Camera body and imaging apparatus including an unlocking mechanism
US8638390B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 3, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B17/14
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A camera body to which an image pickup unit including an optical system, an image pickup device, and an image-pickup-unit connector is detachably attached, includes a recess to which the image pickup unit is freely detachably attached and which includes a back wall, an upper wall, and a side wall to be opened on a lower side, a lateral side, and a front side of the camera body. The back wall faces a rear of the image pickup unit, the upper wall is located on an upper side of the camera body in a normal use state. The camera body includes a locking mechanism to control a movement of the image pickup unit placed in the recess in a direction in which the image pickup unit moves away from the side wall, a first unlocking mechanism provided to be exposed from the camera body and configured to unlock a locked state made by the locking mechanism in response to an unlocking manipulation, and a second unlocking mechanism provided to be enclosed inside the camera body and configured to unlock the locked state made by the locking mechanism in response to an unlocking manipulation.
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