembly is disposed in the lens barrel, and the image sensor is disposed on or near an image surface (not shown) of the imaging lens assembly. The imaging lens assembly includes a light blocking sheet  1200  and a plurality of lens elements (not shown). The light blocking sheet  1200  can be, for example, the aperture stop disclosed in any one of the aforementioned embodiments, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. The light blocking sheet  1200  has an opening (not numbered) at a central position and has two trimmed edges  1201  and  1202  at an outer diameter position thereof. 
     13th Embodiment 
       FIG. 24  is a schematic view of a lens barrel of an image capturing unit according to the 13th embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 25  is a cross-sectional view of the lens barrel in  FIG. 24 . In this embodiment, an image capturing unit  13  includes the imaging lens assembly (not numbered) of the present disclosure, a lens barrel  1391  and an image sensor (not shown). The imaging lens assembly can be, for example, the imaging lens assembly disclosed the 6th embodiment, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. The imaging lens assembly is disposed in the lens barrel  1391 , and the image sensor is disposed on or near an image surface (not shown) of the imaging lens assembly. The lens barrel  1391  includes a retainer  1396 . The lens barrel  1391  has an opening (not numbered) at a central position and has at least two trimmed edges at an outer diameter position thereof. Therefore, it is favorable for reducing one axial dimension of any single lens element so as to further miniaturize the imaging lens assembly. Specifically, the lens barrel  1391  has two trimmed edges  1392  and  1393 . 
     14th Embodiment 
       FIG. 26  is a schematic view of a lens barrel of an image capturing unit according to the 14th embodiment of the present disclosure. In this embodiment, an image capturing unit  14  includes the imaging lens assembly (not shown) of the present disclosure, a lens barrel  1491  and an image sensor (not shown). The imaging lens assembly is disposed in the lens barrel  1491 , and the image sensor is disposed on or near an image surface (not shown) of the imaging lens assembly. The lens barrel  1491  has an opening (not numbered) at a central position and has two trimmed edges  1492  and  1493  at an outer diameter position thereof. 
     15th Embodiment 
       FIG. 27  is a schematic view of a lens barrel of an image capturing unit according to the 15th embodiment of the present disclosure. In this embodiment, an image capturing unit  15  includes the imaging lens assembly (not shown) of the present disclosure, a lens barrel  1591  and an image sensor (not shown). The imaging lens assembly is disposed in the lens barrel  1591 , and the image sensor is disposed on or near an image surface (not shown) of the imaging lens assembly. The lens barrel  1591  includes a retainer  1596 . The lens barrel  1591  has an opening (not numbered) at a central position and has two trimmed edges  1592  and  1593  at an outer diameter position thereof. The retainer  1596  has two trimmed edges  1597  and  1598  at an outer diameter position thereof, and the trimmed edges  1597  and  1598  are respectively corresponding to the trimmed edges  1592  and  1593 . 
     16th Embodiment 
       FIG. 28  is a schematic view of a lens barrel of an image capturing unit according to the 16th embodiment of the present disclosure. In this embodiment, an image capturing unit  16  includes the imaging lens assembly (not shown) of the present disclosure, a lens barrel  1691  and an image sensor (not shown). The imaging lens assembly is disposed in the lens barrel  1691 , and the image sensor is disposed on or near an image surface (not shown) of the imaging lens assembly. The lens barrel  1691  has an opening (not numbered) at a central position, two trimmed edges  1692  and  1693  at an outer diameter position thereof and two trimmed edges  1694  and  1695  at an inner diameter position thereof, and the trimmed edges  1692  and  1693  are respectively corresponding to the trimmed edges  1694  and  1695 . In this embodiment, the inner diameter position means the inner perimeter of the optically effective area of the lens barrel  1691 . 
     17th Embodiment 
       FIG. 29  is a perspective view of an image capturing unit according to the 17th embodiment of the present disclosure. In this embodiment, an image capturing unit  20  is a camera module including a lens unit  21 , a driving device  22 , an image sensor  23  and an image stabilizer  24 . The lens unit  21  includes the imaging lens assembly disclosed in the 6th embodiment, a lens barrel and a holder member (their reference numerals are omitted) for holding the imaging lens assembly. The imaging light converges in the lens unit  21  of the image capturing unit  20  to generate an image with the driving device  22  utilized for image focusing on the image sensor  23 , and the generated image is then digitally transmitted to other electronic component for further processing. 
