US6903883B2
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Image pickup lens unit and image pickup device
Assignee: Olympus Corp
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Filing: 2003-06-25
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Granted: 2005-06-07
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Expires: 2023-06-25
Abstract
Abstract Lenses 11, 12 , and 13 having a power are layered in an optical axis direction such that flange section 11 d and 12 d are cemented so as to form an air interval between the lens 11 and the lens 12 . A space between the lens 12 and the lens 13 are cemented together. A preferable interval is disposed in the optical axis direction by a positioning section which is disposed in each flange section. By doing this possible to provide a compact image pickup lens unit which can be used in an image pickup device having a superior performance by a cheap cost.
Inventors
- 👤 Takahiro Amanai
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 03:08
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B13/00; G02B13/001; G02B13/009; G02B13/0085
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
An image pickup lens unit comprising at least three optical elements having at least an air interval for forming an air lens wherein the optical elements are formed unitarily and wherein the optical elements are cemented mutually between the other optical elements which neighbors in an optical axis or with a sandwiching members which is cemented with the other optical elements, and conditions such as ST/TD<0.5 are effective under the condition that an interval between a first surface in an optical system in which the optical elements are cemented and a last surface in the optical system is defined as a TD, a total length of the air interval in the optical axis is defined as an ST, and a maximum length of the air interval in the optical axis is defined as an MT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
135 words
An image pickup lens unit comprising at least three optical elements having at least an air interval for forming an air lens wherein the optical elements are formed unitarily and wherein the optical elements are cemented mutually between the other optical elements which neighbors in an optical axis or with a sandwiching members which is cemented with the other optical elements, and conditions such as ST/TD<0.5 are effective under the condition that an interval between a first surface in an optical system in which the optical elements are cemented and a last surface in the optical system is defined as a TD, a total length of the air interval in the optical axis is defined as an ST, and a maximum length of the air interval in the optical axis is defined as an MT.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
134 words
An image pickup lens unit comprising at least three optical elements having at least an air interval for forming an air lens wherein the optical elements are formed unitarily and wherein the optical elements are cemented mutually between the other optical elements which neighbors in an optical axis or with a sandwiching members which is cemented with the other optical elements, wherein the optical elements form a cemented lens in which at least optical surfaces of a pair of the optical elements are cemented together, and a relationship such as 0<|φ/φ A |<0.5 is effective under condition that a maximum power in an cemented surface of the lens is defined as φ, and a power of the optical element which is formed unitarily in an overall optical system as defined as φ A .
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
134 words
An image pickup lens unit comprising at least three optical elements having at least an air interval for forming an air lens wherein the optical elements are formed unitarily and wherein the optical elements are cemented mutually between the other optical elements which neighbors in an optical axis or with a sandwiching members which is cemented with the other optical elements, wherein the optical elements form a cemented lens in which at least optical surfaces of a pair of the optical elements are cemented together, and a relationship such as 0<|φ/φ A |<0.5 is effective under condition that a maximum power in an cemented surface of the lens is defined as φ, and a power of the optical element which is formed unitarily in an overall optical system as defined as φ A .
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
An image pickup lens unit according to claim 1 wherein an optical filter member is cemented to the optical element.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
An image pickup device which is provided with the image pickup lens unit according to claim 1 .
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
An image pickup device which is provided with the image pickup lens unit according to claim 1 .
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
An image pickup device which is provided with the image pickup lens unit according to claim 2 .
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
An image pickup device according to claim 5 , wherein an image pickup element is cemented to the image pickup lens unit.
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