Patent · US Expired

Zoom lens

US6141157A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 17, 1999
Grant dateOct 31, 2000
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Expiry dateJun 17, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B15/144109
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A zoom lens has, in succession from the object side, a first lens unit of positive refractive power fixed during focal length change, a second lens unit of negative refractive power for focal length change, a third lens unit of negative refractive power for correcting the fluctuation of the image plane resulting from focal length change, and a fixed fourth lens unit of positive refractive power, and a thin layer of resin satisfying a predetermined condition is provided on at least one lens surface of the first lens unit.

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