Sumitomo Electric Industries, Limited

Aac Optics (nanning) Co., Ltd.

Aac Optics Solutions Pte. Ltd.

Toyohashi University of Technology

Changzhou Aac Raytech Optronics Co., Ltd.

Takashi Iwasaki

Kenji Saito

Youichi Nagai

Kazumasa Toya

Makoto Inagaki

Koji Mori

Yoshiya Abiko

Rui Mikami

Yoshiki Kuhara

Kazuo Shikama

Yasuhiro Iguchi

Naoyuki Yamabayashi

Kenichi Hirotsu

Takeshi Yamana

Hideaki Nakahata

Masao Moriguchi

Kazushi Iyatani

Kenji Ohki

Shigeru Sawada

Masanobu Koganeya

Akihiko Kojima

Tomohiro Nemoto

Manabu Shiozaki

So Tanaka

Akira Yamaguchi

Yoshiki Miura

Hiroyuki Matsuyama

Masaharu Mogi

Toshiyuki Nitta

Shigeki Nakauchi

Yusuke Araki

Hiroya Kimura

Yoshikazu Kogetsu

Nobuhisa Tanaka

Takahiro Asao

Shougo Asai

The present invention relates to an imaging device and a camera. The imaging device includes an autofocus lens module with an optical axis, an imaging module, and an anti-vibration mechanism. The anti-vibration mechanism includes, from an image side to an object side in sequence: a base with a magnet disposed thereon; a drive frame rotatably disposed on the base, a rotation axis of the drive frame being perpendicular to the optical axis, a locking mechanism and a drive coil being disposed on opposite sides of the rotation axis; a movable frame with the imaging module fixedly disposed thereon, the movable frame driving the imaging module to move together relative to the optical axis to achieve anti-shake, and a cooperating mechanism corresponding to the locking mechanism being disposed on the movable frame. Such imaging device and camera can reduce assembly difficulty and avoid wear and indentation caused by drop impact.

Imaging device and camera

The present invention discloses an image pickup apparatus, a camera and a mobile electronic device. The image pickup apparatus comprises a housing; a movable component and a fixed component, the fixed component comprising a lens with an optical axis, and the movable component comprising a moving frame and a sensor component; a first connector movably connecting the movable component with the fixed component; a first driving component used for driving the movable component to move in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis; a second connector movably connecting the moving frame with the sensor component; and a second driving component used for driving the sensor component to move in the direction of the optical axis. The image pickup apparatus coincides with the development direction of 'miniaturization', and facilitates optical axis alignment during assembly, thus improving the image pickup quality of the image pickup apparatus.

Image pickup apparatus, camera and mobile electronic device

The present discloses a lens module, a camera and a portable electronic device. The lens module comprises a fixed component, a moving part and a dust absorption gel. The moving part comprises a lens holder for fixing a lens and driving the lens to move in the direction of an optical axis to realize focusing, and/or a movable frame for fixing an image sensing unit and driving the image sensing unit to move to realize image stabilization. One of the fixed component and the moving part is provided with an accommodating cavity with an opening, and the other is provided with a protrusion, which is inserted into the accommodating cavity from the opening in a first direction and is able to move in the accommodating cavity. The impact of foreign matter on the imaging quality caused by collision and friction between components of the lens module can be effectively avoided.

Lens module, camera and portable electronic device

A camera device and a portable electronic device are provided. The camera device includes a camera lens and an anti-shake mechanism. The anti-shake mechanism includes a base, a supporting frame, a driving member, and a supporting member. The camera lens is fixed to the supporting frame. The driving member includes at least one coil and at least one magnetic steel. The driving member is configured to drive the supporting frame to move relative to the base in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis, and the supporting member is arranged between the supporting frame and the base to support movement of the supporting frame. The anti-shake mechanism further comprises at least one magnetic fluid body arranged on at least one of the base and the supporting frame.

Camera device and portable electronic device with anti-shake mechanism comprising at least one coil, at least one magnetic steel, and at least one magnetic fluid body

This photovoltaic module includes: a power generating element configured to receive sunlight to generate power; and a housing which is closed, the housing having: a concentrating portion provided with a lens configured to concentrate sunlight; a bottom portion in which the power generating element is disposed; and a side wall serving as an outer frame for the bottom portion and supporting the concentrating portion. The side wall is a resin molded body including a resin and glass fibers dispersed in the resin, the resin is one of PET (Polyethylene terephthalate), PBT (Polybutylene Terephthalate), and PP (Polypropylene), and the glass fibers are orientated, in the resin, along a crossing direction that crosses a direction of an optical axis of the lens.

Photovoltaic module, photovoltaic panel, and production method for photovoltaic module

Provided is a camera device, including: a case having a receiving cavity; a focus adjustment mechanism installed to a camera lens having an optical axis; and an image stabilization mechanism, the image stabilization mechanism and the focus adjustment mechanism being arranged along a direction of the optical axis. The focus adjustment mechanism includes a focus adjustment magnet and a first base. The image stabilization mechanism includes a second base and a flexible substrate fixed to the second base, the flexible substrate is configured with and electrically connected to a first coil, the first coil corresponds to and is spaced from the focus adjustment magnet in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the optical axis, and the first coil interacts with the focus adjustment magnet when being energized, to drive the flexible substrate to move in a plane orthogonal to the direction of the optical axis.

