IP Library Granted Patent US 9,703,075
Granted Patent B2
US 9,703,075 · App. 14/559,953 · Granted Jul 11, 2017

Imaging lens

Inventors: Yoji Kubota (Nagano, JP); Kenichi Kubota (Nagano, JP); Hitoshi Hirano (Nagano, JP); Yoshio Ise (Tochigi, JP); Sayuri Noda (Tochigi, JP)
Assignees: OPTICAL LOGIC INC.; KANTATSU CO., LTD.
G02B13/0045G02B5/005G02B9/62G02B13/0015G02B13/18G02B27/0025
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Patent No.
US 9,703,075
App. No.
14/559,953
Granted
Jul 11, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An imaging lens includes a first lens having positive refractive power; a second lens having negative refractive power; a third lens; a fourth lens having negative refractive power; a fifth lens having positive refractive power; and a sixth lens, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side. The first lens is formed so that a surface thereof on the object side has a positive curvature radius. The sixth lens is formed so that a surface thereof on the object side and a surface thereof on the image plane side have positive curvature radii. Each of the first to sixth lenses has an Abbe's number within a specific range.

Claims (66)

1. An imaging lens comprising:

a first lens having positive refractive power;

a second lens;

a third lens;

a fourth lens having negative refractive power;

a fifth lens; and

a sixth lens, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side,

wherein said third lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the image plane side has a negative curvature radius,

said fifth lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the object side and a surface thereof on the image plane side have negative curvature radii, and

said sixth lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the object side and a surface thereof on the image plane side have positive curvature radii.

2. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein each of said third lens, said fourth lens, said fifth lens, and said sixth lens has refractive power weaker than that of each of the first lens and the second lens.

3. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein said fourth lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the object side and a surface thereof on the image plane side have negative curvature radii.

4. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein said first lens has a focal length f1, and said second lens has a focal length f2 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

−0.7< f 1/ f 2<−0.3.

5. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein said first lens and said second lens have a composite focal length f12 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

0.8< f 12/ f< 1.5

where f is a focal length of a whole lens system.

6. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein said fourth lens has a focal length f4 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

−0.3< f/f 4<−0.01

where f is a focal length of a whole lens system.

7. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein said third lens and said fourth lens have a composite focal length f34 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

−20.0< f 34/ f<− 1.0

where f is a focal length of a whole lens system.

8. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein said second lens has a surface on the image plane side situated away from a surface of the third lens on the object side by a distance D23 on an optical axis, and said first lens has a surface on the object side situated away from a surface of the sixth lens on the image plane side by a distance L16 on the optical axis so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

0.05< D 23/ L 16<0.3.

9. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein said first lens has an Abbe's number νd1, said fourth lens has an Abbe's number νd4, said fifth lens has an Abbe's number νd5, and said sixth lens has an Abbe's number νd6 so that the following conditional expressions are satisfied:

45<ν d 1<75

45<ν d 4<75

45<ν d 5<75

45<ν d 6<75.

10. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein said second lens has an Abbe's number νd2, and said third lens has an Abbe's number νd3 so that the following conditional expressions are satisfied:

20<ν d 2<40

20<ν d 3<40.

11. An imaging lens comprising:

a first lens having positive refractive power;

a second lens;

a third lens;

a fourth lens;

a fifth lens; and

a sixth lens, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side,

wherein said third lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the image plane side has a negative curvature radius,

said fourth lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the image plane side has a negative curvature radius, and

said third lens and said fourth lens have a composite focal length f34 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

−20.0< f 34/ f<− 1.0

where f is a focal length of a whole lens system.

12. The imaging lens according to claim 11 , wherein each of said third lens, said fourth lens, said fifth lens, and said sixth lens has refractive power weaker than that of each of the first lens and the second lens.

13. The imaging lens according to claim 11 , wherein said fifth lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the object side and a surface thereof on the image plane side have negative curvature radii.

14. The imaging lens according to claim 11 , wherein said sixth lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the object side and a surface thereof on the image plane side have positive curvature radii.

15. The imaging lens according to claim 11 , wherein said first lens has a focal length f1, and said second lens has a focal length f2 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

−0.7< f 1/ f 2<−0.3.

16. The imaging lens according to claim 11 , wherein said first lens and said second lens have a composite focal length f12 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

0.8< f 12/ f< 1.5

where f is a focal length of a whole lens system.

17. The imaging lens according to claim 11 , wherein said fourth lens has a focal length f4 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

−0.3< f/f 4<−0.01

where f is a focal length of a whole lens system.

18. The imaging lens according to claim 11 , wherein said second lens has a surface on the image plane side situated away from a surface of the third lens on the object side by a distance D23 on an optical axis, and said first lens has a surface on the object side situated away from a surface of the sixth lens on the image plane side by a distance L16 on the optical axis so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

0.05< D 23/ L 16<0.3.

19. The imaging lens according to claim 11 , wherein said first lens has an Abbe's number νd1, said fourth lens has an Abbe's number νd4, said fifth lens has an Abbe's number νd5, and said sixth lens has an Abbe's number νd6 so that the following conditional expressions are satisfied:

45<ν d 1<75

45<ν d 4<75

45<ν d 5<75

45<ν d 6<75.

20. The imaging lens according to claim 11 , wherein said second lens has an Abbe's number νd2, and said third lens has an Abbe's number νd3 so that the following conditional expressions are satisfied:

20<ν d 2<40

20<ν d 3<40.

Assignments (4)
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 Aug 2, 2021
From: OPTICAL LOGIC INC.; KANTATSU CO., LTD.
To: KANTATSU CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057060/0010 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 1, 2021
From: KUBOTA, YOJI; KUBOTA, KENICHI; HIRANO, HITOSHI; ISE, YOSHIO; NODA, SAYURI
To: OPTICAL LOGIC INC.; KANTATSU CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057046/0127 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-116110 · May 22, 2012 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 14479425 · Sep 8, 2014
Continuation 13865594 · Apr 18, 2013
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