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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2001
Shinpei Fukumoto, Hirakata, JP;
Hiroshi Kano, Kyotanabe, JP;
Hideto Fujita, Yao, JP;
Hiroaki Yoshida, Takatsuki, JP;
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The invention provides a device for capturing images three-dimensionally which comprises a rail extending around a three-dimensional object images of which are to be captured, an image pickup head movable along the rail , a signal cable interconnecting a head terminal on the head and a signal relay terminal on the rail , an auxiliary cable interconnecting a head-side connecting point on the head and a rail-side connecting point on the rail , and a connecting member having the signal cable and the auxiliary cable slidably reeved therearound for turning back the cables in directions opposite to each other. The signal cable extends from the head terminal 81 in one direction, is turned back on the connecting member and extends to the signal relay terminal , while the auxiliary cable extends from the head-side connecting point in the opposite direction, is turned back on the connecting member and extends to the rail-side connecting point