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Title:
IMAGING DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2023036244
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To reduce the occurrence of dew condensation in a region of an inner plane of a transparent cover which faces a plurality of imaging parts, the directions of which are changed.SOLUTION: An imaging device comprises: housings 12, 13; an imaging unit 10 provided with a plurality of imaging parts 35 each having a lens and an imaging element, and is rotatable with respect to the housings; and a light transmissive member 11 which is secured to the housings, and which faces the lenses in a range in which the plurality of imaging parts move due to the rotation of the imaging unit. On the outer surface of the imaging unit are provided two wall parts 37 that have a lens region therebetween where the lenses of the plurality of imaging parts are arranged, and come into contact with or come close to the inner surface of the light transmissive member. A fan 42 for generating an air flow is provided in an internal space of the imaging unit. The air having flowed in from the internal space flows in a passage that runs along the inner surface of the light transmissive member between the two wall parts.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Inventors:
YASUTAKE YUTA
Application Number:
JP2021143189A
Publication Date:
March 14, 2023
Filing Date:
September 02, 2021
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
CANON KK
International Classes:
G03B17/55; G03B17/08; G03B17/56; G03B19/07; G03B30/00; G03B37/00; H04N23/45; H04N23/50
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Ryosuke Fujimoto
Atsuya Mizumoto
Tomoya Hirayama