Compact camera having components including inhibiting circuit mounted on one mounting board

• US 5,592,255 A
• Filed: 06/07/1995
• Issued: 01/07/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nikon Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nikon Corporation
• Inventors: Miyamoto, Hidenori, Wakabayashi, Hiroshi
• Primary Examiner(s): PERKEY, WILLIAM B
• Application Number:
  US08/475,434
• Time in Patent Office: 580 Days
• Field of Search: 354/484, 354/403, 354/288, 354/412, 354/485
• US Class Current: 396/89
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/00 Details of cameras or camera bodies; Accessories therefor lens hoods or caps G03B11/04
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 2217/002 Details of arrangement of components in or on camera body
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/18 Printed circuits structurally associated with non-printed electric components H05K1/0201, H05K1/023, H05K1/0243, and H05K1/16 take precedence

Abstract

A compact camera including a plurality of components and one mounting board having an upper surface and a lower surface and disposed inside the compact camera, near a top portion of the compact camera. The compact camera further includes a control circuit, mounted on the upper surface of the one mounting board, to control an operation of the plurality of components, a land portion disposed underneath at least one input device and mounted on the upper surface of the one mounting board, an IC element mounted on the lower surface of the one mounting board, a low power device disposed near the at least one input device and mounted on the lower surface of the one mounting board, and an inhibiting circuit mounted on the upper surface of the one mounting device, to inhibit an operation of the low power device when the at least one input device receives an operation input signal.

Claims

1. A compact camera including a plurality of components, comprising:

one mounting board having an upper surface and a lower surface and disposed inside said compact camera, near a top portion of said compact camera;

a control circuit, mounted on said upper surface of said one mounting board, to control an operation of said plurality of components;

a land portion disposed underneath at least one input device and mounted on said upper surface of said one mounting board;

an IC element mounted on said lower surface of said one mounting board;

a low power device disposed near said at least one input device and mounted on said lower surface of said one mounting board; and

an inhibiting circuit mounted on said upper surface of said one mounting device, to inhibit an operation of said low power device when said at least one input device receives an operation input signal.

2. The compact camera according to claim 1, wherein said control circuit includes said inhibiting circuit.

3. The compact camera according to claim 1, wherein said low power device is an autofocus device.