US5305035A
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Panoramic camera with objective drum
Assignee: Kamerawerke Noble GmbH
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Filing: 1993-07-30
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Granted: 1994-04-19
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Expires: 2013-07-30
Abstract
Abstract A panoramic camera has a camera housing having a cylinder segment provided with an image window, an objective drum which is rotatable relative to the cylinder segment about a rotary axis, the cylinder segment having segment flanks located laterally near the image window, the segment flanks being provided with light catching grooves extending parallel to the rotary axis of the objective drum and ending at an angular distance from the outer edges of the cylinder segment, covered by a curvature of the drum.
Inventors
- 👤 Hans-Jorg Schonherr
- 👤 Hans Zimmet
- 👤 Jurgen Krase
- 👤 Michael Lenk
- 👤 Siegfried Hainy
- 👤 Karl-Heinz Werner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 22:14
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B37/00; G03B37/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
83 words
A panoramic camera, comprising a camera housing having a cylinder segment provided with an image window; an objective drum which is rotatable relative to said cylinder segment about a rotary axis, said cylinder segment having segment flanks located laterally near said image window, said segment flanks being provided with light catching grooves extending parallel to said rotary axis of said objective drum and ending at an angular distance from the outer edges of said cylinder segment, covered by a curvature of said drum.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
83 words
A panoramic camera, comprising a camera housing having a cylinder segment provided with an image window; an objective drum which is rotatable relative to said cylinder segment about a rotary axis, said cylinder segment having segment flanks located laterally near said image window, said segment flanks being provided with light catching grooves extending parallel to said rotary axis of said objective drum and ending at an angular distance from the outer edges of said cylinder segment, covered by a curvature of said drum.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A panoramic camera as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one of said light catching grooves has a depth which increases in a wedge-shaped manner relative to said image window.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
A panoramic camera as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one of said light catching grooves has a first portion which deepens relative to said image window in a wedge shaped manner and a second cylindrical portion which follows said image window.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A panoramic camera as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one of said light catching grooves has a rectangular cross-section.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A panoramic camera as defined in claim 1; and further comprising at least one light absorbing sheet arranged in at least one of said light catching grooves.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A panoramic camera as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one of said light catching grooves has a plurality of partial grooves.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
A panoramic camera as defined in claim 6, wherein said partial grooves have a rectangular cross-section.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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