JP2014081628A - Imaging lens enhanced in shielding of stray light - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an imaging lens including a light shieling plate which is a light shielding plate capable of shielding stray light and can achieve more excellent assembly accuracy.SOLUTION: The imaging lens comprises: a lens barrel having a base wall having a light incident hole surrounding an optical axis; an imaging unit disposed in the lens barrel and has an imaging element arranged along the optical axis; and further, a light shielding plate which has an annular fixed part for positioning the light shielding plate and a bent part bent from the inner peripheral edge of the fixed part, to be protruded obliquely toward the optical axis. The light shielding plate is disposed in one of a position between the base wall and the imaging element adjacent to the base wall out of the imaging elements and a position between two adjacent imaging elements of the imaging elements.

Description

  The present invention relates to an optical lens for capturing and recording an image, and more specifically to an imaging lens that can reduce the influence of stray light.

Please refer to FIG.
The conventional imaging lens includes a lens barrel 11, lens elements 121 to 124 disposed in the lens barrel 11 along the optical axis (I), between the lens elements 121 and 122, and lens elements 123 and 124. And two light shielding elements 125 and 126 respectively disposed between the two. The light shielding elements 125 and 126 are arranged to prevent deterioration in image quality by blocking stray light.
However, the conventional light shielding elements 125 and 126 do not effectively block stray light having a large incident angle. In FIG. 1, stray light 110 may reach the image plane 127 of the imaging lens after being reflected and refracted between the lens elements 121 to 124 in the lens barrel 11, resulting in an adverse effect on image quality. .
Therefore, in order to improve the image quality, it is necessary to provide an imaging lens that can effectively block most of the stray light.

Please refer to FIG. The imaging lens disclosed in Patent Literature 1 indicates that the light shielding elements 131 and 132 are included. The light shielding element 131 is disposed between the first lens element 141 and the second lens element 144. The first non-optical surface 143 extends obliquely outward from the periphery of the curved surface 142 on the image side of the first lens element 141. The second non-optical surface 146 extends outward from the periphery of the object-side curved surface 145 of the second lens element 144 to form two support portions 147 and 148 for positioning the light shielding element 131, Accordingly, the light shielding element 131 is disposed obliquely along the first non-optical surface 143 of the first lens element 141 to block stray light on the non-optical surfaces of the first and second lens elements 141 and 144. To improve the image quality.
However, in this document, the light shielding element 131 is firmly positioned only when adjacent lens elements constituting the opposite non-optical surface are formed to cooperate with each other.
For example, in FIG. 2, when the image side inclined non-optical surface 143 of the first lens element 141 is too narrow, the surface area of the object side non-optical surface 146 of the second lens element 144 for the support design is as follows. It can be difficult to configure two or more supports there. In this case, since it is not sufficient to use only one support portion to support the light shielding element 131 disposed obliquely, the light shielding element 131 is located between the first and second lens elements 141 and 144. It is not positioned firmly.
Further, when the light shielding element 131 is disposed between a non-planar surface (for example, a non-optical surface 146 as shown in FIG. 2) and a flat surface (for example, the non-optical surface 143 as shown in FIG. 2), the light shielding element. Since the thickness of 131 is small, the light shielding element 131 may be easily deformed, resulting in an adverse effect on assembly accuracy, light shielding, and image quality.

Taiwan Patent Application Publication No. 201116876

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an imaging lens including a light shielding plate capable of blocking stray light and capable of realizing better assembly accuracy.

