IP Library Granted Patent US 11,668,903
Granted Patent B2
US 11,668,903 · App. 17/109,417 · Granted Jun 6, 2023

Imaging lens

Inventors: Yoji Kubota (Nagano, JP); Kenichi Kubota (Tokyo, JP); Hitoshi Hirano (Tokyo, JP); Tomohiro Yonezawa (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: TOKYO VISIONARY OPTICS CO., LTD.
G02B9/64G02B5/005G02B9/12G02B13/0045G02B13/18G02B27/0025
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Patent No.
US 11,668,903
App. No.
17/109,417
Granted
Jun 6, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An imaging lens includes a first lens; a second lens; a third lens having negative refractive power; a fourth lens; a fifth lens; a sixth lens; and a seventh lens, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side. The first lens is formed in a meniscus shape at a paraxial region thereof. The sixth lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the object side is convex at a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens and the fifth lens have a specific composite focal length. The sixth lens and the seventh lens have a specific composite focal length.

Claims (77)

1. An imaging lens comprising:

a first lens;

a second lens;

a third lens having negative refractive power;

a fourth lens;

a fifth lens;

a sixth lens; and

a seventh lens, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side,

wherein said first lens is formed in a meniscus shape at a paraxial region thereof,

said sixth lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the object side is convex at a paraxial region thereof, and

said sixth lens has a focal length f6, said seventh lens has a focal length f7, said fourth lens and said fifth lens have a composite focal length f45, and said sixth lens and said seventh lens have a composite focal length f67, so that the following conditional expressions are satisfied:

0.02< f 7/ f 6<0.3,

−3< f 45/ f 67<−0.8.

2. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein said first lens and said second lens have a composite focal length f12 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

0.5< f 12/ f< 1.1,

where f is a focal length of a whole lens system.

3. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein said second lens has a focal length f2 and said third lens has a focal length f3 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

−1.0< f 2/ f 3<−0.2.

4. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein said first lens and said second lens have a composite focal length f12 and said third lens has a focal length f3 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

−1.0< f 12/ f 3<−0.1.

5. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein said sixth lens and said seventh lens have a composite focal length f67 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

−1.5< f 67/ f<− 0.5,

where f is a focal length of a whole lens system.

6. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , said third lens is arranged to be away from the fourth lens by a distance D34 on an optical axis thereof so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

0.03< D 34/ f< 0.2,

where f is a focal length of a whole lens system.

7. An imaging lens comprising:

a first lens;

a second lens;

a third lens;

a fourth lens having positive refractive power;

a fifth lens;

a sixth lens; and

a seventh lens, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side,

wherein said first lens is formed in a meniscus shape at a paraxial region thereof,

said sixth lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the image plane side is concave at a paraxial region thereof, and

said fourth lens and said fifth lens have a composite focal length f45, and said sixth lens and said seventh lens have a composite focal length f67 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

−3< f 45/ f 67<−0.8.

8. The imaging lens according to claim 7 , wherein said first lens and said second lens have a composite focal length f12 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

0.5< f 12/ f< 1.1,

where f is a focal length of a whole lens system.

9. The imaging lens according to claim 7 , wherein said second lens has a focal length f2 and said third lens has a focal length f3 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

−1.0< f 2/ f 3<−0.2.

10. The imaging lens according to claim 7 , wherein said first lens and said second lens have a composite focal length f12 and said third lens has a focal length f3 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

−1.0< f 12/ f 3<−0.1.

11. The imaging lens according to claim 7 , wherein said sixth lens and said seventh lens have a composite focal length f67 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

−1.5< f 67/ f<− 0.5,

where f is a focal length of a whole lens system.

12. The imaging lens according to claim 7 , wherein said sixth lens has a focal length f6 and said seventh lens has a focal length f7 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

0.02< f 7/ f 6<0.3.

13. The imaging lens according to claim 7 , said third lens is arranged to be away from the fourth lens by a distance D34 on an optical axis thereof so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

0.03< D 34/ f< 0.2,

where f is a focal length of a whole lens system.

14. An imaging lens comprising:

a first lens;

a second lens;

a third lens;

a fourth lens having positive refractive power;

a fifth lens;

a sixth lens; and

a seventh lens, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side,

wherein said sixth lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the image plane side is concave at a paraxial region thereof,

said seventh lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the image plane side is aspheric, and

said fourth lens and said fifth lens have a composite focal length f45, and said sixth lens and said seventh lens have a composite focal length f67 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

−3< f 45/ f 67<−0.8.

15. The imaging lens according to claim 14 , wherein said first lens and said second lens have a composite focal length f12 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

0.5< f 12/ f< 1.1,

where f is a focal length of a whole lens system.

16. The imaging lens according to claim 14 , wherein said second lens has a focal length f2 and said third lens has a focal length f3 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

1.0< f 2/ f 3<−0.2.

17. The imaging lens according to claim 14 , wherein said first lens and said second lens have a composite focal length f12 and said third lens has a focal length f3 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

−1.0< f 12/ f 3<−0.1.

18. The imaging lens according to claim 14 , wherein said sixth lens and said seventh lens have a composite focal length f67 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

−1.5< f 67/ f<− 0.5,

where f is a focal length of a whole lens system.

19. The imaging lens according to claim 14 , wherein said sixth lens has a focal length f6 and said seventh lens has a focal length f7 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

0.02< f 7/ f 6<0.3.

Assignments (4)
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 Aug 2, 2021
From: OPTICAL LOGIC INC.; KANTATSU CO., LTD.
To: KANTATSU CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057060/0010 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 1, 2021
From: KUBOTA, YOJI; KUBOTA, KENICHI; HIRANO, HITOSHI; YONEZAWA, TOMOHIRO
To: OPTICAL LOGIC INC.; KANTATSU CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057046/0347 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-083530 · Apr 15, 2014 · national
Continuity (5)
Continuation 16445759 · Jun 19, 2019
Continuation 15925903 · Mar 20, 2018
Continuation 15260399 · Sep 9, 2016
Continuation PCTJP2015060481 · Apr 2, 2015
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