A connecting device of an accessory by which improvement in mechanical strength is compatible with arrangements of many connection terminals. The connecting device is detachably attachable to an accessory shoe device of an electronic apparatus. An engagement member is attachable to the accessory shoe device by sliding in a first direction. A holding member is fixed to the engagement member by fastening members. A connecting plug has connection terminals and is arranged at a front part in the first direction of the holding member. The fastening members are arranged at positions that are spaced apart from each other in a second direction that perpendicularly intersects with the first direction. A width of the holding member is shorter than a width of the engagement member in the second direction, and the connection terminals are arranged in an area between the positions of the fastening members.

A clamp assembly for securing a shoe plate of a camera accessory includes a bracket, a lever ring disposed around the bracket between the first end and the second end, and a base plate. The base plate is configured to move when the lever ring is rotated so as to secure the shoe plate between the base plate and the bracket. The clamp assembly is coupleable to a device that includes a housing and a mount configured to attach to a boom. The housing is rotatable relative to the mount about a rotation axis. The device also includes an actuator assembly and a latch coupled thereto. The actuator assembly is configured to move the latch between an engaged position with the mount, which prevents rotation of the housing relative to the mount, and a disengaged position with the mount, which enables rotation of the housing relative to the mount.

An image capturing apparatus includes a plurality of terminals including a terminal used for electrical connection with an accessory, and a first mount portion connectable with a second mount portion on the accessory. With the accessory and the image capturing apparatus detachably attached, a first terminal is configured to output a signal from the image capturing apparatus to the accessory, a second terminal is configured to input a signal output from the accessory to the image capturing apparatus, and a third terminal is configured to supply first power to the accessory. A second signal is detected as a signal input to the second terminal when a first signal is output to the first terminal. When it is detected that the second signal is a signal changing in synchronization with the first signal, the first power is supplied to the accessory via the third terminal.

Various embodiments of enclosures for machine-vision cameras are disclosed. The enclosures are designed to fit\hug the camera to be as small as physically possible, and also integrate other features such as better cabling, IP-67 compliance, and end-effectors. Further, the embodiments herein have also integrated a way to mount extra lights as part of the design. The embodiments herein accommodate the specific need of the particular application. The embodiments herein can accommodate numerous shapes and sizes of cameras, including square, cylindrical, or cubical cameras, and encompass either rectangular or round enclosures.

A system for electronic patient care includes a hub. The hub is configured to monitor a patient-care device. The sandbox may be configured to control access to at least one of a hardware resource and a software resource. The hub is further configured to identify the patient-care device and execute an application to monitor the patient-care device. The hub executes the application within the sandbox component such that the application accesses the at least one of the hardware resource and the software resource through the sandbox component. The hub may be further configured to control the patient-care device. The hub may be further configured to receive an identification from the patient-care device and download the application from a server associated with the identification. The hub may be further configured to receive an identification from the patient-care device and update the application from a server associated with the identification.

A system and method for synchronizing a remote lighting device to a camera using a hot shoe connection and an external device connected via the hot shoe connector. The external device receives TTL data and a synchronization signal from the camera via the hot shoe connector. The external device wirelessly communicates using a radio frequency transmitter a synchronization signal from the external device to a remote lighting device. The external device also wirelessly communicates a TTL information to the remote lighting device for use in synchronizing the remote lighting device to image acquisition by the camera.

An electronic apparatus includes a plurality of contacts electrically connectable to an accessory and arranged in a first direction orthogonal to a direction in which the accessory is attached. The contacts include an attachment detection contact to detect an attachment of the accessory to the electronic apparatus, and a communication request contact for a communication request from the accessory to the electronic apparatus. The attachment detection and communication request contacts are disposed between a contact closest one end and a contact closest to another end in the first direction. The attachment detection contact is disposed between the communication request contact and the contact closest to the one end. In the first direction, a distance between the attachment detection contact and the communication request contact is shorter than that between the communication request contact and the contact closest to the other end.

A clamp assembly for securing a shoe plate of a camera accessory includes a bracket, a lever ring disposed around the bracket between the first end and the second end, and a base plate. The base plate is configured to move when the lever ring is rotated so as to secure the shoe plate between the base plate and the bracket. The clamp assembly is coupleable to a device that includes a housing and a mount configured to attach to a boom. The housing is rotatable relative to the mount about a rotation axis. The device also includes an actuator assembly and a latch coupled thereto. The actuator assembly is configured to move the latch between an engaged position with the mount, which prevents rotation of the housing relative to the mount, and a disengaged position with the mount, which enables rotation of the housing relative to the mount.

A camera accessory housing device has a connector element that receives a camera accessory. The connector element may be a substantially planar ferromagnetic plate that couples to a sustainably planar face of a camera accessory. The camera accessory may a have a camera accessory attachment element, such as a band with magnets. The magnets facilitate coupling of the camera accessory to the connector element.

An accessory shoe device capable of preventing fall-off of fastening screws, without increasing the number of component parts. An accessory shoe device is mounted on an exterior member of an electronic apparatus. A fastening screws fastens a holding member disposed inside the exterior member, the exterior member, a terminal member attached to the exterior member and having a terminal to be connected to the accessory, and an engaging member on which the accessory is mounted, in the mentioned order, from inside the exterior member. A flexible circuit board is disposed on a surface of the holding member opposite to a contact surface thereof in contact with the exterior member, and is electrically connected to the terminal. The flexible circuit board is formed with a slit having a predetermined shape, thereby being provided with a flexible portion for pressing down a head of the fastening screw.