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JPS6073609A - Automatic focus detector - Google Patents

Automatic focus detector

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JPS6073609A
JPS6073609AJP18219083AJP18219083AJPS6073609AJP S6073609 AJPS6073609 AJP S6073609AJP 18219083 AJP18219083 AJP 18219083AJP 18219083 AJP18219083 AJP 18219083AJP S6073609 AJPS6073609 AJP S6073609A
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Keiji Otaka
圭史 大高
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Canon Inc
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PURPOSE:To perform automatic focusing operation even when the defocusing amount of a photographic lens is large by interposing a field lens having refracting power which places the pupil of a lens in image-formation relation between the photographic lens and a photodetection lens. CONSTITUTION:Luminous flux L1 from a light source 1 passes through a projection lens 2 and the photographic lens 3 and is reflected by an object S to obtain luminous flux L2. The field lens 6 having large refracting power is provided near a surface F conjugate to a film surface between the photographic lens 3 and photodetection lens 4. The luminous flux L2 passes through an area Ba where an image of the entrance pupil A of the photodetection lens 4 is formed and then the field lens 6 and also passes through the entrance pupil A of the photodetection lens 4 all the time. The luminous flux L2 enters a sensor 5 without any waste to discriminate accurately a front/rear focus direction. Consequently, focusing operation is performed accurately even when the defocusing amount of the photographic lens is large.

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Translated fromJapanese

【発明の詳細な説明】本発明は、カメラ側から被写体に向けて光を投光し、そ
の反射光を受光して被写体距離を検出するようにした所
謂アクティブ方式の自動焦点検出装置に関するものであ
る。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a so-called active type automatic focus detection device that projects light from a camera toward a subject and detects the subject distance by receiving the reflected light. be.

従来、この種のアクティブ方式の自動焦点検出装置とし
ては、種々の方式が考えられているが、その1つの方式
として第1図(a)〜(c)に示すように、投光・受光
共に撮影レンズを介して行うものがある。この方式は第
1図(a)に示すように、光源lからの光を投光する投
光レンズ2が撮影レンズ3の光軸Oに対して平行的に偏
心した光軸O1を有し、また受光レンズ4の光軸02も
同様に光軸0に対して平行的に偏心した状態に配置され
ている。光源1から発せられた投光光束Llは、投光レ
ンズ2によりフィルム面と共役な面Fに一次結像された
後に、撮影レンズ3を介して被写体Sに投光される。そ
して、被写体Sで反射された反射光束L2は、撮影レン
ズ3を介してフィルム面と共役な面Fの付近に一次結像
された上、受光レンズ4によってセンサ5の付近に二次
結像される。
Conventionally, various methods have been considered for this type of active automatic focus detection device, and one method, as shown in FIGS. Some are done through a photographic lens. In this method, as shown in FIG. 1(a), a projection lens 2 that projects light from a light source 1 has an optical axis O1 eccentrically parallel to the optical axis O of a photographic lens 3, Further, the optical axis 02 of the light receiving lens 4 is similarly arranged eccentrically parallel to the optical axis 0. A projected light beam Ll emitted from a light source 1 is primarily imaged by a projecting lens 2 onto a plane F that is conjugate with the film surface, and then projected onto a subject S via a photographic lens 3. The reflected light beam L2 reflected by the subject S is primarily imaged in the vicinity of a plane F that is conjugate with the film surface via the photographing lens 3, and is secondarily imaged in the vicinity of the sensor 5 by the light receiving lens 4. Ru.

