Imaging device
US6177667A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 14, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/0306
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An imaging device includes a lens array in which lenses are arranged in a line, the lenses being optically equivalent, a roof mirror array having roof mirrors arranged in a line parallel to a direction in which axes of the lenses of the lens array are arranged, and an aperture member having apertures arranged so as to correspond to the lenses of the lens array. The center of an interval between axes of adjacent lenses of the lens array corresponds to a ridge line of the roof mirror array, and wherein at least two roof mirrors are provided with respect to each of the lenses of the lens array.
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