Variable focal distance lens system and imaging device

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PATENT NO 12181647
APP PUB NO 20220146799A1
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17431501

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A first lens unit and a third lens unit are constituted by a lens which is rotationally symmetrical with respect to an optical axis and are disposed on the same optical axis, a first freeform-curved surface lens and a second freeform-curved surface lens have the same shape and are disposed to be rotated at 180 degrees with respect to the optical axis. Further, a refractive power of a second lens unit is variable due to the first freeform-curved surface lens and the second freeform-curved surface lens moving in opposite directions. The first freeform-curved surface lens and the second freeform-curved surface lens are moved in the Y-axis direction in association with movement of some of lens groups constituting the first lens unit and the third lens unit when positional states of the lenses are changed from a wide-angle end state to a telephoto end state.

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SONY GROUP CORPORATION1-7-1 KONAN MINATO-KU TOKYO 108-0075

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ishioka, Manabu Tokyo, JP 19 26
Kamm, Markus Stuttgart, DE 36 539
Matsui, Takumi Tokyo, JP 21 266
Otake, Motoyuki Tokyo, JP 13 134
Ushida, Hiroshi Tokyo, JP 3 3
Weichelt, Christin Stuttgart, DE 5 17

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