IP Library › Granted Patent US 9,507,169
Granted Patent B2
US 9,507,169 · App. 14/284,731 · Granted Nov 29, 2016

Zoom lens and imaging apparatus

Inventor: Yasuhiko Obikane (Saitama, JP)
Assignee: Tamron Co., Ltd.
G02B27/646G02B15/14G02B15/173G02B15/22
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Patent No.
US 9,507,169
App. No.
14/284,731
Granted
Nov 29, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A zoom lens includes a first lens group having positive refracting power, a second lens group having negative refracting power, a third lens group having positive refracting power, a fourth lens group having negative refracting power and a fifth lens group having negative refracting power in order from an object side, in which the lens groups move in magnification change from a wide angle end to a telephoto end such that a gap between the first lens group and the second lens group increases and a gap between the second lens group and the third lens group decreases, a negative lens group disposed closer to an image focusing side than a diaphragm among all lens groups is set as a focusing lens group, and the focusing lens group moves toward the image focusing side at focusing from infinity to a close object, the zoom lens satisfies a conditional expression.

Claims (45)

1. A zoom lens including a first lens group having positive refracting power, a second lens group having negative refracting power, a third lens group having positive refracting power, a fourth lens group having negative refracting power and a fifth lens group having negative refracting power in order from an object side;

wherein a surface of the fifth lens group disposed closest to the object side is concave;

wherein the lens groups move in magnification change from a wide angle end to a telephoto end such that a gap between the first lens group and the second lens group increases and a gap between the second lens group and the third lens group decreases;

a negative lens group disposed closer to an image plane side than a diaphragm among all lens groups is set as a focusing lens group, and the focusing lens group moves toward the image plane side in focusing from infinity to a close object;

the zoom lens satisfies conditional expression (1); and the focus lens group is composed of a single lens block of a meniscus shape having a concave surface at image plane side, and satisfies conditional expression (2) below:

[Expression 1]

0.45≦β5 T/β 4 T≦ 1.900  (1)

where

β4T: Lateral magnification in telephoto end of fourth lens group

β5T: Lateral magnification in telephoto end of fifth lens group

[Expression 2]

3.10≦ ra 4/ rb 4≦210.00  (2)

where

ra4: Curvature radius of object side surface of focus lens group

rb4: Curvature radius of image plane side surface of focus lens group.

2. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the zoom lens satisfies conditional expression (3) below:

[Expression 3]

1.00 f 1/( fw×ft ) 1/2 ≦3.00  (3)

where

f1: Focal length of first lens group,

fw: Focal length of the zoom lens at the wide angle end

ft: Focal length of the zoom lens at the telephoto end.

3. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the zoom lens satisfies conditional expression (4) below:

[Expression 4]

1.30≦β4 W×β 5 W≦ 3.60  (4)

where

β4W: Lateral magnification in wide angle end of fourth lens group,

β5W: Lateral magnification in wide angle end of fifth lens group.

4. The zoom lens according to claim 1 ,

wherein the third lens group includes at least a vibration-compensation lens group composed of a single lens block;

hand-shake compensation is performed by moving the vibration-compensation lens group in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis; and satisfies conditional expression (5) below:

[Expression 5]

−1.30≦ ra 3/ rb 3≦−0.10  (5)

where

ra3: Curvature radius at object side surface of vibration-compensation lens group,

rb3: Curvature radius at image focusing side surface of vibration-compensation lens group.

5. The zoom lens according to claim 1 ,

wherein the fifth lens group is at least composed of a single lens block of a meniscus shape having a concave surface at object side; and

the single lens block of the meniscus shape has a negative focal length and satisfies conditional expression (6) below:

[Expression 6]

0.00< ra 5/ rb 5≦3.00  (6)

where

ra5: Curvature radius of object side surface of single lens block of meniscus shape

rb5: Curvature radius of image plane side surface of single lens block of meniscus shape.

6. An imaging apparatus including the zoom lens according to claim 1 , and an imaging sensor that converts an optical image formed on an image plane side by the zoom lens into an electrical signal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 15, 2014
From: OBIKANE, YASUHIKO
To: TAMRON CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 033544/0466 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-110425 · May 24, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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