     The driving device  22  can have auto focusing functionality, and different driving configurations can be obtained through the usages of voice coil motors (VCM), micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), piezoelectric systems, or shape memory alloy materials. The driving device  22  is favorable for obtaining a better imaging position of the lens unit  21 , so that a clear image of the imaged object can be captured by the lens unit  21  with different object distances. The image sensor  23  (for example, CCD or CMOS), which can feature high photosensitivity and low noise, is disposed on the image surface of the imaging lens assembly to provide higher image quality. 
     The image stabilizer  24 , such as an accelerometer, a gyro sensor and a Hall Effect sensor, is configured to work with the driving device  22  to provide optical image stabilization ( 01 S). The driving device  22  working with the image stabilizer  24  is favorable for compensating for pan and tilt of the lens unit  21  to reduce blurring associated with motion during exposure. In some cases, the compensation can be provided by electronic image stabilization (EIS) with image processing software, thereby improving image quality while in motion or low-light conditions. 
     18th Embodiment 
       FIG. 30  is one perspective view of an electronic device according to the 18th embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 31  is another perspective view of the electronic device in  FIG. 30 .  FIG. 32  shows a schematic view of a configuration of a reflector and the imaging lens assembly of the electronic device in  FIG. 30 .  FIG. 33  shows a schematic view of an enlarged configuration of the reflector and the imaging lens assembly in  FIG. 32 .  FIG. 34  is a block diagram of the electronic device in  FIG. 30 . 
     In this embodiment, an electronic device  30  is a smartphone including the image capturing unit  20  disclosed in the 17th embodiment, an image capturing unit  20   a , an image capturing unit  20   b , a flash module  31 , a focus assist module  32 , an image signal processor  33 , a user interface  34  and an image software processor  35 . The image capturing unit  20 , the image capturing unit  20   a  and the image capturing unit  20   b  all face the same direction, and each of the image capturing units  20 ,  20   a  and  20   b  has a single focal point. Furthermore, the image capturing unit  20   a  and the image capturing unit  20   b  both have a configuration similar to that of the image capturing unit  20 . In detail, each of the image capturing unit  20   a  and the image capturing unit  20   b  includes a lens unit, a driving device, an image sensor and an image stabilizer, and the lens unit includes a lens assembly, a lens barrel and a holder member for holding the lens assembly. 
     In this embodiment, the image capturing units  20 ,  20   a  and  20   b  have different fields of view. In detail, the image capturing unit  20  is a telephoto image capturing unit, the image capturing unit  20   a  is a wide-angle image capturing unit, and the image capturing unit  20   b  is a macro image capturing unit. Each two of the image capturing units  20 ,  20   a  and  20   b  can have maximum fields of view different by at least 15 degrees, and a maximum field of view of the image capturing unit  20  and a maximum field of view of the image capturing unit  20   a  can differ by at least 50 degrees. Moreover, the maximum field of view of the image capturing unit  20  and the maximum field of view of the image capturing unit  20   a  can differ by at least 75 degrees. Specifically, the maximum field of view of the image capturing unit  20  is 19.6 degrees, the maximum field of view of the image capturing unit  20   a  is 120.0 degrees, and a maximum field of view of the image capturing unit  20   b  is 72.0 degrees. Moreover, the maximum field of view of the image capturing unit  20  and the maximum field of view of the image capturing unit  20   a  differ by 100.4 degrees, the maximum field of view of the image capturing unit  20  and the maximum field of view of the image capturing unit  20   b  differ by 52.4 degrees, and the maximum field of view of the image capturing unit  20   a  and the maximum field of view of the image capturing unit  20   b  differ by 48.0 degrees. Accordingly, the electronic device  30  has various magnification ratios so as to meet the requirement of optical zoom functionality. In this embodiment, the electronic device  30  includes multiple image capturing units  20 ,  20   a  and  20   b , but the present disclosure is not limited to the number and arrangement of image capturing units. 
     In this embodiment, one of the image capturing units  20 ,  20   a  and  20   b  with the smallest value of the maximum fields of view can further include a reflector. Therefore, it is favorable for substantially changing the direction of the optical axis of the one of the image capturing units  20 ,  20   a  and  20   b  by 90 degrees. The so-called “substantially changing the direction by 90 degrees” means that the change angle of the direction may be within 90±3 degrees in consideration of assembly tolerances of the components in the image capturing units. Specifically, the image capturing unit  20  includes a reflector REF, while the image capturing units  20   a  and  20   b  do not include any reflector. Accordingly, the direction of the optical axis of the image capturing unit  20  is different from the directions of the optical axes of the image capturing units  20   a  and  20   b.    
