Patent ID: 7508440
Filing Date: 2009-03-24
Classification: B60R,H04N

Abstract:
1. An imaging device comprising: a window that transmits incident light into the imaging device, the incident light including a plurality of incident light rays; an image pickup element configured to simultaneously pick up images in plural visual field directions; an image pickup lens disposed, in a light path of incident light transmitted through the window, between the window and a front face of the image pickup element; a first optical element disposed, in the light path of incident light transmitted through the window, between the window and a front face of the image pickup lens and having a concave lens property; and a second optical element arranged on the front face of the image pickup lens and having no concave lens property, wherein the first optical element guides lights from wide angle ranges in partial visual field directions among the plural visual field directions onto the image pickup element via the image pickup lens, wherein the second optical element guides lights from non-wide angle ranges in the remaining visual field directions among the plural visual field directions onto the image pickup element via the image pickup lens, and wherein each of the plurality of incident light rays that is transmitted through the window is only guided through one of the first optical element and the second optical element.