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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2020
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Shuichi Idera, Kawasaki, JP;
Honkai Tomimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/02 (2021.01); G03B 17/56 (2021.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/02 (2013.01); G03B 17/561 (2013.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.02); H04N 5/22521 (2018.08); H04N 5/232411 (2018.08);
Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes a movable unit, a fixed unit configured to hold the movable unit, and an exterior cover configured to house the movable unit and the fixed unit. The movable unit includes an imaging unit including a lens unit and a first image sensor, and a holder configured to rotatably hold the imaging unit. The holder includes a driver configured to rotate the imaging unit while compressively contacting imaging unit. The exterior cover includes a pressurizer configured to hold the imaging unit while compressively contacting the imaging unit.