Panasonic Corporation

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Hirotsugu Fusayasu

Ryo Matsubara

Seiji Hamada

Masato Tobinaga

Masafumi Kumoi

Shinichi Tanimoto

Miyoko Irikiin

Tatsuya Hirota

Shouichi Mimura

Katsuo Inokuchi

Shin-ichi Tanimoto

Yuuichi Tutiya

Shoichi Mimura

Kei Ichikawa

Hiroshi Kunimoto

Shinkuro Fujino

Ryuichi Nagaoka

Atsushi Inoue

Toshiyuki Nakaie

Yoshio Nishizawa

Hiroto Inoue

Akio Murata

Akio Kuroe

Sayuri Muramatsu

Yukihiro Okada

Yasuhiro Wada

Yukihiro Iwata

Masaaki Ofuji

Yasuo Yokota

Akihiro Aoyama

Atsufumi Ishizuka

Ryou Matsubara

Takatoshi Kubiura

Ichiro Hirose

Ryuya Yamamoto

Masahiro Hosoda

Seiji c/o Matsushita Iproc Ip Dev Center Hamada

Miyoko c/o Matsushita Iproc Ip Dev Cent Irikiin

Provided is an electronic device to which measures for reducing influence by electro-static discharge are applied. A tablet of the present disclosure includes a display module, a first metal frame that holds the display module, a second metal frame disposed on a surface opposite to a surface of the first metal frame where the display module is held, and a printed circuit board having a ground electrically connected to the first metal frame, mounting an electronic circuit, and disposed on a surface opposite to a surface of the second metal frame where the first metal frame is disposed. An electro-static current diverges to the first metal frame and the second metal frame.

Electronic device

An image reading device includes: an FB glass; a sensor module having a light source and a plurality of sensors; and an image processor that generates correction data to be used for shading correction and performs the shading correction on image signals by using the correction data. The plurality of sensors is arranged in a main scanning direction and is configured to form an image signal on a single line. The image processor acquires second black data by causing the plurality of sensors to acquire an image signal of a reference sheet placed on the FB glass with the light source turned on, and generates black correction data based on the second black data. By performing the shading correction by using the black correction data, the image processor corrects density unevenness, in an image, caused by interference between image signals from the plurality of sensors.

Image reading device

An image reading device includes: a sensor module having a light source and a plurality of sensors; a white reference plate; and an image processor that generates correction data to be used for shading correction and performs the shading correction on image signals, using the correction data. The light source is configured to switch between at least a first luminous intensity and a second luminous intensity lower than the first luminous intensity. The image processor acquires intermediate data by causing the plurality of sensors to acquire an image signal of the white reference plate illuminated with the second luminous intensity, generates black correction data, based on the intermediate data, and performs the shading correction, using the black correction data, so that a density unevenness, in an image, caused by interference between image signals from the plurality of sensors.

Image reading device illuminating a white reference member at a lower luminous intensity to generate black correction data for shading correction

An image reading device has an image processor that generates correction data to be used for shading correction and performs the shading correction using the correction data. The image processor generates intermediate data with a predetermined density level, generates intermediate data in different positions in the sub-scanning direction based on image signals of a first reference plate and a second reference plate disposed in the different positions, generates first and second black correction data based on the respective intermediate data, generates black correction data according to the sub-scanning direction based on both the black correction data, and performs the shading correction using the black correction data in the respective positions in the sub-scanning direction.

Image reading device generating black correction data for shade correction based on intermediate data acquired at different positions in the sub-scanning direction

An image reading device includes an image processor that generates correction data to be used for shading correction and perform the shading correction using the correction data, and a memory that stores first black correction data to be used for the shading correction in a main scanning direction in a predetermined first position in a predetermined sub-scanning direction. The image processor generates third black data based on an image signal of a second reference plate extending in the sub-scanning direction in a predetermined second position in the main scanning direction, generates black correction data according to the sub-scanning direction based on the first black correction data and the third black data, and performs the shading correction using the black correction data so as to correct density unevenness in the main scanning direction and the sub-scanning direction caused by an interference between image signals from a plurality of sensors.

Image reading device generating black correction data for shade correction determined at positions in the sub-scanning direction based on intermediate data and stored reference black correction data

An image reading apparatus includes: a sensor module which includes a light source and sensors; a reference member for creating black correction data and white correction data; and an image processor. The image processor corrects uneven density of an image resulting from interference of image signals from the sensors, by performing, on the image signals obtained by the sensors, shading correction using black correction data and white correction data. The image processor obtains causes the sensors to obtain image signals of the reference member, and creates the white correction data based on white data, and the black correction data based on intermediate data. At least one of when creating the white correction data and when creating the black correction data, the image processor causes the sensors to obtain image signals of the reference member a plurality of times.

