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Granted Patent B2
US 11,822,096 · App. 17/081,010 · Granted Nov 21, 2023

Optical system and optical apparatus

Inventor: Tatsuro Watanabe (Tochigi, JP)
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
G02B27/646G02B13/02G02B17/08
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Patent No.
US 11,822,096
App. No.
17/081,010
Granted
Nov 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An optical system includes a first optical element having a first reflective surface concave toward an object side, a second optical element having a second reflective surface convex toward an image side, and a lens unit disposed between the first optical element and the second optical element. Light from an object travels to an image plane through the first reflective surface and the second reflective surface in this order. A movable unit configured to move during image stabilizing includes at least one of the second optical element and the lens unit.

Claims (41)

1. An optical system comprising:

a first optical element having a first reflective surface concave toward an object side;

a second optical element having a second reflective surface convex toward an image side; and

a lens unit disposed between the first optical element and the second optical element,

wherein light from an object travels to an image plane through the first reflective surface and the second reflective surface in this order,

wherein a movable unit configured to move during image stabilizing consists of the lens unit,

wherein the optical system further comprises a fixed lens unit disposed between the movable unit and the first optical element and fixed during image stabilizing, and

wherein the movable unit includes a positive lens, and the fixed lens unit includes a negative lens.

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

0.10≤ DIS/DR 1≤1.00

where DIS is a distance on an optical axis from the first reflective surface to an optical surface closest to the object in the movable unit, and DR 1 is a distance on the optical axis from the first reflective surface to an optical surface closest to the object in the optical system.

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

0.010≤| fIS/f|≤ 2.000

where fIS is a focal length of the movable unit, and f is a focal length of the optical system.

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

0.05≤ fR 1/ f≤ 0.80

where fR 1 is a focal length of the first reflective surface R 1 , and f is a focal length of the optical system.

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

0.020≤| fR 2/ f|≤ 0.500

where fR 2 is a focal length of the second reflective surface R 2 , and f is a focal length of the optical system.

6. An optical system comprising:

a first optical element having a first reflective surface concave toward an object side;

a second optical element having a second reflective surface convex toward an image side; and

a lens unit disposed between the first optical element and the second optical element,

wherein light from an object travels to an image plane through the first reflective surface and the second reflective surface in this order,

wherein a movable unit configured to move during image stabilizing includes the second optical element and the lens unit,

wherein the optical system further comprises a fixed lens unit disposed between the movable unit and the first optical element and fixed during image stabilizing,

wherein at least one of the movable unit and the fixed lens unit includes a positive lens, and

wherein the movable unit and the fixed lens unit include totally three lenses.

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

0.10≤ DIS/DR 1≤1.00

where DIS is a distance on an optical axis from the first reflective surface to an optical surface closest to the object in the movable unit, and DR 1 is a distance on the optical axis from the first reflective surface to an optical surface closest to the object in the optical system.

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

0.010≤| fIS/f|≤ 2.000

where fIS is a focal length of the movable unit, and f is a focal length of the optical system.

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

0.05≤ fR 1/ f≤ 0.80

where fR 1 is a focal length of the first reflective surface R 1 , and f is a focal length of the optical system.

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

0.020≤| fR 2/ f|≤ 0.500

where fR 2 is a focal length of the second reflective surface R 2 , and f is a focal length of the optical system.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 10, 2021
From: WATANABE, TATSURO
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 055266/0945 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-202420 · Nov 7, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210141240A1 · May 13, 2021
Cited By (1)
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