IP Library Granted Patent US 12,313,907
Granted Patent B2
US 12,313,907 · App. 17/392,314 · Granted May 27, 2025

Imaging lens

Inventor: Hisao Fukaya (Sukagawa, JP)
Assignee: TOKYO VISIONARY OPTICS Co., Ltd.
G02B9/62G02B13/0045H04N23/55
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Patent No.
US 12,313,907
App. No.
17/392,314
Granted
May 27, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided an imaging lens with small telephoto ratio and excellent optical characteristics which satisfies demand of the downsizing, the low-profileness and the low F-number. An imaging lens comprises, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens with positive refractive power, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens being a double-sided aspheric lens, a fifth lens being a double-sided aspheric lens, and a sixth lens having a convex surface facing the image side, and a below conditional expression is satisfied: 0.60<TTL/ f <1.00 where TTL: a total track length, and f: a focal length of the overall optical system of the imaging lens.

Claims (96)

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

a first lens;

a second lens with negative refractive power;

a third lens;

a fourth lens;

a fifth lens with negative refractive power; and

a sixth lens with negative refractive power,

wherein said fourth lens has at least one aspheric surface,

said sixth lens has a convex surface facing the image-side at a paraxial region, and

below conditional expressions (1) and (4) are satisfied:

0.06<TTL/ f <1.00  (1)

0.50 <r 10 /f <1.00  (4)

0.05 <D 6 /f <0.25  (10)

where:

TTL: a total track length,

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

r10: a paraxial curvature radius of an image-side surface of the fifth lens, and

D6: a thickness of the sixth lens along the optical axis.

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

−13.00 <r 12 /f <−1.90  (5)

where:

r12: a paraxial curvature radius of an image-side surface of the sixth lens.

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

−1.30 <f 2 /f <−0.70  (7)

where:

f2: a focal length of the second lens.

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

−1.80 <f 5 /f <−0.80  (8)

where:

f5: a focal length of the fifth lens.

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

0.30 <T 3 /T 4<0.90  (9)

where:

T3: a distance along the optical axis from an image-side surface of the third lens to an object-side surface of the fourth lens, and

T4: a distance along the optical axis from an image-side surface of the fourth lens to an object-side surface of the fifth lens.

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

1.80 <|r 9 |/f <19.00  (11)

where:

r9: a paraxial curvature radius of an object-side surface of the fifth lens.

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

3.5 <|f 3 |/f   (12)

where

f3: a focal length of the third lens.

8. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein a below conditional expression (15) is satisfied:

0.60<TTL/(2×ih)<1.00  (15)

where:

ih: a maximum image height.

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

a first lens with positive refractive power;

a second lens;

a third lens;

a fourth lens;

a fifth lens; and

a sixth lens with negative refractive power,

wherein said second lens has a concave surface facing the image-side at a paraxial region,

said sixth lens has a convex surface facing the image-side at a paraxial region, and

below conditional expressions (4) and (26) are satisfied:

0.50 <r 10 /f <1.00  (4)

T 1 <T 2 <T 3< T 4  (26)

where:

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

r10: a paraxial curvature radius of an image-side surface of the fifth lens,

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

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

T3: a distance along the optical axis from an image-side surface of the third lens to an object-side surface of the fourth lens, and

T4: a distance along the optical axis from an image-side surface of the fourth lens to an object-side surface of the fifth lens.

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

−13.00 <r 12 /f <−1.90  (5)

where:

r12: a paraxial curvature radius of an image-side surface of the sixth lens.

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

−1.30 <f 2 /f <−0.70  (7)

where:

f2: a focal length of the second lens.

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

−1.80 <f 5 /f <−0.80  (8)

where:

f5: a focal length of the fifth lens.

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

0.30 <T 3 /T 4<0.90  (9)

where:

T3: a distance along the optical axis from an image-side surface of the third lens to an object-side surface of the fourth lens, and

T4: a distance along the optical axis from an image-side surface of the fourth lens to an object-side surface of the fifth lens.

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

1.80 <|r 9 |/f <19.00  (11)

where:

r9: a paraxial curvature radius of an object-side surface of the fifth lens.

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

3.5 <|f 3 |/f   (12)

where:

f3: a focal length of the third lens.

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

0.60<TTL/(2×ih)<1.00  (15)

where:

TTL: a total track length, and

ih: a maximum image height.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2021
From: KANTATSU CO., LTD.
To: TOKYO VISIONARY OPTICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058518/0141 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-149691 · Aug 8, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16534441 · Aug 7, 2019
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