Objective lens for endoscope, and imaging apparatus for endoscope using the same
US7486449B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B23/243
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A front group consists of two concave lenses. A rear group consists of: a positive lens in which the object-side surface has a larger radius of curvature; and a cemented lens configured by a positive lens in which the object-side surface has a larger radius of curvature, and a negative meniscus lens, the cemented lens having being positive as a whole. An objective lens satisfies the following conditional expressions:|dx/fF|≧3.0 (1)(f/f3)×ν3<23 (2)f2×(ν5−ν4)/{RA×(Bf+d5/n5)}>7 (3)where dx is the distance between the groups, f, fF, and f3 are the focal lengths of the objective lens, the front group, and the lens, respectively, ν3, ν4, and ν5 are the Abbe numbers of the lenses, RA is the radius of curvature of the cementing surface between the lenses, Bf is the back focus, and d5 and n5 are the center thickness and refractive index with respect to the d-line of the lens.
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