Lens barrel and imaging device

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2004-12-07

2008-03-04

Ton, Toan (Department: 2871)

Liquid crystal cells, elements and systems

Liquid crystal optical element

Liquid crystal lenses other than for eyewear

C349S123000, C348S340000, C396S506000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07339649

ABSTRACT:
A lens barrel and imaging device advantageous for making unnatural brightness variation in an image, due to a liquid-crystal light control element, less noticeable, while reducing the size of an optical system, are disclosed. A lens barrel comprises an optical system, a rectangular planar liquid-crystal light control element, and an imaging element. An object image captured by the optical system is guided to the imaging element through the control element comprising a liquid crystal layer sealed in between a pair of alignment layers and containing rod-shaped liquid crystal molecules. A sensor unit of the imaging element has a rectangular imaging area. Light rays guided from the optical system to the imaging element diverge away from an optical axis. An orientational direction of the control element is substantially parallel to the shorter sides of the imaging area.

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JPO Office Action dated Jun. 14, 2006.

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