Image capturing apparatus

#This application claims the benefit of priority to Japanese Patent Application Number 2022-188311 filed on Nov. 25, 2022. The entire contents of the above-identified application are hereby incorporated by reference.

#The disclosure relates to an image capturing apparatus.

#A heating cooker equipped with an image capturing apparatus has been proposed (see, for example, JP 2008-286466 A). The heating apparatus of JP 2008-286466 A includes an image capturing unit disposed outside a door. The image capturing unit is fixed to a handle that assists in a gripping action for opening and closing the door. The image capturing unit captures an image of the inside of a heating chamber (a cooking chamber) through a viewing window provided on the door.

#The disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like numbers reference like elements.

#FIG. 1 is a front view illustrating a heating cooker to which an image capturing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the disclosure is temporarily fixed.

#FIG. 2 is a side view illustrating the heating cooker to which the image capturing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the disclosure is temporarily fixed.

#Embodiments of an image capturing apparatus of the disclosure will be described below with reference to the drawings (FIGS. 1 to 9B). However, the disclosure is not limited to the following embodiments and can be embodied in various modes without departing from the spirit of the disclosure. Redundant description may be omitted as appropriate. In the drawings, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will not be repeated.

#An X direction, a Y direction, and a Z direction orthogonal to each other are defined herein to facilitate understanding. The X direction includes a +X direction and a −X direction. The Y direction includes a +Y direction and a −Y direction. The Z direction includes a +Z direction and a −Z direction. In the present embodiment, the right side as viewed from the front of a heating cooker 100 is the −X side and the left side is the +X side (see FIG. 1). The front side of the heating cooker 100 is the +Y side and the rear side is the −Y side (see FIG. 2). The upper side of the heating cooker 100 is the +Z side and the lower side is the −Z side (see FIG. 1). The front side of the heating cooker 100 is the side of the heating cooker 100 on which a door 101 is disposed. A side of the heating cooker 100 opposite the side on which the door 101 is disposed is the rear side of the heating cooker 100. An upper side in the vertical direction when the heating cooker 100 is installed on a horizontal surface is the upper side of the heating cooker 100 and a lower side in the vertical direction when the heating cooker 100 is installed on the horizontal surface is the lower side of the heating cooker 100.

#First, a first embodiment of the disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7. FIG. 1 is a front view illustrating the heating cooker 100 to which an image capturing apparatus 2 of the present embodiment is temporarily fixed. FIG. 2 is a side view illustrating the heating cooker 100 to which the image capturing apparatus 2 of the present embodiment is temporarily fixed. Hereinafter, the image capturing apparatus 2 according to the first embodiment may be referred to as an “image capturing apparatus 2A”.