Patent Publication Number: US-10788644-B2

Title: Lens device, imaging device, and focus shift correction method of lens device

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/JP2017/017097 filed on Apr. 28, 2017, and claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2016-171618 filed on Sep. 2, 2016, the entire disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to a lens device, an imaging device, and a focus shift correction method of a lens device. 
     2. Description of the Related Art 
     For example, a television camera is configured such that a lens device is connected to a camera main body. An imaging optical system included in this lens device includes a plurality of lenses. The plurality of lenses is built in within a lens barrel so as to have a predetermined positional relationship, and is supported by a lens support member within the lens barrel. 
     There are some cases where a lens which causes a focus shift of the imaging optical system due to expansion or contraction caused by the influence of heat is present among the plurality of lenses accommodated in the lens barrel. A technology for preventing a captured image quality caused by such a focus shift from deteriorating is described in JP1993-103255A (JP-H05-103255A) and JP2002-341243A. 
     JP1993-103255A (JP-H05-103255A) describes a lens device including temperature sensors inside and outside a lens barrel. This lens device corrects a focus shift of an imaging optical system caused by the influence of heat based on temperature information items detected by two temperature sensors inside and outside the lens barrel. 
     JP2002-341243A describes a lens device to which a temperature sensor is attached to a lens within a lens barrel. This lens device corrects the focus shift caused by the influence of heat based on temperature information item of the lens detected by the temperature sensor. 
     JP2003-247889A describes an imaging device which is not a technology for correcting the focus shift of the imaging optical system caused by the influence of heat, and comprises an infrared optical system, a temperature sensor attached to the infrared optical system, a casing that accommodates an imaging element which images a subject through the infrared optical system, and a temperature sensor attached to an outer peripheral surface of the casing. This imaging device performs calibration of the imaging element based on temperature information items detected by these two temperature sensors. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     There are many cases where a lens which is likely to cause the focus shift is supported so as to be movable in an optical axis direction within the lens barrel like a focus lens. In such a configuration in which the temperature sensor is directly attached to the movable lens as in JP2002-341243A, it is necessary to devise the arrangement of the temperature sensor or the routing of the wiring of the temperature sensor in order to secure an optical characteristic of the imaging optical system, and a degree of freedom of design of the lens device decreases. 
     Even in such a configuration in which the temperature sensor is not directly attached to the lens within the lens barrel as in JP1993-103255A (JP-H05-103255A), it is necessary to devise the arrangement of the temperature sensor and the routing of the wiring of the temperature sensor without influencing the optical characteristic of the imaging optical system in order to provide the temperature sensor within the lens barrel having no much space, and a degree of freedom of design of the lens device decreases. 
     JP2003-247889A does not assume that the optical characteristic of the imaging optical system is corrected. Since the temperature sensor is directly attached to the infrared optical system, the degree of freedom of design of the imaging device is low. 
     The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a lens device capable of preventing a focus shift of an imaging optical system due to heat without reducing a degree of freedom of design, an imaging device comprising the same, and a focus shift correction method of a lens device. 
     A lens device of the present invention comprises an imaging optical system that includes a plurality of lenses, a lens barrel that accommodates the imaging optical system, a first temperature sensor that is provided outside the lens barrel to detect a temperature of the lens barrel, a second temperature sensor that is provided outside the lens barrel to detect a temperature of a target of which a temperature characteristic indicating a temperature change with a time change is different from a temperature characteristic of the lens barrel, and a focus correction unit that corrects a focus shift of the imaging optical system by controlling a correction lens included in the plurality of lenses based on temperature information items respectively detected by the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor. 
     An imaging device of the present invention comprises the lens device, and an imaging element that images a subject through the imaging optical system. 
     A focus shift correction method of a lens device of the present invention is a focus shift correction method of a lens device that includes an imaging optical system including a plurality of lenses, and a lens barrel which accommodates the imaging optical system. The method comprises a focus correction step of correcting a focus shift of the imaging optical system by controlling a correction lens included in the plurality of lenses based on temperature information items respectively detected by a first temperature sensor which is provided outside the lens barrel to detect a temperature of the lens barrel and a second temperature sensor which is provided outside the lens barrel to detect a temperature of a target of which a temperature characteristic indicating a temperature change with a time change is different from a temperature characteristic of the lens barrel. 
