Imaging lens and imaging apparatus including the same

US9823443B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9823443-B2
Application numberUS-201615069382-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 14, 2016
Priority dateMar 18, 2015
Publication dateNov 21, 2017
Grant dateNov 21, 2017

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An imaging lens is provided. The imaging lens includes, in an order from an object side to an image plane side, a first lens having an object side surface that is convex and having a positive refractive power, a second lens having a positive or negative refractive power, a third lens having a positive or negative refractive power, a fourth lens having a negative refractive power, and a fifth lens having a positive or negative refractive power, wherein an image side surface of the fifth lens has a concave center portion and has at least one inflection point, and the imaging lens satisfies a condition that −0.25≦(Y−y p )/y p ≦−0.05, where Y denotes an image height of a real chief ray, and y p denotes an image height of a paraxial chief ray.

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What is claimed is: 1. An imaging lens comprising, in an order from an object side to an image plane side: a first lens having an object side surface that is convex and having a positive refractive power; a second lens having a positive or negative refractive power; a third lens having a positive or negative refractive power; a fourth lens having a negative refractive power; and a fifth lens having a positive or negative refractive power, wherein an image side surface of the fifth lens has a concave center portion and has at least one inflection point, wherein the imaging lens has negative optical distortion, wherein the imaging lens satisfies conditions: −0.25≦( Y−y p )/ y p ≦−0.05, and 0.5< TL /(2* yp )<0.75, and wherein Y denotes an image height of a real chief ray, y p denotes an image height of a paraxial chief ray, and TL denotes a distance from a vertex of the object side surface of the first lens to an image plane along an optical axis. 2. The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein the imaging lens satisfies a condition: |( R 3+ R 4)/( R 3− R 4)|=1, and wherein R3 and R4 respectively denote a radius of curvature of a vertex of an object side surface of the second lens and a radius of curvature of a vertex of an image side surface of the second lens. 3. The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein the imaging lens satisfies a condition: 0.1 <f/f 3<0.8, and wherein f denotes a focal length of the imaging lens, and f3 denotes a focal length of the third lens. 4. The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein the imaging lens satisfies a condition: | V 2 −V 3|>30, and wherein V2 and V3 are respectively Abbe numbers of the second lens and the third lens. 5. The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein the imaging lens satisfies a condition: −0.7 <f/f 4<−0.1, and wherein f denotes a focal length of the imaging lens, and f4 denotes a focal length of the fourth lens. 6. The imaging lens of claim 1 , wherein the imaging lens satisfies a condition: | f/f 5|<0.2, and wherein f denotes a focal length of the imaging lens, and f5 denotes a focal length of the fifth lens. 7. An imaging lens comprising, in an order from an object side to an image plane side: a first lens having an object side surface having an aspherical shape that is convex in a center portion and an image side surface having a planar or convex aspherical shape, the first lens having a positive refractive power; a second lens having at least one surface that has an aspherical shape that is planar in a center portion; a third lens having a convex image side surface and a positive refractive power; a fourth lens having a negative refractive power; and a fifth lens having a positive or negative refractive power, wherein the imaging lens has negative optical distortion, wherein the imaging lens satisfies conditions: −0.25≦( Y−y p )/ y p ≦−0.05, and 0.5< TL /(2* yp )<0.75, and wherein Y denotes an image height of a real chief ray, y p denotes an image height of a paraxial chief ray, and TL denotes a distance from a vertex of the object side surface of the first lens to an image plane along an optical axis. 8. The imaging lens of claim 7 , wherein the imaging lens satisfies a condition: 0.1 <f/f 3<0.8, and wherein f denotes a focal length of the imaging lens, and f3 denotes a focal length of the third lens. 9. The imaging lens of claim 7 , wherein the imaging lens satisfies a condition: | V 2 −V 3|>30, and wherein V2 and V3 are respectively Abbe numbers of the second lens and the third lens. 10. The imaging lens of claim 7 , wherein the imaging lens satisfies a condition: −0.7 <f/f 4<−0.1, and wherein f denotes a focal length of the imaging lens, and f4 denotes a focal length of the fourth lens. 11. The imaging lens of claim 7 , wherein the imaging lens satisfies a condition: | f/f 5|<0.2, and wherein f denotes a focal length of the imaging lens, and f5 denotes a focal length of the fifth lens. 12. The imaging lens of claim 7 , wherein an object side surface of the fifth lens has an aspherical shape having a convex center portion, and wherein an image side surface of the fifth lens has an aspherical shape having a concave center portion and at least one inflection point. 13. An imaging apparatus comprising: an imaging lens comprising: a first lens having an object side surface that is convex and having a positive refractive power; a second lens having a positive or negative refractive power; a third lens having a positive or negative refractive power; a fourth lens having a negative refractive power; a fifth lens having a positive or negative refractive power, an image side surface of the fifth lens having a concave center portion and has at least one inflection point; and an image sensor configured to convert an optical image formed using the imaging lens into an electrical signal, wherein the imaging lens has negative optical distortion, wherein the imaging lens satisfies conditions: −0.25≦( Y−y p )/ y p ≦−0.05, and 0.5< TL /(2* y p )<0.75, and wherein Y denotes an image height of a real chief ray, y p denotes an image height of a paraxial chief ray, and TL denotes a distance from a vertex of the object side surface of the first lens to an image plane along an optical axis.

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  • having five or more lenses · CPC title

  • G02B9/60Primary

    having five components only · CPC title

  • Camera modules comprising integrated lens units and imaging units, specially adapted for being embedded in other devices, e.g. mobile phones or vehicles · CPC title

  • with lenses having one or more non-spherical faces, e.g. for reducing geometrical aberration {(G02B13/002 takes precedence)} · CPC title

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What does patent US9823443B2 cover?
An imaging lens is provided. The imaging lens includes, in an order from an object side to an image plane side, a first lens having an object side surface that is convex and having a positive refractive power, a second lens having a positive or negative refractive power, a third lens having a positive or negative refractive power, a fourth lens having a negative refractive power, and a fifth le…
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Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G02B13/0045. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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Publication date Tue Nov 21 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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