US2021360130A1PendingUtilityA1

Imaging device

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Assignee: CANON KKPriority: Jun 19, 2018Filed: Jul 28, 2021Published: Nov 18, 2021
Est. expiryJun 19, 2038(~11.9 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Masayoshi Shibata
A45C 11/38H04N 23/51H04N 23/50H04N 23/55H04N 23/53H04N 1/00607G02B 7/02G03B 17/563H04N 5/2254H04N 5/2252
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Claims

Abstract

An imaging device includes a lens, a predetermined operation member configured to receive a predetermined instruction, a frame portion configured to form an opening, at least a portion of the frame portion being an opening and closing member. In the imaging device, the predetermined operation member and the opening and closing member of the frame portion are disposed so that the predetermined operation member and the opening and closing member do not overlap each other in an operation direction of the predetermined operation member, and the frame portion forms a portion of a housing of the imaging device.

Claims

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         1 . An imaging device comprising:
 a predetermined operation member configured to receive a predetermined instruction; and   a frame portion configured to form an opening, at least a portion of the frame portion being an opening and closing member,   wherein the opening formed by the frame portion has a rectangular shape, and   wherein the frame portion is configured to form a portion of a housing of the imaging device.   
     
     
         2 . The imaging device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the opening and closing member of the frame portion is configured so as to be pivotable around a shaft.   
     
     
         3 . The imaging device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the frame portion constitutes a carabiner.   
     
     
         4 . The imaging device according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a lens,   wherein in a longitudinal direction of the housing of the imaging device, the lens is disposed between the frame portion and the predetermined operation member.   
     
     
         5 . The imaging device according to  claim 4 , further comprising:
 a front surface on an object side of the imaging device and a back surface on a side of the imaging device parallel with and opposite to the object side of the imaging device, and   a finger rest portion useable to hold the imaging device,   wherein the finger rest portion is disposed on the back surface of the imaging device.   
     
     
         6 . The imaging device according to  claim 5 ,
 wherein in the longitudinal direction of the housing of the imaging device, the lens is disposed between the frame portion and the finger rest portion.   
     
     
         7 . The imaging device according to  claim 6 ,
 wherein the predetermined operation member and the finger rest portion are disposed on different surfaces of the imaging device.   
     
     
         8 . The imaging device according to  claim 5 ,
 wherein the operation member is disposed on an upper surface of the imaging device, which is disposed between, and oriented orthogonally to, the front and back surfaces of the device.   
     
     
         9 . The imaging device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the predetermined operation member is an operation member configured to receive a shooting instruction from a user.   
     
     
         10 . The imaging device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the predetermined operation member is a push button.   
     
     
         11 . The imaging device according to  claim 5 , further comprising:
 a second operation member different from the predetermined operation member, the second operation member being disposed on the same surface of the imaging device as the finger rest portion,   and disposed between the frame portion and the finger rest portion in the longitudinal direction of the housing of the imaging device.   
     
     
         12 . An imaging device comprising:
 a lens;   a predetermined operation member configured to receive a predetermined instruction; and   a frame portion configured to form an opening, at least a portion of the frame portion being an opening and closing member,   wherein the opening formed by the frame portion has two sides which are opposite to each other and are arranged in parallel to each other in a first direction and two sides which are opposite to each other and are arranged in parallel to each other in a second direction wherein in a longitudinal direction of a housing of the imaging device, the lens is disposed between the frame portion and the predetermined operation member.   
     
     
         13 . The imaging device according to  claim 12 ,
 wherein the opening and closing member of the frame portion is configured so as to be pivotable around a shaft.   
     
     
         14 . The imaging device according to  claim 12 ,
 wherein the frame portion constitutes a combiner.   
     
     
         15 . The imaging device according to  claim 12 , further comprising:
 a front surface on an object side of the imaging device and a back surface on a side of the imaging device parallel with and opposite to the object side of the imaging device, and   a finger rest portion useable to hold the imaging device,   wherein the finger rest portion is disposed on the back surface of the device.   
     
     
         16 . The imaging device according to  claim 15 ,
 wherein in a longitudinal direction of a housing of the imaging device, the lens is disposed between the frame portion and the finger rest portion.   
     
     
         17 . The imaging device according to  claim 16 ,
 wherein the predetermined operation member and the finger rest portion are disposed on different surfaces of the imaging device.   
     
     
         18 . The imaging device according to  claim 12 ,
 wherein the predetermined operation member and the opening and closing member of the frame portion are disposed so that the predetermined operation member and the opening and closing member do not overlap each other in an operation direction of the predetermined operation member.   
     
     
         19 . The imaging device according to  claim 12 ,
 wherein the predetermined operation member is an operation member configured to receive a shooting instruction.   
     
     
         20 . The imaging device according to  claim 12 ,
 wherein the predetermined operation member is a push button.   
     
     
         21 . The imaging device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein corners of the rectangular shape of the opening are rounded.   
     
     
         22 . The imaging device according to any one of  claim 12 ,
 wherein the first direction is orthogonal to the second direction.

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