Patent ID: 8587717

Claim:
An imaging unit configured to produce image data from an optical image of a subject formed by an interchangeable lens unit, the imaging unit comprising: a mount unit configured to support the interchangeable lens unit; an imaging element unit disposed apart from the mount unit and configured to produce image data from the optical image of the subject by opto-electrical conversion; a plurality of elastic members disposed in a compressed state between the mount unit and the imaging element unit; a plurality of adjusting screws mounted to at least one of the mount unit and the imaging element unit, the plurality of adjusting screws provided to adjust the distance between the mount unit and the imaging element unit, each of the plurality of adjusting screws having a threaded portion and a head portion, the threaded portion screwed into the mount unit, the head portion formed at the end of the threaded portion as a one-piece unitary member, the head portion sandwiched between the imaging element unit and the restricting member; and at least one restricting member mounted to at least one of the mount unit and the imaging element unit, the at least one restricting member configured to restrict the imaging element unit from moving close to the mount unit against the elastic force of the elastic members, the at least one restricting member having a threaded portion and a head portion, the threaded portion screwed into the imaging element unit, and the head portion formed at the end of the threaded portion as a one-piece unitary member; wherein the head portion of the adjusting screw is sandwiched between the imaging element unit and the head portion of the restricting member.