US4103990A
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Catadioptric wide-angle lens system for reproduction
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1976-11-05
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Granted: 1978-08-01
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Expires: 1996-11-05
Abstract
Abstract A catadioptric wide-angle lens is disclosed, in which a convex surface of a positive meniscus lens, a convex surface of a negative meniscus lens and a concave surface of a spherical mirror face an object and an image. These elements are arranged in order along the optical axis. The positive meniscus lens is dense crown glass or phosphate dense crown glass. The negative meniscus lens is dense flint glass.
Inventors
- 👤 Yu Yamada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 11:47
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B17/00; G02B17/008; G02B17/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
A catadioptric wide-angle lens system for reproduction comprising: a positive meniscus lens with its convex surface directed toward an object and an image; a negative meniscus lens being arranged axially behind said positive meniscus lens, with its convex surface directed to the object and the image, said negative meniscus lens made of dense flint glass, and satisfying the condition of 0.206F<r 3 <0.239F in which r 3 is a radius of curvature of the front lens surface of said negative meniscus lens, wherein F is a focal length of said lens system; and a concave mirror arranged axially behind said negative meniscus lens with its concave surface directed to the object and the image; the radius of a curvature of the front surface of said positive meniscus lens being larger than the radius of curvature of the front surface of said negative meniscus lens.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
A catadioptric wide-angle lens system for reproduction comprising: a positive meniscus lens with its convex surface directed toward an object and an image; a negative meniscus lens being arranged axially behind said positive meniscus lens, with its convex surface directed to the object and the image, said negative meniscus lens made of dense flint glass, and satisfying the condition of 0.206F<r 3 <0.239F in which r 3 is a radius of curvature of the front lens surface of said negative meniscus lens, wherein F is a focal length of said lens system; and a concave mirror arranged axially behind said negative meniscus lens with its concave surface directed to the object and the image; the radius of a curvature of the front surface of said positive meniscus lens being larger than the radius of curvature of the front surface of said negative meniscus lens.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A catadioptric wide-angle lens system for reproduction according to claim 1 in which said positive meniscus lens is made of dense crown glass.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A catadioptric wide-angle lens system for reproduction according to claim 1 in which said positive meniscus lens is made of phosphate dense crown glass.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
193 words
A lens system for reproduction comprising: a positive meniscus lens facing its convex surface ahead direction; a negative meniscus lens arranging axially behind said positive meniscus lens and facing its convex surface ahead direction; a concave mirror arranging axially behind said negative meniscus lens and facing its concave surface ahead direction; in which radius of a curvature of the front surface of said positive meniscus lens is larger than the radius of curvature of the front surface of said negative meniscus lens, and in which f = 154, f. number 4.5 r 1 = 40.857 d 1 = 10.34 N I = 1.60311 V I = 60.7 r 2 = 92.276 d 2 = 2.51 r 3 = 34.968 d 3 = 5.31 N 11 = 1.80518 V II = 25.4 r 4 = 25.772 d 4 = 15.33 r 5 = -14453.8 r 1 - r 5 ; radius of curvature of each lens surface d 1 - d 4 ; thickness of lenses or distance of each lens surface N i , n ii ; refractive index of each lens V i , v ii ; abbe's number of each lens.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
193 words
A lens system for reproduction comprising: a positive meniscus lens facing its convex surface ahead direction; a negative meniscus lens arranging axially behind said positive meniscus lens and facing its convex surface ahead direction; a concave mirror arranging axially behind said negative meniscus lens and facing its concave surface ahead direction; in which radius of a curvature of the front surface of said positive meniscus lens is larger than the radius of curvature of the front surface of said negative meniscus lens, and in which f = 154, f. number 4.5 r 1 = 40.857 d 1 = 10.34 N I = 1.60311 V I = 60.7 r 2 = 92.276 d 2 = 2.51 r 3 = 34.968 d 3 = 5.31 N 11 = 1.80518 V II = 25.4 r 4 = 25.772 d 4 = 15.33 r 5 = -14453.8 r 1 - r 5 ; radius of curvature of each lens surface d 1 - d 4 ; thickness of lenses or distance of each lens surface N i , n ii ; refractive index of each lens V i , v ii ; abbe's number of each lens.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
193 words
