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US 12,244,915 · App. 18/074,484 · Granted Mar 4, 2025

Imaging device with upper mounted fan accommodation portion

Inventors: Norikazu Kaneda (Osaka, JP); Hiroyuki Kuroki (Osaka, JP); Hiroki Kasugai (Osaka, JP); Yuuji Matsuo (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
H04N23/52H05K7/20145H05K7/20172
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Patent No.
US 12,244,915
App. No.
18/074,484
Granted
Mar 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An imaging device includes an imaging main body; a fan accommodation portion provided in an upper portion of the imaging main body; and a cooling fan disposed in the fan accommodation portion, wherein the fan accommodation portion includes an upper surface, a pair of side surfaces, and a front surface that cover the cooling fan, and an intake port and an exhaust port for the cooling fan to perform intake and exhaust are provided on a surface of the fan accommodation portion different from the upper surface.

Claims (40)

1. An imaging device comprising:

an imaging main body;

a fan accommodation portion provided in an upper portion of the imaging main body;

a cooling fan disposed in the fan accommodation portion; and

an intake port and an exhaust port for the cooling fan to perform intake and exhaust,

wherein the fan accommodation portion is a protruding portion having multiple surfaces formed by protruding from the imaging main body at the upper part of the imaging main body,

wherein the multiple surfaces include an upper surface, a pair of side surfaces, and a front surface that cover the cooling fan,

wherein the intake port and the exhaust port are provided on a surface of the fan accommodation portion different from the upper surface, and

wherein air inhaled via the intake port is discharged from the exhaust port to the outside of the fan accommodation portion.

2. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the upper surface and the front surface are not provided with intake and exhaust openings.

3. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the fan accommodation portion is a protrusion provided above the imaging main body to protrude forward.

4. The imaging device according to claim 1 further comprising a heat sink disposed below the cooling fan,

wherein the cooling fan blows out air downward toward the heat sink.

5. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the intake port and the exhaust port is provided on the side surface.

6. The imaging device according to claim 5 , wherein a dial that overlaps at least one of the intake port and the exhaust port provided on the side surface when viewed from a side is erected on the imaging main body.

7. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein

the front surface is at a position protruding forward relative to the imaging main body, and

a lower surface connecting the front surface and the imaging main body is provided with at least one of the intake port and the exhaust port.

8. The imaging device according to claim 7 , wherein the lower surface is provided with the intake port, and the side surface is provided with the exhaust port.

9. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the upper surface of the fan accommodation portion is provided with an accessory shoe.

10. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein a central axis of the cooling fan is inclined with respect to a vertical direction.

11. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the cooling fan is an axial fan.

12. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the cooling fan is a centrifugal fan.

13. An imaging device comprising,

an imaging main body;

a fan accommodation portion provided in an upper portion of the imaging main body; and

a cooling fan disposed in the fan accommodation portion,

wherein the fan accommodation portion includes an upper surface, a pair of side surfaces, and a front surface that cover the cooling fan,

an intake port and an exhaust port for the cooling fan to perform intake and exhaust are provided on a surface of the fan accommodation portion different from the upper surface,

the upper surface of the fan accommodation portion is provided with an accessory shoe,

the cooling fan is provided forward relative to the accessory shoe, and

the imaging device further comprises a built-in microphone provided rearward relative to the accessory shoe.

14. An imaging device comprising:

an imaging main body;

a fan accommodation portion provided in an upper portion of the imaging main body; and

a cooling fan disposed in the fan accommodation portion,

wherein the fan accommodation portion includes an upper surface, a pair of side surfaces, and a front surface that cover the cooling fan,

an intake port and an exhaust port for the cooling fan to perform intake and exhaust are provided on a surface of the fan accommodation portion different from the upper surface,

a central axis of the cooling fan is inclined with respect to a vertical direction, and

the central axis of the cooling fan is inclined such that a rear side of the cooling fan becomes higher than a front side.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 13, 2023
From: KANEDA, NORIKAZU; KUROKI, HIROYUKI; KASUGAI, HIROKI; MATSUO, YUUJI
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062968/0641 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-010084 · Jan 26, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230239555A1 · Jul 27, 2023
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