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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
May. 15, 2009
Applicants:
Kei Tomatsu, Hyogo, JP;
Masato Yamaguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Kei Tomatsu, Hyogo, JP;
Masato Yamaguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G03B 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed herein is an imaging device including: a body portion; a lens mount portion provided on the body portion for mounting a detachable taking lens; a body-side coupler provided in the body portion and adapted to be connected to a lens-side coupler of the taking lens in mounting the taking lens to the lens mount portion, the body-side coupler being rotated in concert with a moving operation of a focus lens provided in the taking lens; and load applying section configured to apply a braking load to the body-side coupler.