IP Library Granted Patent US 9,207,429
Granted Patent B2
US 9,207,429 · App. 13/525,087 · Granted Dec 8, 2015

Camera lens

Inventors: Udo Schauss (Waldboeckelheim, DE); Ralf Linn (Niedermoschel, DE)
G02B9/34G02B13/004G02B13/006G03B9/06G03B11/00
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Patent No.
US 9,207,429
App. No.
13/525,087
Granted
Dec 8, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A compact camera lens composed of the following five lenses in this sequence proceeding from the object side: a first positive meniscus lens, wherein the concave surface of the first positive meniscus lens faces away from the object side; a second negative lens, wherein the object-side surface of the second negative lens is concave; a third positive lens, wherein the image-side surface of the third positive lens is convex; a fourth biconvex lens; and a fifth negative lens. The fourth biconvex lens and the fifth negative lens are in each case cemented with one another. The object-side surface of the third positive lens and the image-side surface of the fifth negative lens are of aspherical form. The objective is particularly robust, compact, has a large aperture and very good imaging characteristics. It is suitable for example as an objective of an exterior mirror replacement camera in the automotive field.

Claims (25)

1. A camera lens for imaging an object, said camera lens comprising a plurality of lenses, said plurality of lenses consisting of the following elements in the stated sequence proceeding from the object side:

a first positive meniscus lens,

wherein the concave surface of the first positive meniscus lens faces away from the object side;

a second negative lens,

wherein the object-side surface of the second negative lens is concave; and

wherein the value of the radius of curvature of the object-side surface of the second negative lens is smaller in magnitude than the magnitude of the value of the radius of curvature of the image-side surface of said lens;

a third positive lens,

wherein the image-side surface of the third positive lens is convex; and

wherein the value of the radius of curvature of the object-side surface of the third positive lens is greater in magnitude than the magnitude of the value of the radius of curvature of the image-side surface of said lens;

a fourth biconvex lens;

a fifth negative lens,

wherein the value of the radius of curvature of the object-side surface of the fifth negative lens is smaller in magnitude than the magnitude of the value of the radius of curvature of the image-side surface of said lens;

wherein the fourth biconvex lens and the fifth negative lens are cemented with one another.

2. The camera lens according to claim 1 , wherein the object-side surface of the third positive lens is formed as an aspherical surface.

3. The camera lens according to claim 1 , wherein the image-side surface of the fifth negative lens is formed as an aspherical surface.

4. The camera lens according to claim 1 , wherein the arithmetic mean of the refractive indices of all of the lenses has a value of greater than 1.8, wherein the refractive index is determined in each case for a wavelength of 587.56 nm.

5. The camera lens according to claim 1 , wherein a diaphragm is positioned between the second negative lens and the third positive lens.

6. The camera lens according to claim 5 , one of the preceding claims, characterized wherein:

the diaphragm is an iris diaphragm with a multiplicity of blades;

the blades are formed from light-impermeable material;

at least one of the blades has a cutout in the light-impermeable material and functions as a closing blade;

the cutout is covered by a neutral density filter;

the guide of the closing blade is designed such that the closing blade can completely cover the aperture which remains when the other blades are in a stopped-down state; and

the shape and position of the cutout are selected such that, when the closing blade is covering the diaphragm aperture which remains in the stopped-down state, the neutral density filter is pivoted into the diaphragm aperture which remains.

7. The camera lens according to claim 6 , wherein the two outermost blades of the diaphragm are formed as closing blades with the cutout which is covered by a neutral density filter.

Priority Claims (2)
DE 10 2011 051 120 · Jun 16, 2011 · national
EP 11194823 · Dec 21, 2011 · regional
Continuity (1)
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