IP Library Granted Patent US 9,541,730
Granted Patent B2
US 9,541,730 · App. 14/572,832 · Granted Jan 10, 2017

Imaging lens

Inventors: Yoji Kubota (Nagano, JP); Kenichi Kubota (Nagano, JP); Hitoshi Hirano (Nagano, JP); Tomohiro Yonezawa (Tochigi, JP)
Assignees: Optical Logic Inc.; Kantatsu Co., Ltd.
G02B9/12G02B9/64G02B13/0045
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Patent No.
US 9,541,730
App. No.
14/572,832
Granted
Jan 10, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An imaging lens includes a first lens group having positive refractive power; a second lens group having positive refractive power; and a third lens group having negative refractive power, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side. The first lens group includes a first lens having positive refractive power, a second lens having negative refractive power, and a third lens having negative refractive power. The second lens group includes a fourth lens and a fifth lens. The third lens group includes a sixth lens and a seventh lens. The first to third lenses have specific Abbe's numbers.

Claims (80)

1. An imaging lens comprising:

a first lens group having positive refractive power;

a second lens group having positive refractive power; and

a third lens group having negative refractive power, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side,

wherein said first lens group includes a first lens having positive refractive power, a second lens having negative refractive power, and a third lens having negative refractive power,

said second lens group includes a fourth lens and a fifth lens,

said third lens group includes a sixth lens and a seventh lens, and

said sixth lens and said seventh lens have a composite focal length f 67 , said first lens has an Abbe's number νd 1 , said second lens has an Abbe's number νd 2 , and said third lens has an Abbe's number νd 3 so that the following conditional expressions are satisfied:

−1.7< f 67/ f<− 0.5,

40<ν d 1<75,

20<ν d 2<35,

20<ν d 3<35,

where f is a focal length of a whole lens system.

2. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein said first lens has a focal length f 1 , and said second lens and said third lens have a composite focal length f 23 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

−4.0< f 23/ f 1<−1.5.

3. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein said second lens has a focal length f 2 , and said third lens has a focal length f 3 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

0.1< f 2/ f 3<0.6.

4. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein said fourth lens has positive refractive power, and

said fourth lens has a focal length f 4 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

1.0< f 4/ f< 3.0.

5. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein said seventh lens has negative refractive power, and

said seventh lens has a focal length f 7 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

−4.0< f 7/ f<− 0.8.

6. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein said third lens is disposed away from said fourth lens by a distance D 34 on an optical axis thereof so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

0.03< D 34/ f< 0.2

7. An imaging lens comprising:

a first lens group having positive refractive power;

a second lens group having positive refractive power; and

a third lens group having negative refractive power, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side,

wherein said first lens group consists of a first lens having positive refractive power, a second lens having negative refractive power, and a third lens having negative refractive power,

said second lens group includes a fourth lens and a fifth lens,

said third lens group includes a sixth lens and a seventh lens, and

said first lens has an Abbe's number νd 1 , said second lens has an Abbe's number νd 2 , and said third lens has an Abbe's number νd 3 so that the following conditional expressions are satisfied:

40<ν d 1<75,

20<ν d 2<35,

20<ν d 3<35.

8. The imaging lens according to claim 7 , wherein said first lens has a focal length f 1 , and said second lens and said third lens have a composite focal length f 23 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

−4.0< f 23/ f 1<−1.5.

9. The imaging lens according to claim 7 , wherein said second lens has a focal length f 2 , and said third lens has a focal length f 3 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

0.1< f 2/ f 3<0.6.

10. The imaging lens according to claim 7 , wherein said sixth lens and said seventh lens have a composite focal length f 67 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

−1.7< f 67/ f <−0.5,

where f is a focal length of a whole lens system.

11. The imaging lens according to claim 7 , wherein said fourth lens has positive refractive power, and

said fourth lens has a focal length f 4 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

1.0< f 4/ f< 3.0,

where f is a focal length of a whole lens system.

12. The imaging lens according to claim 7 , wherein said seventh lens has negative refractive power, and

said seventh lens has a focal length f 7 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

−4.0< f 7/ f<− 0.8,

where f is a focal length of a whole lens system.

13. The imaging lens according to claim 7 , wherein said third lens is disposed away from said fourth lens by a distance D 34 on an optical axis thereof so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

0.03< D 34/ f< 0.2,

where f is a focal length of a whole lens system.

14. An imaging lens comprising:

a first lens group having positive refractive power;

a second lens group having positive refractive power; and

a third lens group having negative refractive power, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side,

wherein said first lens group includes a first lens having positive refractive power, a second lens having negative refractive power, and a third lens having negative refractive power,

said second lens group includes a fourth lens and a fifth lens,

said third lens group includes a sixth lens and a seventh lens having negative refractive power, and

said seventh lens has a focal length f 7 , said first lens has an Abbe's number νd 1 , said second lens has an Abbe's number νd 2 , and said third lens has an Abbe's number νd 3 so that the following conditional expressions are satisfied:

−4.0< f 7/ f<− 0.8,

40<ν d 1<75,

20<ν d 2<35,

20<ν d 3<35,

where f is a focal length of a whole lens system.

15. The imaging lens according to claim 14 , wherein said first lens has a focal length f 1 , and said second lens and said third lens have a composite focal length f 23 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

−4.0< f 23/ f 1<−1.5.

16. The imaging lens according to claim 14 , wherein said second lens has a focal length f 2 , and said third lens has a focal length f 3 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

0.1< f 2/ f 3<0.6.

17. The imaging lens according to claim 14 , wherein said sixth lens and said seventh lens have a composite focal length f 67 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

−1.7< f 67/ f<− 0.5.

18. The imaging lens according to claim 14 , wherein said fourth lens has positive refractive power, and

said fourth lens has a focal length f 4 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

1.0< f 4/ f< 3.0.

19. The imaging lens according to claim 14 , wherein said seventh lens has a focal length f 7 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

−4.0< f 7/ f<− 0.8.

20. The imaging lens according to claim 14 , wherein said third lens is disposed away from said fourth lens by a distance D 34 on an optical axis thereof so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

0.03< D 34/ f< 0.2.

Assignments (4)
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 6, 2018
From: OPTICAL LOGIC INC.; KANTATSU CO., LTD.
To: KANTATSU CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 047288/0456 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2014
From: KUBOTA, YOJI; KUBOTA, KENICHI; HIRANO, HITOSHI; YONEZAWA, TOMOHIRO
To: OPTICAL LOGIC INC.; KANTATSU CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034523/0954 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-057414 · Mar 20, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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