Imaging lens

Abstract

To provide an image capturing lens which satisfies requirements of a low height and low F-number, and further offers good optical characteristics.SOLUTION: An image capturing lens provided herein consists of a first lens having positive refractive power, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens having positive refractive power, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens having negative refractive power arranged in order from the object side to the image side, where the first lens has an object-side surface that is convex near an optical axis and the fifth lens has an image-side surface that is convex near the optical axis. The image capturing lens satisfies predetermined conditional expressions.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an imaging lens that forms an image of a subject on a solid-state imaging element such as a CCD sensor or a C-MOS sensor used in an imaging device. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, camera functions have been installed in a variety of products, including home appliances, information terminal devices, and automobiles. It is expected that the development of various products incorporating camera functions will continue in the future.

[0003] The imaging lenses mounted on such devices are required to be compact yet have high resolution performance.

[0004] As a conventional imaging lens aiming at high performance, for example, an imaging lens as disclosed in Patent Document 1 below is known.

[0005] Patent Document 1 discloses an imaging lens that is composed of, in order from the object side, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens, in which the relationship between the focal length of the first lens and the focal length of the entire imaging lens system, the refractive index of the second lens, the relationship between the focal lengths of the third lens and the fourth lens, the relationship between the paraxial radius of curvature of the object-side surface of the seventh lens and the paraxial radius of curvature of the image-side surface of the seventh lens, and the refractive index of the fifth lens satisfy certain conditions. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] China Patent Application Publication No. 110346902 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0007] When attempting to reduce the height and F-number with the lens configuration described in Patent Document 1, it is extremely difficult to correct aberrations in the peripheral areas, and good optical performance cannot be obtained.

[0008] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and has an object to provide an imaging lens that has high resolving power with various aberrations well corrected, while satisfying in a well-balanced manner the requirements for a low height and a low F-number.

[0009] Regarding the terms used in the present invention, the convex, concave, and flat surfaces of a lens are defined as the shapes in the paraxial direction. The refractive power is defined as the refractive power in the paraxial direction. The pole is defined as a point on an aspheric surface other than on the optical axis where the tangent plane intersects the optical axis perpendicularly. The total optical length is defined as the distance on the optical axis from the object-side surface of the optical element located closest to the object to the imaging surface. The total optical length and back focus are the distances obtained by converting the thicknesses of an IR cut filter, a cover glass, etc., placed between the imaging lens and the imaging surface into air. [Means for solving the problem]

[0010] An imaging lens according to the present invention is composed of, arranged in order from the object side to the image side, a first lens having positive refractive power, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens having positive refractive power, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens having negative refractive power, in which the first lens has a convex surface facing the object side in a paraxial direction, and the fifth lens has a convex surface facing the image side in a paraxial direction.

[0011] The first lens has positive refractive power, and has aspheric surfaces formed on both sides, and has a convex surface on the object side in the paraxial direction, thereby suppressing spherical aberration, coma, astigmatism, curvature of field, and distortion.

[0012] The second lens has aspheric surfaces on both sides, which effectively corrects coma, astigmatism, field curvature, and distortion.

[0013] The third lens has aspheric surfaces on both sides, which effectively corrects coma, astigmatism, and distortion.

[0014] The fourth lens has aspheric surfaces on both sides, which effectively corrects coma, astigmatism, and distortion.

[0015] The fifth lens has positive refractive power, and has aspheric surfaces on both sides, and has a convex surface on the image side paraxially, thereby providing excellent correction for astigmatism, field curvature, and distortion.

[0016] The sixth lens has aspheric surfaces on both sides, which effectively corrects coma, astigmatism, field curvature, and distortion.

[0017] The seventh lens has negative refractive power and has aspheric surfaces on both sides, thereby effectively correcting chromatic aberration, astigmatism, curvature of field, and distortion.

[0018] In the imaging lens having the above configuration, it is preferable that the first lens has a concave surface on the image side paraxially.

[0019] By making the image-side surface of the first lens a concave surface paraxially, it becomes possible to satisfactorily correct astigmatism, curvature of field, and distortion.

[0020] In the imaging lens having the above configuration, it is preferable that the sixth lens has a convex surface on the object side paraxially.

[0021] By making the object-side surface of the sixth lens a convex surface on the paraxial direction, it becomes possible to satisfactorily correct coma, astigmatism, curvature of field, and distortion.

