Camera device and vehicle periphery monitoring apparatus
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1. A camera device for imaging a plurality of directions in a visual field simultaneously, the device comprising:
- an image pickup unit having a single image pickup device and an image pickup lens disposed in front of the image pickup device;
an optical unit disposed in front of the image pickup unit and configured to guide incident light from a plurality of directions in the visual field to the image pickup unit; and
a supporting unit for supporting the optical unit, wherein the supporting unit comprises a tapered supporting member having a thickness gradually reduced toward the image pickup unit.
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Abstract
A pair of left and right prisms are disposed on part of the region in front of the image pickup unit. A wide-angle lens is disposed on another part of region in front of the image pickup unit. Tapered supporting members of a prism holder for supporting the prisms located between the prisms and the wide-angle lens are formed so as to be reduced in thickness gradually toward the image pickup unit.
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1. A camera device for imaging a plurality of directions in a visual field simultaneously, the device comprising:
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an image pickup unit having a single image pickup device and an image pickup lens disposed in front of the image pickup device;
an optical unit disposed in front of the image pickup unit and configured to guide incident light from a plurality of directions in the visual field to the image pickup unit; and
a supporting unit for supporting the optical unit, wherein the supporting unit comprises a tapered supporting member having a thickness gradually reduced toward the image pickup unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A vehicle periphery monitoring apparatus comprising:
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a camera device mounted on a vehicle and configured to pick up images of a plurality of directions in a visual field simultaneously;
a processing unit configured to process the image picked up by the camera device; and
a display unit installed in a cabin of the vehicle and configured to display the image processed by the processing unit, wherein the camera device comprises;
an image pickup unit having a single image pickup device and an image pickup lens disposed in front of the image pickup device;
an optical unit disposed in front of the image pickup unit and configured to guide incident light from a plurality of directions in the visual field to the image pickup unit; and
a supporting unit for supporting the optical unit, wherein the supporting unit comprises a tapered supporting member having a thickness gradually reduced toward the image pickup unit. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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