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US4696553A
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Zoom lens having a large zoom ratio
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1983-03-03
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Granted: 1987-09-29
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Expires: 2003-03-03
Abstract
Abstract A zoom lens having at least four components of which the 1st counting from the object side is of positive power, the 2nd is of negative power and the 3rd and 4th are of positive or negative power, wherein the 2nd component is made fixed, and the 1st component and at least one of those that follow the 2nd component are made movable for zooming, whereby the bulk and size of the lens system is minimized, while still permitting good correction of aberrations.
Inventors
- 👤 Sadahiko Tsuji
- 👤 Sadatoshi Takahashi
- 👤 Kazuo Fujibayashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 07:24
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B15/00; G02B15/14; G02B15/144; G02B15/1441; G02B15/144113; G02B15/144105; G02B15/145; G02B15/1451; G02B15/145121
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
A zoom lens comprising: at least four lens groups, said four lens groups including, from front to rear, a first lens group which has a positive refractive power, and a second lens group which has a negative refractive power and is composed of a negative lens having a concave surface directed toward the image and a cemented lens of a bi-concave lens and a bi-convex lens, wherein zooming is performed by moving said first lens group and at least one of the lens groups which are arranged on the image side of said second lens group independently of each other and said second lens group is fixed during zooming; and the image magnification of said second lens group is made to include unity of image magnification.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
A zoom lens comprising: at least four lens groups, said four lens groups including, from front to rear, a first lens group which has a positive refractive power, and a second lens group which has a negative refractive power and is composed of a negative lens having a concave surface directed toward the image and a cemented lens of a bi-concave lens and a bi-convex lens, wherein zooming is performed by moving said first lens group and at least one of the lens groups which are arranged on the image side of said second lens group independently of each other and said second lens group is fixed during zooming; and the image magnification of said second lens group is made to include unity of image magnification.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
107 words
A zoom lens comprising: at least four lens groups, said four lens groups being, from front to rear, a first lens group which has a positive refractive power, a second lens group which has a negative refractive power, a third lens group which has a negative refractive power, and a fourth lens group which has a positive or negative refractive power, wherein zooming is performed by holding said second lens group and said fourth lens group stationary while moving said first lens group and said third lens group, the paths of movement of said first lens group and said third lens group being different from each other.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
107 words
A zoom lens comprising: at least four lens groups, said four lens groups being, from front to rear, a first lens group which has a positive refractive power, a second lens group which has a negative refractive power, a third lens group which has a negative refractive power, and a fourth lens group which has a positive or negative refractive power, wherein zooming is performed by holding said second lens group and said fourth lens group stationary while moving said first lens group and said third lens group, the paths of movement of said first lens group and said third lens group being different from each other.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A zoom lens according to claim 2, further including at least one lens group which is movable for zooming on the image side of said fourth lens group.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
79 words
A zoom lens comprising: four lens groups, said four lens groups being, from front to rear, a first lens group which has a positive refractive power, a second lens group which has a negative refractive power, a third lens group which has a negative refractive power and a fourth lens group which has a positive or negative refractive power, wherein zooming is performed by holding said second lens group stationary while moving said first, third and fourth lens groups.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
79 words
A zoom lens comprising: four lens groups, said four lens groups being, from front to rear, a first lens group which has a positive refractive power, a second lens group which has a negative refractive power, a third lens group which has a negative refractive power and a fourth lens group which has a positive or negative refractive power, wherein zooming is performed by holding said second lens group stationary while moving said first, third and fourth lens groups.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A zoom lens according to claim 4, wherein the paths of movement of said first, third and fourth lens groups are different from one another.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
114 words
A zoom lens comprising: four lens groups, said four lens groups being, from front to rear, a first lens group which has a positive refractive power, a second lens group which has a negative refractive power, a third lens group which has a positive refractive power, and a fourth lens group which has a positive or negative refractive power and is the rearmost lens group, wherein zooming is performed by holding said second lens group stationary while moving said first, third and fourth lens groups, and said first lens group and said third lens group are moved as a unit and said fourth lens group moves independently of the first and third lens groups.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
114 words
A zoom lens comprising: four lens groups, said four lens groups being, from front to rear, a first lens group which has a positive refractive power, a second lens group which has a negative refractive power, a third lens group which has a positive refractive power, and a fourth lens group which has a positive or negative refractive power and is the rearmost lens group, wherein zooming is performed by holding said second lens group stationary while moving said first, third and fourth lens groups, and said first lens group and said third lens group are moved as a unit and said fourth lens group moves independently of the first and third lens groups.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
98 words
A zoom lens comprising: five lens groups, said five lens groups being, from front to rear, a first lens group having a positive refractive power, a second lens group having a negative refractive power, a third lens group having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens group having a negative refractive power, and a fifth lens group having a positive refractive power, whereby zooming is performed by moving said first, said third and said fourth lens groups and wherein the second lens group is held stationary during a zooming and the third and fourth lens groups move independently.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
98 words
A zoom lens comprising: five lens groups, said five lens groups being, from front to rear, a first lens group having a positive refractive power, a second lens group having a negative refractive power, a third lens group having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens group having a negative refractive power, and a fifth lens group having a positive refractive power, whereby zooming is performed by moving said first, said third and said fourth lens groups and wherein the second lens group is held stationary during a zooming and the third and fourth lens groups move independently.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
45 words
A zoom lens according to claim 7, wherein as compared with zooming at a wide angle position, when zoomed at a telephoto position, said first and said third lens groups lie closer to the object, and said fourth lens group lies closer to the image.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
A zoom lens according to claim 7 or 8, wherein said first lens group and said third lens group move as a unit.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
106 words
A zoom lens comprising: four lens groups, three lens groups on the object side of said four lens groups being, from front to rear, a first lens group which has a positive refractive power, a second lens group which has a negative refractive power and a third lens group which has a positive refractive power, wherein zooming is performed by holding the second lens group and a fourth group stationary while moving the first and third lens groups independently of each other, and the first and third lens groups lie closer to the object when zooming at a telephoto position than at a wide angle position.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
106 words
A zoom lens comprising: four lens groups, three lens groups on the object side of said four lens groups being, from front to rear, a first lens group which has a positive refractive power, a second lens group which has a negative refractive power and a third lens group which has a positive refractive power, wherein zooming is performed by holding the second lens group and a fourth group stationary while moving the first and third lens groups independently of each other, and the first and third lens groups lie closer to the object when zooming at a telephoto position than at a wide angle position.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
22 words
A zoom lens according to claim 10, wherein the image magnification of the second lens group at zooming includes a unity magnification.
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