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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2005
Tamotsu Uchida, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideto Kato, Shizuoka, JP;
Tamotsu Uchida, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideto Kato, Shizuoka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A camera () has a tubular housing () having an emission window (). A unitized optical fiber bundle () is provided on the inner surface of the housing () by utilizing a bundle of light guiding optical fibers on the inner surface. The unitized optical fiber bundle () is placed on and bonded to the inner surface of the housing () with the fibers bonded together by a bonding agent. An end section of the unitized optical fiber bundle () reaches the emission window () of the housing () to be exposed. The camera () has sufficient waterproof capability and is easy to produce, and capable of avoiding a decrease in the amount of light.