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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2005
Applicants:
Goro Noto, Ohta-ku, JP;
Yoshitaka Hashimoto, Ohta-ku, JP;
Inventors:
Goro Noto, Ohta-ku, JP;
Yoshitaka Hashimoto, Ohta-ku, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 9/08 (2006.01); G03B 9/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In an image capture apparatus, the surface of an optical element and a shutter are made to have conductivity, and they are grounded so as to have the same potential, so that adhesion of foreign matter onto the surface of the optical element can be prevented.