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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2000
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Kyungki-do, KR;
Abstract
A plate for supporting a light path refraction plate arranged in front of a color coupled device in a manner that the light path refraction plate is rotated in multi-directions, and an image processing device including the plate, which is capable of improving the resolution of the color coupled device by successively projecting lights of an object to a plurality of places on a pixel of the color coupled device. The plate includes a frame for supporting the light path refraction plate, a first holder for rotatably supporting the frame in a second direction, a second holder for rotatably supporting the first holder in a first direction which is in perpendicular relation with respect to the second direction, a first connecting section for connecting the first and second holders, and a second connecting section for connecting the frame and the first holder. The image processing device includes the light path refraction plate, the plate, and the driving section. The light path refraction plate refracts and projects an incident ray from an object to the color coupled device. The driving section drives the light path refraction plate in a manner that the respective lights of the image of the object are successively projected to a predetermined number of places in the respective pixels of the color coupled device. The driving section includes a pair of piezoelectric actuators for rotating the frame and the first holder within a predetermined angular range, and a driving circuit for applying the driving signal to the pair of piezoelectric actuators.