IP Library Granted Patent US 9,823,439
Granted Patent B2
US 9,823,439 · App. 15/099,152 · Granted Nov 21, 2017

Imaging lens

Inventors: Masaya Hashimoto (Sukagawa, JP); Hisao Fukaya (Sukagawa, JP)
Assignee: KANTATSU CO., LTD.
G02B9/60G02B13/0045
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Patent No.
US 9,823,439
App. No.
15/099,152
Granted
Nov 21, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A compact high-resolution imaging lens which meets the demands for low-profileness, a low F-value and a wide field of view and corrects aberrations properly. It includes, in order from the object side: a first positive lens having a convex object-side surface; a second negative lens having a convex object-side surface; a third lens; a fourth positive lens; and a fifth negative double-sided aspheric lens having a concave image-side surface. When Fno denotes F-number, ih maximum image height, TTL total track length, f45 the composite focal length of the fourth and fifth lenses, r5 and r6 the curvature radii of the third lens object-side and image-side surfaces, r7 and r8 the curvature radii of the fourth lens object-side and image-side surfaces, and r9 and r10 the curvature radii of the fifth lens object-side and image-side surfaces, respectively, it satisfies the following conditions: Fno≦2.4; TTL/2ih<0.9; f45<0; 0<r5/r6<4.0; 0.5<(r7+r8)/(r7−r8)<3.0; and 0.4<(r9+r10)/(r9−r10)<4.0.

Claims (134)

1. An imaging lens which forms an image of an object on a solid-state image sensor, comprising, in order from an object side to an image side of the imaging lens:

a first lens with positive refractive power having a convex surface facing the object side;

a second lens with negative refractive power having a convex surface facing the object side;

a third lens with positive or negative refractive power;

a fourth lens with positive refractive power; and

a fifth lens with negative refractive power that is a double-sided aspheric lens having a concave surface facing the image side,

wherein conditional expressions (1a), (2), (3), (4), (5a), and (6) below are satisfied:

Fno≦ 2.3  (1a)

TTL/ 2 ih< 0.9  (2)

f 45<0  (3)

0< r 5/ r 6<4.0  (4)

0.5<( r 7+ r 8)/( r 7− r 8)<2.0  (5a)

0.4<( r 9+ r 10)/( r 9− r 10)<4.0  (6)

where

Fno: F-number

ih: maximum image height

TTL: total track length

f45: composite focal length of the fourth lens and the fifth lens

r5: curvature radius of an object-side surface of the third lens

r6: curvature radius of an image-side surface of the third lens

r7: curvature radius of an object-side surface of the fourth lens

r8: curvature radius of an image-side surface of the fourth lens

r9: curvature radius of an object-side surface of the fifth lens

r10: curvature radius of an image-side surface of the fifth lens.

2. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein a conditional expression (7) below is satisfied:

3.0<| f 3/ f 1  (7)

where

f: overall focal length of the imaging lens

f3: focal length of the third lens.

3. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein a conditional expression (8) below is satisfied:

0.4< f 4/ f< 1.5  (8)

where

f: overall focal length of the imaging lens

f4: focal length of the fourth lens.

4. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein a conditional expression (9) below is satisfied:

−1.2< f 5/ f<− 0.2  (9)

where

f: overall focal length of the imaging lens

f5: focal length of the fifth lens.

5. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein a conditional expression (10) below is satisfied:

0.08< T 3/ TTL< 0.16  (10)

where

T3: distance on an optical axis between the image-side surface of the third lens and the object-side surface of the fourth lens.

6. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein a conditional expression (11) below is satisfied:

0.5< f 1/ f< 2.0  (11)

where

f: overall focal length of the imaging lens

f1: focal length of the first lens.

7. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein a conditional expression (12) below is satisfied:

1.5< r 3/ r 4<50  (12)

where

r3: curvature radius of an object-side surface of the second lens

r4: curvature radius of an image-side surface of the second lens.

8. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein the fourth lens has a convex surface on facing the image side.

9. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein the fifth lens has a pole point separated from an optical axis on its image-side surface.

10. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein a conditional expression (13) below is satisfied:

20< vd 1− vd 2<40  (13)

where

vd1: Abbe number of the first lens at d-ray

vd2: Abbe number of the second lens at d-ray.

