Patents Represented by Attorney Steptoe & Johson LLP
  • Patent number: 7436445
    Abstract: An image pickup and display device including a body having an image pickup lens, a display unit capable of displaying an image and having a longitudinal side extending along a longitudinal side of the body in a folded state where the display unit is in close proximity to or abuts against the body, a first rotation shaft having an axis extending along a surface of the body, a rotation-supporting mount rotatably attached to the body through the first rotation shaft, and a second rotation shaft extending perpendicular to the first rotation shaft through the rotation-supporting mount and rotatably supporting the display unit with respect to the rotation-supporting mount. The second rotation shaft extends along a side of the display unit and a side of the body when the display unit is folded. With this, even when the body is in a stable horizontal position, the display unit can be viewed excellently by being rotated around the second rotation shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Hojo, Yuji Tominaga, Hiromitsu Kimura, Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Mizuho Sakakibara