# US 8,786,714 B2 · Zoom lens and imaging apparatus including the same

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- Number: US 8,786,714 B2
- Document ID: US8786714B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/711,936
- Filed: 2012-12-12
- Published: 2014-01-23
- Granted: 2014-07-22
- Earliest claimed: 2012-07-23
- Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Jin-woo Kim; Dong-ok Choi
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8786714B2

## CPC

- G02B 15/144113: {arranged +-++}
- G02B 15/14: by axial movement of one or more lenses or groups of lenses relative to the image plane for continuously varying the equivalent focal length of the objective
- G02B 27/646: {compensating for small deviations, e.g. due to vibration or shake (movement of one or more optical elements for control of motion blur in cameras, projectors or printers G03B2205/0007; image stabilisation in cameras peculiar to the presence or use of an electronic image sensor H04N23/68)}
- G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS

## Abstract

A zoom lens includes a first lens group having a positive refractive power; a second lens group having a negative refractive power; a third lens group including a first sub-lens group having a positive refractive power, an iris, and a second sub-lens group having a positive refractive power; and a fourth lens group having a positive refractive power, wherein the first to fourth lens groups are sequentially arranged from an object side to an image side, the distance between each of the first through fourth lens groups changes when zooming, the surface of the lens closest to the image side in the first sub-lens group is concave, the lens closest to the object side in the second sub-lens group is a meniscus lens concave towards the object side, and the lens located closest to the object side in the third lens group is an aspheric lens.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A zoom lens comprising:
a first lens group having a positive refractive power;
a second lens group having a negative refractive power;
a third lens group including a first sub-lens group having a positive refractive power, an iris, and a second sub-lens group having a positive refractive power; and
a fourth lens group having a positive refractive power,
wherein the first to fourth lens groups are sequentially arranged from an object side to an image side,
the distance between each of the first to fourth lens groups changes when zooming from a wide angle position to a telephoto position, the surface of the lens closest to the image side in the first sub-lens group is concave, the lens closest to the object side in the second sub-lens group is a meniscus lens concave towards the object side, and the lens closest to the object side in the third lens group is an aspheric lens,
wherein the zoom lens satisfies the conditions:
Vd2≧60
Vd3≧70,
where Vd 2 denotes an Abbe number of a negative lens included in the second lens group, and Vd 3 denotes an Abbe number of a lens included in the third lens group.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The zoom lens of claim 1, wherein the second lens group is configured to move for hand shake correction.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The zoom lens of claim 2, wherein the zoom lens satisfies the condition:
2.0≦f—S2/ fw≦4.1,
where f_S2 denote the focal length of the second sub-lens group, and fw denotes the focal length at a wide angle position of the overall zoom lens.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The zoom lens of claim 1, wherein the zoom lens satisfies the condition:
4≦f4/ fw≦8.5,
where f4 denotes the focal length of the fourth lens group, and fw denotes the focal length at a wide angle position of the overall zoom lens.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The zoom lens of claim 1, wherein the fourth lens group includes a lens made of a plastic resin material.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The zoom lens of claim 1, wherein the first lens group includes a positive lens and a negative lens.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The zoom lens of claim 6, wherein the zoom lens satisfies the condition:
Pvd−Nvd≧10,
where Pvd denotes an Abbe number of the positive lens included in the first lens group, and Nvd denotes an Abbe number of the negative lens included in the first lens group.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The zoom lens of claim 6, wherein the first lens group includes a doublet lens containing the positive lens and the negative lens that are combined with each other.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The zoom lens of claim 1, wherein the zoom lens satisfies the condition:
Nd1≧1.9,
where Nd1 denotes a refractive index of the lenses included in the first lens group.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The zoom lens of claim 1, wherein the second lens group includes an aspheric lens having a negative refractive power.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The zoom lens of claim 1, wherein the third lens group includes an aspheric lens having a positive refractive power.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The zoom lens of claim 1, wherein the fourth lens group includes an aspheric lens having a positive refractive power.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The zoom lens of claim 1, wherein the fourth lens group includes a meniscus-shaped lens convex towards an object side.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

An imaging apparatus comprising:
the zoom lens of claim 1; and
an image pickup device for converting an optical image formed by the zoom lens into an electrical signal.