IP Library Granted Patent US 9,383,555
Granted Patent B2
US 9,383,555 · App. 14/603,386 · Granted Jul 5, 2016

Imaging lens and imaging apparatus

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Patent No.
US 9,383,555
App. No.
14/603,386
Granted
Jul 5, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

An imaging lens consists essentially of six lenses in the following order from the object side: a negative first lens; a positive second lens; a negative third lens; a positive fourth lens; a positive fifth lens; and a negative sixth lens. An aperture stop is disposed more toward the object side than the image-side surface of the fourth lens. Conditional expression (4) is satisfied, where f is the focal length of the entire system, and f56 is the combined focal length of the fifth lens and the sixth lens: f 56/ f <−6.4  (4).

Claims (56)

1. An imaging lens consisting essentially of a first lens having a negative power, a second lens having a positive power, a third lens having a negative power, a fourth lens having a positive power, a fifth lens having a positive power, and a sixth lens having a negative power in this order from the object side, wherein

an aperture stop is disposed toward the object side than the image-side surface of the fourth lens,

the Abbe number of the material of the third lens with respect to the d-line is less than or equal to 30, and

the imaging lens satisfies conditional formula (4) below:

f 56/ f<− 6.4  (4),where

f: the focal length of the entire system, and

f56: the combined focal length of the fifth lens and the sixth lens.

2. The imaging lens of claim 1 that satisfies conditional formulas (5-1) and (6) below:

−1.5 <f 34 /f 56<0.0  (5-1)

0.0 <f 34 /f   (6),where

f34: the combined focal length of the third lens and the fourth lens, and

f56: the combined focal length of the fifth lens and the sixth lens.

3. The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein materials of the third lens, the fourth lens, the fifth lens, and the sixth lens are plastics.

4. The imaging lens of claim 3 that satisfies conditional formula (7) below:

2.0 <f 3456 /f   (7),where

f3456: the combined focal length of the third lens, the fourth lens, the fifth lens, and the sixth lens.

5. The imaging lens of claim 1 that satisfies conditional formula (8) below:

0.9 <νd 2 /νd 3  (8),where

νd2: the Abbe number of the material of the second lens with respect to the d-line, and

νd3: the Abbe number of the material of the third lens with respect to the d-line.

6. The imaging lens of claim 1 that satisfies conditional formula (9) below:

−2.5 <f 3 /f<− 0.5  (9),where

f: the focal length of the entire system, and

f3: the focal length of the third lens.

7. The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein the aperture stop is provided between the object-side surface of the second lens and the image-side surface of the fourth lens.

8. The imaging lens of claim 1 that satisfies conditional formula (10) below:

−3.0 <f 3 /f 4<−0.2  (10),where

f3: the focal length of the third lens, and

f4: the focal length of the fourth lens.

9. The imaging lens of claim 1 that satisfies conditional formula (11) below:

0.2 <f 12 /f< 5.0  (11),where

f: the focal length of the entire system, and

f12: the combined focal length of the first lens and the second lens.

10. The imaging lens of claim 1 that satisfies conditional formula (12) below:

( Nd 1 +Nd 2 +Nd 3 +Nd 4 +Nd 5 +Nd 6)/6<1.70  (12),where

Nd1 through Nd6: the refractive indices of the materials of the first lens through the sixth lens with respect to the d-line.

11. The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein the object-side surface of the fourth lens is an aspherical surface, both of the center and the edge of the effective diameter have positive powers, and the positive power at the edge of the effective diameter is weaker than that of the center.

12. The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein the Abbe number of the material of the first lens with respect to the d-line is greater than or equal to 40.

13. The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein the Abbe number of the material of the second lens with respect to the d-line is greater than or equal to 25.

14. The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein the Abbe number of the material of the fourth lens with respect to the d-line is greater than or equal to 40.

15. The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein the Abbe number of the material of the fifth lens with respect to the d-line is greater than or equal to 40.

16. The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein the Abbe number of the material of the sixth lens with respect to the d-line is less than or equal to 32.

17. The imaging lens of claim 1 that satisfies conditional formula (4-1) below:

f 56 /f<− 7.0  (4-1),where

f: the focal length of the entire system, and

f56: the combined focal length of the fifth lens and the sixth lens.

18. The imaging lens of claim 1 that satisfies conditional formula (4-2) below:

f 56 /f<− 7.2  (4-2),where

f: the focal length of the entire system, and

f56: the combined focal length of the fifth lens and the sixth lens.

19. The imaging lens of claim 1 that satisfies conditional formula (4-3) below:

−50.0 <f 56 /f<− 7.2  (4-3),where

f: the focal length of the entire system, and

f56: the combined focal length of the fifth lens and the sixth lens.

20. An imaging apparatus comprising:

an imaging lens of 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 Jan 23, 2015
From: ASAMI, TARO
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034795/0159 →