IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,474,545
Granted Patent B2
US 12,474,545 · App. 17/760,255 · Granted Nov 18, 2025

Imaging lens

Inventor: Duk Keun Kwon (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
G02B9/62G02B13/0045G02B3/14
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Patent No.
US 12,474,545
App. No.
17/760,255
Granted
Nov 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present embodiment relates to an imaging lens including: a first lens having a positive refractive power, a second lens having a negative refractive power; a third lens; a fourth lens; a fifth lens having a positive refractive power; and a sixth lens having a negative refractive power, wherein the first to sixth lenses are sequentially arranged from an object side to an image side, the first to third, the fifth, and the sixth lenses are solid lenses, the fourth lens includes a variable focus lens, and the Conditional Expression 0.7<TTL/imgH<1 is satisfied.

Claims (84)

1 . An imaging lens comprising:

a first lens having positive (+) refractive power;

a second lens having negative (−) refractive power;

a third lens;

a fourth lens;

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

a sixth lens having negative (−) refractive power,

wherein the first to sixth lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side to an image side,

wherein the first to third lenses and the fifth and sixth lenses are solid lenses,

wherein the fourth lens comprises a variable focus lens, and

wherein Conditional Expression 1 below is satisfied:

| Fg 2/ L 1 R 1<2  [Conditional Expression 1]

(where Fg2 means a composite focal length from the fifth lens to the sixth lens disposed at an image side of the variable focus lens, and L1R1 means a radius of curvature of an object side surface of the first lens).

2 . The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein the third lens has a positive (+) refractive power.

3 . The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein the object side surface of the first lens is convex, and an image side surface of the first lens is convex.

4 . The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein an object side surface of the second lens is convex, and an image side surface of the second lens is concave.

5 . The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein an object side surface of the third lens is convex, and an image side surface of the third lens is convex at an optical axis.

6 . The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein an object side surface of the fifth lens is convex at an optical axis, and an image side surface of the fifth lens is convex at an optical axis.

7 . The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein an object side surface of the sixth lens is concave at an optical axis, and the image side surface of the sixth lens is convex at an optical axis.

8 . The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein Conditional Expression 2 below is satisfied:

0< Fg 1/ L 1 R 1<5  [Conditional Expression 2]

(where Fg1 is a composite focal length from the first lens to the third lens disposed at an object side of the variable focus lens, and L1R1 is the radius of curvature of the object side surface of the first lens).

9 . The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein Conditional Expression 3 below is satisfied:

1.5< G 1<1.6  [Conditional Expression 3]

(where G1 is an refractive index of a material of the first lens).

10 . An imaging lens comprising:

a first lens having positive (+) refractive power;

a second lens having negative (−) refractive power;

a third lens;

a fourth lens;

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

a sixth lens having negative (−) refractive power,

wherein the first to sixth lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side to an image side,

wherein the first to third lenses and the fifth and sixth lenses are solid lenses,

wherein the fourth lens comprises a variable focus lens, and

wherein Conditional Expression 1 below is satisfied:

0< Fg 1/ L 1 R 1<5  [Conditional Expression 1]

(where Fg1 is a composite focal length from the first lens to the third lens disposed at an object side of the variable focus lens, and L1R1 is the radius of curvature of the object side surface of the first lens).

11 . The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein Conditional Expression 4 below is satisfied:

0.7< TTL /imgH<1  [Conditional Expression 4]

(where TTL is a length from the object side surface of the first lens to an imaging plane at an optical axis, and imgH is a diagonal length of the imaging plane of an image sensor).

12 . The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein Conditional Expression 5 below is satisfied:

30< V 1<60  [Conditional Expression 5]

(where V1 means an Abbe's number of the first lens).

13 . The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein Conditional Expression 6 below is satisfied:

0.1<THlg1/ TTL< 0.4  [Conditional Expression 6]

(where THlg1 means a distance from the object side surface of the first lens to an image side surface of the third lens at an optical axis, and TTL means a distance from the object side surface of the first lens to an imaging plane at the optical axis).

14 . The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein Conditional Expression 7 below is satisfied:

0.1<THlg2/ TTL< 0.5  [Conditional Expression 7]

(where THlg2 means a distance from an object side surface of the fifth lens to an image side surface of the sixth lens at an optical axis, and TTL means a distance from the object side surface of the first lens to an imaging plane at the optical axis).

15 . The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein Conditional Expression 8 below is satisfied:

0.5<THlg1/ d 1<1.5  [Conditional Expression 8]

(where THlg1 means a distance from the object side surface of the first lens to an image side surface of the third lens at an optical axis, and d1 is an optical axis distance from an imaginary tangent line at an apex of the image side surface of the third lens to an imaginary tangent line at an apex of an object side surface of the fifth lens).

16 . The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein Conditional Expression 9 below is satisfied:

1<THlg1/ d 2<2  [Conditional Expression 9]

(where THlg1 means a distance from the object side surface of the first lens to an image side surface of the third lens at an optical axis, and d2 means a thickness of the fourth lens at the optical axis).

17 . The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein Conditional Expression 10 below is satisfied:

0.5<THlg2/ d 1<1.5  [Conditional Expression 10]

(where THlg2 means a distance from an object side surface of the fifth lens to an image side surface of the sixth lens at an optical axis, and d1 is an optical axis distance from an imaginary tangent line at an apex of an image side surface of the third lens to an imaginary tangent line at an apex of an object side surface of the fifth lens).

18 . The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein Conditional Expression 11 below is satisfied:

1<THlg2/ d 2<2.3  [Conditional Expression 11]

(where THlg2 means a distance from an object side surface of the fifth lens to an image side surface of the sixth lens at an optical axis, and d2 means a thickness of the fourth lens at the optical axis).

19 . A camera device comprising:

an image sensor;

the imaging lens of claim 1 ; and

a filter disposed between the image sensor and the imaging lens.

20 . An imaging lens comprising:

a first lens having positive (+) refractive power;

a second lens having negative (−) refractive power;

a third lens having positive (+) refractive power;

a fourth lens;

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

a sixth lens having negative (−) refractive power,

wherein the first to sixth lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side to an image side,

wherein the first to third lenses and the fifth and sixth lenses are solid lenses,

wherein the fourth lens comprises a variable focus lens,

wherein an object side surface of the first lens is convex, and an image side surface of the first lens is convex,

wherein an object side surface of the second lens is convex, and an image side surface of the second lens is concave,

wherein an object side surface of the third lens is convex, and an image side surface of the third lens is convex at an optical axis,

wherein an object side surface of the fifth lens is convex at the optical axis, and an image side surface of the fifth lens is convex at the optical axis,

wherein an object side surface of the sixth lens is concave at the optical axis, and the image side surface of the sixth lens is convex at the optical axis, and

wherein Conditional Expression 1 below is satisfied:

| Fg 2/ L 1 R 1<2  [Conditional Expression 1]

(where Fg2 means a composite focal length from the fifth lens to the sixth lens disposed at an image side of the variable focus lens, and L1R1 means a radius of curvature of the object side surface of the first lens).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2023
From: KWON, DUK KEUN
To: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063385/0670 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0013855 · Feb 5, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230057429A1 · Feb 23, 2023
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