IP Library Granted Patent US 9,436,062
Granted Patent B2
US 9,436,062 · App. 14/501,979 · Granted Sep 6, 2016

Camera body

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Patent No.
US 9,436,062
App. No.
14/501,979
Granted
Sep 6, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A camera body includes a flare cutter, a front case, and a control board. The flare cutter includes a first opening. The front case is disposed facing a first face of the flare cutter, and includes a second opening at a position facing the first opening. The control board is disposed on a second face of the flare cutter that is opposite the first face. When the flare cutter is viewed from outside of the front case, a part of the control board does not overlap with the flare cutter.

Claims (30)

1. A camera body comprising:

a flare cutter including a first opening;

a front case disposed facing a first face of the flare cutter and including a second opening at a position facing the first opening;

a shutter unit disposed facing a second face of the flare cutter and including a third opening smaller than the first opening;

a control board disposed on the second face of the flare cutter, the second face being opposite the first face; and

an electronic component mounted on the control board, wherein:

the electronic component is not directly related to the shutter unit,

the control board is directly fixed to the flare cutter, and

when the camera body is viewed from an object side, the control board does not overlap with the shutter unit.

2. The camera body according to claim 1 , wherein the second opening is larger than the first opening, and when the flare cutter is viewed from the object side, a part of the control board is positioned inside the second opening and outside the first opening.

3. The camera body according to claim 1 , wherein:

the electronic component is mounted on the control board at a side facing the front case.

4. The camera body according to claim 1 ,

wherein the shutter unit includes:

a shutter curtain movable between a position at which the third opening is covered and a position at which the third opening is not covered; and

a space where the shutter curtain moves, and the shutter unit is in contact with the flare cutter at a position other than the space where the shutter curtain moves.

5. The camera body according to claim 4 ,

wherein the shutter unit includes a reference pin at a position other than the space where the shutter curtain moves,

the flare cutter includes a hole, and

the shutter unit is engaged with the flare cutter by the reference pin being inserted into the hole.

6. The camera body according to claim 4 ,

wherein in a case where a face of the shutter unit facing the flare cutter is defined as a first face of the shutter unit, and a face of the shutter unit opposite to the first face of the shutter unit is defined as a second face of the shutter unit, and

in a state where the third opening is not covered with the shutter curtain,

when the flare cutter is viewed from the second face of the shutter unit, the control board is disposed at a position facing the shutter curtain across the third opening.

7. The camera body according to claim 1 ,

wherein when the camera body is viewed from the object side, a part of the control board overlaps with the flare cutter.

8. The camera body according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a holding component which attaches the flare cutter and the control board to the front case.

9. The camera body according to claim 1 , further comprising a lens mount attached to the front case.

10. The camera body according to claim 1 , wherein the shutter unit includes a single-curtain mechanical shutter.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2014
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034537/0136 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 17, 2014
From: YASUDA, KOJI
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 033967/0576 →