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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2022
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hiromichi Sakamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Kei Tohyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Takayuki Shu, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromi Hayasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Kouji Ikeda, Tokyo, JP;
Yuhei Hattori, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Ishii, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshinobu Okano, Saitama, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electronic apparatus to which an accessory is to be detachably attached includes a plurality of contacts electrically connectable to the accessory and arranged in a first direction orthogonal to an attachment direction of the accessory. The plurality of contacts include first reference potential contacts that are contacts disposed at both ends of the plurality of contacts and are connected to a reference potential, and second reference potential contacts that are connected to the reference potential and are contacts disposed at both ends of part of the plurality of contacts other than the first reference potential contacts in a case where the accessory is connected to the part of the plurality of contacts.