このような構成において、被写体Sに対して撮影レンズ
3の合焦状態である場合には、第1図(b)に示すよ?
に投光光束L1は被写体Sの中央部に投光され、その反
射光束L2は撮影レン女3及び受光レンズ4によってセ
ンサ5の中央部に二次結像される。一方、非合焦状態の
場合には、後ピント及び前ピントの各状態に応じて第1
図(a)及び(c)に示すように、投光光束Llが被写
体Sの中央部からずれて上方又は下方に移動する。従っ
て、反射光束L2を撮影レンズ3及び受光レンズ4を介
してセンサ5で受光すると、その受光位置は同様に上下
に移動するので、センサ5として例えば2つの受光素子
5a、5bより成る差動型のセンサを用い、両者の光量
を比較して受光位置を検知することにより、合焦、後ピ
ント、前ピントの各状態を判別させている。
In such a configuration, when the photographic lens 3 is in focus on the subject S, as shown in FIG. 1(b).
The projected light beam L1 is projected onto the center of the subject S, and the reflected light beam L2 is formed into a secondary image on the center of the sensor 5 by the photographing lens 3 and the light receiving lens 4. On the other hand, in the case of an out-of-focus state, the first
As shown in FIGS. (a) and (c), the projected light flux Ll shifts from the center of the subject S and moves upward or downward. Therefore, when the reflected light flux L2 is received by the sensor 5 via the photographing lens 3 and the light receiving lens 4, the light receiving position similarly moves up and down. The in-focus, back-focus, and front-focus states are determined by comparing the amounts of light and detecting the light-receiving position using a sensor.

上述の方式による自動焦点検出装置は、投光も受光も共
に撮影レンズ3を介して行うため、視差がなくかつレン
ズ交換が可能であり、更に被写体Sの輝度が低い場合に
も有効に作動する等の利点を有している。
The automatic focus detection device according to the above method emits and receives light both through the photographing lens 3, so there is no parallax and lenses can be replaced, and furthermore, it operates effectively even when the brightness of the subject S is low. It has the following advantages.

しかしながら、このような構成においてこの装置が良好
な動作を行えるのは、撮影レンズ3が合焦状態、又はそ
の付近に位置する場合に限られる。例えば、第2図に示
すように撮影レンズのディフォーカス量が大きくなるに
つれ、受光レンズ4の外周により反射光束L2の一部L
2’がけられるため、センサ5上に達する光量が減少し
、前ピント、後ピントの方向判別が次第に困難となる。
However, with such a configuration, this device can only operate satisfactorily when the photographic lens 3 is in or near a focused state. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, as the amount of defocus of the photographing lens increases, a portion of the reflected light beam L2 is
2' is vignetted, the amount of light reaching the sensor 5 decreases, and it becomes increasingly difficult to determine the direction of front focus and rear focus.

この傾向は撮影レンズ3や受光レンズ4のFナンバーが
大きい場合に特に顕著であり、また焦点距離の長い撮影
レンズを使用するときは、ディフォーカス量が大きくな
ると共に一次結像点の光軸に垂直方向への移動量も大き
いため、センサ5に反射光束L2が全く到達しないとい
う状態も起り得る。
This tendency is particularly noticeable when the F number of the photographing lens 3 or the light receiving lens 4 is large, and when using a photographing lens with a long focal length, the amount of defocus increases and the optical axis of the primary imaging point Since the amount of movement in the vertical direction is also large, a situation may occur in which the reflected light beam L2 does not reach the sensor 5 at all.

本発明の目的は、上述のような問題点を解消し、ディフ
ォーカス量が大きい状態においても撮影レンズから反射
光束を効率良くセンサ上に導いて、前ピント、後ピント
の方向判別を正確に行えるようにした自動焦点検出装置
を提供することにあり、その要旨は、投光手段によって
被写体に光を投光し、その反射光を撮影レンズ及びその
後方の受光レンズを通して光電変換素子上に結像し、そ
の結像位置によって得られる電気信号により撮影レンズ
の結像状態を検知する自動焦点検出装置において、前記
撮影レンズと受光レンズの間に、受光レンズの入射瞳を
撮影レンズの射出瞳位置に結像する屈折力を有するレン
ズを配置したことを特徴とするものである。
An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, to efficiently guide the reflected light flux from the photographing lens onto the sensor even in a state where the amount of defocus is large, and to accurately determine the direction of front focus and rear focus. The purpose is to provide an automatic focus detection device which projects light onto a subject using a light projecting means, and forms an image of the reflected light onto a photoelectric conversion element through a photographic lens and a light receiving lens behind the photographic lens. In an automatic focus detection device that detects the image forming state of the photographing lens based on an electric signal obtained from the image forming position, the entrance pupil of the light receiving lens is positioned between the photographing lens and the light receiving lens, and the entrance pupil of the light receiving lens is positioned at the exit pupil position of the photographing lens. It is characterized by the arrangement of lenses having refractive power for image formation.

