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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022
Filed:
May. 17, 2021
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Junichi Matsuda, Fukuoka, JP;
Jumpei Hironaka, Fukuoka, JP;
Takashi Kihara, Fukuoka, JP;
Yasuhiro Nomiyama, Fukuoka, JP;
Ryota Takeshige, Fukuoka, JP;
Abstract
A camera fixed by suction to a transparent member and configured to capture an image through the transparent member includes: a planar portion having an opening; an auxiliary member attached to a surface of the planar portion and including a hole formed therein, the hole communicating with the opening of the planar portion, the auxiliary member having a plate shape and being brought into contact with the transparent member; and a suction portion causing the auxiliary member to be attached by suction to the transparent member by forming a negative pressure in the opening of the planar portion, in which the auxiliary member is softer than a material of the planar portion.