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Granted Patent B2
US 7,599,130 · App. 12/163,473 · Granted Oct 6, 2009

Image reading lens and image reading apparatus

Assignee: Fujinon Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,599,130
App. No.
12/163,473
Granted
Oct 6, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image reading lens is provided and includes: in order from an object side of the image reading lens, a first lens of a negative lens having a meniscus shape directing a concave surface toward the object side thereof; a second lens having a biconvex shape; a stop; a third lens of a positive lens having a meniscus shape directing a convex surface toward an image side thereof; and a fourth lens of a negative lens having a meniscus shape directing a concave surface toward the object side thereof. The image reading lens satisfies the following conditional expressions: 2.4< f 3/ f <3.5 0.007< D 2/ f <0.028 where f represents a focal length of the image reading lens, f 3 represent a focal length of the third lens, and D 2 represents a spacing between an image-side surface of the first lens and an object-side surface of the second lens.

Claims (34)

1. An image reading lens comprising: in order from an object side of the image reading lens,

a first lens of a negative lens having a meniscus shape directing a concave surface toward the object side thereof;

a second lens having a biconvex shape;

a stop;

a third lens of a positive lens having a meniscus shape directing a convex surface toward an image side thereof; and

a fourth lens of a negative lens having a meniscus shape directing a concave surface toward the object side thereof,

the image reading lens satisfying conditional expressions:

2.4< f 3/ f< 3.5

0.007< D 2/ f< 0.028

wherein f represents a focal length of the image reading lens, f 3 represent a focal length of the third lens, and D 2 represents a spacing between an image-side surface of the first lens and an object-side surface of the second lens.

2. The image reading lens according to claim 1 , further satisfying conditional expressions:

Nd 3+0.01×ν d 3<2.05

−1.56< f 1/ f<− 1.26

0.38< f 2/ f< 0.44

0.05< D 5/ f< 0.08

0.09< D 7/ f< 0.17

wherein Nd 3 represents a refractive index of the third lens at the d-line, νd 3 represents an Abbe number of the third lens at the d-line, f 1 represents a focal length of the first lens, f 2 represents a focal length of the second lens, D 5 represents a spacing between the stop and an object-side surface of the third lens, and D 7 represents a spacing between an image-side surface of the third lens and an object-side surface of the fourth lens.

3. The image reading lens according to claim 1 , further satisfying conditional expression:

Nd 3+0.01×ν d 3<2.05

wherein Nd 3 represents a refractive index of the third lens at the d-line, and νd 3 represents an Abbe number of the third lens at the d-line.

4. The image reading lens according to claim 1 further satisfying conditional expression:

−1.56< f 1/ f<− 1.26

wherein f 1 represents a focal length of the first lens.

5. The image reading lens according to claim 1 , further satisfying conditional expression:

0.38< f 2/ f< 0.44

wherein f 2 represents a focal length of the second lens.

6. The image reading lens according to claim 1 , satisfying conditional expression:

0.05< D 5/ f< 0.08

wherein D 5 represents a spacing between the stop and an object-side surface of the third lens.

7. The image reading lens according to claim 1 , further satisfying conditional expression:

0.09< D 7/ f< 0.17

wherein D 7 represents a spacing between an image-side surface of the third lens and an object-side surface of the fourth lens.

8. An image reading apparatus comprising an image reading lens according to claim 1 .

9. An image reading apparatus comprising an image reading lens according to claim 2 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 1, 2008
From: YAMAMOTO, YOKO
To: FUJINON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021180/0247 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP P2007-187831 · Jul 19, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090021846A1 · Jan 22, 2009