Support, imaging apparatus, and connection method for an imaging apparatus

An imaging apparatus, comprising a head unit including an image sensor and a main unit that processes an image signal from the image sensor, the head unit and the main unit being separated from each other, the head unit including:

• a wiring board, including:
• a mounting area on which the image sensor configured to be mounted;
• a first lead area configured to extend from the mounting area and have a first connection terminal formed therein;
• and
• a second lead area configured to extend from the mounting area and have a second connection terminal formed therein;
• and
• a support, including:
• a first support surface configured to support the mounting area, the first support surface configured to have a first end portion and a second end portion;
• a second support surface configured to extend from the first end portion of the first support surface and support the first lead area;
• and
• a third support surface configured to extend from the second end portion of the first support surface and support the second lead area, the second support surface and the third support surface configured to be opposed to each other and formed such that a distance therebetween becomes smaller with increasing distance from the first support surface.

A connection method for an imaging apparatus including a head unit including an image sensor and a main unit that processes an image signal from the image sensor, the head unit and the main unit being separated from each other, the method comprising:

• mounting the image sensor on a mounting area of a wiring board, the wiring board configured to include the mounting area, a first lead area configured to extend from the mounting area and have a first connection terminal formed therein, and a second lead area configured to extend from the mounting area and have a second connection terminal formed therein;
• providing the mounting area to a first support surface of a support, the first support surface configured to have a first end portion and a second end portion, the support configured to include the first support surface, a second support surface configured to extend from the first end portion of the first support surface, and a third support surface configured to extend from the second end portion of the first support surface, the second support surface and the third support surface configured to be opposed to each other and formed such that a distance therebetween becomes smaller with increasing distance from the first support surface;
• providing the first lead area and the second lead area along the second support surface and the third support surface;
• and
• connecting a camera cable, which configured to connect the head unit and the main unit to each other, to at least one of the first connection terminal of the first lead area and the second connection terminal of the second lead area.