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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2016
Applicant:
Asato Tamura, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Asato Tamura, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/024 (2006.01); H04N 1/028 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/0249 (2013.01); H04N 1/00989 (2013.01); H04N 1/024 (2013.01); H04N 1/028 (2013.01);
Abstract
An imaging unit includes an image pickup element extending along a surface parallel to an imaging surface, a circuit board including a circuit to drive the image pickup element, and a plurality of fixing members to fix the image pickup element and the circuit board. The circuit board includes at least one through hole on a straight line that extends in a longitudinal direction of the image pickup element and is provided with the plurality of the fixing members. The through hole is provided at a position between at least two of the plurality of the fixing members on the straight line.