According to the present invention, the imaging lens is
A base wall formed with a light incident hole surrounding the optical axis of the imaging lens and disposed closest to the object side, and extending from the outer periphery of the base wall toward the image side and cooperating with the base wall. A lens barrel having a peripheral wall that acts to define a housing space;
An imaging unit disposed in a storage space of a lens barrel, including a plurality of imaging elements arranged in order along an optical axis, each of the imaging elements being an annular front contact facing the object side An imaging unit having a surface and an annular rear contact surface facing the image side;
A light shielding plate having a planar and annular fixing portion and a bent portion bent from the inner peripheral edge of the fixing portion and projecting obliquely toward the optical axis,
A first position between the base wall and one of the imaging elements adjacent to the base wall of the lens barrel, and the fixed portion is the base wall and the base wall of the lens barrel of the imaging element A first position disposed between a front-side contact surface of the one image sensor adjacent to the first imaging element;
The second position between two adjacent ones of the image sensors, and the fixed portion is the rear contact of the image sensor that is disposed on the object side of the light shielding plate of the two adjacent image sensors. It arrange | positions in either position among the 2nd position arrange | positioned between a surface and the front side contact surface of the other said image pick-up element of the said two adjacent among image pick-up elements.

  Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the conventional imaging lens. It is a schematic diagram which shows another conventional imaging lens. It is a schematic diagram showing a first preferred embodiment of the imaging lens according to the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the light-shielding plate of 1st preferable embodiment. FIG. 4 is a partial view of the upper part in FIG. 3, showing the relationship between the light shielding plate of the first preferred embodiment and a third lens element. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of a change of 1st preferable embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows 2nd preferable embodiment of the imaging lens which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows 3rd preferable embodiment of the imaging lens which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows 4th preferable embodiment of the imaging lens which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows 5th preferable embodiment of the imaging lens which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows 6th preferable embodiment of the imaging lens which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows 7th preferable embodiment of the imaging lens which concerns on this invention.

  In describing the present invention in greater detail, it is noted that like elements are designated with the same reference numerals throughout the present disclosure.

  Please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. The first preferred embodiment of the imaging lens 2a according to the present invention includes a lens barrel 3, an imaging unit 4a disposed in the lens barrel 3, and three spaced apart from each other in the imaging unit 4a. The light shielding plates 501, 502, and 5 are provided.

  The lens barrel 3 is formed with a light incident hole 310 that surrounds the optical axis (II) of the imaging lens 2 a and is disposed from the outer peripheral edge of the base wall 31 and the base wall 31 that is disposed closest to the object side. And a peripheral wall 32 that extends toward the side and defines the accommodating space 30 in cooperation with the base wall 31.

The imaging unit 4a is disposed in the storage space 30 of the lens barrel 3, and is arranged in order from the object side to the image side along the optical axis (II) in the first, second, third, and third. 4 image sensors 41 to 44.
Each of the first, second, third, and fourth imaging elements 41 to 44 is an optical lens, and has annular front contact surfaces 411, 421, 431, and 441 facing the object side, and facing the image side. The annular rear contact surfaces 412, 422, 432, 442, the object-side curved surfaces 413, 423, 433, 443 surrounded by the front contact surfaces 411, 421, 431, 441, and the rear contact surfaces 412, 422. 432, 442 and image-side curved surfaces 414, 424, 434, 444. It should be noted that the number of image pickup elements of the image pickup unit 4a is not limited to this.

  The light shielding plate 501 is disposed between the rear contact surface 412 of the first image sensor 41 and the front contact surface 421 of the second image sensor 42. The light shielding plate 502 is disposed between the rear contact surface 422 of the second image sensor 42 and the front contact surface 431 of the third image sensor 43.

  The light shielding plate 5 has a bent structure and is disposed between the third image sensor 43 and the fourth image sensor 44. However, in other embodiments, the light-shielding plate 5 includes the first position between the base wall 31 and the first image sensor 41 adjacent to the base wall 31 of the lens barrel 3, and the image sensors 41 to 44. Can be arranged at any one of the second position between two adjacent ones.

