IP Library Granted Patent US 11,829,006
Granted Patent B2
US 11,829,006 · App. 17/110,377 · Granted Nov 28, 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 11,829,006
App. No.
17/110,377
Granted
Nov 28, 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 sixth lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the image plane side is concave at a paraxial region thereof. The seventh lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the image plane side is aspheric. The first lens and the second lens have a specific composite focal length. The third lens have a specific focal length.

Claims (81)

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 the imaging lens has only seven single lenses with refractive power,

spaces are present between adjacent pairs of the first through seventh lenses,

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 first lens and said second lens have a composite focal length f12, said third lens has a focal length f3, said sixth lens has a focal length f6, and said seventh lens has a focal length f7 so that the following conditional expressions are satisfied:

−1.0< f 12/ f 3<−0.1,

0.02< f 7/ f 6<0.3.

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 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.

5. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein 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.

6. 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 the imaging lens has only seven single lenses with refractive power,

spaces are present between adjacent pairs of the first through seventh lenses,

said fifth lens has at least one aspheric surface,

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 concave at a paraxial region thereof, and

said first lens and said second lens have a composite focal length f12, said third lens has a focal length f3, said sixth lens has a focal length f6, and said seventh lens has a focal length f7 so that the following conditional expressions are satisfied:

−1.0< f 12/ f 3<−0.1,

0.02< f 7/ f 6<0.3.

7. The imaging lens according to claim 6 , 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.

8. The imaging lens according to claim 6 , 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.

9. The imaging lens according to claim 6 , 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.

10. The imaging lens according to claim 6 , wherein 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.

11. 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 the imaging lens has only seven single lenses with refractive power,

spaces are present between adjacent pairs of the first through seventh lenses,

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

said fifth lens has two aspheric surfaces,

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 has two aspheric surfaces, and

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.

12. The imaging lens according to claim 11 , wherein said first lens has a focal length f1 and said second lens has a focal length f2 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

2.5 <f 1 /f 2<30.

13. The imaging lens according to claim 11 , 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.

14. The imaging lens according to claim 11 , 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.

15. The imaging lens according to claim 11 , 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<− 0.1.

16. The imaging lens according to claim 11 , 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.

17. The imaging lens according to claim 11 , wherein 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.

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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