Camera accessory, camera accessory mount, camera body and camera body mount
US9645476B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 15, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 9, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B17/566
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A camera accessory can be detachably engaged with a camera body that includes a camera body mount, and is equipped with an accessory mount assuming a bayonet structure with a first tab, a second tab and a third tab set over intervals in a circumferential direction running along a circumference of a circle and projecting from the circumference along a radial direction. The accessory mount can be inserted through the camera body mount without any of the first through third tabs being hindered by any of three camera body-side tabs at the camera body mount, as long as the accessory mount is inserted into the camera body mount at a correct interlock phase. The accessory mount includes a restricting member disposed near the third tab.
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