IP Library Granted Patent US 12,650,576
Granted Patent B2
US 12,650,576 · App. 17/392,322 · Granted Jun 9, 2026

Imaging lens

Inventor: Hisao Fukaya (Sukagawa, JP)
Assignee: TOKYO VISIONARY OPTICS Co., Ltd.
G02B9/62G02B13/0045H04N23/55
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Patent No.
US 12,650,576
App. No.
17/392,322
Granted
Jun 9, 2026
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 (67)

1 . An imaging lens 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 negative refractive power,

a fourth lens with positive refractive power being a double-sided aspheric lens,

a fifth lens with negative refractive power being a double-sided aspheric lens, and

a sixth lens with positive refractive power having a convex surface facing the image side,

wherein said fourth lens has a convex surface facing the object-side at a paraxial region, and below conditional expressions (4), (9), and (17) are satisfied:

0.50< r 10/ f< 1.00  (4)

0.30< T 3/ T 4<0.90  (9)

2.0<| f 6|/ f< 25.0  (17)

where

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

f6: a focal length of the sixth lens,

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

2 . The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein an image-side surface of said fifth lens is concave near the optical axis, and has at least one off-axial pole point.

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

−13.00< r 12/ f<− 1.90

where

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

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

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

−0.20<( Nd 6−1)/ r 11≤0.0

where

Nd6: a refractive index at d-ray of the sixth lens, and

r11: a paraxial curvature radius of an object-side surface of the sixth lens.

5 . The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein said second lens is formed in a meniscus shape having a concave surface facing the image side near the optical axis.

6 . The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein said second lens has negative refractive power and a below conditional expression (7) is satisfied:

−1.30< f 2/ f<− 0.70

where

f2: a focal length of the second lens.

7 . The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein said fifth lens satisfies a below conditional expression (8):

−1.80< f 5/ f<− 0.80

where

f5: a focal length of the fifth lens.

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

0.30< T 3/ T 4<0.90

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.

9 . The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein a below conditional expression (10) is satisfied:

0.05< D 6/ f< 0.25

where

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

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

1.80<| r 9|/ f< 19.00

where

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

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

3.5<| f 3|/ f

where

f3: a focal length of the third lens.

12 . The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein a below conditional expression (13) is satisfied:

−7.0<( D 5/ f 5)×100<−2.0

where

D5: a thickness of the firth lens along the optical axis, and

f5: a focal length of the fifth lens.

13 . The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein a below conditional expression (14) is satisfied:

8.0<( T 4/ f )×100<24.00

where

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 1 , wherein a below conditional expression (15) is satisfied:

0.60<TTL/(2 xih )<1.00

where

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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