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Imaging unit and imaging apparatus

US9749510B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 15, 2015
Grant dateAug 29, 2017
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Expiry dateFeb 23, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B7/023
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The imaging unit of the present disclosure is an imaging unit rotatable about a first axis. The imaging unit includes a lens holder and an operating member. The lens holder holds a lens on its surface, has a first gear on its rear face, and is rotatable about a second axis in forward and backward directions. The operating member has a second gear engaged with the first gear, is rotatable about a third axis in forward and backward directions, and faces the rear face of the lens holder. A plane with the first axis as a normal, a plane with the second axis as a normal, and a plane with the third axis as a normal are orthogonal to each other. The lens holder rotates by rotating the operating member.

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