IP Library Granted Patent US 9,323,031
Granted Patent B2
US 9,323,031 · App. 14/507,863 · Granted Apr 26, 2016

Imaging lens and imaging apparatus

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Patent No.
US 9,323,031
App. No.
14/507,863
Granted
Apr 26, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

An imaging lens consists essentially of a front-group consisting of a first lens having a negative meniscus shape with its convex surface facing an object side, a second lens having negative refractive power, a third lens having positive refractive power, a fourth lens having a negative meniscus shape with its concave surface facing an image side and a fifth lens having positive refractive power, and the front-group having positive refractive power as a whole, a stop, and a rear-group consisting of a sixth lens having positive refractive power and a seventh lens having a negative meniscus shape with its concave surface facing the object side, and the rear-group having positive refractive power as a whole, in this order from the object side. A predetermined conditional formula about a combined focal length of the first lens and the second lens, and a focal length of an entire system is satisfied.

Claims (69)

1. An imaging lens consisting essentially of:

a front group consisting of a first lens having a negative meniscus shape with its convex surface facing an object side, a second lens having negative refractive power, a third lens having positive refractive power, a fourth lens having a negative meniscus shape with its concave surface facing an image side and a fifth lens having positive refractive power, and the front group having positive refractive power as a whole;

a stop; and

a rear group consisting of a sixth lens having positive refractive power and a seventh lens having a negative meniscus shape with its concave surface facing the object side, and the rear group having positive refractive power as a whole, in this order from the object side,

wherein the following conditional formula (1) is satisfied:

0.6<| f 12|/ f< 1.5  (1), where

f12: a combined focal length of the first lens and the second lens, and

f: a focal length of an entire system.

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

0.7<| f 12|/ f< 1.3  (1-1), where

f12: a combined focal length of the first lens and the second lens, and

f: a focal length of an entire system.

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

0.8<| f 12|/ f< 1.2  (1-2), where

f12: a combined focal length of the first lens and the second lens, and

f: a focal length of an entire system.

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

1.3< fa/f< 1.9  (2), where

fa: a focal length of the front group, and

f: a focal length of an entire system.

5. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 1 ,

wherein the following conditional formula (2-1) is satisfied:

1.4< fa/f< 1.8  (2-1), where

fa: a focal length of the front group, and

f: a focal length of an entire system.

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

0.5< fa/f 5<1.4  (3), where

fa: a focal length of the front group, and

f5: a focal length of the fifth lens.

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

0.7< fa/f 5<1.3  (3-1), where

fa: a focal length of the front group, and

f5: a focal length of the fifth lens.

8. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 1 , wherein the following conditional formula (3-2) is satisfied:

0.8< fa/f 5<1.2  (3-2), where

fa: a focal length of the front group, and

f5: a focal length of the fifth lens.

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

vd 3<26.0  (4), where

vd3: an Abbe number of the third lens for d-line.

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

vd 3<23.0  (4-1), where

vd3: an Abbe number of the third lens for d-line.

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

3.5< L/Rr 1<9.0  (5), where

L: a length from a vertex of an object-side surface of the first lens to a paraxial image formation position determined by the first lens through the seventh lens, and

Rr1: a paraxial 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 (5-1) is satisfied:

4.0< L/Rr 1<7.0  (5-1), where

L: a length from a vertex of an object-side surface of the first lens to a paraxial image formation position determined by the first lens through the seventh lens, and

Rr1: a paraxial curvature radius of an image-side surface of the first lens.

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

3.5< L/Rr 2<10.0  (6), where

L: a length from a vertex of an object-side surface of the first lens to a paraxial image formation position determined by the first lens through the seventh lens, and

Rr2: a paraxial curvature radius of an image-side surface of the second lens.

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

4.5< L/Rr 2<9.0  (6-1), where

L: a length from a vertex of an object-side surface of the first lens to a paraxial image formation position determined by the first lens through the seventh lens, and

Rr2: a paraxial curvature radius of an image-side surface of the second lens.

15. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 1 , wherein the following conditional formula (7) is satisfied:

0.4< f 5/ f 6<1  (7), where

f5: a focal length of the fifth lens, and

f6: a focal length of the sixth lens.

16. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 1 , wherein the following conditional formula (7-1) is satisfied:

0.55< f 5/ f 6<0.85  (7-1) where

f5: a focal length of the fifth lens, and

f6: a focal length of the sixth lens.

17. An imaging apparatus comprising:

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

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ONE-THIRD OF THE RIGHTS TO THE PATENTS Recorded Jan 24, 2019
From: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
To: NANCHANG O-FILM OPTICAL-ELECTRONIC TECH CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048587/0176 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 7, 2014
From: TOMIOKA, UKYO
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 033898/0075 →