Leak current suppressing printed circuit board

Abstract

A leak current suppressing printed circuit board in which the input circuit is so designed that between the input terminals a light sensing photoelectric converting element operating in the current mode is connected. The input is guarded by means of the circuit net, whose potential is same as that at the input terminal of the inverting input circuit or the non-inverting input circuit of the high input impedance operation amplifier.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A leak current suppressing light measuring circuit for a camera comprising: (a) a printed circuit board;   (b) a high impedance operational amplifier having inverting and non-inverting terminals, off-set voltage adjusting means and an output terminal;   (c) a first signal transfer path printed on said printed circuit board for supplying an electrical signal to one of the input terminals of said operational amplifier;   (d) a second signal transfer path printed on said printed circuit board and connected to the other input terminal of said operational amplifier to form a portion of a feedback circuit for the operational amplifier;   (e) a photoelectric converting element connected between said input terminals of the operational amplifier;   (f) a logarithmic suppression element connected between one end of said second signal transfer path and the output terminal of said operational amplifier; and   (g) guard lines which are arranged on both sides of the second signal transfer path between the point at which the logarithmic suppression element is connected to the second signal transfer path and a point at which the input terminal of the operational amplifier is connected to the second signal transfer path, one end of each guard line being connected to said first signal transfer path to make these guard lines have virtually the same potential as the first signal transfer path.   
     
     
       2. A light measuring circuit according to claim 1, wherein a signal terminal of said photoelectric converting element is connected to said first and second signal transfer paths. 
     
     
       3. A leak current suppressing light measuring circuit for a camera comprising: (a) a calculating portion provided with a high impedance operational amplifier having inverting and non-inverting input terminals, off-set voltage adjusting means and an output terminal, one of said input terminals being electrically connected to one end of a first signal transfer path printed on a printed circuit board, and the other end of the first signal transfer path being arranged to receive a power supply signal from a power supply circuit; the other input terminal being electrically connected to one end of a second signal transfer path to form a portion of a feedback circuit of the operational amplifier printed on said printed circuit board, and the other end of the feedback circuit being connected to the output terminal of the operational amplifier through a logarithmic suppression element;   (b) a light receiving part provided with a photoelectric converting element disposed in a position to receive a light coming from an object to be photographed, a signal terminal of said light receiving part being electrically connected between said first and second signal transfer paths; and   (c) a leak current suppressing part provided with guard lines printed on said printed circuit board and disposed on both sides of said second signal transfer path in parallel therewith, the guard lines being connected to said first signal transfer path.   
     
     
       4. A leak current suppressing light measuring circuit according to claim 3, wherein said photoelectric converting element is disposed on a printed circuit board which is extended from the printed circuit board of said calculating part and is arranged in a light receiving position of the camera to receive the light of the object to be photographed; one end of the signal terminal of the photoelectric converting element being connected to said second signal transfer path printed on the extended printed circuit board; and the other end of the signal terminal being connected to said guide lines printed on the extended printed circuit board. 
     
     
       5. A leak current suppressing light measuring circuit for a camera comprising: (a) a printed circuit board provided with printed circuit wiring which is electrically connected to an electrical circuit element and is disposed on a nonfunctional face of a pentagonal prism;   (b) a high impedance operational amplifier which is disposed on said printed circuit board and is provided with inverting and non-inverting input terminals, off-set voltage adjusting means and an output terminal;   (c) a first signal transfer path which is printed on said printed circuit board and is electrically connected to one of the input terminals of said operational amplifier to permit power supply thereto;   (d) a feedback circuit of said operational amplifier provided with a logarithmic suppression element disposed between the other input terminal and the output terminal of the operational amplifier;   (e) a photoelectric converting element which is electrically connected between the inverting and noninverting input terminals of said operational amplifier and which is disposed in a light receiving position on the pentagonal prism for receiving a light coming from an object to be photographed; and   (f) guard lines provided to three-dimensionally cover a signal path between a connecting point of the input terminal of said operational amplifier and a connecting point of said logarithmic suppression element in said feedback circuit, said guard lines being electrically connected to said first signal transfer path to have the same potential as said first signal transfer path for suppressing a leak current. .Iadd.   
     
