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US 2017/0187906 A1Published application
Image pickup apparatus with forced air-cooling structure
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorHideki Toichi
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Abstract
An image pickup apparatus with forced air-cooling structure, which is capable of improving heat radiating efficiency. The image pickup apparatus comprises a fan, an inlet, an outlet, and a duct, which has an inhaling part interconnecting with the inlet, a discharging part interconnecting with the outlet, and a cooling part connected to each of the inhaling part and the discharging part. Each of the inhaling part and the discharging part is connected to the cooling part in a direction intersecting with the cooling part.
Claims8
An image pickup apparatus comprising:
- a fan;
- an inlet arranged on one side of an apparatus body of the image pickup apparatus in a width direction, said inlet being configured to inhale external air by drive of said fan;
- an outlet arranged on the one side of the apparatus body in the width direction, the outlet being configured to generate an airflow of the air inhaled through said inlet by the drive of said fan and to discharge the airflow;
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- a duct provided inside of the apparatus body, said duct having an inhaling part interconnecting with said inlet, a discharging part interconnecting with said outlet, and a cooling part connected to each of the inhaling part and the discharging part,
- wherein each of the inhaling part and the discharging part is connected to the cooling part in a direction intersecting with the cooling part.
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