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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2016
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Masaki Tamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Daigo Katsuragi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuhide Nihei, Kanagawa, JP;
Fujio Kanai, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuki Sakae, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G02B 13/04 (2006.01); G02B 7/04 (2006.01); G02B 27/64 (2006.01); G03B 5/06 (2006.01); G02B 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23287 (2013.01); G02B 7/04 (2013.01); G02B 13/0045 (2013.01); G02B 13/04 (2013.01); G02B 27/646 (2013.01); G03B 5/06 (2013.01); G03B 2205/0023 (2013.01);
Abstract
An imaging unit of the disclosure includes an imaging lens including a first lens group and a second lens group that are disposed in order from object side toward image side, and an imaging device that converts an optical image formed by the imaging lens into an electric signal. The second lens group and the imaging device are rotationally moved integrally to allow the second lens group and the imaging device to be tilted with respect to an optical axis of the first lens group.