     According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a lens device capable of preventing a focus shift of an imaging optical system due to heat without reducing a degree of freedom of design, an imaging device comprising the same, and a focus shift correction method of a lens device. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration of a lens device  100  which is an embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a diagram showing an example of the temperature characteristics of a lens barrel  10 , a member  40 , and a specific lens of the lens device  100  shown in  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 3  is a diagram showing an example of first data stored in a storage medium  70  of the lens device  100  shown in  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 4  is a diagram showing an example of second data stored in the storage medium  70  of the lens device  100  shown in  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 5  is a schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration of a lens device  100 A which is a modification example of the lens device  100  shown in  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 6  is a diagram showing an example of a temperature of a lens barrel  10  of the lens device  100 A shown in  FIG. 5 , a temperature of a specific lens included in an imaging optical system  20 , and a temperature characteristic of an atmosphere of a portion in which the lens device  100 A is present. 
         FIG. 7  is a diagram showing an example of first data stored in a storage medium  70  of the lens device  100 A shown in  FIG. 5 . 
         FIG. 8  is a schematic diagram showing a schematic diagram of a lens device  100 B which is a modification example of the lens device  100  shown in  FIG. 1 . 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
       FIG. 1  is a schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration of a lens device  100  which is an embodiment of the present invention. 
     The lens device  100  comprises an imaging optical system  20 , a lens barrel  10  which is made of metal such as aluminum or titanium and accommodates the imaging optical system  20 , a temperature sensor  30  fixed onto an outer peripheral surface of the lens barrel  10 , a member  40  which is fixed onto the outer peripheral surface of the lens barrel  10  and has a temperature characteristic different from that of the lens barrel  10 , a temperature sensor  50  fixed onto the member  40 , a focus correction unit  60 , a storage medium  70 , and a motor  80 . 
     The lens device  100  is used while the lens barrel  10  is attached to the imaging device on which an imaging element (not shown) is mounted. In the imaging device to which the lens barrel  10  is attached, it is possible to obtain a captured image by imaging a subject by using the imaging element through the imaging optical system  20  and performing image processing on captured image signals output from the imaging element. 
     The imaging optical system  20  comprises a plurality of lenses for forming a subject image on the imaging element of the imaging device, and a stop  24 . 
     In the example of  FIG. 1 , the imaging optical system  20  comprises, as a plurality of lenses, a focusing lens  21  which is supported by the lens barrel  10  so as to be movable in an optical axis direction for focusing on the subject, a variator lens  22  which is supported by the lens barrel  10  so as to be movable in the optical axis direction in order to change a focal length, a compensator lens  23  which is supported by the lens barrel  10  so as to be movable in the optical axis direction and moves in the optical axis direction in synchronization with the variator lens  22  to correct a shift in focus caused by a change in focal length, and a relay lens  25  which is supported by the lens barrel  10  so as to be movable in the optical axis direction. 
     The focusing lens  21 , the variator lens  22 , the compensator lens  23 , and the relay lens  25  are composed of one or a plurality of lenses. 
     The positions of the focusing lens  21 , the variator lens  22 , the compensator lens  23 , and the relay lens  25  inside the lens barrel  10  are adjusted in a state of a predetermined reference temperature. 
     A specific lens which is a lens of which an optical characteristic changes to such an extent that imaging quality is not allowable due to the expansion or contraction of the lens in a case where a temperature becomes higher or lower than a reference value is included in the focusing lens  21 , the variator lens  22 , and the compensator lens  23 . The relay lens  25  is a correction lens for correcting a shift in focus (a shift in position of the subject image formed by the imaging optical system  20  in the optical axis direction) of the imaging optical system  20  caused by such a change in optical characteristic of the specific lens. 
     The motor  80  drives the relay lens  25  based on a command of the focus correction unit  60  to control a position of the relay lens  25  in the optical axis direction. 
     The temperature sensor  30  is a first temperature sensor that uses a temperature of the lens barrel  10  as a detecting target. A contact type using a thermocouple, a platinum resistance temperature detector, and a thermistor temperature detector, or a noncontact type for measuring a temperature by measuring infrared rays emitted from an object is used as the temperature sensor  30 . 
