IP Library Granted Patent US 7,746,572
Granted Patent B2
US 7,746,572 · App. 12/195,029 · Granted Jun 29, 2010

Imaging lens and image pickup apparatus

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Patent No.
US 7,746,572
App. No.
12/195,029
Granted
Jun 29, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

An imaging lens comprises, in order from an object side: a first lens that has a negative refractive power and is convex toward the object side; a second lens that has a positive refractive power and is a meniscus lens convex toward the object side; a stop; a third lens that has a positive refractive power and is convex toward an image side; and a cemented lens that has a positive refractive power as a whole and is formed by cementing a fourth lens and a fifth lens, wherein assuming that an Abbe number of the second lens with respect to d-line is ν 2 , a distance on an optical axis from a vertex of a surface of the first lens facing toward the object side to an image plane of the imaging lens is L, a focal length of the imaging lens is f, and a back focus of the imaging lens is Bf, the following conditional expressions (1) to (3) are satisfied: ν 2 >30  (1), 2.5< L/f< 4.0  (2), and 0.5< Bf/f< 1.3  (3).

Claims (55)

1. An imaging lens comprising, in order from an object side:

a first lens that has a negative refractive power and is convex toward the object side;

a second lens that has a positive refractive power and is a meniscus lens convex toward the object side;

a stop;

a third lens that has a positive refractive power and is convex toward an image side; and

a cemented lens that has a positive refractive power as a whole and is formed by cementing a fourth lens and a fifth lens,

wherein assuming that an Abbe number of the second lens with respect to d-line is ν 2 , a distance on an optical axis from a vertex of a surface of the first lens facing toward the object side to an image plane of the imaging lens is L, a focal length of the imaging lens is f, and a back focus of the imaging lens is Bf, the following conditional expressions (1) to (3) are satisfied:

ν 2 >30  (1),

2.5< L/f< 4.0  (2), and

0.5< Bf/f< 1.3  (3).

2. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein assuming that a focal length of the third lens is f 3 and the focal length of the imaging lens is f, the following conditional expression (4) is satisfied:

1< f 3 /f< 4  (4).

3. The imaging lens according to claim 1 ,

wherein assuming that an on-axis airspace between the first lens and the second lens is D 2 and the focal length of the imaging lens is f, the following conditional expression (5) is satisfied:

0.01< D 2 /f< 0.7  (5).

4. The imaging lens according to claim 1 ,

wherein assuming that a distance on the optical axis from a vertex of a surface of the first lens facing toward the image side to the stop is d and a focal length of the first lens is f 1 , the following conditional expression (6) is satisfied:

−1.5 <d/f 1 <−0.1  (6).

5. The imaging lens according to claim 1 ,

wherein assuming that an Abbe number of the fourth lens with respect to d-line is ν 4 and an Abbe number of the fifth lens with respect to d-line is ν 5 , the following conditional expression (7) is satisfied:

ν 4 /ν 5 >1.5  (7).

6. The imaging lens according to claim 1 ,

wherein a thickness of the center of the first lens is 1 mm or more.

7. An image pickup apparatus comprising:

the imaging lens according to claim 1 ; and

an image pickup device that converts an optical image formed by the imaging lens into an electric signal.

8. The imaging lens according to claim 2 ,

wherein assuming that an on-axis airspace between the first lens and the second lens is D 2 and the focal length of the imaging lens is f, the following conditional expression (5) is satisfied:

0.01 <D 2 /f <0.7  (5).

9. The imaging lens according to claim 3 ,

wherein assuming that a distance on the optical axis from a vertex of a surface of the first lens facing toward the image side to the stop is d and a focal length of the first lens is f 1 , the following conditional expression (6) is satisfied:

−1.5 <d/f 1 <−0.1  (6).

10. The imaging lens according to claim 4 ,

wherein assuming that an Abbe number of the fourth lens with respect to d-line is ν 4 and an Abbe number of the fifth lens with respect to d-line is ν 5 , the following conditional expression (7) is satisfied:

ν 4 /ν 5 >1.5  (7).

11. The imaging lens according to claim 5 ,

wherein a thickness of the center of the first lens is 1 mm or more.

12. The imaging lens according to claim 8 ,

wherein assuming that a distance on the optical axis from a vertex of a surface of the first lens facing toward the image side to the stop is d and a focal length of the first lens is f 1 , the following conditional expression (6) is satisfied:

−1.5< d/f 1 <−0.1  (6).

13. The imaging lens according to claim 9 ,

wherein assuming that an Abbe number of the fourth lens with respect to d-line is ν 4 and an Abbe number of the fifth lens with respect to d-line is ν 5 , the following conditional expression (7) is satisfied:

ν 4 /ν 5 >1.5  (7).

14. The imaging lens according to claim 10 ,

wherein a thickness of the center of the first lens is 1 mm or more.

15. The imaging lens according to claim 12 ,

wherein assuming that an Abbe number of the fourth lens with respect to d-line is ν 4 and an Abbe number of the fifth lens with respect to d-line is ν 5 , the following conditional expression (7) is satisfied:

ν 4 /ν 5 >1.5  (7).

16. The imaging lens according to claim 13 ,

wherein a thickness of the center of the first lens is 1 mm or more.

17. The imaging lens according to claim 15 ,

wherein a thickness of the center of the first lens is 1 mm or more.

18. An image pickup apparatus comprising:

the imaging lens according to claim 17 ; and

an image pickup device that converts an optical image formed by the imaging lens into an electric signal.

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 Sep 26, 2018
From: FUJINON CORPORATION
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047155/0045 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2008
From: ASAMI, TARO
To: FUJINON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021465/0718 →