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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2007
Satoshi Tamaki, Osaka, JP;
Tatsutoshi Suenaga, Osaka, JP;
Katsumi Imada, Nara, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A lens module () that includes a plurality of lenses (), a plurality of optical filters () corresponding to the individual lenses (), an imaging device () that includes a plurality of imaging regions () corresponding to the individual optical filters (), and a light-shielding wall (to) that is provided perpendicularly to the imaging device () are provided. The adjacent imaging regions () are partitioned by the light-shielding wall (). The light-shielding wall () includes a plurality of inclined surfaces () that are inclined with respect to an imaging plane of the imaging regions (), and the plurality of inclined surfaces () are disposed sequentially from a side of the lens module () to a side of the imaging regions (). Each of the inclined surfaces () is inclined toward the side of the imaging regions () with increasing distance from the light-shielding wall ().