Patent · US Expired

Zoom lens system

US5815321A · kind A · utility

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33Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 2, 1996
Grant dateSep 29, 1998
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Expiry dateOct 2, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B15/145113
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A zoom lens system has four lens units. The first, third and fourth lens units thereof are lens units of positive power. The second lens unit thereof has negative power. During zooming, the first lens unit is moved. During focusing, the second and third lens units are moved and a distance between the third and fourth lens units is varied. The third lens unit is moved toward an object side.

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