     The member  40  is a member of which a temperature characteristic approximates the temperature characteristic of the specific lens included in the imaging optical system  20 , and is made of, for example, glass or plastic. A temperature characteristic of a certain object refers to a temperature change with respect to a time change of this object. A case where the member has the temperature characteristic which approximates the temperature characteristic of the specific lens included in the imaging optical system includes a case where a difference between two temperature characteristics is included in a tolerance range in addition to a case where these two temperature characteristics are completely equal to each other. 
     The temperature characteristic of the object is determined by the mass and specific heat of the object. Thus, it is preferable that a member having a mass approximately equal to a mass of the specific lens and a specific heat approximately equal to a specific heat of the specific lens is used as the member  40 . A case where two masses (or specific heats) are approximately equal to each other includes a case where a difference between these two masses (or specific heats) is included in a tolerance range in addition to a case where these two masses (or specific heats) are completely equal to each other. 
     The specific lens may be one lens, or may be a plurality of lenses. 
     For example, in a case where the specific lens is a plurality of lenses made of a material having an approximately equal specific heat, a member having a mass approximately equal to the total mass of the plurality of specific lenses and a specific heat approximately equal to the specific heat of the plurality of lenses is used as the member  40 . 
     In a case where the plurality of specific lenses is present, a temperature characteristic obtained by performing unweighted average or weighted average of temperature characteristics of the plurality of lenses may be used as the temperature characteristic of the specific lens. Alternatively, a temperature characteristic of the lens, among the plurality of lenses, of which a change in optical characteristic caused by the temperature change is maximum may be used as the temperature characteristic of the specific lens. 
     Although the member  40  is fixed onto the outer peripheral surface of the lens barrel  10  by coming in contact with the outer peripheral surface thereof in the example of  FIG. 1 , the present invention is not limited thereto. The member may be disposed in any portion outside the lens barrel  10 . 
     The temperature sensor  50  is a second temperature sensor that uses a temperature of the member  40  as a detecting target. A contact type using a thermocouple, a platinum resistance temperature detector, and a thermistor temperature detector, or a noncontact type for measuring a temperature by measuring infrared rays emitted from an object is used as the temperature sensor  50 . 
     The storage medium  70  is constituted by a nonvolatile memory such as a flash memory. Focus shift correcting data including first data obtained by associating a difference value between two temperature information items to be respectively detected by the temperature sensor  30  and the temperature sensor  50  with a relative value of temperature information of the specific lens in a case where any one of these two temperature information items is used as a reference is stored in the storage medium  70  in advance. 
       FIG. 2  is a diagram showing an example of the temperature characteristics of the lens barrel  10 , the member  40 , and the specific lens of the lens device  100  shown in  FIG. 1 . In  FIG. 2 , a lateral axis depicts an elapsed time, and a vertical axis depicts a temperature. 
     A curved line  30   a  shown in  FIG. 2  represents a temperature characteristic of the lens barrel  10 , and is obtained by measuring the temperature by using the temperature sensor  30 . A curved line  50   a  shown in  FIG. 2  represents a temperature characteristic of the member  40 , and is obtained by measuring the temperature by using the temperature sensor  50 . A curved line  20   a  shown in  FIG. 2  represents a temperature characteristic of the specific lens included in the imaging optical system  20 , and is obtained by measuring the temperature by using a temperature sensor directly attached to the specific lens. 
     The temperature characteristic of the specific lens and the temperature characteristic of the member  40  are approximately equal to each other. However, the specific lens is disposed inside the lens barrel  10 , and the member  40  is disposed outside the lens barrel  10 . Since changes in temperature in areas inside and outside the lens barrel  10  due to an elapsed time are different, the curved line  50   a  and the curved line  20   a  are slightly shifted. 
     The focus shift correcting data stored in the storage medium  70  includes first data illustrated in  FIG. 3  and second data illustrated in  FIG. 4 . 
     The first data is data obtained by associating a difference value (a reference  70   a  of  FIG. 2 ) between the temperature information items of the lens barrel  10  and the member  40  in a certain time with a relative value (a reference  70   b  of  FIG. 2 ) of the temperature information of the specific lens with respective to the temperature information of the member  40  in a certain time. 
     The first data may be data obtained by associating the difference value (the reference  70   a  of  FIG. 2 ) between the temperature information items of the lens barrel  10  and the member  40  in the certain time with a relative value (a value obtained by combining the reference  70   a  with the reference  70   b  of  FIG. 2 ) of the temperature information of the specific lens with respective to the temperature information of the lens barrel  10  in a certain time. 
