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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2002
Susumu Yamaguchi, Hachioji, JP;
Hiroyuki Hattori, Hachioji, JP;
Kazuo Tansho, Hachioji, JP;
Yasushi Hoshino, Hachioji, JP;
Yuichi Honda, Hachioji, JP;
Susumu Yamaguchi, Hachioji, JP;
Hiroyuki Hattori, Hachioji, JP;
Kazuo Tansho, Hachioji, JP;
Yasushi Hoshino, Hachioji, JP;
Yuichi Honda, Hachioji, JP;
Konica Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image pickup device provided on a base board, comprises an image pickup element provided on the base board and including a photoelectrically converting section in which pixels are arranged, a peripheral surface formed around the photoelectrically converting section and a side surface crossing the peripheral surface; an optical member including a lens section to form an image of an object onto the photoelectrically converting section of the image pickup element, a leg section to support the lens section and a contact surface to be brought in contact with the image pickup element, wherein the lens section, the leg section and the contact surface are made in a single body. The optical member is mounted on the image pickup element such that the contact surface is brought in contact with the peripheral surface or with a surface member when the surface member is provided on the peripheral surface.