JP2009031395A - Insulating stick - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an insulating stick configured so that the synchro-terminal of a hot shoe provided in a camera body and the terminal of a strobo body can be electrically connected and the other camera terminal and the terminal of a strobo not corresponding to the camera terminal are not connected, so that light is flashed in a camera even by a strobo made by other manufacturer, and to use an insulating stick body by being hung around a neck or the like. <P>SOLUTION: The insulating stick is constituted of: the camera body; the hot shoe which is erected on the upper surface of the camera body and to which the shoe clip of external equipment such as the strobo or the like is attached so as to be inserted; the synchro-terminal and the camera terminal which are provided to be exposed on the bottom part of the hot shoe; the insulating stick body which has a size to be inserted in the hot shoe, and which has an opening only for the synchro-terminal of the hot shoe and covers the camera terminal when it is inserted; and a shoe ring of the strobo body which can be inserted in the hot shoe in a layered structure with the insulating stick body. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an insulating stick attached to a hot shoe of a camera that can be photographed mainly and can be carried.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a camera that can be photographed mainly for a portable camera has been provided with a device that supplements the function of the camera, and a hot shoe that is mainly equipped with a strobe to meet the needs of camera photographers.
However, camera photographers often want to use the strobes of other camera manufacturers using this hot shoe, but the hot shoe has different manufacturers because the sync terminal and camera terminal are configured according to the specifications of each company. The strobe of the camera could not be compatible because it did not match this. In particular, there are many requests to use strobes from other manufacturers when only flash is used.

In Patent Document 1, when shooting using an external flash, if the built-in flash also emits light at the same time, proper exposure cannot be obtained, so a camera hot shoe is used to improve this. is there. In this state, in the state where the hot shoe 2 is mounted, the hot shoe adapter 10 is provided with a fin 15 that abuts the built-in strobe 3 that pops up and prevents the pop-up. Does not consider flashing the flashes of other companies using the hot shoe 2.
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  The present invention uses a hot shoe provided in a camera body that is capable of photographing a subject and is portable, and can electrically connect the terminal of the strobe body to the sync terminal of the hot shoe. The camera terminal realizes an insulating stick that is non-conductive with terminals other than those corresponding to the camera terminal of the strobe, so that the convenience of being able to flash with a camera even by a strobe of another manufacturer is enhanced. In addition, the insulating stick body can be hung around the neck or the like, and is in consideration of carrying.

  The present invention relates to a camera body that is capable of photographing a subject and is portable, a hot shoe that is erected on the upper surface of the camera body and into which a shoe clip of a strobe or other external device is inserted and attached, and the hot shoe Insulation stick body and camera terminal that are exposed on the bottom of the body, and an insulating stick body that has a shape and dimension that can be inserted into the hot shoe, and that opens only to the sync terminal of the hot shoe when inserted and does not open to the camera terminal In addition, by providing an insulating stick consisting of the insulating stick main body and the strobe of the strobe body that can be inserted into the hot shoe in a laminated structure, only the sync terminal can be flushed with other company strobes for convenience. Is increasing.

  In addition, the present invention provides an insulating stick in which the main body of the insulating stick is made of plastic and a neck holder such as a string is attached to the opposite side to be inserted into the hot shoe so that the flash of other companies can be used anywhere convenient for carrying. ing.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since only the sync terminal of the camera body and the terminal of the corresponding strobe body are electrically insulated, the flash can be flashed using a strobe from a different company. There is an increasing effect.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the insulating stick main body is made of plastic, it can be used many times, and even if it becomes dirty, it can be easily wiped, so that the sync terminal or camera terminal is not soiled. In addition, there is an effect that it is convenient because it can be hung from the neck etc. by attaching a holder such as a string.

