Abstract: If a remote control pan head on which a TV camera is mounted is installed on the rooftop of a building for example, the TV camera shoots an image in which a part of the building appears. If an operator designates a point on the outline of the building within the image shot by the camera, an image processing apparatus can automatically determine the outline continuing from the designated point. Then, a shooting range restricting device controls the pan head to restrict changeable ranges of a shooting direction and a shooting angle of view of the camera according to the determined outline of the building so that the shot image can be prevented from being spoiled by the building.

Abstract: A carriage fixing screw housing structure in which a carriage fixing screw for externally screwing and fixing carriages of an image reader is held, when not used, by a screw holder formed on a part of an image reader to prevent loss of the carriage fixing screw after removed from the carriage. A screw holder is formed on a part, such as the back face of the main body of an image reader, and includes a holder to hold the threaded part of a carriage fixing screw and a housing 23 to house the head of the fixing screw.

Abstract: The connection structure of flexible boards permits efficient positioning and connecting of a plurality of flexible boards arranged one over the other in a camera by providing a pair of pin elements in a protruding condition in a base portion and forming on one of the pin elements a groove to be engaged with flexible boards. A lens device includes a base metal sheet of metal and pin elements of plastic provided in a protruding condition in the base metal sheet. The pin element has a groove formed on an outer periphery surface of the opposite side to the pin element. A main flex or a shutter flex has holes formed therein, into which the pin elements are to be inserted. A spacing between the holes is formed a little smaller than a spacing between the pin elements.

Abstract: To provide an electronic endoscope system provided with an objective optical system for optically magnifying an image to be observed by using a variable power lens and an electronic zoom IC circuit for electronically magnifying an image obtained by a CCD. A depth of field at the time of switching between optical variable power and electronic variable power is set at an arbitrary value by key operation etc. of a control panel of a processor. When the depth of field becomes a setting value, for example, 16 mm (lens position before Near end), during the operation of optical variable power based on the operation of a variable power switch, electronic variable power is executed by the electronic zoom IC circuit. Thereby, an enlarged image in which the depth of a subject to be observed with irregularities is properly in focus can be obtained.

Abstract: A low-angle grip device for holding an ENG camera in desired low-angle positions comprises a grip rod supported at opposite ends by front and rear fixtures secured to the ENG camera body and a camera lens controlling member operated with a thumb of a hand by which the grip rod is grasped. The grip rod at one of its opposite ends is pivotally supported on one of the front and rear fixture, and the grip rod at the other end is tilted upward or downward about the one end by a desired angle and is engaged by the other fixture in the tilted position.

Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes first and second probes. The inside of an object to be examined is scanned with a first ultrasound beam through the first probe to acquire first ultrasound image data associated with the object. The inside of the object is scanned with a second ultrasound beam through the second probe to acquire second ultrasound image data associated with the object. The second ultrasound image data is synthesized with the first ultrasound image data on the basis of the position of the first probe relative to the second probe, which is detected by a position detector.

Abstract: A light source lamp socket of an image reader is formed to be capable of being placed as close to a platen glass as possible to increase the intensity of light beams to be irradiated on a original. A part of each of lamp socket attached on the both ends of a lamp tube of a light source lamp, which faces a platen glass, is cut-away into the shape of one or more flat surfaces such that a part of the lamp tube is exposed from a part of such a flat portion. Therefore, the light source lamp can be move closer to the platen glass a distance corresponding to the depth of the cut-away section of the lamp socket.

Abstract: The distance measuring apparatus of the present invention comprises distance measurement value selecting means for detecting the shortest distance measurement value corresponding to the shortest distance among the plurality of distance measurement values, and selecting the distance measurement values which differ from the shortest distance measurement value by a value less than a predetermined threshold value; first computing means for calculating a first correction value, which is the mean value of the difference values between the shortest distance measurement value and the selected distance measurement values; second computing means for detecting the farthest distance measurement value corresponding to the farthest distance among the selected distance measurement values, and calculating a second correction value, which is ½ the difference between the shortest distance measurement value and the farthest distance measurement value; and third computing means for calculating the autofocus data by correc

Abstract: In the distance measuring apparatus, a passive AF sensor is used in which signals outputted from cells of a pair of line sensors are integrated for each cell to generate sensor data and an integration start signal is outputted upon start of integration, and when the peak value of the sensor data reaches an integration end value, an integration end signal is outputted. If the integration end signal is not outputted even after predetermined time elapses after integration is started in the AF sensor, the peak value of the sensor data is read to determine whether the integration is normally carried out. If the integration is not normally carried out, it is determined that distance measurement is impossible. If the integration is normally carried out, the sensor data is acquired from the AF sensor to carry out distance measurement thereby lessening the likelihood that it is determined that distance measurement is impossible more than necessary.

Abstract: An optical scanning device comprises a rotary polygonal mirror which performs deflection scanning of a light beam emitted from a light source; and an annular member which is disposed around the rotary polygonal mirror in proximity thereto and which has a width extending generally in a diameter of the rotary polygonal mirror.

Abstract: In the zoom lens apparatus, a lens frame for a variable-magnification lens or a correcting lens is configured of an inner frame and an outer frame, and any focus blurring due to variations in wavelength of subject light can be compensated for accurately by shifting the inner frame holding the lens relative to the outer frame. The correcting lens frame for the correcting lens is configured of the inner frame and the outer frame, and the inner frame is shifted according to variations in wavelength of subject light. Any focus blurring can be thereby compensated for steplessly according to variations in wavelength of subject light.

