Camera accessory and camera

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11513429-B2
Application number	US-202117170132-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 8, 2021
Priority date	Aug 9, 2018
Publication date	Nov 29, 2022
Grant date	Nov 29, 2022

Abstract

A camera accessory attachable to and detachable from a bottom surface of a camera includes an accessory body, a fastening member configured to attach the accessory body to the bottom surface, an opening that allows a battery to be inserted into and ejected from the camera while the accessory body is attached to the bottom surface, and an accessory lid member attached to the accessory body and movable between an open position for opening the opening and a closed position for closing the opening.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A camera accessory attachable to and detachable from a bottom surface of a camera, the camera accessory comprising:
an accessory body;
a fastening member configured to attach the accessory body to the bottom surface;
an opening that allows a battery to be inserted into and ejected from the camera while the accessory body is attached to the bottom surface; and
an accessory lid member attached to the accessory body and movable between an open position for opening the opening and a closed position for closing the opening,
wherein the bottom surface of the camera has an insertion/ejection port for inserting and ejecting the battery, and
wherein the accessory body is configured to be attached to the camera from which a camera lid member configured to open and close the insertion/ejection port is detached,
wherein the camera includes a battery loading detector configured to detect loading of the battery into the camera, and
wherein the accessory lid member includes a contact part that contacts the battery loading detector so as to detect the loading of the battery at the closed position.

2. The camera accessory according to claim 1 , wherein the fastening member includes a tripod fastener configured to fix the accessory body to a tripod.

3. The camera accessory according to claim 1 , wherein the accessory body includes a grip extender that extends from a camera grip portion provided on an object side of the camera when the accessory body is attached to the bottom surface, and
wherein a rear part of the accessory body opposite to the grip extender has a dividing line with the accessory lid member.

4. The camera accessory according to claim 3 , wherein the rear part of the accessory body includes a convex part, and
wherein the convex part is opposite to an outer surface of an end on the bottom surface side of an exterior member of the camera.

5. The camera accessory according to claim 4 , wherein the convex part is provided outside a movable range of a movable rear monitor of the camera.

6. The camera accessory according to claim 1 , wherein the camera includes a battery holder movable between a holding position for holding the battery inserted into the camera and a release position for releasing holding of the battery, and
wherein the accessory lid member includes a stopper part configured to restrict the battery holder from moving from the holding position to the release position at the closed position.

7. The camera accessory according to claim 1 , wherein the opening is provided so as to enable a medium to be inserted into and ejected from the camera.

8. A camera having an insertion/ejection port in a bottom surface, which allows a battery to be inserted and ejected, the camera comprising a camera accessory detachably attached to the bottom surface,
wherein the camera accessory includes:
an accessory body;
a fastening member configured to attach the accessory body to the bottom surface;
an opening that allows a battery to be inserted into and ejected from the camera while the accessory body is attached to the bottom surface; and
an accessory lid member attached to the accessory body and movable between an open position for opening the opening and a closed position for closing the opening,
wherein the bottom surface of the camera has an insertion/ejection port for inserting and ejecting the battery,
wherein the accessory body is configured to be attached to the camera from which a camera lid member configured to open and close the insertion/ejection port is detached,
wherein the camera includes a battery loading detector configured to detect loading of the battery into the camera, and
wherein the accessory lid member includes a contact part that contacts the battery loading detector so as to detect the loading of the battery at the closed position.

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Nakagawa Yusuke
• Kojima Yutaka

Classifications

• H04N23/51

  Housings · CPC title

• G03B17/02

  Bodies · CPC title

• G03B17/563 Primary

  Camera grips, handles (means in general for steadying hand-held apparatus F16M13/00) · CPC title

• G03B17/56

  Accessories (carrying-cases A45C11/38) · CPC title

• G03B2217/007

  Details of energy supply or management · CPC title