Camera including dual sided auxiliary circuit board
US5822640A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K1/141
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An efficient camera structure permits electrical components to be incorporated within a minimum amount of space. Specifically, a camera is provided that includes a main camera body, a main circuit board attached to a front portion of the main camera body, a dual sided auxiliary circuit board attached to a top portion of the main camera body, a switch element located between the main camera body and the auxiliary circuit board, and at least one electrical component located on a top surface of the auxiliary circuit board. In operation, the switch element contacts an electrical contact located on a bottom surface of the auxiliary circuit board. Electrical components can be attached to the top surface of the auxiliary circuit board. In a preferred embodiment, battery leads are located in slots formed in the auxiliary circuit board. The slots can be sized to create a mechanical snap fit between the battery leads and the slots. The utilization of both sides of the auxiliary circuit board to provide mounting space for electrical components and space for switching contacts enables the overall structure of the camera to be reduced while incorporating many different electrical circuit elemen…
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