IP Library Granted Patent US 9,690,074
Granted Patent B2
US 9,690,074 · App. 14/232,527 · Granted Jun 27, 2017

Imaging lens and camera module

Inventor: Kyunghwan Lee (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
G02B13/0045
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Patent No.
US 9,690,074
App. No.
14/232,527
Granted
Jun 27, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to exemplary embodiments of the present invention, an imaging lens includes in an ordered way from an object side, a first lens movable and having positive (+) refractive power, a second lens having negative (−) refractive power, a third lens having positive (+) refractive power, a fourth lens having positive (+) refractive power, and a fifth lens having negative (−) refractive power, wherein, a conditional expression of 0.5<f1/fz1, f1/fz2, f1/fz3<1.5 is satisfied, where focus distances of imaging lens are respectively fz1, fz2 and fz3, and a focus distance of the first lens is f1 at zoom positions 1, 2 and 3.

Claims (43)

1. An imaging lens, the imaging lens comprising in an ordered way from an object side to an image side:

a first lens having positive (+) refractive power;

a second lens having negative (−) refractive power;

a third lens having positive (+) refractive power;

a fourth lens having positive (+) refractive power; and

a fifth lens having negative (−) refractive power,

wherein the fifth lens has a convex form at an object side surface thereof at an optical axis of the imaging lens,

wherein a conditional expression of 4.7<ΣT<5.9, 0.5<ΣT/fz1, ΣT/fz2, ΣT/fz3<1.5 is satisfied, where a distance from an object side surface of the first lens to an image-forming surface is ΣT;

where focus distances of the imaging lens are respectively fz1, fz2, and fz3 at zoom positions 1, 2, and 3; and

wherein a distance to object is infinity at the zoom position 1, a distance to object is 60 cm at the zoom position 2, and a distance to object is 10 cm at the zoom position 3.

2. The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein conditional expressions of 1.6<N2,N3<1.7, and 1.5<N1,N4,N5<1.6 are satisfied, where refractive indexes of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth lenses are respectively N1, N2, N3, N4 and N5.

3. The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein a conditional expression of 2.0<F/#<3.0 is satisfied, where the f number is F/#.

4. The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein the first lens takes a convex form at an object side surface.

5. The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein the second lens takes a concave form at an upper side surface.

6. The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein the third lens takes a meniscus form convexly formed at an object side surface.

7. The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein the fourth lens takes a meniscus form.

8. The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein all surfaces of the third, fourth and fifth lenses have at least one or more inflection points.

9. A camera module, the camera module comprising in an ordered way from an object side to an image side:

a first lens having positive (+) refractive power;

a second lens having negative (−) refractive power;

a third lens having positive (+) refractive power;

a fourth lens having positive (+) refractive power; and

a fifth lens having negative (−) refractive power,

wherein the fifth lens has a convex form at an object side surface thereof at an optical axis of the imaging lens, wherein a conditional expression of 4.7<ΣT<5.9, 0.5<ΣT/fz1, ΣT/fz2, ΣT/fz3<1.5 is satisfied, where a distance from an object side surface of the first lens to an image-forming surface is ΣT;

where focus distances of the imaging lens are respectively fz1, fz2, and fz3 at zoom positions 1, 2, and 3; and

wherein a distance to object is infinity at the zoom position 1, a distance to object is 60 cm at the zoom position 2, and a distance to object is 10 cm at the zoom position 3.

10. The camera module of claim 9 , wherein conditional expressions of 20<V2,V3<30, and 50<V1,V4,V5<60 are satisfied, where Abbe's numbers of first, second, third, fourth and fifth lenses are V1, V2, V3, V4 and V5.

11. The camera module of claim 9 , wherein a conditional expression of 2.0<F/#<3.0 is satisfied, where the f number is F/#.

12. The camera module of claim 9 , wherein the first lens takes a convex form at an object side surface.

13. The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein the first lens is movable.

14. The imaging lens of claim 13 , wherein a conditional expression of 0.1<d1<0.4 is satisfied, where d1 is an air clearance between a first lens center and a second lens center at a zoom position 1.

15. The imaging lens of claim 13 , wherein a conditional expression of 0.5<f1/fz1, f1/fz2, f1/fz3<1.5 is satisfied, where focus distances of imaging lenses are respectively fz1, fz2 and fz3, and a focus distance of the first lens is f1 at zoom positions 1, 2, and 3.

16. The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein, in a case Abbe's numbers of first, second, third, fourth, and fifth lenses are respectively V1, V2, V3, V4, and V5, conditional expressions of 20<V2,V3<30 and 50<V1, V4, V5<60 are met.

17. The camera module of claim 16 , further comprising a holder fixing the lens barrel.

18. The camera module of claim 16 , wherein a conditional expression of 0.1<d1<0.4 is satisfied, where d1 is an air clearance between a first lens center and a second lens center at a zoom position 1.

19. The camera module of claim 16 , wherein a conditional expression of 0.5<f1/fz1, f1/fz2, f1/fz3<1.5 is satisfied, where focus distances of imaging lenses are respectively fz1, fz2 and fz3, and a focus distance of the first lens is f1 at zoom positions 1, 2, and 3.

20. The camera module of claim 9 , further comprising:

an actuator disposed over the first lens, wherein the first lens is moved during auto focusing; and

a lens barrel including the second lens, the third lens, the fourth lens, and the fifth lens.

21. The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein the first lens takes a convex form at an image side surface, and

wherein the second lens takes a concave form at an object side surface.

22. The camera module of claim 9 , wherein the first lens takes a convex form at an image side surface, and

wherein the second lens takes a concave form at an object side surface.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 3, 2015
From: LEE, KYUNGHWAN
To: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 036943/0395 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2011-0069333 · Jul 13, 2011 · national
KR 10-2012-0069240 · Jun 27, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
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