IP Library Granted Patent US 12,684,724
Granted Patent B2
US 12,684,724 · App. 18/660,458 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Imaging apparatus

Inventors: Yoshiaki Kudo (Osaka, JP); Jun Saiki (Hyogo, JP); Rintaro Wada (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
H05K7/1417G03B17/02
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Patent No.
US 12,684,724
App. No.
18/660,458
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An imaging apparatus includes: a casing having first and second attachment surfaces; a sheet fixing member having first and second contact surfaces coming into contact with the first and second attachment surfaces, respectively; and a sheet-like member disposed between the casing and the sheet fixing member. The sheet fixing member has a first portion and a second portion that is displaceable with respect to the first portion. The first contact surface of the sheet fixing member is disposed on the first portion. The second contact surface of the sheet fixing member is disposed on the second portion.

Claims (37)

1 . An imaging apparatus comprising:

a casing having first and second attachment surfaces;

a sheet fixing member having first and second contact surfaces coming into contact with the first and second attachment surfaces, respectively; and

a sheet-like member disposed between the casing and the sheet-fixing member, wherein

the sheet fixing member including a first portion and a second portion displaceable relative to the first portion,

the first contact surface of the sheet fixing member disposed on the first portion,

the second contact surface of the sheet fixing member disposed on the second portion,

the sheet fixing member includes a connecting portion connecting the first portion and the second portion, and

the connecting portion is smaller in thickness than the first portion and the second portion in a direction in which the casing, the sheet fixing member, and the sheet-like member disposed therebetween are arranged.

2 . The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the second contact surface of the sheet fixing member is in contact with the second attachment surface of the casing via a portion of the sheet-like member.

3 . The imaging apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein

the casing is fabricated from a metallic material, wherein

the sheet-like member is a flexible circuit board having a grounding terminal, and wherein

the portion of the sheet-like member is the grounding terminal.

4 . The imaging apparatus according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a wireless communication unit connected to the sheet-like member to perform wireless communication with an external apparatus, wherein

the wireless communication unit is electrically connected to the casing via the grounding terminal of the sheet-like member.

5 . An imaging apparatus comprising:

a casing having first and second attachment surfaces;

a sheet fixing member having first and second contact surfaces coming into contact with the first and second attachment surfaces, respectively; and

a sheet-like member disposed between the casing and the sheet-fixing member, wherein

the sheet fixing member including a first portion and a second portion displaceable relative to the first portion,

the first contact surface of the sheet fixing member disposed on the first portion,

the second contact surface of the sheet fixing member disposed on the second portion,

the first and second attachment surfaces of the casing each have a threaded hole,

the first and second contact surfaces of the sheet fixing member each have a through hole, and

the imaging apparatus further comprises a fixing screw passing through the through hole of the sheet fixing member to engage with the threaded hole of the casing.

6 . An imaging apparatus comprising:

a casing having first and second attachment surfaces;

a sheet fixing member having first and second contact surfaces coming into contact with the first and second attachment surfaces, respectively;

a sheet-like member disposed between the casing and the sheet-fixing member and

an operation button supported by the casing in an advanceable and retractable manner, wherein

the sheet fixing member including a first portion and a second portion displaceable relative to the first portion,

the first contact surface of the sheet fixing member disposed on the first portion,

the second contact surface of the sheet fixing member disposed on the second portion, and

the sheet-like member is a flexible circuit board having a switch to be pressed by the operation button.