Image pickup device
AssigneeJVC KENWOOD Corporation
InventorKouji Ohishi
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Abstract
An image pickup device includes a body case, a grip belt, and a Wi-Fi module stored in the body case. A communication module has a substrate, a processing circuit, and an antenna. The grip belt extends from a first attaching portion provided on a right side surface of the body case to a second attaching portion provided on a side opposite to an opening portion side of a lens barrel of the body case. The communication module is arranged closer to the opening portion of the lens barrel than a reference surface substantially orthogonal to an optical axis and passing through the first attaching portion or in the vicinity of the reference surface.
Claims5
An image pickup device comprising:
- a communication module having a substrate, an antenna provided on the substrate, and a processing circuit provided on the substrate and processing a signal transmitted/received by the antenna;
- a housing configured to accommodate a lens unit having a lens barrel and the communication module;
- and
- a grip belt configured to extend from a first attaching portion provided on a first side surface of the housing to a second attaching portion provided on a side opposite to an opening portion side of the lens barrel of the housing,
- wherein the communication module is arranged closer to the opening portion of the lens barrel than a reference surface substantially orthogonal to an optical axis of the lens barrel and passing through the first attaching portion or in the vicinity of the reference surface;
- wherein
- a stepped portion for changing a width between the first side surface and the second side surface of the housing is provided on the first side surface;
- the housing has a wide portion provided on the opening portion side of the lens barrel of the stepped portion, and a narrow portion provided on a side opposite to the opening portion side of the lens barrel of the stepped portion;
- and
- the communication module is arranged in the wide portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.