Camera including dual sided auxiliary circuit board

Details Camera including dual sided auxiliary circuit board Camera including dual sided auxiliary circuit board

1997-09-30

1998-10-13

Gray, David M.

Photography

Camera detail

Having printed circuit detail

396543, G03B 1700

Patent

active

058226400

ABSTRACT:
An efficient camera structure permits electrical components to be incorporated within a minimum amount of space. Specifically, a camera is provided that includes a main camera body, a main circuit board attached to a front portion of the main camera body, a dual sided auxiliary circuit board attached to a top portion of the main camera body, a switch element located between the main camera body and the auxiliary circuit board, and at least one electrical component located on a top surface of the auxiliary circuit board. In operation, the switch element contacts an electrical contact located on a bottom surface of the auxiliary circuit board. Electrical components can be attached to the top surface of the auxiliary circuit board. In a preferred embodiment, battery leads are located in slots formed in the auxiliary circuit board. The slots can be sized to create a mechanical snap fit between the battery leads and the slots. The utilization of both sides of the auxiliary circuit board to provide mounting space for electrical components and space for switching contacts enables the overall structure of the camera to be reduced while incorporating many different electrical circuit elements.

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