     The second data is data obtained by associating the temperature information of the specific lens included in the imaging optical system  20  with a movement amount of the relay lens  25  which is the correction lens. 
     For example, as for the movement amount of the relay lens  25 , the movement amount in a direction in which the relay lens approaches the subject is expressed by a plus value, and the movement amount in a direction in which the relay lens is away from the subject is expressed by a minus value. The value of the movement amount of the relay lens  25  is “zero (0)” in a case where the temperature of the specific lens is the reference temperature. 
     The lens device  100  includes a system controller which includes various processors, a random access memory (RAM), and a read only memory (ROM). The processor executes a program stored in the ROM, and thus the lens device functions as the focus correction unit  60 . 
     The various processors include a central processing unit (CPU) which is a general-purpose processor that performs various processing, a programmable logic device (PLD) which is a processor capable of changing a circuit configuration after a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) is manufactured, and a dedicated electric circuit which is a processor having a dedicated circuit configuration designed for performing a specific process such as an Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). 
     More specifically, the structures of the various processors are electric circuits obtained by combining circuit elements such as semiconductor devices. 
     The system controller may be constituted by one of the various processors, or may be constituted by a combination (for example, a combination of a plurality of FPGAs or a combination of the CPU and the FPGA) of two or more processors of the same type or different types. 
     The focus correction unit  60  estimates the temperature information of the specific lens included in the imaging optical system  20  based on the temperature information of the lens barrel  10  detected by the temperature sensor  30 , the temperature information of the member  40  detected by the temperature sensor  50 , and the first data stored in the storage medium  70 . 
     The focus correction unit  60  corrects the focus shift by determining the movement amount of the relay lens  25  corresponding to the temperature information based on the estimated temperature information and the second data stored in the storage medium  70 , controlling the motor  80  according to the determined movement amount, and moving the relay lens  25  by the movement amount. 
     An operation of the lens device  100  having the aforementioned configuration will be described. 
     In a state in which the lens device  100  is powered on, the temperature information of the lens barrel  10  is detected by the temperature sensor  30 , the temperature information of the member  40  is detected by the temperature sensor  50 , and the detected temperature information items are input to the focus correction unit  60 . 
     The focus correction unit  60  temporarily stores the temperature information of the lens barrel  10  input from the temperature sensor  30  and the temperature information of the member  40  input from the temperature sensor  50  in the RAM, and calculates a difference value (an absolute value without regard to its sign) between these two temperature information items. 
     Subsequently, the focus correction unit  60  calculates an estimation value of the temperature information of the specific lens by reading out the relative value of the temperature information of the specific lens corresponding to the calculated difference value from the first data stored in the storage medium  70  and adding the readout relative value to the temperature information of the member  40  stored in the RAM. 
     In a case where the first data stored in the storage medium  70  is the data obtained by associating the difference value between the temperature information of the lens barrel  10  and the temperature information of the member  40  with the relative value of the temperature information of the specific lens with respect to the lens barrel  10 , the focus correction unit  60  calculates the estimation value of the temperature information of the specific lens by adding the readout relative value to the temperature information of the lens barrel  10  stored in the RAM. 
     Subsequently, the focus correction unit  60  reads out the movement amount of the relay lens  25  corresponding to the calculated estimation value from the second data stored in the storage medium  70 , controls the motor  80  based on the readout movement amount, and moves the relay lens  25  in the optical axis direction by the movement amount. 
     The aforementioned processes are repeatedly performed during the activation of the lens device  100 . Accordingly, the focus shift of the imaging optical system  20  caused by the temperature change of the specific lens is prevented. 
     As mentioned above, according to the lens device  100 , it is possible to correct the focus shift of the imaging optical system  20  by controlling the position of the relay lens  25  in the optical axis direction based on the temperature information items respectively detected by the temperature sensor  30  and the temperature sensor  50  provided outside the lens barrel  10 . Thus, it is not necessary to provide the temperature sensor within the lens barrel  10 , and thus, it is possible to eliminate a concern about due to stray light caused by the temperature sensor attached to the specific lens and light shielding due to the member related to the temperature sensor as compared to a case where the temperature sensor is directly attached to the specific lens, for example. A mechanism for moving the temperature sensor together with the specific lens is not required, and thus, it is possible to improve a degree of freedom of design within the lens barrel  10 . As a result, it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost of the lens device  100 . 
