IP Library Granted Patent US 9,019,634
Granted Patent B2
US 9,019,634 · App. 14/224,716 · Granted Apr 28, 2015

Imaging lens and imaging apparatus

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Patent No.
US 9,019,634
App. No.
14/224,716
Granted
Apr 28, 2015
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 is concave, and an object-side surface of the third lens is concave. A predetermined conditional formula about a combined focal length of the fourth lens and the fifth lens is satisfied.

Claims (72)

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 image-side surface of the second lens has a shape having negative refractive power at a center and weaker negative refractive power at an effective diameter edge, compared with the center, and

wherein an image-side surface of the third lens has a shape having positive refractive power at a center and weaker positive refractive power at an effective diameter edge, compared with the center, and

wherein an Abbe number of a material of the third lens for d-line is less than or equal to 30 and a refractive index of the material is lower than or equal to 1.75, and

wherein the following conditional formula (22) is satisfied:

−30 <f 23 /f <−3  (22), where

f 23 : a combined focal length of the second lens and the third lens, and

f: a focal length of an entire system.

2. 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 third lens has a shape having negative refractive power at a center and stronger negative refractive power at an effective diameter edge, compared with the center, and

wherein an Abbe number of a material of the third lens for d-line is less than or equal to 30 and a refractive index of the material is lower than or equal to 1.75, and

wherein the following conditional formula (22) is satisfied:

−30 <f 23 /f <−3  (22), where

f 23 : a combined focal length of the second lens and the third lens, and

f: a focal length of an entire system.

3. 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 is concave, and

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

wherein the following conditional formula (23-4) is satisfied:

7.8≦ f 45/ f< 25  (23-4), where

f 45 : a combined focal length of the fourth lens and the fifth lens, and

f: a focal length of an entire system.

4. An imaging apparatus comprising:

the imaging lens, as defined in claim 3 , mounted thereon.

5. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 3 , wherein the following conditional formula (19) is satisfied:

1<( D 4 +D 5)/ f <6  (19), where

D 4 : an air space between the second lens and the third lens on an optical axis,

D 5 : a center thickness of the third lens, and

f: a focal length of an entire system.

6. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 5 , wherein the following conditional formula (19-1) is satisfied:

1.4<( D 4 +D 5)/ f <5.5  (19-1), where

D 4 : an air space between the second lens and the third lens on an optical axis,

D 5 : a center thickness of the third lens, and

f: a focal length of an entire system.

7. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 5 , wherein the following conditional formula (19-3) is satisfied:

1.9<( D 4 +D 5)/ f <4.4  (19-3), where

D 4 : an air space between the second lens and the third lens on an optical axis,

D 5 : a center thickness of the third lens, and

f: a focal length of an entire system.

8. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 3 , wherein the following conditional formula (20) is satisfied:

−1 <f/R 5<1  (20), where

f: a focal length of an entire system, and

R 5 : a curvature radius of an object-side surface of the third lens.

9. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 8 , wherein the following conditional formula (20-2) is satisfied:

−0.5 <f/R 5<0.5  (20-2), where

f: a focal length of an entire system, and

R 5 : a curvature radius of an object-side surface of the third lens.

10. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 8 , wherein the following conditional formula (20-3) is satisfied:

−0.2 <f/R 5<0.2  (20-3), where

f: a focal length of an entire system, and

R 5 : a curvature radius of an object-side surface of the third lens.

11. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 3 , wherein the following conditional formula (21) is satisfied:

−3 <f/R 3<3  (21), where

f: a focal length of an entire system, and

R 3 : a curvature radius of an object-side surface of the second lens.

12. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 11 , wherein the following conditional formula (21-2) is satisfied:

−2.0 <f/R 3<1.5  (21-2), where

f: a focal length of an entire system, and

R 3 : a curvature radius of an object-side surface of the second lens.

13. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 11 , wherein the following conditional formula (21-3) is satisfied:

−1.5 <f/R 3<1.0  (21-3), where

f: a focal length of an entire system, and

R 3 : a curvature radius of an object-side surface of the second lens.

14. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 3 , wherein the following conditional formula (22-1) is satisfied:

−25 <f 23 /f <−4  (22-1), where

f 23 : a combined focal length of the second lens and the third lens, and

f: a focal length of an entire system.

15. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 3 , wherein the following conditional formula (22-2) is satisfied:

−20 <f 23 /f <−5  (22-2), where

f 23 : a combined focal length of the second lens and the third lens, and

f: a focal length of an entire system.

16. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 3 , where a stop is arranged between the third lens and the fourth lens.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2023
From: TIANJIN OFILM OPTO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: JIANGXI OFILM OPTICAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064178/0340 →
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; KONDO, MASATO; OTOMO, RYOKO
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032520/0538 →