Patent · US Expired

Image-capturing apparatus, electronic still camera, method and apparatus for processing mounting surface of image-capturing apparatus and metal member contact structure

US6803961B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 10, 2000
Grant dateOct 12, 2004
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Expiry dateFeb 10, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N23/54
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image-capturing element that receives light of a subject image entering within a camera body through an interchangeable photographic lens is packaged and is mounted at the camera body via a holder. A camera-side mounting surface and a holder-side mounting surface are machined in advance and formed respectively relative to the mounting surface for the photographic lens formed at the camera body and the light-receiving surface of the image-capturing element. By mounting the image-capturing apparatus with the camera-side mounting surface and the holder-side mounting surface placed in contact with each other at the camera body using screws, the light-receiving surface is aligned with the image-forming position of the photographic lens.

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