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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Miura, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaru Tomabechi, Kanagawa, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A panhead capable of achieving cost reduction and miniaturization is provided. The panhead including a fixed portion and a movable portion that is equipped with an image pickup unit and is movable together with the image pickup unit with respect to the fixed portion includes a first communication section configured to include a first moving-rotationally portion that communicably connects the fixed portion side and the movable portion side and, when the movable portion moves, is able to move rotationally, and a second communication section configured to include a second moving-rotationally portion that communicably connects the fixed portion side and the movable portion side in a non-contact state and, when the movable portion moves, is able to move rotationally around the same axis as the first moving-rotationally portion. The second moving-rotationally portion includes a hollow portion in which at least a portion of the first moving-rotationally portion is disposed.