Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080225139 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device includes an imaging optical system including at least one movable optical element; an image sensor, an imaging surface of which lies on an image-forming plane of the imaging optical system; a circuit board on which the image sensor is mounted; and an image processing circuit for processing an image signal output from the image sensor and a drive circuit for the movable optical element, both of the image processing circuit and the drive circuit are mounted on the circuit board. The image processing circuit and the drive circuit are disposed on the circuit board in that order from a side closer to the image sensor. | 09-18-2008 |
20080291543 | IMAGING UNIT AND MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An imaging unit including an image sensor, an incident-side prism, an exit-side prism, and an intermediate optical system positioned therebetween, wherein light incident on the incident-side prism passes through the incident-side prism, the intermediate optical system and the exit-side prism to be incident on the image sensor, the imaging unit includes a housing supporting the incident-side prism, the exit-side prism and the intermediate optical system such that incident and exit optical axes of the incident-side prism, an optical axis of the intermediate optical system, and incident and exit optical axes of the exit-side prism all lie on a common plane; and a cover board, on which the image sensor is mounted, fixed to the housing so that the image sensor faces an exit surface of the exit-side prism, the cover board closing an opening of the housing. | 11-27-2008 |
20090051804 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device includes a housing including a first photographing aperture and a second photographing aperture which are open toward opposite directions; at least one image pickup device and an image processing circuit for processing signals output from the image pickup device, the image pickup device and the image processing circuit being positioned within the housing and lie in a plane including the first photographing aperture; a first optical system having a bent optical path for forming an image of light incident from the first photographing aperture on an imaging surface of the image pickup device, the bent optical path being defined by a plurality of reflecting surfaces of the first optical system; and a second optical system having a linear optical path for forming an image of light incident from the second photographing aperture on the imaging surface of the image pickup device. | 02-26-2009 |
20090122179 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device includes a housing including first and second photographing apertures which are open toward opposite directions; an image pickup device provided in the housing; a main optical system forming incident light from the first photographing aperture onto an imaging surface of the image pickup device; and an insertable optical element movable between an insertion position in an optical path of a main optical system and a removed position out of the optical path of the main optical system, the insertable optical element constituting at least a part of a sub-optical system which forms incident light from the second photographing aperture onto the imaging surface when at the insertion position. When the insertable optical element is positioned in the insertion position, the sub-optical axis is offset from the main optical axis toward the removed position of the insertable optical element in the inserting/removing direction. | 05-14-2009 |
20120075717 | VARIABLE POWER OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A variable power optical system, including a fixed negative first lens group, a second positive lens group and a third positive lens group, wherein the first lens group includes a deflecting element arranged to bend an optical path, and when d | 03-29-2012 |
20120075726 | IMAGING OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging optical system, which includes an imaging lens group having at least one lens, and an image side prism that bends light which has passed through the imaging lens group toward an image pickup device arranged at a predetermined position, and wherein the image side prism includes a reflection surface which reflects, toward the image pickup device, incident light proceeding from the imaging lens group and an exit surface from which light reflected from the reflection surface emerges, and wherein the image side prism has a cut surface formed by cutting off a vertex portion between the reflection surface and the exit surface such that a whole normal light incident area within which normal light is incident on the reflection surface remains, and the cut surface is a non-diffusing surface. | 03-29-2012 |
20120075727 | IMAGING OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging optical system, which is provided with an imaging lens group having at least one lens, an image side prism that bends light which has passed through the imaging lens group toward an image pickup device arranged at a predetermined position, and a cover glass that is provided for the image pickup device and lets the light bent by the image side prism pass therethrough, and wherein an exist surface of the image side prism from which the light bent by the image side prism emerges and an entrance surface of the cover glass are adhered to each other with an adhesive which is optically transparent. | 03-29-2012 |
20120075728 | IMAGING OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging optical system, including an imaging lens group, an image side prism having an entrance surface a reflection surface and an exit surface from which light exits toward an image pickup device, and a first shielding member shielding at least a part of a region on the entrance surface, wherein the region on the entrance surface is located from an edge line of an apex between the entrance surface and the exit surface to a position corresponding to a height h from the edge line, and when L represents a length of the exit surface, α represents an angle formed between the reflection surface and the exit surface, n represents a refractive index of a surrounding area of the image side prism, and n′ represents a refractive index of the image side prism, the height h satisfies a following condition: h=L×cos {α+sin | 03-29-2012 |