IP Library Granted Patent US 8,934,179
Granted Patent B2
US 8,934,179 · App. 13/853,359 · Granted Jan 13, 2015

Imaging lens

Inventor: Tohru Ishizaka (Sukagawa, JP)
Assignee: Kantatsu Co., Ltd.
G02B13/0045G02B9/60
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Patent No.
US 8,934,179
App. No.
13/853,359
Granted
Jan 13, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An imaging lens includes five lenses for a solid-state image sensor, arranged in order from the object side to the image side, a first lens with positive refractive power having a convex object side surface, a second lens with negative refractive power having a concave image side surface, a third lens with positive or negative refractive power, a fourth lens with positive refractive power as a double-sided aspheric lens having a concave image side surface near an optical axis, and a fifth lens with negative refractive power as a double-sided aspheric lens having a concave image side surface near the optical axis, wherein the first lens and second lens satisfy conditional expressions below: 45<ν1<90  (1) 22<ν2<35  (2) 2.0<ν1/ν2<2.6  (3) where ν1: first lens Abbe number ν2: second lens Abbe number.

Claims (57)

1. An imaging lens composed of five lenses for a solid-state image sensor which are arranged in order from an object side to an image side, comprising:

a first lens with positive refractive power having a convex surface on the object side; and

a second lens with negative refractive power having a concave surface on the image side, the first lens and the second lens satisfying conditional expressions (1), (2), and (3) below:

45<ν1<90  (1)

22<ν2<35  (2)

2.0<ν1/ν2<2.6  (3)

where

ν1: Abbe number of the first lens

ν2: Abbe number of the second lens, and

further comprising:

a third lens with positive or negative refractive power having a meniscus shape with a concave surface on the image side and a convex surface on the object side near the optical axis;

a fourth lens with positive refractive power as a double-sided aspheric lens, having a concave surface on the image side near an optical axis; and

a fifth lens with negative refractive power as a double-sided aspheric lens, having a concave surface on the image side near the optical axis.

2. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein a conditional expression (4) below is satisfied:

0.6< f 1/ f< 0.9  (4)

where

f: focal length of an overall optical system of the imaging lens

f1: focal length of the first lens.

3. The imaging lens according to claim 2 , wherein a conditional expression (5) below is satisfied:

−1.0< f 2/ f<− 0.8  (5)

where

f2: focal length of the second lens.

4. The imaging lens according to claim 3 , wherein an aperture stop is located on the object side of the first lens.

5. The imaging lens according to claim 3 , wherein a conditional expression (8) below is satisfied:

1.6< f 4/ f< 3.8  (8)

where

f4: focal length of the fourth lens.

6. The imaging lens according to claim 5 , wherein a conditional expression (9) below is satisfied:

−9.0< f 5/ f<− 1.4  (9)

where

f5: focal length of the fifth lens.

7. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein a conditional expression (5) below is satisfied:

−1.0< f 2/ f<− 0.8  (5)

where

f: focal length of an overall optical system of the imaging lens

f2: focal length of the second lens.

8. The imaging lens according to claim 7 , wherein an aperture stop is located on the object side of the first lens.

9. The imaging lens according to claim 7 , wherein a conditional expression (8) below is satisfied:

1.6< f 4/ f< 3.8  (8)

where

f4: focal length of the fourth lens.

10. The imaging lens according to claim 9 , wherein a conditional expression (9) below is satisfied:

−9.0< f 5/ f<− 1.4  (9)

where

f5: focal length of the fifth lens.

11. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein the fourth lens and the fifth lens have a meniscus shape with a concave surface on the image side near the optical axis and have a pole-change point off the optical axis on the object side surface and the image side surface.

12. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein a conditional expression (6) below is satisfied:

1.1< TTL/f< 1.3  (6)

where

f: focal length of an overall optical system of the imaging lens

TTL: distance on the optical axis from the object side surface of the first lens to an image plane without a filter.

13. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein the first lens is a biconvex lens and a conditional expression (7) below is satisfied:

−0.40< r 1/ r 2<−0.08  (7)

where

r1: curvature radius of the object side surface of the first lens

r2: curvature radius of the image side surface of the first lens.

14. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein the first lens, the second lens, the third lens, the fourth lens, and the fifth lens are made of plastic material and cycloolefin plastic material is used for the first lens, the third lens, the fourth lens, and the fifth lens and polycarbonate is used for the second lens.

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 29, 2013
From: ISHIZAKA, TOHRU
To: KANTATSU CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 030115/0736 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-085263 · Apr 4, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
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