IP Library Granted Patent US 8,878,962
Granted Patent B2
US 8,878,962 · App. 13/904,076 · Granted Nov 4, 2014

Zoom lens system and photographing apparatus including the same

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Patent No.
US 8,878,962
App. No.
13/904,076
Granted
Nov 4, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A zoom lens system including: a first lens group having positive refractive power, a second lens group having negative refractive power, a third lens group and a fourth lens group having positive refractive power, wherein an interval between the first and second lens groups, an interval between the second and third lens groups, and an interval between the third and fourth lens groups change during zooming from a wide-mode to a tele-mode, wherein the first lens group comprises one negative lens and three positive lenses sequentially from the object to the image, wherein the zoom lens system satisfies an condition below: 0.8< f 13 /f 14 <1, and wherein f 13 denotes a focal length of a positive lens of the first lens group disposed second from the image to the object, and f 14 denotes a focal distance of a positive lens of the first lens group disposed closest to the image.

Claims (39)

1. A zoom lens system comprising, sequentially from an object to an image:

a first lens group having positive refractive power;

a second lens group having negative refractive power;

a third lens group having positive refractive power; and

a fourth lens group having positive refractive power,

wherein an interval between the first lens group and the second lens group, an interval between the second lens group and the third lens group, and an interval between the third lens group and the fourth lens group change during zooming from a wide-mode to a tele-mode,

wherein the first lens group comprises one negative lens and three positive lenses sequentially from the object to the image,

wherein the zoom lens system satisfies a condition below:

0.8 f 13 /f 14 <1, and

wherein f 13 denotes a focal length of a positive lens of the first lens group disposed second from the image to the object, and f 14 denotes a focal distance of a positive lens of the first lens group disposed closest to the image.

2. The zoom lens system of claim 1 , satisfying a condition below:

4.8 <f G3 /f t <6.5,

wherein f G3 denotes a focal length of the third lens group and f t denotes an overall focal length at the tele-mode.

3. The zoom lens system of claim 1 , satisfying a condition below:

41.5 <f t /f w <44.5,

wherein f t denotes an overall focal length at the tele-mode, and f w denotes an overall focal length at the wide-mode.

4. The zoom lens system of claim 1 , satisfying a condition below:

Fno w <1.5,

wherein Fno w denotes an F number at the wide-mode.

5. The zoom lens system of claim 1 , wherein the third lens group comprises a positive lens and a negative lens,

wherein the positive lens comprises at least one aspheric surface.

6. The zoom lens system of claim 1 , wherein during the zooming from the wide-mode to the tele-mode, the second and fourth lens groups move along an optical axis and the first and third lens groups are fixed.

7. The zoom lens system of claim 1 further comprising an aperture disposed between the second lens group and the third lens group.

8. The zoom lens system of claim 1 , wherein the second lens group comprises two negative lenses and one positive lens sequentially from the object to the image.

9. The zoom lens system of claim 8 , wherein at least one of the two negative lenses included in the second lens group comprises an aspheric surface.

10. The zoom lens system of claim 1 , wherein the second lens group comprises three negative lenses and one positive lens sequentially from the object to the image.

11. The zoom lens system of claim 10 , wherein a negative lens and the positive lens that are included in the second lens group and disposed closest to the image form a cemented lens.

12. The zoom lens system of claim 1 , wherein the fourth lens group comprises a positive lens and a negative lens sequentially from the object to the image.

13. The zoom lens system of claim 12 , wherein the positive lens included in the fourth lens group satisfies a condition below:

Nd 41 <1.56,

wherein Nd 41 denotes a refractive index of the positive lens included in the fourth lens group.

14. The zoom lens system of claim 12 , wherein the positive lens included in the fourth lens group comprises at least one aspheric surface.

15. The zoom lens system of claim 1 , wherein the fourth lens group comprises one negative lens and two positive lenses sequentially from the object to the image.

16. The zoom lens system of claim 15 , wherein the negative lens included in the fourth lens group comprises at least one aspheric surface.

17. The zoom lens system of claim 1 , wherein the interval between the first lens group and the second lens group increases, the interval between the second lens group and the third lens group decreases, and the interval between the third lens group and the fourth lens group changes during the zooming from the wide-mode to the tele-mode.

18. The zoom lens system of claim 17 , wherein the interval between the third lens group and the fourth lens group increases and decreases during the zooming from the wide-mode to the tele-mode.

19. A photographing apparatus comprising:

the zoom lens system of claim 1 ; and

an image sensor which receives light from the zoom lens system.

Assignments (7)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 10, 2023
From: HANWHA TECHWIN CO., LTD.
To: HANWHA VISION CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064549/0075 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 26, 2019
From: HANWHA AEROSPACE CO., LTD.
To: HANWHA TECHWIN CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 049013/0723 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE APPLICATION NUMBER 10/853,669. IN ADDITION PLEASE SEE EXHIBIT A PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 046927 FRAME 0019. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Jan 17, 2019
From: HANWHA TECHWIN CO., LTD.
To: HANWHA AEROSPACE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048496/0596 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 24, 2018
From: HANWHA TECHWIN CO., LTD
To: HANWHA AEROSPACE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 046927/0019 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE RECEIVING PARTY ADDRESS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 036714 FRAME: 0757. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Nov 9, 2015
From: SAMSUNG TECHWIN CO., LTD.
To: HANWHA TECHWIN CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 037072/0008 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 29, 2015
From: SAMSUNG TECHWIN CO., LTD.
To: HANWHA TECHWIN CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 036714/0757 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 29, 2013
From: SHIM, HYUNG-ROK
To: SAMSUNG TECHWIN CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 030499/0813 →