[0022] In the imaging lens having the above configuration, it is preferable that the object-side surface of the sixth lens is formed as an aspheric surface having a pole at a position other than on the optical axis.

[0023] By forming an aspheric surface having a pole point at a position other than on the optical axis on the object side surface of the sixth lens, it becomes possible to more effectively correct astigmatism, curvature of field, and distortion.

[0024] In the imaging lens having the above configuration, it is preferable that the sixth lens has a concave surface on the image side paraxially.

[0025] By making the image-side surface of the sixth lens a concave surface paraxially, it becomes possible to satisfactorily correct coma aberration, astigmatism, curvature of field, and distortion aberration.

[0026] In the imaging lens having the above configuration, it is preferable that the image-side surface of the sixth lens is formed as an aspheric surface having a pole at a position other than on the optical axis.

[0027] By forming an aspheric surface having a pole point at a position other than on the optical axis on the image side surface of the sixth lens, it becomes possible to more effectively correct astigmatism, curvature of field, and distortion.

[0028] By adopting the above-mentioned configuration, the imaging lens of the present invention achieves a low height with a total-to-diagonal ratio (the ratio of the total optical length to the diagonal length of the effective imaging surface of the image sensor) of 0.80 or less, and a low F-number of 2.1 or less.

[0029] Moreover, in the imaging lens having the above configuration, it is desirable to satisfy the following conditional expression (1). (1) 13.0<νd3<33.5 Here, νd3 is the Abbe number for the d-line of the third lens.

[0030] By satisfying the range of conditional expression (1), chromatic aberration can be corrected satisfactorily.

[0031] Moreover, in the imaging lens having the above configuration, it is desirable to satisfy the following conditional expression (2). (2) 13.0<νd4<31.0 Here, νd4 is the Abbe number for the d-line of the fourth lens.

[0032] By satisfying the range of conditional expression (2), chromatic aberration can be corrected satisfactorily.

[0033] Moreover, in the imaging lens having the above configuration, it is desirable to satisfy the following conditional expression (3). (3)-3.00<|r13| / f7<-0.25 Here, r13 is the paraxial radius of curvature of the object side surface of the seventh lens, and f7 is the focal length of the seventh lens.

[0034] By satisfying the range of conditional expression (3), chromatic aberration, astigmatism, curvature of field, and distortion can be favorably corrected.

[0035] Moreover, in the imaging lens having the above configuration, it is desirable to satisfy the following conditional expression (4). (4)2.2 mm 2 <f5×T4 Here, f5 is the focal length of the fifth lens, and T4 is the distance on the optical axis from the image-side surface of the fourth lens to the object-side surface of the fifth lens.

[0036] By satisfying the range of conditional expression (4), it becomes possible to satisfactorily correct astigmatism, curvature of field, and distortion.

[0037] Moreover, in the imaging lens having the above configuration, it is desirable to satisfy the following conditional expression (5). (5)1.7 mm <r12 / |r9|×|r6|<18.0 mm Here, r12 is the paraxial radius of curvature of the image-side surface of the sixth lens, r9 is the paraxial radius of curvature of the object-side surface of the fifth lens, and r6 is the paraxial radius of curvature of the image-side surface of the third lens.

[0038] By satisfying the range of conditional expression (5), coma, astigmatism, curvature of field, and distortion can be favorably corrected.

[0039] Moreover, in the imaging lens having the above configuration, it is desirable to satisfy the following conditional expression (6). (6) 3.4<|f4| / f<31.0 Here, f4 is the focal length of the fourth lens, and f is the focal length of the entire imaging lens system.

[0040] By satisfying the range of conditional expression (6), coma, astigmatism, and distortion can be corrected satisfactorily.

[0041] Moreover, in the imaging lens having the above configuration, it is desirable to satisfy the following conditional expression (7). (7) 0.1 <r2 / |r6|<1.5 Here, r2 is the paraxial radius of curvature of the image-side surface of the first lens, and r6 is the paraxial radius of curvature of the image-side surface of the third lens.

[0042] By satisfying the range of conditional expression (7), coma, astigmatism, curvature of field, and distortion can be favorably corrected.

[0043] Moreover, in the imaging lens having the above configuration, it is desirable to satisfy the following conditional expression (8). (8) 0.1<|r6 / r7|<5.0 Here, r6 is the paraxial radius of curvature of the image-side surface of the third lens, and r7 is the paraxial radius of curvature of the object-side surface of the fourth lens.