Image reading apparatus creating shade correction data based on intermediate shade data and sensing a reference member a plurality of times

An imaging device includes: an imaging sensor; a main circuit substrateincludes a first ground conductor; an imaging sensor cablethat includes a second ground conductor, has the imaging sensormounted thereon, and is connected to the main circuit substrate; a metal platethat is disposed between the main circuit substrateand an area of the imaging sensor cablewhere the imaging sensoris mounted thereon, and that is electrically connected to the second ground conductor; and a ground connection conductorthat electrically connects between the first ground conductor and the metal plate. The ground connection conductoris disposed in an area where the imaging sensorand the imaging sensor cableoverlap each other or in an area where the imaging sensorand the main circuit substrateoverlap each other.

Imaging device

An imaging device includes: an imaging sensorconfigured to capture an optical image of an object and generate image data; a main circuit substrateconfigured to perform signal processing of the image data generated by the imaging sensor; a mounting componentconfigured to mount the imaging sensor; a metal platedisposed between the mounting componentand the main circuit substrate; and an electrically-conductive sectionconfigured to electrically connect between a ground conductor of the main circuit substrateand the metal plate. The electrically-conductive sectionis positioned in an area where the metal plateand the imaging sensoroverlap each other in the case of a back surface of the metal platebeing viewed in a direction orthogonal thereto.

An imaging device of the present invention, which is an imaging device for shooting images or video of a photographic subject, includes: an imaging element for taking an optical image of the photographic subject and generating image data therefrom; a main circuit board that is for conducting signal processing on the image data generated by the imaging element and that includes a main circuit board ground ('GND') having a ground potential; an imaging element flexible cable that is connected to the main circuit board and on which the imaging element is mounted; a mount for fixing the imaging element and that includes a metallic component; and a metal plate that is connected to the mount and is disposed between the imaging element and the main circuit board. Wherein, the mount and the main circuit board GND are electrically connected.

Imaging device having reduced electromagnetic wave interference

An imaging device of the present invention includes: an imaging element for taking an optical image of a photographic subject and generating image data therefrom; a main circuit board for conducting signal processing on the image data, an imaging element flexible cable on which the imaging element is mounted and that has a ground potential; a shutter that opens and closes timed on the shooting of images or video of the photographic subject; a shutter flexible cable that transfers a control signal for controlling the shutter and that has a ground potential; a mount for fixing the imaging element and that includes a metallic component; and a metal plate that is connected to the mount and is disposed between the imaging element and the main circuit board. Therein, the ground potential of the imaging element and the shutter flexible cable are connected.

An imaging deviceincludes: an imaging elementa main circuit substratea mounting componentmounting the imaging elementa metal platedisposed between the mounting componentand the main circuit substratea mountsupporting the metal plateby connection sectionsbeing fixed at at least three fixing points; elastic componentsurging the connection sectionsat each fixing point of the mountand an electrically-conductive componentelectrically connecting between a ground conductor of the main circuit substrateand the metal plateThe electrically-conductive componentis disposed such that a connection point with the metal plateis positioned in a area formed by the at least three fixing points being sequentially connected in the case of a back surface of the metal platebeing viewed in a direction orthogonal thereto.

Provided is a digital camera including: a camera body () that includes a body mount to which a lens unit, which forms an optical image of a subject, can be attached; an image sensor () that is disposed in a body chassis () of the camera body () to convert the optical image of the subject into image data; a main circuit board () to which an image sensor () is electrically connected; and an electronic viewfinder () that includes a monitor on which a through image captured by the image sensor () is displayed, wherein a conductive shielding member () is disposed in the body chassis () in order to electromagnetically shield a region between a space in which the image sensor () and the main circuit board () are disposed from a space in which the electronic viewfinder () is disposed.

Digital camera

A circuit board is arranged on an end face of a lens barrel on a lens mount side and installed with an electronic circuit device, a plurality of connection terminals which are arranged in an electrically insulating state in the lens mount and serve to connect the electronic circuit device on the circuit board with an electronic circuit device inside a camera body, and a wiring member is for connecting the plurality of connection terminals with the circuit board, where the wiring member is provided with a ground connection section which is connected to a ground pattern of the circuit board and also electrically connected to a connection terminal that is to be a ground terminal among the plurality of connection terminals, and an extended wiring pattern is for electrically grounding the ground connection section on a metal portion of the lens mount.

Digital camera and interchangeable lens unit

An imaging device of the present invention, which is an imaging device for shooting images or video of a photographic subject, includes: an imaging element for taking an optical image of the photographic subject and generating image data therefrom; a main circuit board for conducting signal processing on the image data generated by the imaging element; an imaging element flexible cable that is connected to the main circuit board and on which the imaging element is mounted; a mount for fixing the imaging element and that includes a metallic component; a metal plate disposed between the imaging element and the main circuit board. The imaging element flexible cable includes an imaging element flexible cable GND which has a ground potential, and the imaging element flexible cable GND is connected to the metal plate.

A receptacle includes a signal terminal, a ground terminal, and a signal terminal. A second portion of the ground terminal is distanced from a first portion of the signal terminal in an extension direction. A third portion of the signal terminal is distanced from the first portion of the signal terminal in the extension direction.

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Kyoto, Japan

Hirotsugu Fusayasu