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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:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2014
Applicant:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Dai Shintani, Osaka, JP;
Masato Murayama, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G03B 9/36 (2006.01); G03B 17/14 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 101/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/2254 (2013.01); G03B 9/36 (2013.01); G03B 17/14 (2013.01); H04N 5/232 (2013.01); H04N 2101/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A camera body, to which a lens unit configured to form an optical image of a subject is attachable, comprises a body mount to which the lens unit is attachable, an imaging element configured to convert the optical image of the subject into an electrical signal, and a shutter unit. The shutter unit is disposed between the body mount and the imaging element and provided so that an optical path can be blocked between the lens unit and the imaging element. The shutter unit is configured to be in an open state while the lens unit is removed from the body mount.