IP Library Granted Patent US 9,599,789
Granted Patent B2
US 9,599,789 · App. 14/642,908 · Granted Mar 21, 2017

Imaging lens and imaging apparatus

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Patent No.
US 9,599,789
App. No.
14/642,908
Granted
Mar 21, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The imaging lens consists essentially of a front group that consists essentially of a negative first lens having a meniscus shape with a convex surface toward the object side, a negative second lens and a positive third lens; a stop; a positive rear group that consists essentially of one positive lens and one negative lens. When the Abbe number with respect to the d-line of the material of the first lens is νd 1 and the refractive index thereof is Nd 1 , conditional formula (1) below is satisfied: 60.0<νd1+26* Nd 1<85.0  (1).

Claims (55)

1. An imaging lens consisting of:

a front group which consists of a negative first lens having a meniscus shape with a convex surface toward the object side, a negative second lens, a point along the optical axis at the image-side surface of which is more toward the object side than points on both ends of the effective diameter of the image-side surface, and a positive third lens;

an aperture stop; and

a rear group which is positive as a whole, in this order from the object side, wherein

the rear group consists of one positive lens and one negative lens; and

conditional formula (1) below is satisfied:

60.0<ν d 1+26 *Nd 1<85.0  (1), where

νd1: the Abbe number with respect to the d-line of the material of the first lens, and

Nd1: the refractive index with respect to the d-line of the material of the first lens, and

conditional formula (2) below is satisfied:

0.15< f 3/ L< 0.26  (2), where

f3: the focal length of the third lens, and

L: the distance from the object-side surface of the first lens to the imaging plane along the optical axis (back focus corresponds to an air converted length).

2. The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein the third lens is of a shape with a convex surface toward the object side.

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

d 4 /L< 0.07  (3), where

d4: the distance between the second lens and the third lens along the optical axis, and

L: the distance from the object-side surface of the first lens to the imaging plane along the optical axis (the back focus corresponds to an air converted length).

4. The imaging lens of claim 1 that satisfies conditional formulas (8) below:

80.0<ν d 1+35 *Nd 1<96.0  (8), where

νd1: the Abbe number with respect to the d-line of the material of the first lens, and

Nd1: the refractive index with respect to the d-line of the material of the first lens.

5. The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein the rear group consists of the negative lens and the positive lens in this order from the object side.

6. The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein the positive lens and the negative lens in the rear group are cemented to each other.

7. The imaging lens of claim 6 , wherein a joint surface of the positive lens and the negative lens is of a shape with a convex surface toward the object side in a paraxial region.

8. The imaging lens of claim 6 , wherein the joint surface of the positive lens and the negative lens is of an aspherical shape in which a refractive power becomes weaker in portions further away from the optical axis.

9. The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein a specific gravity of the material of the first lens is less than or equal to 4.0.

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

ν d 3<27  (5-1 ), where

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

11. An imaging apparatus comprising:

the imaging lens of claim 1 .

12. An imaging lens consisting of:

a front group which consists of a negative first lens having a meniscus shape with a convex surface toward the object side, a negative second lens, a point along the optical axis at the image-side surface of which is more toward the object side than points on both ends of the effective diameter of the image-side surface, and a positive third lens;

an aperture stop; and

a rear group which is positive as a whole, in this order from the object side, wherein

the rear group consists of one positive lens and one negative lens; and

conditional formula (1) below is satisfied:

60.0<ν d 1+26 *Nd 1<85.0  (1), where

νd1: the Abbe number with respect to the d-line of the material of the first lens, and

Nd1: the refractive index with respect to the d-line of the material of the first lens, and

conditional formula (3) below is satisfied:

d 4 /L< 0.07  (3), where

d4: the distance between the second lens and the third lens along the optical axis, and

L: the distance from the object-side surface of the first lens to the imaging plane along the optical axis (the back focus corresponds to an air converted length).

13. An imaging lens consisting of:

a front group which consists of a negative first lens having a meniscus shape with a convex surface toward the object side, a negative second lens, a point along the optical axis at the image-side surface of which is more toward the object side than points on both ends of the effective diameter of the image-side surface, and a positive third lens;

an aperture stop; and

a rear group which is positive as a whole, in this order from the object side, wherein

the rear group consists of one positive lens and one negative lens; and

conditional formula (1) below is satisfied:

60.0<ν d 1+26 *Nd 1<85.0  (1), where

νd1: the Abbe number with respect to the d-line of the material of the first lens, and

Nd1: the refractive index with respect to the d-line of the material of the first lens,

wherein the rear group consists of the negative lens and the positive lens in this order from the object side.

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 Mar 10, 2015
From: YAMAKAWA, HIROMITSU
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 035123/0699 →