IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME

Title:

IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/021747

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

This image pickup device can be easily manufactured, and can be handled by being easily sucked even in an individually separated state. Provided is an image pickup device (1) having: an image pickup element (2); a prism (3), which is fixed to the image pickup element (2), and has a light input surface (3a) having light inputted thereto from the direction intersecting an optical axis (A) of the image pickup element (2), a light output surface (3b) substantially parallel to the image pickup surface (2a) of the image pickup element (2), and a reflecting surface (3c) that deflects the light inputted to the light input surface (3a) to the direction along the optical axis (A) of the image pickup element (2); and a cover member (4), which is fixed at a position that covers the reflecting surface (3c) of the prism (3), and has an outer surface (4a) substantially parallel to the image pickup surface (2a).

Inventors:

ORIHARA TATSUYA (JP)
KONNO MITSUJIRO (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2012/066803

Publication Date:

February 14, 2013

Filing Date:

June 29, 2012

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Assignee:

OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP (JP)
ORIHARA TATSUYA (JP)
KONNO MITSUJIRO (JP)

International Classes:

H04N5/225; G02B7/18; H04N5/335

Foreign References:

JP2009288682A	2009-12-10
JPH11326766A	1999-11-26
JPS63127444A	1988-05-31
JPS63127444A	1988-05-31

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