Patent ID: 7855728

Claim:
An imaging apparatus, comprising: an imaging unit which images an object; a casing carrying said imaging unit and provided on a bottom part thereof with a component mounting unit for mounting components thereon; a first wiring board arranged on said component mounting unit extending along a bottom plate of said bottom part; a second wiring board arranged non-movably above and substantially parallel to said first wiring board towards said imaging unit in a spaced apart relation with respect to said first wiring board; a power supply circuit formed directly on said first wiring board; a signal processing circuit formed on said second wiring board and which transforms an optical image from an imaging lens into electrical signals and to output the electrical signals to an output terminal; a panning mechanism which rotates said imaging unit in a panning direction is mounted on said first wiring board, said first wiring board being connected to said component mounting unit to secure a position of said first wiring board when said panning mechanism rotates said imaging unit; a rotor to rotate said imaging unit in a panning direction; a frame mounted to said bottom part for encircling said rotor; an elongated flexible board electrically interconnecting said imaging unit and said first wiring board and/or said second wiring board, the elongated flexible board being housed in a coiled shape between said rotor and said frame.