Abstract: A receiving guide is attached to an upper portion of a discharge mechanism section via a bracket. When a photopolymer plate is discharged from a photopolymer plate conveying section, a leading end portion of the photopolymer plate, which is in a state of hanging down slightly, abuts a flat plate portion of the receiving guide. Thereafter, the receiving guide moves in accordance with movement of the leading end portion of the photopolymer plate. Further, the receiving guide moves forward in a conveying direction of the photopolymer plate immediately before conveying of the photopolymer plate is completed, and the photopolymer plate lands on the surface plate.

Abstract: A mirror support structure includes a mirror holder and a detachably attachable single unit which, when attached to the mirror holder after a mirror has been inserted in the mirror holder, applies bias forces to the mirror. The bias forces are applied so as to press against a front surface of the mirror in the vicinities of the two fixed points and the adjustable point, which tilts the mirror, so that the back surface of the mirror touches the two fixed points and the adjustable point. The single unit includes flexible parts, which apply bias forces to the front surface of the mirror in the vicinities of the two fixed points, and a flexible part which applies a bias force, that is less than the bias forces applied in the vicinities of the two fixed points, to the front surface of the mirror in the vicinity of the adjustable point.

Abstract: The control unit sets up the center and an insensitive zone of a zoom seesaw switch provided in a drive unit of an ENG lens by an electrical processing. The control unit is capable of dispensing with a mechanical adjustment of the center and the insensitive zone of the zoom seesaw switch in assembling the product, and the assembly of the product is thus simplified. On turning on a center setting switch while the zoom seesaw switch is released from the operation, an operational position of the zoom seesaw switch at that time is accurately set as the center that brings the moving rapidity of the zoom lens to zero. On setting an insensitive zone size by an insensitive zone setup device, the moving rapidity of the zoom lens becomes zero whenever the operational position of the zoom seesaw switch is within the insensitive zone. Any of these settings is carried out by a processing of a CPU.

Abstract: To achieve for a photographic film conveying device that no external force causing conveying speed to vary is applied to a photographic film during image reading, after a preceding photographic film is discharged from a reading conveying path, the time until a subsequent photographic film is conveyed to the reading conveying path is not long, or even if a photographic film set in a film supplying section is elongate, image reading of photographic films by an image reading section can be carried out efficiently, there is provided a photographic film conveying device comprising a section setting a discharge conveying section in a withdrawn state or a conveying state, a section controlling conveying of preceding and subsequent photographic films, or a section switching a conveying path of a photographic film.

Abstract: A zoom lens having only four lens groups is disclosed. In order from the object side, these are: a first lens group having positive refractive power, a second lens group having negative refractive power that moves for zooming, a third lens group having negative refractive power that moves for correcting a shift in the image surface position when zooming, and a fourth lens group having positive refractive power and formed of front and rear subgroups, with the rear subgroup consisting of a single positive lens element that moves to correct for different back focus lengths that are required when the zoom lens is used in different television cameras. Various conditions are preferably satisfied in order to maintain favorable correction of spherical aberration and astigmatism even when the back focus of the zoom lens is adjusted slightly so as to compensate for manufacturing tolerances.

Abstract: A housing for a TV camera has an automatic wiping mode for automatically driving a wiper, which is provided at a front window of the housing, at predetermined time intervals. The execution of the automatic wiping mode while the TV camera is unused prevents a large amount of snow and frost, etc. from adhering to the front window. The wiper and two nozzles of a window-washing device for jetting a washing liquid are provided on the front window of the housing in a pan/tilt head. If the pan/tilt head is set to the automatic wiping mode, the wiper and the window-washing device automatically operate at predetermined time intervals. This prevents the snow and the frost from adhering to the front window while the pan/tilt head is not operated, e.g., at night. Thus, the shooting can be begun quickly when the need arises.

Abstract: Attached to a proximal end portion of a flexible cord of an ultrasound probe of an ultrasound examination system, to be introduced into a body cavity through a narrow guide passage, is a flexible wiring film which can be coiled into a helical roll of a narrow cylindrical shape extending along an axial extension line of the flexible cord at the time of passing same through the narrow guide passage. Formed on a surface of the flexible wiring film are a plural number of wire connection points for connection of signal lines from transducer elements of an ultrasound transducer which is provided at a fore distal end of the flexible cord of the probe, and a corresponding number of electrodes which are electrically connected with the wire connection points through a wiring pattern. The electrodes on the flexible wiring film are disconnectibly connected to corresponding contact points on a contact assembly of a relay means.

Abstract: A sample inclination measuring method rotates, by a predetermined angle with respect to an interferometer apparatus, a columnar member having a leading end face in a planar form while the columnar member is held by a clamping apparatus, detects a relative angle between a reference surface of the interferometer apparatus and the leading end face at each of two rotational positions, and measures the inclination of the axis of the columnar member by using a predetermined arithmetic expression according to thus detected two angles.

Abstract: A projection type display apparatus decomposes white light emitted from a light source into color light components, combines the color light components after image modulation, and projects a desirable image onto a screen by using a projection lens. A lens element constituting a part of the projection lens is disposed upstream a color light combining device for combining the color light components.