IP Library Granted Patent US 10,718,929
Granted Patent B2
US 10,718,929 · App. 16/051,804 · Granted Jul 21, 2020

Optical system and image pickup apparatus

Inventors: Shinichiro Saito (Utsunomiya, JP); Makoto Nakahara (Utsunomiya, JP)
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
G02B9/14G02B15/28G02B27/0037H04N5/2254
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Patent No.
US 10,718,929
App. No.
16/051,804
Granted
Jul 21, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an optical system including, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens unit having a positive refractive power; a second lens unit having a negative refractive power configured to move during focusing; and a third lens unit, wherein an interval between each pair of adjacent lens units is changed during focusing, wherein the first lens unit includes a positive lens arranged closest to the object side and an aperture stop, wherein the second lens unit consists of one negative lens, and wherein a distance on an optical axis from a lens surface closest to the object side in the optical system to an image plane, a focal length of the optical system, a refractive index of a material of the one negative lens, and an Abbe number of the material of the one negative lens are appropriately set.

Claims (98)

1. An optical system comprising, in order from an object side to an image side:

a first lens unit having a positive refractive power;

a second lens unit having a negative refractive power configured to move during focusing; and

a third lens unit,

wherein an interval between each pair of adjacent lens units is changed during focusing,

wherein the first lens unit comprises a positive lens arranged closest to the object side and an aperture stop,

wherein the second lens unit consists of one negative lens, and

wherein the following conditional expressions are satisfied:

LD/f< 1.0;

1.58 <ndG 2 N< 1.80;

55 <νdG 2 N< 75; and

0.534 <θgFG 2 N< 0.560,

where LD represents a distance on an optical axis from a lens surface closest to the object side in the optical system to an image plane, f represents a focal length of the optical system, ndG 2 N represents a refractive index of a material of the one negative lens, νdG 2 N represents an Abbe number of the material of the one negative lens, and θgFG 2 N represents a partial dispersion ratio of the material of the one negative lens.

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

−2.0<( R 2 G 2 N+R 1 G 2 N )/( R 2 G 2 N−R 1 G 2 N )<−0.5,

where R 1 G 2 N represents a curvature radius of a lens surface on the object side of the one negative lens, and R 2 G 2 N represents a curvature radius of a lens surface on the image side of the one negative lens.

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

−2.8 <f 1 /f 2<−1.2,

where f 1 represents a focal length of the first lens unit, and f 2 represents a focal length of the second lens unit.

4. The optical system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first lens unit comprises a plurality of negative lenses, and

wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

0.17 <dG 1 PN/f< 0.45,

where dG 1 PN represents a distance on the optical axis between the positive lens and a negative lens located closest to the object side of the plurality of negative lenses included in the first lens unit.

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

−0.5 <f 2 /f<− 0.1,

where f 2 represents a focal length of the second lens unit.

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

0.2 <dF 2 /LD< 0.5,

where dF 2 represents a distance on the optical axis from a lens surface on the image side of the one negative lens to the image plane.

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

350 <HKG 2 N< 600,

where HKG 2 N represents a Knoop hardness of the one negative lens.

8. The optical system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the third lens unit comprises, in order from the object side to the image side:

a first sub-lens unit;

a second sub-lens unit; and

a third sub-lens unit,

wherein the first sub-lens unit and the third sub-lens unit are configured not to move during focusing and correction of image blurring, and

wherein the second sub-lens unit is configured to move in a direction containing a component in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis for correction of image blurring.

9. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the optical system consists of the first lens unit, the second lens unit, and the third lens unit.

10. The optical system according to claim 9 , wherein the third lens unit is configured not to move during focusing.

11. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the aperture stop is arranged closest to the image side in the first lens unit.

