IP Library Granted Patent US 12704698
Granted Patent B2
US 12704698 · App. 17/477,868 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Imaging optical system

Inventors: Hiroshi Asami (Kariya-city, JP); Yusuke Akamine (Nisshin-city, JP)
Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
G02B13/0045G02B9/60G02B13/04G02B27/0025
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Patent No.
US 12704698
App. No.
17/477,868
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An imaging optical system of a present disclosure includes, in a sequential order from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens. The fourth lens is configured such that (i) the light output surface has an aspherical concave shape, (ii) the light output surface has a center portion through which an optical axis passes, and a periphery thereof, and (iii) the light output surface has a portion where the negative refractive power becomes gradually weaker from the center portion toward the periphery thereof. The fifth lens has positive refractive power, a light input surface that faces toward the object side, and a light output surface that faces toward the image side. Each of the light input and output surfaces has a convex shape toward a corresponding one of the object side and image side.

Claims (75)

1 . An imaging optical system comprising, in a sequential order from an object side to an image side:

a first lens having negative refractive power;

a second lens having a meniscus-shape, positive refractive power, and a light input surface that faces toward the object side, the light input surface having a concave shape;

a third lens having positive refractive power, a light input surface that faces toward the object side, and a light output surface that faces toward the image side, each of the light input and output surfaces having a convex shape toward a corresponding one of the object side and image side;

a fourth lens having negative refractive power, a light input surface that faces toward the object side, and a light output surface that faces toward the image side,

the fourth lens being configured such that

the light output surface has an aspherical concave shape;

the light output surface has a center portion through which an optical axis passes, and a periphery thereof; and

the light output surface has a portion where the negative refractive power becomes gradually weaker from the center portion toward the periphery thereof; and

a fifth lens having positive refractive power, a light input surface that faces toward the object side, and a light output surface that faces toward the image side, each of the light input and output surfaces having a convex shape toward a corresponding one of the object side and image side, wherein:

the light input surface on the object side of the fourth lens has an aspherical shape;

the aspherical-shaped light input surface of the fourth lens has a center portion through which an optical axis passes, and a periphery thereof;

the aspherical-shaped light input surface of the fourth lens has a portion where the negative refractive power becomes gradually stronger from the center portion toward the periphery thereof;

the aspherical-shaped light input surface of the fourth lens has one or more inflection points, wherein a level of the negative refractive power at each of the one or more inflection points of the aspherical-shaped light input surface changes;

a change of a curvature of the light input surface on the object side of the fourth lens has an inflection point; and

a change of a curvature of the light output surface on the image side of the fourth lens decreases substantially monotonically form the center portion toward the periphery, and has no inflection points.

2 . The imaging optical system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an aperture diaphragm located between the second lens and the third lens.

3 . The imaging optical system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first lens has a light output surface that faces toward the image side, the light output surface of the first lens having an aspherical shape;

the light output surface of the first lens has a center portion through which an optical axis passes, and a periphery thereof; and

the light output surface of the first lens has a portion where the negative refractive power becomes gradually stronger from the center portion toward the periphery thereof.

4 . The imaging optical system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first lens is configured to satisfy the following conditional expression (1):

1.3< |f 1 |/f< 3.1  (1)

where:

f represents a focal distance of a whole of the imaging optical system; and

f1 represents a focal distance of the first lens.

5 . The imaging optical system according to claim 4 , wherein:

the first lens is configured to satisfy the following conditional expression (2):

1.5< |f 1 /f< 2.0  (2)

6 . The imaging optical system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the second lens is configured to satisfy the following conditional expression (3):

2.9< |f 2 |/f   (3)

where:

f represents a focal distance of a whole of the imaging optical system; and

f2 represents a focal distance of the second lens.

7 . The imaging optical system according to claim 6 , wherein:

the second lens is configured to satisfy the following conditional expression (4):

3.7<| f 2|/ f< 5.0  (4).

8 . The imaging optical system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the fourth lens is configured to satisfy the following conditional expression (5):

1.0<| f 4|/ f< 2.1  (5)

where:

f represents a focal distance of a whole of the imaging optical system; and

f4 represents a focal distance of the fourth lens.

9 . The imaging optical system according to claim 8 , wherein:

the fourth lens is configured to satisfy the following conditional expression (6):

1.2 <|f 4 |/f< 1.5  (6).

10 . The imaging optical system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first lens has a light input surface that faces toward the object side; and

the light input surface of the first lens is configured to have a convex shape.

11 . The imaging optical system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the light input surface of the fourth lens has a concave shape.

12 . The imaging optical system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the second lens has a light output surface that faces toward the image side; and

at least one of the light input surface and light output surface of the second lens has an aspherical shape.

13 . The imaging optical system according to claim 1 , wherein:

at least one of the light input surface and light output surface of the third lens has an aspherical shape.

14 . The imaging optical system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the third lens has a relative refractive index, and has a temperature coefficient of the relative refractive index at a d-line of the third lens; and

the temperature coefficient of the relative refractive index at the d-line of the third lens under an ambient temperature of 20° C. is configured to satisfy the following conditional expression (7):

|( dn/dT ) 3 |<10×10 −6 /° C.  (7)

where |(dn/dT) 3 | represents the temperature coefficient of the relative refractive index at the d-line of the third lens.

15 . The imaging optical system according to claim 14 , wherein:

the temperature coefficient of the relative refractive index at the d-line of the third lens under the ambient temperature of 20° C. is configured to satisfy the following conditional expression (8):

|( dn/dT ) 3 |<6×10 −6 /° C.  (8).

16 . The imaging optical system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the fifth lens has a relative refractive index, and has a temperature coefficient of the relative refractive index at a d-line of the fifth lens; and

the temperature coefficient of the relative refractive index at the d-line of the fifth lens under an ambient temperature of 20° C. is configured to satisfy the following conditional expression (9):

|( dn/dT ) 5 |<10×10 −6 /° C.  (9)

where |(dn/dT) 5 | represents the temperature coefficient of the relative refractive index at the d-line of the fifth lens.

17 . The imaging optical system according to claim 16 , wherein:

the temperature coefficient of the relative refractive index at the d-line of the fifth lens under the ambient temperature of 20° C. is configured to satisfy the following conditional expression (10):

|( dn/dT ) 5 |<6×10 −6 /° C.  (10).