Projection lens with color correction

Claim 2

A projection lens for a cathode ray tube comprising from the image end a first lens unit of weak optical power providing correction for aperture dependent aberrations, said first lens unit comprising an element having at least one aspheric surface, a second lens unit providing essentially all of the positive power of the lens and a third negative lens unit having a concave aspheric image side surface and essentially correcting field curvature of the lens, said second lens unit comprising a first positive element, a negative element and a second positive element, said second lens unit being overall biconvex, said second positive element of said second lens unit being biconvex, said second lens unit being axially spaced from said first lens unit at least 0.2 of the equivalent focal length of said lens, said first positive element of said second lens unit having an optical power K 2 , said second positive element of said second lens unit has an optical power K 4 , and 1.4>K.sub.2 /K.sub.4 >0.5.

Claim 3

The lens of claim 1, where said second lens unit further comprises an element of relatively weak optical power having an aspheric surface and positioned on the object side of said second positive element of said second lens unit.

Claim 4

The lens of claim 1, where said negative element of said second lens unit is a meniscus convex to the image side.

Claim 5

The lens of claim 1, where 1.0>|K.sub.3 /K.sub.0 |>0.3 where K 3 is the optical power of the negative element of said second lens unit and K 0 is the overall power of the lens.

Claim 6

The lens of claim 1, where the axial spacing between said first and second lens units is between 0.2 and 1.3 of the equivalent focal length of the lens.

Claim 7

The lens of claim 1, where the axial spacing between said second and third lens units is between 0.4 and 0.7 of the equivalent focal length of the lens.

Claim 8

The lens of claim 1, where the first positive element of said second lens unit is a meniscus.

Claim 9

The lens of claim 1, where said first positive element of said second lens unit is biconvex.

Claim 10

The lens of claim 1, where the axial spacing between said first and second lens units is at least 0.5 of the equivalent focal length of said lens.

Claim 11

The lens of claim 1, where the axial spacing between said first and second lens units is greater than the equivalent focal length of said lens.

Claim 12

The lens of claim 1, wherein the spacing between said first and second lens units is a substantial percentage of the equivalent focal length of said lens, which is sufficient to provide a fold in the optical axis between said first and second lens units.

Claim 13

The lens of claim 1, where the axial spacing between said positive elements of said second lens unit is 0.05 to 0.23 of the equivalent focal length of said lens.

Claim 14

A projection lens for a cathode ray tube comprising from the image end a first lens unit providing correction for aperture dependent aberrations, a second lens unit providing essentially all of the positive power of the lens and a third negative lens unit having a concave image side surface and essentially correcting the field curvature of the lens, said second lens unit comprising a first positive element, a negative element and a second positive element, said second lens unit abeing overall biconvex, said second lens unit being axially spaced from said first lens unit at least 0.2 of the equivalent focal length of said lens, said second positive element being biconvex, and 1.6>K.sub.G2 /K.sub.0 ≧1.0 1.0<|K.sub.G3 /K.sub.0 |<1.3 where K G 2 is the power of said second lens unit, K G3 is the power of said third lens unit and K 0 is the overall power of the lens.

Claim 15

A projection lens for a cathode ray tube comprising from the image end a first lens unit providing correction for aperture dependent aberrations, a second lens unit providing essentially all of the positive power of the lens and a third negative lens unit having a concave image side surface and essentially correcting the field curvature of the lens, said second lens unit comprising a first positive element, a negative element and a second positive element, said second lens unit abeing overall biconvex, said second lens unit being axially spaced from said first lens unit at least 0.2 of the equivalent focal length of said lens, said second positive element being biconvex, and 1.6>K.sub.G2 /K.sub.0 ≧1.0 1.0<|K.sub.G3 /K.sub.0 |<1.3 where K G 2 is the power of said second lens unit, K G3 is the power of said third lens unit and K 0 is the overall power of the lens.

Claim 16

In a projection lens for a cathode ray tube from the image end comprising a first lens unit providing correction for aperture dependent aberrations, said first lens unit comprising an element having at least one aspheric surface, a second lens unit of strong positive power, and a third lens unit of negative power having a concave image side surface serving as a field flattener and essentially correcting the field curvature of said lens; said first and second lens units being axially spaced at least 0.2 of the equivalent focal length of said lens, said second lens unit comprising a first positive element, a negative element and a second positive element, said second lens unit being overall biconvex, said second positive element being convex.