本発明を第3図、第4図に図示の実施例に基づいて詳細
に説明する。なお、これらの図面において、第1図と同
一の符号は同一の部材を示している。
The present invention will be explained in detail based on the embodiment shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. Note that in these drawings, the same reference numerals as in FIG. 1 indicate the same members.

第3図に示す光学系の構成は、第1図に示すものとほぼ
同じであるが、撮影レンズ3と受光レンズ4の間のフィ
ルム面と共役な面Fの近傍にフィールドレンズ6が配置
されている。このフィールドレンズ6は受光レンズ4の
入射瞳Aを撮影レンズ3の射出瞳B内に結像する屈折力
を有している。
The configuration of the optical system shown in FIG. 3 is almost the same as that shown in FIG. ing. This field lens 6 has a refractive power to image the entrance pupil A of the light receiving lens 4 into the exit pupil B of the photographing lens 3.

従って、撮影レンズ3の射出瞳B内において、受光レン
ズ4の入射瞳Aの結像した領域Baを通過した反射光束
L2は、その結像点Pの位置に関係なく、フィールドレ
ンズ6の作用により常に受光レンズ4の入射瞳Aを通過
することになる。つまり、撮影レンズ3のディフォーカ
ス量が大きい場合でも、反射光束L2は受光レンズ4の
外周でけられることがなく、センサ5に導かれることに
なる。このために受光光量の損失がなくなり、前ピント
か後ピントかの方向判別を広範囲に亘って正確に行うこ
とが可能になる。
Therefore, within the exit pupil B of the photographic lens 3, the reflected light flux L2 that has passed through the imaged area Ba of the entrance pupil A of the light receiving lens 4 is caused by the action of the field lens 6, regardless of the position of the imaged point P. It always passes through the entrance pupil A of the light receiving lens 4. In other words, even when the amount of defocus of the photographing lens 3 is large, the reflected light beam L2 is not eclipsed by the outer periphery of the light receiving lens 4 and is guided to the sensor 5. Therefore, there is no loss in the amount of received light, and it becomes possible to accurately determine the direction of front focus or rear focus over a wide range.

なお第3図の実施例では、フィールドレンズ6をフィル
ム面と共役な面Fの近傍に配置したが、射出瞳、入射瞳
の結像関係が保持されていれば、面Fの前方又は後方に
配置してもよい。
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the field lens 6 is placed near the plane F that is conjugate with the film plane, but if the imaging relationship between the exit pupil and the entrance pupil is maintained, the field lens 6 can be placed in front or behind the plane F. May be placed.

また第3図の実施例では、投光光束L1もフィールドレ
ンズ6を透過する配置となっているが、その必要がない
場合には例えば第4図に示すように、フィールドレンズ
6と撮影レンズ3との間に、投光光束L1を直接撮影レ
ンズ3の方向へ反射する反射ミラー7を配置して、光源
lからの光を投光レンズ2を介して側方から投光するよ
うにすることも可能である。
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the projected light beam L1 is also arranged to pass through the field lens 6, but if this is not necessary, for example, as shown in FIG. A reflecting mirror 7 that reflects the projected light flux L1 directly toward the photographic lens 3 is arranged between the two and the light source 1 is arranged so that the light from the light source 1 is projected from the side through the projecting lens 2. is also possible.

以上説明したように本発明に係る自動焦点検出装置によ
れば、撮影レンズと受光レンズの間に両レンズの瞳を結
像関係にする屈折力を持ったフィールドレンズを介在さ
せることにより、撮影レンズのディフォーカス量が大き
い場合にも、撮影レンズを通過した反射光束を受光レン
ズを介して効率よくセンサ上に導くことが可能になる。
As explained above, according to the automatic focus detection device according to the present invention, a field lens having refractive power that brings the pupils of both lenses into an image-forming relationship is interposed between the photographing lens and the light receiving lens. Even when the amount of defocus is large, it becomes possible to efficiently guide the reflected light flux that has passed through the photographing lens onto the sensor via the light receiving lens.

