Patent ID: 6522839
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
A distance measuring device, comprising:an optical system for dividing an image of a subject and forming the image; and a plurality of line sensors arranged substantially onto an image forming plane of said optical system, each of said line sensors comprising a train of photodetector units and a train of processing units, said train of photodetector units being composed of a plurality of pixels for receiving light of said image of the subject passing through said optical system, said train of processing units for processing and outputting a charge generated in said train of photodetector units, wherein at least one of said plurality of line sensors, as a first line sensor, divides said train of photodetector units into a plurality of blocks, and of said train of processing units corresponding to each of said blocks, one part of said train of processing units is arranged to one side of said train of photodetector units and the other part of said train of processing units is arranged to the other side to sandwich said train of photodetector units, and wherein each of the plurality of blocks has more than one pixel.