Claim 17

In a projection lens for a cathode ray tube from the image end comprising a first lens unit providing correction for aperture dependent aberrations, said first lens unit comprising an element having at least one aspheric surface, a second lens unit of strong positive power, and a third lens unit of negative power having a concave image side surface serving as a field flattener and essentially correcting the field curvature of said lens; said first and second lens units being axially spaced at least 0.2 of the equivalent focal length of said lens, said second lens unit comprising a first positive element, a negative element and a second positive element, said second lens unit being overall biconvex, said second positive element being convex.

Claim 18

The lens of claim 14, where said first lens unit is of negative power.

Claim 19

The lens of claim 14, where said first positive element of said second lens unit has an optical power K 2 , said second positive element of said second group has an optical power K 4 , and 1.4>K.sub.2 /K.sub.4 >0.5.

Claim 20

The lens of claim 16, where the axial spacing between said first and second lens units is at least 0.2 of the equivalent focal length of said lens.

Claim 21

The lens of claim 16, where the axial spacing between said first and second lens units is greater than the equivalent focal length of said lens.

Claim 22

The lens of claim 14, where 1.6>K.sub.G2 /K.sub.0 ≧1.0 1.3>|K.sub.G3 /K.sub.0 |>1.0 where K G2 is the power of said second lens unit, K G3 is the power of said third lens unit and K 0 is the overall power of the lens.

Claim 23

The lens of claim 14, where the object end surface of said first positive element of said second lens unit and the image end surface of said second positive element of said second lens unit are defined on radii at the optical axis which are of the same algebraic sign.

Claim 24

The lens of claim 14, where the spacing between said first and second lens units is a substantial percentage of the equivalent focal length of said lens, which is sufficient to provide a fold in the optical axis between said first and second lens units.

Claim 25

A projection lens for a cathode ray tube comprising from the image end a first lens unit of weak optical power providing correction for aperture dependent aberrations, a second lens unit of strong positive power, said second lens unit being of substantially stronger absolute optical power than said first lens unit, and a third negative lens unit having a concave image side surface and essentially correcting the Petzval curvature of the lens, said second group comprising a first postiive element, a negative element and a second positive element, said second group being overall biconvex, said second positive element being biconvex, and 1.6>K.sub.G2 /K.sub.0 >1.0 1.3>|K.sub.G3 /K.sub.0 |>1.0 where K G2 is the pwer of said second lens unit, K G3 is the power of said third lens unit and K 0 is the overall power of the lens, said second lens unit being axially spaced from said first lens unit at least 0.2 of the equivalent focal length of said lens.

Claim 26

A projection lens for a cathode ray tube comprising from the image end a first lens unit of weak optical power providing correction for aperture dependent aberrations, a second lens unit of strong positive power, said second lens unit being of substantially stronger absolute optical power than said first lens unit, and a third negative lens unit having a concave image side surface and essentially correcting the Petzval curvature of the lens, said second group comprising a first postiive element, a negative element and a second positive element, said second group being overall biconvex, said second positive element being biconvex, and 1.6>K.sub.G2 /K.sub.0 >1.0 1.3>|K.sub.G3 /K.sub.0 |>1.0 where K G2 is the pwer of said second lens unit, K G3 is the power of said third lens unit and K 0 is the overall power of the lens, said second lens unit being axially spaced from said first lens unit at least 0.2 of the equivalent focal length of said lens.

Claim 27

The lens of claim 22, where the object end surface of said first positive element of said second lens unit and the image end surface of said second positive element of said second lens are defined on radii at the optical axis which are of the same algebraic sign.

Claim 28

The lens of claim 22, where the spacing between said first and second lens units is a substantial percentage of the equivalent focal length of said lens, which is sufficient to provide a fold in the optical axis between said first and second lens units.

Claim 29

The lens of claim 22, where the axial spacing between said first and second lens units is at least 0.5 of the equivalent focal length of said lens.

Claim 30

A projection lens for a cathode ray tube comprising from the image end a first lens unit providing correction for aperture dependent aberrations, said first lens unit consisting of a single element of weak optical power having at least one aspheric surface, a second lens unit of strong positive optical power, and a third negative lens unit having a concave image side surface and essentially correcting any Petzval curvature of said first and third lens units, said first and second lens units being air spaced between 0.2 and 1.3 of the equivalent focal length of said lens, said second and third lens units being air spaced between 0.4 and 0.7 of the equivalent focal length of said lens, said second lens unit being overall biconvex and comprising from the image end a first positive element, a second negative element and a third positive element, and 1.4>K.sub.2 /K.sub.4 >0.5 1.3>|K.sub.3 /K.sub.0 |>1.0 where K 2 is the optical power of said first positive element of said second lens units, K 4 is the optical power of the second positive element of said lens unit, K 3 is the optical power of said negative element of said second lens unit, and K 0 is the optical power of said lens.

