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US 7,623,180 B2Granted
Image pickup apparatus having compact, light weight, rigid internal chassis
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKazuto Ariga
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Abstract
An image pickup apparatus having large rigidity, even if a thin steel plate is used for a main chassis, includes a solid-state image pickup device for converting an object image into an electric signal, a chassis, and a protective housing (armor). The chassis includes a plurality of stepwise bent portions. The bent portions positioned at opposing ends of the chassis are fixed at both ends of the image pickup apparatus in a state contacting the protective housing (armor).
Claims4
An image pickup apparatus comprising:
- a lens barrel;
- an image pickup device for converting an object image into an electrical signal;
- an image display unit;
- an exterior member comprising front and rear covers, each extending from a first side to a second side of the apparatus;
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- a chassis being disposed at least between said lens barrel and said image display unit, extending from the first side to the second side of the apparatus,
- wherein said chassis comprises first bent portions positioned at opposing ends of said chassis, fixed to the front and rear covers of the exterior member by a plurality of fixing members formed on the first bent portions in order to fix said chassis to said exterior member, and a second bent portion formed between the first bent portions, and
- wherein said second bent portion is formed in an area other than an area between said lens barrel and said image display unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.