IP Library Granted Patent US 7,738,191
Granted Patent B2
US 7,738,191 · App. 11/528,383 · Granted Jun 15, 2010

Single focus lens

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Patent No.
US 7,738,191
App. No.
11/528,383
Granted
Jun 15, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A single focus lens comprises: a first lens of positive power having a convex-shaped surface on an object side; a second lens of a negative meniscus lens having, on the object side, a concave-shaped surface on its paraxial axis; and a third lens of an aspheric lens having, on the object side, a convex-shaped surface on its paraxial axis, in this order from the object side, wherein the single focus lens satisfies the predetermined conditions.

Claims (30)

1. A single focus lens comprising:

a first lens of positive power having a convex-shaped surface on an object side;

a second lens of a negative meniscus lens having, on the object side, a concave-shaped surface on its paraxial axis; and

a third lens of an aspheric lens having, on the object side, a convex-shaped surface on its paraxial axis,

in this order from the object side,

wherein the single focus lens satisfies the following conditions:

1.5> f 1 /f> 0.6  (1)

24.0<νdA<32.0  (2)

55.5<νdB<58.5  (3)

1.55<NdA  (4)

1.47<NdB<1.55  (5)

1.8 >L/D   (6)

0.30< RA/f< 0.40  (7)

where

f: Entire focal distance,

f1: Focal distance of the first lens,

νdA: Abbe number of the second lens,

νdB: Abbe number of the first lens and the third lens,

NdA: Refractive index at d-line of the second lens,

NdB: Refractive index at d-line of the first lens and the third lens,

RA: Paraxial curvature radius of a surface at the object side of the first lens,

L: Distance on the optical axis from the surface at the object side of the first lens to an imaging position, and

D: Maximum image height.

2. The single focus lens according to claim 1 , further comprising an aperture stop disposed at the object side from the surface at an image side of the first lens on the optical axis.

3. The single focus lens according to claim 1 , further comprising an aperture stop disposed between the object side surface of the first lens and the image-side surface of the first lens on the optical axis.

4. The single focus lens according to claim 1 , wherein the first lens, the second lens and the third lens are all aspheric lenses.

5. The single focus lens according to claim 1 , wherein the first lens, the second lens and the third lens are made of a plastic material.

6. The single focus lens according to claim 1 , wherein the surface at the object side of the third lens is shaped so that positive power thereof is gradually weakened toward the periphery.

7. The single focus lens according to claim 1 , wherein the surface at the image side of the third lens is concave-shaped to the image side on the paraxial axis, negative power thereof is weakened toward the periphery, and power is turned into positive power at the periphery.

8. The single focus lens according to claim 1 , wherein the first and the third lenses are made of acrylic resin or of a cycloolefin polymer.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 17, 2020
From: NANCHANG O-FILM OPTICAL-ELECTRONIC TECH CO., LTD.
To: TIANJIN OFILM OPTO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052431/0700 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2019
From: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
To: NANCHANG O-FILM OPTICAL-ELECTRONIC TECH CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048045/0443 →
AQUISITION Recorded Oct 3, 2018
From: FUJINON CORPORATION
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047187/0119 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 27, 2007
From: SILICON LABORATORIES, INC.
To: NXP, B.V.
Reel/Frame 019069/0526 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2006
From: SATO, KENICHI
To: FUJINON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 018366/0688 →