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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2023
Applicants:
Hibiki Tatsuno, Kanagawa, JP;
Kohei Ushio, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Hibiki Tatsuno, Kanagawa, JP;
Kohei Ushio, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/958 (2022.12); H04N 23/50 (2022.12); H04N 23/58 (2022.12); H04N 23/90 (2022.12); G01S 17/86 (2019.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/958 (2022.12); H04N 23/50 (2022.12); H04N 23/58 (2022.12); H04N 23/90 (2022.12); G01S 17/86 (2019.12);
Abstract
An image capturing device includes: an image capturing lens having a central axis; and an image sensor having a sensor surface and a perpendicular line perpendicular to the sensor surface, the image sensor to capture an image of an object surface of an object. A Scheimpflug angle between the central axis and the perpendicular line is set to an angle other than 0° based on an angle α obtained by subtracting an inclination angle of the object surface from 90°.