     In a case where the lens device  100  is a lens device for broadcasting, the lens barrel  10  becomes large, and a difference between the temperatures inside and outside the lens barrel  10  becomes large. Thus, it is difficult to improve the correction accuracy of the focus shift by merely correcting the focus shift based on only the temperature of the lens barrel  10  or correcting the focus shift based on only the temperature inside the lens barrel  10 . In contrast, according to the present embodiment, since the temperature of the specific lens is estimated based on the information items of the two temperature sensors such as the temperature sensor  30  and the temperature sensor  50 , it is possible to correct the focus shift with high accuracy. 
     According to the lens device  100 , the member  40  of which the temperature characteristic approximates the temperature characteristic of the specific lens included in the imaging optical system  20  is as the detecting target of the temperature sensor  50 . Thus, it is possible to improve the estimation accuracy of the temperature information of the specific lens calculated based on the first data stored in the storage medium  70  and the difference value of the temperature information items respectively detected by the temperature sensor  30  and the temperature sensor  50 , and it is possible to correct the focus shift with high accuracy. 
       FIG. 5  is a schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration of a lens device  100 A which is a modification example of the lens device  100  shown in  FIG. 1 . In  FIG. 5 , the same components as those of  FIG. 1  will be assigned the same references. 
     The lens device  100 A has the same configuration as the configuration of the lens device  100  except that the member  40  is removed and the temperature sensor  50  is replaced with a temperature sensor  50 A. 
     The temperature sensor  50 A is a second temperature sensor that uses an atmosphere of a portion in which the lens device  100  is present as a detecting target. The atmosphere has a temperature characteristic different from the temperature characteristic of the specific lens included in the imaging optical system. 
     A ventilation tube capable of introducing or discharging an ambient air is attached to the lens barrel  10 , and the temperature sensor  50 A is provided within this ventilation tube. The temperature information detected by the temperature sensor  50 A is input to the focus correction unit  60 . 
       FIG. 6  is a diagram showing an example of the temperature of the lens barrel  10  of the lens device  100 A shown in  FIG. 5 , the temperature of the specific lens included in the imaging optical system  20 , and the temperature characteristic of the atmosphere of the portion in which the lens device  100 A is present. In  FIG. 6 , a lateral axis depicts an elapsed time, and a vertical axis depicts a temperature. A curved line  50   b  shown in  FIG. 6  represents a change in temperature (air temperature) of the atmosphere of the portion in which the lens device  100 A is present, and is obtained by measuring the temperature by using the temperature sensor  50 A. 
     As shown in  FIG. 6 , a correspondence between a difference value between the temperature of the lens barrel  10  and the air temperature and the temperature of the specific lens can be obtained from the lens device  100 A through the measurement. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 7 , the first data stored in the storage medium  70  of the lens device  100 A is data obtained by associating the difference value between two temperature information items respectively detected by the temperature sensor  30  and the temperature sensor  50 A with the relative value of the temperature information of the specific lens in a case where any one of the two temperature information items is used as a reference. The second data stored in the storage medium  70  of the lens device  100 A is the same as the data stored in the storage medium  70  of the lens device  100 . 
     An operation of the lens device  100 A having the aforementioned configuration will be described. 
     In a state in which the lens device  100 A is powered on, the temperature information of the lens barrel  10  is detected by the temperature sensor  30 , the temperature information of the atmosphere is detected by the temperature sensor  50 A, and the temperature information items are input to the focus correction unit  60 . 
     The focus correction unit  60  temporarily stores the temperature information of the lens barrel  10  input from the temperature sensor  30  and the temperature information of the atmosphere input from the temperature sensor  50 A in the RAM, and calculates the difference value (the absolute value without regard to its sign) between these two temperature information items. 
     Subsequently, the focus correction unit  60  calculates the estimation value of the temperature information of the specific lens by reading out the relative value of the temperature information of the specific lens corresponding to the calculated difference value from the first data stored in the storage medium  70  and adding the readout relative value to the temperature information of the atmosphere stored in the RAM. 
     In a case where the first data stored in the storage medium  70  is the data obtained by associating the difference value between the temperature information of the lens barrel  10  and the temperature information of the atmosphere with the relative value of the temperature information of the specific lens with respect to the lens barrel  10 , the focus correction unit  60  calculates the estimation value of the temperature information of the specific lens by adding the relative value readout in this manner to the temperature information of the lens barrel  10  stored in the RAM. 
