Camera device for refrigerator and refrigerator comprising same

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PATENT NO 9924140
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15456979

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A camera device for use in a storage unit includes a case configured to be detachably installable inside the storage unit to a holder unit configured to hold the case inside the storage unit, an image capturing element provided inside the case and configured to capture an image inside the storage unit where the case is installed, an image capture window provided on a first surface portion of the case and configured for capturing the image inside the storage unit by the image capturing element, and a preventing element configured to prevent the case from being attached to the holder unit in an orientation other than a predetermined orientation. The image capture window is configured for capturing image inside the storage unit by the image capturing element. The holder unit holds the case inside the storage unit. The image capturing element captures the image inside the storage unit with the case being installed in the predetermined orientation.

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TOSHIBA LIFESTYLE PRODUCTS & SERVICES CORPORATION2-9 SUEHIRO-CHO OME-SHI TOKYO

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Furuta, Kazuhiro Tokyo, JP 37 417
Izawa, Hirokazu Tokyo, JP 36 396
Marutani, Yuuki Tokyo, JP 41 428
Watanabe, Kota Tokyo, JP 50 414

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