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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
May. 16, 2018
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Akira Tagaya, Machida, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04R 1/08 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); G03B 31/00 (2006.01); G03B 17/08 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/2254 (2013.01); G03B 17/08 (2013.01); G03B 31/00 (2013.01); H04N 5/2256 (2013.01); H04N 7/18 (2013.01); H04R 1/083 (2013.01); G06F 1/1605 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic apparatus includes a housing in which an opening is formed, a microphone disposed inside the housing and configured to collect sound from the opening, a light emitter disposed inside the housing and configured to emit light from the opening, and a buffer member configured to block the opening. The buffer member has a base portion, a first portion facing the microphone, and a second portion facing the light emitter. The first portion is a cut portion of the base portion. The second portion is a portion protruding from the base portion.