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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2019
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hiizu Ootorii, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G03B 15/00 (2006.01); G03B 17/00 (2006.01); G03B 17/04 (2006.01); G03B 17/56 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/262 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23296 (2013.01); G03B 15/00 (2013.01); G03B 17/00 (2013.01); G03B 17/04 (2013.01); G03B 17/56 (2013.01); H04N 5/225 (2013.01); H04N 5/2253 (2013.01); H04N 5/23203 (2013.01); H04N 5/23241 (2013.01); H04N 5/2628 (2013.01);
Abstract
Imaging device including an elongated bendable section, a reinforcing section that is arranged on an end portion of the bendable section in an elongated direction in which the bendable section extends, the reinforcing section having higher rigidity than the bendable section, and an imaging section capable of capturing an image in the elongated direction with respect to the reinforcing section. The bendable section is able to store a power source in at least a part of the bendable section.