[0044] By satisfying the range of conditional expression (8), coma, astigmatism, and distortion can be corrected satisfactorily.

[0045] Moreover, in the imaging lens having the above configuration, it is desirable to satisfy the following conditional expression (9). (9) 0.8<|r7| / f<7.0 Here, r7 is the paraxial radius of curvature of the object side surface of the fourth lens, and f is the focal length of the entire imaging lens system.

[0046] By satisfying the range of conditional expression (9), coma, astigmatism, and distortion can be corrected satisfactorily.

[0047] Moreover, in the imaging lens having the above configuration, it is desirable to satisfy the following conditional expression (10). (10) 1.2<|r8| / f<35.0 Here, r8 is the paraxial radius of curvature of the image-side surface of the fourth lens, and f is the focal length of the entire imaging lens system.

[0048] By satisfying the range of conditional expression (10), coma, astigmatism, and distortion can be corrected satisfactorily.

[0049] Moreover, in the imaging lens having the above configuration, it is desirable to satisfy the following conditional expression (11). (11)-0.75 <r10 / f5<0.00 Here, r10 is the paraxial radius of curvature of the image side surface of the fifth lens, and f5 is the focal length of the fifth lens.

[0050] By satisfying the range of conditional expression (11), it becomes possible to satisfactorily correct astigmatism, curvature of field, and distortion.

[0051] Moreover, in the imaging lens having the above configuration, it is desirable to satisfy the following conditional expression (12). (12)1.4 <f5 / f Here, f5 is the focal length of the fifth lens, and f is the focal length of the entire imaging lens system.

[0052] By satisfying the range of conditional expression (12), it becomes possible to satisfactorily correct astigmatism, curvature of field, and distortion.

[0053] Moreover, in the imaging lens having the above configuration, it is desirable to satisfy the following conditional expression (13). (13) 0.00<|f4| / f5<7.25 Here, f4 is the focal length of the fourth lens, and f5 is the focal length of the fifth lens.

[0054] By satisfying the range of conditional expression (13), coma, astigmatism, curvature of field, and distortion can be corrected satisfactorily.

[0055] Moreover, in the imaging lens having the above configuration, it is desirable to satisfy the following conditional expression (14). (14)-1.15<|f4| / f5 / f7<0.00 Here, f4 is the focal length of the fourth lens, f5 is the focal length of the fifth lens, and f7 is the focal length of the seventh lens.

[0056] By satisfying the range of conditional expression (14), chromatic aberration, coma, astigmatism, curvature of field, and distortion can be corrected satisfactorily.

[0057] Moreover, in the imaging lens having the above configuration, it is desirable to satisfy the following conditional expression (15). (15)-1.25 <f7 / f<-0.30 Here, f7 is the focal length of the seventh lens, and f is the focal length of the entire imaging lens system.

[0058] By satisfying the range of conditional expression (15), chromatic aberration, astigmatism, curvature of field, and distortion can be corrected satisfactorily.

[0059] Moreover, in the imaging lens having the above configuration, it is desirable to satisfy the following conditional expression (16). (16) 0.3<|r4| / f<11.0 Here, r4 is the paraxial radius of curvature of the image-side surface of the second lens, and f is the focal length of the entire imaging lens system.

[0060] By satisfying the range of conditional expression (16), coma, astigmatism, curvature of field, and distortion can be corrected satisfactorily.

[0061] In the imaging lens having the above configuration, the following conditional expression (17’) It is desirable to satisfy the following. (17’)0.05<r4 / r5≦2.31 Here, r4 is the paraxial radius of curvature of the image-side surface of the second lens, and r5 is the paraxial radius of curvature of the object-side surface of the third lens.

[0062] By satisfying the range of conditional expression (17), coma, astigmatism, curvature of field, and distortion can be corrected satisfactorily.

[0063] Moreover, in the imaging lens having the above configuration, it is desirable to satisfy the following conditional expression (18). (18) 0.65<|r6| / f<8.00 Here, r6 is the paraxial radius of curvature of the image-side surface of the third lens, and f is the focal length of the entire imaging lens system.

[0064] By satisfying the range of conditional expression (18), coma, astigmatism, and distortion can be corrected satisfactorily.

