Image pickup lens

US9638898B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9638898-B2
Application numberUS-201514796536-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 10, 2015
Priority dateMar 29, 2012
Publication dateMay 2, 2017
Grant dateMay 2, 2017

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An image pickup lens includes a first lens having a positive refractive power, a second meniscus lens having a negative refractive power, a third lens, a fourth meniscus lens having a negative refractive power, and a fifth lens having both sides formed as aspheric surfaces with a positive refractive power, wherein an F-value is 2.41 or smaller.

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What is claimed is: 1. An image pickup lens for use with a solid imaging element, the image pickup lens comprising, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens having a positive refractive power, a second lens having a meniscus shape and a negative refractive power, a third lens having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens having a meniscus shape, a negative refractive power and a concave surface facing the image side near an optical axis, and a fifth lens having both sides formed as aspheric surfaces and a positive refractive power; wherein an F-value of the image pickup lens is 2.41 or smaller, and satisfies an expression (8): −5.0< f 4/ f<− 1.75   (8) where f represents a focal length of the overall optical system of the image pickup lens, and f4 represents a focal length of the fourth lens. 2. The image pickup lens according to claim 1 , wherein the first lens has a convex surface facing the object side, the second lens has a concave surface facing the image side, and the third lens has a convex surface facing the object side near an optical axis. 3. The image pickup lens according to claim 1 , wherein the fourth lens has both sides formed as aspheric surfaces having a pole-change point other than on the optical axis on the object side surface and the image side surface thereof, and the fifth lens has a meniscus shape and a concave surface facing the image side near the optical axis, having a pole-change point other than on the optical axis on the object side surface and the image side surface thereof. 4. The image pickup lens according to claim 1 , wherein the first lens and the second lens satisfy expressions (1), (2) and (3): 45<ν1<90  (1) 22<ν2<35  (2) 2.0<ν1/ν2<2.6  (3) where ν1 represents an Abbe number of the first lens, and ν2 represents an Abbe number of the second lens. 5. The image pickup lens according to claim 1 , wherein the image pickup lens satisfy expressions (4) and (5): 0.7< f 1/ f< 0.9  (4) −1.3< f 2/ f<− 0.9  (5) where f represents a focal length of the overall optical system of the image pickup lens, f1 represents a focal length of the first lens, and f2 represents a focal length of the second lens. 6. The image pickup lens according to claim 1 , wherein the image pickup lens satisfy expression (6): 1.1< TTL/f< 1.3  (6) where TTL represents a distance on an optical axis from the object side surface of the first lens to the imaging surface with a filter removed, and f represents a focal length of the overall optical system of the image pickup lens. 7. The image pickup lens according to claim 1 , wherein the image pickup lens satisfy expression (9): 1.5< f 5/ f< 4.0  (9) f represents a focal length of the overall optical system of the image pickup lens, and f5 represents a focal length of the fifth lens. 8. An image pickup lens for use with a solid imaging element, the image pickup lens comprising, in order from an object side to an image side: an aperture stop, a first lens having a positive refractive power, a second lens having a meniscus shape, a concave surface facing the image side near the optical axis, and a negative refractive power, a third lens having a convex surface facing the object side near an optical axis and a positive refractive power, a fourth lens having a negative refractive power, and a fifth lens having both sides formed as aspheric surfaces, a meniscus shape and a concave surface facing the image side near the optical axis, and a positive refractive power, wherein the image pickup lens satisfy expression (9): 1.5< f 5/ f< 4.0  (9) where f represents a focal length of the overall optical system of the image pickup lens, and f5 represents a focal length of the fifth lens. 9. The image pickup lens according to claim 8 , wherein the first lens has a convex surface facing the object side. 10. The image pickup lens according to claim 8 , wherein the fourth lens has a concave surface facing the image side near the optical axis, having both sides formed as aspheric surfaces having a pole-change point other than on the optical axis on the object side surface and the image side surface thereof, and the fifth lens has a pole-change point other than on the optical axis on the object side surface and the image side surface thereof. 11. The image pickup lens according to claim 8 , wherein the first lens and the second lens satisfy expressions (1), (2) and (3): 45<ν1<90  (1) 22<ν2<35  (2) 2.0<ν1/ν2<2.6  (3) where ν1 represents an Abbe number of the first lens, and ν2 represents an Abbe number of the second lens. 12. The image pickup lens according to claim 8 , wherein the image pickup lens satisfy expressions (4) and (5): 0.7< f 1/ f< 0.9  (4) −1.3< f 2/ f 21 −0.9  (5) where f represents a focal length of the overall optical system of the image pickup lens, f1 represents a focal length of the first lens, and f2 represents a focal length of the second lens. 13. The image pickup lens according to claim 8 , wherein the image pickup lens satisfy expression (6): 1.1< TTL/f< 1.3  (6) where TTL represents a distance on the optical axis from the object side surface of the first lens to the imaging surface with a filter removed, and f represents a focal length of the overall optical system of the image pickup lens. 14. The image pickup lens according to claim 8 , wherein the image pickup lens satisfy expression. (8): −5.0< f 4 /f<− 1.75  (8) where f4 represents a focal length of the fourth lens, and f represents a focal length of the overall optical system of the image pickup lens. 15. An image pickup lens for use with a solid imaging element, the image pickup lens comprising, in order from an object side to an image side: an aperture stop, a first lens having a positive refractive power, a second lens having a meniscus shape and a concave surface facing the image side near the optical axis, and a negative refractive power, a third lens having a convex surface facing the object side near an optical axis and a positive refractive power, a fourth lens having a concave surface facing the image side near the optical axis and a negative refractive power, and a fifth lens having both sides formed as aspheric surfaces and having positive refractive power, wherein the image pickup lens satisfy expression (5): −1.3< f 2/ f<− 0.9  (5) where f represents a focal length of the overall optical system of the image pickup lens, and f2 represents a focal length of the second lens. 16. The image pickup lens according to claim 15 , wherein the first lens has a convex surface facing the object side. 17. The image pickup lens according to claim 15 , wherein the fourth lens has both sides formed as aspheric surfaces having a pole-change point other than on the optical axis on the object side surface and the image side surface thereof, and the fifth lens has a meniscus shape and a concave surface facing the image side near the optical axis, having a pole-change point other than on the optical axis on the object side surface and the image side surface thereof. 18. The image pickup lens according to claim 15 , wherein the first lens and the second lens satisfy expressions (1), (2) and (3): 45<ν1<90  (1) 22<ν2<35  (2) 2.0<ν1/ν2<2.6  (3) where ν1 represents an Abbe number of the first lens, and ν2 represents an Abbe number of the second lens. 19. The image pickup lens according to claim 15 , wherein the image pickup lens satisfy expression (4)

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What does patent US9638898B2 cover?
An image pickup lens includes a first lens having a positive refractive power, a second meniscus lens having a negative refractive power, a third lens, a fourth meniscus lens having a negative refractive power, and a fifth lens having both sides formed as aspheric surfaces with a positive refractive power, wherein an F-value is 2.41 or smaller.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kantatsu Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G02B13/0045. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue May 02 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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