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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2019
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hidetoshi Kei, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image pickup apparatus that is capable of positioning and holding a movable part at both a housing position and a projecting position without adding a lock releasing member. The movable part has a latching pin and a slide part. A fixed part holds the movable part slidably between the housing and projecting positions and is fixed to an apparatus body. A first energizing member energizes the movable part in a projecting direction. A lever has an engagement part and a contact part, is energized by a second energizing member, and is held by the fixed part. The movable part is held in the housing position when the latching pin engages with the engagement part. The contact part abuts on the slide part and energizes the movable part in the projecting direction when the movable part is in the projecting position.