The light shielding plate 5 includes a planar and annular fixing portion 51 and a bent portion 52 that is bent from the inner peripheral edge 511 of the fixing portion 51 and projects obliquely toward the optical axis (II).
The fixing portion 51 is located between the base wall 31 and the front contact surface 411 of the image sensor 41 adjacent to the base wall 31 of the lens barrel 3 when the light shielding plate 5 is disposed at the first position. When the light shielding plate 5 is disposed at the second position, the rear contact surface 412 of the image sensor that is disposed on the object side of the light shielding plate 5 of the two adjacent image sensors 41 to 43. 432 and the position between the front contact surfaces 421 to 441 of the other of the two adjacent image sensors of the image sensors 42 to 44.

Still referring to FIG. The object-side surface 443 of the fourth imaging element 44 has an optically effective diameter region 445 for allowing imaging light to pass therethrough, and the image-side surface 434 of the third imaging element 43 is an imaging light. Has an optically effective diameter region 435 for passing through.
An imaging light boundary surface 400 (see FIG. 6) is defined between the optical effective diameter regions 445 and 435. The imaging light boundary surface 400 extends from the periphery of the optical effective diameter region 435 of the image-side surface 434 of the third image sensor 43 to the periphery of the optical effective diameter region 445 of the object-side surface 443 of the fourth image sensor 44. It has spread. The bent portion 52 of the light shielding plate 5 is separated from the imaging light boundary surface 400, thereby preventing the imaging light from being blocked by the light shielding plate 5.
Further, the light transmission boundary peripheral edges 446 and 436 are defined by the respective peripheral edges of the object-side surface 443 of the fourth image sensor 44 and the image-side surface 434 of the third image sensor 43.

The optical effective diameter refers to the diameter of a region through which effective imaging light passes on the object side surface or image side surface of the lens. It should be noted that in an imaging lens of a normal lens design, the periphery of the optical effective diameter region is typically 0.1 mm to the periphery of the light passage boundary on the object-side surface or the image-side surface of the lens. That is, they are separated by a distance D1 in the range of 0.2 mm. FIG. 5 is a partial view of the upper part of FIG.
In the present embodiment, each of the object-side surfaces 413 to 443 and the image-side surfaces 414 to 444 of the first, second, third, and fourth image sensors 41 to 44 is independently a third image sensor. The image-side surface 434 of 43 and the object-side surface 443 of the fourth image sensor 44 have an optical effective diameter region and a light passage boundary periphery as illustrated. These similar detailed descriptions will not be repeated herein.

The bent portion 52 of the light shielding plate 5 projects toward the optical axis (II) and the third image sensor 43, and the included angle θ between the extended surface of the bent portion 52 and the optical axis (II) is 41.2 °. It is. The inner peripheral edge 521 of the bent portion 52 of the light shielding plate 5 is preferable from the light transmission boundary peripheral edge 436 of the adjacent third imaging element 43 in order to ensure the blocking of stray light and reduce the influence of the lower light transmittance. Are separated by a distance D2 in the range of 0.1 mm to 0.4 mm.
As a result of the experiment, if the distance D2 between the inner peripheral edge 521 of the bent portion 52 and the light passage boundary peripheral edge 436 of the third image sensor 43 is less than 0.1 mm, due to the manufacturing tolerance of the light shielding plate 5, It has been found that the inner peripheral edge 521 can contact the image-side surface 434 of the third image sensor 43, and as a result, the light transmittance and the image brightness are adversely affected.
On the other hand, if the distance D2 between the inner peripheral edge 521 of the bent portion 52 and the light passage boundary peripheral edge 436 of the third image sensor 43 is larger than 0.4 mm, the stray light removal effect is lowered, thereby affecting the image quality. receive.

The light shielding plate 5 can be formed of a black plastic material or a black thin film. The light shielding plate 5 formed by injection molding using a black plastic material is more excellent in dimensional accuracy, and can prevent the stray light blocking effect from being lowered due to manufacturing errors.
According to the stamping process using the black thin film, the light-shielding plate 5 can be formed thinner, for example, to a thickness of 0.02 mm. Therefore, when the two adjacent image pickup devices are very close to each other Suitable for adopting to.
In addition, stray light due to manufacturing quality can be prevented by improving the quality of the edge of the light shielding plate 5 such as reducing burrs at the edge. According to the above process, the light shielding plate 5 has excellent mechanical physical properties, stable structural strength, and good dimensional accuracy.

