Patent ID: 9304228
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: G01S,G01V,G02B

Claim Text:
1. An object detection apparatus comprising: an incident optical system including a deflection unit including rotating reflection parts that deflect the light beams to scan and be irradiated on a predetermined range of an object; an imaging unit to form an image based on reflected light or scattered light from the predetermined range of the object; and an optical detector to detect the object based on the reflected light or the scattered light received via the imaging unit, wherein the combining unit is to combine the light beams emitted from the light source units such that each of the combined light beams travels a single light path when the combined light beams are viewed along a first plane, wherein the light source units include respective light sources and optical devices that change a state of the light beams emitted from the light sources into a predetermined state, wherein when the light sources and the optical devices are viewed along a second plane which is perpendicular to the first plane, the light sources and the optical devices of the light source units are disposed in different positions, respectively, so that the light beams emitted from the light sources of the light source units are incident on the deflection unit at different angles when the light beams are viewed along the second plane, and wherein the first plane is perpendicular to a plane that includes the light beams which are to be incident on the deflection unit.