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Granted Patent B1
US 11,438,489 · App. 17/509,016 · Granted Sep 6, 2022

Imaging apparatus

Inventors: Jun Saiki (Hyogo, JP); Atsushi Abe (Osaka, JP); Koji Masuda (Kyoto, JP); Yujiro Kitagawa (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
H04N5/22521H04N5/772
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Patent No.
US 11,438,489
App. No.
17/509,016
Granted
Sep 6, 2022
Kind
B1
Abstract

An imaging apparatus includes: a board; a recording medium accommodation portion provided on the board and configured to removably accommodate a recording medium; a radiator plate provided at a position away from the recording medium accommodation portion; a thermal conductive sheet including a first portion fixed to the radiator plate and a second portion in contact with the recording medium accommodation portion; a cushion member configured to urge a second portion of the thermal conductive sheet toward the recording medium accommodation portion and to maintain contact between a second portion of the thermal conductive sheet and the recording medium accommodation portion; and a cushion member support member configured to support the cushion member.

Claims (16)

1. An imaging apparatus comprising:

a board;

a recording medium accommodation portion provided on the board and configured to removably accommodate a recording medium;

a radiator plate provided at a position away from the recording medium accommodation portion;

a thermal conductive sheet including a first portion fixed to the radiator plate and a second portion in contact with the recording medium accommodation portion;

a cushion member configured to urge a second portion of the thermal conductive sheet toward the recording medium accommodation portion and to maintain contact between a second portion of the thermal conductive sheet and the recording medium accommodation portion; and

a cushion member support member configured to support the cushion member.

2. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein in a thickness direction of the board, the radiator plate faces and is in contact with a heat source provided on the board away from the recording medium accommodation portion.

3. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the imaging apparatus is configured to be disassembled into a front unit positioned on a front side and a rear unit positioned on a rear side,

wherein the board is included in the front unit, and

wherein the radiator plate, the thermal conductive sheet, and the cushion member support member are included in the rear unit.

4. The imaging apparatus according to claim 3 , further comprising a fan included in the rear unit and configured to cool the radiator plate.

5. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the thermal conductive sheet is a graphite sheet.

6. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the recording medium is a memory card.

7. The imaging apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the recording medium is a CFexpress card.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 18, 2022
From: SAIKI, JUN; ABE, ATSUSHI; MASUDA, KOJI; KITAGAWA, YUJIRO
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058684/0794 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2021-039397 · Mar 11, 2021 · national
Cited By (1)
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