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Title:
COMPOUND EYE CAMERA MODULE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2007/125761
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A compound eye camera module where a light shielding block (6) having openings (6a-6d) is provided between a lens array (1) and an imaging element (4). The lens array (1) is provided with lenses (1a-1d) having optical axes different from each other, and the imaging element (4) has imaging regions (4a-4d). The light shielding block has a first standard surface (68) in contact with the lens array and positioning it in the optical axis direction, a second standard surface (65) in contact with the imaging element and positioning it in the optical axis direction, a third standard surface (67) in contact with the lens array and positioning it in a first direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction, and a fourth standard surface (66) in contact with the lens array and positioning the lens array in a second direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction and the first direction. Although simply assembled, the compound eye camera module has high accuracy of measured distances and is small-sized and thin.

Inventors:
TAMAKI SATOSHI
SUENAGA TATSUTOSHI
IMADA KATSUMI
Application Number:
PCT/JP2007/058139
Publication Date:
November 08, 2007
Filing Date:
April 13, 2007
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Assignee:
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD (JP)
TAMAKI SATOSHI
SUENAGA TATSUTOSHI
IMADA KATSUMI
International Classes:
H04N5/225; G02B7/28; G03B11/00; G03B13/36; G03B19/06; G03B19/07; G03B35/10; H04N5/335; H04N5/349; H04N5/357; H04N5/369
Foreign References:
JP2000352663A2000-12-19
JP2001174682A2001-06-29
JP2003143459A2003-05-16
JPH04306607A1992-10-29
JP2003133336A2003-05-09
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
IKEUCHI SATO & PARTNER PATENT ATTORNEYS (OAP TOWER8-30, Tenmabashi 1-chome,Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 26, JP)
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