IP Library Granted Patent US 12693415
Granted Patent B2
US 12693415 · App. 17/985,084 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Light emitting element array and detection apparatus

Inventor: Daisuke Iguchi (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
G01S17/10G01S7/4815G01S7/4865
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Patent No.
US 12693415
App. No.
17/985,084
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light emitting element array includes: plural light emitting elements that emit light having different wavelengths to a detection target object and are arranged to be adjacent to each other.

Claims (38)

1 . A light emitting element array comprising:

a plurality of light emitting elements that emit light having different wavelengths to a detection target object and are arranged to be adjacent to each other,

wherein each of the plurality of light emitting elements is arranged such that a shortest distance from other light emitting elements having the same wavelength is longer than a shortest distance from other light emitting elements having different wavelengths.

2 . The light emitting element array according to claim 1 ,

wherein three of the light emitting elements having the different wavelengths are arranged to form an equilateral triangle.

3 . The light emitting element array according to claim 1 ,

wherein all the light emitting elements adjacent in all directions are configured at different wavelengths.

4 . The light emitting element array according to claim 2 ,

wherein all the light emitting elements adjacent in all directions are configured at different wavelengths.

5 . The light emitting element array according to claim 1 ,

wherein the number of the wavelengths is 3 or more and 8 or less.

6 . The light emitting element array according to claim 2 ,

wherein the number of the wavelengths is 3 or more and 8 or less.

7 . The light emitting element array according to claim 3 ,

wherein the number of the wavelengths is 3 or more and 8 or less.

8 . The light emitting element array according to claim 4 ,

wherein the number of the wavelengths is 3 or more and 8 or less.

9 . A detection apparatus comprising:

a light emitting element array in which a plurality of light emitting elements that emit light having different wavelengths to a detection target object are arranged to be adjacent to each other;

a bandpass filter that is provided in a light receiving unit and causes reflected light to be transmitted through the bandpass filter in accordance with an arrangement pattern of the plurality of light emitting elements having the different wavelengths, the reflected light being reflected from the detection target object and having a different wavelength;

a light receiving element array that is provided in the light receiving unit and includes a plurality of light receiving elements that receive the reflected light via the bandpass filter;

a drive unit that drives the light emitting elements; and

a detection unit that detects the detection target object from an amount of light received by the plurality of light receiving elements,

wherein each of the plurality of light emitting elements is arranged such that a shortest distance from other light emitting elements having the same wavelength is longer than a shortest distance from other light emitting elements having different wavelengths.

10 . The detection apparatus according to claim 9 ,

wherein light emitted from the plurality of light emitting elements is received by the corresponding light receiving element.

11 . The detection apparatus according to claim 9 ,

wherein the drive unit simultaneously drives the plurality of light emitting elements.

12 . The detection apparatus according to claim 10 ,

wherein the drive unit simultaneously drives the plurality of light emitting elements.

13 . The detection apparatus according to claim 9 ,

wherein the detection unit detects a distance to the detection target object by time of flight.

14 . The detection apparatus according to claim 10 ,

wherein the detection unit detects a distance to the detection target object by time of flight.

15 . The detection apparatus according to claim 11 ,

wherein the detection unit detects a distance to the detection target object by time of flight.

16 . The detection apparatus according to claim 12 ,

wherein the detection unit detects a distance to the detection target object by time of flight.