JP2009038454A - Support structure for camera - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate assembling and to improve operability in a support structure for a camera. <P>SOLUTION: A camera holding member 30 for holding a camera 33 comprises a front housing 31 and a rear housing 32. A hemisphere face part 34 of the front housing 31 is brought into contact with a rib 15 of a front case 2, while a hemisphere face 44 of the rear housing 32 is brought into contact with a rib 24 of the rear case 3. The camera holding member 30 is supported by the ribs 15 and 24 in a freely swingable manner, and a swinging direction is changed by an operating part 49 provided projectingly and integrally with the rear case 32. Between the rear housing 31 and the rear case 3, a ball plunger 60 for eliminating free movement between the camera holding member 30 and the both cases 2 and 3 is elastically provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a camera support structure built in a door phone in order to image a visitor at a front door and visually recognize the visitor with an indoor monitor device, for example.

A conventional camera support structure includes a camera unit that is swingably supported, and an operation lever that adjusts the imaging direction of the camera. In order to transmit the operation by the operation lever to the camera unit, There is a camera unit provided with a transmission pin that is engaged with the provided engagement hole (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2001-16307 A

  In the above-described conventional camera support structure, the camera unit and the operation lever are configured as separate members, and a rotating shaft for swingably supporting the camera unit is also required, which increases the number of parts. There is a problem that the number of assembly steps for assembling the parts increases. In addition, since the operation by the operation lever is transmitted to the camera unit via the transmission pin, the operation by the operation lever may not be smoothly transmitted to the camera unit if the assembly accuracy between the parts is poor, and the operability is improved. There was also the problem of getting worse.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a camera support structure that facilitates assembly and improves operability.

  In order to achieve this object, the invention according to claim 1 is directed to a camera holding member that holds a camera, a front case and a rear case that form a casing that accommodates the camera holding member, and is exposed from the rear case. In a camera support structure including an operation member for swinging the camera holding member, the camera holding member is swingably supported by the front case and the rear case, and the operation member is integrated with the camera holding member. Is provided.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the camera holding member is constituted by a front housing and a rear housing having joint portions opened together, and the front housing and the rear housing are detachably coupled. A coupling means is provided.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, a hemispherical portion is provided at the front and rear portions of the camera holding member, and the front case and the rear case are respectively opposed to the hemispherical portion of the camera holding member. A plurality of contacting ribs are provided.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 1, further comprising a biasing member that is elastically mounted between the camera holding member and the rear case and biases the camera holding member toward the front case. Is.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to claim 4, wherein the urging member is a ball plunger, the ball plunger is provided in one of the camera holding member and the rear case, and the ball plunger is provided in the other. Are provided with a plurality of engaging portions for selectively engaging the balls.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, a dedicated member for swingably supporting the camera holding member is not required. Further, since the camera holding member can be assembled at the same time when the front case and the rear case are assembled, the assembly becomes easy. In addition, since the camera holding member can be directly operated by the operation member without using the transmission member, the camera holding member can be operated smoothly and the operability is improved.

  According to the invention of claim 2, since the camera holding member can be disassembled into the front housing and the rear housing, the maintenance and inspection of the camera is facilitated.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the member that contacts the hemispherical portion of the camera holding member is a plurality of ribs having a small contact area, the contact resistance of the rib to the hemispherical portion is reduced, so that the camera holding member is smoothly It can be swung.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to eliminate the play caused by the clearance generated between the camera holding member and the front case and the rear case.

  According to the invention of claim 5, since the engagement between the ball and the engaging portion can be set in the imaging direction of the camera that is relatively frequently used, the adjustment can be easily performed in a short time. The imaging direction set by the engagement between the ball and the engaging portion is maintained.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a front view of a doorphone in which a camera support structure according to the present invention is implemented, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the doorphone viewed from the front side, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the doorphone viewed from the rear side. 4 is a rear view of the front case that also constitutes the door phone, FIG. 5 is a front view of the rear case that also constitutes the door phone, FIG. 6 shows a front housing that also constitutes the camera holding member, and FIG. VI (A) arrow view in the figure (B), the figure (B) is a side view, the figure (C) is a VI (C) arrow figure in the figure (B).

  FIG. 7 shows a rear housing constituting a camera holding member provided in a door phone in which the camera support structure according to the present invention is implemented, and FIG. 7 (A) is a view taken along arrow VII (A) in FIG. FIG. 8B is a side view, and FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII in FIG. 1. FIG. 8A shows a state in which the imaging direction of the camera is directed to the front. FIG. 9B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IX-IX in FIG. 1. FIG. 9A is a diagram in which the camera imaging direction is diagonally left. FIG. 2B shows a state in which the imaging direction of the camera is directed diagonally to the right.