Claim 31

A projection lens for a cathode ray tube comprising from the image end a first lens unit providing correction for aperture dependent aberrations, said first lens unit consisting of a single element of weak optical power having at least one aspheric surface, a second lens unit of strong positive optical power, and a third negative lens unit having a concave image side surface and essentially correcting any Petzval curvature of said first and third lens units, said first and second lens units being air spaced between 0.2 and 1.3 of the equivalent focal length of said lens, said second and third lens units being air spaced between 0.4 and 0.7 of the equivalent focal length of said lens, said second lens unit being overall biconvex and comprising from the image end a first positive element, a second negative element and a third positive element, and 1.4>K.sub.2 /K.sub.4 >0.5 1.3>|K.sub.3 /K.sub.0 |>1.0 where K 2 is the optical power of said first positive element of said second lens units, K 4 is the optical power of the second positive element of said lens unit, K 3 is the optical power of said negative element of said second lens unit, and K 0 is the optical power of said lens.

Claim 32

The lens of claim 26, where said second lens unit further consists of a fourth element of relatively weak optical power having an aspheric surface on the object side.

Claim 33

A projection lens for a cathode ray tube comprising from the image end a first lens unit consisting of a single element of weak optical power having at least one aspheric surface and providing correction for aperture dependent aberrations, a second lens unit providing the majority of the positive power of the lens, and a third negative lens unit having a concave aspheric image side surface and contributing to correction of field curvature, said first and second lens units being axially spaced at least 0.2 of the equivalent focal length of said lens, said second lens unit consisting of a first positive element, a second positive element and a negative element between said first and second positiave elements, and 1.4>K.sub.2 /K.sub.4 >0.5 where K 2 is the optical power of said first positive element and K 4 is the power of said second positive element.

Claim 34

A projection lens for a cathode ray tube comprising from the image end a first lens unit consisting of a single element of weak optical power having at least one aspheric surface and providing correction for aperture dependent aberrations, a second lens unit providing the majority of the positive power of the lens, and a third negative lens unit having a concave aspheric image side surface and contributing to correction of field curvature, said first and second lens units being axially spaced at least 0.2 of the equivalent focal length of said lens, said second lens unit consisting of a first positive element, a second positive element and a negative element between said first and second positiave elements, and 1.4>K.sub.2 /K.sub.4 >0.5 where K 2 is the optical power of said first positive element and K 4 is the power of said second positive element.

Claim 35

The lens of claim 28 where 1.0>|K.sub.3 /K.sub.0 |>0.3 where K 3 is the optical power of the negative element of said second lens unit and K 0 is the optical power of said lens.

Claim 36

The lens of claim 28 where the axial spacing between said second and third lens units is greater than 0.4 of the equivalent focal length of said lens.

Claim 37

A partially color corrected projection lens system adapted to be closely coupled to an object, which lens comprises from the image end (a) a first lens unit which includes at least one aspheric surface and consists of a single element of weak optical power; (b) a second lens unit air spaced from said first lens unit, said second lens unit supplying substantially all the positive power of said system, wherein said second lens unit comprises, from the image end, a first element having positive power, a second element having negative power and a third element having positive power and wherein the spacing between the first and second lens units is at least 0.2 of the equivalent focal length of the lens systems, and (c) a third lens unit of negative optical power which is located nearest to the object plane wherein the surface of said third lens unit which faces the image end is concave.

Claim 38

A partially color corrected projection lens system adapted to be closely coupled to an object, which lens comprises from the image end (a) a first lens unit which includes at least one aspheric surface and consists of a single element of weak optical power; (b) a second lens unit air spaced from said first lens unit, said second lens unit supplying substantially all the positive power of said system, wherein said second lens unit comprises, from the image end, a first element having positive power, a second element having negative power and a third element having positive power and wherein the spacing between the first and second lens units is at least 0.2 of the equivalent focal length of the lens systems, and (c) a third lens unit of negative optical power which is located nearest to the object plane wherein the surface of said third lens unit which faces the image end is concave.

Claim 39

The lens system of claim 31, wherein said first lens unit has a negative optical power, and said second lens unit supplies all of the positive power of said system.

