US4087160A
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Camera objective of variable focal length
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1976-12-03
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Granted: 1978-05-02
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Expires: 1996-12-03
Abstract
Abstract A varifocal forward lens group of a camera objective, with a pair of axially shiftable negative components bracketed by a pair of substantially fixed positive components, has its negative third component more widely separated from its positive fourth component in a wide-angle position of minimum overall focal length than in a telephoto position of maximum overall focal length. The effective diameter of that third component is just large enough to let a bundle of axially incident light rays fully illuminate the fourth component in the wide-angle position, with less than full illumination in the telephoto position. The positive first component is also just large enough to provide full illumination of the effective area of the third component by axial rays in the telephoto position.
Inventors
- 👤 Walter Besenmatter
- 👤 Trude Muszumanski
- 👤 Irmgard Wendisch
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 06:52
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B15/00; G02B15/14; G02B15/16; G02B15/163; G02B15/167; G02B15/17; G02B15/145; G02B15/1451; G02B15/145125
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
200 words
In a camera objective of variable focal length including a varifocal forward lens group and a fixed-focus rear lens group centered on a common optical axis, said forward lens group consisting of a substantially axially fixed positive first component, an axially shiftable negative second component, an axially shiftable negative third component and an axially fixed fourth component, said second and third components being displaceable between a wide-angle position of minimum overall focal length and a telephoto position of maximum overall focal length with maintenance of an invariant image plane behind said rear lens group, said third component approaching said fourth component more closely in said telephoto position than in said wide-angle position, the combination of said first, second and third components being of dispersive character, the improvement wherein said first, second and third components have lens diameters sufficient for full illumination of said fourth component by axially incident light rays in said wide-angle position but wherein said third component has an effective area sufficient for full illumination of said fourth component by a bundle of axially incident light rays in said wide-angle position but restricting said bundle to less than full illumination of said fourth component in said telephoto position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
200 words
In a camera objective of variable focal length including a varifocal forward lens group and a fixed-focus rear lens group centered on a common optical axis, said forward lens group consisting of a substantially axially fixed positive first component, an axially shiftable negative second component, an axially shiftable negative third component and an axially fixed fourth component, said second and third components being displaceable between a wide-angle position of minimum overall focal length and a telephoto position of maximum overall focal length with maintenance of an invariant image plane behind said rear lens group, said third component approaching said fourth component more closely in said telephoto position than in said wide-angle position, the combination of said first, second and third components being of dispersive character, the improvement wherein said first, second and third components have lens diameters sufficient for full illumination of said fourth component by axially incident light rays in said wide-angle position but wherein said third component has an effective area sufficient for full illumination of said fourth component by a bundle of axially incident light rays in said wide-angle position but restricting said bundle to less than full illumination of said fourth component in said telephoto position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The improvement defined in claim 1 wherein said third component is provided with diaphragm means circumscribing said effective area.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The improvement defined in claim 2 wherein said diaphragm means is carried on a front face of a constituent lens of said third component.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The improvement defined in claim 2 wherein said diaphragm means forms part of a lens mount for said third component.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