It should be noted that the bent portion 52 of the light shielding plate 5 may be designed so as to protrude toward the optical axis (II) and the fourth image sensor 44 as shown in FIG. That's what it means.
The inner peripheral edge 521 of the bent portion 52 is separated from the light transmission boundary peripheral edge 446 of the adjacent fourth imaging element 44 by a distance in the range of 0.1 mm to 0.4 mm. Even with such a design, stray light can be blocked without reducing the light transmittance. In the present invention, the number of light shielding plates 5 having the bent portions 52 is not limited to this.
Between any two adjacent ones of the first, second, third, and fourth imaging elements 41 to 44, or between the base wall 31 of the lens barrel 3 and the first imaging element 41, A light shielding plate 5 can be arranged.

  Please refer to FIG. In the second preferred embodiment of the imaging lens 2b, the lens barrel 3, the imaging unit 4b arranged in the lens barrel 3, and the imaging unit 4b are arranged away from each other in order from the object side to the image side. The four light shielding plates 5, 501, 502, and 503 are provided.

The difference between the first and second preferred embodiments of the imaging lens 2b of the present invention is that the imaging unit 4b is arranged in order from the object side to the image side along the optical axis (II). 3, 4, 5, and 5, and the imaging lens 2 b further adjusts the distance between the fourth and fifth imaging elements 44, 45 in order to adjust the fourth and fifth. The washer 6 is provided between the imaging elements 44 and 45.
The light shielding plate 5 is arranged between the first image sensor 41 and the second image sensor 42 in a form different from that of the first preferred embodiment.

The light shielding plate 5 includes a planar and annular fixing portion 51 disposed between the rear contact surface 412 of the first image sensor 41 and the front contact surface 421 of the second image sensor 42. And a bent portion 52 bent from the inner peripheral edge 511.
The bent portion 52 projects obliquely toward the optical axis (II) and the first image sensor 41, and the included angle between the extended surface of the bent portion 52 and the optical axis (II) is 63.3 °.
The bent portion 52 of the light shielding plate 5 uses a first optical effective diameter region of the image side surface 414 of the first image sensor 41 and an optical effective diameter region of the object side surface 423 of the second image sensor 42. It is separated from the imaging light boundary surface defined as shown in the preferred embodiment.
The periphery of the image-side surface 414 of the first image sensor 41 defines a light passage boundary 416. The inner peripheral edge 521 of the bent portion 52 of the light shielding plate 5 is preferably separated from the light transmission boundary peripheral edge 416 of the adjacent first imaging element 41 by a distance in the range of 0.1 mm to 0.4 mm.

The first imaging element 41 further includes a rear connection surface 417 that extends obliquely from the outer peripheral edge of the rear contact surface 412 to the image side, and a rear side that extends radially outward from the outer peripheral edge of the rear connection surface 417. Engaging surface 418.
The second imaging element 42 further includes a front connection surface 427 that extends obliquely from the outer periphery of the front contact surface 421 to the image side, and a front engagement surface 428 that extends outward in the radial direction from the outer periphery of the front connection surface 427. And have. The front connection surface 427 and the front engagement surface 428 of the second image sensor 42 are configured to be engaged with the rear connection surface 417 and the rear engagement surface 418 of the first image sensor 41, respectively. ing. In experiments, it has been found that if the inclination of the rear connection surface 417 and the front connection surface 427 is too large, it may be difficult to position the light shielding plate 5 between the first and second imaging elements 41 and 42. Yes.
In the present embodiment, the included angle α between the extended surface of the rear connection surface 417 and the optical axis (II) is preferably less than 20 degrees.

