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US 6,191,888 B1Granted
Binocular
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorHaruhiko Yamanouchi
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Abstract
A binocular includes a pair of objective lenses, a pair of eyepieces for observing images formed by the pair of objective lenses, and a connection member arranged to integrally interconnect at least respective parts of the pair of objective lenses, wherein optical images being observed are stabilized by driving and decentering the connection member with respect to optical axes of the pair of objective lenses.
Claims5
A binocular comprising:
- a pair of optical systems which respectively has an optical axis, said pair of optical systems, respectively, including (a) an objective lens having a lens unit able to decenter relative to an optical axis of the optical system to which the lens unit belongs, (b) an eyepiece for observing an image formed by the objective lens, and (c) a positive lens,
- a connection member connecting to one another of said lens units;
- and
- driving means for driving said connection member connecting to said one another of said lens units for integrally decentering said lens units in the same direction with respect to said optical axes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.