     Subsequently, the focus correction unit  60  reads out the movement amount of the relay lens  25  corresponding to the calculated estimation value from the second data stored in the storage medium  70 , controls the motor  80  based on the readout movement amount, and moves the relay lens  25  in the optical axis direction by the movement amount. 
     The aforementioned processes are repeatedly performed during the activation of the lens device  100 A. Accordingly, the focus shift of the imaging optical system  20  caused by the temperature change of the specific lens is prevented. 
     As mentioned above, it is possible to correct the focus shift with high accuracy by controlling the relay lens  25  based on the temperature information of the lens barrel  10  and the temperature information of the atmosphere. According to the lens device  100 A, since the member  40  is not required, it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost. 
       FIG. 8  is a schematic diagram showing a schematic diagram of a lens device  100 B which is a modification example of the lens device  100  shown in  FIG. 1 . In  FIG. 8 , the same components as those of  FIG. 1  will be assigned the same references. 
     The lens device  100 B has the same configuration as the configuration of the lens device  100  except that the member  40  is movable in the optical axis direction of the imaging optical system  20  in synchronization with the movement of the variator lens  22 . The member  40  is supported by the lens barrel  10  so as to be movable in the optical axis direction. 
     In a case where the member  40  provided at the lens device  100 B is supported by the lens barrel  10  so as to be movable in the optical axis direction and the variator lens  22  moves in the optical axis direction, the member moves in a direction opposite to the movement direction thereof, and thus, the vibration of the center of gravity of the variator lens  22  is prevented. 
     As stated above, according to the lens device  100 B, it is possible to use the member  40  for preventing the vibration of the center of gravity of a lens group movable in the optical axis direction, which is included in the imaging optical system  20 , as the detecting target of the temperature information required to correct the focus shift, and it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost of the device. 
     Since the member  40  is supported by the outer peripheral surface of the lens barrel  10  so as to be movable in the optical axis direction, in a case where the specific lens included in the imaging optical system  20  is a lens movable in the optical axis direction, a heat radiation characteristic of the member  40  and a heat radiation characteristic of the specific lens can approximate each other. Accordingly, it is possible to further decrease a difference between the curved line  20   a  and the curved line  50   a  shown in  FIG. 2 , and it is possible to improve the estimation accuracy of the temperature of the specific lens. 
     It is necessary to set the mass of the member  40  of the lens device  100 B to be approximately equal to the mass of the variator lens  22 , and the degree of freedom of the selection of the mass is less. Thus, the temperature characteristic of the member  40  may approximate to the temperature characteristic of the specific lens by adjusting the material thereof such that a value obtained by multiplying the specific heat to the mass is approximately equal to an accumulation value of the mass and the specific heat of the specific lens included in the imaging optical system  20 . Glass, water, oil, or stone may be used as the material of the member  40  of the lens device  100 B. 
     In the lens device  100 B, the member  40  which is the detecting target of the temperature sensor  50  is used as a member having another function. As a modification example, the member  40  of the lens device  100  of  FIG. 1  may be supported by the lens barrel  10  so as to be movable in the optical axis direction. According to this configuration, in a case where the specific lens included in the imaging optical system  20  is the lens movable in the optical axis direction, the heat radiation characteristic of the member  40  and the heat radiation characteristic of the specific lens can approximate each other, and it is possible to obtain an effect of improving the estimation accuracy of the temperature of the specific lens. 
     In each of the lens device  100  and the lens device  100 B, it is preferable that a contact area of the member  40  with the lens barrel  10  is approximately equal to a contact area of the specific lens of the imaging optical system  20  with the lens barrel  10 . A case where two contact areas are approximately equal to each other includes a case where a difference between these two contact areas is included in a tolerance range in addition to a case where these two contact areas are completely equal to each other. According to this configuration, since the heat radiation characteristic of the member  40  and the heat radiation characteristic of the specific lens can approximate each other, it is possible to improve the estimation accuracy of the temperature of the specific lens. 
     Although it has been described that the relay lens  25  functions as the correction lens, a lens other than the relay lens  25  included in the imaging optical system  20  may function as the correction lens. 
