IP Library Granted Patent US 10,678,020
Granted Patent B2
US 10,678,020 · App. 15/953,069 · Granted Jun 9, 2020

Imaging lens

Inventor: Hisao Fukaya (Sukagawa, JP)
Assignee: KANTATSU CO., LTD.
G02B9/62G02B13/0045G02B27/0025
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Patent No.
US 10,678,020
App. No.
15/953,069
Granted
Jun 9, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided an imaging lens with high-resolution which realizes reducing size, the low-profileness, low F-number and small telephoto ratio. An imaging lens comprising in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens having positive refractive power, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens having the positive refractive power, and a sixth lens, wherein a below conditional expression is satisfied: 0.6<TTL/ f <1.0 where TTL: total track length, and f: focal length of the overall optical system.

Claims (106)

1. An imaging lens comprising in order from an object side to an image side,

a first lens having positive refractive power,

a second lens,

a third lens,

a fourth lens having negative refractive power and a concave surface facing the object side near an optical axis,

a fifth lens having the positive refractive power, and

a sixth lens having a concave surface facing the object side near the optical axis, wherein below conditional expressions (2), (11) and (16) are satisfied:

0.7 <|r 11 |/f <2.0  (2)

0.2 <f 1/ f< 0.8  (11)

20 <vd 4 −v 5<50  (16)

where

f: focal length of the overall optical system,

r11: curvature radius of the object-side surface of the sixth lens L 6 ,

f1: focal length of the first lens,

vd4: abbe number at d-ray of a fourth lens, and

vd5: abbe number at d-ray of a fifth lens.

2. An imaging lens comprising in order from an object side to an image side,

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

a second lens,

a third lens,

a fourth lens,

a fifth lens having convex surfaces facing the object side and the image side and the positive refractive power, and

a sixth lens having a concave surface facing the object side near the optical axis, wherein below conditional expressions (3), (7) and (8) are satisfied:

10<( t 3 /f )×100<20  (3)

1.0< t 3 /t 4<3.2  (7)

20< vd 1 −vd 2<50  (8)

where

f: focal length of the overall optical system,

t3: distance along the optical axis from the image-side surface of the third lens to the object-side surface of the fourth lens,

t4: distance along the optical axis from the image-side surface of the fourth lens to the object-side surface of the fifth lens,

vd1: abbe number at d-ray of a first lens,

vd2: abbe number at d-ray of a second lens.

3. An imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein said fourth lens has a convex image-side surface near the optical axis and a below conditional expression (4) is satisfied:

0 <r 7 /r 8<0.4  (4)

where

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

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

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

1.5 <|r 3 |f <32.0  (5)

where

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

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

−2.0 <f 6 /f< −1.0  (6)

where

f6: focal length of the sixth lens.

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

1.0 <t 3 /t 4<3.2  (7)

where

t3: distance along the optical axis from the image-side surface of the third lens to the object-side surface of the fourth lens, and

t4: distance along the optical axis from the image-side surface of the fourth lens to the object-side surface of the fifth lens.

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

20 <vd 1 −vd 2<50  (8)

where

vd1: abbe number at d-ray of a first lens, and

vd2: abbe number at d-ray of a second lens.

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

0.45<( EPsd ×TTL)/( ih×f )<0.75  (9)

where

EPsd: entrance pupil radius, and

Ih: maximum image height.

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

2.0 <|r 9 |/f< 7.0  (10)

where

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

10. An imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein said second lens has a concave image-side surface near the optical axis and a below conditional expression (12) is satisfied:

−1.5 <f 2 /f< −0.4  (12)

where

f2: focal length of the first lens.

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

0.15 <d 1 /f< 0.25  (13)

where

d1: thickness on the optical axis of the first lens.

12. An imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein a below conditional expression (14) is satisfied:

−1.7 <f 4 /f <−0.6  (14)

where

f4: focal length of the fourth lens.

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

0.15 <bf /TTL<0.25  (15)

where

bf: distance along the optical axis from the image-side surface of the sixth lens to an image plane.

14. An imaging lens according to claim 2 , wherein said fourth lens has a convex image-side surface near the optical axis and a below conditional expression (4) is satisfied:

0 <r 7 /r 8<0.4  (4)

where

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

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

15. An imaging lens according to claim 2 , wherein a below conditional expression (5) is satisfied:

1.5 <|r 3 |/f <32.0  (5)

where

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

16. An imaging lens according to claim 2 , wherein a below conditional expression (6) is satisfied:

−2.0 <f 6 /f <−1.0  (6)

where

f6: focal length of the sixth lens.

17. An imaging lens according to claim 2 , wherein a below conditional expression (9) is satisfied:

0.45<( Epsd ×TTL)/( ih×f )<0.75  (9)

where

EPsd: entrance pupil radius, and

Ih: maximum image height.

18. An imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein a below conditional expression (1) is satisfied:

0.6<TTL/ f <1.0  (1)

where

TTL: total track length.

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

0.6<TTL/ f <1.0  (1)

where

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 Apr 29, 2020
From: FUKAYA, HISAO
To: KANTATSU CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052529/0091 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-080764 · Apr 14, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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