Patent ID: 8503877

Claim:
A video camera comprising: an imaging device housing; a lens; and a view finder, wherein the imaging device housing includes: (i) a first plate; (ii) a second plate spaced apart from the first plate and including a second plate main body, the second plate main body having a first side facing the first plate and a second side on an opposite side of the first side in a height direction of the imaging device housing, and the second plate main body having a first end and a second end spaced apart in a width direction of the imaging device housing perpendicular to the height direction; (iii) a third plate formed integrally with the first plate and the second plate, and linking the first plate to the second plate; (iv) a first protrusion disposed at the first end of the second plate main body and extending along the first end and protruding from the second side of the second plate main body in a direction away from the first plate; (v) a cover member disposed on the second side of the second plate main body and having a projection and a first stepped portion, the projection extending at one end of the cover member along the first protrusion and projecting toward the second side of the second plate main body, the first stepped portion being recessed from the projection and mating with the first protrusion; and (vi) a first panel member disposed to one side of the first plate and the second plate which is perpendicular to the second side of the second plate main body, the first panel member having a second stepped portion extending along the first protrusion, the second stepped portion being recessed and mating with the projection of the cover member.