JP3011657U - Electronic device with electronic camera - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To prevent the electronic camera from interfering with the operation of the personal computer and to keep the cord connecting the electronic camera and the personal computer invisible from the outside. [Structure] PC body 1a, CRT display 1b
In a personal computer equipped with a keyboard 1c, an electronic camera 5 is removably inserted into the bay 3 formed in the personal computer body 1a.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an electronic device such as a personal computer or a word processor having an electronic camera called a CCD camera.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, as an example of this type of electronic device with an electronic camera, there is one in which an electronic camera is attached to the upper part of the outer peripheral surface of the electronic device body.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 In the above configuration, since the electronic camera projects from the main body of the electronic device, when the electronic device is operated, the electronic camera may interfere with the operation of the device. In addition, the cable that connects the electronic camera and the electronic device body is exposed to the outside, which presents a drawback that the appearance is not good.

In view of the above problems, the present invention has an electronic camera that does not hinder the operation of the electronic camera when operating the electronic device, and that does not allow the cable connecting the electronic camera and the electronic device main body to be seen from the outside. The purpose is to provide electronic equipment.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that an electronic camera is removably inserted into a bay formed in an electronic device body.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the device according to the first aspect, the electronic camera is supported by a support mechanism capable of projecting from the inside of the bay toward the front of the main body of the electronic device so that the attitude can be changed. It is characterized by that.

A third aspect of the invention is the device of the first or second aspect, in which a lens support sphere that supports the taking lens of the electronic camera is rotatably supported by the camera body, and the lens support sphere is directly attached to the lens support sphere. Alternatively, it is characterized in that a lens operation sphere for indirect rotation operation is rotatably attached to the camera body.

According to a fourth aspect of the invention, in the first, second or third aspect of the invention, a photographic film supporting device for supporting the photographic film facing the electronic camera is attached to the electronic equipment main body, and The photographic film supporting device includes a hood pivotally supported in a main body of an electronic device, a photographic film feeding mechanism attached to the hood, and a photographic film supported by the photographic film feeding mechanism. It has a backlight disposed inside the hood so as to face the electronic camera sandwiched between them.

A fifth aspect of the present invention is the device of the fourth aspect, wherein the photographic film feeding mechanism is detachable from the hood, and the hood without the photographic film feeding mechanism is directed in a desired direction. The backlight arranged in the hood is configured to serve as a desk lamp.

[0010]

[Action]

 In the invention according to claim 1, when photographing a subject such as a document, the subject is placed in front of an electronic camera inserted in a bay formed in the electronic device main body, or the bay is taken. You can remove the electronic camera from the camera and shoot the subject with the electronic camera.

In this case, by inserting the electronic camera into the bay, the electronic camera does not become an obstacle when operating the electronic device, and the cable connecting the electronic camera and the electronic device main body is externally connected. Since it cannot be seen, the appearance is also good.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the electronic camera is supported by the support mechanism capable of projecting from the inside of the bay to the front of the electronic device main body so that the attitude can be changed. It can be set to, and is easy to use.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the photographing lens of the electronic camera can be oriented in a desired direction only by operating the lens operating sphere, and the fine adjustment of the photographing angle can be easily performed. it can.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, since the photographic film support device is attached to the main body of the electronic device so as to face the electronic camera, the image captured on the photographic film can be easily scanned by the electronic camera. Can be read.

According to the invention of claim 5, by removing the photographic film feeding mechanism from the hood of the photographic film supporting device and orienting the hood in a desired direction, the backlight disposed in the hood is for desktop use. It can be used as a lighting lamp.

[0016]

【Example】

 Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a state in which a personal computer (hereinafter abbreviated as a personal computer) 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention is placed on a disk 2, and the personal computer 1 has a built-in CPU. It has a sokon main body (electronic device main body) 1a, a CRT display 1b, and a keyboard 1c, and a plurality of bays 3 are formed on the front surface of the personal computer main body 1a. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. A 3.5-inch or 5-inch floppy disk drive 4 is provided in the middle bay 3, and an electronic camera 5 is removably inserted in the top bay 3.

The electronic camera 5 is provided with a flash 6 and an autofocus type photographing lens 7 on the front surface thereof, a shutter button 8 on the front side of the upper surface thereof, and a rear portion thereof extending from the personal computer body 1a. The electronic camera 5 is removably connected to the cable 9 and further has a floppy disk or a memory for recording the captured image therein.

