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Granted Patent B2
US 7,180,685 · App. 10/977,845 · Granted Feb 20, 2007

Image pick-up lens system

Assignees: Tsinghua University; Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,180,685
App. No.
10/977,845
Granted
Feb 20, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image pick-up lens system includes an aperture stop ( 10 ), a biconvex first lens ( 20 ), and a meniscus-shaped second lens ( 30 ) having a concave surface on a side of an object. The aperture stop, the first lens and the second lens are aligned in that order from the object side to an image side. Each of the lenses has at least one aspheric surface, and at least one of the lenses is made from an optical glass. The system satisfies the following condition: (1) 1<T/f<1.6, wherein f is a focal length of the system, and T is a length from the aperture stop to an image pick-up surface of the image side. The first condition (1) limits the total length of the system in order to provide compactness. The system also satisfies other conditions (2)–(6) as disclosed, in order to provide compactness, improved optical performance, and cost-effectiveness.

Claims (54)

1. An image pick-up lens system comprising:

an aperture stop;

a biconvex first lens; and

a meniscus-shaped second lens having a concave surface on a side of an object,

wherein, the aperture stop, the first lens and the second lens are aligned in that order from the object side to an image side, each of the lenses has at least one aspheric surface, at least one of the first and second lenses is made from an optical glass, and the following condition is satisfied:

1 <T/f <1.6,  (1)

where f is a focal length of the system, and T is a length from the aperture stop to an image pick-up surface of the image side.

2. The image pick-up lens system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the first lens is aspheric on both convex surfaces thereof, and the following condition is satisfied:

d/R 2>1.6,  (2)

where R 2 is an absolute value of a radius of curvature of the first lens on the image side, and d is a thickness of the first lens.

3. The image pick-up lens system in accordance with claim 2 , wherein the first lens further satisfies the following conditions:

0.6 <f 1 /f 0.8, and  (3)

0.1 <R 2/ R 1<0.8,  (4)

where f 1 is a focal length of the first lens, and R 1 is an absolute value of a radius of curvature of the first lens on the object side.

4. The image pick-up lens system in accordance with claim 3 , wherein the second lens is aspheric on both the concave surface thereof and an image side surface thereof, and the following condition is satisfied:

0.7<(1 /R 3)/(1 /R 1+1 /R 2+1 /R 4)<0.9,  (5)

where R 3 is an absolute value of a radius of curvature of the second lens on the object side, and R 4 is an absolute value of a radius of curvature of the second lens on the image side.

5. The image pick-up lens system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the first lens is made from an optical glass, and the second lens is made from a plastic or a resin.

6. The image pick-up lens system in accordance with claim 5 , wherein the following condition is satisfied:

ν1−ν2>35,  (6)

where ν 1 is the Abbe constant of the first lens, and ν 2 is the Abbe constant of the second lens.

7. The image pick-up lens system in accordance with claim 5 , wherein the first lens is made from a molded glass.

8. The image pick-up lens system in accordance with claim 5 , wherein the plastic is a polycarbonate.

9. The image pick-up lens system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the aperture stop is formed on a surface of the first lens at the object side.

10. An image pick-up lens system comprising:

an aperture stop;

a biconvex first lens; and

a meniscus-shaped second lens having a concave surface on a side of an object,

wherein, the aperture stop, the first lens and the second lens are aligned in that order from the object side to an image side, each of the lenses has at least one aspheric surface, at least one of the lenses is made from an optical glass, anti the following condition is satisfied:

d/R 2>1.6, and  (1)

ν 1 −ν 2 > 35 ,  (2)

where d is a thickness of the first lens, R 2 is an absolute value of a radius of curvature of the first lens on the image side, ν 1 is the Abbe constant of the first lens, and ν 2 is the Abbe constant of the second lens.

11. The image pick-up lens system in accordance with claim 10 , wherein the system satisfies the following condition:

1 <T/f <1.6,  (3)

where T is a length from the aperture stop to an image pick-up surface of the image side, and f is a focal length of the system.

12. The image pick-up lens system in accordance with claim 10 , wherein the first lens is aspheric on both convex surfaces thereof, and the following conditions are satisfied:

0.6 <f 1 /f <0.8, and  (4)

0.1 <R 2 /R 1<0.8,  (5)

where f 1 is a focal length of the first lens, f is a focal length of the system, and R 1 is an absolute value of a radius of curvature of the first lens on the object side.

13. The image pick-up lens system in accordance with claim 12 , wherein the second lens is aspheric on both the concave surface thereof and an image side surface thereof, and the following condition is satisfied:

0.7<(1 /R 3)/(1 /R 1+1 /R 2+1 /R 4)<0.9,  (6)

where R 3 is an absolute value of a radius of curvature of the second lens on the object side, and R 4 is an absolute value of a radius of curvature of the second lens on the image side.

14. The image pick-up lens system in accordance with claim 10 , wherein the first lens is made from an optical glass, and the second lens is made from a plastic or a resin.

15. The image pick-up lens system in accordance with claim 10 , wherein the aperture stop is formed on a surface of the first lens at the object side.

16. An image pick-up lens system comprising:

an aperture stop;

a first lens disposed next to said aperture stop; and

a second lens disposed next to said first lens and aligned with said aperture stop and said first lens, one side of said second lens facing said first lens, and an opposite side of said second lens facing an image pickup surface;

wherein each of said first and second lenses has at least one aspheric surface, and at least one of the following conditions is satisfied:

1 <T/f <1.6;  (1)

d/R 2>1.6;  (2)

wherein f is a focal length of said lens system, T is a length from said aperture stop to said image pick-up surface, d is a thickness of said first lens, and R 2 is an absolute value of a radius of curvature of a side of said first lens opposing said second lens.

17. The image pick-up lens system in accordance with claim 16 , wherein at least one of said first and second lenses is made of an optical glass.

18. The image pick-up lens system in accordance with claim 16 , wherein said aperture stop is formed on a surface of said first lens opposite from a side of said first lens facing said second lens.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 29, 2004
From: WANG, ZHUO; JIN, GUO-FAN; WANG, MIN-QIANG; ZENG, JI-YONG; YAN, YING-BAI
To: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY; HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 015943/0091 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2004 1 0027754 · Jun 16, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20050280904A1 · Dec 22, 2005