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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuna Oyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Hayato Mano, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Yamagata, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoji Oya, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshinobu Shibayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Yusuke Mogi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuo Yamamoto, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus equipped with a function of performing image stabilization by moving an image capturing section (image sensor) and capable of effectively cooling the image sensor without increasing the size of the apparatus. The apparatus includes an image sensor board on which the image sensor is mounted, an image stabilization mechanism for performing image stabilization by moving the image sensor board, a first duct having an air flow passage and movable, a second duct having an air flow passage and fixedly disposed and connected to the first duct, and a cooling fan for causing outside air to flow through the first duct and the second duct. The image sensor board is held on the first duct.