Lens apparatus and camera system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11378787-B2
Application number	US-201916549972-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 23, 2019
Priority date	Aug 31, 2018
Publication date	Jul 5, 2022
Grant date	Jul 5, 2022

Abstract

A lens apparatus includes an optical system including a front lens group having a positive refractive power and configured to move to an object side during focusing from infinity to a close-distance object, and a rear lens group arranged on an image side of the front lens group and configured to be immovable during focusing, a motor configured to move the front lens group, and a holding member including a flange portion, on the object side, extending in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis of the optical system and configured to hold at least part of the rear lens group, wherein the motor includes a coil, a casing housing the coil, and a shaft portion extending from the casing in an optical-axis direction of the optical system, and arranged at a position at which an end surface on the image side of the casing is on the object side with respect to the flange portion in the optical-axis direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A lens apparatus comprising:
an optical system including a front lens group having a positive refractive power and configured to move to an object side during focusing from infinity to a close-distance object, and a rear lens group arranged on an image side of the front lens group and configured to be immovable during focusing;
a motor configured to move the front lens group; and
a holding member including a flange portion on the object side extending in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis of the optical system and configured to hold at least part of the rear lens group,
wherein the motor includes a coil, a casing housing the coil, and a shaft portion extending from the casing in an optical-axis direction of the optical system, and arranged at a position at which an end surface on the image side of the casing is on the object side with respect to the flange portion in the optical-axis direction.

2. The lens apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a guide barrel configured to guide movement of the front lens group; and
a cam barrel configured to rotate with respect to the guide barrel due to drive of the motor, to move the front lens group,
wherein the motor is arranged at a position at which the motor overlaps at least one of the guide barrel and the cam barrel in the optical-axis direction.

3. The lens apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied,
0.20<Δ/ L< 0.30

where Δ represents a moving distance of the front lens group during focusing from a state where the optical system is focusing on an object at infinity to a state where the optical system has a lateral magnification of −0.5, and L represents an entire lens length of the optical system focusing an object at the infinity.

4. A lens apparatus comprising:
an optical system including a front lens group having a positive refractive power and configured to move to an object side during focusing from infinity to a close-distance object, and a rear lens group arranged on an image side of the front lens group and configured to be immovable during the focusing;
a motor configured to move the front lens group;
a guide barrel configured to guide a movement of the front lens group; and
a cam barrel configured to rotate with respect to the guide barrel by driving the motor, to move the front lens group,
wherein the motor is arranged adjacent to the image side of the cam barrel, and
wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:
0.20<Δ/ L< 0.30

where Δ represents a moving distance of the front lens group during focusing from a state where the optical system is focusing on an object at infinity to a state where the optical system has a lateral magnification of −0.5, and L represents an entire lens length of the optical system focusing on the infinity.

5. The lens apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the motor is arranged at a position at which the motor overlaps at least one of the guide barrel and the cam barrel in an optical-axis direction of the optical system.

6. The lens apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:
0.10< LR/L< 0.50

where LR represents a distance on an optical axis from a surface closest on the object side to a surface closest on the image side of the rear lens group, and L represents an entire lens length of the optical system focusing on the infinity.

7. The lens apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:
0.05< f/|f 2|<0.40
where f represents a focal length of the optical system focusing on the infinity, and f2 represents a focal length of the rear lens group.

8. The lens apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:
0.80< f 1/ f< 1.20
where f1 represents a focal length of the front lens group, and f represents a focal length of the optical system focusing on the infinity.

9. The lens apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:
0.50< Lfh/LF< 1.00
where Lfh represents a distance from a surface closest on the object side of the front lens group to a principal plane of the front lens group, and LF represents a distance on an optical axis from the surface closest on the object side to a surface closest on the image side of the front lens group.

10. The lens apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein at least part of a surface on the object side of the casing and a surface on the image side of the casing is covered with a magnetic shielding member.

11. The lens apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the motor is arranged in such a manner that a central axis of the coil is not parallel to the optical-axis direction.

12. A camera system comprising:
a lens apparatus including
an optical system including a front lens group having a positive refractive power and configured to move to an object side during focusing from infinity to a close-distance object, and a rear lens group arranged on an image side of the front lens group and configured to be immovable during the focusing,

a motor configured to move the front lens group, and
a holding member including, on the object side, a flange portion extending in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis of the optical system and configured to hold at least part of the rear lens group; and

a light-receiving element configured to receive an image formed by the optical system,
wherein the motor includes a coil, a casing housing the coil, and a shaft portion extending from the casing in an optical-axis direction of the optical system, and arranged at a position at which an end surface on the image side of the casing is on the object side with respect to the flange portion in the optical-axis direction.

13. A camera system comprising:
a lens apparatus including
a front lens group having a positive refractive power and configured to move to an object side during focusing from infinity to a close-distance object, and a rear lens group arranged on an image side of the front lens group and configured to be immovable during the focusing;
a motor configured to move the front lens group,
a guide barrel configured to guide the movement of the front lens group, and
a cam barrel configured to rotate to the guide barrel due to drive of the motor, to move the front lens group; and

a light-receiving element configured to receive an image formed by the optical system,
wherein the motor is arranged adjacently to the image side of the cam barrel, and
wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:
0.20<Δ/ L< 0.30

where Δ represents a moving distance of the front lens group during focusing from a state where the optical system is focusing on an object at infinity to a state where the optical system has a lateral magnification of −0.5, and L represents an entire lens length of the optical system focusing on the infinity.

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Kosaka Yuichi
• Yoshida Shinsuke

Classifications

• H04N23/55

  Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof · CPC title

• G02B13/0045 Primary

  having five or more lenses · CPC title

• G02B7/08

  adapted to co-operate with a remote control mechanism · CPC title

• G02B7/022

  lens and mount having complementary engagement means, e.g. screw/thread · CPC title

• G02B15/1421 Primary

  the first group being positive · CPC title