Patent · US Expired

Device detecting focus of a taking lens without decrease in focus detection accuracy when the auto focus area is disposed at an inclination relative to the photographic field

US6686577B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 9, 2001
Grant dateFeb 3, 2004
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Expiry dateMar 9, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B7/34
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An optical element disposed behind a main mirror and inclined relative to the optical axis is arranged at a position to correct aberration in the luminous flux generated by transmission through the main mirror.

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