# US 4,396,256 A · Large aperture ratio, long focus lens

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- Number: US 4,396,256 A
- Document ID: US4396256A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 06/291,710
- Filed: 1981-08-10
- Granted: 1983-08-02
- Earliest claimed: 1980-08-22
- Assignees: Nippon Kogaku K.K.
- Inventors: Daijiro Fujie
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US4396256A

## CPC

- G02B 13/02: Telephoto objectives, i.e. systems of the type + - in which the distance from the front vertex to the image plane is less than the equivalent focal length
- G02B 9/60: having five components only
- G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS

## Abstract

A compact, large aperture ratio, long focus lens having a short total length includes, in succession from the object side, a first group comprising a positive meniscus lens having its convex surface facing the object side, a second group comprising a positive meniscus lens having its convex surface facing the object side, a third group comprising a negative meniscus lens consisting of a biconvex lens and a biconcave lens cemented thereto and having its convex surface facing the object side, a diaphragm, a fourth group comprising a meniscus lens consisting of a negative lens and a positive lens cemented thereto and having its convex surface facing the image side, and a fifth group comprising a positive lens.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A compact, large aperture ratio, long focus lens having a short total length and in which various aberrations, particularly, annular spherical aberration and chromatic aberration of spherical aberration, are well corrected, including, in succession from the object side:
a first group comprising a positive meniscus lens having its convex surface facing the object side;
a second group comprising a positive meniscus lens having its convex surface facing the object side;
a third group comprising a negative meniscus lens consisting of a biconvex lens and a biconcave lens cemented thereto and having its convex surface facing the object side, the dispersion of said biconvex lens being greater than that of said biconcave lens;
a diaphragm;
a fourth group comprising a meniscus lens consisting of a negative lens and a positive lens cemented thereto and having its convex surface facing the image side; and
a fifth group comprising a positive lens;
said second group and said third group forming therebetween an air lens having a divergent refractive power.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A lens according to claim 1, which satisfies the following conditions:
0.75.phi.<.phi..sub.1 <0.85.phi. (1)
0.9.phi.<.phi..sub.2 <1.1.phi. (2)
0<-.phi.a<0.3.phi. (3)
0<(n.sub.4 -n.sub.3)r.sub.6 <0.04.phi. (4)
.nu..sub.4 >.nu..sub.3 ( 5)
(n.sub.3 +n.sub.4)/2>1.7 (6)
where r.sub.6 represents the radius of curvature of the cemented surface in said third group, n.sub.3 and n.sub.4 represent the refractive indices of said biconvex lens and said biconcave lens, respectively, in said third group, .nu..sub.3 and .nu..sub.4 represent the Abbe numbers of said biconvex lens and said biconcave lens, respectively, .phi..sub.1 and .phi..sub.2 represent the refractive powers of said positive meniscus lens of said first group and said positive meniscus lens of said second group, respectively, .phi.a represents the refractive power of the air lens formed between said second group and said third group, and .phi. represents the refractive power of the entire system.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

A lens according to claim 2, which further satisfies the following conditions: ##EQU2## where the numerator of the last condition represents the combined center thickness of the three lens groups forward of the diaphragm, and the denominator represents the combined center thickness of the entire lens system.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

A lens according to claim 3, wherein numerical data are as follows:
______________________________________ f = 1.0 F 1:1.4 Angle of view 28.5.degree. Back focal length ______________________________________ 0.5015 r.sub.1 = 0.7816 d.sub.1 = 0.0882 n.sub.1 = 1.77279 .nu..sub.1 = 49.4 L.sub.1 r.sub.2 = 4.0776 d.sub.2 = 0.0176 r.sub.3 = 0.4368 d.sub.3 = 0.1141 n.sub.2 = 1.69680 .nu..sub.2 = 55.6 L.sub.2 r.sub.4 = 1.1353 d.sub.4 = 0.0176 r.sub.5 = 1.9680 r.sub.6 = -1.4118 d.sub.5 = 0.0765 d.sub.6 = 0.0329 n.sub.3 = 1.78470 n.sub.4 = 1.75520 ##STR9## L.sub.3 r.sub.7 = 0.2781 d.sub.7 = 0.2294 r.sub.8 = -0.3695 r.sub.9 = 0.9389 d.sub.8 = n.sub.5 = 1.58144 n.sub.6 = 1.74443 ##STR10## L.sub.4 r.sub.10 = -0.4683 d.sub.10 = 0.0047 r.sub.11 = 1.2471 d.sub.11 = 0.0565 n.sub.7 = 1.74443 .nu..sub.7 = 49.4 L.sub.5 r.sub.12 = -3.7930 ______________________________________
where r.sub.1, r.sub.2 . . . , represent the radii of curvature of the successive lens surfaces from the object side, d.sub.1, d.sub.2, . . . , represent the center thicknesses and air spaces of the respective lenses, and n.sub.1, n.sub.2, . . . , and .nu..sub.1, .nu..sub.2, . . . , represent the refractive indices and the Abbe numbers, respectively, of the respective lenses.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