[0065] Moreover, in the imaging lens having the above configuration, it is desirable to satisfy the following conditional expression (19). (19)-4.0 <r10 / f<-0.2 Here, r10 is the paraxial radius of curvature of the image-side surface of the fifth lens, and f is the focal length of the entire imaging lens system.

[0066] By satisfying the range of conditional expression (19), it becomes possible to satisfactorily correct astigmatism, curvature of field, and distortion.

[0067] Moreover, in the imaging lens having the above configuration, it is desirable to satisfy the following conditional expression (20). (20)0.05 <r12 / |r9|<1.25 Here, r12 is the paraxial radius of curvature of the image-side surface of the sixth lens, and r9 is the paraxial radius of curvature of the object-side surface of the fifth lens.

[0068] By satisfying the range of conditional expression (20), coma, astigmatism, curvature of field, and distortion can be corrected satisfactorily.

[0069] Moreover, in the imaging lens having the above configuration, it is desirable to satisfy the following conditional expression (21). (21)0.25 <r12 / |r13|<3.50 Here, r12 is the paraxial radius of curvature of the image-side surface of the sixth lens, and r13 is the paraxial radius of curvature of the object-side surface of the seventh lens.

[0070] By satisfying the range of conditional expression (21), coma, astigmatism, curvature of field, and distortion can be corrected satisfactorily.

[0071] Moreover, in the imaging lens having the above configuration, it is desirable to satisfy the following conditional expression (22). (22)2.0<|r13| / D7<27.5 Here, r13 is the paraxial radius of curvature of the object side surface of the seventh lens, and D7 is the thickness of the seventh lens on the optical axis.

[0072] By satisfying the range of conditional expression (22), a low height can be achieved and good correction of astigmatism, curvature of field, and distortion can be achieved.

[0073] Moreover, in the imaging lens having the above configuration, it is desirable to satisfy the following conditional expression (23). (23)-31.0<|r14| / f7<-0.2 Here, r14 is the paraxial radius of curvature of the image-side surface of the seventh lens, and f7 is the focal length of the seventh lens.

[0074] By satisfying the range of conditional expression (23), chromatic aberration, astigmatism, curvature of field, and distortion can be corrected satisfactorily.

[0075] According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain an imaging lens having high resolution and in which various aberrations are well corrected while satisfying the requirements for a low height and a low F-number in a well-balanced manner. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0076] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an imaging lens according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] 4A to 4C are diagrams illustrating spherical aberration, astigmatism, and distortion of the imaging lens according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 3]FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an imaging lens according to a second embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] 5A to 5C are diagrams illustrating spherical aberration, astigmatism, and distortion of the imaging lens according to the second embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 5] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an imaging lens according to a third embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6] 11A to 11C are diagrams illustrating spherical aberration, astigmatism, and distortion of the imaging lens according to Example 3 of the present invention. [Figure 7] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an imaging lens according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 8] 11A to 11C are diagrams illustrating spherical aberration, astigmatism, and distortion of the imaging lens according to Example 4 of the present invention. [Figure 9] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an imaging lens according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 10] 13A to 13C are diagrams illustrating spherical aberration, astigmatism, and distortion of the imaging lens according to Example 5 of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0077] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[0078] 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 are schematic configuration diagrams of imaging lenses according to Examples 1 to 5 of the embodiments of the present invention, respectively. Details of the embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.

[0079] As shown in FIG. 1, the imaging lens according to the present invention is composed of, arranged in order from the object side to the image side, a first lens L1 having positive refractive power, a second lens L2, a third lens L3, a fourth lens L4, a fifth lens L5 having positive refractive power, a sixth lens L6, and a seventh lens L7 having negative refractive power, in which the first lens L1 has a convex surface facing the object side in a paraxial direction, and the fifth lens L5 has a convex surface facing the image side in a paraxial direction.

[0080] In addition, a filter IR such as an infrared cut filter or a cover glass is disposed between the seventh lens L7 and the imaging surface IMG (that is, the imaging surface of the imaging element). Note that this filter IR can be omitted.

[0081] The aperture stop ST is disposed between the first lens L1 and the second lens L2, which facilitates correction of distortion. The position of the aperture stop ST is not limited to between the first lens L1 and the second lens L2. It may be disposed appropriately according to the specifications of the image sensor.

