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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2009
Hisashi Kawamoto, Chiba, JP;
Hisashi Kawamoto, Chiba, JP;
Seiko Precision Inc., Narashino-shi, JP;
Abstract
An image pickup apparatus includes: an image pickup substrate on which an image pickup device is mounted on an object side; an optical unit having a lens for imaging an object light on the image pickup device; a blade member adjusting an amount of the object light entering into the lens; a drive unit having a motor driving the blade member; and a motor substrate supplying the motor with a drive power. The optical unit is provided in the image pickup substrate. The drive unit is provided in the optical unit so as to be spaced apart from the image pickup substrate. The motor substrate is provided in the drive unit so as to face the image pickup substrate. The conductive member electrically connecting the image pickup substrate with the motor substrate is disposed between the image pickup substrate and the motor substrate.