Imaging system and imaging method

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PATENT NO 10642017
APP PUB NO 20170285318A1
SERIAL NO

15455934

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An imaging system includes: an image forming device that obtains image information of an object with the focal length to the object being changed by a variable focal length lens in an optical system, so as to form an all-focused image of the object; a sensor device that detects variations in the surface level of the object in a focus direction; and a position adjustment device that adjusts the position of the object in the focus direction in accordance with the surface level variations of the object detected by the sensor device. The position adjustment device adjusts the position of the object in the focus direction in such a manner that the surface level of the object becomes closer to the center of a variable focal length range of the variable focal length lens.

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MITUTOYO CORPORATION20-1 SAKADO 1-CHOME TAKATSU-KU KAWASAKI-SHI KANAGAWA 213-8533

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cho, Gyokubu Kanagawa, JP 19 67
Kitagawa, Kazuki Kanagawa, JP 17 19
Nagahama, Tatsuya Kanagawa, JP 67 1021
Ootake, Takahisa Kanagawa, JP 3 16

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