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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 09, 1999
Hiroshi Mashima, Sakai, JP;
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An appartus, such as a binocular telescope, with an optical system which includes a long optical path. The binocular telescope includes a first objective lens, a second objective lens, a first prism, a second prism, and a group of eye piece lenses. A body of the second prism has an outer surface on which a film made of aluminum is deposited. A light which passes through the first objective lens is firstly reflected by an outer surface, or an exposed side, of the deposited film, and then reflected by an inner surface, or a side contacting the body of the second prism, of the film after the light passes through the second objective lens, the first prism and the second prism. The light reflected by the inner surface of the film is projected outside through the second prism and the eye piece lenses. The single deposited film serves as a pair of reflection elements within the optical system, so that the long optical path is secured therein.