Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Daisuke Toda

Jun Kamiya

An image pickup apparatus which makes the load applied to a movable unit when it is displaced nearly uniform. The movable unit controlled by a control unit is capable of being in at least a predetermined direction. A first flexible board has a first connecting portion connected to the movable unit, a first wiring portion extended from the first connecting portion in a first direction different from a direction of an optical axis, and a second connecting portion placed at an end of the first wiring portion and connected to the control unit. A second flexible board has a third connecting portion connected to the movable unit, a second wiring portion extended from the third connecting portion in a second direction different from the direction of the optical axis, and a fourth connecting portion placed at an end of the second wiring portion and connected to the control unit.

Image pickup apparatus with movable unit and control unit connected together by flexible boards

An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup unit and a control unit that controls the unit. The control unit has a control substrate, and the image pickup unit and the control substrate are electrically connected by a flexible substrate. The flexible substrate has a first connection portion connected to the image pickup unit, a wiring portion extending from the first connection portion, and a second connection portion connected to the control substrate. A plurality of curved portions is formed on the flexible substrate, and a sheet-like radio wave absorber is partially fixed to the flexible substrate through a plurality of insulating reinforcing materials.

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Kawasaki, Japan

Daisuke Toda