Claim 40

The lens system of claim 31, wherein the powers of the first, second and third lens units, K G1 , K G2 , and K G3 , respectively, stated as ratios to the power of the system K 0 are: 0.2>|K.sub.G1 /K.sub.0 |>0.3 1.6>K.sub.G2 /K.sub.0 ≧1.0 1.3>|K.sub.G3 /K.sub.0 |>1.0.

Claim 41

The lens system of claim 31, where the axial spacing between said positive elements of said second lens unit is 0.5 to 0.23 of the equivalent focal length of said lens.

Claim 42

The lens system of claim 31, where the axial spacing between said first and second lens units is 0.2 to 1.3 of the equivalent focal length of said lens.

Claim 43

The lens of claim 31, wherein the spacing between said first and second lens units is a substantial percentage of the equivalent focal length of said lens, which is sufficient to provide a fold in the optical axis between said first and second lens units.

Claim 44

The lens system of claim 31, where said second lens unit comprises an element of weak optical power having an aspheric surface positioned on the object side of said second positive element of said second lens unit.

Claim 45

The lens system of claim 31, where said first lens unit is of negative optical power and said second lens unit supplies all of the positive power of said lens.

Claim 46

The lens system of claim 31, where said second lens unit further comprises an element of relatively weak optical power having an aspheric surface and positioned on the object side of said second positive element of said secone lens unit.

Claim 47

A partially color corrected projection lens adapted to be closely coupled to a cathode ray tube comprising from the image end, a first lens unit of weak optical power having at least one aspheric surface, a second lens unit of positive optical power providing essentially all of the positive power of said lens, and a third lens group of negative power having a strongly concave image end surface, said second lens unit comprising from the image end a first element of positive optical power, an element of negative optical power, and a second element of positive optical power, the axial spacing between said elements of positive optical power of said second lens unit being 0.05 to 0.23 of the equivalent focal length of said lens.

Claim 48

A partially color corrected projection lens adapted to be closely coupled to a cathode ray tube comprising from the image end, a first lens unit of weak optical power having at least one aspheric surface, a second lens unit of positive optical power providing essentially all of the positive power of said lens, and a third lens group of negative power having a strongly concave image end surface, said second lens unit comprising from the image end a first element of positive optical power, an element of negative optical power, and a second element of positive optical power, the axial spacing between said elements of positive optical power of said second lens unit being 0.05 to 0.23 of the equivalent focal length of said lens.

Claim 49

The lens of claim 40, where 1.4>K.sub.2 /K.sub.4 >0.5 where K 2 is the optical power of said first element of positive power of said second lens unit and K 4 is the optical power of said second element of positive power of said second lens unit.

Claim 50

The lens of claim 40, wherein the spacing between said first and second lens units is a substantial percentage of the equivalent focal length of said lens, which is sufficient to provide a fold in the optical axis between said first and second lens units.

Claim 51

The lens of claim 40, where said first and second lens units are axially spaced at least 0.2 of the equivalent focal length of said lens.

Claim 52

The lens of claim 40, where said first lens unit is of negative optical power and said second lens unit supplies all of the positive power of said lens.

Claim 53

A partially color corrected projection lens adapted to be closely coupled to a cathode ray tube comprising from the image end, a first lens unit of weak optical power having at least one aspheric surface and providing correction for aperture dependent aberrations, said first lens unit consisting of a single element, a second lens unit providing essentially all of the positive power of said lens and providing partial color correction for said lens, and a third lens unit of negative power having a strongly concave image end surface and serving as a field flattener, said second lens unit comprising from the image end a first element of positive optical power, an element of negative optical power, and a second element of positive optical power, said second lens unit being axially spaced from said first lens unit at least 0.2 of the equivalent focal length of said lens.

Claim 54

A partially color corrected projection lens adapted to be closely coupled to a cathode ray tube comprising from the image end, a first lens unit of weak optical power having at least one aspheric surface and providing correction for aperture dependent aberrations, said first lens unit consisting of a single element, a second lens unit providing essentially all of the positive power of said lens and providing partial color correction for said lens, and a third lens unit of negative power having a strongly concave image end surface and serving as a field flattener, said second lens unit comprising from the image end a first element of positive optical power, an element of negative optical power, and a second element of positive optical power, said second lens unit being axially spaced from said first lens unit at least 0.2 of the equivalent focal length of said lens.

Claim 55

The lens system of claim 45, where said first lens unit is of negative optical power and said second lens unit supplies all of the positive power of said lens.