その結果、前ピントか後ピントかの方向判別を従来より
も広範囲に亘って正確に行うことができ、その信頼性を
高めることができる。また、受光光量の損失が少ないこ
とから、フィールドレンズの無い場合に比べると、より
遠い被写体に対しても方向判別が可能になる。
As a result, the direction of front focus or rear focus can be accurately determined over a wider range than before, and its reliability can be improved. Furthermore, since there is less loss in the amount of received light, it is possible to determine the direction of objects that are farther away than when there is no field lens.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第1図(a) 、 (b) 、 (c) 、第2図は従
来例の光学構成図、第3図、第4図は本発明に係る自動
焦点検出装置の実施例を示す光学構成図である。符号lは光源、2は投光レンズ、3は撮影レンズ、4は
受光レンズ、5はセンサ、6はフィールドレンズ、7は
反射ミラーである。特許出願人 キャノン株式会社手続補止書(自船1.事件の表示昭和58年特許願第182190号2、発明の名称自動焦点検出装置3、補正をする者事件との関係 特許出願人住所 東京都大田区下丸子三丁目30番2号名称(10
0)キャノン株式会社代表者 賀来龍三部4、代理人〒121東京都足立区梅島二丁目17番3号梅島ハイタ
ウンC−1045、補正の対象
Figures 1 (a), (b), (c) and Figure 2 are optical configuration diagrams of conventional examples, and Figures 3 and 4 are optical configuration diagrams showing embodiments of the automatic focus detection device according to the present invention. It is. 1 is a light source, 2 is a light projecting lens, 3 is a photographing lens, 4 is a light receiving lens, 5 is a sensor, 6 is a field lens, and 7 is a reflecting mirror. Patent Applicant: Canon Co., Ltd. Procedural Supplement (own ship 1. Indication of the case, 1982 Patent Application No. 182190 2, Name of the invention Automatic focus detection device 3, Person making the amendment Relationship with the case Patent Applicant Address: Tokyo 3-30-2 Shimomaruko, Ota-ku, Tokyo Name (10
0) Canon Co., Ltd. Representative Ryu Kaku Sanbe 4, Agent Address: C-104 Umejima Hightown, 2-17-3 Umejima, Adachi-ku, Tokyo 121 5, Subject of amendment

Claims (1)

Translated fromJapanese
【特許請求の範囲】1、投光手段によって被写体に光を投光し、その反射光
を撮影レンズ及びその後方の受光レンズを通して光電変
換素子上に結像し、その結像位置によって得られる電気
信号により撮影レンズの結像状態を検知する自動焦点検
出装置において、前記撮影レンズと受光レンズの間に、
受光レンズの入射瞳を撮影レンズの射出瞳位置に結像す
る屈折力を有するレンズを配置したことを特徴とする自
動焦点検出装置。2、前記撮影レンズと受光レンズの間に配置されたレン
ズと撮影レンズとの間に、前記投光手段からの投光光束
を撮影レンズ側へ反射するミラーを配置した特許請求の
範囲第1項に記載の自動焦点検出装置。
[Scope of Claims] 1. Light is projected onto a subject by a light projecting means, the reflected light is imaged on a photoelectric conversion element through a photographing lens and a light receiving lens behind it, and electricity obtained by the imaging position is In an automatic focus detection device that detects the imaging state of a photographic lens based on a signal, between the photographic lens and the light receiving lens,
An automatic focus detection device characterized by disposing a lens having refractive power to image the entrance pupil of a light receiving lens at the exit pupil position of a photographing lens. 2. Claim 1, wherein a mirror is disposed between a lens disposed between the photographing lens and the light receiving lens and the photographing lens to reflect the projected light flux from the light projecting means toward the photographing lens. The automatic focus detection device described in .
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US06/652,879US4549802A (en)1983-09-301984-09-21Focus detection apparatus

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