     Although it has been described in each of the lens device  100 , the lens device  100 A, and the lens device  100 B that the temperature of the specific lens is estimated based on the temperature information items detected by two temperature sensors having different detecting targets which are provided outside the lens barrel  10 , the temperature of the specific lens may be estimated based on temperature information items detected by three temperature sensors or more having different detecting targets which are provided outside the lens barrel  10 , and the focus shift may be corrected based on the estimated temperature. 
     For example, a configuration in which the temperature sensor  50 A shown in  FIG. 5  is added to the lens device  100  of  FIG. 1  is considered. In this configuration, for example, data obtained by associating a first difference value between the temperature information of the lens barrel  10  detected by the temperature sensor  30  and the temperature information of the member  40  detected by the temperature sensor  50 , a second difference value between the temperature information of the atmosphere detected by the temperature sensor  50 A and the temperature information of the member  40  detected by the temperature sensor  50 , and a relative value of the temperature information of the specific lens with respect to any one of the temperature information of the lens barrel  10 , the temperature information of the member  40 , or the temperature information of the atmosphere is stored as the first data in the storage medium  70 . 
     The focus correction unit  60  estimates the temperature information of the specific lens by calculating the first difference value and the second difference value from the temperature information items respectively input from the temperature sensor  30 , the temperature sensor  50 , and the temperature sensor  50 A, reading out the relative value of the specific lens corresponding to the combination of these two difference values from the first data, and adding the readout relative value to any one of the temperature information of the lens barrel  10 , the temperature information of the member  40 , or the temperature information of the atmosphere. 
     According to this configuration, it is possible to further improve the estimation accuracy of the temperature information of the specific lens, and it is possible to correct the focus shift with higher accuracy. 
     Although it has been described that the lens device and the imaging device are separate devices, the present invention is applicable to an imaging device such as a compact digital camera to which the lens device is integrally provided. 
     As described above, the following matters are disclosed in this specification. 
     (1) A lens device comprises an imaging optical system that includes a plurality of lenses, a lens barrel that accommodates the imaging optical system, a first temperature sensor that is provided outside the lens barrel to detect a temperature of the lens barrel, a second temperature sensor that is provided outside the lens barrel to detect a temperature of a target of which a temperature characteristic indicating a temperature change with a time change is different from a temperature characteristic of the lens barrel, and a focus correction unit that corrects a focus shift of the imaging optical system by controlling a correction lens included in the plurality of lenses based on temperature information items respectively detected by the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor. 
     (2) In the lens device according to (1), the second temperature sensor uses a member having a temperature characteristic close to a temperature characteristic of a specific lens included in the plurality of lenses, as a detecting target. 
     (3) In the lens device according to (2), the member is provided outside the lens barrel. 
     (4) In the lens device according to (3), a mass and a specific heat of the member are approximately equal to a mass and a specific heat of the specific lens. 
     (5) In the lens device according to (3) or (4), the member comes in contact with an outer peripheral surface of the lens barrel, and a contact area of the specific lens and the lens barrel and a contact area of the member and the lens barrel are approximately equal to each other. 
     (6) In the lens device according to (3) or (4), the member is supported by the lens barrel so as to be movable in an optical axis direction of the imaging optical system, and the specific lens is movable in the optical axis direction. 
     (7) In the lens device according to (6), in a state in which a lens group included in the imaging optical system moves in one direction, the member moves in a direction opposite to the one direction to prevent vibration of a center of gravity of the lens group. 
     (8) The lens device according to any one of (2) to (7) further comprises a storage medium that stores data obtained by associating a difference value between two temperature information items detected by the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor with a relative value of temperature information of the specific lens in a case where any one of the two temperature information items is used as a reference. The focus correction unit calculates the difference value between the two temperature information items, estimates the temperature information of the specific lens based on any one of the difference value, the data, or the two temperature information items, and corrects the focus shift of the imaging optical system based on the estimated temperature information. 
     (9) In the lens device according to (1), the second temperature sensor uses an atmosphere as a detecting target. 
     (10) The lens device according to (9) further comprises a storage medium that stores data obtained by associating a difference value between two temperature information items detected by the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor with a relative value of temperature information of a specific lens included in the plurality of lenses in a case where any one of the two temperature information items is used as a reference. The focus correction unit calculates the difference value between the two temperature information items, estimates the temperature information of the specific lens based on any one of the difference value, the data, or the two temperature information items, and corrects the focus shift of the imaging optical system based on the estimated temperature information. 
     (11) An imaging device comprises the lens device according to any one of (1) to (10), and an imaging element that images a subject through the imaging optical system. 
