Imaging apparatus having discontinuous lens reference surfaces and method of assembling the imaging apparatus
US6897432B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/02449
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An improved lens focusing and referencing arrangement for an imaging system of the type which may include a photosensor array. The imaging system housing may include reference surfaces configured such that they contact the lens only near the ends thereof in order to minimize the effect of any irregularities in the reference surfaces.
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