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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2004
Applicant:
Kazuto Ariga, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kazuto Ariga, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image pickup apparatus having large rigidity, even if a thin steel plate is used for a main chassis, includes a solid-state image pickup device for converting an object image into an electric signal, a chassis, and a protective housing (armor). The chassis includes a plurality of stepwise bent portions. The bent portions positioned at opposing ends of the chassis are fixed at both ends of the image pickup apparatus in a state contacting the protective housing (armor).