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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 04, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yuichi Ichikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 1/700 ; H05K 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 1/700 ; H05K 1/00 ;
Abstract
A circuit board is to be provided on outer surfaces of an internal camera body having a containing section to hold an element of a camera. The containing section has an opening on one of the outer surfaces of the internal camera body. The circuit board has a bendable portion that allows the circuit board to bend thereat; and a leaf portion that is connected to the remaining part of the circuit board only with the bendable portion. The leaf portion covers the containing section when the leaf portion is not bent at the bendable portion, and is located to expose the containing section to outside when the leaf portion is bent at the bendable portion.