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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2012
Applicants:
Masashi Nishimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideaki Okano, Aichi, JP;
Takahiro Tomaru, Aichi, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G02B 13/00 (2006.01); G02B 7/02 (2006.01); G02B 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 13/004 (2013.01); G02B 3/00 (2013.01); G02B 7/02 (2013.01); G02B 7/021 (2013.01); H04N 5/2254 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical element includes an effective diameter area that is centered on an optical axis and transmits an effective light beam, and a flange portion having, on a side surface around the effective diameter area, a slope that is not perpendicular to a direction of the optical axis.