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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2022
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Masahisa Tamura, Tochigi, JP;
Kunihiko Sasaki, Tochigi, JP;
Toshinori Yamazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Masayasu Shigematsu, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An accessory attachable to and detachable from an image pickup apparatus includes a second mount portion including a plurality of second bayonet claw portions capable of engaging with a plurality of first bayonet claw portions, a plurality of second terminals capable of contacting with a plurality of first terminals, an accessory body, and a mount fixing member for fixing the second mount portion to the accessory body. The plurality of second terminals is provided at positions different from positions of the plurality of second bayonet claw portions, and all of multiple second terminals, among the plurality of second terminals, used in communication between the image pickup apparatus and the accessory are provided at predetermined positions.