  The door phone generally indicated by reference numeral 1 in FIG. 2 swings between the front case 2, the rear case 3 covering the rear side (arrow B direction) of the front case 2, and the two cases 2, 3. The camera unit 4 is freely configured to be freely supported. The front plate 5 of the front case 2 is provided with a step 7 for attaching the transparent plate 6, and a through hole 8 is provided at the center of the step 7. Reference numeral 9 denotes a recess provided in the front plate 5, and a support 9 a formed in a cylindrical shape projects from the center of the recess 9.

  Reference numeral 10 denotes a push button having a stud 10a protruding from the rear side. The stud 10a is inserted into the support 9a, and a screw 12 is inserted into the tip of the stud 10a exposed from the support 9a as shown in FIG. By attaching the retaining piece 11 by the above, the push button 10 is slidably supported in the recess 9. A compression coil spring (not shown) is elastically mounted between the push button 10 and the recess 9, and the push button 10 is biased in a direction protruding from the recess 9 by the elastic force of the compression coil spring. .

  As shown in FIG. 4, four studs 14 are integrally projected at the four corners on the back side of the front case 2. In addition, a plurality of ribs 15 are integrally provided on the periphery of the through hole 8 on the back surface side of the front case 2, and these ribs 15 are in contact with a hemispherical portion 34 of a front housing 31 described later. A contact portion 15a having a curved cross section is provided. Reference numerals 16 and 17 denote a pair of guide pieces for guiding restriction pieces 37A and 37B of the front housing 31, which will be described later, and project from the rear side of the front case 2 so as to sandwich the through hole 8. These guide pieces 16, 17 guide the movement of the camera holding member 30 in the front-rear direction when the camera holding member 30 is swung as will be described later, and the circumferential direction of the through-hole 8 of the camera holding member 30. Regulates rotation.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, four studs 20 provided with screw insertion holes are integrally projected at the four corners on the rear surface side of the rear case 3. Reference numeral 21 denotes a bulging portion formed so as to bulge inside the rear case 3, and is formed on the upper end side of the inclined bulging surface 21a in the shape of a concave mirror facing a hemispherical portion 44 of the rear housing 32 described later. The opposed portion 22 is provided, and a guide groove 23 formed in a T shape is provided on the lower end side. Reference numeral 24 denotes four ribs integrally projecting from the opposing portion 22 and the rear surface side of the rear case 3, and the rib 24 is formed with a curved cross section in contact with the hemispherical portion 44 of the rear housing 32. A contact portion 24a is provided.

  The opposing portion 22 is provided with four engaging recesses 25a to 25d for selectively engaging a ball 62 of a ball plunger 60 described later. As shown in FIG. 5, the engagement recess 25b is positioned below the engagement recess 25a, the engagement recess 25c is positioned on the left side of the engagement recess 25a, and the engagement recess 25d is on the right side of the engagement recess 25a. The intervals between the engagement recess 25a and the engagement recesses 25b, 25c, 25d are set to the same interval.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the camera unit 4 is schematically configured from a front housing 31 and a rear housing 32 that constitute a camera holding member 30, and a camera 33 that is housed and held in both the housings 31 and 32. . As shown in FIG. 6, the front housing 31 is provided at the front side (arrow A direction) of a hemispherical portion 34 formed in a mortar shape, and at the open end of the hemispherical portion 34 on the rear side (arrow B direction). It is formed by the flange 35. A through hole 36 is provided on the front side (in the direction of arrow A) of the hemispherical portion 34, and restriction pieces 37 </ b> A and 37 </ b> B are provided on the flange 35 so as to protrude in opposite directions. Reference numeral 38 denotes three engaging holes provided in the flange 35 at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. Engaging protrusions 39 project from the end edges of the engaging holes 38.

  Reference numerals 40 and 41 denote rings concentrically protruding on the inner surface of the hemispherical portion 34, and the small-diameter ring 40 is formed to have the same diameter as the through hole 36. On the end surface of the large-diameter ring 41, there are columns 42 and 42 having positioning protrusions 42a at the tips at positions that are 180 ° apart from each other in the circumferential direction, and columns 43 and 43 that are 180 ° apart from each other in the circumferential direction. Projecting in the direction of arrow B.

  As shown in FIG. 7B, the rear housing 32 has a hemispherical portion 44 formed in a hemispherical shape on the rear side (arrow B direction), and an open end on the front side (arrow A direction) of the hemispherical portion 44. The flange 45 and the flange 35 of the front housing 31 are joined to each other. On the top of the hemispherical portion 44, a ball plunger receiving portion 46 (see FIG. 8) that opens in the direction of arrow B and is formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape protrudes in the direction of arrow A. On the inner surface of the hemispherical portion 44, there are provided four support protrusions 47 whose phases are shifted from each other by 90 ° in the circumferential direction, as shown in FIG.