  In other embodiments, the rear connection surface 417 of the first image sensor 41 can be designed to be perpendicular to the rear contact surface 412 of the first image sensor 41, and this corresponds to this. Thus, the front connection surface 427 of the second image sensor 42 can be designed to be perpendicular to the front contact surface 421 of the second image sensor 42.

  Please refer to FIG. In the third preferred embodiment of the imaging lens 2c, the lens barrel 3, the imaging unit 4c disposed in the lens barrel 3, and the imaging unit 4c are sequentially spaced from each other from the object side to the image side. The four light shielding plates 501, 502, 503, and 5 and the washer 6 are provided. The light shielding plate 5 has a bent structure.

  The imaging unit 4c includes first, second, third, fourth, and fifth imaging elements 41 to 45 arranged in order from the object side to the image side along the optical axis (II). The fourth and fifth imaging elements 44 and 45 are disposed.

  The difference between the second and third preferred embodiments of the imaging lens 2 c of the present invention is that the light shielding plate 5 is disposed between the fourth imaging element 44 and the washer 6.

  The washer 6 is disposed between the rear contact surface 442 of the fourth image sensor 44 and the front contact surface 451 of the fifth image sensor 45. The light shielding plate 5 includes a planar and annular fixing part 51 disposed between the rear contact surface 442 of the fourth image sensor 44 and the washer 6, and a bent part 52 bent from the inner peripheral edge 511 of the fixing part 51. And having. The bent portion 52 projects obliquely toward the optical axis (II) and the fifth image sensor 45.

The bent portion 52 of the light shielding plate 5 uses the optical effective diameter region of the image-side surface 444 of the fourth image sensor 44 and the optical effective diameter region of the object-side surface 453 of the fifth image sensor 45. It is separated from the imaging light boundary surface defined as shown in the preferred embodiment.
Further, the periphery of the object-side surface 453 of the fifth image sensor 45 defines a light passage boundary periphery 456. The inner peripheral edge 521 of the bent portion 52 of the light shielding plate 5 is preferably separated from the light transmission boundary peripheral edge 456 of the adjacent fifth imaging element 45 by a distance in the range of 0.1 mm to 0.4 mm.
In other embodiments, if necessary, the light shielding plate 5 can be disposed between the washer 6 and the fifth image sensor 45, and the fixing portion 51 of the light shielding plate 5 is connected to the washer 6 and the fifth image sensor 45. It can be disposed between the front contact surface 451 of the image sensor 45.

  Please refer to FIG. In the fourth preferred embodiment of the imaging lens 2d, the lens barrel 3, the imaging unit 4d disposed in the lens barrel 3, and the imaging unit 4d are sequentially spaced from each other from the object side to the image side. The three light shielding plates 501, 502, and 5 are provided. The light shielding plate 5 has a bent structure.

  The difference between the first and fourth preferred embodiments of the imaging lens 2d of the present invention is that the imaging unit 4d is arranged in order from the object side to the image side along the optical axis (II). There are only three image pickup devices 41 to 43, and the light shielding plate 5 is arranged between the second image pickup device 42 and the third image pickup device 43. The second image sensor 42 is not in direct contact with the peripheral wall 32 of the lens barrel 3.

The light shielding plate 5 includes a planar and annular fixing portion 51 disposed between the rear contact surface 422 of the second image sensor 42 and the front contact surface 431 of the third image sensor 43. And a bent portion 52 bent from the inner peripheral edge 511.
The bent portion 52 projects obliquely toward the optical axis (II) and the second image sensor 42, and the included angle between the extended surface of the bent portion 52 and the optical axis (II) is 66.5 °. The bent portion 52 of the light shielding plate 5 uses the optical effective diameter region of the image side surface 424 of the second image sensor 42 and the optical effective diameter region of the object side surface 433 of the third image sensor 43. It is separated from the imaging light boundary surface defined as shown in the preferred embodiment.
The periphery of the image-side surface 424 of the second image sensor 42 defines a light passage boundary 426. The inner peripheral edge 521 of the bent portion 52 of the light shielding plate 5 is preferably separated from the light transmission boundary peripheral edge 426 of the adjacent second image sensor 42 by a distance in the range of 0.1 mm to 0.4 mm.

