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Granted Patent B2
US 7,962,028 · App. 12/716,394 · Granted Jun 14, 2011

Lens apparatus and camera system

Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
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Patent No.
US 7,962,028
App. No.
12/716,394
Granted
Jun 14, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lens apparatus comprises a barrel 100 which houses an imaging optical system including magnification-varying lens units 26 and 27 , a focus lens unit 25 , and a beam separation element 29 which separates a part of a light beam from an object out of a light beam directed to an imaging surface, operating members 1, 2 , and 3 disposed on an outer circumference of the barrel and configured to be manually operated, a drive unit 200 disposed outside the barrel and including actuators 45 and 50 which drives each of the magnification-varying lens unit and the focus lens unit, and a controller 60 which controls the actuator, and a focus detector 31 disposed outside the barrel and configured to detect a focus state of the imaging optical system using the light beam separated by the beam separation element. The focus detector is embedded in the drive unit.

Claims (34)

1. A lens apparatus comprising:

a barrel which houses an imaging optical system including a magnification-varying lens unit, a focus lens unit, and a beam separation element which separates a part of a light beam from an object out of a light beam directed to an imaging surface;

an operating member disposed on an outer circumference of the barrel and configured to be manually operated;

a drive unit disposed outside the barrel and including an actuator which drives each of the magnification-varying lens unit and the focus lens unit, and a controller which controls the actuator; and

a focus detector disposed outside the barrel and configured to detect a focus state of the imaging optical system using the light beam separated by the beam separation element,

wherein the focus detector is embedded in the drive unit.

2. A lens apparatus comprising:

a barrel which houses an imaging optical system including a magnification-varying lens unit, a focus lens unit, and a beam separation element which separates a part of a light beam from an object out of a light beam directed to an imaging surface;

an operating member disposed on an outer circumference of the barrel and configured to be manually operated;

a drive unit disposed outside the barrel and including an actuator which drives each of the magnification-varying lens unit and the focus lens unit, and a controller which controls the actuator; and

a focus detector disposed outside the barrel and configured to detect a focus state of the imaging optical system using the light beam separated by the beam separation element,

wherein the focus detector is housed in a housing different from that of the drive unit which is disposed along an outer surface of the drive unit.

3. A lens apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein at least one of the housings of the focus detector and the drive unit is provided with an electric connector for inputting a signal from the focus detector to the controller.

4. A lens apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein an electromagnetic shield member is disposed between the actuator and the focus detector.

5. A camera system comprising:

a lens apparatus; and

a camera on which the lens apparatus is detachably mounted and configured to perform a photoelectric conversion of an optical image of an object to generate a shooting image,

wherein the lens apparatus comprises:

a barrel which houses an imaging optical system including a magnification-varying lens unit, a focus lens unit, and a beam separation element which separates apart of a light beam from an object out of a light beam directed to an imaging surface;

an operating member disposed on an outer circumference of the barrel and configured to be manually operated;

a drive unit disposed outside the barrel and including an actuator which drives each of the magnification-varying lens unit and the focus lens unit, and a controller which controls the actuator; and

a focus detector disposed outside the barrel and configured to detect a focus state of the imaging optical system using the light beam separated by the beam separation element, and

wherein the focus detector is embedded in the drive unit.

6. A camera system comprising:

a lens apparatus; and

a camera on which the lens apparatus is detachably mounted and configured to perform a photoelectric conversion of an optical image of an object to generate a shooting image,

wherein the lens apparatus comprises:

a barrel which houses an imaging optical system including a magnification-varying lens unit, a focus lens unit, and a beam separation element which separates a part of a light beam from an object out of a light beam directed to an imaging surface;

an operating member disposed on an outer circumference of the barrel and configured to be manually operated;

a drive unit disposed outside the barrel and including an actuator which drives each of the magnification-varying lens unit and the focus lens unit, and a controller which controls the actuator; and

a focus detector disposed outside the barrel and configured to detect a focus state of the imaging optical system using the light beam separated by the beam separation element, and

wherein the focus detector is housed in a housing different from that of the drive unit which is disposed along an outer surface of the drive unit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 27, 2010
From: YAMAMOTO, OSAMU
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2009-048702 · Mar 3, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20100226634A1 · Sep 9, 2010