IP Library Granted Patent US 8,123,356
Granted Patent B2
US 8,123,356 · App. 12/593,288 · Granted Feb 28, 2012

Amplitude of accommodation measuring apparatus

Assignees: University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan; Nikon Vision Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,123,356
App. No.
12/593,288
Granted
Feb 28, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

Shift lenses 20 L, 20 R are provided on optical axes that pass through LCDs 40 L, 40 R for displaying an image for focusing. The shift lenses 20 L, 20 R are moved along the optical axes by pressing a focus button provided on a case 10 in accordance with an instruction displayed on the LCDs 40 L, 40 R. An amplitude of accommodation is calculated on the basis of a position where the image starts blurring upon moving the shift lenses 20 L, 20 R from a far point side focus position, and a position where the image starts blurring upon moving the shift lenses 20 L, 20 R from a near point side focus position.

Claims (11)

1. An amplitude of accommodation measuring apparatus comprising:

a display member that displays an image for focusing at a far point side and a near point side;

an optical system for observing the image displayed on the display member;

a driving member that moves the optical system along an optical axis according to an instruction given from outside; and

a control member that calculates the amplitude of accommodation on the basis of a position where the image starts blurring from a far point side focus position by moving the optical system to the far point side by means of the driving member, and a position where the image starts blurring from a near point side focus position by moving the optical system to the near point side by means of the driving member, and controls the driving member such that a moving speed of the optical system toward the far point side from a far point side focus position of the image to a position where the image starts blurring is less than a moving speed of the optical system toward the far point side from an initialize position to the far point side focus position of the image, and

a moving speed of the optical system toward the near point side from a near point side focus position of the image to a position where the image starts blurring is less than a moving speed of the optical system toward the near point side from the initialize position to the near point side focus position of the image.

2. The amplitude of accommodation measuring apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein instruction from outside is carried out by a push button provided on a case that stores the display member, the optical system, the driving member and the control member, and the control member controls the driving member to move the optical system along the optical axis only while the push button is pressed.

3. The amplitude of accommodation measuring apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein determination of each of the point where the image starts blurring from the far point side focus position, and the point where the image starts blurring from the near point side focus position is instructed by the push button to the control member.

4. The amplitude of accommodation measuring apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the far point side focus position is instructed by the push button to the control member, and after the instruction the control member controls the driving member to lower the moving speed of the optical system from the far point side focus position to the far point side, and

the near point side focus position is instructed by the push button to the control member, and after the instruction the control member controls the driving member to lower the moving speed of the optical system from the near point side focus position to the near point side.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 11, 2019
From: NIKON VISION CO., LTD.
To: NIKON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 050975/0066 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 29, 2009
From: IWASAKI, TSUNETO; TAWARA, AKIHIKO
To: UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, JAPAN; NIKON VISION CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 023298/0882 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2007-110377 · Apr 19, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
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