IP Library Granted Patent US 10,921,556
Granted Patent B2
US 10,921,556 · App. 16/202,906 · Granted Feb 16, 2021

Imaging lens

Inventor: Hisao Fukaya (Sukagawa, JP)
Assignee: KANTATSU CO., LTD.
G02B9/62G02B13/0045
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Patent No.
US 10,921,556
App. No.
16/202,906
Granted
Feb 16, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided an imaging lens with high-resolution which satisfies demand of the wide field of view, the low-profileness and the low F-number, and excellently corrects aberrations. 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 the optical axis, a second lens having negative refractive power 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 the image side near the optical axis, wherein the image-side surface of said sixth lens is formed as an aspheric surface having at least one off-axial pole point, the image-side surface of said first lens has the concave surface facing the image side near the optical axis, the image-side surface of said third lens has the concave surface facing the image side near the optical axis, said fifth lens has a biconvex shape having the convex surfaces facing the object side and the image side near the optical axis, the object-side surface of the sixth lens has the convex surface facing the object side near the optical axis, and predetermined conditional expressions are satisfied.

Claims (116)

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 the optical axis,

a second lens having negative refractive power 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 the image side near the optical axis, wherein the image-side surface of said sixth lens is formed as an aspheric surface having at least one off-axial pole point, the image-side surface of said first lens has the concave surface facing the image side near the optical axis, the image-side surface of said third lens has the concave surface facing the image side near the optical axis, said fifth lens has a biconvex shape having the convex surfaces facing the object side and the image side near the optical axis, the object-side surface of the sixth lens has the convex surface facing the object side near the optical axis, and below conditional expressions (1), (2), and (10) are satisfied:

11< vd 4<36  (1)

2.0<( T 4/ f )×100<7.6  (2)

−2.4< r 9/ r 10<−0.5  (10)

where

vd4: abbe number at d-ray 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,

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

r9: paraxial curvature radius of the object-side surface of the fifth lens, and

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

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

3.5<( T 3/ f )×100<11.5  (6)

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.

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

0.03< T 1/ T 2<0.15  (4)

where

T1: distance along the optical axis from the image-side surface of the first lens to the object-side surface of the second lens, and

T2: distance along the optical axis from the image-side surface of the second lens to the object-side surface of the third lens.

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

−3.7< f 4/ f<− 0.8  (7)

where

f4: focal length of the fourth lens, and

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

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

−0.9< f 1/ f 4<−0.2  (9)

where

f1: focal length of the first lens, and

f4: focal length of the fourth lens.

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

1.5< r 3/ f< 6.3  (11)

where

r3: 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.

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

0.55<| r 7|/ f< 1.95  (5)

where

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

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

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

0.35<| r 9|/ f< 1.50  (12)

where

r9: paraxial curvature radius of the object-side surface of the fifth lens, and

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

9. 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 the optical axis,

a second lens having negative refractive power near the optical axis,

a third lens,

a fourth lens,

a fifth lens having positive refractive power, and

a sixth lens having negative refractive power and a concave surface facing the image side near the optical axis, wherein the image-side surface of said sixth lens is formed as an aspheric surface having at least one off-axial pole point, said third lens has the positive refractive power and the concave surface facing the image side near the optical axis, the object-side surface of said sixth lens has the convex surface facing the object side near the optical axis, and below conditional expressions (3), (4) and (5) are satisfied:

−2.5<( D 2/ f 2)×100<−0.7  (3)

0.03< T 1/ T 2<0.15  (4)

0.55<| r 7|/ f< 1.95  (5)

where

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

f2: focal length of the second lens,

T1: distance along the optical axis from the image-side surface of the first lens to the object-side surface of the second lens,

T2: distance along the optical axis from the image-side surface of the second lens to the object-side surface of the third lens,

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

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

10. The imaging lens according to claim 9 , wherein said fifth lens has the biconvex shape having convex surfaces facing the object side and the image side near the optical axis.

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

0.3< f 5/ f< 1.2  (8)

where

f5: focal length of the fifth lens, and

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

12. The imaging lens according to claim 9 , wherein a below conditional expression (7) is satisfied:

−3.7< f 4/ f<− 0.8  (7)

where

f4: focal length of the fourth lens, and

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

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

−0.9< f 1/ f 4<−0.2  (9)

where

f1: focal length of the first lens, and

f4: focal length of the fourth lens.

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

−2.4< r 9/ r 10<−0.5  (10)

where

r9: paraxial curvature radius of the object-side surface of the fifth lens, and

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

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

1.5< r 3/ f< 6.3  (11)

where

r3: 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.

16. The imaging lens according to claim 9 , wherein a below conditional expression (12) is satisfied:

0.35<| r 9|/ f< 1.50  (12)

where

r9: paraxial curvature radius of the object-side surface of the fifth lens, and

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

17. 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 the optical axis,

a second lens having negative refractive power 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 the image side near the optical axis, wherein the image-side surface of said sixth lens is formed as an aspheric surface having at least one off-axial pole point, an aperture stop is arranged between said second lens and said third lens, the object-side surface of third lens has the convex surface facing the object side near the optical axis, the image-side surface of said fourth lens has the concave surface facing the image side near the optical axis, and said fifth lens has a biconvex shape having the convex surfaces facing the object side and the image side near the optical axis, and

a below conditional expression (10) is satisfied:

−2.4< r 9/ r 10<−0.5  (10)

where

r9: paraxial curvature radius of the object-side surface of the fifth lens, and

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

18. The imaging lens according to claim 17 , wherein a below conditional expression (4) is satisfied:

0.03< T 1/ T 2<0.15  (4)

where

T1: distance along the optical axis from the image-side surface of the first lens to the object-side surface of the second lens, and

T2: distance along the optical axis from the image-side surface of the second lens to the object-side surface of the third 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 Jan 7, 2021
From: FUKAYA, HISAO
To: KANTATSU CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054845/0941 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-228116 · Nov 28, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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