IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,822,228
Granted Patent B2
US 11,822,228 · App. 17/580,275 · Granted Nov 21, 2023

Imaging device

Inventor: Yuta Yasutake (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
G03B5/00G03B17/12G03B17/56G03B2205/0053
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Patent No.
US 11,822,228
App. No.
17/580,275
Granted
Nov 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The imaging device includes: at least one imaging unit configured to be rotatable with a driving mechanism and movable in a circumferential direction; an illumination; a cover configured to cover the imaging unit and the illumination; and a light-shielding member of which at least a part is disposed between the imaging unit and the illumination and is disposed in contact with the cover. The light-shielding member is able to be retracted away from the cover through driving of the driving mechanism.

Claims (24)

1. An imaging device comprising:

at least one imaging unit configured to be rotatable with a driving mechanism and movable in a circumferential direction;

an illumination;

a cover configured to cover the imaging unit and the illumination; and

a light-shielding member of which at least a part is disposed between the imaging unit and the illumination and is disposed in contact with the cover,

wherein the light-shielding member is able to be retracted away from the cover through driving of the driving mechanism.

2. The imaging device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the imaging device includes a plurality of the imaging units, and

wherein the plurality of imaging units are disposed along the circumferential direction.

3. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the light-shielding member is disposed to cover the imaging unit.

4. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the illumination includes an infrared illumination.

5. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the illumination is disposed to correspond to each imaging unit.

6. The imaging device according to claim 5 , wherein the illumination is tilted with tilting of the corresponding imaging unit.

7. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein, when the imaging unit is tilted beyond a preset tilting range, the light-shielding member is retracted away from the cover.

8. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein, when the imaging unit is tilted to an end of a tilting range, the light-shielding member is retracted away from the cover.

9. The imaging device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a holding unit configured to hold the imaging unit,

wherein, when the imaging unit is tilted to a predetermined position, a part of the holding unit comes into contact with a part of the light-shielding member, so that the light-shielding member is retracted away from the cover.

10. The imaging device according to claim 1 , further comprising a lock member configured to maintain a state in which the light-shielding member is retracted away from the cover.

11. The imaging device according to claim 10 , wherein, when the imaging unit is tilted beyond a preset tilting range, the state of the light-shielding member held in the retracted state in which the light-shielding member is retracted away from the cover by the lock member is released.

12. The imaging device according to claim 10 , further comprising:

a holding unit configured to hold the imaging unit,

wherein, when the imaging unit is tilted to a predetermined position, a part of the holding unit comes into contact with a part of the lock member, so that the retracted state of the light-shielding member is released.

13. The imaging device according to claim 1 , further comprising a detector configured to detect a tilting angle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 1, 2022
From: YASUTAKE, YUTA
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 058837/0940 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-009533 · Jan 25, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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