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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2016
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Suga, Tokyo, JP;
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image-acquisition device is consists of a single objective optical system; an image-acquisition element that acquires an image of an optical image of an object formed by the objective optical system; an optical component that can be inserted into and removed from the optical axis of the objective optical system, at an intermediate position on the optical axis; and a moving mechanism that moves the optical component between a position on the optical axis of the objective optical system and a position off the optical axis. The optical component has a deflecting surface for deflecting the optical axis of the objective optical system and a refracting surface having power.