A lens according to claim 3, wherein numerical data are as follows:
______________________________________ f = 1.0 F 1:1.4 Angle of view 28.5.degree. Back focal length ______________________________________ 0.4897 r.sub.1 = 0.8002 d.sub.1 = 0.0941 n.sub.1 = 1.67025 .nu..sub.1 = 57.5 L.sub.1 r.sub.2 = 12.6777 d.sub.2 = 0.0176 r.sub.3 = 0.4128 d.sub.3 = 0.1112 n.sub.2 = 1.67025 .nu..sub.2 = 57.5 L.sub.2 r.sub.4 = 1.0654 d.sub.4 = 0.0212 r.sub.5 = 2.1164 r.sub.6 = -1.1765 d.sub.5 = 0.0841 d.sub.6 = 0.0247 n.sub.3 = 1.75520 n.sub.4 = 1.71736 ##STR11## L.sub.3 r.sub.7 = 0.2721 d.sub.7 = 0.2294 r.sub.8 = -0.3709 r.sub.9 = 0.9389 d.sub.8 = n.sub.5 = 1.58144 n.sub.6 = 1.74443 ##STR12## L.sub.4 r.sub.10 = -0.4672 d.sub.10 = 0.0059 r.sub.11 = 1.2471 d.sub.11 = 0.0565 n.sub.7 = 1.77179 .nu..sub.7 = 49.4 L.sub.5 r.sub.12 = -5.4290 ______________________________________
where r.sub.1, r.sub.2, . . . , represent the radii of curvature of the successive lens surfaces from the object side, d.sub.1, d.sub.2, . . . , represent the center thicknesses and air spaces of the respective lenses, and n.sub.1, n.sub.2, . . . , and .nu..sub.1, .mu..sub.2, . . . , represent the refractive indices and the Abbe numbers, respectively, of the respective lenses.

### Claim 6 (depends on 3)

A lens according to claim 3, wherein numerical data are as follows:
______________________________________ f = 1.0 F 1:1.4 Angle of view 28.5.degree. Back focal length ______________________________________ 0.4905 r.sub.1 = 0.7885 d.sub.1 = 0.0882 n.sub.1 = 1.74810 .nu..sub.1 = 52.3 L.sub.1 r.sub.2 = 5.1565 d.sub.2 = 0.0176 r.sub.3 = 0.4288 d.sub.3 = 0.1141 n.sub.2 = 1.69680 .nu..sub.2 = 55.6 L.sub.2 r.sub.4 = 1.0812 d.sub.4 = 0.0200 r.sub.5 = 2.0164 r.sub.6 = -1.2941 d.sub.5 = 0.0741 d.sub.6 = 0.0329 n.sub.3 = 1.80518 n.sub.4 = 1.75520 ##STR13## L.sub.3 r.sub.7 = 0.2788 d.sub.7 = 0.2294 r.sub.8 = -0.3669 r.sub.9 = 1.0000 d.sub.8 = 0.0176 d.sub.9 = 0.1024 n.sub.5 = 1.58144 n.sub.6 = 1.74443 ##STR14## L.sub.4 r.sub.10 = -0.4736 d.sub.10 = 0.0047 r.sub.11 = 1.2471 d.sub.11 = 0.0565 n.sub.7 = 1.74443 .nu..sub.7 = 49.4 L.sub.5 r.sub.12 = -3.5846 ______________________________________
where r.sub.1, r.sub.2, . . . , represent the radii of curvature of the successive lens surfaces from the object side, d.sub.1, d.sub.2, . . . , represent the center thicknesses and air spaces of the respective lenses, and n.sub.1, n.sub.2, . . . , and .nu..sub.1, .nu..sub.2, . . . , represent the refractive indices and the Abbe numbers, respectively, of the respective lenses.

### Claim 7 (depends on 3)

A lens according to claim 3, wherein numerical data are as follows:
______________________________________ f = 1.0 F 1:1.4 Angle of view 28.5.degree. Back focal length ______________________________________ 0.5556 r.sub.1 = 0.8010 d.sub.1 = 0.0824 n.sub.1 = 1.77279 .nu..sub.1 = 49.4 L.sub.1 r.sub.2 = 3.5094 d.sub.2 = 0.0165 r.sub.3 = 0.4518 d.sub.3 = 0.1141 n.sub.2 = 1.69350 .nu..sub.2 = 53.6 L.sub.2 r.sub.4 = 1.1068 d.sub.4 = 0.0165 r.sub.5 = 1.7502 r.sub.6 = -1.2356 d.sub.5 = 0.0894 d.sub.6 = 0.0212 n.sub.3 = 1.78470 n.sub.4 = 1.75520 ##STR15## L.sub.3 r.sub.7 = 0.3007 d.sub.7 = 0.2294 r.sub.8 = -0.3341 r.sub.9 = -0.7647 d.sub.8 = 0.0353 d.sub.9 = 0.0800 n.sub.5 = 1.72825 n.sub.6 = 1.78797 ##STR16## L.sub.4 r.sub.10 = -0.3953 d.sub.10 = 0.0059 r.sub.11 = 0.9647 d.sub.11 = 0.0471 n.sub.7 = 1.78797 .nu..sub.7 = 47.5 L.sub.5 r.sub.12 = -3.8048 ______________________________________
where r.sub.1, r.sub.2, . . . , represent the radii of curvature of the successive lens surfaces from the object side, d.sub.1, d.sub.2, . . . , represent the center thicknesses and air spaces of the respective lenses, and n.sub.1, n.sub.2, . . . , and .nu..sub.1, .nu..sub.2, . . . , represent the refractive indices and the Abbe numbers, respectively, of the respective lenses.