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Granted Patent B2
US 11,968,350 · App. 17/478,774 · Granted Apr 23, 2024

Lens apparatus and image pickup apparatus

Inventor: Takumi Uehara (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
H04N13/207G02B7/12G03B17/14G03B35/10
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Patent No.
US 11,968,350
App. No.
17/478,774
Granted
Apr 23, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lens apparatus includes a first optical system, and a second optical system disposed in parallel with the first optical system. Each of the first optical system and the second optical system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first optical axis, a second optical axis, and a third optical axis. When each of the first optical system and the second optical system rotates around an axis parallel to the third optical axis, a distance between first optical axes of the first optical system and the second optical system changes greater than a distance between third optical axes.

Claims (38)

1. A lens apparatus attachable to a camera body, the lens apparatus comprising:

a first optical system; and

a second optical system disposed in parallel with the first optical system; and

a lens mount unit configured to be attachable to and detachable from the camera body including an image sensor,

wherein each of the first optical system and the second optical system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first optical axis, a second optical axis, and a third optical axis,

wherein when each of the first optical system and the second optical system rotates around the third optical axis, a distance between first optical axes of the first optical system and the second optical system changes greater than a distance between third optical axes, and

wherein a minimum value of the distance between the first optical axis of the first optical system and the first optical axis of the second optical system is larger than the distance between the third optical axis of the first optical system and the third optical axis of the second optical system.

2. The lens apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first optical system and the second optical system is an optical system that deflects an incident light beam twice.

3. The lens apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second optical axis is orthogonal to the first optical axis.

4. The lens apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the third optical axis is parallel to the first optical axis.

5. The lens apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a first rotating amount of the first optical system and a second rotating amount of the second optical system have the same angles in opposite directions.

6. The lens apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a first rotating mechanism of the first optical system;

a second rotating mechanism of the second optical system; and

a gear configured to connect the first rotating mechanism and the second rotating mechanism to each other.

7. The lens apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the lens apparatus is a three-dimensional imaging lens apparatus configured to form two images having a parallax using the first optical system and the second optical system.

8. An image pickup apparatus comprising:

the lens apparatus according to claim 1 ; and

a camera body configured to hold an image sensor.

9. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the image sensor is a single image sensor configured to image a first image formed by the first optical system and a second image formed by the second optical system in parallel.

10. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the lens apparatus is detachable from the camera body.

11. An image pickup apparatus comprising:

a lens apparatus;

a camera body configured to hold an image sensor, a detection unit; and

a control unit,

wherein the lens apparatus is attachable to the camera body, and

wherein the lens apparatus includes:

a first optical system;

a second optical system disposed in parallel with the first optical system; and

a lens mount unit configured to be attachable to and detachable from the camera body,

wherein each of the first optical system and the second optical system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first optical axis, a second optical axis, and a third optical axis,

wherein when each of the first optical system and the second optical system rotates around the third optical axis, a distance between first optical axes of the first optical system and the second optical system changes greater than a distance between third optical axes, and

wherein the detection unit is configured to detect a position of the third optical axis,

wherein the control unit is configured to move a recording pixel range of the image sensor based on the position of the third optical axis, and

wherein a minimum value of the distance between the first optical axis of the first optical system and the first optical axis of the second optical system is larger than the distance between the third optical axis of the first optical system and the third optical axis of the second optical system.

12. The lens apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first optical system and the second optical system includes a first lens provided on the first optical axis, a second lens provided on the second optical axis, and a third lens provided on the third optical axis.

13. The lens apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the third lens is provided inside the lens mount unit.

14. The lens apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein in each of the first optical system and the second optical system, all lenses arranged on the first optical axis, the second optical axis, and the third optical axis rotate integrally.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 6, 2021
From: UEHARA, TAKUMI
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 057709/0437 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-049394 · Mar 18, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2020011308 · Mar 13, 2020
Related Publication 20220007002A1 · Jan 6, 2022
Cited By (1)
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