  A bulging portion 48 is provided at a lower portion of the flange 45, and an operation portion 49 is integrally projected from the bulging portion 48. Three elastic engagement pieces 50 are projected forward from the peripheral edge of the flange 45 at equal intervals in the circumferential direction, and the front housing described above is provided at the tip of these elastic engagement pieces 50. A claw 50 a that engages with the engagement protrusion 39 of 31 is provided.

  In FIG. 2, 55 is a printed wiring board formed in a rectangular shape, and the positioning protrusions 42 a of the support posts 42 of the front housing 31 are fitted into two even numbers located on the diagonal line of the four corners. Fitting holes 56 and 56 (one fitting hole 56 is not shown) are provided. The base end portion of the camera 33 described above is mounted on the printed wiring board 55.

  A ball plunger 60 is slidable in the cylindrical body 61 in a state in which the cylindrical body 61 formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape as shown in FIG. And a compression coil spring 63 that is elastically mounted in the cylindrical body 61 and urges a part of the ball 62 to be exposed from the opening of the cylindrical body 61.

  In such a configuration, the four corners of the printed wiring board 55 are brought into contact with the four support protrusions 47 of the rear housing 32 as shown in FIG. The child 42 a is fitted into the two fitting holes 56 of the printed wiring board 55, and the tips of the other two columns 43 are brought into contact with the surface of the printed wiring board 55. At this time, by engaging the elastic engagement piece 50 of the rear housing 32 into the engagement hole 38 of the front housing 31, and engaging the claw 50a with the engagement protrusion 39 while elastically deforming the elastic engagement piece 50, Both housings 31 and 32 are coupled together with both flanges 35 and 45 in contact with each other. In this state, the four corners of the printed wiring board 55 are sandwiched between the pair of support posts 42, the pair of support posts 43, and the four support protrusions 47, whereby the camera 33 is held by the housings 31 and 32 and the camera unit. 4 is formed. The lens (not shown) of the camera 33 held by both the housings 31 and 32 faces the through hole 36 of the front housing 31.

  The through hole 36 of the front housing 31 of the camera unit 4 formed in this way is aligned with the through hole 8 of the front case 2, and the hemispherical portion 34 of the front housing 31 is brought into contact with the rib 15 of the front case 2. It is made to contact 15a. In this state, the ball plunger 60 is engaged in the ball plunger receiving portion 46 of the rear housing 32 so that the operation portion 49 of the rear housing 32 faces the guide groove 23 of the rear case 3. Close the case 2 opening. Next, by inserting the screw 65 through the screw hole of the stud 20 of the rear case 3 and screwing it into the stud 14 of the front case 2, the front case 2 and the rear case 3 are coupled to form the door phone 1.

  In the door phone 1 formed in this way, as shown in FIG. 8, the contact portion 24 a of the rib 24 of the rear case 3 is in contact with the hemispherical portion 44 of the rear housing 32, and the camera holding member 30 is the rib of the rear case 3. 24 and the rib 15 of the front case 2 are supported so as to be swingable in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. In this state, the ball 62 of the ball plunger 60 is pressed against the facing portion 22 of the rear case 3 by the elastic force of the compression coil spring 63. Therefore, the clearance generated between the contact portion 15 a of the rib 15 of the front case 2 and the hemispherical portion 34 of the front housing 31 and the contact portion 24 a of the rib 24 of the rear case 3 and the hemispherical portion 44 of the rear housing 32 are defined. The looseness caused by the clearance generated therebetween can be removed by the elastic force of the compression coil spring 63. For this reason, the camera holding member 30 is smoothly swung.

  In such a configuration, when the operation portion 49 of the rear housing 32 protruding from the guide groove 23 of the rear case 3 is positioned at the center position 23a shown in FIG. 5 of the guide groove 23, the ball 62 of the ball plunger 60 is moved to the rear case. The three engaging recesses 25a to 25d are engaged with the engaging recess 25a. In this state, the imaging direction of the camera 33 held by the holding member 30 is directed forward as shown in FIG.

  From this state, when the operation portion 49 is positioned at the lower position 23b of the guide groove 23 shown in FIG. 5, the ball 62 of the ball plunger 60 is engaged with the engagement recess 25b, and the holding member 30 is clockwise in FIG. As the camera 33 tilts upward and the camera 33 tilts upward, the imaging direction of the camera 33 is directed obliquely upward by an angle α as shown in FIG.

  Next, when the operation portion 49 is positioned at the left position 23c of the guide groove 23 shown in FIG. 5, the ball 62 of the ball plunger 60 is engaged with the engagement recess 25c, and the holding member 30 is rotated clockwise in FIG. As the camera 33 swings and tilts to the right, the imaging direction of the camera 33 is directed obliquely to the right by an angle α as shown in FIG.