     (12) A focus shift correction method of a lens device that includes an imaging optical system including a plurality of lenses, and a lens barrel which accommodates the imaging optical system. The method comprises a focus correction step of correcting a focus shift of the imaging optical system by controlling a correction lens included in the plurality of lenses based on temperature information items respectively detected by a first temperature sensor which is provided outside the lens barrel to detect a temperature of the lens barrel and a second temperature sensor which is provided outside the lens barrel to detect a temperature of a target of which a temperature characteristic indicating a temperature change with a time change is different from a temperature characteristic of the lens barrel. 
     (13) In the focus shift correction method of a lens device according to (12), the second temperature sensor uses a member having a temperature characteristic close to temperature characteristic of a specific lens included in the plurality of lenses, as a detecting target. 
     (14) In the focus shift correction method of a lens device according to (13), a mass and a specific heat of the member are approximately equal to a mass and a specific heat of the specific lens. 
     (15) In the focus shift correction method of a lens device according to (13) or (14), the member comes in contact with an outer peripheral surface of the lens barrel, and a contact area of the specific lens and the lens barrel and a contact area of the member and the lens barrel are approximately equal to each other. 
     (16) In the focus shift correction method of a lens device according to (13) or (14), the member is supported by the lens barrel so as to be movable in an optical axis direction of the imaging optical system, and the specific lens is movable in the optical axis direction. 
     (17) In the focus shift correction method of a lens device according to (16), in a state in which a lens group included in the imaging optical system moves in one direction, the member moves in a direction opposite to the one direction to prevent vibration of a center of gravity of the lens group. 
     (18) In the focus shift correction method of a lens device according to any one of (13) to (17), the lens device further comprises a storage medium that stores data obtained by associating a difference value between two temperature information items detected by the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor with a relative value of temperature information of the specific lens in a case where any one of the two temperature information items is used as a reference. In the focus correction step, the difference value between the two temperature information items is calculated, the temperature information of the specific lens is estimated based on any one of the difference value, the data, or the two temperature information items, and the focus shift of the imaging optical system is corrected based on the estimated temperature information. 
     (19) In the focus shift correction method of a lens device according to (12), the second temperature sensor uses an atmosphere as a detecting target. 
     (20) In the focus shift correction method of a lens device according to (19), the lens device further comprises a storage medium that stores data obtained by associating a difference value between two temperature information items detected by the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor with a relative value of temperature information of a specific lens included in the plurality of lenses in a case where any one of the two temperature information items is used as a reference. In the focus correction step, the difference value between the two temperature information items is calculated, the temperature information of the specific lens is estimated based on any one of the difference value, the data, or the two temperature information items, and the focus shift of the imaging optical system is corrected based on the estimated temperature information. 
     (21) A lens device comprises an imaging optical system that includes a plurality of lenses, a lens barrel that accommodates the imaging optical system, a first temperature sensor that is provided outside the lens barrel to detect a temperature of the lens barrel, a second temperature sensor that is provided outside the lens barrel to detect a temperature of a target of which a temperature characteristic indicating a temperature change with a time change is different from a temperature characteristic of the lens barrel, and a processor that corrects a focus shift of the imaging optical system by controlling a correction lens included in the plurality of lenses based on temperature information items respectively detected by the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor. 
     According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a lens device capable of preventing a focus shift of an imaging optical system due to heat without reducing a degree of freedom of design, and an imaging device comprising the same. 
     Although the present invention has been described in conjunction with a specific embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment, and may be variously changed without departing from the technical spirit of the invention disclosed herein. 
     This application is based on Japanese Patent Application (2016-171618), filed Sep. 2, 2016, the content of which is incorporated herein. 
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               100 ,  100 A,  100 B: lens device 
               10 : lens barrel 
               20 : imaging optical system 
               21 : focusing lens 
               22 : variator lens 
               23 : compensator lens 
               24 : stop 
               25 : relay lens 
               30 ,  50 ,  50 A: temperature sensor 
               40 : member 
               60 : focus correction unit 
               70 : storage medium 
               80 : motor 
               20   a : temperature characteristic of specific lens 
               30   a : temperature characteristic of lens barrel  10   
               50   a : temperature characteristic of member  40   
               50   b : temperature characteristic of atmosphere 
               70   a : difference value 
               70   b : relative value