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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2004
Atsushi Hojo, Nara, JP;
Yuji Tominaga, Neyagawa, JP;
Hiromitsu Kimura, Kobe, JP;
Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Hirakata, JP;
Mizuho Sakakibara, Edogawa-ku, JP;
Atsushi Hojo, Nara, JP;
Yuji Tominaga, Neyagawa, JP;
Hiromitsu Kimura, Kobe, JP;
Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Hirakata, JP;
Mizuho Sakakibara, Edogawa-ku, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industries Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image pickup and display device including a body having an image pickup lens, a display unit capable of displaying an image and having a longitudinal side extending along a longitudinal side of the body in a folded state where the display unit is in close proximity to or abuts against the body, a first rotation shaft having an axis extending along a surface of the body, a rotation-supporting mount rotatably attached to the body through the first rotation shaft, and a second rotation shaft extending perpendicular to the first rotation shaft through the rotation-supporting mount and rotatably supporting the display unit with respect to the rotation-supporting mount. The second rotation shaft extends along a side of the display unit and a side of the body when the display unit is folded. With this, even when the body is in a stable horizontal position, the display unit can be viewed excellently by being rotated around the second rotation shaft.