IP Library Granted Patent US 7,715,110
Granted Patent B2
US 7,715,110 · App. 12/246,835 · Granted May 11, 2010

Zoom lens system

Assignee: Nittoh Kogaku K.K.
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Patent No.
US 7,715,110
App. No.
12/246,835
Granted
May 11, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A zoom lens system consists, in order from an object side to an image-forming side, of a first negative lens group G 1 , a second positive lens group G 2 , and a third positive lens group G 3 . The first lens group G 1 consists of one negative lens and one positive lens, the second lens group G 2 consists of a cemented lens composed of a positive lens and a negative lens, and one meniscus lens that is concave on the image-forming side, the third lens group G 3 consists of a single positive lens, and a combined focal length f 2 of the second lens group, a focal length Lf 23 of the meniscus lens of the second lens group, a combined focal length fw of the zoom lens system at a wide angle end, a combined focal length f 3 of the third lens group, a radius of curvature Ro of an object side surface of the positive lens in the cemented lens, and a radius of curvature Ri of an image-forming side surface of the positive lens in the cemented lens satisfy the following conditions 0<| f 2/ Lf 23|<0.3 −2.0< Ri/Ro <−1.0 0.25< fw/f 3<0.45.

Claims (24)

1. A zoom lens system consisting, in order from an object side thereof to an image-forming side thereof, a first lens group with negative refractive power, a second lens group with positive refractive power, and a third lens group with positive refractive power,

wherein zooming is carried out by moving the first lens group, the second lens group, and the third lens group and focusing is carried out by moving the third lens group,

the first lens group consists of one negative lens and one positive lens disposed in that order from the object side, wherein at least one surface out of surfaces of the negative lens and the positive lens is aspherical,

the second lens group consists, in order from the object side, of a cemented lens composed of a positive lens and a negative lens, and one meniscus lens that is concave on the image-forming side, wherein one surface of the meniscus lens is aspherical and at least one surface out of a surface of the object side of the cemented lens, a surface of the image-forming side of the cemented lens, and another surface of the meniscus lens is aspherical,

the third lens group consists of a single positive lens, and

a combined focal length f 2 of the second lens group, a focal length Lf 23 of the meniscus lens of the second lens group, a combined focal length fw of the zoom lens system at a wide angle end, a combined focal length f 3 of the third lens group, a radius of curvature Ro of an object side surface of the positive lens in the cemented lens, and a radius of curvature Ri of an image-forming side surface of the positive lens in the cemented lens satisfy the following conditions

0 <|f 2 /Lf 23|<0.3

−2.0 <Ri/Ro <−1.0

0.25 <fw/f 3<0.45.

2. The zoom lens system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the following condition is also satisfied

−1.7 <Ri/Ro <−1.15.

3. The zoom lens system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the meniscus lens of the second lens group is a plastic lens and the another surface of the meniscus lens is aspherical.

4. The zoom lens system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the negative lens and the positive lens of the first lens group, the cemented lens of the second lens group, and the positive lens of the third lens group are glass lenses.

5. The zoom lens system according to claim 1 ,

wherein an object side surface of the positive lens of the first lens group is aspherical.

6. A camera comprising:

the zoom lens system according to claim 1 ; and

an image pickup device disposed on the image-forming side of the zoom lens system.

7. An information terminal comprising:

the camera according to claim 6 ; and

a display device capable of displaying images from the images pickup device.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 1, 2017
From: NITTOH KOGAKU K.K.
To: NITTOH INC.
Reel/Frame 043471/0345 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 19, 2009
From: IIJIMA, KENJI
To: NITTOH KOGAKU K.K.
Reel/Frame 022284/0063 →
Continuity (1)
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