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Zoom lens system

Assignee: Fujinon Corp
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Filing: 1977-11-14
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Granted: 1979-04-17
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Expires: 1997-11-14
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Abstract

Abstract A zoom lens system in accordance with this invention is composed of a first fixed lens group, a first movable lens group, a second movable lens group and a second fixed lens group arranged in this order from front to rear, wherein a stop is are located at the center of the whole lens system and the first fixed lens group and the second fixed lens group consist of the same lens elements and located symmetrically with respect to the stop, and similarly the first movable lens group and the second movable lens group consist of the same lens elements and are located symmetrically with respect to the stop. The first movable lens and the second movable lens are asymmetrically moved with respect to the stop in accordance with the location of the whole lens system that is changed to vary the magnification, whereby the distortion and the focus shift caused by the field curvature fluctuation are eliminated throughout the variable range of magnification. Further, the zoom lens system in accordance with this invention is characterized in that the power of the lens groups and the lens elements is designed to make the whole lens system compact in size.

Inventors

  • 👤 Nagayoshi Hirano
  • 👤 Yasuo Honda
  • 👤 Yoshikazu Doi

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B13/00; G02B13/24; G02B15/00; G02B15/14; G02B15/144; G02B15/16

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 113 words
A zoom lens system comprising a first fixed lens group, a first movable lens group, a second movable lens group and a second fixed lens group arranged in this order from front to rear, wherein a stop is located at the center of the whole lens system and the first fixed lens group and the second fixed lens group are located symmetrically with respect to the stop, and the first movable lens group and the second movable lens group are located symmetrically with respect to the stop, and the first movable lens and the second movable lens are asymmetrically moved with respect to the stop when the magnification of the system is varied.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 113 words
A zoom lens system comprising a first fixed lens group, a first movable lens group, a second movable lens group and a second fixed lens group arranged in this order from front to rear, wherein a stop is located at the center of the whole lens system and the first fixed lens group and the second fixed lens group are located symmetrically with respect to the stop, and the first movable lens group and the second movable lens group are located symmetrically with respect to the stop, and the first movable lens and the second movable lens are asymmetrically moved with respect to the stop when the magnification of the system is varied.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 34 words
A zoom lens system as defined in claim 1 wherein the structure of said first fixed and movable lens group is the same as that of said second fixed and movable lens groups, respectively.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 46 words
A zoom lens system as defined in claim 1 wherein the focal length of said lens system f 1 .0 when the magnification is unity and the focal length of the movable lens group f v satisfy the condition of 2.0<f.sub. 1.0 /|f v |< 3.0.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 287 words
