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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ryohji Hirai, Sagamihara, JP;
Yoshihiro Morii, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/02 ;
Abstract
A structural unit includes a lens that forms an optical image, a solid state imaging element placed in a predetermined position relative to the lens, and an intermediary supporting member that may be bonded and fixed to each of the lens and the solid state imaging element by an adhesive. Thereby, the lens and the solid state imaging element can be integrated with each other in a state that a positional relation between the lens and the solid state imaging element is maintained.