USRE44005E1 - Automatic focusing camera with moving mirror between fixed lens and fixed image sensor - Google Patents
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- the present invention is directed to an automatic focusing camera, and more particularly to an automatic focusing line scan camera for use in scanning applications.
- the present invention is an automatic focusing camera which includes an image sensor.
- a fixed lens system is provided having a lens with an object side and an image side.
- the fixed lens system is located in a fixed position relative to the image sensor.
- a mirror is moveably positioned between the image side of the lens system and the image sensor. The mirror is located at an angle such that an image observed through the fixed lens system is reflected toward the image sensor.
- An actuator is connected to the mirror and moves the mirror relative to the lens system to change a distance between the lens system and the image sensor to adjust an object focal length between an object and the camera.
- the present invention provides a method for automatic focusing of a camera having an image sensor and a lens system with an objective lens located at a fixed position relative to the image sensor.
- the method comprises: (a) providing a mirror moveably mounted between an image side of the lens system and the image sensor; and (b) adjusting the position of the mirror to vary a length of an optical path between the image sensor and the lens system to vary an object focal point on an object being observed.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view of the automatic focusing camera in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a plan view of a second embodiment of an automatic focusing camera in 1 accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a plan view of the automatic focusing camera shown in FIG. 2 illustrating the shift in the object focal line as the object focal point moves farther from or nearer to the lens system.
- the automatic focusing camera 10 is a line scan camera and includes an image sensor 12 and a fixed lens system 14 having an objective lens 16 with an object side 16 a and an image side 16 b.
- the fixed lens system 14 is located in a fixed position relative to the image sensor 12 , for example by fixed mounting of the image sensor 12 and the lens system 14 on a common substrate, for example a circuit board.
- the fixed lens system 14 has an optical axis 22 .
- the fixed lens system 14 is illustrated as including a single objective lens in the first preferred embodiment of the invention 10 , it will be recognized by those skilled in the art from the present disclosure that the fixed lens system 14 may include multiple lenses, depending upon the particular application. However, in accordance with the present invention, it is contemplated that if multiple lens are provided, the lenses would be adjusted to a fixed, in-use position relative to the other lenses as well as the image sensor 12 , and that the automatic focusing of the camera 10 would be carried out without further adjustment to the lens system 14 .
- a mirror 20 is positioned between the image side 16 b of the lens system 14 and the image sensor 12 .
- the mirror 20 is located at an angle such that an image located along the optical axis 22 is observed through the fixed lens system 14 and is reflected toward the image sensor 12 . This is illustrated most clearly by the path of the optical axis 22 of the lens system 14 which is reflected by the mirror 20 toward the image sensor 12 generally along a path 32 normal to the face of the image sensor 12 .
- An actuator 24 is connected to the mirror 20 that moves the mirror 20 relative to the lens system 14 to change a distance between the lens system 14 and the image sensor 12 to adjust an object focal length between an object (not shown in FIG. 1 ) and the camera 10 .
- the mirror 20 is mounted on an arm 28 having a pivot point 30 located along an optical axis 32 of the image sensor 12 .
- the actuator 24 is connected to the mirror 20 via the arm 28 .
- the pivot point 30 is located on an opposite side of the image sensor 12 from the mirror 20 and is offset sufficiently such that pivoting movement of the arm 28 approximates linear movement over the range of motion for the mirror 20 .
- the actuator 24 is a voice coil.
- the actuator 24 may be constructed as a solenoid or a stepper motor with a lead screw or using any other suitable controllable displacement means.
- the pivot point 30 is formed by a pin connection.
- the pivot could be provided by a flexible member such as a leaf spring or a living hinge which would provide the additional advantage of biasing the arm 28 in a given direction to maintain greater stability of the mirror 20 , if desired.
- the arm 28 can be adjusted to a second position, shown in dashed lines as 28 ′, moving the mirror 20 to a second position shown as 20 ′ to adjust the length of the optical path between the lens system 14 and the image sensor 12 .
- This causes the object focal point to vary in a predictable manner as explained in more detail below.
- the focusing mechanism is used in conjunction with a line-scan camera system, such as a line-scan CCD camera as the image sensor 12 .
- a line-scan camera system such as a line-scan CCD camera as the image sensor 12 .
- the image plane at the image sensor 12 must also be parallel to both the object and nodal planes in order for a complete image to be in focus.
- the pivoting of the mirror 20 in the first preferred embodiment causes the sensor plane to be non-parallel to the lens nodal plane resulting in an out-of-focus condition for all except a single line in the sensor plane across the face of the image sensor 12 .
- the image sensor 12 is a single-line sensor located at this line of perfect focus, then the image sensor 12 will see the object without distortion. This is especially useful for scanning applications where a single scan line is generally being observed aid imaged by the camera 10 .
- FIG. 2 a second preferred embodiment of the automatic focusing camera 110 is shown.
- the second preferred embodiment of the automatic focusing camera 110 is similar to the first embodiment 10 and like elements have been designated with the same reference numerals. The differences between the automatic focusing camera 110 of the second preferred embodiment of the invention and the automatic focusing camera 10 of the first embodiment of the invention are explained in detail below.
- the automatic focusing camera 110 includes a mirror 120 which is mounted for generally linear movement parallel to the optical axis 22 of the lens system 14 .
- the mirror 120 is connected to a linear actuator 124 for movement of the mirror 120 from a first position to a second position 120 ′, as shown by dashed lines in FIG. 2 , to change the length of the optical path between the lens system 14 and the image sensor 12 .
- the actuator 124 causes the mirror 120 to move linearly along a path generally parallel to the optical axis 22 of the lens system 14 , the object, lens and sensor planes all remain parallel such that the image can be focused on the surface of the image sensor 12 .
- the field of view of the image sensor 12 moves orthogonally to the sensor line as shown in FIG. 3 .
- a line-scan camera is also used as the image sensor 12
- the position of the mirrors 20 , 120 of the automatic focusing cameras 10 , 110 are adjusted to vary a length of an optical path between the imaging sensor 12 and the lens system 14 to vary an object focal point on an object being observed.
- this is accomplished by moving the mirror about the pivot point 30 , shown in FIG. 1 , and receiving the image to be scanned on a single line-scan camera, such as a single line CCD camera.
- the mirror 120 is moved linearly along a path parallel to an optical axis 22 of the lens system 14 , as shown in FIG. 2 , to adjust the position of the mirror 120 in order to focus the object image on the image sensor 12 .
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