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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2020
Shusaku Takasu, Kanagawa, JP;
Shusaku Takasu, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An imaging apparatus mountable on a moveable apparatus includes a plurality of lighting-imaging units, each configured to capture an image of a different area on an object in a direction intersecting with a movement direction of the moveable apparatus. The each of the plurality of lighting-imaging units includes a light source unit configured to illuminate a partial area on the object as a lighting area; and an image capture unit configured to capture an image of an image capture area set within the lighting area. The plurality of lighting-imaging units captures an image of a non-overlapped lighting area on the object where the lighting areas of the plurality of lighting-imaging units do not overlap with each other.