DUST REMOVAL APPARATUS OF PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A dust removal apparatus of a photographing apparatus, comprising:
- a movable unit that has an imaging device and that is movable;
a detector that is used for specifying a holding position of said photographing apparatus in relationship to the direction of gravity direction; and
a controller that moves said movable unit on a plane that is parallel to a first direction and a second direction, said first direction being perpendicular to an optical axis of a photographing optical system that captures an optical image on a photographing surface of said imaging device, said second direction being perpendicular to said optical axis;
said controller striking said movable unit against a boundary of a range of movement of said movable unit in one of said first direction and said second direction, on the basis of said holding position, as a dust removal operation.
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Abstract
A dust removal apparatus of a photographing apparatus comprises a movable unit, a detector, and a controller. The movable unit has an imaging device and is movable. The detector is used for specifying a holding position of the photographing apparatus in relationship to the direction of gravity. The controller moves the movable unit on a plane that is parallel to a first direction and a second direction. The first direction is perpendicular to an optical axis of a photographing optical system that captures an optical image on a photographing surface of the imaging device. The second direction is perpendicular to the optical axis. The controller strikes the movable unit against a boundary of a range of movement of the movable unit in one of the first direction and the second direction, on the basis of the holding position, as a dust removal operation.
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12 Claims
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1. A dust removal apparatus of a photographing apparatus, comprising:
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a movable unit that has an imaging device and that is movable; a detector that is used for specifying a holding position of said photographing apparatus in relationship to the direction of gravity direction; and a controller that moves said movable unit on a plane that is parallel to a first direction and a second direction, said first direction being perpendicular to an optical axis of a photographing optical system that captures an optical image on a photographing surface of said imaging device, said second direction being perpendicular to said optical axis; said controller striking said movable unit against a boundary of a range of movement of said movable unit in one of said first direction and said second direction, on the basis of said holding position, as a dust removal operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A dust removal apparatus of a photographing apparatus, comprising:
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a movable unit that has an imaging device and that is movable; a detector that is used for specifying a holding position of said photographing apparatus in relationship to the direction of gravity direction; and a controller that moves said movable unit on a plane; said movable unit being moved and struck against a boundary of a range of movement of said movable unit in a smallest direction on said plane, where an angle between said smallest direction and the direction of gravity is minimized.
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