IP Library Granted Patent US 9,494,770
Granted Patent B2
US 9,494,770 · App. 14/627,149 · Granted Nov 15, 2016

Imaging lens and imaging apparatus equipped with the same

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Patent No.
US 9,494,770
App. No.
14/627,149
Granted
Nov 15, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

An imaging lens consists of a front group and a rear group. The front group is composed of a lens having a negative meniscus shape with a convex surface on the object side, a negative lens, a negative lens, and a positive lens in order from the object side. The rear group is composed of a positive lens, a negative lens, a positive lens, and a positive lens in order from the object side. The imaging lens satisfies given conditional expressions.

Claims (30)

1. An imaging lens, consisting essentially of a front group and a rear group in order from the object side, wherein:

the front group consists essentially of a negative meniscus lens with a convex surface on the object side, a negative lens, a negative lens, and a positive lens in order from the object side;

the rear group consists essentially of a positive lens, a negative lens, a positive lens, and a positive lens in order from the object side; and

the imaging lens satisfies conditional expressions (1) and (4) given below:

0.42< f/f 2<1.0  (1), and

−0.065< f/f 1<0.10  (4)

where

f: focal length of the entire system,

f1: focal length of the front group, and

f2: focal length of the rear group.

2. The imaging lens as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the imaging lens satisfies a conditional expression (1′) given below:

0.45< f/f 2<1.0  (1′).

3. The imaging lens as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the imaging lens satisfies a conditional expression (2) given below:

0.3<| R 6 a/f|< 1.6  (2)

where

R6a: radius of curvature of the object side surface of the negative lens in the rear group.

4. The imaging lens as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a stop is provided between the front group and the rear group.

5. The imaging lens as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the imaging lens satisfies a conditional expression (3) given below:

1.0< Dab/f< 5.1  (3)

where

Dab: distance on the optical axis between the most object side lens surface in the front group to the most object side lens surface in the rear group.

6. The imaging lens as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the imaging lens satisfies a conditional expression (1″) given below:

0.5< f/f 2<0.8  (1″).

7. The imaging lens as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the imaging lens satisfies a conditional expression (2′) given below:

0.8<| R 6 a/f|< 1.5  (2′).

8. The imaging lens as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the imaging lens satisfies a conditional expression (3′) given below:

3.0< Dab/f< 4.9  (3′).

9. The imaging lens as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the imaging lens satisfies a conditional expression (4′) given below:

−0.02< f/f 1<0.02  (4′).

10. An imaging apparatus equipped with the imaging lens as claimed 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 Feb 20, 2015
From: SUN, PING; TSUTSUMI, KATSUHISA; CHO, MICHIO
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034992/0234 →