IP Library Granted Patent US 9,482,843
Granted Patent B2
US 9,482,843 · App. 14/595,280 · Granted Nov 1, 2016

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.
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Patent No.
US 9,482,843
App. No.
14/595,280
Granted
Nov 1, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

An imaging lens includes a first lens having positive refractive power; a second lens; a third lens; a fourth lens; a fifth lens having negative refractive power; and a sixth lens. The first 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. The fifth lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the image plane side has a negative curvature radius. The sixth lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the image plane side has a positive curvature radius.

Claims (90)

1. An imaging lens comprising:

a first lens having positive refractive power;

a second lens;

a third lens;

a fourth lens;

a fifth lens having negative refractive power; and

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

wherein said first 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,

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

said sixth lens is formed in a meniscus shape so that a surface thereof on the object side near an optical axis thereof has a positive curvature radius.

2. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein said first lens has an Abbe's number νd1, said second lens has an Abbe's number νd2, said third lens has an Abbe's number νd3, 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

20<ν d 2<40

45<ν d 3<75

45<ν d 4<75

20<ν d 5<40

45<ν d 6<75.

3. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein said fifth lens and said sixth lens have a composite focal length f56 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

−1.0< f 56/ f<− 0.3

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

4. 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:

1.1< f 12/ f< 3.0

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

5. 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:

−0.8< f 1/ f 2<−0.3.

6. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein said third lens has a focal length f3 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

1.0< f 3/ f< 5.0

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

7. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein said fourth lens has a focal length f4 and said fifth lens has a focal length f5 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

−0.4< f 4/ f 5<−0.1.

8. An imaging lens comprising:

a first lens having positive refractive power;

a second lens;

a third lens;

a fourth lens;

a fifth lens having negative refractive power; and

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

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

said sixth lens is formed in a meniscus shape so that a surface thereof on the object side have near an optical axis thereof has a positive curvature radius, and

said fifth lens and said sixth lens have a composite focal length f56 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

−1.0< f 56/ f<− 0.3

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

9. The imaging lens according to claim 8 , wherein said first lens has an Abbe's number νd1, said second lens has an Abbe's number νd2, said third lens has an Abbe's number νd3, 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

20<ν d 2<40

45<ν d 3<75

45<ν d 4<75

20<ν d 5<40

45<ν d 6<75.

10. The imaging lens according to claim 8 , wherein said first lens and said second lens have a composite focal length f12 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

1.1< f 12/ f< 3.0

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

11. The imaging lens according to claim 8 , 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:

−0.8< f 1/ f 2<−0.3.

12. The imaging lens according to claim 8 , wherein said third lens has a focal length f3 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

1.0< f 3/ f< 5.0

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

13. The imaging lens according to claim 8 , wherein said fourth lens has a focal length f4 and said fifth lens has a focal length f5 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

−0.4< f 4/ f 5<−0.1.

14. An imaging lens comprising:

a first lens having positive refractive power;

a second lens;

a third lens;

a fourth lens;

a fifth lens having negative refractive power; and

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

wherein said first lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the object side has a positive curvature radius,

said third lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the object side has a positive 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 meniscus shape so that a surface thereof on the object side near an optical axis thereof has a positive curvature radius.

15. The imaging lens according to claim 14 , wherein said first lens has an Abbe's number νd1, said second lens has an Abbe's number νd2, said third lens has an Abbe's number νd3, 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

20<ν d 2<40

45<ν d 3<75

45<ν d 4<75

20<ν d 5<40

45<ν d 6<75.

16. The imaging lens according to claim 14 , wherein said fifth lens and said sixth lens have a composite focal length f56 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

−1.0< f 56/ f<− 0.3

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

17. The imaging lens according to claim 14 , wherein said first lens and said second lens have a composite focal length f12 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

1.1< f 12/ f< 3.0

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

18. The imaging lens according to claim 14 , 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:

−0.8< f 1/ f 2<−0.3.

19. The imaging lens according to claim 14 , wherein said third lens has a focal length f3 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

1.0< f 3/ f< 5.0

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

20. The imaging lens according to claim 14 , wherein said fourth lens has a focal length f4 and said fifth lens has a focal length f5 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

−0.4< f 4/ f 5<−0.1.

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: KUBOTA, YOJI; KUBOTA, KENICHI; HIRANO, HITOSHI; ISE, YOSHIO; NODA, SAYURI
To: OPTICAL LOGIC INC.; KANTATSU CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057047/0319 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 2, 2021
From: OPTICAL LOGIC INC.; KANTATSU CO., LTD.
To: KANTATSU CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057060/0010 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-180834 · Aug 17, 2012 · national
Continuity (3)
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