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US 2004/0200027 A1Published application
Imaging-device cleaning apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorHiroyasu Sugihara
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Abstract
An imaging-device cleaning apparatus is attached to a camera by engaging with a lens mount of the camera typically used for attaching a camera lens. The imaging-device cleaning apparatus includes a nozzle for removing dust and dirt in the vicinity of an imaging section of the camera, and a motor and a fan for supplying air to the nozzle to remove the dust and dirt from the vicinity of an image sensor of the camera.
Claims24
An imaging-device cleaning apparatus comprising:
- a mount for attaching the cleaning apparatus to an imaging device;
- a communication unit for communicating with the imaging device;
- a detection unit for detecting whether the cleaning apparatus is attached to the imaging device;
- a removing unit for removing dust and dirt in the vicinity of an imaging section of the imaging device;
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- a control unit for controlling the operation of the removing unit in response to the output of the detection unit.
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