A lens system for reproduction comprising: a positive meniscus lens facing its convex surface ahead direction; a negative meniscus lens arranging axially behind said positive meniscus lens and facing its convex surface ahead direction; a concave mirror arranging axially behind said negative meniscus lens and facing its concave surface ahead direction; in which radius of a curvature of the front surface of said positive meniscus lens is larger than the radius of curvature of the front surface of said negative meniscus lens, and in which f = 154, f. number 4.5 r 1 = 43.276 d 1 = 10.78 N I = 1.63854 V I = 55.4 r 2 = 98.163 d 2 = 2.84 r 3 = 36.786 d 3 = 5.33 N II = 1.84666 V II = 23.9 r 4 = 27.114 d 4 = 15.12 r 5 = -4664.6 r 1 - r 5 ; radius of curvature of each lens surface d 1 - d 4 ; thickness of lenses or distance of each lens surface N i , n ii ; refractive index of each lens V i , v ii ; abbe's number of each lens.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
193 words
A lens system for reproduction comprising: a positive meniscus lens facing its convex surface ahead direction; a negative meniscus lens arranging axially behind said positive meniscus lens and facing its convex surface ahead direction; a concave mirror arranging axially behind said negative meniscus lens and facing its concave surface ahead direction; in which radius of a curvature of the front surface of said positive meniscus lens is larger than the radius of curvature of the front surface of said negative meniscus lens, and in which f = 154, f. number 4.5 r 1 = 43.276 d 1 = 10.78 N I = 1.63854 V I = 55.4 r 2 = 98.163 d 2 = 2.84 r 3 = 36.786 d 3 = 5.33 N II = 1.84666 V II = 23.9 r 4 = 27.114 d 4 = 15.12 r 5 = -4664.6 r 1 - r 5 ; radius of curvature of each lens surface d 1 - d 4 ; thickness of lenses or distance of each lens surface N i , n ii ; refractive index of each lens V i , v ii ; abbe's number of each lens.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
193 words
A lens system for reproduction comprising: a positive meniscus lens facing its convex surface ahead direction; a negative meniscus lens arranging axially behind said positive meniscus lens and facing its convex surface ahead direction; a concave mirror arranging axially behind said negative meniscus lens and facing its concave surface ahead direction; in which radius of a curvature of the front surface of said positive meniscus lens is larger than the radius of curvature of the front surface of said negative meniscus lens, and in which f = 154, f. number 4.5 r 1 = 40.586 d 1 = 12.49 N I = 1.6228 V I = 57.0 r 2 = 73.518 d 2 = 3.03 r 3 = 31.768 d 3 = 2.79 N II = 1.84666 V II = 23.9 r 4 = 25.674 d 4 = 16.96 r 5 = -1922.7 r 1 - r 5 ; radius of curvatute of each lens surface d 1 - d 4 ; thickness of lenses or distance of each lens surface N i , n ii ; refractive index of each lens V i , v ii ; abbe's number of each lens.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
193 words
A lens system for reproduction comprising: a positive meniscus lens facing its convex surface ahead direction; a negative meniscus lens arranging axially behind said positive meniscus lens and facing its convex surface ahead direction; a concave mirror arranging axially behind said negative meniscus lens and facing its concave surface ahead direction; in which radius of a curvature of the front surface of said positive meniscus lens is larger than the radius of curvature of the front surface of said negative meniscus lens, and in which f = 154, f. number 4.5 r 1 = 40.586 d 1 = 12.49 N I = 1.6228 V I = 57.0 r 2 = 73.518 d 2 = 3.03 r 3 = 31.768 d 3 = 2.79 N II = 1.84666 V II = 23.9 r 4 = 25.674 d 4 = 16.96 r 5 = -1922.7 r 1 - r 5 ; radius of curvatute of each lens surface d 1 - d 4 ; thickness of lenses or distance of each lens surface N i , n ii ; refractive index of each lens V i , v ii ; abbe's number of each lens.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
193 words
A lens system for reproduction comprising: a positive meniscus lens facing its convex surface ahead direction; a negative meniscus lens arranging axially behind said positive meniscus lens and facing its convex surface ahead direction; a concave mirror arranging axially behind said negative meniscus lens and facing its concave surface ahead direction; in which radius of a curvature of the front surface of said positive meniscus lens is larger than the radius of curvature of the front surface of said negative meniscus lens, and in which f = 154, f. number 4.5 r 1 = 40.084 d 1 = 10.64 N I = 1.56873 V 1 = 63.1 r 2 = 89.108 d 2 = 1.34 r 3 = 34.795 d 3 = 5.16 N II = 1.76182 V II = 26.6 r 4 = 25.875 d 4 = 16.05 r 5 = -2822.9 r 1 - r 5 ; radius of curvature of each lens surface d 1 - d 4 ; thickness of lenses or distance of each lens surface N i , n ii ; refractive index of each lens V i , v ii ; abbe's number of each lens.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
193 words
A lens system for reproduction comprising: a positive meniscus lens facing its convex surface ahead direction; a negative meniscus lens arranging axially behind said positive meniscus lens and facing its convex surface ahead direction; a concave mirror arranging axially behind said negative meniscus lens and facing its concave surface ahead direction; in which radius of a curvature of the front surface of said positive meniscus lens is larger than the radius of curvature of the front surface of said negative meniscus lens, and in which f = 154, f. number 4.5 r 1 = 40.084 d 1 = 10.64 N I = 1.56873 V 1 = 63.1 r 2 = 89.108 d 2 = 1.34 r 3 = 34.795 d 3 = 5.16 N II = 1.76182 V II = 26.6 r 4 = 25.875 d 4 = 16.05 r 5 = -2822.9 r 1 - r 5 ; radius of curvature of each lens surface d 1 - d 4 ; thickness of lenses or distance of each lens surface N i , n ii ; refractive index of each lens V i , v ii ; abbe's number of each lens.
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