IP Library Granted Patent US 7,589,918
Granted Patent B2
US 7,589,918 · App. 11/860,384 · Granted Sep 15, 2009

Imaging Lens

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Patent No.
US 7,589,918
App. No.
11/860,384
Granted
Sep 15, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A single focus imaging lens comprises: a front lens group including one or two lenses and having a positive refractive power as a whole; a rear lens group including two or three lenses and having a negative refractive power as a whole; and a focusing lens, disposed between the front lens group and the rear lens group, that has a positive refractive power and moves on an optical axis for adjusting focus, wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied: 1.0< FL/f <5.0  (X) where f: focal length of the single focus imaging lens; FL: focal length of the focusing lens.

Claims (51)

1. A single focus imaging lens comprising:

a front lens group including one or two lenses and having a positive refractive power as a whole;

a rear lens group including two or three lenses and having a negative refractive power as a whole; and

a focusing lens disposed between the front lens group and the rear lens group, the focusing lens consists of a single integral lens that has a positive refractive power and is made to move on an optical axis for adjusting focus,

wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

1.0 <FL/f< 5.0(X)

where

f: focal length of the single focus imaging lens;

FL: focal length of the focusing lens that consists of a single integral lens.

2. A single focus imaging lens comprising, in order from an object side thereof:

a first lens having a positive refractive power;

a second lens having a positive refractive power;

a third lens having a negative refractive power with an object side surface including a concave surface in the vicinity of the optical axis; and

a fourth lens having a positive meniscus shape with an object side surface including a convex surface in the vicinity of the optical axis,

wherein the first lens is made to function as a front lens group including one lens and having a positive refractive power as a whole,

the third lens and the fourth lens are made to function as a rear lens group including two lenses and having a negative refractive power as a whole,

the second lens is made to function as a focusing lens disposed between the front lens group and the rear lens group, that has a positive refractive power, and the second lens is made to move on an optical axis for adjusting focus, and

wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

1.0 <FL/f< 5.0(X)

where

f: focal length of the single focus imaging lens;

FL: focal length of the second lens.

3. The imaging lens as set forth in claim 2 , wherein the following conditional expressions are satisfied:

1.0 <f 1/ f< 3.0  (1)

1.0 <f 2/ f< 5.0  (2)

0.5 <|f 3/ f|< 1.0  (3)

0.5 <f 4/ f< 1.0  (4)

Where

f: focal length of the single focus imaging lens;

f1: focal length of the first lens;

f2: focal length of the second lens;

f3: focal length of the third lens;

f4: focal length of the fourth lens.

4. The imaging lens as set forth in claim 2 ,

wherein the first lens has an object side surface including a convex shape in the vicinity of the optical axis,

the second lens has an image side surface including a convex shape in the vicinity of the optical axis,

the third lens has a concave shape in the vicinity of the optical axis on both sides thereof, and

the fourth lens satisfies the following conditional expression:

0.15 <R 4 A/f< 0.35  (5),

where

f: focal length of the single focus imaging lens;

R4A: paraxial radius of curvature of the object side surface of the fourth lens.

5. The imaging lens as set forth in claim 3 ,

wherein the first lens has an object side surface including a convex shape in the vicinity of the optical axis,

the second lens has an image side surface including a convex shape in the vicinity of the optical axis,

the third lens has a concave shape in the vicinity of the optical axis on both sides thereof, and

the fourth lens satisfies the following conditional expression:

0.15 <R 4 A/f< 0.35  (5),

where

f: focal length of the single focus imaging lens;

R4A: paraxial radius of curvature of the object side surface of the fourth lens.

Assignments (4)
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 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 2, 2018
From: FUJINON CORPORATION
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047176/0139 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2008
From: SATO, KENICHI
To: FUJINON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 020653/0756 →