IP Library Granted Patent US 7,982,977
Granted Patent B2
US 7,982,977 · App. 12/105,147 · Granted Jul 19, 2011

Imaging lens assembly having multiple lenses with positive and negative refractive powers

Assignee: Microptics Co., Ltd.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,982,977
App. No.
12/105,147
Granted
Jul 19, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

An imaging lens, which can be suitable for small-size information terminals, such as mobile phones equipped with cameras, or Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs). The imaging lens includes an iris, a first lens having a positive refractive power, a second lens, having a negative refractive power, a third lens having an aspherical shape and a positive refractive power, and a fourth lens having an aspherical shape and a negative refractive power.

Claims (16)

1. An imaging lens, comprising:

an iris, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, and fourth lens sequentially arranged in a direction from an object side,

wherein the first lens is a positive lens having positive refractive power,

wherein the second lens is a negative lens having negative refractive power,

wherein the third lens is a positive lens, which has at least one surface formed in an aspherical shape and has positive refractive power, and

wherein the fourth lens is a negative lens, which has an image side surface formed in an aspherical shape and an object side surface formed in a spherical shape, and has negative refractive power, and

wherein the imaging lens is configured to satisfy the following conditional expressions:

( r 3 +r 4)/( r 3 −r 4)>−0.7  [1]

v 1 −v 2>15.0  [2]

v 3 −v 2>15.0  [3]

0>R 3R >R 4F   [4]

where r 3 is a radius of curvature of an object side surface of the second lens, r 4 is a radius of curvature of an image side surface of the second lens, v 1 , v 2 and v 3 are Abbe constants of the first, second and third lenses, respectively, R 3R is a radius of curvature at a center of an image side surface of the third lens, and R 4F is a radius of curvature at a center of an object side surface of the fourth lens.

2. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein the imaging lens is configured to satisfy the following conditional expression [5] for power of the first lens and to satisfy the following conditional expression [6] for dimensions of an entire imaging lens along an optical axis,

0 <f 1 /f< 0.8  [5]

TL/f< 1.7  [6]

where f is a focal distance of the entire imaging lens, f 1 is a focal distance of the first lens, and TL is a distance from an object side of the iris to an imaging surface.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Jun 11, 2015
From: MICROPTICS CO., LTD.
To: ELCOMTEC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 035889/0939 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 17, 2008
From: YANG, JIN OH
To: MICROPTICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 020826/0271 →
Priority Claims (1)
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Continuity (1)
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