     
       6.  A device for preventing leakage current in a light responsive circuit of a camera comprising: (a) a photoelectric element in the light responsive circuit for receiving light from an object; and   (b) a guard line surrounding at least a part of said light responsive circuit, said guard line having applied thereto a potential equal to the potential of the light responsive circuit for preventing leakage current in a light responsive circuit. .Iaddend. .Iadd.7. A device for preventing leakage current in a light responsive circuit of a camera comprising:   (a) a photoelectric element for receiving light from an object;   (b) a connecting line for connecting said photoelectric element to an input of said light responsive circuit; and   (c) a guard line for surrounding at least a part of said light responsive circuit in co-operation with said connecting line, said guard line having applied thereto a potential equal to the potential of said connecting line. .Iaddend. .Iadd.8. A device according to claim 7, in which said   
     
     
        guard line is connected to said connecting line. .Iaddend. .Iadd.9.  A device for preventing leakage current in a light responsive circuit of a camera comprising: (a) a photoelectric element for receiving light from an object; and   (b) a connecting line for connecting said photoelectric element to an input part of said light responsive circuit for operating said photoelectric element in a current mode, at least a part of said connecting line being arranged so as to surround at least a part of said input part of said light responsive circuit to prevent leakage current in said light responsive circuit, said connecting line having applied thereto a potential substantially the same as the potential of said input part of the light responsive circuit. .Iaddend. .Iadd.10. A device for preventing leakage current in a light responsive circuit of a camera, said circuit including an amplifier, said device comprising:   (a) a photoelectric element coupled to said amplifier, said element operating in a current mode; and   (b) a guard line which is arranged around an input part of said amplifier, said guard line havng applied thereto a potential equal to the potential   
     
     
        of said input part of said amplifier. .Iaddend. .Iadd.11.  A device for preventing leakage current in a light responsive circuit of a camera comprising: (a) a photoelectric element for receiving light from an object;   (b) an operational amplifier having a first and second input terminals, said photoelectric element being connected to said input terminals of said amplifier with first and second connecting lines for operating said photoelectric element in a current mode; and   (c) a guard line arranged along the second connecting line, said guard line having applied thereto a potential substantially the same as the potential applied to the first connecting line. .Iaddend. .Iadd.12. A device according to claim 11, in which the guard line is connected to the first connecting line. .Iaddend. .Iadd.13. A device for preventing leakage current in a light responsive circuit of a camera comprising:   (a) a photoelectric element for receiving light from an object;   (b) an operational amplifier having first and second input terminals, said photoelectric element being connected to said input terminals of said amplifier in a current mode with first and second connecting lines; and   (c) a guard line connected to said first connecting line, said first connecting line and said guard line being arranged so as to surround the second line. .Iaddend. .Iadd.14. A device according to claim 6, in which the light responsive circuit and the guard line are arranged on a printed circuit board. .Iaddend. .Iadd.15. A device according to claim 7, in which the connecting line and the guard line are arranged on a printed circuit board. .Iaddend. .Iadd.16. A device according to claim 10, in which the input part of the amplifier and the guard line are arranged on a printed circuit board. .Iaddend. .Iadd.17. A device according to claim 11, in which the connecting line and the guard line are arranged on a printed circuit board. .Iaddend. .Iadd.18. A device according to claim 13, in which the connecting line and the guard line are arranged on a printed   
     
     
        circuit board. .Iaddend. .Iadd.19.  A device for preventing leakage current in a light responsive circuit of a camera comprising: (a) a photoelectric element for receiving light from an object;   (b) an input circuit including an input line for connecting a photoelectric element to the input part of said light responsive circuit; and   (c) a guard line arranged close to the input circuit, said guard line having applied thereto a potential substantially the same as the potential applied to the input part of the light responsive circuit to prevent leakage current in the input circuit. .Iaddend. .Iadd.20. A device according to claim 19, in which the guard line is connected to the input line. .Iaddend. .Iadd.21. A device according to claim 19, in which the guard line is arranged so as to surround at least a part of the input circuit. .Iaddend. .Iadd.22. A device according to claim 20, in which the guard line is arranged so as to surround at least a part of the input circuit. .Iaddend. .Iadd.23. A device for preventing leakage current in a light responsive circuit of a camera comprising:   (a) a photoelectric element for receiving light from an object; and   (b) an input circuit including an input line for connecting a photoelectric element to an input part of said light responsive circuit, said input line having applied thereto a potential substantially the same as the potential applied to the input part of the light responsive circuit, at least a part of said input line being arranged so as to surround at least a part of the input circuit to prevent leakage in the input circuit.