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Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021

Filed:

Jan. 02, 2019
Applicant:

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Hirofumi Abe, Utsunomiya, JP;

Shinji Yamasaki, Utsunomiya, JP;

Masakazu Kodaira, Utsunomiya, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 9/60 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G02B 13/06 (2006.01); G02B 15/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 9/60 (2013.01); G02B 13/06 (2013.01); G02B 15/144511 (2019.08); H04N 5/23238 (2013.01);
Abstract

A zoom lens includes, in order from object side, a negative first unit, a positive second unit, a negative third unit, and a positive fourth unit, wherein, for zooming to telephoto end, the second unit moves toward object side, the third unit moves and an interval between each pair of adjacent units is changed, wherein, at telephoto end as compared to wide angle end, the interval between the first and second units is smaller, the interval between the second and third units is larger, the interval between the third and fourth units is larger, and the fourth unit is positioned closer to image side, wherein the third unit consists of a single optical element, wherein the fourth unit includes plural lenses arranged at intervals, and wherein focal lengths of the third and fourth units and the interval between the third and fourth units at telephoto end are appropriately set.


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