Internal focusing zoom lens with means preventing lens warping effects

• US 5,777,801 A
• Filed: 02/13/1997
• Issued: 07/07/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fuji Photo Optical Co. Ltd (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Photo Optical Co. Ltd (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Matsui, Nobuo, Takemae, Hisao
• Primary Examiner(s): Sugarman, Scott J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): MACK, RICKY LEVERN
• Application Number:
  US08/800,194
• Time in Patent Office: 509 Days
• Field of Search: 359/694, 359/699, 359/700, 359/701, 359/704, 359/706, 359/823, 359/826, 359/829, 359/830
• US Class Current: 359/694
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 7/10 by relative axial movement of several lenses, e.g. of varifocal objective lens

Abstract

A helicoid is formed at the outer periphery of the front of a body fixing lens barrel, and a helicoid is formed at the inner periphery of the back of the focusing lens barrel in such a manner that these two helicoids can be engaged with each other. A movable focusing lens group is held by the front of the focusing lens barrel so that the helicoid can be pushed to one side and the inaccurateness of the focus can be reduced. A lens hood is attached to a fixed focus lens frame fixed to a focus fixing lens barrel, which is different from the body fixing lens barrel. Thereby, even if the focus fixing lens barrel is deformed by the force generated by the attachment, the deformation does not warp the helicoid.

Claims

1. An internal focusing zoom lens which performs focusing by extending, forward and backward, a movable focus lens group provided behind a fixed focus lens group, said internal focusing zoom lens comprising:

a first fixing lens barrel in which a helicoid is formed to extend said movable focus lens in the direction of the optical axis;

a focusing lens barrel supporting said movable focus lens group and connecting to said first fixing lens barrel in such a manner as to move forward and backward;

a second fixing lens barrel in which a fixed focus lens frame for supporting said fixed focus lens frame is fixed at a point thereof; and

wherein when at least one of a lens hood, a wide convertor lens or a tele-convertor lens is attached to said second fixing lens barrel, said second fixing lens barrel is warped, but said helicoid of said first fixing lens barrel is not warped.

2. The internal focusing zoom lens as defined in claim 1, wherein said first fixing lens barrel and said second fixing lens barrel are connected to each other by a screw.

3. The internal focusing zoom lens as defined in claim 1, wherein said lens hood is attached such that an outer periphery of an attachment screw presses an outer periphery of said second fixing lens barrel or a fixed focus lens frame fixed to said second fixing lens barrel.

4. The internal focusing zoom lens as defined in claim 1, wherein a screw section is formed at an inner periphery at a front end of said fixing lens barrel, and said wide converter lens or tele-convertor lens is engaged with said second fixing lens barrel by said screw section.

5. An internal focusing zoom lens which performs focusing by extending, forward and backward, a movable focus lens group provided behind a fixed focus lens group, said internal focusing zoom lens comprising:

a first fixing lens barrel in which a helicoid is formed to extend said movable focus lens in the direction of the optical axis;

a focusing lens barrel which supports said movable focus lens group, and in which a helicoid engaged with said helicoid of said first fixing lens barrel, said focusing lens barrel connecting to said first fixing lens barrel in such a manner as to move forward and backward;

a second fixing lens barrel in which a fixed focus lens frame for supporting said fixed focus lens frame is fixed at a point thereof; and

wherein when at least one of a lens hood, a wide convertor lens or a tele-convertor lens is attached to said second fixing lens barrel or said fixed focus lens frame fixed to said second fixing lens barrel, said second fixing lens barrel is warped, but said helicoid of said first fixing lens barrel is not warped.

6. The internal focusing zoom lens as defined in claim 5, wherein said first fixing lens barrel and said second fixing lens barrel are connected to each other by a screw.

7. The internal focusing zoom lens as defined in claim 5, wherein said lens hood is attached such that an attachment screw presses an outer periphery of said second fixing lens barrel or a fixed focus lens frame fixed to said second fixing lens barrel.

8. The internal focusing zoom lens as defined in claim 5, wherein a screw section is formed at an inner periphery of a front end of said second fixing lens barrel, and said wide convertor lens or tele-convertor lens is engaged with said second fixing lens barrel via said screw section.

9. The internal focusing zoom lens as defined in claim 5, wherein said fixed focus lens frame is connected to a tip of said second fixing lens barrel by a screw.

10. The internal focusing zoom lens as defined in claim 5, wherein said movable focus lens group is supported by said focusing lens barrel so that a center of gravity of said movable focus lens group is shiftable away from said helicoid in a direction of the optical axis, and said helicoid of said focusing lens barrel is pushed toward said helicoid of said fixing lens barrel so that the screw faces of said two helicoids contact each other, and thereby said helicoids are prevented from loosening.

11. An internal focusing zoom lens which extends a movable focus lens group provided behind a fixed focus lens group in a direction of an optical axis;

a fixing lens barrel provided with an extending mechanism for extending said movable focus lens group in the direction of said optical axis;

a focusing lens barrel supporting said movable focus lens group, having an engaged section engaged with said extending mechanism, and connecting to said fixing lens barrel in such a manner as to move forward and backward, said focusing lens barrel supporting said movable focus lens group so that a center of gravity of said movable focus group is shifted away from said engaged section in a direction of said optical axis; and

wherein said extending mechanism and said engaged section are pushed to one side by said shifting of the center of gravity so that they contact each other in a manner eliminating looseness.

12. The internal focusing zoom lens as defined in claim 11, wherein said extending mechanism is a helicoid or a cam formed on the outer or inner periphery of said lens barrel.