Imaging apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKoichi Odagaki
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Abstract
In an accessory shoe member placed on top of a base member, a pair of engagement portions is formed in a first direction perpendicular to an attachment direction of an external accessory device, and a plurality of fastening holes is formed side by side in the first direction. A plurality of fastening members is inserted into the plurality of fastening holes with the accessory shoe member placed on top of the base member, thereby fastening the base member and the accessory shoe member to an imaging apparatus. In the accessory shoe member, a joining portion joining the pair of engagement portions is formed. The accessory shoe member is formed by bending a plate metal material into a loop shape so that a joint is located between the plurality of fastening holes.
Claims7
An imaging apparatus including an accessory shoe to which an external accessory device can be attached, the imaging apparatus comprising:
- a base member;
- an accessory shoe member placed on top of the base member and configured to have a pair of engagement portions formed in a first direction perpendicular to an attachment direction of the external accessory device and a plurality of fastening holes formed side by side in the first direction;
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- a plurality of fastening members configured to fasten the base member and the accessory shoe member to the imaging apparatus and inserted into the plurality of fastening holes with the accessory shoe member placed on top of the base member,
- wherein in the accessory shoe member, a joining portion joining the pair of engagement portions is formed, and
- wherein the accessory shoe member is formed by bending a plate metal material into a loop shape in such a way that a joint is located between the plurality of fastening holes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.