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Miniaturized video camera

US5381176A · kind A · utility

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29Claims
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Filing dateNov 4, 1992
Grant dateJan 10, 1995
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Expiry dateNov 4, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K7/20409
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a miniature or small-sized video camera, a front block assembly including an image pick-up element and a rear block assembly are respectively secured within opposed open ends of a tubular outer casing, and a base plate assembly is disposed within the casing between the front and rear block assemblies and includes a plurality of elongated base plates arranged in longitudinally overlapped folded relation and having electronic elements or components mounted thereon and included in an electrical circuit through flexible flat cable elements which connect the base plates end-to-end to each other and to the image pick-up element and to a connector in the rear block assembly for outputting a video signal.

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