IP Library Granted Patent US 9,274,319
Granted Patent B2
US 9,274,319 · App. 14/591,075 · Granted Mar 1, 2016

Imaging lens and imaging apparatus equipped with the imaging lens

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Patent No.
US 9,274,319
App. No.
14/591,075
Granted
Mar 1, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

An imaging lens is substantially constituted by five lenses, including: a positive first lens having a convex surface toward the object side; a negative second lens having a concave surface toward the object side; a positive third lens of a meniscus shape with a convex surface toward the object side; a positive fourth lens of a meniscus shape with a concave surface toward the object side; and a negative fifth lens having a concave surface toward the image side, the surface thereof toward the image side being of an aspherical shape having at least one inflection point within a range from an intersection of a principal light ray at a maximum angle of view with the surface toward the image side inwardly toward the optical axis in the radial direction, provided in this order from the object side. The imaging lens satisfies predetermined conditional formulae.

Claims (52)

1. An imaging lens substantially consisting of five lenses, including:

a first lens having a positive refractive power and a convex surface toward the object side;

a second lens having a negative refractive power and a concave surface toward the object side;

a third lens having a positive refractive power and is of a meniscus shape with a convex surface toward the object side;

a fourth lens having a positive refractive power and is of a meniscus shape with a concave surface toward the object side; and

a fifth lens having a negative refractive power and a concave surface toward the image side, the surface thereof toward the image side being of an aspherical shape having at least one inflection point within a range from an intersection of a principal light ray at a maximum angle of view with the surface toward the image side inwardly toward the optical axis in the radial direction, provided in this order from the object side;

the imaging lens satisfying the following conditional formulae:

1.25 <f/f 1<3  (1)

0.57 <f/f 4<3  (2)

−1.87 <f/f 5<−0.5  (3)

1 <TTL /( f ·tan ω)<1.56  (4)

wherein f is the focal length of the entire system, f 1 is the focal length of the first lens, f 4 is the focal length of the fourth lens, f 5 is the focal length of the fifth lens, TTL is the distance from the surface of the first lens toward the object side to the imaging surface along the optical axis in the case that back focus is an air converted length, and ω is the half value of a maximum angle of view when focused on an object at infinity.

2. An imaging lens as defined in claim 1 that further satisfies the following conditional formula:

0.6 <L 1 f /Φ<0.88  (5)

wherein L 1 f is the paraxial radius of curvature of the surface of the first lens toward the object side, and Φ is the diameter of the entrance pupil.

3. An imaging lens as defined in claim 1 that further satisfies the following conditional formula:

1 <f ·tan ω/ L 5 r< 3  (6)

wherein L 5 r is the paraxial radius of curvature of the surface of the fifth lens toward the image side.

4. An imaging lens as defined in claim 1 , wherein:

the surface of the second lens toward the object side is of an aspherical shape having at least one inflection point within a range from an intersection of a marginal axial light ray with the surface toward the object side inwardly toward the optical axis in the radial direction.

5. An imaging lens as defined in claim 1 , wherein:

the surface of the third lens toward the object side is of an aspherical shape having at least one inflection point within a range from an intersection of a marginal axial light ray with the surface toward the object side inwardly toward the optical axis in the radial direction.

6. An imaging lens as defined in claim 1 , further comprising:

an aperture stop positioned at the object side of the surface of the first lens toward the object side.

7. An imaging lens as defined in claim 1 that further satisfies the following conditional formula:

1.32 <f/f 1<2.32  (1-1).

8. An imaging lens as defined in claim 7 that further satisfies the following conditional formula:

1.32 <f/f 1<2  (1-2).

9. An imaging lens as defined in claim 8 that further satisfies the following conditional formula:

1.35 <f/f 1<1.86  (1-3).

10. An imaging lens as defined in claim 1 that further satisfies the following conditional formula:

0.73 <f/f 4<2.19  (2-1).

11. An imaging lens as defined in claim 10 that further satisfies the following conditional formula:

0.8 <f/f 4<1.79  (2-2).

12. An imaging lens as defined in claim 1 that further satisfies the following conditional formula:

−1.71 <f/f 5<−0.77  (3-1).

13. An imaging lens as defined in claim 12 that further satisfies the following conditional formula:

−1.71 <f/f 5<−0.92  (3-2).

14. An imaging lens as defined in claim 13 that further satisfies the following conditional formula:

−1.64 <f/f 5<−0.92  (3-3).

15. An imaging lens as defined in claim 1 that further satisfies the following conditional formula:

1.25 <TTL /( f ·tan·ω)<1.49  (4-1).

16. An imaging lens as defined in claim 15 that further satisfies the following conditional formula:

1.34 <TTL /( f ·tan·ω)<1.49  (4-2).

17. An imaging lens as defined in claim 16 that further satisfies the following conditional formula:

1.34 <TTL /( f ·tan·ω)<1.47  (4-3).

18. An imaging lens as defined in claim 1 that further satisfies the following conditional formula:

0.7 <L 1 f/Φ< 0.85  (5-1).

wherein L 1 f is the paraxial radius of curvature of the surface of the first lens toward the object side, and Φ is the diameter of the entrance pupil.

19. An imaging lens as defined in claim 18 that further satisfies the following conditional formula:

0.75 <L 1 f/Φ< 0.82  (5-2).

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

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 Jan 7, 2015
From: TANAKA, TAKUYA
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034651/0270 →