The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2007
Koji Kimura, Tokyo, JP;
Koji Kimura, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, , JP;
Abstract
A cradle having a panhead function to which an image pickup device is mounted is adapted to rotate the image pickup device in a pan direction or a tilt direction. The cradle includes a first base supported on a support base rotatably around a first rotation axis line secured relatively to the support base; a second base supported by the first base rotatably around a second rotation axis line perpendicular to the first rotation axis line and secured relatively to the first base, and adapted to support the image pickup device; a first drive portion is disposed on the support base and adapted to rotatably drive the first base via a first transmission portion; and a second drive portion is disposed on the support base and adapted to rotatably drive the second base via a second transmission portion.