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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2016
Ricoh Imaging Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiro Akiyama, Tokyo, JP;
RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes a body provided with an image sensor; a displayer configured to display an image obtained via the image sensor, the displayer being supported by the body to be movable relative to the body; a connecting member provided with first and second connecting portions; a first support portion provided on one of the body and the displayer, the first connecting portion of the connecting member being connected to the first support portion in a rotatable manner about a spherical center thereof relative to the one of the body and the displayer; and a second support portion provided on the other of the body and the displayer, the second connecting portion of the connecting member being connected to the second support portion in a rotatable manner about a spherical center thereof and in a linearly-movable manner relative to the other of the body and the displayer.