IP Library Granted Patent US 9,715,125
Granted Patent B2
US 9,715,125 · App. 14/284,784 · Granted Jul 25, 2017

Zoom lens and imaging apparatus

Inventor: Yasuhiko Obikane (Saitama, JP)
Assignee: Tamron Co., Ltd.
G02B27/646G02B15/14G02B15/173G02B15/22G02B27/64
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,715,125
App. No.
14/284,784
Granted
Jul 25, 2017
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 (44)

1. A zoom lens including a first lens group having positive refractive power, a second lens group having negative refractive power, a third lens group having positive refractive power, a fourth lens group having negative refractive power and a fifth lens group having negative refractive 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 conditional expression (3); and

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

[Expression 1]

1.30≦β5T≦2.80  (1)

where

β5T: Lateral magnification in telephoto end of fifth lens group

[Expression 2]

3.10≦ ra 4/ rb 4≦5.40  (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

[Expression 3]

1.10≦ 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.

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

[Expression 4]

1.40≦β4 W ×β5 W ≦2.50  (4)

where

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

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

3. 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 of object side surface of vibration-compensation lens group

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

4. The zoom lens according to claim 1 ,

wherein the fifth lens group includes at least a single lens block of a meniscus shape provided with a concave surface at an object side; and

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

[Expression 6]

0.15≦ ra 5/ rb 5≦0.80  (6)

where

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

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

5. An imaging apparatus including a 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 033544/0608 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-110441 · May 24, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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