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Patent No.:

US 9426348 B1

PDFFull Text
Expired
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016

Filed:

May. 23, 2014

Autofocus camera for adjusting tilt in the optical axis of a lens, and camera-equipped electronic device

Applicant:

New Shicoh Technology Co., Ltd., Yamato, JP;

Inventors:

Junichi Tada, Yamato, JP;

Hiroshi Sato, Yamato, JP;

Manabu Shiraki, Yamato, JP;

Assignee:

New Shicoh Technology Co., Ltd., Kanagawa Pref., JP;

Attorney:

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Primary Examiner:

Sinh Tran

Assistant Examiner:

Selam T Gebriel

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 3/14 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01); G03B 17/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); G02B 27/0025 (2013.01); G02B 27/0068 (2013.01); H04N 5/2254 (2013.01); G03B 17/18 (2013.01); G03B 2205/0023 (2013.01); G03B 2205/0046 (2013.01); G03B 2205/0069 (2013.01);
Abstract

An autofocus camera is provided which restrains and corrects any tilt that may occur in the optical axis direction without the need of providing any additional new sensors for that purpose. The autofocus camera includes an image sensor for receiving light from an object and converting the light into corresponding electrical signals, a lens driving device having a lens for focusing the light from the object upon said image sensor, and a control portion for causing said lens driving device to adjust any tilt that may occur in the optical axis in response to the electrical signals received from said image sensor. The control portion is operated to cause the lens driving device to adjust any tilts of the optical axis with respect to the image sensor in the orthogonal directions with each other, so that the resolution signals at the predetermined positions of said image sensor can be maximized.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Tada, Junichi. (2016). Autofocus camera for adjusting tilt in the optical axis of a lens, and camera-equipped electronic device (U.S. Patent No. 9426348). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9426348

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