IP Library Granted Patent US 10,663,695
Granted Patent B2
US 10,663,695 · App. 16/178,208 · Granted May 26, 2020

Imaging lens

Inventor: Koji Nitta (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: KANTATSU CO., LTD.
G02B13/0045G02B9/62
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Patent No.
US 10,663,695
App. No.
16/178,208
Granted
May 26, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided an imaging lens which satisfies demand of the wide field of view, the low-profileness and the low F-number and has excellent optical performance. An imaging lens comprises, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens having positive refractive power and a convex surface facing the object side near an optical axis, a second lens having the convex surface facing the object side near the optical axis, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, and a sixth lens having negative refractive power and a concave surface facing an image side near the optical axis, wherein the second lens has negative refractive power near the optical axis, the third lens has the negative refractive power near the optical axis, the fourth lens has the positive refractive power near the optical axis, and below conditional expressions are satisfied: −3.00<( D 2/ f 2)×100<−0.05 0.25<( T 4/ f )×100<1.00 where D 2 : thickness along the optical axis of the second lens, f2: focal length of the second lens, T 4 : distance along the optical axis from the image-side surface of the fourth lens to the object-side surface of the fifth lens, and f: focal length of the overall optical system of the imaging lens.

Claims (104)

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

a first lens having positive refractive power and a convex surface facing the object side near an optical axis,

a second lens having the convex surface facing the object side near the optical axis,

a third lens,

a fourth lens,

a fifth lens, and

a sixth lens having negative refractive power and a concave surface facing an image side near the optical axis, wherein said second lens has negative refractive power near the optical axis, said third lens has the negative refractive power near the optical axis, said fourth lens has the positive refractive power near the optical axis, and below conditional expressions (1), (2), and (7) are satisfied:

−3.00<( D 2/ f 2)×100<−0.05  (1)

0.25<( T 4/ f )×100<1.00  (2)

1<|f3|/f<20  (7)

where

D2: thickness along the optical axis of the second lens,

f2: focal length of the second lens,

f3: focal length of the third 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, and

f: focal length of the overall optical system of the imaging lens.

2. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein an object-side surface of said fifth lens has the convex surface facing the object side near the optical axis.

3. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein an object-side surface of said sixth lens has the convex surface facing the object side near the optical axis, and is formed as an aspheric surface having at least one off-axial pole point.

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

0.15< vd 5/ vd 6<0.70  (3)

where

vd5: abbe number at d-ray of the fifth lens, and

vd6: abbe number at d-ray of the sixth lens.

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

0.4<( T 3/ f )×100<14.0  (5)

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

f: focal length of the overall optical system of the imaging lens.

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

−77.0< f 2/ f<− 1.4  (6)

where

f2: focal length of the second lens, and

f: focal length of the overall optical system of the imaging lens.

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

0.1< r 1/ r 2<0.6  (8)

where

r1: paraxial curvature radius of the object-side surface of the first lens, and

r2: paraxial curvature radius of the image-side surface of the first lens.

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

0.5< r 3/ r 4<3.0  (9)

where

r3: paraxial curvature radius of the object-side surface of the second lens, and

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

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

0.4<| r 2|/ f< 2.6  (10)

where

r2: paraxial curvature radius of the image-side surface of the first lens, and

f: focal length of the overall optical system of the imaging lens.

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

0.25< r 3/ f< 2.50  (11)

where

r 3 : paraxial curvature radius of the object-side surface of the second lens, and

f: focal length of the overall optical system of the imaging lens.

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

a first lens having positive refractive power and a convex surface facing the object side near an optical axis,

a second lens having the convex surface facing the object side near the optical axis,

a third lens,

a fourth lens,

a fifth lens having the convex surface facing the object side near the optical axis, and

a sixth lens having negative refractive power and a concave surface facing the image side near the optical axis, wherein below conditional expressions (2), (3), (4), (7), and (11) are satisfied:

0.25<( T 4/ f )×100<1.00  (2)

0.15< vd 5/ vd 6<0.70  (3)

−0.36< f 1/ f 2<0.00  (4)

1<|f3|f<20  (7)

0.25<r3/f<2.50  (1)

where

T 4 : distance along the optical axis from the image-side surface of the fourth lens to the object-side surface of the fifth lens,

f: focal length of the overall optical system of the imaging lens,

vd5: abbe number at d-ray of the fifth lens,

vd6: abbe number at d-ray of the sixth lens,

f1: focal length of the first lens, and

f2: focal length of the second lens.

f3: focal length of the third lens, and

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

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

−3.00<( D 2/ f 2)×100<−0.05  (1)

where

D2: thickness along the optical axis of the second lens, and

f2: focal length of the second lens.

13. The imaging lens according to claim 11 , wherein a below conditional expression (5) is satisfied:

0.4<( T 3/ f )×100<14.0  (5)

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

f: focal length of the overall optical system of the imaging lens.

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

−77.0< f 2/ f<− 1.4  (6)

where

f2: focal length of the second lens, and

f: focal length of the overall optical system of the imaging lens.

15. The imaging lens according to claim 11 , wherein a below conditional expression (8) is satisfied:

0.1< r 1/ r 2<0.6  (8)

where

r1: paraxial curvature radius of the object-side surface of the first lens, and

r2: paraxial curvature radius of the image-side surface of the first lens.

16. The imaging lens according to claim 11 , wherein a below conditional expression (9) is satisfied:

0.5< r 3/ r 4<3.0  (9)

where

r3: paraxial curvature radius of the object-side surface of the second lens, and

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

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

0.4<| r 2|/ f <2.6  (10)

where

r2: paraxial curvature radius of the image-side surface of the first lens, and

f: focal length of the overall optical system of the imaging lens.

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 Dec 30, 2019
From: NITTA, KOJI
To: KANTATSU CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051388/0657 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-211538 · Nov 1, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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