[0082] The first lens L1 has positive refractive power and is a meniscus shape with a convex surface on the object side when viewed paraxially. In addition, both surfaces are aspheric, which suppresses spherical aberration, coma, astigmatism, curvature of field, and distortion.

[0083] The second lens L2 has positive refractive power and is a meniscus shape with a concave surface on the object side when paraxially aligned. In addition, both sides are aspheric. This allows for a low profile and excellent correction of coma, astigmatism, curvature of field, and distortion.

[0084] The refractive power of the second lens L2 may be negative, as in Example 2 shown in Fig. 3. In this case, it is advantageous for correcting chromatic aberration.

[0085] The shape of the second lens L2 may be a meniscus shape with a convex surface on the object side and a concave surface on the image side on the paraxial direction, as in Example 2, Example 3, and Example 4 shown in Figures 3, 5, and 7. In this case, it is advantageous for correcting coma aberration, astigmatism, curvature of field, and distortion aberration. Furthermore, the shape of the second lens L2 may be a biconvex shape on the paraxial direction, as in Example 5 shown in Figure 9. In this case, the positive refractive power on both sides is advantageous for reducing the height.

[0086] The third lens L3 has negative refractive power and is biconcave on the paraxial direction, and has aspheric surfaces on both sides, thereby correcting chromatic aberration, coma aberration, astigmatism, and distortion.

[0087] The refractive power of the third lens L3 may be positive as in Example 2 shown in Fig. 3. In this case, it is advantageous for reducing the height.

[0088] The shape of the third lens L3 may be a meniscus shape with a convex object side and a concave image side on the paraxial line, as in Example 2, Example 3, and Example 4 shown in Figs. 3, 5, and 7. In this case, it is advantageous for correcting coma, astigmatism, and distortion. The shape of the third lens L3 may be a meniscus shape with a concave object side and a convex image side on the paraxial line, as in Example 5 shown in Fig. 9. In this case, it is advantageous for correcting coma, astigmatism, and distortion.

[0089] The fourth lens L4 has negative refractive power and is biconcave on the paraxial direction, and has aspheric surfaces on both sides, thereby correcting chromatic aberration, coma aberration, astigmatism, and distortion.

[0090] The fourth lens L4 may have a positive refractive power as in Example 2, Example 3, Example 4, and Example 5 shown in Figures 3, 5, 7, and 9. In this case, it is advantageous for reducing the height.

[0091] The shape of the fourth lens L4 may be a meniscus shape with a convex object side and a concave image side on the paraxial line, as in Example 2, Example 3, and Example 4 shown in Figs. 3, 5, and 7. In this case, it is advantageous for correcting coma, astigmatism, and distortion. The shape of the fourth lens L4 may be a meniscus shape with a concave object side and a convex image side on the paraxial line, as in Example 5 shown in Fig. 9. In this case, it is advantageous for correcting coma, astigmatism, and distortion.

[0092] The fifth lens L5 has positive refractive power and is a meniscus shape with a convex surface on the image side when paraxially aligned, and has aspheric surfaces on both sides, thereby providing excellent correction for astigmatism, curvature of field, and distortion.

[0093] The shape of the fifth lens L5 may be a biconvex shape on the paraxial direction as in Example 2 shown in Fig. 3. In this case, the positive refractive power on both sides is advantageous for reducing the height.

[0094] The sixth lens L6 has positive refractive power and is a meniscus shape with a convex surface on the object side and a concave surface on the image side on the paraxial line. In addition, both sides are aspheric. Therefore, coma, astigmatism, curvature of field, and distortion are well corrected.

[0095] The sixth lens L6 may have a negative refractive power as in Examples 3, 4, and 5 shown in Figures 5, 7, and 9. In this case, it is advantageous for correcting chromatic aberration.

[0096] In addition, the aspheric surface formed on the object side surface of the sixth lens L6 has a pole point at a position other than on the optical axis X. Therefore, astigmatism, field curvature, and distortion are corrected more satisfactorily.

[0097] Furthermore, the aspheric surface formed on the image-side surface of the sixth lens L6 has a pole point at a position other than on the optical axis X. Therefore, astigmatism, field curvature, and distortion are corrected more satisfactorily.

[0098] The seventh lens L7 has negative refractive power, and is a meniscus shape with a convex surface on the object side and a concave surface on the image side on the paraxial line. In addition, both sides are aspheric. Therefore, chromatic aberration, astigmatism, curvature of field, and distortion aberration are well corrected.

