Patent · US Expired

Taking lens system

US5872660A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Filing dateMar 24, 1997
Grant dateFeb 16, 1999
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Expiry dateMar 24, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B15/177
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The object of the present invention is to provide a taking lens system that has an exit pupil located at or close to infinity and has a short total length. In order to achieve said object, the present invention comprises, from the object side, a main optical system comprising a first lens unit having a negative refractive power and a second lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a condenser lens that is located between said main optical system and the image plane and has a positive refractive power.

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