In the present embodiment, the second image sensor 42 further includes a rear connection surface 429 that extends from the outer peripheral edge of the rear contact surface 422 to the object side at a right angle. The third imaging element 43 further includes a front connection surface 437 that extends from the outer peripheral edge of the front contact surface 431 to the object side at a right angle, and a front engagement surface 438 that extends radially outward from the terminal peripheral edge of the front connection surface 437. And have.
In the present embodiment, the second image sensor 42 engages the rear connection surface 429 with the front connection surface 437 of the third image sensor 43 without directly contacting the peripheral wall 32 of the lens barrel 3. Is positioned.

  Please refer to FIG. In the fifth preferred embodiment of the imaging lens 2e, the lens barrel 3, the imaging unit 4e disposed in the lens barrel 3, and the imaging unit 4e are sequentially spaced from the object side to the image side. It is shown that the three light shielding plates 5, 501, 502 are provided. The light shielding plate 5 has a bent structure.

  The lens barrel 3 of the fifth and fourth preferred embodiments has the same configuration as that of the first preferred embodiment, and the imaging unit 4e of the fifth preferred embodiment is the fourth preferred embodiment. It has the same configuration as the above.

  The difference between the fifth and fourth preferred embodiments of the imaging lens 2e of the present invention is that the light shielding plate 5 having a bent structure is disposed between the base wall 31 of the lens barrel 3 and the first imaging device 41. There is to be.

The light shielding plate 5 is bent from a planar and annular fixing portion 51 disposed between the base wall 31 of the lens barrel 3 and the front contact surface 411 of the first imaging element 41, and an inner peripheral edge 511 of the fixing portion 51. And a bent portion 52. The bent portion 52 projects obliquely toward the optical axis (II) and the light incident hole 310, and the included angle between the extended surface of the bent portion 52 and the optical axis (II) is 66.7 °.
Preferably, the periphery of the object-side surface 413 of the first image sensor 41 defines a light passage boundary 416, and the first image sensor 41 is optically effective for allowing imaging light to pass therethrough. A diameter region 415 is provided. The distance between the inner peripheral edge 521 of the bent portion 52 of the light shielding plate 5 and the optical axis (II) (shown as d1) is larger than half the diameter of the optical effective diameter region 415 (shown as d2). The inner peripheral edge 521 of the bent portion 52 of the light shielding plate 5 is preferably separated from the light transmission boundary peripheral edge 416 of the adjacent first imaging element 41 by a distance in the range of 0.1 mm to 0.4 mm.

  In the present embodiment, the light shielding plate 5 is disposed between the base wall 31 and the first image sensor 41 in order to improve image quality by blocking stray light having a large incident angle.

Please refer to FIG. In the sixth preferred embodiment of the imaging lens 2f, the lens barrel 3, the imaging unit 4f arranged in the lens barrel 3, and the imaging unit 4f are arranged away from each other in order from the object side to the image side. It is shown that the three light shielding plates 501, 5, and 502 are provided.
The light-shielding plate 5 has a bent structure, and the imaging unit 4f includes first, second, third, and fourth imaging elements 41 that are sequentially arranged from the object side to the image side along the optical axis (II). ~ 44.

  The lens barrel 3 of the sixth preferred embodiment has the same configuration as the lens barrel 3 of the first preferred embodiment, and the first and sixth preferred embodiments of the imaging lens 2f of the present invention. The difference is in the position where the light shielding plate 5 is arranged.

