公开(公告)号：US20170111554A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-20

申请号：US15292771

申请日：2016-10-13

Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jyouji WADA ,  Tatsuo TANNO

IPC: H04N5/225 ,  H04N7/18

CPC classification number: H04N5/2252 ,  H04N5/2254 ,  H04N7/183

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: a camera portion; a lens cover that includes a light receiving hole and covers the camera portion; a ring gear that is attached to the lens cover while surrounding the light receiving hole and is rotatable using the center of concentric circles formed by the ring gear; and a pair of light shielding plates that are attached to a cover outer surface, each of the pair of light shielding plates including an inclined rack, and opening and closing the light receiving hole with the inclined racks meshing with opposite ends in a radial direction of the ring gear.