Title:
OBSERVATION APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2020/129398
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided is an observation apparatus that enables, via a simple configuration, efficient observation of a wide range. The apparatus is provided with a panoramic photography lens 12 that is formed from an optically transparent material, is formed so as to have rotational symmetry around the optical axis of the lens center, and comprises a light-receiving face 14 that can be struck by lateral light from a full 360° range orthogonal to the optical axis. The apparatus is provided with a panoramic photography device 10 that comprises: a photography element 24 for capturing an incident image 36 formed on the panoramic photography lens 12; and a relay lens 22 that is disposed between the panoramic photography lens 12 and the photography element 24, and that forms, on the photography element 24, an image of light striking the panoramic photography lens 12. The apparatus is provided with a reflecting mirror 28 that is disposed in one direction in a 360° field of view of the panoramic photography device 10, and that guides light from the vicinity of the optical axis direction to a portion of the light-receiving face 14 of the panoramic photography lens 12.
Inventors:
HONDA KENICHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2019/041612
Publication Date:
June 25, 2020
Filing Date:
October 24, 2019
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TATEYAMA KAGAKU IND CO LTD (JP)
International Classes:
G02B17/08; B60R1/00; G02B13/06; G02B13/18; G03B15/00; G03B17/17; G03B37/00; H04N5/225; H04N5/232
Foreign References:
| JPH03266740A | 1991-11-27 | |||
| JP2003167193A | 2003-06-13 | |||
| JP2003304561A | 2003-10-24 | |||
| JPH11312300A | 1999-11-09 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
HIROSAWA Isao (JP)
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