IP Library Granted Patent US 10,251,537
Granted Patent B2
US 10,251,537 · App. 14/848,664 · Granted Apr 9, 2019

Magnifying endoscope optical system

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Patent No.
US 10,251,537
App. No.
14/848,664
Granted
Apr 9, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A large incident angle of an off-axis principal ray is ensured while a stroke of a moving lens group is kept long, and a size is reduced while a focusing operation in magnification is easy. A magnifying endoscope optical system provided with a negative single lens cemented to an image pickup device and a moving lens group, capable of switching at least between a normal observation state and a proximity magnifying state can be made by moving the moving lens groups; and the following conditional expression (1) is satisfied: −65< fr/fw <−2  (1) where reference character fr denotes a focal distance of the negative lens cemented to the image pickup device, and reference character fw denotes a focal distance of the entire system in the normal observation state (wide angle end).

Claims (44)

1. A magnifying endoscope optical system comprising:

a negative single lens cemented to an image pickup device, a moving lens group, and a first group having a negative first lens that is provided on a side closer to an object than the moving lens group, wherein

the negative first lens is provided on a side closest to the object;

switching at least between a normal observation state and a proximity magnifying state can be made by moving the moving lens group; and

the following conditional expressions (1) and (2) are satisfied:

−65< fr/fw<− 2  (1)

−60< Rr/R 01<−2  (2)

where reference character fr denotes a focal distance of the negative lens cemented to the image pickup device, reference character fw denotes a focal distance of the entire system in the normal observation state, and reference character Rr denotes a radius of curvature of an object side surface of the negative single lens cemented to the image pickup device, and reference character R01 denotes a radius of curvature of an image side surface of the negative first lens.

2. The magnifying endoscope optical system according to claim 1 , wherein

the following conditional expression (4) is satisfied:

5< fr/f 01<68  (4)

where, reference character f01 denotes a focal distance of the negative first lens.

3. A magnifying endoscope optical system comprising:

a negative single lens cemented to an image pickup device and a moving lens group, wherein

switching at least between a normal observation state and a proximity magnifying state can be made by moving the moving lens group;

the following conditional expressions (1) and (3) are satisfied:

−65< fr/fw<− 2  (1)

0.15< Tr/fw< 1.7  (3)

where reference character fr denotes a focal distance of the negative lens cemented to the image pickup device, reference character fw denotes a focal distance of the entire system in the normal observation state, and reference character Tr denotes the middle thickness of the negative single lens cemented to the image pickup device.

4. The magnifying endoscope optical system according to claim 3 , wherein

the following conditional expression (4) is satisfied:

5< fr/f 01<68  (4)

where, reference character f01 denotes a focal distance of the negative first lens.

5. A magnifying endoscope optical system comprising, in order from the object side, a positive first group, a negative second group, a positive third group, and a negative fourth group, wherein

the fourth group has a negative single lens cemented to the image pickup device;

the negative single lens is a negative single lens with a concave surface directed to the object side; and

an image position is adjusted by varying the group interval between the third group and the fourth group, and focusing and magnification are made by moving only the second group on the optical axis;

switching at least between a normal observation state and a proximity magnifying state can be made by moving the second group; and

the following conditional expression (1) is satisfied:

−65< fr/fw<− 2  (1)

where reference character fr denotes a focal distance of the negative single lens cemented to the image pickup device, and reference character fw denotes a focal distance of the entire system in the normal observation state.

6. The magnifying endoscope optical system according to claim 5 , wherein

the following conditional expressions (5) to (7) are satisfied:

1.2< dm/fw< 2.4  (5)

0.9< f 4/ f 2<9.5  (6)

−0.6<expi( w )/Σ d<− 0.3  (7)

where reference character dm denotes a moving amount of the second group, reference character f4 denotes a focal distance of the fourth group, reference character f2 denotes a focal distance of the second group, reference character expi(w) denotes an exit pupil position of a maximum image height actual ray in the normal observation state (wide angle end), and reference character Σd denotes the entire length of the optical system.

7. The magnifying endoscope optical system according to claim 6 , wherein the following conditional expression (8) is satisfied:

−25< f 4/ f 1<−2  (8)

where reference character f1 denotes the focal distance of the first group.

8. The magnifying endoscope optical system according to claim 5 , wherein

the following conditional expression (4) is satisfied:

5< fr/f 01<68  (4)

where, reference character f01 denotes a focal distance of the negative first lens.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Dec 24, 2017
From: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
To: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 045552/0191 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 9, 2015
From: SATO, SHINYA
To: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 036519/0786 →