     The reflector REF is a reflective mirror disposed in the electronic device  30  and located on the object side of the first lens element  610 . In other words, the reflector REF is disposed in the electronic device  30  and is located between an imaged object (not shown) and the imaging lens assembly (not numbered) according to the 6th embodiment of the present disclosure, but the present disclosure is not limited to the type, number and arrangement of the reflector REF disclosed in  FIG. 32  and  FIG. 33 . In some embodiments, the reflector can be a prism. In other embodiments, the reflector can also be disposed between the glass element and the image surface or between the IR-cut filter and the image surface. As seen in  FIG. 32  and  FIG. 33 , the reflective REF is favorable for changing the direction of incident light rays such that the dimensions of the electronic device  30  are not dictated by the total track length. 
     When a user captures images of an object  36 , the light rays converge in the image capturing unit  20 , the image capturing unit  20   a  or the image capturing unit  20   b  to generate an image(s), and the flash module  31  is activated for light supplement. The focus assist module  32  detects the object distance of the imaged object  36  to achieve fast auto focusing. The image signal processor  33  is configured to optimize the captured image to improve image quality. The light beam emitted from the focus assist module  32  can be either conventional infrared or laser. The user interface  34  can be a touch screen or a physical button. The user is able to interact with the user interface  34  and the image software processor  35  having multiple functions to capture images and perform image processing. The image processed by the image software processor  35  can be displayed on the user interface  34 . 
     19th Embodiment 
       FIG. 35  is a perspective view of an electronic device according to the 19th embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     In this embodiment, an electronic device  40  is a smartphone including an image capturing unit  45 , an image capturing unit  45   a , an image capturing unit  45   b , a flash module  41 , a focus assist module  42 , an image signal processor  43 , a user interface (not shown) and an image software processor (not shown). In this embodiment, the image capturing unit  45 , the image capturing unit  45   a  and the image capturing unit  45   b  are all camera modules and face the same direction, and each of the image capturing units  45 ,  45   a  and  45   b  has a single focal point. Each of the image capturing unit  45 , the image capturing unit  45   a  and the image capturing unit  45   b  includes a lens unit, a driving device, an image sensor and an image stabilizer. The lens unit of the image capturing unit  45 ,  45   a  and  45   b  each include a lens assembly, a lens barrel and a holder member for holding the lens assembly. 
     In this embodiment, the image capturing units  45 ,  45   a  and  45   b  have different fields of view. Specifically, the image capturing unit  45  is a telephoto image capturing unit and have a maximum field of view being 24.8 degrees, the image capturing unit  45   a  is a wide-angle image capturing unit and have a maximum field of view being 90.0 degrees, and the image capturing unit  45   b  is a macro image capturing unit and have a maximum field of view being 65.0 degrees. Moreover, the maximum field of view of the image capturing unit  45  and the maximum field of view of the image capturing unit  45   a  differ by 65.2 degrees, the maximum field of view of the image capturing unit  45  and the maximum field of view of the image capturing unit  45   b  differ by 40.2 degrees, and the maximum field of view of the image capturing unit  45   a  and the maximum field of view of the image capturing unit  45   b  differ by 25.0 degrees. Accordingly, the electronic device  40  has various magnification ratios so as to meet the requirement of optical zoom functionality. In this embodiment, the electronic device  40  includes multiple image capturing units  45 ,  45   a  and  45   b , but the present disclosure is not limited to the number and arrangement of image capturing units. 
     The smartphone in this embodiment is only exemplary for showing the image capturing units  20  and  45  installed in an electronic device, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto. The image capturing units  20  and  45  can be optionally applied to systems with a movable focus. Furthermore, the image capturing units  20  and  45  features good capability in aberration corrections and high image quality, and can be applied to 3D (three-dimensional) image capturing applications, in products such as digital cameras, mobile devices, digital tablets, smart televisions, network surveillance devices, dashboard cameras, vehicle backup cameras, multi-camera devices, image recognition systems, motion sensing input devices, wearable devices and other electronic imaging devices. 
     The foregoing description, for the purpose of explanation, has been described with reference to specific embodiments. It is to be noted that TABLES 1-18 show different data of the different embodiments; however, the data of the different embodiments are obtained from experiments. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the disclosure and its practical applications, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the disclosure and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. The embodiments depicted above and the appended drawings are exemplary and are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the scope of the present disclosure to the precise forms disclosed. Many modifications and variations are possible in view of the above teachings.