IP Library Granted Patent US 8,184,384
Granted Patent B2
US 8,184,384 · App. 12/750,079 · Granted May 22, 2012

Imaging lens and imaging apparatus

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Patent No.
US 8,184,384
App. No.
12/750,079
Granted
May 22, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

An imaging lens is provided and includes: in order from the object side, a first lens having a concave surface on an image side thereof; a second lens of a negative lens having a concave surface on the image side and having at least one aspheric surface; a third lens having at least one aspheric surface; and a fourth lens of a positive lens having a convex surface on the image side and having at least one aspheric surface. A stop is disposed between the third lens and the fourth lens. In addition, assuming that a focal length of the whole system is f and a focal length of the first lens L 1 is f 1 , the following Conditional Expression (1) is satisfied. 15.0<| f 1/ f|   (1)

Claims (35)

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

a first lens having a concave surface on an image side thereof;

a second lens of a negative lens having a concave surface on the image side and having at least one aspheric surface;

a third lens having at least one aspheric surface;

a stop;

a fourth lens of a positive lens having a convex surface on the image side and having at least one aspheric surface,

wherein the following Conditional Expression (1) is satisfied:

15.0 <|f 1 /f|   (1)

wherein f represents a focal length of the imaging lens, and f1 represents a focal length of the first lens.

2. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein the following Conditional Expression (2) is satisfied:

N1≦1.7  (2)

wherein N 1 represents a refractive index of the first lens at the d-line.

3. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein the following Conditional Expression (3) is satisfied:

ν1<60  (3)

wherein ν1 represents an Abbe number of the first lens at the d-line.

4. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein the following Conditional Expression (4) is satisfied:

0.2 <|f 12 /f 34|<1.0  (4)

wherein f12 represents a composite focal length of the first lens and the second lens, and f34 represents a composite focal length of the third lens and the fourth lens.

5. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein the following Conditional Expression (5) is satisfied:

5.0 <|f 1 /f 2|  (5)

wherein f2 represents a focal length of the second lens.

6. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein the second lens has an image side surface having a negative power at a center thereof and a smaller negative power at an effective diameter edge thereof than that at the center.

7. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein the following Conditional Expression (6) is satisfied:

2.0 <|RX 4 |/|R 4|  (6)

wherein |R 4 | represents an absolute value of a radius of curvature at a center of an image side surface of the second lens, and |RX 4 | represents an absolute value of a radius of curvature of at an effective diameter edge of the image side surface of the second lens.

8. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein the following Conditional Expression (7) is satisfied:

8.0 <L/f< 13.0  (7)

wherein L represents a distance on an optical axis from an object side surface of the first lens to an imaging plane of the imaging lens.

9. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein the following Conditional Expression (8) is satisfied:

1.0 <Bf/f< 2.5  (8)

wherein Bf represents a distance on an optical axis from an image side surface of a lens closest to the image side to the imaging plane of the imaging lens.

10. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein the following Conditional Expression (9) is satisfied:

0.9 <D 1  (9)

wherein D 1 represents a center thickness of the first lens.

11. An imaging apparatus comprising an imaging lens according to claim 1 .

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 →
ABSORPTION OF SUBSIDIARY Recorded Apr 17, 2012
From: FUJINON CORPORATION
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 028060/0198 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 1, 2010
From: ASAMI, TARO
To: FUJINON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 024177/0056 →