Camera device having a flexible substrate for image stabilization mechanism with a coil on its surface

This inspection system for a concentrator photovoltaic apparatus includes: a module; a tracking mount configured to track the sun, the tracking mount having mounted thereto an array formed by assembling a plurality of the modules; an inverter apparatus to extract a direct-current power generated by the array, convert the direct-current power into an alternating-current power, and output the alternating-current power; and an imaging apparatus being positioned between the sun and the array tracking the sun, the imaging apparatus taking an image of the array from a direction orthogonal to a surface of the array. While the array is tracking the sun and is causing sunlight to be concentrated on the cell, the inverter apparatus produces a state where extraction of a power from the array is restricted, to cause the cell to spontaneously emit light, and the imaging apparatus takes an image of the emitted light of the cell.

Inspection system for concentrating photovoltaic apparatus and inspection method for light receiving part

This method for detecting a poor module-mounting-state in a concentrator photovoltaic apparatus includes: photographing a surface of an array by an imaging device; obtaining an image in which a virtual image, magnified through a condenser lens, of a light receiving portion including a cell and a vicinity thereof is formed, and a collection of pixels of the virtual image forms a composite virtual image of an entirety of the light receiving portion, the composite virtual image being projected over a plurality of modules; and detecting a poor module-mounting-state based on a form of the composite virtual image.

Method for detecting poor mounting state of module, and array

When upper-lower positional relationship on an optical path is defined such that the primary concentrating portion is at an upper position than the secondary concentrating portion, the secondary concentrating portion includes: a secondary lens provided above the power generating element; a lens supporting portion configured to support the secondary lens; and a shielding plate being a flat-plate-shaped member preventing sunlight to pass therethrough whereas allowing an upper portion of the secondary lens to be exposed from a hole formed in the flat-plate-shaped member, the shielding plate being fixed in a state of being mounted to the lens supporting portion, the shielding plate being configured to block light converging at a position outside the secondary lens.

Concentrator photovoltaic unit, concentrator photovoltaic module, concentrator photovoltaic panel, and concentrator photovoltaic device

This wiring module includes: a wiring substrate; a base portion at which the wiring substrate is placed; and an adhesive layer configured to adhere the wiring substrate to the base portion, wherein the wiring substrate includes: a land portion configured to have a power generating element mounted thereto; and a wire portion configured to be electrically connected to the power generating element, the adhesive layer has: a land adhesion region configured to adhere the land portion to the base portion; and a wire adhesion region configured to adhere the wire portion to the base portion, and a width of the wire adhesion region is smaller than a width of the land adhesion region.

Wiring module

This power generation module includes: a power generating portion () including a power generating element (); and a wiring substrate. The wiring substrate includes: a reinforcement plate; and a flexible printed circuit () provided above the reinforcement plate. The flexible printed circuit () has: an FPC land portion () configured to have the power generating portion () mounted thereto; and a FPC wire portion () connected to the FPC land portion (). The width of the FPC wire portion () is smaller than the width of the FPC land portion ().

Power generation module and wiring substrate

A photovoltaic apparatus includes: a power generation part; an angle changeable mechanism configured to support the power generation part so as to be able to change an elevation of the power generation part; a post configured to support the power generation part and the angle changeable mechanism; and a hinge mechanism configured to support the post so as to be able to change an angle of the post relative to an installation surface for the photovoltaic apparatus.

Solar power generation device, method for installing solar power generation device, and method for operating solar power generation device

Provided is a flexible printed circuit including: a film-shaped insulating base material having flexibility and having a withstand voltage value of at least 2000 V; and an electric conductor layer formed on the insulating base material and forming a circuit pattern, wherein with respect to the insulating base material, a principal component thereof is a polyimide and a filler content thereof is 0%. Thus, a flexible printed circuit can be obtained that has an insulating base material which suppresses decrease in withstand voltage performance even in a high humidity environment.

Flexible printed circuit, and concentrator photovoltaic module and concentrator photovoltaic panel using same

This photovoltaic module includes: a power generating element configured to receive light to generate power; and a housing which is closed, the housing having: a concentrating portion provided with a lens configured to concentrate sunlight; a bottom portion in which the power generating element is disposed; and a side wall serving as an outer frame for the bottom portion and supporting the concentrating portion. The side wall is formed from a resin and has at least one vent hole.

Photovoltaic module and photovoltaic panel

A concentrator photovoltaic module according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a case; a substrate disposed on a bottom surface of the case and having a plurality of stacked wiring layers; and concentrator photovoltaic elements disposed on the substrate and connected to the wiring layers. The concentrator photovoltaic elements connected to different wiring layers are connected to each other in parallel. According to the concentrator photovoltaic module according to the one embodiment of the present disclosure, output voltage can be decreased.

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Takashi Iwasaki