IP Library Granted Patent US 11,744,450
Granted Patent B2
US 11,744,450 · App. 17/505,667 · Granted Sep 5, 2023

Oral imaging device

Inventors: Liang-Jen Chang (Hsinchu, TW); Hui-Lung Lu (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: AUO DISPLAY PLUS CORPORATION
A61B1/24A61B1/044A61B1/0625G03B15/03
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Patent No.
US 11,744,450
App. No.
17/505,667
Granted
Sep 5, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An oral imaging device includes a base, a camera module, and a plurality of light source modules. The base includes a camera component, an opening surface, and a plurality of light source components connected to two sides of the camera component. A slant angle exists between each light source component and the camera component. The slant angle is a non-right angle. The opening surface is substantially parallel to the camera component. The camera module is located on the camera component and faces the opening surface. The plurality of light source modules each are located on each light source component and configured to project a light beam onto the opening surface. A center ray of the light beam passes through a center point of the opening surface.

Claims (21)

1. An oral imaging device, comprising:

a base, comprising:

a camera component;

a plurality of light source components, connected to two sides of the camera component, wherein a slant angle exists between each light source component and the camera component, and the slant angle is a non-right angle, wherein the each light source component comprises a shielding portion and a recess portion that are connected to each other, and the shielding portion is located between the recess portion and the camera component; and

an opening surface, substantially parallel to the camera component;

a camera module, located on the camera component and facing the opening surface; and

a plurality of light source modules, each located on each light source component and configured to project a light beam onto the opening surface, wherein a center ray of the light beam passes through a center point of the opening surface.

2. The oral imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein an included angle exists between the light beam and the opening surface, and the included angle is substantially the same as the slant angle.

3. The oral imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the recess portion comprises a light hole, the light hole forms a light exit surface of the light beam, and the light beam is projected onto the opening surface through the light exit surface formed by the light hole.

4. The oral imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein a relative distance between the camera component and an end of the shielding portion in a direction perpendicular to the camera component is greater than a depth of the recess portion.

5. The oral imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the recess portion comprises a first end surface and a second end surface that are opposite to each other, and a curvature of the first end surface is greater than a curvature of the second end surface.

6. The oral imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the each light source component comprises a connecting plate and a fixing plate that are connected to each other, the connecting plate connects the camera component to the fixing plate and has disposed thereon the light source module, the opening surface is formed between the fixing plate and the fixing plate of another light source component, the slant angle exists between the connecting plate and the camera component, and the fixing plate is substantially perpendicular to the opening surface.

7. The oral imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the each light source component comprises a first slot portion, a connecting slot portion, and a second slot portion, the connecting slot portion connects the first slot portion to the second slot portion, each light source module comprises an optical film and a light bar assembly, the optical film is located at the first slot portion, and the light bar assembly is located at the second slot portion.

8. The oral imaging device according to claim 7 , wherein the optical film comprises a diffusion film and a polarizing film, and the light beam successively passes through the diffusion film and the polarizing film to be projected onto the opening surface.

9. The oral imaging device according to claim 7 , wherein a width of the connecting slot portion is less than a width of the first slot portion, and is less than a width of the second slot portion, and a wall surface of the first slot portion wraps peripheries on two sides of the optical film, so that a width of a light exit surface of the optical film is less than or equal to the width of the connecting slot portion.

10. The oral imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the each light source component comprises a body layer and an anti-reflection layer, and the anti-reflection layer is located on a side surface of the body layer that is close to the opening surface.

11. The oral imaging device according to claim 1 , further comprising: a cushion component, comprising a plurality of first side portions and a plurality of second side portions, wherein the first side portions are located on sides of the light source components, and the second side portions are connected to the first side portions, so that the cushion component surrounds a periphery of the opening surface.

12. The oral imaging device according to claim 11 , wherein the cushion component further comprises a plurality of binding members, the base further comprises a plurality of positioning members, and the binding members are bound to the positioning members, to position the cushion component on the base.

13. The oral imaging device according to claim 11 , wherein the cushion component further comprises a plurality of occlusion support members, each occlusion support member is located on one of the first side portions and extends toward another first side portion, or each occlusion support member is located on one of the second side portions and extends toward another second side portion.

14. The oral imaging device according to claim 13 , wherein the cushion component further comprises a connection portion, and the connection portion is connected to the occlusion support members and passes through the center point of the opening surface.

15. The oral imaging device according to claim 1 , further comprising: a mask, covering the base and exposing the opening surface.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 20, 2021
From: CHANG, LIANG-JEN; LU, HUI-LUNG
To: AUO DISPLAY PLUS CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
TW 110132364 · Aug 31, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230068812A1 · Mar 2, 2023