Patent ID: 8602972
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: A61B,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image pickup apparatus comprising: an optical unit configured by joining a first optical member and a second optical member so that incident light having passed an objective lens unit is divided into two optical paths and emitted; a first board, on which an electronic component required for driving a first solid image pickup device and electrically connected to a first solid image pickup device is mounted, the first solid image pickup device receiving light reflected by a joined surface of the first optical member and the second optical member and emitted from the optical unit and disposed so that an incident face of the light becomes parallel with an optical axis of the objective lens unit; a second board, on which an electronic component required for driving a second solid image pickup device and electrically connected to a second solid image pickup device is mounted, the second solid image pickup device receiving light transmitted through the first and second optical members and emitted from the optical unit and disposed so that an incident face of the light becomes perpendicular to the optical axis of the objective lens unit a first cable which is electrically connected to the first board, supplies power to the electronic component through the first board and transmits/receives a signal to/from the first solid image pickup device; and a second cable which is electrically connected to the second board, supplies power to the electronic component through the second board and transmits/receives a signal to/from the second solid image pickup device, wherein the first cable and the second cable are arranged to be adjacent and disposed so that a line connecting a center of the first cable and a center of the second cable in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis of the objective lens unit is in a diagonal direction of the incident face of the second solid image pickup device, wherein the first board and the second board are disposed so that the electronic component mounted on the first substrate and the electronic component mounted on the second substrate are opposed with an extension line of the optical axis of the objective lens unit therebetween, and disposed to be displaced in a direction of the optical axis of the objective lens unit, wherein the first cable and the second cable have a plurality of signal lines electrically connected to the first and second boards, respectively, inside, and respective distal end portions having the signal lines exposed are disposed at positions displaced in the direction of the optical axis of the objective lens unit, and wherein the first board and the second board are disposed corresponding to the displaced positions of the first cable and the second cable in the direction of the optical axis of the objective lens unit.