IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC ENDOSCOPE HAVING IMAGING DEVICE
First Claim
1. An imaging device including a lens barrel housing an objective lens system, a prism disposed behind the lens barrel, and a solid state imaging element disposed on an optical path that is bent by the prism, said solid state imaging element photoelectrically converting an image formed by said objective lens system, said imaging device comprising:
- a flexible substrate on which said solid state imaging element is mounted at a first tip;
a signal cable electrically connected to said flexible substrate; and
a connecting member for connecting said lens barrel and said signal cable, said connecting member not covering at least one surface of said prism, said solid state imaging element, and said first tip of said flexible substrate.
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Abstract
An end portion of a signal cable is fixed to the inside of a rear end of a connecting member by a first adhesive material. A flange of a lens barrel is engaged to a pair of claws of the connecting member. The signal cable is connected to the lens barrel through the connecting member so that the signal cable is not peeled from a flexible substrate. The connecting member does not cover a CCD and a first tip of the flexible substrate. The diameter of a distal portion of an electronic endoscope can be made smaller by eliminating the thickness of the connecting member and the thickness of the adhesive material filled between the connecting member and the CCD.
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1. An imaging device including a lens barrel housing an objective lens system, a prism disposed behind the lens barrel, and a solid state imaging element disposed on an optical path that is bent by the prism, said solid state imaging element photoelectrically converting an image formed by said objective lens system, said imaging device comprising:
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a flexible substrate on which said solid state imaging element is mounted at a first tip; a signal cable electrically connected to said flexible substrate; and a connecting member for connecting said lens barrel and said signal cable, said connecting member not covering at least one surface of said prism, said solid state imaging element, and said first tip of said flexible substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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