A camera lens is formed with a casing and a lens stack having at least one lens element, the lens stack arranged within the casing. A spring arrangement is pre-compressed to exert a clamping force between the casing and the lens stark basically in a direction of an optical axis of the at least one lens element.
1. A camera lens, comprising:
a casing;
a lens stack that comprises a plurality of lens elements stacked along a stacking axis and which is arranged within the casing; and
a spring arrangement that is pre-compressed to exert a clamping force between the casing and the lens stack in a direction of an optical axis of the lens elements;
wherein the lens stack further comprises at least one spacer at least partially arranged between two of the lens elements, the at least one spacer configured for maintaining a respective predefined distance between the two of the lens elements along the stacking axis;
wherein the spring arrangement is mounted between a first end face of the casing and the lens stack;
wherein the lens stack transmits the clamping force via the lens elements and the at least one spacer in the direction of the optical axis to a second end face of the casing; and
wherein the spring arrangement comprises a conically shaped spring washer with a central aperture.
2. The camera lens according to claim 1 , wherein the casing comprises:
a substantially cylindrical barrel; and
a retainer configured to be attached at a base of the substantially cylindrical barrel,
wherein the spring arrangement is mounted between the retainer and the lens stack.
3. The camera lens according to claim 1 , wherein the spring arrangement is mounted with a convex side facing the lens stack and concentrically to the at least one lens element, or both.
4. The camera lens according to claim 1 , wherein the spring arrangement exerts a line load onto the lens stack.
5. The camera lens according to claim 4 , wherein the spring arrangement exerts a clamping force via an aperture edge of the central aperture onto the lens stack.
6. The camera lens according to one of claim 1 , wherein in response to a temperature drop, the spring arrangement is compressed due to thermal deformation and wherein in response to a temperature rise the spring arrangement is released due to thermal deformation.
7. The camera lens according to claim 1 , wherein a load-deflection curve of the spring arrangement is at least partly a flat or at least partly a digressive curve.
8. The camera lens according to claim 7 , wherein the load-deflection curve of the spring arrangement is horizontal.
9. The camera lens according to claim 1 , wherein the spring arrangement is configured such that within a temperature range between plus 105 degrees Celsius and minus 40 degrees Celsius, despite thermal deformation, the clamping force varies by any of the group consisting of the following amounts: less than 100%, less than 50%, less than 30%, less than 10% and an insignificant amount of force so that the clamping force remains basically the same.
10. The camera lens according to claim 9 , wherein the temperature range is between plus 85 degrees Celsius and minus 40 degrees Celsius.
11. The camera lens according to claim 1 , wherein the spring arrangement is configured such that within a temperature range of between plus 105 degrees Celsius and minus 40 degrees Celsius, despite thermal deformation, the clamping force is lower than a damaging or breaking force of the lens elements.
12. The camera lens according to claim 1 , wherein within a temperature range between plus 105 degrees Celsius and minus 40 degrees Celsius, despite thermal deformation, the clamping force is sufficient such that a shock on the casing of up to between 30 g and 300 g, applied laterally with regard to the optical axis causes a lateral displacement of the lens elements within the casing of less than between 12 μm and 6 μm.
13. The camera lens according to claim 12 , wherein the temperature range is between plus 85 degrees Celsius and minus 40 degrees Celsius and wherein, despite thermal deformation, the clamping force is sufficient such that a shock on the casing of up 300 g, applied laterally with regard to the optical axis, causes a lateral displacement of the lens elements within the casing of less than 6 μm.
14. A stereo camera comprising at least one camera lens according to claim 1 , wherein an image sensor is assigned to each camera lens; and
wherein the optical axis of the at least one camera lens is arranged in a predetermined alignment to the optical axis of each other of the at least one camera lens.
15. The stereo camera according to claim 14 , wherein within a temperature range between plus 105 degrees Celsius and minus 40 degrees Celsius, despite thermal deformation, the clamping force is sufficient such that a shock on the casing of up to between 30 g and 300 g, applied laterally with regard to the optical axis, causes a lateral displacement of the lens elements within the casing of less than half a pixel side length.
16. The stereo camera according to claim 15 , wherein the temperature range is between plus 85 degrees Celsius and minus 40 degrees Celsius, wherein the clamping force is sufficient such that a shock on the casing of up to 300 g, applied laterally with regard to the optical axis, causes a lateral displacement of the lens elements within the casing of less than 10% of a pixel side length.
17. A self-propelled agricultural machine comprising a stereo camera system according to claim 14 .
18. The camera lens according to claim 1 , wherein the temperature range is between plus 85 degrees Celsius and minus 40 degrees Celsius.