The second image sensor 42 has a flat surface 424 ′ on the image side. The light shielding plate 5 is disposed between the second and third imaging elements 42 and 43. The light shielding plate 5 includes a planar and annular fixing portion 51 disposed between the rear contact surface 422 of the second image sensor 42 and the front contact surface 431 of the third image sensor 43. And a bent portion 52 bent from the inner peripheral edge 511. The bent portion 52 projects obliquely toward the optical axis (II) and the third image sensor 43.
In the present embodiment, the light shielding plate 5 can also be firmly positioned by the fixing portion 51 and stray light can be removed by using the bent portion 52.

Please refer to FIG. The seventh preferred embodiment of the imaging lens 2g is similar to the first preferred embodiment. The difference between the first and seventh preferred embodiments of the imaging lens 2g of the present invention is that the light shielding plate 5 'of the imaging unit 4g is formed by injection molding, and therefore the light shielding plate 5' is fixed. The part 51 is thicker and thus has a washer-like function. According to such a design, the thickness between the front and rear contact surfaces of each image sensor adjacent to the light shielding plate can be reduced, which is preferable for manufacturing the image sensor.
In the present embodiment, the thickness of the fixing portion 51 of the light shielding plate 5 ′ is 0.2 mm, whereas in the first preferred embodiment, the thickness of the fixing portion 51 of the light shielding plate 5 is about 0.02 mm. is there.

Note that the number of light shielding plates 5 of the imaging lens 2g is not limited to this. In each of the above embodiments, in order to improve the image quality of the imaging lens 2g, the light shielding plate 5 having a bent structure can be employed for each of the light shielding plates.
Further, the bent portion 52 of the light shielding plate 5 is not limited to a planar shape, and can be formed into a wave shape, a staircase shape, or an arch shape according to various surface shapes of the image sensor.

  In summary, the light shielding plates 5, 5 ′ can be designed to form the imaging lenses 2 a to 2 g of the present invention in cooperation with the various imaging units 4 a to 4 g and the lens barrel 3, and the bent portion 52. By effectively blocking stray light by using the lens to obtain better image quality and being firmly positioned by the fixing portion 51, it is possible to achieve relatively good assembly accuracy and facilitate assembly.

  Although the present invention has been described with respect to what are considered to be the most realistic and preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments and is intended to have the broadest interpretation and It is intended to cover various configurations included in the scope and cover all such variations and equivalent configurations.

Claims (10)