12. An image pickup apparatus comprising:

an optical system comprising, in order from an object side to an image side:

a first lens unit having a positive refractive power;

a second lens unit having a negative refractive power configured to move during focusing; and

a third lens unit,

wherein an interval between each pair of adjacent lens units is changed during focusing,

wherein the first lens unit comprises a positive lens arranged closest to the object side and an aperture stop,

wherein the second lens unit consists of one negative lens, and

wherein the following conditional expressions are satisfied:

LD/f< 1.0;

1.58 <ndG 2 N< 1.80;

55 <νdG 2 N< 75; and

0.534 <θgFG 2 N< 0.560

where LD represents a distance on an optical axis from a lens surface closest to the object side in the optical system to an image plane, f represents a focal length of the optical system, ndG 2 N represents a refractive index of a material of the one negative lens, vdG 2 N represents an Abbe number of the material of the one negative lens, and θgFG 2 N represents a partial dispersion ratio of the material of the one negative lens; and

an image pickup element configured to receive an image formed by the optical system.

13. An optical system comprising, in order from an object side to an image side:

a first lens unit having a positive refractive power;

a second lens unit having a negative refractive power configured to move during focusing; and

a third lens unit,

wherein an interval between each pair of adjacent lens units is changed during focusing,

wherein the first lens unit comprises a positive lens arranged closest to the object side, a plurality of negative lenses and an aperture stop,

wherein the second lens unit consists of one negative lens, and

wherein the following conditional expressions are satisfied:

LD/f< 1.0;

1.58 <ndG 2 N< 1.80;

55 <νdG 2 N< 75; and

0.17 <dG 1 PN/f< 0.45,

where LD represents a distance on an optical axis from a lens surface closest to the object side in the optical system to an image plane, f represents a focal length of the optical system, ndG 2 N represents a refractive index of a material of the one negative lens, νdG 2 N represents an Abbe number of the material of the one negative lens, and dG 1 PN represents a distance on the optical axis between the positive lens and a negative lens located closest to the object side of the plurality of negative lenses included in the first lens unit.

14. An optical system comprising, in order from an object side to an image side:

a first lens unit having a positive refractive power;

a second lens unit having a negative refractive power configured to move during focusing; and

a third lens unit,

wherein an interval between each pair of adjacent lens units is changed during focusing,

wherein the first lens unit comprises a positive lens arranged closest to the object side and an aperture stop,

wherein the second lens unit consists of one negative lens, and

wherein the following conditional expressions are satisfied:

LD/f< 1.0;

1.58 <ndG 2 N< 1.80;

55 <νdG 2 N< 75; and

0.2 <dF 2 /LD< 0.5,

where LD represents a distance on an optical axis from a lens surface closest to the object side in the optical system to an image plane, f represents a focal length of the optical system, ndG 2 N represents a refractive index of a material of the one negative lens, νdG 2 N represents an Abbe number of the material of the one negative lens, and dF 2 represents a distance on the optical axis from a lens surface on the image side of the one negative lens to the image plane.

15. The optical system according to claim 14 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

0.2 <dF 2 /LD< 0.48.

16. An optical system comprising, in order from an object side to an image side:

a first lens unit having a positive refractive power;

a second lens unit having a negative refractive power configured to move during focusing; and

a third lens unit,

wherein an interval between each pair of adjacent lens units is changed during focusing,

wherein the first lens unit comprises a positive lens arranged closest to the object side and an aperture stop arranged closest to the image side in the first lens unit,

wherein the second lens unit consists of one negative lens, and

wherein the following conditional expressions are satisfied:

LD/f< 1.0;

1.58 <ndG 2 N< 1.80; and

55 <νdG 2 N< 75,

where LD represents a distance on an optical axis from a lens surface closest to the object side in the optical system to an image plane, f represents a focal length of the optical system, ndG 2 N represents a refractive index of a material of the one negative lens, and νdG 2 N represents an Abbe number of the material of the one negative lens.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 12, 2019
From: SAITO, SHINICHIRO; NAKAHARA, MAKOTO
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-152259 · Aug 7, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190041606A1 · Feb 7, 2019
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