Patent ID: 11886099
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G

Claim 13:
14. An accessory detachably attached to an electronic apparatus, the accessory comprising a plurality of contacts electrically connectable to the electronic apparatus and arranged in a first direction orthogonal to a direction in which the accessory is attached to the electronic apparatus,
wherein the plurality of contacts include an attachment detection contact used to detect an attachment of the accessory to the electronic apparatus, and a communication request contact used for a communication request from the accessory to the electronic apparatus,
wherein the attachment detection contact and the communication request contact are disposed between a contact closest to one end and a contact closest to another end in the first direction,
wherein the attachment detection contact is disposed between the communication request contact and the contact closest to the one end,
wherein in the first direction, a distance between the attachment detection contact and the communication request contact is shorter than a distance between the communication request contact and the contact closest to the other end, and
wherein in the first direction, the distance between the communication request contact and the contact closest to the one end is equal to or shorter than the distance between the communication request contact and the contact closest to the other end.