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US 9,992,414 · App. 15/648,966 · Granted Jun 5, 2018

Imaging system

Inventors: Kensuke Masuda (Kawasaki, JP); Noriyuki Terao (Sendai, JP); Yoshiaki Irino (Kawasaki, JP); Tomonori Tanaka (Yokohama, JP); Nozomi Imae (Yokohama, JP); Toru Harada (Kawasaki, JP); Hirokazu Takenaka (Kawasaki, JP); Hideaki Yamamoto (Yokohama, JP); Satoshi Sawaguchi (Yokohama, JP); Daisuke Bessho (Kawasaki, JP); Hiroyuki Satoh (Yokohama, JP); Makoto Shohara (Hachioji, JP)
Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
H04N5/23238G02B13/06H04N5/2251H04N5/2252H04N5/2254H04N5/23241G02B5/04
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Patent No.
US 9,992,414
App. No.
15/648,966
Granted
Jun 5, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An imaging system includes an imaging body having an optical system and an imaging element, a power supplier configured to supply power to the imaging element, and a housing configured to hold the imaging body and the power supplier, wherein the optical system includes at least one optical element projecting from the housing, and a distance AP between a gravity center A of a portion including the optical system and a gravity center P of the entire imaging system and a distance BP between a gravity center B of the power supplier and the gravity center P of the entire imaging system satisfy the following condition. AP>BP

Claims (20)

1. An imaging system comprising:

an optical system;

a shutter button; and

a housing including the optical system,

wherein:

a portion of the optical system projects from a portion of the housing which is between the shutter button and the portion of the optical system, and

a center of the housing is between a gravity center of the imaging system and the optical system.

2. The imaging system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an imaging section including the optical system and an imaging element; and

a power supply that supplies power to the imaging element,

wherein the center of the housing is disposed between a gravity center of the power supply and the optical system.

3. The imaging system according to claim 2 , wherein:

a weight m of the imaging body and a weight M of the power supply satisfy:

m<M.

4. The imaging system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the optical system includes a lens, and

the lens is the portion of the optical system that projects.

5. The imaging system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the optical system includes a first lens and a second lens which face in opposite directions, and

both the first lens and the second lens project from the housing.

Priority Claims (2)
JP 2012-060242 · Mar 16, 2012 · national
JP 2012-277671 · Dec 20, 2012 · national
Continuity (4)
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