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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2007
Satoshi Tamaki, Osaka, JP;
Katsumi Imada, Nara, JP;
Tatsutoshi Suenaga, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An optical filter array () having a plurality of optical filters (to) and a light shielding block () having light shielding walls (to) forming a plurality of openings (to) independent from each other are placed between a lens module () integrally having a plurality of lenses (to) arranged on a single plane and a plurality of imaging regions (to). The light shielding block is provided with first sliding surfaces (to). The lens module is provided with second sliding surfaces (to) sliding on the first sliding surfaces so that the lens module can rotate with respect to the light shielding block with an axis normal to the plurality of imaging regions as a rotation center axis. Thus, a small, thin, and low-cost compound eye camera module can be realized.