IP Library Granted Patent US 8,018,662
Granted Patent B2
US 8,018,662 · App. 12/782,824 · Granted Sep 13, 2011

Imaging lens

Assignees: Optical Logic Inc.; Kantatsu Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,018,662
App. No.
12/782,824
Granted
Sep 13, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

An imaging lens includes a first lens L 1 having positive curvature radii on both an object side and an image side, a second lens L 2 having a concave shape on both sides, and a third lens L 3 having positive curvature radii on both the object side and the image side. The first to third lenses L 1 to L 3 are arranged in this order from the object side toward the image side. When the first lens L 1 has a focal length f 1 and the second lens L 2 has a focal length f 2 , the imaging lens is configured such that a relationship f 1 >|f 2 | is satisfied.

Claims (15)

1. An imaging lens comprising:

a first lens having positive refractive power;

a second lens having negative refractive power; and

a third lens having positive refractive power arranged in an order from an object side to an image side,

wherein said first lens is formed in a shape so that both a curvature radius of a surface thereof on the object side and a curvature radius of a surface thereof on the image side are positive,

said second lens is formed in a shape so that a curvature radius of a surface thereof on the object side is negative and a curvature radius of a surface thereof on the image side is positive,

said third lens is formed in a shape so that both a curvature radius of a surface thereof on the object side and a curvature radius of a surface thereof on the image side are positive, and

said first lens has a focal length f 1 , said second lens has a focal length f 2 , said third lens has a focal length f 3 , and a whole lens system has a focal length f so that the following conditional expressions are satisfied:

f 1 >|f 2|

−1.5 <f 1 /f 2≦−1.056

0.7 <f 3 /f≦ 1.039.

2. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein said second lens has the surface on the object side having a curvature radius R 3 and the surface on the image side having a curvature radius R 4 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

−0.15 <R 3/ R 4<0.

3. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein a whole lens system has a focal length f and said third lens has the surface on the object side having a curvature radius R 5 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

R 5 /f< 0.35.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2021
From: KANTATSU CO., LTD.
To: TOKYO VISIONARY OPTICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057109/0379 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Aug 3, 2021
From: KANTATSU CO., LTD.
To: KANTATSU CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057061/0113 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2018
From: OPTICAL LOGIC INC.; KANTATSU CO., LTD.
To: KANTATSU CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 047288/0456 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 10, 2010
From: KUBOTA, YOJI; KURIHARA, ICHIRO
To: OPTICAL LOGIC INC.; KANTATSU CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 024815/0532 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2009-129433 · May 28, 2009 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2010056540 · Apr 12, 2010
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