A zoom lens system as defined in claim 1 having the following constructional data wherein the radii of curvature of the refracting surfaces, the axial air separations or thicknesses of lenses, the refractive indices for the d-line and the Abbe dispersion numbers are respectively designated at R, d, N and ν numbered respectively by subscripts in order from front to rear, __________________________________________________________________________ R.sub.1 = 190.495 .sup.-d.sub.1 = 6.00 N.sub.1 =1.78472 ν.sub.1 =25.7 R.sub.2 = 113.337 .sup.-d.sub.2 =20.00 N.sub.2 =1.62041 ν.sub.2 =60.3 R.sub.3 =-1254.7 .sup.-d.sub.3 = 1.00 R.sub.4 = 154.416 .sup.-d.sub.4 =10.00 N.sub.3 =1.62041 ν.sub.3 =60.3 R.sub.5 = 506.725 .sup.-d.sub.5 = variable R.sub.6 = 1013.4 .sup.-d.sub.6 = 3.94 N.sub.4 =1.71700 ν.sub.4 =47.9 R.sub.7 = 127.044 .sup.-d.sub.7 =11.80 R.sub.8 =- 304.601 .sup.-d.sub.8 = 3.94 N.sub.5 =1.51633 ν.sub.5 =64.0 R.sub.9 = 146.785 .sup.-d.sub.9 = 9.85 N.sub.6 =1.68893 ν.sub.6 =31.1 R.sub.10 = 2845.8 .sup.-d.sub.10 = variable stop .sup.-d.sub.10 *= variable R.sub.11 =-2845.8 .sup.-d.sub.11 = 9.85 N.sub.7 =1.68893 ν.sub.7 =31.1 R.sub.12 =-146.785 .sup.-d.sub.12 = 3.94 N.sub.8 =1.51633 ν.sub.8 =64.0 R.sub.13 = 304.601 .sup.-d.sub.13 =11.80 R.sub.14 =- 127.044 .sup.-d.sub.14 = 3.94 N.sub.9 =1.71700 ν.sub.9 =47.9 R.sub.15 =-1013.4 .sup.-d.sub.15 = variable R.sub.16 =- 506.725 .sup.-d.sub.16 =10.00 N.sub.10 =1.62041 ν.sub.10 =60.3 R.sub.17 =- 154.416 .sup.-d.sub.17 = 1.00 R.sub.18 = 1254.7 .sup.-d.sub.18 =20.00 N.sub.11 =1.62041 ν.sub.11 =60.3 R.sub.19 =-113.337 .sup.-d.sub.19 = 6.00 N.sub.12 =1.78472 ν.sub.12 =25.7 R.sub.20 =- 190.495 __________________________________________________________________________ where d 5 , d 10 , d 10 * and d 15 are 17.21, 3,68, 6.80 and 14.09 when the magnification is -2.0; 11.92, 8.97, 10.28 and 10.61 when the magnification is -1.4; 10.0, 10.89, 10.98 and 9.91 when the magnification is -1.0; 10.73, 10.16, 9.11 and 11.78 when the magnification is -0.7; and 14.25, 6.64, 4.01 and 16.88 when the magnification is -0.5, respectively.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 272 words
A zoom lens system as defined in claim 1 having the following constructional data wherein the radii of curvature of the refracting surfaces, the axial air separations or thicknesses of lenses, the refractive indices for the d-line and the Abbe dispersion numbers are respectively designated at R, d, N and ν numbered respectively by subscripts in order from front to rear, __________________________________________________________________________ R.sub.1 = 194.211 .sup.-d.sub.1 = 5.03 N.sub.1 =1.68893 ν.sub.1 =31.1 R.sub.2 = 95.877 .sup.-d.sub.2 =16.06 N.sub.2 =1.62041 ν.sub.2 =60.3 R.sub.3 =12588.9 .sup.-d.sub.3 = 0.60 R.sub.4 = 103.135 .sup.-d.sub.4 = 9.10 N.sub.3 =1.71300 ν.sub.3 =53.9 R.sub.5 = 1150.4 .sup.-d.sub.5 = variable R.sub.6 = 4085.8 .sup.-d.sub.6 = 3.88 N.sub.4 =1.70154 ν.sub.4 =41.1 R.sub.7 = 87.991 .sup.-d.sub.7 = 9.84 R.sub.8 =- 580.450 .sup.-d.sub.8 = 3.88 N.sub.5 =1.51633 ν.sub.5 =64.0 R.sub.9 = 111.224 .sup.-d.sub.9 = 8.05 N.sub.6 =1.68893 ν.sub.6 =31.1 R.sub.10 = 572.600 .sup.-d.sub.10 = variable stop .sup.-d.sub.10 *= variable R.sub.11 =- 572.600 .sup.-d.sub.11 = 8.05 N.sub.7 =1.68893 ν.sub.7 =31.1 R.sub.12 =- 111.224 .sup.-d.sub.12 = 3.88 N.sub.8 =1.51633 ν.sub.8 =64.0 R.sub.13 = 580.450 .sup.-d.sub.13 = 9.84 R.sub.14 =- 87.991 .sup.-d.sub.14 = 3.88 N.sub.9 =1.70154 ν.sub.9 =41.1 R.sub.15 =-4085.8 .sup.-d.sub.15 = variable R.sub.16 =-1150.4 .sup.-d.sub.16 = 9.10 N.sub.10 =1.71300 ν.sub.10 =53.9 R.sub.17 =- 103.135 .sup.-d.sub.17 = 0.60 R.sub.18 =-12588.9 .sup.-d.sub.18 =16.06 N.sub.11 =1.62041 ν.sub.11 =60.3 R.sub.19 =- 95.877 .sup.-d.sub.19 = 5.03 N.sub.12 =1.68893 ν.sub.12 =31.1 R.sub.20 =- 194.211 __________________________________________________________________________ where d 5 , d 10 , d 10 * and d 15 are 4.70, 9.61, 9.66 and 4.66 when the magnification is -1.0; 5.15, 9.16, 8.69 and 5.63 when the magnification is -0.74; and 5.85, 8.47, 7.82 and 6.50 when the magnification is -0.65, respectively.

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