IP Library Granted Patent US 9,535,238
Granted Patent B2
US 9,535,238 · App. 13/803,772 · Granted Jan 3, 2017

Imaging lens

Inventors: Hisanori Suzuki (Sukagawa, JP); Kazuo Matsuoka (Saitama, JP)
Assignee: KANTATSU CO., LTD.
G02B13/18G02B13/0045G02B27/0037
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Patent No.
US 9,535,238
App. No.
13/803,772
Granted
Jan 3, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A compact imaging lens suitable for a high pixel density image pickup device which properly corrects chromatic aberration and other types of aberrations and ensures high image quality, low f-number, and low cost. A first lens, second lens, third lens, fourth lens, and fifth lens are arranged in order from the object side and both sides of all the lenses are aspheric surfaces and a diffractive optical surface with a chromatic aberration correction function is formed on one of the surfaces from the object side surface of the first lens to the object side surface of the second lens and on one of the surfaces from the object side surface of the third lens to the object side surface of the fifth lens. All the lenses are made of a plastic material.

Claims (77)

1. An imaging lens for an image pickup device, comprising:

a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens being arranged in order from an object side,

wherein both sides of all the lenses are aspheric surfaces;

wherein a diffractive optical surface with a chromatic aberration correction function is formed on one of surfaces from an object side surface of the first lens to an object side surface of the second lens and one of surfaces from an object side surface of the third lens to an object side surface of the fifth lens;

wherein the fifth lens is a lens with negative refractive power having a convex surface on the object side near an optical axis;

wherein all the lenses are made of a plastic material; and

wherein the following conditional expressions are satisfied:

−2.80 ≦f 2 /f≦− 1.10  (1)

2.80 ≦f 3 /f≦ 4.5206  (2)

f: focal length of an overall optical system

f 2 : focal length of the second lens

f 3 : focal length of the third lens.

2. The imaging lens according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first lens is a biconvex lens near the optical axis, the second lens is a lens with negative refractive power, the third lens is a biconvex lens near the optical axis with positive refractive power, and the fourth lens is a meniscus lens with positive refractive power having a concave surface on the object side near the optical axis; and

wherein an aperture stop is located on the object side surface of the first lens.

3. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

−20.00 ≦f 45 /f≦− 3.33  (3)

where:

f: focal length of an overall optical system

f 45 : composite focal length of the fourth lens and fifth lens.

4. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expressions are satisfied:

10 <fDOE 1 /f< 100  (4)

10 <|fDOE 2 f|   (5)

where:

fDOE 1 : focal length of a first diffractive surface

fDOE 2 : focal length of a second diffractive surface.

5. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

1 <|fDOE 2 /fDOE 1|<30  (6)

where:

fDOE 1 : focal length of a first diffractive surface

fDOE 2 : focal length of a second diffractive surface.

6. The imaging lens according to claim 2 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

−20.00 ≦f 45 /f≦− 3.33  (3)

where:

f: focal length of an overall optical system

f 45 : composite focal length of the fourth lens and fifth lens.

7. The imaging lens according to claim 2 , wherein the following conditional expressions are satisfied:

10 <fDOE 1 /f< 100  (4)

10 <|fDOE 2 /f|   (5)

where:

fDOE 1 : focal length of a first diffractive surface

fDOE 2 : focal length of a second diffractive surface.

8. The imaging lens according to claim 2 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

1 <|fDOE 2 /fDOE 1|<30  (6)

where:

fDOE 1 : focal length of a first diffractive surface

fDOE 2 : focal length of a second diffractive surface.

9. The imaging lens according to claim 3 , wherein the following conditional expressions are satisfied:

10 <fDOE 1 /f< 100  (4)

10 <|fDOE 2 f|   (5)

where:

fDOE 1 : focal length of a first diffractive surface

fDOE 2 : focal length of a second diffractive surface.

10. The imaging lens according to claim 3 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

1 <|fDOE 2 /fDOE 1|<30  (6)

where:

fDOE 1 : focal length of a first diffractive surface

fDOE 2 : focal length of a second diffractive surface.

11. The imaging lens according to claim 4 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

1 <|fDOE 2 /fDOE 1|<30  (6).

12. The imaging lens according to claim 6 , wherein the following conditional expressions are satisfied:

10 <fDOE 1 /f< 100  (4)

10 <|fDOE 2 /f|   (5)

where:

fDOE 1 : focal length of a first diffractive surface

fDOE 2 : focal length of a second diffractive surface.

13. The imaging lens according to claim 6 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

1 <|fDOE 2 /fDOE 1|<30  (6)

where:

fDOE 1 : focal length of a first diffractive surface

fDOE 2 : focal length of a second diffractive surface.

14. The imaging lens according to claim 7 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

1 <|fDOE 2 /fDOE 1|<30  (6).

15. The imaging lens according to claim 9 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

1 <|fDOE 2 /fDOE 1|<30  (6).

16. The imaging lens according to claim 12 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

1 <|fDOE 2 /fDOE 1|<30  (6).

Assignments (3)
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 Mar 14, 2013
From: SUZUKI, HISANORI; MATSUOKA, KAZUO
To: KANTATSU CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029998/0053 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-075624 · Mar 29, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
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