# US 2017/0255084 A1 · Imaging apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0255084 A1 - Document ID: US20170255084A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/505,206 - Filed: 2015-08-11 - Published: 2017-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2014-08-29 - Assignees: Sony Corporation - Applicants: Sony Corporation - Inventors: NAOFUMI YONEDA; TATSUYA NISHIYAMA; KENJI HIMENO; JUN ISHIDA; AKIHIRO MIYAZAKI - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170255084A1 ## CPC - G03B 17/563: {Camera grips, handles (means in general for steadying hand-held apparatus F16M13/00)} - F16M 11/105: {the horizontal axis being the roll axis, e.g. for creating a landscape-portrait rotation} - F16M 11/2092: {comprising means allowing depth adjustment, i.e. forward-backward translation of the head relatively to the undercarriage} - F16M 13/022: {repositionable} - F16M 13/04: for supporting on, or holding steady relative to, a person, e.g. by chains {, e.g. rifle butt or pistol grip supports, supports attached to the chest or head (apparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them G03B)} - H04N 23/52: Elements optimising image sensor operation, e.g. for electromagnetic interference [EMI] protection or temperature control by heat transfer or cooling elements - H04N 23/531: {being rotatable or detachable} - H04N 23/631: {Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters} - H04N 23/667: Camera operation mode switching, e.g. between still and video, sport and normal or high- and low-resolution modes - G03B: APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D) - F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract An imaging apparatus including a main unit, a grip, and an arm. The main unit includes an imaging device and imaging lens. The grip is configured to be gripped by a user. The arm includes a first attaching portion and a second attaching portion. The grip is attached to the first attaching portion, and the second attaching portion is attached to the main unit of the imaging apparatus. A position of the grip is adjustable, with respect to the main unit, about the second attaching portion. Further, an orientation of the grip is adjustable, with respect to the main unit, about the first attaching portion of the arm. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An imaging apparatus comprising: a main unit including an imaging device and imaging lens; a grip configured to be gripped by a user; and an arm including a first attaching portion and a second attaching portion, the grip being attached to the first attaching portion, and the second attaching portion being attached to the main unit of the imaging apparatus, wherein a position of the grip is adjustable, with respect to the main unit, about the second attaching portion, and an orientation of the grip is adjustable, with respect to the main unit, about the first attaching portion of the arm. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the arm is configured to be secured at at least one position with respect to the main unit, and the grip is configured to be secured at at least one position with respect to the arm. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the arm is configured to extend such that a distance between the first attaching portion and the second attaching portion is changed. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the arm is configured to rotate about the second attaching portion, and a rotation plane of the arm is substantially parallel to a side surface of the main unit. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an input device configured to be operated by the user and that is formed on the grip. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The imaging apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the input device includes at least one of a fixed-function switch and a variable-function switch. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The imaging apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the input device includes at least one of a switch that issues an instruction to adjust a focal length or a switch that issues an instruction to start or end recording. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a chamfered sloping portion is formed at a lower portion of a rear end of the main unit in a side view. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The imaging apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the chamfered sloping portion is formed to have an arc-like curved edge portion in the side view. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the main unit has a cylindrical shape in an optical-axis direction of the imaging lens, and has a side surface protruding outward. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a viewfinder; and a viewfinder holder configured to hold the viewfinder, wherein the viewfinder is rotatable about a support shaft protruding in a horizontal direction from the main unit, and a distance from the support shaft to the viewfinder is adjustable. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The imaging apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the viewfinder holder includes a posture maintaining mechanism that is configured to keep the main unit and the viewfinder at the same horizontal direction when the distance from the support shaft to the viewfinder is adjusted. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the grip and the arm are configured to be moved or secured in accordance with different types of usage of the imaging apparatus. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a shoulder pad attached to a bottom surface of the main unit. ### Claim 15 A supporting assembly comprising: a grip configured to be gripped by a user; and an arm including a first attaching portion and a second attaching portion, the grip being attached to the first attaching portion, and the second attaching portion being configured to attach to an apparatus, wherein a position of the grip is adjustable, with respect to the apparatus, about the second attaching portion, and an orientation of the grip is adjustable, with respect to the apparatus, about the first attaching portion of the arm.