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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2011
Applicant:
Akihiro Nakamura, Saitama, JP;
Inventor:
Akihiro Nakamura, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 (2006.01); G03B 17/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a camera device including: a housing having an opening; a lens exposed from the opening of the housing; a lens barrel for holding the lens, the lens barrel being fitted in the housing to expose the lens from the opening of the housing; a packing provided between the lens barrel and the housing for preventing the entry of a water flow passed through the opening; an imaging mechanism having an imaging device for detecting incident light transmitted through the lens; and a buffer portion configured to reduce the pressure of the water flow in a water flow path between the opening and the packing.