IP Library Granted Patent US 12,669,702
Granted Patent B2
US 12,669,702 · App. 18/166,510 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Optical system and image pickup apparatus

Inventor: Shunji Iwamoto (Tochigi, JP)
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
G02B27/0025G02B9/60H04N23/50
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,669,702
App. No.
18/166,510
Filed
Feb 9, 2023
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2876
USPC
359/763
Abstract

An optical system includes a plurality of lens units. The lens units consisting of, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit, a second lens unit having positive refractive power, a third lens unit, a fourth lens unit having positive refractive power, and a fifth lens unit. During focusing, the first lens unit, the third lens unit, and the fifth lens unit are fixed, and the second lens unit and the fourth lens unit move. The second lens unit consists of one lens component. The third lens unit includes at least one positive lens and one negative lens. The fourth lens unit includes at least two positive lenses and one negative lens.

Claims (75)

1 . An optical system including a plurality of lens units, the plurality of lens units consisting of, in order from an object side to an image side:

a first lens unit,

a second lens unit having positive refractive power and consisting of one lens component,

a third lens unit including at least one positive lens and one negative lens,

a fourth lens unit having positive refractive power and including at least two positive lenses and one negative lens, and

a fifth lens unit,

wherein during focusing, the first lens unit, the third lens unit, and the fifth lens unit are fixed, and the second lens unit and the fourth lens unit move.

2 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following inequality is satisfied:

0.05≤ M 4/ f≤ 0.40

where M4 is an absolute value of a moving amount of the fourth lens unit during focusing from an infinity object to a closest object, and f is a focal length of the optical system in an in-focus state on the infinity object.

3 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following inequality is satisfied:

0.01≤ M 2/ f≤ 0.45

where M2 is an absolute value of a moving amount of the second lens unit during focusing from an infinity object to a closest object, and f is a focal length of the optical system in an in-focus state on the infinity object.

4 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following inequality is satisfied:

−0.3≤ f/f 1≤0.2

where f1 is a focal length of the first lens unit, and f is a focal length of the optical system in an in-focus state on an infinity object.

5 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following inequality is satisfied:

0.05≤ f/f 2≤1.10

where f2 is a focal length of the second lens unit, and f is a focal length of the optical system in an in-focus state on an infinity object.

6 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following inequality is satisfied:

−1.0≤ f/f 3≤0.5

where f3 is a focal length of the third lens unit, and f is a focal length of the optical system in an in-focus state on an infinity object.

7 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following inequality is satisfied:

0.5≤ f/f 4≤1.5

where f4 is a focal length of the fourth lens unit, and f is a focal length of the optical system in an in-focus state on an infinity object.

8 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following inequality is satisfied:

−1.00≤ f/f 5≤−0.01

where f5 is a focal length of the fifth lens unit, and f is a focal length of the optical system in an in-focus state on an infinity object.

9 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following inequality is satisfied:

−0.99≤ b 2≤0.20

where b2 is a lateral magnification of the second lens unit in an in-focus state on an infinity object.

10 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following inequality is satisfied:

0.3≤ b 4≤0.8

where b4 is a lateral magnification of the fourth lens unit in an in-focus state on an infinity object.

11 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following inequality is satisfied:

0.1≤ T 1/ f≤ 1.5

where T1 is a distance on an optical axis from a lens surface closest to an object of the first lens unit to a lens surface closest to an image plane of the first lens unit, and f is a focal length of the optical system in an in-focus state on an infinity object.

12 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following inequality is satisfied:

0.01≤ T 2/ f≤ 0.40

where T2 is a distance on an optical axis from a lens surface closest to an object of the second lens unit to a lens surface closest to an image plane of the second lens unit, and f is a focal length of the optical system in an in-focus state on an infinity object.

13 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following inequality is satisfied:

0.01≤ T 3/ f≤ 0.50

where T3 is a distance on an optical axis from a lens surface closest to an object of the third lens unit to a lens surface closest to an image plane of the third lens unit, and f is a focal length of the optical system in an in-focus state on an infinity object.

14 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following inequality is satisfied:

0.1≤ T 4/ f≤ 1.0

where T4 is a distance on an optical axis from a lens surface closest to an object of the fourth lens unit to a lens surface closest to an image plane of the fourth lens unit, and f is a focal length of the optical system in an in-focus state on an infinity object.

15 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following inequality is satisfied:

0.15≤ T 5/ f≤ 0.90

where T5 is a distance on an optical axis from a lens surface closest to an object of the fifth lens unit to a lens surface closest to an image plane of the fifth lens unit, and f is a focal length of the optical system in an in-focus state on an infinity object.

16 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following inequality is satisfied:

0.05≤ sk/f≤ 1.00

where sk is a distance on an optical axis from a lens surface closest to an image plane of the optical system to an image plane, and f is a focal length of the optical system in an in-focus state on an infinity object.

17 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following inequality is satisfied:

1≤ TD/f≤ 6

where TD is a distance on an optical axis from a lens surface closest to an object of the optical system to an image plane, and f is a focal length of the optical system in an in-focus state on an infinity object.

18 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following inequality is satisfied:

−2.0≤ f/f 11≤−0.1

where f11 is a focal length of a lens closest to an object of the optical system, and f is a focal length of the optical system in an in-focus state on an infinity object.

19 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following inequality is satisfied:

0.2≤( r 2 b+r 2 a )/( r 2 b−r 2 a )≤4.0

where r2a is a radius of curvature of a lens surface of the second lens unit closest to an object, r2b is a radius of curvature of a lens surface of the second lens unit closest to an image plane, and f is a focal length of the optical system in an in-focus state on an infinity object.

20 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the fifth lens unit includes at least one positive lens and two negative lenses.

21 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the fourth lens unit includes, in order from the object side to the image side, a cemented lens, a biconvex positive lens, and a positive lens.

22 . The optical system according to claim 1 , further comprising an aperture stop provided in the third lens unit.

23 . The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the third lens unit includes lenses consists of, in order from the object side to the image side, a positive lens and a negative lens.

24 . An image pickup apparatus comprising:

an optical system; and

an image sensor configured to capture an image formed by the optical system,

wherein the optical system includes a plurality of lens units, the plurality of lens units consisting of, in order from an object side to an image side:

a first lens unit,

a second lens unit having positive refractive power and consisting of one lens component,

a third lens unit including at least one positive lens and one negative lens,

a fourth lens unit having positive refractive power and including at least two positive lenses and one negative lens, and

a fifth lens unit,

wherein during focusing, the first lens unit, the third lens unit, and the fifth lens unit are fixed, the second lens unit and the fourth lens unit move.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2023
From: IWAMOTO, SHUNJI
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 062897/0458 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-024113 · Feb 18, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230266583A1 · Aug 24, 2023
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