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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Shigeki Koizumi, Saitama-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 1/700 ;
Abstract
In a panhead device (,) which supports an image sensing apparatus (,) on a panhead (,) and pivots the image sensing apparatus (,) in the pan or tilt direction, a pan pivot shaft (,) stands upright on a base (,) of the device, and a tilt pivot shaft (,) is horizontally disposed above that shaft. The shaft (,) is disposed to be offset in front of the shaft (,). Principal constituting members of a tilting mechanism are disposed behind the shaft (,).