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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 19, 1998
Osamu Sugiyama, Nagano, JP;
Nobuo Hirata, Nagano, JP;
Hajime Fukamura, Nagano, JP;
Akio Izumi, Nagano, JP;
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd., Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A measuring instrument is formed of an image pickup device having a pair of image-forming lenses and photosensor arrays; and an arithmetic device using two images of a measured object photographed by the image pickup device to calculate the distance to the object based on the principle of triangulation. The image-forming lenses, a first holding member for the image-forming lenses and a second holding member for the photosensor arrays are formed of the same plastic material without hygroscopicity. Changes in size of the measuring instrument by ambient temperature and humidity are prevented to increase distant measurement accuracy.