An imaging lens,
A light incident hole that surrounds the optical axis of the imaging lens is formed, a base wall that is disposed closest to the object side, and extends from an outer peripheral edge of the base wall toward the image side and cooperates with the base wall. A lens barrel having a peripheral wall that acts to define a housing space;
Inside the storage space of the lens barrel, a plurality of imaging elements each having an annular front contact surface facing the object side and an annular rear contact surface facing the image side are along the optical axis. Imaging units arranged in order,
A planar and annular fixed portion; a bent portion bent from an inner peripheral edge of the fixed portion and extending obliquely toward the optical axis; and the base wall and the plurality of imaging elements A first position between the front contact surface of one image sensor adjacent to the base wall of the image sensor and the fixing portion is disposed, and two adjacent image sensors out of the plurality of image sensors The second fixing unit is disposed between the rear contact surface of one image sensor on the object side of the fixed unit and the front contact surface of the other image sensor on the image side of the fixed unit. A light shielding plate disposed at any one of the positions,
An imaging lens comprising:   Each of the plurality of imaging elements is a lens, the light shielding plate is disposed at the second position, the lens includes a curved surface on the object side surrounded by the front contact surface of the lens, and the lens of the lens The imaging lens according to claim 1, further comprising an image-side curved surface surrounded by the rear contact surface. The object-side curved surface and the image-side curved surface in each of the plurality of imaging elements each have an optical effective diameter region for allowing imaging light to pass therethrough,
Between the two image sensors arranged adjacent to both sides of the light shielding plate among the plurality of image sensors, the optical of the curved surface on the image side in one image sensor on the object side of the light shielding plate. An imaging light boundary surface extending from the periphery of the effective diameter area to the periphery of the optical effective diameter area of the curved surface on the object side in the other imaging element on the image side of the light shielding plate is defined,
The imaging lens according to claim 2, wherein the bent portion of the light shielding plate is separated from the imaging light boundary surface.   The peripheral edge of the object-side curved surface and the peripheral edge of the image-side curved surface in each of the plurality of imaging elements respectively define a light passage boundary peripheral edge, and an inner peripheral edge of the bent portion of the light shielding plate The imaging lens according to claim 2, wherein the imaging lens is separated from an adjacent one of the peripheral edges of the light passage boundary of the element by a distance in a range of 0.1 mm to 0.4 mm. A washer disposed between two adjacent image sensors of the plurality of image sensors;
The light shielding plate is disposed at the second position;
The fixing portion of the light shielding plate includes a position between the washer and the rear contact surface of one of the two image sensors that is disposed on the object side of the washer, and the washer. One of the two image sensors and the position between the other image sensor disposed on the image side of the washer and the front contact surface. The imaging lens according to claim 1. Each of the plurality of image pickup elements of the image pickup unit is surrounded by the corresponding front contact surface and is capable of transmitting light, and is surrounded by the corresponding rear contact surface and allows light to pass therethrough. A curved surface on the image side, and the curved surface on the object side and the curved surface on the image side each have an optical effective diameter region through which imaging light passes,
Between the two image sensors arranged adjacent to both sides of the washer among the plurality of image sensors, the curved surface on the image side of the one image sensor arranged on the object side of the washer. An imaging light boundary surface extending from the peripheral edge of the optical effective diameter region to the peripheral edge of the optical effective diameter region of the curved surface on the object side of the other imaging element disposed on the image side of the washer is defined,
The bent portion of the light shielding plate extends toward one of the two image sensors that is disposed adjacent to both sides of the washer among the plurality of image sensors. The imaging lens according to claim 5. Each of the plurality of imaging elements of the imaging unit has an object-side curved surface surrounded by the corresponding front-side contact surface, and an image-side curved surface surrounded by the corresponding rear-side contact surface, The peripheral edge of the curved surface on the object side and the peripheral edge of the curved surface on the image side respectively define a light passing boundary peripheral edge,
An inner peripheral edge of the bent portion of the light shielding plate is separated from an adjacent one of the light passage boundary peripheral edges of the plurality of imaging elements by a distance in a range of 0.1 mm to 0.4 mm. The imaging lens according to claim 5, characterized in that:   The imaging lens according to claim 1, wherein the light shielding plate is disposed at the first position, and the bent portion of the light shielding plate extends toward the light incident hole. Each of the plurality of imaging elements of the imaging unit has an object-side curved surface surrounded by the corresponding front-side contact surface, and an image-side curved surface surrounded by the corresponding rear-side contact surface, The curved surface on the object side of the imaging element adjacent to the base wall of the lens barrel among the plurality of imaging elements has an optical effective diameter region for allowing imaging light to pass through,
The imaging lens according to claim 8, wherein a distance between an inner peripheral edge of the bent portion of the light shielding plate and the optical axis is greater than half of a diameter of the optical effective diameter region. Each of the plurality of image pickup elements of the image pickup unit is surrounded by the corresponding front contact surface and is capable of transmitting light, and is surrounded by the corresponding rear contact surface and allows light to pass therethrough. A curved surface on the image side, and a peripheral edge of the curved surface on the object side and a peripheral edge of the curved surface on the image side each define a light passing boundary peripheral edge,
An inner peripheral edge of the bent portion of the light shielding plate is separated from an adjacent one of the light passage boundary peripheral edges of the plurality of imaging elements by a distance in a range of 0.1 mm to 0.4 mm. The imaging lens according to claim 8, characterized in that:

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