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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Masami Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinichi Murata, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/33 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G03B 11/04 (2006.01); G03B 15/05 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/2254 (2013.01); G03B 11/04 (2013.01); G03B 11/043 (2013.01); G03B 11/045 (2013.01); G03B 15/05 (2013.01); H04N 5/225 (2013.01); H04N 5/2256 (2013.01); H04N 5/33 (2013.01); H04N 7/18 (2013.01); G03B 2215/0503 (2013.01); G03B 2215/0567 (2013.01); G03B 2215/0575 (2013.01); G03B 2215/0589 (2013.01);
Abstract
A camera apparatus comprising an image pickup device, a lens cover which has an end plate comprising a first plate with a through hole and a second plate positioned in the through hole, and a lens which is covered by the lens cover and converges light from an object to the image pickup device, the light passing through the end plate. A plurality of light sources are arranged to surround the lens in the lens cover and a light shielding member is arranged between the lens and the light sources, and bridges a gap between the first plate and the second plate.