IP Library Granted Patent US 8,406,618
Granted Patent B2
US 8,406,618 · App. 12/956,144 · Granted Mar 26, 2013

Camera

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Patent No.
US 8,406,618
App. No.
12/956,144
Granted
Mar 26, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A camera according to the present invention includes a camera body where an image pickup mechanism is mounted, and a strobe unit is provided in the camera body. A wiring board to which a lead wire to be electrically connected to the strobe unit is connected, and a capacitor connected to the wiring board to feed power to the strobe unit are incorporated in the camera body. The wiring board and the capacitor are provided in a vertically movable manner in the camera body, and a cantilever portion for biasing the wiring board and the capacitor downward, and a lower projection portion for receiving movement of the wiring board and the capacitor due to a biasing force of the cantilever portion are provided in the camera body.

Claims (11)

1. A camera, comprising:

a camera body, said camera body having a first body constituent member and a second body constituent member,

an image pickup mechanism mounted to the camera body,

a strobe unit either provided in the camera body, or detachable from the camera body,

a wiring board to which a lead wire to be electrically connected to the strobe unit is connected, and a capacitor connected to the wiring board to feed power to the strobe unit are incorporated in the camera body, the wiring board is integrated with the capacitor via the lead wire, and

a holding portion, to hold the capacitor in a vertically movable manner, is formed in the first body constituent member and a biasing portion, with a distal end portion curved upwards in a direction away from an upper surface of the wiring board, is formed in the second body constituent member,

wherein the wiring board and the capacitor are provided movably along a predetermined direction in the camera body, and the biasing portion to bias the wiring board and the capacitor in a direction along the predetermined direction, and a receiving portion for receiving movement of the wiring board and the capacitor due to a biasing force of the biasing portion are provided in the camera body.

2. The camera according to claim 1 , wherein a cantilever portion, extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the predetermined direction and capable of deflecting by a force at least in a direction opposite to the predetermined direction, is formed in the second body constituent member of the camera body and the cantilever portion constitutes the biasing portion.

3. The camera according to claim 1 , wherein an accommodating chamber for accommodating the wiring board and the capacitor movably along the predetermined direction is formed in the camera body, and the accommodating chamber has a larger dimension in the predetermined direction than a maximum dimension of the wiring board and the capacitor in the predetermined direction.

4. The camera according to claim 3 , wherein a cantilever portion, extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the predetermined direction and capable of deflecting by a force at least in a direction opposite to the predetermined direction, is formed in the second body constituent member of the camera body and the cantilever portion constitutes the biasing portion.

5. The camera according to claim 1 , wherein the lead wire of the capacitor is soldered to the wiring board.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE TO CORRECT THE INCORRECT PATENT NUMBER 13/446,454, AND REPLACE WITH 13/466,454 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 032467 FRAME 0095. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST. Recorded Apr 3, 2014
From: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
To: XACTI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032601/0646 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2014
From: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
To: XACTI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032467/0095 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 2, 2010
From: KOBAYASHI, DAIZO; TERANAKA, TOMOCHIKA
To: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 025439/0217 →