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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2007
Applicant:
Hiroyasu Sugihara, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroyasu Sugihara, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G03B 17/48 (2006.01); G03B 19/00 (2006.01); G03B 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An imaging-device cleaning apparatus is attached to a camera by engaging with a lens mount of the camera typically used for attaching a camera lens. The imaging-device cleaning apparatus includes a nozzle for removing dust and dirt in the vicinity of an imaging section of the camera, and a motor and a fan for supplying air to the nozzle to remove the dust and dirt from the vicinity of an image sensor of the camera.