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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2013
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Konno, Osaka, JP;
Motohiro Asano, Osaka, JP;
Jun Takayama, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Jin, Osaka, JP;
Shoji Kogo, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuya Yagi, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Hatano, Osaka, JP;
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A compound eye optical system forms a plurality of images with different fields of view for connecting the plurality of images with the different fields of view and outputting one composite image. The system includes: a plurality of individual eye optical systems forming the plurality of images with different fields of view on an imaging surface; and an overall optical system forming an image with a field of view incorporating the entire fields of view obtained by the plurality of individual eye optical systems on the imaging surface, wherein the individual eye optical systems and the overall optical system are configured by a lens array plate having a plurality of lenses integrally formed.