Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electronic device and camera
- Patent Title (中): 电子设备和相机
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Application No.: US10866729Application Date: 2004-06-15
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Publication No.: US07653301B2Publication Date: 2010-01-26
- Inventor: Akio Nishizawa
- Applicant: Akio Nishizawa
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Nikon Corporation
- Current Assignee: Nikon Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Oliff & Berridge, PLC
- Priority: JP2003-177796 20030623
- Main IPC: G03B7/26
- IPC: G03B7/26 ; G03B17/02 ; H04N5/225 ; H01M2/00 ; H01M8/00

Abstract:
The object of the present invention is to enable reliable supply of oxygen which is necessary for a fuel cell to generate electric power, to the fuel cell.In a camera, air orifices for linking the space inside a cell compartment with the outside of a casing are disposed in a position other than the portion (grip portion) which is held by a user, in the vicinity of the center of the front surface of the casing, that is, in the vicinity of a lens-barrel, and a concave-convex portion serving as an air orifice guard is formed at the side opposite to that where the lens-barrel is disposed with respect to the air orifices. As a result, even when the user takes a picture of an object by holding the camera with his/her own hand, the air orifices are prevented from being closed by the user's hand, oxygen (air) can be constantly supplied to the fuel cell accommodated inside the cell compartment, and the fuel cell can continuously generate a sufficient quantity of electricity. The present invention can be employed in a camera.
Public/Granted literature
- US20040258976A1 Electronic device and camera Public/Granted day:2004-12-23
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