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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2019
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Shuichi Suzuki, Osaka, JP;
Nobunari Tsukamoto, Osaka, JP;
Tsuyoshi Ueno, Kanagawa, JP;
Tadashi Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Naoto Jikutani, Miyagi, JP;
Kazuma Izumiya, Miyagi, JP;
Atsushi Sakai, Tokyo, JP;
Masayuki Yanagihashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasufumi Yamada, Osaka, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A distance measuring apparatus includes a light source to emit light beams, an optical scanner to scan the light beams output from the light source over a predetermined range, a light receiver to receive reflected light obtained as a result of the light beams being reflected by a target object, and to output detection signals, and a control circuit to measure a distance to the target object based on the detection signals. The light source including a plurality of light-emitting device groups that are arranged in a scan direction of a scan performed by the optical scanner, and the control circuit being to make the plurality of light-emitting device groups emit light at respective different timings in a single scan, and to measure the distance to the target object based on a sum of the detection signals.