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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 12457394 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025

Filed:

May. 01, 2023

Image pickup apparatus with air cooling mechanism

Applicant:

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Koichi Shigeta, Kanagawa, JP;

Yuko Iritani, Tokyo, JP;

Yuko Teruya, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:

CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:

Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Twyler L Haskins

Assistant Examiner:

Akshay undefined Trehan

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/52 (2023.01); G02B 27/64 (2006.01); G03B 17/55 (2021.01); H04N 23/00 (2023.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01); H04N 23/60 (2023.01); H04N 23/68 (2023.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/52 (2023.01); G03B 17/55 (2013.01); H04N 23/00 (2023.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01); H04N 23/665 (2023.01); H04N 23/687 (2023.01); H05K 7/20145 (2013.01); G02B 27/646 (2013.01); G03B 2205/0038 (2013.01); G03B 2205/0053 (2013.01);
Abstract

A small-sized image pickup apparatus which has space for locating a portion capable of applying image stabilization to an image pickup unit and is capable of capturing high-quality images by rapidly cooling an image sensor in the image pickup unit. The image pickup apparatus includes a housing, an image pickup unit disposed to divide an inner space of the housing into a first space and a second space, an electronic component, a first duct, and a second duct, where the second space is in front of the first space. The electronic component is in the first space. The first duct is in the first space, and includes a first heat exchanger that exchanges heat with the electronic component and a first flow path. The second duct is in the second space, and includes a second heat exchanger that exchanges heat with the image pickup unit, and a second flow path.

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