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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2022
Applicant:
Sick Ag, Waldkirch, DE;
Inventors:
Romain Müller, Waldkirch, DE;
Dirk Strohmeier, Waldkirch, DE;
Assignee:
SICK AG, Waldkirch, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/959 (2023.01); H04N 23/67 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/959 (2023.01); H04N 23/671 (2023.01);
Abstract
A camera () is provided for the detection of objects () moved through a detection zone that has an image sensor () for recording image data, a reception optics () having an adjustable diaphragm (), and a control and evaluation unit () to read the image data and to set the diaphragm (), In this respect, the control and evaluation unit () is furthermore configured to set the diaphragm () per object () such that the object () is recorded in a depth of field range.