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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2015
Masaya Kawarada, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyuki Satoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Mamoru Yorimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Morita, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiro Hiranuma, Kanagawa, JP;
Daisaku Horikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaya Kawarada, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyuki Satoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Mamoru Yorimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Morita, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiro Hiranuma, Kanagawa, JP;
Daisaku Horikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image capturing device includes: a two-dimensional image sensor that captures an image of a predetermined image capture area including a subject; a light source that illuminates the image capture area; and a light blocking member that blocks light traveling from the light source toward a specular reflection position, the specular reflection position being a position that is in the image capture area and where, if light travels from the light source, the light would be specularly reflected to the two-dimensional sensor. The light blocking member is arranged outside the image capture area.