Stereo Camera
First Claim
1. A stereo camera comprising:
- a first imaging element;
a second imaging element;
a stay;
a first mount surface which is integrally provided with the stay and on which the first imaging element is mounted; and
a second mount surface which is integrally provided with the stay and on which the second imaging element is mounted;
wherein each of the first and second imaging elements has a reference surface for positioning, the stay has a positioning surface at a position opposed to the reference surface, and the first mount surface and the second mount surface are included in substantially the same plane or in substantially parallel planes.
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Abstract
Although a conventional method can eliminate a mounting position deviation when left and right camera units only are taken into consideration, a problem is posed that deviation again occurs due to poor machining precision and assembly precision at the mounting surface between a camera unit and a member when a camera unit is mounted to a stay. According to this invention, mounting surfaces for mounting left and right imaging elements to a stay are provided to directly position left and right imaging elements to the stay, whereby built-up tolerance between components is reduced and the positional mounting precision between imaging elements is improved.
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7 Claims
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1. A stereo camera comprising:
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a first imaging element; a second imaging element; a stay; a first mount surface which is integrally provided with the stay and on which the first imaging element is mounted; and a second mount surface which is integrally provided with the stay and on which the second imaging element is mounted; wherein each of the first and second imaging elements has a reference surface for positioning, the stay has a positioning surface at a position opposed to the reference surface, and the first mount surface and the second mount surface are included in substantially the same plane or in substantially parallel planes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7)
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6. A stereo camera comprising:
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a stay, to which a first imaging element and a second imaging element are mounted; a first lens, which constitutes an imaging system in combination with the first imaging element; a first lens holder fixed to the stay to hold the first lens; a second lens, which constitutes another imaging system in combination with the second imaging element; a second lens holder fixed to the stay to hold the second lens; a first lens hood fixed to the stay to cover the first lens holder; and a second lens hood fixed to the stay to cover the second lens holder; wherein gaps are provided between the first and second lens hoods and the first and second lens holders.
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