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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2010
Koji Tsuduki, Kawasaki, JP;
Hisatane Komori, Ayase, JP;
Yasuhiro Matsuki, Atsugi, JP;
Satoru Hamasaki, Yamato, JP;
Koji Tsuduki, Kawasaki, JP;
Hisatane Komori, Ayase, JP;
Yasuhiro Matsuki, Atsugi, JP;
Satoru Hamasaki, Yamato, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cover member fixed to a pickup element has a non-vertical surface and an upright surface and satisfies Htan(θA−2θC)≦LLat any point on the upright surface, and H tan(θA−2θB)+(H)tan θB≦Land θB>θC at any point on the non-vertical surface, where θA is the inclination of incident light, θB is the inclination at a point on the non-vertical surface, θC is the inclination at a point on the upright surface, His the height of the non-vertical surface, His the height of the upright surface, H is the height of the frame portion, Lis the distance from the edge of a pixel region to the upper edge of the upright surface, and Lis the distance from the upper edge to the lower edge of the upright surface in the planar direction.