Patent · US Expired

Zoom lens

US6175453A · kind A · utility

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19Claims
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Filing dateAug 11, 1999
Grant dateJan 16, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 11, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B15/144113
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An improved zoom lens constitutes a plurality of lens groups of different focal length. Through adjusting the position of the lens groups, different zooming ratio may be obtained. Higher image resolution and lower cost may also be achieved through using different lens material. The lens groups have respectively focal length combination of positive, negative, positive and positive. The second and fourth lens groups are movable for obtaining high quality image.

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