Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Corporation

Kiyoharu Shimano

Yoshihiro Sekimoto

Masayuki Ehiro

Kazuya Fujita

Yoshinori Tanida

Katsuitsu Nishida

Hiroshi Takakura

Kenji Sakai

Hirofumi Yamasaki

In a camera moduleof the present invention, a mechanical shutteris provided above a top surface of a lens unit, and a protrusion section formed to an end of a lensis held in a depression section formed on a back surface of the mechanical shutter. With the arrangement, it is possible to cause the camera moduleemploying the mechanical shutterto be smaller and thinner at the same time.

Camera module and electronic device including the same

There are provided a first casingA that has a photosensor sectionfor capturing an image, a second casingB that has a lens sectionfor projecting the image of a subject onto the photosensor sectionof the first casingA and a connection sectionC that foldably connects the first casingA with the second casingB. The photosensor sectionand the lens sectionare arranged so that the photosensor sectionand the lens sectionare superposed on each other in a state in which the first casingA and the second casingB are folded together. With this arrangement, the folding type camera device and the folding type portable telephone equipped with this device can be reduced in thickness.

Folding type camera device and folding type portable telephone

A reflow apparatus includes at least one heating unit. Each of the at least one heating unit includes an air blower for circulating air; a partition for defining an air circulating path; at least a first slit heater and a second slit heater for heating a workpiece with the circulating air, the workpiece having a first surface and a second surface; and a furnace housing for accommodating the workpiece. The air blower includes a first fan for blowing the air toward the first surface of the workpiece, a second fan for blowing the air toward the second surface of the workpiece, and a motor for rotating the first fan and the second fan. The first fan and the second fan are provided in correspondence with the at least the first slit heater and the second slit heater.

Reflow apparatus

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Sakai, Japan

Kiyoharu Shimano