Title:
CAMERA MODULE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2019074728
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a camera module having a new structure capable of imaging the outside in an image recognizable manner.SOLUTION: The camera module mounted inside a front windshield of a vehicle for imaging the outside of the vehicle, comprises: a lens unit 33 including a wide-angle lens 36; and an imager configured to image the outside by forming a light image from the outside through the lens unit 33. The wide-angle lens 36 has a wide-angle optical surface 360 at the outside. The wide-angle optical surface 360 is configured to have an upper portion of an optical axis Aw larger in size than a lower portion of the optical axis Aw in the wide-angle lens 36. A geometric center Cwg of the wide-angle optical surface 360 is positioned in an upper portion than the optical axis Aw of the wide-angle lens 36.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9
Inventors:
FURUTAKE YASUKI
NISHIOKA TAKESHI
SHIMIZU NOBUTOSHI
KAJINO YOICHI
YAMAGUCHI KAZUMA
CHIKATA KENSUKE
KAZAMA TAKESHI
MASUI SOJI
NISHIOKA TAKESHI
SHIMIZU NOBUTOSHI
KAJINO YOICHI
YAMAGUCHI KAZUMA
CHIKATA KENSUKE
KAZAMA TAKESHI
MASUI SOJI
Application Number:
JP2017229969A
Publication Date:
May 16, 2019
Filing Date:
November 30, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
DENSO CORP
International Classes:
G03B15/00; G02B7/02; G03B11/04; G03B17/02; G03B17/55; H04N5/222; H04N5/225; H04N5/232
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Foreign References:
| US20150015713A1 | 2015-01-15 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kazuyuki Yahagi
Taihei Nonobe
Takanori Kubo
Taihei Nonobe
Takanori Kubo