In the above configuration, with the electronic camera 5 inserted in the bay 3, an object such as a document is placed in front of the electronic camera 5 and the shutter button 8 is pressed or the keyboard 1c is operated. As a result, the subject can be photographed, and the photographed image can be recorded in the memory of the personal computer body 1a and displayed on the CRT display 1b.

It is also possible to take out the electronic camera 5 from the bay 3 and disconnect the cable 9 so that the electronic camera 5 separated from the personal computer main body 1a can shoot a subject.

FIG. 2 shows a state in which the front part of the electronic camera 5 is slightly projected from the personal computer main body 1a. From this state, by pushing the electronic camera 5 completely into the bay 3, the electronic camera 5 is moved to the personal computer. This does not hinder the operation of the (electronic device), and the cable 9 connecting the electronic camera 5 and the personal computer body 1a cannot be seen from the outside, so the appearance is good.

3 to 6 show a second embodiment of the present invention, in which the electronic camera 5 is mounted in a desired direction on a support mechanism 10 which can project from the inside of the bay 3 to the front of the personal computer body 1a. It is rotatably supported.

The support mechanism 10 includes a substrate 11 having a substantially flat U-shape in a front view, which is fixed to a bottom surface in the bay 3, and a pair of front and rear guide rollers 12 provided on both sides of the substrate 11 on both side plates 11 a of the substrate 11. The slide plate 14 is slidably engaged with the elongated hole 13 formed on the base plate 11 so as to be slidable back and forth on the base plate 11, and the lower end of the slide plate 14 via the pivot pin 15 on the front part of the slide plate 14. Has a pair of links 16 pivotally supported by the shaft, and a support plate 18 pivotally supported by pivot pins 17 on the upper ends of the links 16, The electronic camera 5 is detachably fixed by bolts 19. A tilt unit 20 is provided on the pivot pins 15 and 17, so that the link 16 and the support plate 18 can be held at predetermined positions.

In the above configuration, when shooting with the electronic camera 5, after opening the opening / closing cover 22 of the bay 3, the electronic camera 5 is grasped and pulled out forward, then lifted and rotated in the front-rear direction. By rotating the bolt 19 horizontally about the bolt 19, the electronic camera 5 can be tilted at a desired height position by a predetermined angle and directed in a desired direction, as shown in FIGS.

According to the above configuration, the photographing angle of the electronic camera 5 can be freely set, which is convenient. It is also possible to take a picture of the subject with the electronic camera 5 separated from the personal computer main body 1a by fixing the bolts 19 and disconnecting the cable 9.

When the electronic camera 5 does not perform photographing, as shown in FIG. 6, the electronic camera 5 may be inserted into the bay 3 in the reverse order of the above procedure.

7 and 8 show a third embodiment of the present invention, in which a lens support sphere 24 for supporting the imaging lens 7 of the electronic camera 5 is rotatably supported by the camera body 5a. A part of the lens operating sphere 25 rotatably attached to the camera body 5a is exposed at an operating port 26 formed in the front part of the camera body 5a, and is in the middle of being in point contact with the lens operating sphere 25 and the lens support sphere 24. The sphere 27 is rotatably supported by the camera body 5a, and the spring 28 presses the ball 29 against the lens operating sphere 25 and the intermediate sphere 27 so that the spheres 24, 25, 27 are securely pressed against each other. By rotating the lens operating sphere 25 up and down and right and left with the finger from the operating port 26, the lens operating sphere 25 is integrally interlocked with the lens operating sphere 25 through the intermediate sphere 27 The lens support sphere 24 can be rotated vertically and horizontally.

According to the above configuration, the shooting lens 7 of the electronic camera 5 can be oriented in a desired direction only by operating the lens operating sphere 25, and fine adjustment of the shooting angle can be easily performed.

FIG. 9 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention, in which a photographic film supporting device 32 for supporting a photographic film 31 such as a 35 mm film facing the electronic camera 5 is attached to the personal computer body 1a. The photographic film support device 32 includes a pair of left and right support rods 33 projectingly provided on the front surface of the personal computer main body 1a with the bay 3 interposed therebetween, and locking bolts at the tips of the both support rods 33. A pair of rocking levers 35 whose base ends are vertically pivotally locked via 34, and pivotal pivots on the tip ends of the rocking levers 35 through pivot bolts 36. The hood 37, the photographic film feed mechanism 38 attached to the hood 37, and the photographic film 31 supported by the photographic film feed mechanism 38 are sandwiched between the hood 37 and the hood 37. Located in And a backlight 39.

