Compact wide-angle lens

• US 5,870,234 A
• Filed: 09/04/1997
• Issued: 02/09/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: JOS Schneider Ptiische Werke Kreuznach GmbH & Company KG
• Original Assignee: JOS Schneider Ptiische Werke Kreuznach GmbH & Company KG
• Inventors: Ebbesmeier nee Schitthof, Hiltrud
• Primary Examiner(s): Nelms, David C.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lester, Evelyn A.
• Application Number:
  US08/923,567
• Time in Patent Office: 523 Days
• Field of Search: 359/752, 359/753, 359/761, 359/763, 359/770, 359/713, 359/714
• US Class Current: 359/752
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 13/06 Panoramic objectives; So-called "sky lenses" including panoramic objectives having reflecting surfaces

Abstract

This invention relates to a compact wide-angle lens which consists of five members. The first member and the last member are each divergent lenses of low deviation, which consist of low refractivity crown glass. The second member and the third member are convergent lenses made of high refractivity crown glass. The fourth member, which is the final member of the lens according to the invention, consists of a convergent lens and a divergent lens which are cemented to each other. Type of glass are used for this cemented member which have a very low difference in refractive index but a very high difference in dispersion. The convergent lens has a low dispersion and the divergent lens has a high dispersion. One of the two glass/air surfaces of the cemented member is aspherical. A lens such as this according to the invention has a maximum aperture ratio of at least 1:5.6 and an image angle of 105°. The chromatic correction is well defined and is very substantially independent of the distance of the object. Amongst other effects, this results in scarcely any losses of image quality occurring, even at short range. The distortion of the object is very low.

Claims

1. A compact wide-angle lens, consisting of five members, wherein the first member (L1) and the last member (L5) are each divergent lenses of low deviation made of low refractivity crown glass, and the second member (L2) and the third member (L3) are convergent lenses made of high refractivity crown glass, and consisting of a diaphragm (6) between the third member (L3) and the fourth member (L4),

characterised in that the fourth member (L4) consists of a convergent lens (L4a) and a divergent lens (L4b) which are cemented to each other, that the fourth member (L4) is manufactured from types of glass which have a very low difference in refractive index but a very high difference in dispersion, so that the convergent lens (L4a) has a low dispersion and the divergent lens (L4b) has a high dispersion, that one of the two glass/air surfaces of the fourth member (L4) is aspherical and that the face of the last member (L5) which faces the plane of the image is concave.

2. A compact wide-angle lens according to claim 1, characterised by the following data:

space="preserve" listing-type="tabular">______________________________________maximum aperture ratio at least 1;

5.6image angle 105°

Thicknesses and Refractive indices Abbe numberRadii air gaps n.sub.e n.sub.e______________________________________r.sub.1 = 201.077 d.sub.1 = 3.400 n.sub.1 = 1.52583 v.sub.1 = 51.25r.sub.2 = 33.369 d.sub.2 = 13.000r.sub.3 = 37.300 d.sub.3 = 16.030 n.sub.2 = 1.75844 v.sub.2 = 52.09r.sub.4 = 60.315 d.sub.4 = 11.636r.sub.5 = 36.588 d.sub.5 = 3.200 n.sub.3 = 1.75844 v.sub.3 = 52.09r.sub.6 = 43.742 d.sub.6 = 6.060r.sub.7 = 98.970 d.sub.7 = 13.100 n.sub.4 = 1.59142 v.sub.4 = 61.03r.sub.8 = -23.818 d.sub.8 = 4.700 n.sub.5 = 1.62408 v.sub.5 = 36.12r.sub.9 = -42.216* d.sub.9 = 0.990r.sub.10 = -40.4.65 d.sub.10 = 5.300 n.sub.6 = 1.50349 v.sub.6 = 56.13r.sub.11 = 203.617______________________________________ *aspherical face.

3. A compact wide-angle lens according to claim 1, characterised by the following data:

space="preserve" listing-type="tabular">______________________________________maximum aperture ratio at least 1;

5.6image angle 105°

Thicknesses and Refractive indices Abbe numberRadii air gaps n.sub.e n.sub.e______________________________________r.sub.1 = 169.672 d.sub.1 = 3.000 n.sub.1 = 1.52583 v.sub.1 = 51.25r.sub.2 = 23.884 d.sub.2 = 8.465r.sub.3 = 27.751 d.sub.3 = 12.860 n.sub.2 = 1.75844 v.sub.2 = 52.09r.sub.4 = 44.624 d.sub.4 = 7.190r.sub.5 = 28.382 d.sub.5 = 2.400 n.sub.3 = 1.75844 v.sub.3 = 52.09r.sub.6 = 35.229 d.sub.6 = 4.535r.sub.7 = 73.026 d.sub.7 = 10.470 n.sub.4 = 1.59142 v.sub.4 = 61.03r.sub.8 = -17.622 d.sub.8 = 3.500 n.sub.5 = 1.62408 v.sub.5 = 36.12r.sub.9 = -31.197* d.sub.9 = 1.360r.sub.10 = -30.837 d.sub.10 = 3.300 n.sub.6 = 1.50349 v.sub.6 = 56.13r.sub.11 = 152.036______________________________________ *aspherical face.