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Evaluating system for a dual focus lens
Assignee: Pentax Corp
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Filing: 1997-07-24
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Granted: 2000-01-25
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Expires: 2017-07-24
Abstract
Abstract An lens evaluating system for evaluating a dual-focus lens is disclosed. The lens evaluating system is provided with an interferometer to form an image of interference fringes and a masking system which masks a part of the image corresponding to a noise component.
Inventors
- 👤 Suguru Takishima
- 👤 Toshiyuki Kase
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 18:02
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01M; G01M11/00; G01M11/02; G01M11/0242; G01M11/0271
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
A lens evaluating system for evaluating a dual focus lens, said system comprising: an interferometer which forms an image of interference fringes with respect to the dual focus lens, said image of interference fringes including a first image of interference fringes corresponding to one focal length of the dual focus lens, and a second image of interference fringes corresponding to an other focal length of the dual focus lens; an image capturing system which captures said image of interference fringes and outputs an image signal; a display system which displays an image of said interference fringes in accordance with said image signal; and a light amount reduction system which reduces an amount of light forming at least said second image to reduce an effect of noise on said interference fringes corresponding to said one focal length of the dual focus lens.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
141 words
A lens evaluating system for evaluating a dual focus lens, said system comprising: an interferometer which forms an image of interference fringes with respect to the dual focus lens, said image of interference fringes including a first image of interference fringes corresponding to one focal length of the dual focus lens, and a second image of interference fringes corresponding to an other focal length of the dual focus lens; an image capturing system which captures said image of interference fringes and outputs an image signal; a display system which displays an image of said interference fringes in accordance with said image signal; and a light amount reduction system which reduces an amount of light forming at least said second image to reduce an effect of noise on said interference fringes corresponding to said one focal length of the dual focus lens.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
The lens evaluating system according to claim 1, wherein said light amount reduction system comprises a filter member formed with a filter portion having a predetermined transmittance, said filter member being inserted in a light path from said interferometer to said display system.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
56 words
The lens evaluating system according to claim 2, wherein said filter member includes a transparent portion, and said filter portion is a circular area formed on said transparent portion, a portion of said light transmitted from said interferometer to said display system passing through said circular area corresponding to a noise component of said interference fringes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The lens evaluating system according to claim 2, wherein said filter member includes a filter portion, said light transmitted from said interferometer passing through said filter portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
The lens evaluating system according to claim 1, wherein said display system includes an image receiving element which outputs an image signal corresponding to the received image, and a displaying device which displays an image of said received image in accordance with said image signal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
The lens evaluating system according to claim 1, further including a concave mirror mounted for movement along an optical axis of the dual focus lens between positions at which a focal point of said concave mirror corresponds to each focal point of the dual focus lens.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
130 words
A lens evaluating system for evaluating a dual focus lens, said system comprising: an interferometer which forms an image of interference fringes with respect to the dual focus lens, said image of interference fringes including a first image of interference fringes corresponding to one focal length of the dual focus lens, and a second image of interference fringes corresponding to an other focal length of the dual focus lens; an image capturing system which captures said image of interference fringes which is formed by said interferometer and outputs an image signal corresponding to a captured image; a displaying system which displays an image of said interference fringes in accordance with said image signal; and a masking system that masks at least a part of said second image of interference fringes.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
130 words
A lens evaluating system for evaluating a dual focus lens, said system comprising: an interferometer which forms an image of interference fringes with respect to the dual focus lens, said image of interference fringes including a first image of interference fringes corresponding to one focal length of the dual focus lens, and a second image of interference fringes corresponding to an other focal length of the dual focus lens; an image capturing system which captures said image of interference fringes which is formed by said interferometer and outputs an image signal corresponding to a captured image; a displaying system which displays an image of said interference fringes in accordance with said image signal; and a masking system that masks at least a part of said second image of interference fringes.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
47 words
The lens evaluating system according to claim 7, further comprising a complemental system which generates complemental image that completes said at least a part of said image masked by said masking system in accordance with said image signal corresponding to a displayed portion of said interference fringes.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
46 words
The lens evaluating system according to claim 7, further including a concave mirror mounted for movement along an optical axis of the dual focus lens between positions at which a focal point of said concave mirror corresponds to each focal point of the dual focus lens.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
101 words
In combination, a dual-focus lens and a lens evaluating system which is used for evaluating a lens, comprising: an interferometer which forms an image of interference fringes with respect to said dual-focus lens, said image of interference fringes including a first image of interference fringes corresponding to one focal length of said dual-focus lens, and a second image of interference fringes corresponding to the other focal length of said dual-focus lens; a masking system which applies a mask on one of said first and second images of interference fringes; and a display system which displays said image formed by said interferometer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
101 words
In combination, a dual-focus lens and a lens evaluating system which is used for evaluating a lens, comprising: an interferometer which forms an image of interference fringes with respect to said dual-focus lens, said image of interference fringes including a first image of interference fringes corresponding to one focal length of said dual-focus lens, and a second image of interference fringes corresponding to the other focal length of said dual-focus lens; a masking system which applies a mask on one of said first and second images of interference fringes; and a display system which displays said image formed by said interferometer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
The combination according to claim 10, wherein said masking system reduces brightness of one of said first and second images displayed by said display system.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
The combination according to claim 10, wherein said masking system inhibits one of said first and second images from displayed by said display system.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
37 words
The combination according to claim 12, wherein said displaying system generates complemental image for said one of said first and second images, said complemental image being displayed instead of said one of said first and second images.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
46 words
The lens evaluating system according to claim 10, further including a concave mirror mounted for movement along an optical axis of the dual focus lens between positions at which a focal point of said concave mirror corresponds to each focal point of the dual focus lens.
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