The present invention focuses on the hot shoe of a camera in response to a request to use another company's strobe, and the camera terminal of the hot shoe on the upper surface of the camera body that is large enough to shoot a subject and be portable can be used as a strobe camera. Realized with an insulating stick body that is non-conductive with electrical terminals other than terminals.
Further, the present invention realizes that the insulating stick can be used many times and does not contaminate the sync terminal and camera terminal as electrodes.

  Hereinafter, an insulating stick according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG. 4 is a view showing another example of an insulating stick main body.

  In FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, reference numeral 21 denotes a camera body, and a shoe clip 23 of a so-called external strobe body 32 is forcibly inserted on the camera body 21, and the shoe clip 27 is fastened to the shoe clip 23 by a shoe ring 27. A shoe 24 is disposed. Inside the hot shoe 24, a sync terminal 25 and a camera terminal 26, which are electrically connected to terminals provided on the back of the shoe clip 23 of the strobe body 32, are provided with their heads exposed upward. .

  In this case, the size and position of the sync terminal 25 are specified by the standard, and the other camera terminals 26 are smaller than the normal sync terminal 25 and are separated in position. Reference numeral 28 denotes an insulating stick main body. An opening 31 is opened in the insulating stick main body 28 with a size matching the position of the sync terminal 25 so that the sync terminal 25 of the hot shoe 24 appears. In this case, FIG. 1 is a plan view in which the insulating stick main body 28 is inserted into the hot shoe 24, and FIG. 33 can be used when hanging from the neck with a string.

  Next, when attaching the insulating stick main body 28 to the hot shoe 24, the insulating stick 28 is inserted from the direction of the arrow B in the figure. In this case, since the opening 31 and the sync terminal 25 are preliminarily set in terms of dimensions, the opening 31 coincides with the sync terminal 25 when the insertion is completed, and the sync terminal 25 appears in the table. Next, the shoe clip 23 of the strobe body 32 is inserted into the gap between the hot shoe 24 and the insulating stick body 23, and when the insertion is completed, the shoe ring 27 is tightened to fix the insulating stick body 28 and the shoe clip 23 to the hot shoe 24. .

  As a result, only the terminal corresponding to the sync terminal 25 of the strobe body 32 is conducted to the sync terminal 25, and the other camera terminals 26 are not conducted. Therefore, even in the flash body 32 of another company, only the sync terminal 25 and the terminal corresponding to the sync terminal 25 at the bottom of the flash body 32 can be conducted and flashed through the opening 31.

  FIG. 4 shows a flat portion 35 having a flat tip so that the insulating stick body 28 can be smoothly inserted into the hot shoe 24. The thickness of the insulating stick main body 28 is sufficiently thick to withstand insertion even when the tip is thin. adjust. The insulating stick 28 is preferably made of plastic, and if it is transparent, its position can be confirmed when inserted into the hot shoe 24. In addition, the camera terminal 26 and the sync terminal 25 are not soiled.

  The insulating stick of the present invention is very convenient when a strobe from a different manufacturer is used for the camera, is convenient for carrying, and is even more convenient when formed integrally with a memory stick or the like.

The schematic plan view which shows the state which inserted the insulation stick main body into the hot shoe for demonstrating the Example of this invention. It is the figure seen from the arrow A direction of FIG. It is a perspective view explaining the Example of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the other example of the insulating stick of FIG. It is a block diagram of a prior art example.

Explanation of symbols

21 Camera Body 23 Shoe Clip 24 Hot Shoe 25 Sync Terminal 26 Camera Terminal 27 Shoe Ring 28 Insulating Stick Body 31 Opening 32 Strobe Body 33 String 35 Flat Part

Claims (2)

  An insulating stick main body having a shape and size that can be inserted into a hot shoe of a camera, and an insulating stick configured to open only to a sync terminal of the hot shoe and not to a camera terminal when the main body is inserted.   2. The insulating stick according to claim 1, wherein the insulating stick body is made of plastic, and a holder such as a string is attached to the opposite side to be inserted into the hot shoe.

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