IP Library Granted Patent US 11,460,675
Granted Patent B2
US 11,460,675 · App. 16/894,394 · Granted Oct 4, 2022

Imaging lens

Inventor: Hitoshi Hirano (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: TOKYO VISIONARY OPTICS CO., LTD.
G02B13/02G02B9/64G02B27/0025H04N5/2254G02B13/0045
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Patent No.
US 11,460,675
App. No.
16/894,394
Granted
Oct 4, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a compact imaging lens configured to properly correct aberrations. The imaging lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens L 1 with positive refractive power, a second lens L 2 with negative refractive power, a third lens L 3 with positive refractive power, a fourth lens L 4 with positive refractive power, a fifth lens L 5 , a sixth lens L 6 , a seventh lens L 7 with positive refractive power, and an eighth lens L 8 with negative refractive power. The eighth lens L 8 is formed in a shape of a meniscus lens in a paraxial region, and has an aspheric image-side surface having at least one inflection point. In addition, the following conditional expressions are satisfied: −5.00< f 2/ f <−2.00 10.00< f 4/ f <25.00 where f: a focal length of the overall optical system of the imaging lens, f2: a focal length of the second lens, and f4: a focal length of the fourth lens.

Claims (42)

1. An imaging lens forming an image of an object on an image sensor and comprising, in order from an object side to an image side,

a first lens with positive refractive power,

a second lens with negative refractive power,

a third lens with positive refractive power,

a fourth lens with positive refractive power,

a fifth lens,

a sixth lens,

a seventh lens with positive refractive power, and

an eighth lens with negative refractive power,

wherein said eighth lens has an aspheric image-side surface having at least one inflection point, and the following conditional expressions are satisfied:

−5.00< f 2/ f<− 2.00

10.00< f 4/ f< 25.00

where

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

f2: a focal length of the second lens, and

f4: a focal length of the fourth lens.

2. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

1.20< f 3/ f 1<5.50

where

f1: a focal length of the first lens, and

f3: a focal length of the third lens.

3. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

1.50< f 34/ f< 3.50

where

f34: a composite focal length of the third lens and the fourth lens, and

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

4. The imaging lens according to claims 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

0.030< D 34/ f< 0.100

where

D34: a distance along the optical axis between the third lens and the fourth lens, and

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

5. The imaging lens according to claims 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

1.40< f 7/ f< 4.50

where

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

f7: a focal length of the seventh lens.

6. The imaging lens according to claims 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

35< vd 7

35< vd 8

where

vd7: an abbe number at d-ray of the seventh lens, and

vd8: an abbe number at d-ray of the eighth lens.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 28, 2021
From: KANTATSU CO., LTD.
To: TOKYO VISIONARY OPTICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057953/0717 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 27, 2021
From: HIRANO, HITOSHI
To: KANTATSU CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057932/0291 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-149240 · Aug 16, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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Cited By (1)
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