Having thus described a preferred embodiment of the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent includes the following:
1. An expansion joint cover for covering an expansion joint between a first surface and a second surface of a structure, the cover comprising:
a first plate configured to be rotatably secured to the first surface;
a housing configured to be fixedly secured to the second surface; and
a second plate configured to be rotatably secured to the first plate such that the first plate and second plate are rotatable with respect to each other, and the second plate is operable to slide within the housing.
2. The expansion joint cover as set forth in claim 1, wherein the first plate is configured to be rotatably secured to the first surface by a hinge assembly which includes a hinge.
3. The expansion joint cover as set forth in claim 2, wherein the hinge assembly includes a face seal for covering the hinge.
4. The expansion joint cover as set forth in claim 3, wherein the hinge assembly includes a surface bracket configured to be secured to the first surface and to support the face seal.
5. The expansion joint cover as set forth in claim 3, wherein the hinge assembly includes a plate bracket configured to be secured to the first plate and to support the face seal.
6. The expansion joint cover as set forth in claim 1, wherein the second plate is configured to be rotatably secured to the first plate by a hinge assembly which includes a hinge.
7. The expansion joint cover as set forth in claim 6, wherein the hinge assembly includes a face seal for covering the hinge.
8. The expansion joint cover as set forth in claim 7, wherein the hinge assembly includes a plate bracket configured to be secured to the first plate and to support the face seal.
9. The expansion joint cover as set forth in claim 7, wherein the hinge assembly includes a plate bracket configured to be secured to the second plate and to support the face seal.
10. The expansion joint cover as set forth in claim 1, wherein the housing includes a front plate which can rotate during installation to allow a portion of the second plate to be placed within the housing.
11. The expansion joint cover as set forth in claim 10, wherein the housing includes a hinge configured to rotatably secure the front plate to a rear plate.
12. The expansion joint cover as set forth in claim 11, wherein the housing includes a tension block configured to be secured to the rear plate.
13. The expansion joint cover as set forth in claim 12, wherein the housing includes a treaded fastener for fixedly securing the front plate to the tension block such that the front plate is held substantially parallel to the rear plate.
14. The expansion joint cover as set forth in claim 1, wherein the cover includes at least two low friction gaskets which allow the second plate to slide within the housing.
15. The expansion joint cover as set forth in claim 1, wherein the housing includes a front plate secured to a rear plate by a bracket.
16. An expansion joint cover for covering an expansion joint between a first surface and a second surface of a structure, the cover comprising:
a first hinge configured to be secured to the first surface;
a first plate configured to be secured to the first hinge;
a second hinge configured to be secured to the first plate;
a housing configured to be fixedly secured to the second surface, the housing including
a front plate with a front low friction gasket,
a rear plate with a rear low friction gasket,
a third hinge configured to rotatably secure the front plate to the rear plate,
a tension block configured to be secured to the rear plate, and
a treaded fastener for fixedly securing the front plate to the tension block such that the front plate is held substantially parallel to the rear plate; and
a second plate configured to be secured to the second hinge and operable to slide between the low friction gaskets and substantially parallel to the front plate and the rear plate.
17. The expansion joint cover as set forth in claim 16, wherein the cover includes a face seal for covering the first hinge.
18. The expansion joint cover as set forth in claim 16, wherein the cover includes a face seal for covering the second hinge.
19. The expansion joint cover as set forth in claim 16, wherein the cover includes a face seal for covering the third hinge.
20. The expansion joint cover as set forth in claim 16, wherein the second plate includes a positioner that aligns the second plate within the housing.
21. An expansion joint cover for covering an expansion joint between a first surface and a second surface of a structure, the cover comprising:
a first hinge assembly configured to be secured to the first surface including
a first hinge,
a first face seal covering the first hinge,
a first surface bracket configured to be secured to the first surface and to support the first face seal, and
a first plate bracket configured to be secured to the first hinge and to support the first face seal;
a first plate configured to be secured to the first hinge by a first threaded fastener through the first plate bracket;
a second hinge assembly configured to be secured to the first plate including
a second hinge,
a second face seal covering the second hinge,
a second plate bracket configured to be secured to the first plate and to support the second face seal, and
a third plate bracket configured to be secured to the second hinge and to support the second face seal;
a housing configured to be fixedly secured to the second surface, the housing including
a front plate with a front low friction gasket,
a rear plate with a rear low friction gasket,
a third hinge configured to rotatably secure the front plate to the rear plate,
a tension block configured to be secured to the rear plate, and
a threaded fastener for fixedly securing the front plate to the tension block such that the front plate is held substantially parallel to the rear plate; and
a second plate configured to be secured to the second hinge and operable to slide between the low friction gaskets and substantially parallel to the front plate and the rear plate.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
an image input device which receives a stereoscopic photographed image composed of a plurality of photographed images respectively captured with a plurality of image pickup devices;
a face detecting device which detects faces from each of the photographed images;
a face position identifying device which identifies positions of the detected faces in each of the photographed images;
an in-focus position identifying device which identifies in-focus positions in each of the photographed images;
a distance information acquiring device which acquires distance information on the positions of the faces based on the positions of the faces, a relative distance between the plurality of image pickup devices, and photographing directions of each of the image pickup devices;
a focusing state identifying device which identifies focusing states in the positions of the faces based on the in-focus positions and the distance information on the positions of the faces;
a face frame generating device which generates face frames indicating the positions of the faces, the face frames blurred according to the focusing states of the positions of the faces; and
a stereoscopic display image generating device which generates a stereoscopic display image from the generated face frames and the stereoscopic photographed image.
2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the distance information acquiring device acquires distance information on the positions of the faces based on the positions of the faces, and on the lengths of baseline and angles of convergence of the plurality of image pickup devices.
3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the focusing state identifying device identifies whether each of the positions of the faces is in focus state or out of focus state, and
when it is identified that a position of a face is out of focus state, the face frame generating device changes a face frame of the face to a blurred state, compared to when the position of the face is in focus state.
4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the focusing state identifying device identifies defocus amounts in respective positions of the faces as the focusing states, and
the face frame generating device changes blurring amounts of respective face frames according to the defocus amounts.
5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the distance information acquiring device detects as parallax amounts of the faces, differences of the positions of the faces between the plurality of photographed images and determines distance information on the positions of the faces at least based on the parallax amounts.
6. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the face frame generating device generates stereoscopic face frames indicating the positions of the faces in a manner allowing stereoscopic vision, the stereoscopic face frames blurred according to the focusing states in the positions of the faces.
7. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an image display device which displays the display image.
8. A camera comprising an image processing apparatus according to claim 1.
9. An image processing method comprising:
an image input step of receiving a stereoscopic photographed image composed of a plurality of photographed images respectively captured with a plurality of image pickup devices;
a face detecting step of detecting faces from each of the photographed images;
a face position identifying step of identifying positions of the detected faces in each of the photographed images;
an in-focus position identifying step of identifying in-focus positions in each of the photographed images;
a distance information acquiring step of acquiring distance information on the positions of the faces based on the positions of the faces, a relative distance between the plurality of image pickup devices, and photographing directions of each of the image pickup devices;
a focusing state identifying step of identifying focusing states in the positions of the faces based on the in-focus positions and the distance information on the positions of the faces;
a face frame generating step of generating face frames indicating the positions of the faces, the face frames blurred according to the focusing states of the positions of the faces; and
a stereoscopic display image generating step of generating a stereoscopic display image from the generated face frames and the stereoscopic photographed image.