298 words
The improvement defined in claim 1 wherein said first component consists of four lenses L 1 , L 2 , L 3 and L 4 , said second component consists of lenses L 5 , L 6 and L 7 , said third component consists of a lens L 8 and said fourth component consists of lenses L 9 and L 10 , said lenses having radii of curvature r 1 - r 18 , axial thicknesses d 1 - d 10 and axial spacings s 1 - s 7 whose numerical values, based upon a numerical value of unity for an intermediate overall focal length, together with their refractive indices n d and Abbe numbers ν d are substantially as given in the following table: ______________________________________
n.sub.d
ν.sub.d
______________________________________
r.sub.1 = +
21.9
d.sub.1 = 0.15 1.81 25
r.sub.2 = +
3.2
d.sub.2 = 0.46 1.61 60
r.sub.3 = -
262.6
s.sub.1 = 0.01
r.sub.4 = +
3.7
d.sub.3 = 0.32 1.69 50
r.sub.5 = +
30.3
s.sub.2 = 0.01
r.sub.6 = +
3.0
d.sub.4 = 0.29 1.74 45
r.sub.7 = +
8.9
0.06 ... f.sub.min
s.sub.3 = 0.95
... f.sub.med
1.77 ... f.sub.max
r.sub.8 = +
5.9
d.sub.5 = 0.08 1.69 55
r.sub.9 = +
1.0
s.sub.4 = 0.39
r.sub.10 = -
1.3
d.sub.6 = 0.15 1.85 24
r.sub.11 = -
1.0
d.sub.7 = 0.06 1.57 63
r.sub.12 = +
6.8
1.54 ... f.sub.min
s.sub.5 = 0.58
... f.sub.med
0.18 ... f.sub.max
r.sub.13 = -
1.0
d.sub.8 = 0.06 1.74 45
r.sub.14 = -
3.9
0.42 ... f.sub.min
s.sub.6 = 0.49
... f.sub.md
0.06 ... f.sub.max
r.sub.15 = +
5.6
d.sub.9 = 0.17 1.62 60
r.sub.16 = -
2.4
s.sub.7 = 0.01
r.sub.17 = +
3.9
d.sub.10 = 0.14 1.62 60
r.sub.18 = -
5.9
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Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The improvement defined in claim 5 wherein the effective diameter of lens L 8 has a numerical value of substantially 0.78.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
281 words
The improvement defined in claim 1 wherein said first component consists of four lenses L' 1 , L' 2 , L' 3 and L' 4 , said second component consists of lenses L' 5 , L' 6 and L' 7 , said third component consists of a lens L' 8 and said fourth component consists of a lens L' 9 , said lenses having radii of curvature r' 1 - r' 16 , axial thicknesses d' 1 - d' 9 and axial spacings s' 1 - s' 6 whose numerical values, based upon a numerical value of unity for an intermediate overall focal length, together with their refractive indices n d and Abbe numbers ν d are substantially as given in the following table: ______________________________________
n.sub.d
ν.sub.d
______________________________________
r'.sub.1 = +
123.1
d'.sub.1 = 0.11 1.81 25
r'.sub.2 = +
2.8
d'.sub.2 = 0.43 1.62 60
r'.sub.3 = -
5.2
s'.sub.1 = 0
r'.sub.4 = +
2.3
d'.sub.3 = 0.17 1.62 53
r'.sub.5 = +
4.2
s'.sub.2 = 0
r'.sub.6 = +
1.6
d'.sub.4 = 0.24 1.64 48
r'.sub.7 = +
4.0
0.03 ... f.sub.min
s'.sub.3 = 0.99
... f.sub.med
1.37 ... f.sub.max
r'.sub.8 = +
4.3
d'.sub.5 = 0.04 1.69 55
r'.sub.9 = +
0.5
s'.sub.4 = 0.23
r'.sub.10 = -
1.1
d'.sub.6 = 0.04 1.62 60
r'.sub.11 = +
0.6
d'.sub.7 = 0.15 1.81 25
r'.sub.12 = +
3.2
1.40 ... f.sub.min
s'.sub.5 = 0.26
... f.sub.med
0.16 ... f.sub. max
r'.sub.13 = -
1.0
d'.sub.8 = 0.01 1.79 47
r'.sub.14 = -
4.0
(0.12 ... f.sub.min
s'.sub.6 = 0.30
... f.sub.med
0.03 ... f.sub.max
r'.sub.15 = +
1.0
d'.sub.9 = 0.10 1.68 48
r'.sub.16 = -
3.6
______________________________________
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The improvement defined in claim 7 wherein the effective diameter of lens L' 8 has a numerical value of substantially 0.47.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1981-05-01 | 1981-10-31 | 1982-05-02 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1985-05-01 | 1985-10-31 | 1986-05-02 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1989-05-01 | 1989-10-31 | 1990-05-02 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |