IP Library Granted Patent US 8,902,516
Granted Patent B2
US 8,902,516 · App. 14/224,090 · Granted Dec 2, 2014

Imaging lens and imaging apparatus

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Patent No.
US 8,902,516
App. No.
14/224,090
Granted
Dec 2, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

An imaging lens substantially consists of six lenses of a negative first lens, a negative second lens, a positive third lens, a positive fourth lens, a negative fifth lens and a positive sixth lens in this order from an object side. An object-side surface of the second lens has a shape having negative refractive power at a center, and including a part having positive refractive power in an area between the center and an effective diameter edge, and having negative refractive power at the effective diameter edge (concave shape facing the object side), and the refractive power at the effective diameter edge being weaker than the refractive power at the center. Further, an object-side surface of the third lens is convex toward the object side. Further, a predetermined conditional formula about a combined focal length of the first lens, the second lens and the third lens is satisfied.

Claims (91)

1. An imaging lens substantially consisting of six lenses of a negative first lens, a negative second lens, a positive third lens, a positive fourth lens, a negative fifth lens and a positive sixth lens in this order from an object side,

wherein an object-side surface of the second lens has a shape having negative refractive power at a center, and including a part having positive refractive power in an area between the center and an effective diameter edge, and having negative refractive power at the effective diameter edge, and the refractive power at the effective diameter edge being weaker than the refractive power at the center, and

wherein an object-side surface of the third lens is convex toward the object side, and

wherein the following conditional formulas (17-4), (14-3) and (20) are satisfied:

−3.5 <f 123 /f<− 1.0  (17-4);

0.5≦( R 3 +R 4)/( R 3 −R 4)≦0.80  (14-3); and

1.0 <f 4 /f< 4.0  (20), where

f123: a combined focal length of the first lens, the second lens and the third lens,

f: a focal length of an entire system,

R3: a curvature radius of an object-side surface of the second lens,

R4: a curvature radius of an image-side surface of the second lens, and

f4: a focal length of the fourth lens.

2. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 1 , wherein the following conditional formula (11) is satisfied:

9 <L/f< 16  (11), where

L: a length from an object-side surface of the first lens to an image plane on an optical axis when a back focus portion is a distance in air, and

f: a focal length of an entire system.

3. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 2 , wherein the following conditional formula (11-3) is satisfied:

12.5 <L/f< 15.0  (11-3), where

L: a length from an object-side surface of the first lens to an image plane on an optical axis when a back focus portion is a distance in air, and

f: a focal length of an entire system.

4. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 1 , wherein the following conditional formula (12) is satisfied:

1 <Bf/f< 3  (12), where

Bf: a length from an image-side surface of a most image-side lens to an image plane on an optical axis when the length is a distance in air, and

f: a focal length of an entire system.

5. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 4 , wherein the following conditional formula (12-2) is satisfied:

1.7 <Bf/f< 2.3  (12-2), where

Bf: a length from an image-side surface of a most image-side lens to an image plane on an optical axis when the length is a distance in air, and

f: a focal length of an entire system.

6. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 1 , wherein the following conditional formula (13) is satisfied:

vd 3 +vd 5<50.0  (13), where

vd3: an Abbe number of the material of the third lens for d-line, and

vd5: an Abbe number of the material of the fifth lens for d-line.

7. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 6 , wherein the following conditional formula (13-2) is satisfied:

38.0 <vd 3 +vd 5<48.0  (13-2), where

vd3: an Abbe number of the material of the third lens for d-line, and

vd5: an Abbe number of the material of the fifth lens for d-line.

8. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 1 , wherein the following conditional formula (15) is satisfied:

−10≦( R 5 +R 6)/( R 5 −R 6)≦−1  (15), where

R5: a curvature radius of an object-side surface of the third lens, and

R6: a curvature radius of an image-side surface of the third lens.

9. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 8 , wherein the following conditional formula (15-3) is satisfied:

−3.5≦( R 5 +R 6)/( R 5 −R 6)≦−1.3  (15-3), where

R5: a curvature radius of an object-side surface of the third lens, and

R6: a curvature radius of an image-side surface of the third lens.

10. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 1 , wherein the following conditional formula (16) is satisfied:

1.1≦( R 1 +R 2)/( R 1 −R 2)≦3.0  (16), where

R1: a curvature radius of an object-side surface of the first lens, and

R2: a curvature radius of an image-side surface of the first lens.

11. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 10 , wherein the following conditional formula (16-2) is satisfied:

1.3≦( R 1 +R 2)/( R 1 −R 2)≦2.0  (16-2), where

R1: a curvature radius of an object-side surface of the first lens, and

R2: a curvature radius of an image-side surface of the first lens.

12. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 1 , wherein the following conditional formula (17-3) is satisfied:

−3.2 <f 123 /f<− 1.8  (17-3), where

f123: a combined focal length of the first lens, the second lens and the third lens, and

f: a focal length of an entire system.

13. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 1 , wherein the following conditional formula (18) is satisfied:

2 <f 3 /f< 12  (18), where

f3: a focal length of the third lens, and

f: a focal length of an entire system.

14. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 13 , wherein the following conditional formula (18-3) is satisfied:

3.5 <f 3 /f< 10  (18-3), where

f3: a focal length of the third lens, and

f: a focal length of an entire system.

15. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 1 , wherein the following conditional formula (19) is satisfied:

0.01 <D 9 /f< 0.5  (19), where

D9: an air space between the fourth lens and the fifth lens on an optical axis, and

f: a focal length of an entire system.

16. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 15 , wherein the following conditional formula (19-1) is satisfied:

0.05 <D 9 /f< 0.3  (19-1), where

D9: an air space between the fourth lens and the fifth lens on an optical axis, and

f: a focal length of an entire system.

17. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 1 , wherein the following conditional formula (20-1) is satisfied:

1.5 <f 4 /f< 3.0  (20-1), where

f4: a focal length of the fourth lens, and

f: a focal length of an entire system.

18. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 1 , wherein the following conditional formula (21) is satisfied:

2.5 <ER 1 /f< 7.5  (21), where

ER1: an effective radius of an object-side surface of the first lens, and

f: a focal length of an entire system.

19. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 18 , wherein the following conditional formula (21-1) is satisfied:

2.5 <ER 1 /f< 8  (21-1), where

ER1: an effective radius of an object-side surface of the first lens, and

f: a focal length of an entire system.

20. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 18 , wherein the following conditional formula (21-4) is satisfied:

4.0 <ER 1 /f< 6.5  (21-4), where

ER1: an effective radius of an object-side surface of the first lens, and

f: a focal length of an entire system.

21. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 1 , wherein a stop is arranged between the third lens and the fourth lens.

22. An imaging apparatus comprising:

the imaging lens, as defined in claim 1 , mounted thereon.

Assignments (3)
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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 25, 2014
From: ASAMI, TARO; KATSUMA, TOSHIAKI; ITO, TORU
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032513/0384 →