[0099] The shape of the seventh lens L7 may be a biconcave shape on the paraxial direction, as in Example 2 and Example 3 shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 5. In this case, the negative refractive power on both sides is advantageous for correcting chromatic aberration. Furthermore, the shape of the seventh lens L7 may be a meniscus shape with a concave object side and a convex image side on the paraxial direction, as in Example 4 shown in FIG. 7. In this case, it is advantageous for correcting astigmatism, field curvature, and distortion.

[0100] In the imaging lens according to this embodiment, it is preferable that all of the first lens L1 to the seventh lens L7 are each composed of a single lens. A composition consisting of only single lenses can make extensive use of aspherical surfaces. In this embodiment, by forming appropriate aspherical surfaces on all lens surfaces, various aberrations are corrected satisfactorily. Also, since the number of steps can be reduced compared to the case of using cemented lenses, it is possible to manufacture the lens at low cost.

[0101] Furthermore, the imaging lens according to this embodiment is easy to manufacture by using plastic materials for all the lenses, enabling mass production at low cost.

[0102] The lens material is not limited to plastic materials. It is possible to aim for even higher performance by using glass materials. It is also preferable to form all lens surfaces aspheric, but depending on the required performance, spherical surfaces, which are easier to manufacture, may be used.

[0103] The imaging lens of this embodiment exerts favorable effects by satisfying the following conditional expressions (1) to (23). (1) 13.0<νd3<33.5 (2) 13.0<νd4<31.0 (3)-3.00<|r13| / f7<-0.25 (4)2.2 mm 2 <f5×T4 (5) 1.7 mm <r12 / |r9|×|r6|<18.0mm (6) 3.4<|f4| / f<31.0 (7) 0.1 <r2 / |r6|<1.5 (8) 0.1<|r6 / r7|<5.0 (9) 0.8<|r7| / f<7.0 (10) 1.2<|r8| / f<35.0 (11)-0.75 <r10 / f5<0.00 (12)1.4 <f5 / f (13) 0.00<|f4| / f5<7.25 (14)-1.15<|f4| / f5 / f7<0.00 (15)-1.25 <f7 / f<-0.30 (16) 0.3<|r4| / f<11.0 (17')0.05 <r4 / r5≦2.31 (18) 0.65<|r6| / f<8.00 (19)-4.0 <r10 / f<-0.2 (20)0.05 <r12 / |r9|<1.25 (21)0.25 <r12 / |r13|<3.50 (22)2.0<|r13| / D7<27.5 (23)-31.0<|r14| / f7<-0.2 however, νd3: Abbe number for the d line of the third lens L3 νd4: Abbe number for the d line of the fourth lens L4 D7: Thickness of the seventh lens L7 on the optical axis X T4: the distance on the optical axis X from the image-side surface of the fourth lens L4 to the object-side surface of the fifth lens L5 f: focal length of the entire imaging lens system f4: focal length of the fourth lens L4 f5: focal length of the fifth lens L5 f7: focal length of the seventh lens L7 r2: paraxial radius of curvature of the image-side surface of the first lens L1 r4: paraxial radius of curvature of the image-side surface of the second lens L2 r5: paraxial radius of curvature of the object-side surface of the third lens L3 r6: Paraxial curvature radius of the image side surface of the third lens L3 r7: Paraxial radius of curvature of the object side surface of the fourth lens L4 r8: Paraxial curvature radius of the image side surface of the fourth lens L4 r9: paraxial radius of curvature of the object side surface of the fifth lens L5 r10: Paraxial curvature radius of the image side surface of the fifth lens L5 r12: Paraxial curvature radius of the image-side surface of the sixth lens L6 r13: Paraxial radius of curvature of the object side surface of the seventh lens L7 r14: Paraxial radius of curvature of the image-side surface of the seventh lens L7 It is not necessary to satisfy all of the above conditional expressions. By satisfying each conditional expression individually, it is possible to obtain the effect corresponding to each conditional expression.

