IP Library Granted Patent US 8,953,256
Granted Patent B2
US 8,953,256 · App. 13/864,702 · Granted Feb 10, 2015

Image pickup lens

Inventor: Sayuri Noda (Sukagawa, JP)
Assignee: Kantatsu Co., Ltd.
G02B3/04G02B9/60G02B27/0025G02B13/0045G02B13/18
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Patent No.
US 8,953,256
App. No.
13/864,702
Granted
Feb 10, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image pickup lens includes a first lens with positive refractive power having a convex object side surface, an aperture stop, a second lens with negative refractive power having a convex image side surface, a third lens with positive refractive power having a concave image side surface, a fourth lens with positive refractive power having a convex image side surface, 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 the second lens satisfy following conditional expressions (1) and (2); 50<ν1<85  (1) 20<ν2<35  (2) where ν1 represents an Abbe number of the first lens, and ν2 represents an Abbe number of the second lens, and where the second lens satisfies a following conditional expression (3); 1.55< Nd 2<1.70  (3) where Nd2 represents a refractive index of d-ray of the second lens.

Claims (59)

1. An image pickup lens composed of five lenses for a solid imaging element, comprising, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens having a positive refractive power with a convex surface facing the object side, an aperture stop, and a second lens having a negative refractive power with a convex surface facing the image side;

wherein the first lens and the second lens satisfy following conditional expressions (1) and (2);

50<ν1<85  (1)

23.91≦ν2<35  (2)

where ν1 represents an Abbe number of the first lens, and ν2 represents an Abbe number of the second lens, and where the second lens satisfies a following conditional expression (3);

1.55< Nd 2<1.70  (3)

where Nd2 represents a refractive index of d-ray of the second lens,

wherein the image pickup lens further comprises a third lens having a positive refractive power with a concave surface facing the image side, a fourth lens having a positive refractive power and having a meniscus shape with a convex surface facing the image side,

wherein the third lens and the fourth lens satisfy following conditional expressions (5) and (6);

23.91≦ν3<30  (5)

50<ν4<60  (6)

where ν3 represents an Abbe number of the third lens, and ν4 represents an Abbe number of the fourth lens, and where the third lens satisfies a following conditional expression (7);

1.5<Nd3<1.7  (7)

where Nd3 represents a refractive index of d-ray of the third lens, and

wherein the image pickup lens further comprises a fifth lens having both sides formed as aspherical surfaces and having a negative refractive power with a concave surface facing the image side near the optical axis.

2. The image pickup lens according to claim 1 , wherein the fourth lens has a meniscus shape near the optical axis, and a surface thereof facing the image side has an aspheric shape in which a positive refractive power weakens toward a circumference.

3. The image pickup lens according to claim 1 , wherein the fifth lens has both surfaces thereof formed as concave surfaces near the optical axis, and has a pole-change point other than on the optical axis on an aspheric surface facing the image side.

4. The image pickup lens according to claim 1 , satisfying a following conditional expression (9):

1.0<|( r 3+ r 4)/( r 3− r 4)|<1.3  (9)

where r3 represents a curvature radius of an object side surface of the second lens, and r4 represents a curvature radius of an image side surface of the second lens.

5. The image pickup lens according to claim 1 , satisfying a following conditional expression (10):

1.7 <r 2/ r 3<6.0  (10)

where r2 represents a curvature radius of an image side surface of the first lens, and r3 represents a curvature radius of an object side surface of the second lens.

6. The image pickup lens according to claim 1 , satisfying a following conditional expression (11):

0.5 <f 1 /f< 0.8  (11)

where f represents a focal length of an overall optical system of the image pickup lens, and f1 represents a focal length of the first lens.

7. The image pickup lens according to claim 1 , satisfying a following conditional expression (12):

−1.1 <f 2 /f<− 0.7  (12)

where f represents a focal length of an overall system of the image pickup lens, and f2 represents a focal length of the second lens.

8. The image pickup lens according to claim 1 , satisfying a following conditional expression (13):

0.5 <f 4 /f< 0.7  (13)

where f represents a focal length of an overall optical system of the impace pickup lens, and f4 represents a focal length of the fourth lens.

9. An image pickup lens composed of five lenses for a solid imaging element, comprising, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens having a positive refractive power with a convex surface facing the object side, an aperture stop, a second lens having a negative refractive power with a convex surface facing the image side, a third lens having both sides formed as aspherical surfaces and having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens having an image side formed as aspherical surface and having a meniscus shape with a convex surface facing the image side, and a fifth lens having both sides formed as aspherical surfaces with a concave surface facing the image side near the optical axis, and

conditional expressions (5), (6) and (7) are satisfied:

23.91≦ν3<30  (5)

50<ν4<60  (6)

1.5<Nd3<1.7  (7)

where ν3 represents an Abbe number of the third lens, ν4 represents an Abbe number of the fourth lens, and Nd3 represents a refractive index of d-ray of the third lens.

10. The image pickup lens according to claim 9 , satisfying following conditional expressions (1), (2), and (3):

50<ν1<85  (1)

23.91≦ν2<35  (2)

1.55<Nd2<1.70  (3)

where ν1 represents an Abbe number of the first lens, ν2 represents an Abbe number of the second lens, Nd2 represents a refractive index of d-ray of the second lens.

11. The image pickup lens according to claim 9 , wherein the fifth lens has both surfaces thereof formed as concave surfaces near the optical axis, and has a pole-change point other than on the optical axis on an aspheric surface facing the image side.

12. The image pickup lens according to claim 9 , satisfying a following conditional expression (9):

1.0<|( r 3 +r 4)/( r 3 −r 4)|<1.3  (9)

where r3 represents a curvature radius of an object side surface of the second lens, and r4 represents a curvature radius of an image side surface of the second lens.

13. The image pickup lens according to claim 9 , satisfying a following conditional expression (11):

0.5< f 1 /f< 0.8  (11)

where f represents a focal length of an overall optical system of the image pickup lens, and f1 represents a focal length of the first lens.

14. The image pickup lens according to claim 9 , satisfying a following conditional expression (12):

−1.1 <f 2 /f<− 0.7  (12)

where f represents a focal length of an overall optical system of the image pickup lens, and f2 represents a focal length of the second lens.

15. The image pickup lens according to claim 9 , satisfying a following conditional expression (13):

0.5< f 4 /f< 0.7  (13)

where f represents a focal length of an overall optical system of the image pickup lens, and f4 represents a focal length of the fourth lens.

16. The image pickup lens according to claim 9 , satisfying a following conditional expression (10):

1.7 <r 2 /r 3<6.0  (10)

where r2 represents a curvature radius of an image side surface of the first lens, and r3 represents a curvature radius of an object side surface of 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 Apr 17, 2013
From: NODA, SAYURI
To: KANTATSU CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 030235/0771 →
Priority Claims (1)
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Continuity (1)
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