11. The imaging lens according to claim 10 , wherein a conditional expression (14) below is satisfied:

50< vd 3<70  (14)

where

vd3: Abbe number of the third lens at d-ray.

12. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein a conditional expression (15) below is satisfied:

0.70< ih/f< 1.0  (15)

where

f: overall focal length of the imaging lens

ih: maximum image height.

13. An imaging lens which forms an image of an object on a solid-state image sensor, comprising, in order from an object side to an image side of the imaging lens:

a first lens with positive refractive power having convex surfaces facing the object side and the image side;

a second lens with negative refractive power having a convex surface facing the object side;

a third lens with positive or negative refractive power having a meniscus shape, a convex object-side surface, and a concave image-side surface;

a fourth lens with positive refractive power; and

a fifth lens with negative refractive power that is a double-sided aspheric lens having a concave surface facing the image side,

wherein the imaging lens with a telephoto ratio (TTL/f) of less than 1.2, and

conditional expressions (1a), (2), (5a), (6), and (8′) below are satisfied:

Fno≦ 2.3  (1a)

TTL/ 2 ih< 0.85  (2a)

0.5<( r 7+ r 8)/( r 7− r 8)<2.0  (5a)

0.4<( r 9+ r 10)/( r 9− r 10)<3.0  (6a)

0.4< f 4/ f< 1.2  (8a)

where

Fno: F-number

ih: maximum image height

TTL: total track length

r7: curvature radius of an object-side surface of the fourth lens

r8: curvature radius of an image-side surface of the fourth lens

r9: curvature radius of an object-side surface of the fifth lens

r10: curvature radius of an image-side surface of the fifth lens

f: overall focal length of the imaging lens

f4: focal length of the fourth lens.

14. The imaging lens according to claim 13 , wherein a conditional expression (7) below is satisfied:

3.0<| f 3/ f 1  (7)

where

f3: focal length of the third lens.

15. The imaging lens according to claim 13 , wherein a conditional expression (10) below is satisfied:

0.08< T 3/ TTL< 0.16  (10)

where

T3: distance on an optical axis between the image-side surface of the third lens and the object-side surface of the fourth lens.

16. The imaging lens according to claim 13 , wherein a conditional expression (15) below is satisfied:

0.70< ih/f< 1.0  (15).

17. An imaging lens which forms an image of an object on a solid-state image sensor, comprising, in order from an object side to an image side of the imaging lens:

a first lens with positive refractive power having a convex surface facing the object side;

a second lens with negative refractive power having a convex surface facing the object side;

a third lens with positive or negative refractive power having a meniscus shape, a concave object-side surface, and a convex image-side surface;

a fourth lens with positive refractive power having a biconvex shape; and

a fifth lens with negative refractive power that is a double-sided aspheric lens having a concave surface facing the image side,

wherein conditional expressions (1), (4), and (12b) below are satisfied:

Fno≦ 2.4  (1)

0< r 5/ r 6<4.0  (4)

2.79< r 3/ r 4<25  (12b)

where

Fno: F-number

f45: composite focal length of the fourth lens and the fifth lens

r3: curvature radius of an object-side surface of the second lens

r4: curvature radius of an image-side surface of the second lens

r5: curvature radius of the object-side surface of the third lens

r6: curvature radius of the image-side surface of the third lens.

18. The imaging lens according to claim 17 , wherein a conditional expression (10) below is satisfied:

0.08< T 3/ TTL< 0.16  (10)

where

T3: distance on an optical axis between the image-side surface of the third lens and an object-side surface of the fourth lens

TTL: total track length.

19. The imaging lens according to claim 17 , wherein a conditional expression (15) below is satisfied:

0.70< ih/f< 1.0  (15)

where

f: overall focal length of the imaging lens

ih: maximum image height.

20. The imaging lens according to claim 17 , wherein a conditional expression (2) below is satisfied:

TTL/ 2 ih< 0.9  (2)

where

ih: maximum image height

TTL: total track length.

Assignments (3)
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 Oct 17, 2017
From: HASHIMOTO, MASAYA; FUKAYA, HISAO
To: KANTATSU CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044218/0566 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-082714 · Apr 14, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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