IP Library Granted Patent US 12,345,857
Granted Patent B2
US 12,345,857 · App. 17/744,823 · Granted Jul 1, 2025

Optical system and image pickup apparatus

Inventors: Hiroki Ebe (Tochigi, JP); Shinichiro Saito (Tochigi, JP)
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
G02B13/0045G02B1/041G02B9/60G02B13/0015
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Patent No.
US 12,345,857
App. No.
17/744,823
Granted
Jul 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An optical system consists of a front unit and a rear unit. The front unit consists of a first lens having a positive refractive power, a second lens disposed on an image side of the first lens and having a positive refractive power, and a third lens. Each of the first lens and the second lens has a refractive index of 1.7 or higher for d-line. The rear unit consists of two or more and four or fewer lenses and includes a fourth lens having a positive refractive power and a fifth lens adjacent to the fourth lens and having a negative refractive power. Each of the fourth lens and the fifth lens is made of an organic material. A predetermined condition is satisfied.

Claims (79)

1. An optical system consisting of a front unit and a rear unit,

wherein the front unit consists of:

a first lens having a positive refractive power;

a second lens disposed on an image side of the first lens and having a positive refractive power; and

a third lens,

wherein each of the first lens and the second lens has a refractive index of 1.7 or higher for d-line,

wherein the rear unit consists of two or more and four or fewer lenses and includes a fourth lens having a positive refractive power and a fifth lens adjacent to the fourth lens and having a negative refractive power,

wherein each of the fourth lens and the fifth lens is made of an organic material, and

wherein the following inequalities are satisfied:

0.75<ν dA/νdB< 1.30

0.75<− fA/fB< 1.30

0.50< du/BF< 1.50

where νdA is an Abbe number of the fourth lens, νdB is an Abbe number of the fifth lens, fA is a focal length of the fourth lens, fB is a focal length of the fifth lens, du is an on-axis distance from a surface vertex closest to an object to a surface vertex closest to an image plane of the rear unit, and BF is a backfocus of the optical system.

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

α p 1<100×10{circumflex over ( )}−7

where αp1 is a linear expansion coefficient (/° C.) of the first lens.

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

25<ν dp 1<60

where νdp1 is an Abbe number of the first lens.

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

α p 2<100×10{circumflex over ( )}−7

where αp2 is a linear expansion coefficient (/° C.) of the second lens.

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

25<ν dp 2<60

where νdp2 is an Abbe number of the second lens.

6. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the third lens has a negative refractive power.

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

α n< 100×10{circumflex over ( )}−7

where αn is a linear expansion coefficient (/° C.) of the third lens.

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

1.60< N< 2.10

where N is a refractive index of the third lens.

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

15<ν dn <35

where νdn is an Abbe number of the third lens.

10. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following inequalitys is satisfied:

1.4< fA/f< 3.5

where f is a focal length of the optical system.

11. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following inequalitys is satisfied:

1.00< f/BF< 3.00

where f is a focal length of the optical system, and BF is a backfocus of the optical system.

12. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following inequalitys is satisfied:

0.5<| Fu|/Fm< 25.0

where Fm is a focal length of the front unit, and Fu is a focal length of the rear unit.

13. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following inequalitys is satisfied:

0.10< dA/BF< 0.60

where dA is an on-axis thickness of the fourth lens.

14. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following inequalitys is satisfied:

0.05< dB/BF< 0.40

where dB is an on-axis thickness of the fifth lens, and BF is a backfocus of the optical system.

15. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following inequalitys are satisfied:

50<ν dA< 60

1.45< NA< 1.60

where NA is a refractive index of the fourth lens.

16. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following inequalitys are satisfied:

15<ν dA< 40

1.55< NA< 1.75

where NA is a refractive index of the fourth lens.

17. The optical system according to claim 6 , wherein the following inequalitys is satisfied:

0.20<− fn/f< 0.70

where f is a focal length of the optical system, and fn is a focal length of the third lens.

18. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the first lens is disposed closest to an object.

19. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the front unit consists of, in order from an object side to the image side, the first lens, the third lens having a negative refractive power, and the second lens.

20. An image pickup apparatus comprising:

an optical system; and

an image sensor configured to image an optical image formed by the optical system,

wherein the optical system consists of a front unit and a rear unit,

wherein the front unit consists of:

a first lens having a positive refractive power;

a second lens disposed on an image side of the first lens and having a positive refractive power; and

a third lens,

wherein each of the first lens and the second lens has a refractive index of 1.7 or higher for d-line,

wherein the rear unit consists of two or more and four or fewer lenses and includes a fourth lens having a positive refractive power and a fifth lens adjacent to the fourth lens and having a negative refractive power,

wherein each of the fourth lens and the fifth lens is made of an organic material, and

wherein the following inequalities are satisfied:

0.75<ν dA/νdB< 1.30

0.75<− fA/fB< 1.30

0.50< du/BF< 1.50

where νdA is an Abbe number of the fourth lens, νdB is an Abbe number of the fifth lens, fA is a focal length of the fourth lens, fB is a focal length of the fifth lens, du is an on-axis distance from a surface vertex closest to an object to a surface vertex closest to an image plane of the rear unit, and BF is a backfocus of the optical system.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2022
From: EBE, HIROKI; SAITO, SHINICHIRO
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 060307/0747 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-085396 · May 20, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220382019A1 · Dec 1, 2022
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