[0104] Moreover, the imaging lens of this embodiment exerts more preferable effects by satisfying the following conditional expressions (1a) to (23a). (1a) 16.0<νd3<29.5 (2a) 16.0<νd4<27.0 (3a)-2.5<|r13| / f7<-0.4 (4a)2.9 mm 2 <f5×T4<3000.0 mm 2 (5a) 2.1mm <r12 / |r9|×|r6|<15.0mm (6a) 4.0<|f4| / f<14.5 (7a) 0.15 <r2 / |r6|<1.25 (8a) 0.15<|r6 / r7|<4.00 (9a) 1.2<|r7| / f<5.5 (10a) 1.4<|r8| / f<24.0 (11a)-0.7 <r10 / f5<0.0 (12a)1.5 <f5 / f<1000.0 (13a) 0.01<|f4| / f5<6.75 (14a)-1.11<|f4| / f5 / f7<0.00 (15a)-1.15 <f7 / f<-0.50 (16a) 0.5<|r4| / f<9.0 (17a)0.1 <r4 / r5<4.0 (18a) 0.7<|r6| / f<6.5 (19a)-3.5 <r10 / f<-0.3 (20a) 0.15 <r12 / |r9|<1.00 (21a) 0.35 <r12 / |r13|<2.80 (22a)3.5<|r13| / D7<22.5 (23a)-25.0<|r14| / f7<-0.3 However, the symbols in each conditional expression are the same as those explained in the previous paragraph. Note that only the lower limit value or only the upper limit value of each of the conditional expressions (1a) to (23a) may be applied to the corresponding conditional expressions (1) to (23).

[0105] In this embodiment, the aspheric shape adopted for the aspheric surface of the lens surface is expressed by Formula 1, where Z is the axis in the optical axis direction, H is the height in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis, R is the paraxial radius of curvature, k is the conic coefficient, and A4, A6, A8, A10, A12, A14, A16, A18, and A20 are aspheric coefficients.

[0106]

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[0107] Next, examples of the imaging lens according to this embodiment are shown. In each example, f denotes the focal length of the entire imaging lens system, Fno denotes the F-number, ω denotes the half angle of view, ih denotes the maximum image height, and TTL denotes the total optical length. Also, i denotes the surface number counted from the object side, r denotes the paraxial radius of curvature, d denotes the distance between lens surfaces on the optical axis (surface spacing), Nd denotes the refractive index of the d-line (reference wavelength), and νd denotes the Abbe number for the d-line. Aspheric surfaces are indicated by adding an asterisk (*) after the surface number i.

[0108] Example 1

[0109] Basic lens data is shown in Table 1 below.

[0110] [Table 1]

[0111] The imaging lens of Example 1 achieves a total length to diagonal ratio of 0.66 and an F-number of 1.80. Also, as shown in Table 6, the imaging lens satisfies conditional expressions (1) to (23).

[0112] Fig. 2 shows the spherical aberration (mm), astigmatism (mm), and distortion (%) of the imaging lens of Example 1. The spherical aberration diagram shows the amount of aberration for each wavelength of the F-line (486 nm), d-line (588 nm), and C-line (656 nm). The astigmatism diagram also shows the amount of aberration for the d-line (solid line) at the sagittal image plane S, and the amount of aberration for the d-line (dashed line) at the tangential image plane T (the same applies to Figs. 4, 6, 8, and 10). As shown in Fig. 2, it can be seen that each aberration is well corrected.

[0113] Example 2

[0114] Basic lens data is shown in Table 2 below.

[0115] [Table 2]

[0116] The imaging lens of Example 2 achieves a total length to diagonal ratio of 0.66 and an F-number of 1.80. Also, as shown in Table 18, the imaging lens satisfies conditional expressions (1) to (23).

[0117] Fig. 4 shows the spherical aberration (mm), astigmatism (mm), and distortion (%) for the imaging lens of Example 2. As shown in Fig. 4, it can be seen that each aberration is well corrected.

[0118] Example 3

[0119] Basic lens data is shown in Table 3 below.

[0120] [Table 3]

[0121] The imaging lens of Example 3 achieves a total length to diagonal ratio of 0.69 and an F-number of 1.90. Also, as shown in Table 18, the imaging lens satisfies conditional expressions (1) to (23).

[0122] Fig. 6 shows the spherical aberration (mm), astigmatism (mm), and distortion (%) for the imaging lens of Example 3. As shown in Fig. 6, it can be seen that each aberration is well corrected.

[0123] Example 4

[0124] Basic lens data is shown in Table 4 below.

