IP Library Granted Patent US 9,541,739
Granted Patent B2
US 9,541,739 · App. 15/040,568 · Granted Jan 10, 2017

Imaging lens

Inventor: Masaya Hashimoto (Sukagawa, JP)
Assignee: KANTATSU CO., LTD.
G02B13/0045G02B9/60G02B13/18G02B27/0025
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,541,739
App. No.
15/040,568
Granted
Jan 10, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A compact, low-profile, low-cost imaging lens with brightness of F-value 2.5 or less and a wide field of view, which corrects aberrations properly. Elements are arranged from an object side: an aperture stop, positive first lens having a convex object-side surface, negative biconcave second lens having concave object-side and image-side surfaces, positive or negative third lens having a convex object-side surface and at least one aspheric surface; positive meniscus double-sided aspheric fourth lens having a convex image-side surface; and negative double-sided aspheric fifth lens having a concave image-side surface. The fifth lens' aspheric image-side surface has a pole-change point off an optical axis, and the imaging lens satisfies the following conditional expressions: TTL/2ih≦0.8   (1) 1.60<Nd3<1.70   (2) 4.0<| r 9/ r 10|<14.0   (3) where TTL: total track length ih: maximum image height Nd 3: third lens refractive index at d-ray r 9: curvature radius of the fifth lens object-side surface r 10: curvature radius of the fifth lens image-side surface.

Claims (112)

1. An imaging lens which forms an image of an object on a solid-state image sensor and provides brightness with an F-value of 2.5 or less, in which elements are arranged in order from an object side to an image side, comprising:

an aperture stop;

a first lens having positive refractive power and a convex surface on the object side;

a second lens having negative refractive power and a concave surface on the image side;

a third lens having positive refractive power, a convex surface on the object side, a concave surface on the image side and at least one aspheric surface;

a fourth lens as a meniscus double-sided aspheric lens having positive refractive power and a convex surface on the image side; and

a fifth lens as a double-sided aspheric lens having negative refractive power, a concave surface on the object side and a concave surface on the image side,

wherein the aspheric image-side surface of the fifth lens has a pole-change point off an optical axis,

and conditional expressions (1) and (10) below are satisfied:

TTL/2ih0.8   (1)

1.98≦ r 7/ r 8<3.0   (10)

where

TTL: total track length

ih: maximum image height

r 7 : curvature radius of the object-side surface of the fourth lens

r 8 : curvature radius of the image-side surface of the fourth lens.

2. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein conditional expressions (2) and (3) below are satisfied:

1.60<Nd3<1.70   (2)

4.0<| r 9/ r 10|<14.0   (3)

where

Nd 3 : refractive index of the third lens at d-ray

r 9 : curvature radius of the object-side surface of the fifth lens

r 10 : curvature radius of the image-side surface of the fifth lens.

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

3.5<| r 2/ r 1|  (4)

where

r 1 : curvature radius of the object-side surface of the first lens

r 2 : curvature radius of the image-side surface of the first lens.

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

−1.5< f 2/ f<− 0 . 5   (5)

where

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

f 2 : focal length of the second lens.

5. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein conditional expressions (6) and (7) below are satisfied:

45<vd1<75   (6)

20<vd2<35   (7)

where

vd 1 : Abbe number of the first lens at d-ray

vd 2 : Abbe number of the second lens at d-ray.

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

0.5< f 1/ f 4<1.8   (8)

where

f 1 : focal length of the first lens

f 4 : focal length of the fourth lens.

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

−1.3< r 3/ r 4<−0.7   (9)

where

r 3 : curvature radius of the object-side surface of the second lens

r 4 : curvature radius of the image-side surface of the second lens.

8. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein conditional expressions (11) and (12) below are satisfied:

45<vd4<75   (11)

45<vd5<75   (12)

where

vd 4 : Abbe number of the fourth lens at d-ray

vd 5 : Abbe number of the fifth lens at d-ray.

9. An imaging lens which forms an image of an object on a solid-state image sensor and provides brightness with an F-value of 2.5 or less, in which elements are arranged in order from an object side to an image side, comprising:

an aperture stop;

a first lens having positive refractive power and a convex surface on the object side;

a second lens having negative refractive power;

a third lens having negative refractive power, a convex surface on the object side and at least one aspheric surface;

a fourth lens as a meniscus double-sided aspheric lens having positive refractive power and a convex surface on the image side; and

a fifth lens as a double-sided aspheric lens having negative refractive power, a concave surface on the object side and a concave surface on the image side,

wherein the aspheric image-side surface of the fifth lens has a pole-change point off an optical axis,

and conditional expressions (1) and (3) below are satisfied:

TTL/2ih≦0.8   (1)

4.0<| r 9/ r 10|<14.0   (3)

where

TTL: total track length

ih: maximum image height

r 9 : curvature radius of the object-side surface of the fifth lens

r 10 : curvature radius of the image-side surface of the fifth lens.

10. The imaging lens according to claim 9 , wherein a conditional expression (2) below is satisfied:

1.60<Nd3<1.70   (2)

where

Nd 3 : refractive index of the third lens at d-ray.

11. The imaging lens according to claim 9 , wherein a conditional expression (4) below is satisfied:

3.5<| r 2/ r 1|  (4)

where

r 1 : curvature radius of the object-side surface of the first lens

r 2 : curvature radius of the image-side surface of the first lens.

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

−1.5< f 2/ f<− 0 . 5   (5)

where

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

f 2 : focal length of the second lens.

13. The imaging lens according to claim 9 , wherein conditional expressions (6) and (7) below are satisfied:

45<vd1<75   (6)

20<vd2<35   (7)

where

vd 1 : Abbe number of the first lens at d-ray

vd 2 : Abbe number of the second lens at d-ray.

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

0.5< f 1/ f 4<1.8   (8)

where

f 1 : focal length of the first lens

f 4 : focal length of the fourth lens.

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

−1.3< r 3/ r 4<−0.7   (9)

where

r 3 : curvature radius of the object-side surface of the second lens

r 4 : curvature radius of the image-side surface of the second lens.

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

1.5< r 7/ r 8<3.0   (10)

where

r 7 : curvature radius of the object-side surface of the fourth lens

r 8 : curvature radius of the image-side surface of the fourth lens.

17. The imaging lens according to claim 9 , wherein conditional expressions (11) and (12) below are satisfied:

45<vd4<75   (11)

45<vd5<75   (12)

where

vd 4 : Abbe number of the fourth lens at d-ray

vd 5 : Abbe number of the fifth lens at d-ray.

Assignments (3)
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 1, 2021
From: HASHIMOTO, MASAYA
To: KANTATSU CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057046/0178 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-144452 · Jul 14, 2014 · national
Continuity (2)
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