Electronic apparatus

• US 20050057685A1
• Filed: 09/08/2004
• Published: 03/17/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Yamaguchi, Toshinobu
• Granted Patent: US 7,525,596 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/375
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/51 Housings

Abstract

Electronic apparatus comprises an image-taking unit, a first exterior member and a second exterior member. The first exterior member has at least front face, rear face, top face, bottom face, first and second sides. The second exterior member has a first face locating opposite the first side, a second face locating opposite the top face and a third face locating opposite the bottom face.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

an image-taking unit including an image-pickup element which takes an image of an object and a lens which provides the image on the image-pickup element;

a first exterior member having at least front face, rear face, top face, bottom face, first and second sides, for covering the image-taking unit, the first exterior member including a front exterior member assembled from the front of the image-taking unit and a rear exterior member assembled from the back of the image-taking unit; and

a second exterior member provided so as to cover the connection between the front exterior member and rear exterior member on the first side, top face and bottom face, and formed as one.

Wherein the image-taking unit is provided on the first side of the electronic apparatus, and

the second exterior member has a first face locating opposite the first side, a second face locating opposite the top face and a third face locating opposite the bottom face.

2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a battery holding member covered with the first exterior member and provided on the second side, for holding a battery.

3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a display member provided on the back of the first exterior member, for displaying the image taken by the image-pickup element.

4. The electric apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an illumination unit, the outer surface of which is partially covered with the first exterior member, provided on the first side, for irradiating an object with illumination light.

5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a fitting member equipped to an area of the first exterior member at the opposite side to an area thereof which is covered by the second exterior member, a strap being fixed to the electronic apparatus through the fitting member.