IP Library Granted Patent US 9,465,201
Granted Patent B2
US 9,465,201 · App. 14/569,806 · Granted Oct 11, 2016

Imaging lens and imaging apparatus

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Patent No.
US 9,465,201
App. No.
14/569,806
Granted
Oct 11, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

An imaging lens substantially consists of negative first lens, positive second lens, negative third lens, positive fourth lens, positive fifth lens, and negative sixth lens in this order from an object side. At least one of second lens through sixth lens satisfies the following conditional expression (1), and the imaging lens, as a whole, satisfies the following conditional expression (2): (1/τ i )×( f/fi )<0  (1); and Σ(1/τ i )×( f/fi )<0 ( i =1 through 6)  (2).

Claims (31)

1. An imaging lens substantially consisting of:

a first lens having negative refractive power;

a second lens having positive refractive power;

a third lens having negative refractive power;

a fourth lens having positive refractive power;

a fifth lens having positive refractive power; and

a sixth lens having negative refractive power in this order from an object side,

wherein at least one of the second lens through the sixth lens satisfies the following conditional expression (1), and the imaging lens, as a whole, satisfies the following conditional expression (2):

(1/τ i )×( f/fi )<0  (1); and

Σ(1/τ i )×( f/fi )<0 ( i= 1 through 6)  (2), where

τi: a thermal Abbe number of an i-th lens,

f: a focal length of an entire system, and

fi: a focal length of the i-th lens.

2. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 1 , wherein the first lens has a meniscus shape with its convex surface facing the object side.

3. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 1 , wherein the sixth lens has a concave surface facing the object side.

4. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 1 , wherein the fourth lens has a convex surface facing an image side.

5. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 1 , wherein the fifth lens has a convex surface facing the object side.

6. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 1 , wherein the second lens has a convex surface facing the object side.

7. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 1 , wherein the third lens has a concave surface facing the object side.

8. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 1 , wherein all of the first lens through the sixth lens are glass lenses.

9. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 1 , wherein at least one of the second lens through the sixth lens satisfies the following conditional expression (1-1):

(1/τ i )×( f/fi )<−5 e −6  (1-1).

10. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 9 , wherein at least one of the second lens through the fifth lens satisfies the conditional expression (1-1).

11. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 1 , wherein at least one of the second lens through the sixth lens satisfies the following conditional expression (1-2):

(1/τ i )×( f/fi )<−10 e −6  (1-2).

12. The imaging lens, as defined in claim 11 , wherein at least one of the second lens through the fifth lens satisfies the conditional expression (1-2).

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

Σ(1/τ i )×( f/fi )<−5 e −6 ( i= 1 through 6)  (2-1).

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

Σ(1/τ i )×( f/fi )<−10 e −6 ( i= 1 through 6)  (2-2).

15. An imaging apparatus comprising the imaging lens, as defined in claim 1 .

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 Dec 15, 2014
From: KITAHARA, YU
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034503/0130 →