IP Library Granted Patent US 10,025,076
Granted Patent B2
US 10,025,076 · App. 15/006,536 · Granted Jul 17, 2018

Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus using the same

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Patent No.
US 10,025,076
App. No.
15/006,536
Granted
Jul 17, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A zoom lens comprises in order from an object side, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, and the third unit having a positive refractive power comprises in order from the object side, a first lens component having a positive refractive power, and a second lens component having a negative refractive power in which, a lens having a positive refractive power and a lens having a negative refractive power are cemented, and the zoom lens satisfies the following conditional expressions (1), (2), and (3) 1.4<| f 3 _ 2p /f 3 _ 2n |<2.6  (1) n d3 _ 2p −n d3 _ 2n ≥0  (2) n d3 _ 2n ≥1.8  (3).

Claims (51)

1. A zoom lens comprising in order from an object side:

a first lens unit having a positive refractive power;

a second lens unit having a negative refractive power; and

a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, wherein

the third lens unit comprises in order from the object side,

a first lens component having a positive refractive power, and

a second lens component having a negative refractive power, and

the second lens component having a negative refractive power comprises not less than two lenses, and

the zoom lens satisfies the following conditional expressions (21) and (22)

0.1≤ d 3 _ 12 air /Σd 3 _ 12 <0.2  (21)

2.2< f 3 /f w <3.7  (22)

where,

d 3 _ 12 air denotes an air space between the first lens component having a positive refractive power and the second lens component having a negative refractive power, in the third lens unit having a positive refractive power,

Σd 3 _ 12 denotes an optical axial distance from a surface nearest to the object side of the first lens component having a positive refractive power up to a surface nearest to an image side of the second lens component having a negative refractive power, in the third lens unit having a positive refractive power,

f 3 denotes a focal length of the third lens unit, and

f w denotes a focal length at a wide angle end of the overall zoom lens system.

2. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the zoom lens satisfies the following conditional expression (23)

0.6<| f 3 _ 1 /f 3 |<1.2  (23)

where,

f 3 _ 1 denotes a focal length of the first lens component having a positive refractive power, in the third lens unit, and

f 3 denotes the focal length of the third lens unit.

3. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the zoom lens satisfies the following conditional expression (24)

0.7<| f 3 _ 2 /f 3 |<2.5  (24)

where,

f 3 _ 2 denotes a focal length of the second lens component having a negative refractive power, in the third lens unit, and

f 3 denotes the focal length of the third lens unit.

4. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the zoom lens satisfies the following conditional expression (25)

1<| f 3 _ 2 /f 3 _ 1 |<3  (25)

where,

f 3 _ 1 denotes a focal length of the first lens component having a positive refractive power, in the third lens unit, and

f 3 _ 2 denotes a focal length of the second lens component having a negative refractive power, in the third lens unit.

5. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the zoom lens satisfies the following conditional expression (26)

Σ d 3G /f t <0.52  (26)

where,

Σd 3G denotes an overall length of the third lens unit, and

f t denotes a focal length at the telephoto end of the overall zoom lens system.

6. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the zoom lens satisfies the following conditional expression (27)

L t /f t <3.3  (27)

where,

L t denotes a total length at a telephoto end of the overall zoom lens system, and

f t denotes a focal length at the telephoto end of the overall zoom lens system.

7. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the zoom lens satisfies the following conditional expression (28)

0.3<(β 2t /β 2w )/(β 3t /β 3w )<0.75  (28)

where,

β 2t denotes a lateral magnification at a telephoto end of the second lens unit,

β 2w denotes a lateral magnification at a wide angle end of the second lens unit,

β 3t denotes a lateral magnification at the telephoto end of the third lens unit, and

β 3w denotes a lateral magnification at the wide angle end of the third lens unit.

8. An image pickup apparatus comprising:

a zoom lens according to claim 1 ; and

an image pickup element which is disposed on an image side of the zoom lens, and which has an image pickup surface which receives an image by the zoom lens.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2021
From: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
To: OM DIGITAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058329/0766 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Dec 24, 2017
From: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
To: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 045552/0191 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 31, 2016
From: OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD.
To: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 038850/0956 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 25, 2016
From: YANAI, TETSUYA; UEDA, MINORU; MIKI, MAYU
To: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
Reel/Frame 037830/0395 →