[0125] [Table 4]

[0126] The imaging lens of Example 4 achieves a total length to diagonal ratio of 0.69 and an F-number of 1.80. Also, as shown in Table 6, the imaging lens satisfies conditional expressions (1) to (23).

[0127] Fig. 8 shows the spherical aberration (mm), astigmatism (mm), and distortion (%) for the imaging lens of Example 4. As shown in Fig. 8, it can be seen that each aberration is well corrected.

[0128] Example 5

[0129] Basic lens data is shown in Table 5 below.

[0130] [Table 5]

[0131] The imaging lens of Example 5 achieves a total length to diagonal ratio of 0.52 and an F-number of 1.94. Also, as shown in Table 6, the imaging lens satisfies conditional expressions (1) to (23).

[0132] Fig. 10 shows the spherical aberration (mm), astigmatism (mm), and distortion (%) for the imaging lens of Example 5. As shown in Fig. 10, it can be seen that each aberration is well corrected.

[0133] Table 6 shows the values ​​of conditional expressions (1) to (23) according to the first to fifth embodiments.

[0134] [Table 6] [Industrial Applicability]

[0135] When the imaging lens according to the present invention is applied to a product equipped with a camera function, it is possible to contribute to a reduction in the height and F-number of the camera, and to improve the performance. [Explanation of symbols]

[0136] ST aperture stop L1 First lens L2 Second lens L3 Third lens L4 4th lens L5 5th lens L6 6th lens L7 7th lens IR Filter IMG Imaging surface

Claims

1. Arranged in order from the object side to the image side, a first lens having a positive refractive power; A second lens; A third lens; A fourth lens; a fifth lens having a positive refractive power; A sixth lens; and a seventh lens having a negative refractive power, the first lens has a convex surface on the object side in a paraxial direction; the fifth lens has a paraxial convex surface facing the image side, An imaging lens characterized by satisfying the following conditional expressions (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (17'). (1) 13.0<νd3<33.5 (2) 13.0<νd4<31.0 (3) -3.00<|r13| / f7<-0.25 (4) 2.2mm 2<f5×T4 (5) 1.7mm<r12 / |r9|×|r6|<18.0mm (17') 0.05<r4 / r5≦2.31 however, νd3: Abbe number of the third lens for the d line νd4: Abbe number for the d line of the fourth lens r13: paraxial radius of curvature of the object side surface of the seventh lens f7: focal length of the seventh lens f5: focal length of the fifth lens T4: The distance on the optical axis from the image side surface of the fourth lens to the object side surface of the fifth lens r12: paraxial radius of curvature of the image side surface of the sixth lens r9: paraxial radius of curvature of the object side surface of the fifth lens r6: paraxial radius of curvature of the image side surface of the third lens r4: paraxial radius of curvature of the image side surface of the second lens r5: paraxial radius of curvature of the object side surface of the third lens

2. 2. The imaging lens according to claim 1, wherein the following conditional expression (6) is satisfied: (6) 3.4<|f4| / f<31.0 however, f4: focal length of the fourth lens f: focal length of the entire imaging lens system

3. 2. The imaging lens according to claim 1, wherein the following conditional expression (7) is satisfied: (7) 0.1<r2 / |r6|<1.5 however, r2: paraxial radius of curvature of the image side surface of the first lens r6: paraxial radius of curvature of the image side surface of the third lens

4. 2. The imaging lens according to claim 1, wherein the following conditional expression (8) is satisfied: (8) 0.1<|r6 / r7|<5.0 however, r6: paraxial radius of curvature of the image side surface of the third lens r7: paraxial radius of curvature of the object side surface of the fourth lens

5. 2. The imaging lens according to claim 1, wherein the following conditional expression (9) is satisfied: (9) 0.8<|r7| / f<7.0 however, r7: paraxial radius of curvature of the object side surface of the fourth lens f: focal length of the entire imaging lens system

6. 2. The imaging lens according to claim 1, wherein the following conditional expression (10) is satisfied: (10) 1.2<|r8| / f<35.0 however, r8: paraxial radius of curvature of the image side surface of the fourth lens f: focal length of the entire imaging lens system

7. 2. The imaging lens according to claim 1, wherein the following conditional expression (11) is satisfied: (11) -0.75<r10 / f5<0.00 however, r10: paraxial radius of curvature of the image side surface of the fifth lens f5: focal length of the fifth lens

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