Compact recording apparatus with functional components mounted on a substrate

Claim 1

A compact image recording apparatus, comprising: image sensing means comprising a plurality of components for generating an image signal by sensing an optical image formed on a surface thereof; optical means comprising a plurality of components for forming an optical image of a subject on the surface of the image sensing means; memory means comprising a plurality of components for memorizing the optical image of the subject by receiving the image signal from the image sensing means; substrate means having first and second opposite surfaces for mounting a plurality of functional components of the compact image recording apparatus on the first and second surfaces, said functional components including the pluralities of components of the image sensing means, the optical means, the memory means as well as a plurality of mechanical components and a plurality of electrical components except at least one manually operable switch; an optical path provided through the first and second surfaces of the substrate means; and wherein the optical means is mounted concentrically about the optical path on one of the first and second surfaces of the substrate means, and the image sensing means is mounted concentrically about the optical path on the other of the first and second surfaces of the substrate means.