IP Library Granted Patent US 12,461,349
Granted Patent B2
US 12,461,349 · App. 18/189,260 · Granted Nov 4, 2025

Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus

Inventors: Yonghee Lee (Tochigi, JP); Tomoya Yamada (Tochigi, JP); Yu Inomoto (Saitama, JP)
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
G02B15/145125G02B15/1461G03B5/02G03B13/34G02B13/18G03B2205/0046
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Patent No.
US 12,461,349
App. No.
18/189,260
Granted
Nov 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A zoom lens includes in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens unit having a positive refractive power not moving for zooming; at least three lens units moving during zooming; and a final lens unit having a positive refractive power, wherein an interval between adjacent lens units changes during zooming, a refractive index and an Abbe number of positive lenses arranged closest to the object side among positive lenses included in the first lens unit, a focal length of the first lens unit, a focal length of the zoom lens at a wide angle end, a focal length of the zoom lens at a telephoto end, and a back focus of the zoom lens at the wide angle end are appropriately set.

Claims (47)

1 . A zoom lens comprising in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens unit having a positive refractive power which does not move for zooming; at least three lens units which move during zooming; and a final lens unit having a positive refractive power, wherein an interval between adjacent lens units changes during zooming,

wherein the first lens unit includes in order from the object side to the image side: a first lens subunit having a negative refractive power, a second lens subunit having a positive refractive power, and a third lens subunit having a positive refractive power,

wherein an interval between adjacent lens subunits changes during focusing,

wherein the first lens subunit does not move for focusing, at least the second lens subunit moves for focusing, and the third lens subunit does not move for focusing,

wherein at least two lens units among the at least three lens units which move during zooming have negative refractive powers,

wherein the zoom lens comprises an aperture stop arranged in or adjacent to the final lens unit,

wherein following inequalities are satisfied,

1.86 ≤np≤ 2.15

15.0 ≤vp≤ 22.0

2.35≤ ft/f 1≤6.00

0.28≤ fw/BF≤ 0.43

−3.00≤ fp 1/ f 11≤−1.90

where np and vp represent a refractive index and an Abbe number of a positive lens arranged closest to the object side among positive lenses included in the first lens unit, respectively, f1 represents a focal length of the first lens unit, fw represents a focal length of the zoom lens at a wide angle end, ft represents a focal length of the zoom lens at a telephoto end, BF denotes a back focus of the zoom lens at the wide angle end, fp1 represents a focal length of the positive lens arranged closest to the object side in the first lens unit, and f11 represents a focal length of the first lens subunit.

2 . The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the first lens subunit includes in order from the object side to the image side, two or three negative lenses and one positive lens.

3 . The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein a following inequality is satisfied,

−0.0040≤(θ11 p _ave−θ11 n _ave)/( v 11 p _ave− v 11 n _ave)≤−0.0020

where θ11p_ave and v11p_ave represent an average partial dispersion ratio and an average Abbe number of positive lenses included in the first lens subunit, respectively, and θ11n_ave and v11n_ave represent an average partial dispersion ratio and average Abbe number of negative lenses included in the first lens subunit, respectively.

4 . The zoom lens according to claim 3 , wherein a following inequality is satisfied,

−34.0≤( v 11 p _ave− v 11 n _ave)≤−21.0.

5 . The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein a following inequality is satisfied,

0.80≤ fn 1/ f 11≤1.50

where fn1 represents a focal length of the negative lens arranged closest to the object side in the first lens unit.

6 . The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein a following inequality is satisfied,

−1.70≤ f 11/ f 1≤−0.70

where f1 represents a focal length of the first lens unit.

7 . The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the third lens subunit consists of five or fewer lenses.

8 . The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein a following inequality is satisfied,

−0.0022≤(θ13 p _ave−θ13 n _ave)/( v 13 p _ave− v 13 n _ave)≤−0.0006

where θ13p_ave and v13p_ave represent an average partial dispersion ratio and an average Abbe number of positive lenses included in the third lens subunit, respectively, and θ13n_ave and v13n_ave represent an average partial dispersion ratio and an average Abbe number of negative lenses included in the third lens unit are denoted by, respectively.

9 . An image pickup apparatus comprising a zoom lens and an image pickup element for picking up an image formed by the zoom lens,

wherein the zoom lens comprises in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens unit having a positive refractive power which does not move for zooming; at least three lens units which move during zooming; and a final lens unit having a positive refractive power, wherein an interval between adjacent lens units changes during zooming,

wherein the first lens unit includes in order from the object side to the image side: a first lens subunit having a negative refractive power; a second lens subunit having a positive refractive power, and a third lens subunit having a positive refractive power,

wherein an interval between adjacent lens subunits changes during focusing,

wherein the first lens subunit does not move for focusing, at least the second lens subunit moves for focusing, and the third lens subunit does not move for focusing,

wherein at least two lens units among the at least three lens units which move during zooming have negative refractive powers,

wherein the zoom lens comprises an aperture stop arranged in or adjacent to the final lens unit,

wherein following inequalities are satisfied,

1.86 ≤np≤ 2.15

15.0 ≤vp≤ 22.0

2.35≤ ft/f 1≤6.00

0.28≤ fw/BF≤ 0.43

−3.00≤ fp 1/ f 11≤−1.90

where np and vp represent a refractive index and an Abbe number of a positive lens arranged closest to the object side among positive lenses included in the first lens unit, respectively, f1 represents a focal length of the first lens unit, fw represents a focal length of the zoom lens at a wide angle end, ft represents a focal length of the zoom lens at a telephoto end, BF denotes a back focus of the zoom lens at the wide angle end, fp1 represents a focal length of the positive lens arranged closest to the object side in the first lens unit, and f11 represents a focal length of the first lens subunit.

10 . The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein a following inequality is satisfied,

2.55≤ ft/f 1≤6.00.

11 . The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein a following inequality is satisfied,

2.43≤ ft/f 1≤6.00.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 2, 2023
From: LEE, YONGHEE; YAMADA, TOMOYA; INOMOTO, YU
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 064460/0142 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-076153 · May 2, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230350173A1 · Nov 2, 2023
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