Zoom lens and electronic apparatus having the same

US9377604B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9377604-B2
Application numberUS-201414283753-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 21, 2014
Priority dateDec 11, 2013
Publication dateJun 28, 2016
Grant dateJun 28, 2016

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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 having a positive refractive power; a fourth lens group having a negative refractive power; and a fifth lens group having a positive refractive power, wherein the first to fifth lens groups are sequentially arranged in a direction from an object side, during zooming from a wide-angle position to a telephoto position, the first to fifth lens groups are moved, the third lens group includes a first positive lens, a second negative lens, and a third positive lens, and the second negative lens of the third lens group includes a concave object-side surface. The zoom lens may be part of an electronic apparatus, such as a photographing apparatus.

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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 having a positive refractive power; a fourth lens group having a negative refractive power; and a fifth lens group having a positive refractive power; wherein: the first to fifth lens groups are sequentially arranged in a direction from an object side, during zooming from a wide-angle position to a telephoto position, the first to fifth lens groups are moved, the second lens group comprises an aspheric lens that is the closest to the image side of the second lens group, the third lens group comprises a first lens having a positive refractive power, a second lens having a negative refractive power, and a third lens having a positive refractive power, wherein the first lens, the second lens, and the third lens are sequentially arranged in a direction from an object side, the second lens of the third lens group comprises a concave object-side surface, the fourth lens group comprises a lens having a negative refractive power and having a convex object-side surface, and the fifth lens group comprises a lens having a positive refraction power and having a convex object-side surface, wherein the zoom lens satisfies the following expression: 70< G 3 vd< 96 wherein G 3 vd denotes an Abbe number of a positive lens of the third lens group closest to the image side. 2. The zoom lens of claim 1 , wherein the second lens group comprises one or more lenses, and: 2.0 <nG 6<2.5 where nG 6 denotes a refractive index of the lens of the second lens group closest to the image side. 3. The zoom lens of claim 1 , wherein: 16 ≦ft/fw≦ 20 where ft denotes a focal length of the zoom lens at the telephoto position, and fw denotes a focal length of the zoom lens at the wide-angle position. 4. The zoom lens of claim 1 , wherein the second lens of the third lens group is a double concave lens. 5. The zoom lens of claim 1 , wherein the second lens group comprises, sequentially from the object side to the image side, a negative lens, a negative lens, and a positive lens. 6. The zoom lens of claim 5 , wherein: 1.0 ≦G 6 R 1 /G 6 f≦ 2.0 where G 6 R 1 denotes a radius of curvature of an object-side surface of the positive lens of the second lens group, and G 6 f denotes a focal length of the positive lens of the second lens group. 7. The zoom lens of claim 1 , wherein the first lens is an aspheric bi-convex lens. 8. The zoom lens of claim 1 , wherein: 1 ≦L 3 G/L 2 G≦ 2.1 where L 3 G denotes a distance that the third lens group moves during zooming, and L 2 G denotes a distance that the second lens group moves during zooming. 9. The zoom lens of claim 1 , wherein: 50≦4 Gvd≦ 82 where 4 Gvd denotes an Abbe number of the lens of the fourth lens group. 10. The zoom lens of claim 1 , wherein the lens of the fifth lens group has a refractive index equal to or lower than about 1.55. 11. The zoom lens of claim 10 , wherein the lens of the fifth lens group is an aspheric plastic lens. 12. The zoom lens of claim 1 , wherein during zooming, a distance between the first and second lens groups is increased, a distance between the second and third lens groups is decreased, a distance between the third and fourth lens groups is increased, and a distance between the fourth and fifth lens groups is decreased. 13. The zoom lens of claim 1 , wherein the fifth lens group is used for focusing. 14. The zoom lens of claim 1 , wherein the lens of the fourth lens group and the lens of the fifth lens group have meniscus shapes. 15. A photographing apparatus comprising: a zoom lens; and an imaging device configured to receive images formed by the zoom lens, wherein: the zoom lens comprises a first lens group having a positive refractive power, a second lens group having a negative refractive power, a third lens group having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens group having a negative refractive power, and a fifth lens group having a positive refractive power, the first to fifth lens groups are sequentially arranged in a direction from an object side, during zooming from a wide-angle position to a telephoto position, the first to fifth lens groups are moved, the second lens group comprises an aspheric lens that is the closest to the image side of the second lens group, the third lens group comprises a first lens having a positive refractive power, a second lens having a negative refractive power, and a third lens having a positive refractive power, wherein the first lens, the second lens, and the third lens are sequentially arranged in a direction from an object side, the second lens of the third lens group comprises a concave object-side surface, the fourth lens group comprises a lens having a negative refractive power and having a convex object-side surface, and the fifth lens group comprises a lens having a positive refractive power and having a convex object-side surface, wherein the zoom lens satisfies the following expression: 70 <G 3 vd< 96 where G 3 vd denotes an Abbe number of a positive lens of the third lens group closest to the image side.

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  • G02B13/009Primary

    having zoom function · CPC title

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

  • with continuous faces that are rotationally symmetrical but deviate from a true sphere {, e.g. so called "aspheric" lenses} · CPC title

  • with index gradient · CPC title

  • Lenses · CPC title

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What does patent US9377604B2 cover?
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 having a positive refractive power; a fourth lens group having a negative refractive power; and a fifth lens group having a positive refractive power, wherein the first to fifth lens groups are sequentially arranged in a direction from an object…
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Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G02B13/009. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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Publication date Tue Jun 28 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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