  Further, when the operating portion 49 is positioned at the right position 23d of the guide groove 23 shown in FIG. 5, the ball 62 of the ball plunger 60 is engaged with the engaging recess 25d, and the holding member 30 is counterclockwise in FIG. When the camera 33 is tilted to the left and tilted leftward, the imaging direction of the camera 33 is directed obliquely to the left by an angle α as shown in FIG.

  As described above, the operation portion 49 for swinging the camera holding member 30 is integrally provided in the rear housing 32 constituting the camera holding member 30 so that the camera holding member 30 is directly operated without using the transmission member. As a result, the camera holding member 30 can be operated smoothly and the operability is improved.

  Further, since the engagement between the ball 62 of the ball plunger 60 and the engagement recesses 25a to 25d can be set in the imaging direction of the camera 33 that is relatively frequently used, the adjustment can be easily performed in a short time. At the same time, the imaging direction set by the engagement between the ball 62 and the engagement recesses 25a to 25d is maintained.

  Further, since the camera holding member 30 is swingably supported by the front case 2 and the rear case 3, a dedicated member for swingably supporting is not required. Further, since the camera holding member 30 can be assembled at the same time when the front case 2 and the rear case 3 are assembled, the assembly becomes easy.

  Further, the camera holding member 30 can be disassembled into the front housing 31 and the rear housing 32 by releasing the engagement between the engagement protrusion 39 of the front housing 31 and the elastic engagement piece 50 of the rear housing 32. Maintenance inspection of the camera 33 becomes easy.

  In the present embodiment, the ball plunger 60 is accommodated in the rear housing 32. However, the ball plunger 60 may be accommodated on the rear case 3 side. Further, although the ball plunger is accommodated in the ball plunger receiving portion 46 of the rear housing 32, the ball 62 and the compression coil spring 63 may be directly accommodated in the ball plunger receiving portion 46. In addition, the front housing 31 and the rear housing 32 are coupled to each other by the engagement protrusion 39 and the elastic engagement piece 50, but the two flanges 35 and 45 of the two housings 31 and 32 are coupled by screws. You may do it.

It is a front view of the door phone in which the support structure of the camera concerning the present invention was implemented. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the door phone in which the support structure of the camera which concerns on this invention was implemented from the front side. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the door phone in which the support structure of the camera which concerns on this invention was implemented from the back side. It is a rear view of the front case which comprises the door phone in which the support structure of the camera concerning this invention was implemented. It is a front view of the rear case which comprises the door phone in which the support structure of the camera which concerns on this invention was implemented. The front housing which comprises a camera holding member is shown, The figure (A) is a VI (A) arrow directional view in the figure (B), The figure (B) is a side view, The figure (C) is the figure (B) It is a VI (C) arrow view in FIG. The rear housing which comprises the camera holding member provided in the door phone in which the support structure of the camera which concerns on this invention was implemented is shown, The figure (A) is the VII (A) arrow view in the figure (B), FIG. (B) is a side view. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII in FIG. 1, in which FIG. (A) shows a state in which the imaging direction of the camera is directed to the front, and FIG. Indicates the state of FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IX-IX in FIG. 1, in which FIG. 1A shows a state in which the imaging direction of the camera is directed diagonally to the left, and FIG. Indicates the state of being oriented.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Door phone, 2 ... Front case, 3 ... Rear case, 4 ... Camera unit, 15, 24 ... Rib, 23 ... Guide groove, 25a thru | or 25d ... Engagement recessed part, 30 ... Camera holding member, 31 ... Front housing, 32 ... rear housing, 33 ... camera, 34, 44 ... hemispherical part, 39 ... engaging projection, 49 ... operating part, 50 ... elastic engaging piece, 55 ... printed wiring board, 60 ... ball plunger, 62 ... ball, 63 ... Compression coil spring.

Claims (5)

A camera having a camera holding member that holds a camera, a front case and a rear case that form a casing for housing the camera holding member, and an operation member that is exposed from the rear case and swings the camera holding member. In the support structure,
A camera support structure, wherein the camera holding member is swingably supported by the front case and the rear case, and the operation member is provided integrally with the camera holding member.   2. The camera according to claim 1, wherein the camera holding member is constituted by a front housing and a rear housing having joint portions opened together, and coupling means for detachably coupling the front housing and the rear housing is provided. Support structure.   2. The front and rear portions of the camera holding member are provided with hemispherical portions, and the front case and the rear case are each provided with a plurality of ribs that contact the hemispherical portion of the camera holding member. Camera support structure.   2. The camera support structure according to claim 1, further comprising an urging member that is elastically mounted between the camera holding member and the rear case and urges the camera holding member toward the front case.   The urging member is a ball plunger, the ball plunger is provided on one of the camera holding member and the rear case, and the other is provided with a plurality of engaging portions for selectively engaging the balls of the ball plunger. The camera support structure according to claim 4, wherein:

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