Accessory, image pickup apparatus on which same is mountable, and camera system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11143939-B2
Application number	US-202016810701-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 5, 2020
Priority date	May 31, 2017
Publication date	Oct 12, 2021
Grant date	Oct 12, 2021

Abstract

An accessory configured to be detachably mountable to an image pickup apparatus including a first mount portion including first bayonet claw portions, and first terminals, the accessory including a second mount portion including second bayonet claw portions configured to enable engagement with the first bayonet claw portions, and second terminals configured to enable contact with the first terminals, in which the second terminals are provided at positions that are different from positions of the second bayonet claw portions, and wherein, a half line that extends from a central axis of the second mount portion and passes through a second terminal that determines whether an optical apparatus is mounted on the image pickup apparatus or not, passes through a predetermined second bayonet claw portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A lens mount configured to be detachably mountable to a camera mount, wherein the camera mount includes a plurality of first bayonet claw portions and a plurality of first terminals, the lens mount comprising:
a plurality of second bayonet claw portions configured to allow engagement with the plurality of first bayonet claw portions; and
a plurality of second terminals configured to contact with the plurality of first terminals when the lens mount is mounted to the camera mount, wherein the plurality of second terminals is provided at positions that are different from positions of the plurality of second bayonet claw portions,
wherein the plurality of second terminals includes a MIF terminal used in determination whether the lens mount is mounted on the camera mount, the determination being trigger that start supply of power from the camera mount to the lens mount, and
wherein, when viewed in a central axis direction of the lens mount, a half line, that extends from a central axis of the lens mount and passes through the MIF terminal, passes through a predetermined bayonet claw portion among the plurality of second bayonet claw portions.

2. The lens mount according to claim 1 ,
wherein the plurality of second terminals includes a plurality of communication terminals configured to be used in communication between the camera mount and the lens mount, and
wherein, when viewed in the central axis direction, a plurality of half lines, that extends from the central axis and passes through the plurality of communication terminals, all pass through the predetermined bayonet claw portion.

3. The lens mount according to claim 1 , further comprising a terminal holding portion configured to hold the plurality of second terminals,
wherein the terminal holding portion includes a positioning portion to determine position of the terminal holding portion with respect to the plurality of second bayonet claw portions.

4. The lens mount according to claim 3 ,
wherein, when a first adjacent terminal is a terminal adjacent to the MIF terminal on one side with respect to the MIF terminal, a second adjacent terminal is a terminal adjacent to the MIF terminal on the other side with respect to the MIF terminal, and a third adjacent terminal is a terminal adjacent to the second adjacent terminal, and
wherein, when viewed in the central axis direction, the positioning portion is inside a first region between a half line that extends from the central axisand passes through the first adjacent terminal, and a half line that extends from the central axis and passes through the third adjacent terminal.

5. The lens mount according to claim 4 , wherein, when viewed in the central axis direction, the positioning portion is inside a MIF region between a half line that extends from the central axis and passes through the MIF terminal, and the half line that extends from the central axis and passes through the third adjacent terminal.

6. The lens mount according to claim 3 , wherein, when viewed in the central axis direction, a half line that extends from the central axis and passes through the positioning portion passes through the predetermined bayonet claw portion.

7. The lens mount according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of second terminals include a TYPE terminal configured to be used to distinguish a type of the lens mount mounted on the camera mount.

8. The lens mount according to claim 7 , wherein, when viewed in the central axis direction, a half line, that extends from the central axis and passes through the TYPE terminal, passes through between the plurality of second bayonet claw portions.

9. The lens mount according to claim 8 , wherein the plurality of second terminals includes a terminal configured to connect the camera mount and a communication control system of the lens mount to ground, and includes a terminal configured to supply power, to be used in an operation of the communication control system, from the camera mount to the lens mount.

10. The lens mount according to claim 9 , wherein the plurality of second terminals includes a terminal configured to connect the camera mount and a mechanical drive system of the lens mount to the ground, and includes a terminal configured to supply power, to be used in the operation of the mechanical drive system, from the camera mount to the lens mount.

11. The lens mount according to claim 10 ,
wherein the plurality of second terminals includes a first communication unit configured to perform a first communication, and
wherein the first communication unit includes:
a terminal configured to communicate a clock signal that is output from the camera mount to the lens mount,
a terminal configured to allow two-way communication between the camera mount and the lens mount, and
a terminal configured to communicate a data that is output from the lens mount to the camera mount.

12. The lens mount according to claim 11 ,
wherein the plurality of second terminals includes a second communication unit configured to perform a second communication independent of the first communication performed by the first communication unit, and
wherein the second communication unit includes a second terminal configured to communicate the data that is output from the lens mount to the camera mount.

13. The lens mount according to claim 12 ,
wherein the plurality of second terminals includes a third communication unit configured to perform a third communication that is independent of the first communication and the second communication, and
wherein the third communication unit includes:
a terminal configured to allow two-way communication between the camera mount and the lens mount, and
a terminal configured to communicate a communication request signal between the camera mount and the lens mount.

14. An accessory comprising:
the lens mount according to claim 1 ; and
a lens.

15. An accessory comprising:
the lens mount according to claim 1 ; and
a plurality of third bayonet claw portions configured to allow engagement with a plurality of bayonet claw portions of a lens apparatus.

16. A camera mount comprising:
a plurality of first bayonet claw portions; and
a plurality of first terminals,
wherein the camera mount is configured such that the lens mount according to claim 1 is detachably mountable to the camera mount.

17. A camera system comprising:
the lens mount according to claim 1 ; and
a camera mount, wherein the camera mount includes:
a plurality of first bayonet claw portions, and
a plurality of first terminals, and
wherein the camera mount is configured such that the lens mount is detachably mountable to the camera mount.

18. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
an image pickup element; and
a camera mount, wherein the camera mount includes:
a plurality of first bayonet claw portions, and
a plurality of first terminals, and
wherein the camera mount is configured such that the lens mount according to claim 1 is detachably mountable to the camera mount.

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Tamura Masahisa
• Sasaki Kunihiko
• Yamazaki Toshinori
• Shigematsu Masayasu

Classifications

• H04N23/663

  for controlling interchangeable camera parts based on electronic image sensor signals · CPC title

• H04N23/50

  Constructional details · CPC title

• H04N23/65

  Control of camera operation in relation to power supply · CPC title

• H04N23/55

  Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof · CPC title

• G03B17/565 Primary

  Optical accessories, e.g. converters for close-up photography, tele-convertors, wide-angle convertors · CPC title