The photographic film feeding mechanism 38 has the same structure as the photographic film feeding mechanism of a photographic machine, and is a winding roll 40 for feeding one frame of the photographic film 31, and a resetting roll for the winding roll 40. It has a reset button 41.

In the above structure, after the negative or positive photographic film 31 is mounted on the photographic film feeding mechanism 38, the operating portion 40a of the winding roll 40 is rotated by a finger portion to rotate the winding roll 40. The photograph film 31 for one frame, and then the electronic camera 5 shoots one frame of the photograph film 31. After pressing the reset button 41 to reset the winding roll 40, the same operation as above is repeated. As a result, it is possible to take a picture of each frame in the photo film 31 with the electronic camera 5. By providing the electronic camera 5 with a positive / negative reversing function, it is possible to directly scan and photograph both negative and positive images.

According to the above configuration, the image captured on the photographic film can be easily scanned and read by the electronic camera.

FIG. 10 shows a fifth embodiment of the present invention, in which the photographic film feeding mechanism 38 of the photographic film supporting device 32 in the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 9 is detachable from the hood 37. When the photo film 31 is not photographed, the photo film feeding mechanism 38 is removed from the hood 37, and the hood 37 is directed in a desired direction so that the back film disposed in the hood 37 is structured. The light 39 can be used as a desk lamp. In addition, in this embodiment, the hood 37 is configured to be rotatable only in the vertical direction, but it may be configured to be rotatable also in the horizontal direction.

According to the above configuration, the photographic film support device 32 can be effectively used even when the photographic film 31 is not being photographed.

[0034]

[Effect of device]

 According to the invention of claim 1, by inserting the electronic camera into the bay, there is no obstacle when the electronic camera operates the electronic device, and moreover, the electronic camera and the electronic device main body are connected to each other. Since the cable cannot be seen from the outside, it has a good appearance.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the electronic camera is supported by the support mechanism capable of projecting from the inside of the bay toward the front of the electronic device body so that the attitude can be changed. It can be set to, and is easy to use.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the lens of the electronic camera can be oriented in a desired direction only by operating the lens operating sphere, and the fine adjustment of the photographing angle can be easily performed.

According to the invention of claim 4, since the photographic film supporting device is attached to the main body of the electronic device so as to face the electronic camera, the image captured on the photographic film supported by the supporting device is attached. Can be easily scanned and read by an electronic camera.

According to the fifth aspect of the invention, the photographic film feeding mechanism is removed from the hood of the photographic film supporting device, and the hood is oriented in a desired direction. The light can be used as a desk lamp.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a personal computer with an electronic camera according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the main part.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a personal computer with an electronic camera according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cutaway front view of the same portion.

FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional view of the same.

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which the electronic camera is inserted into a bay.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a personal computer with an electronic camera according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a horizontal sectional view of the main part.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a personal computer with an electronic camera according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a personal computer with an electronic camera according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1a PC main body (electronic device main body) 3 bay 5 electronic camera 5a camera main body 7 taking lens 10 supporting mechanism 24 lens supporting sphere 25 lens operating sphere 31 photo film 32 photo film supporting device 37 hood 38 photo film feeding mechanism 39 backlight

Claims (5)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An electronic device with an electronic camera, wherein an electronic camera is removably inserted into a bay formed in a main body of the electronic device. 2. The electronic device with an electronic camera according to claim 1, wherein the electronic camera is supported by a support mechanism capable of projecting from the inside of the bay toward the front of the main body of the electronic device so that the attitude can be changed. 3. A lens support sphere supporting a photographing lens of the electronic camera is rotatably supported by the camera body, and a lens operation sphere for directly or indirectly rotating the lens support sphere is rotated by the camera body. The electronic device with an electronic camera according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the electronic device is attached freely. 4. A photographic film supporting device, which is opposed to the electronic camera and supports a photographic film, is attached to a main body of an electronic device, and the photographic film supporting device is pivotally mounted on the main body of the electronic device so as to be rotatable in a desired direction. A hood supported, a photographic film feeding mechanism attached to the hood, and a photographic film supported by the photographic film feeding mechanism sandwiched between the photographic film facing the electronic camera. And a light.
2. An electronic device with an electronic camera according to 2 or 3. 5. The photographic film feeding mechanism is configured to be detachable from the hood, and the hood with the photographic film feeding mechanism removed is directed in a desired direction so that the backlight disposed in the hood is a desk lamp. The electronic device with an electronic camera according to claim 4, wherein the electronic device has an electronic camera.