JP3480160B2 - Subject photographing mechanism in automatic photographing device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an object photographing mechanism in an automatic photographing apparatus which allows a person to be photographed to photograph various identification photographs and portraits by operating the apparatus himself and automatically obtain the photograph in a short time. It is about.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, automatic photographing devices have been installed in public places such as station yard that allow the photographer to take a photograph when needed and obtain the photograph in about 1 to 3 minutes. ing.

In this type of device, a height-adjustable chair is provided in a box having a predetermined internal space, and a device such as a camera is provided at a position facing the chair through a partition window. ing. The photographed person enters the box from the entrance divided by the curtain, adjusts the height of the chair and sits facing the partition window, and inserts a predetermined amount of coins into the coin insertion machine provided in the box and waits for a while. As a result, the flash automatically emits light and a picture is taken. After 1 to 3 minutes, a plurality of photographs taken can be obtained by jumping out from the outlet.

However, this type of device has a problem that the subject can be roughly positioned, and the subject cannot check framing or the like.

Therefore, as an apparatus for solving such a problem, a fully automatic photographing apparatus as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-110127 has been developed. This apparatus supplies an image captured by an image capturing means such as a camera to a central processing unit, reproduces the image processed by the central processing unit on a screen, and the image capturing means and the optical axis of the screen are In this case, a half mirror provided on the bisector of (1) makes them substantially coincident with each other, and a photographic means such as a printer is controlled on the basis of the image data processed by the central processing unit to create a photograph.

[0006]

However, in the above apparatus, as shown in the simplified diagrams of FIGS. 5 and 6, the optical axis 102a of the image capturing means 102 is passed through the half mirror 101.
And the optical axis 103a of the screen 103 are substantially matched by the half mirror 101 provided on the bisector. In this configuration, the image capturing means 10
2 optical axis 102a and screen 103 optical axis 103a
Since it matches with, the photographed person can adjust the height of the chair, etc.
To make the face appear in the center of the screen 103
And the optical axis 102a of the image capturing means 102 is the center of the face.
Part, that is, below the line of sight. And shoot
When taking a picture, the person to be photographed does not use the image capturing means 102.
-Facial eyes on screen 103 reflected in mirror 101
I shoot while watching. In that case, Half Mira
-Position of optical axis 103a of screen 103 reflected in 101
The bottom of the line of sight, which is the center of the face, is reflected in the table.
The screen shot on the half mirror 101 as described above
It is not possible to shoot while looking at the eyes on the face 103.
The photographer can move the image capturing means 102 to the upper side of the optical axis 102a.
You will see and shoot. As a result, the image capturing means 1
The optical axis 102a of 02 is misaligned with the line of sight,
Taking a face picture in a gargantuan upward state
Become. Therefore , when taking a photo that has a standard such as the size of a photo such as a passport photo that is one of the ID photos, the position of the face in the image, the size of the face, etc., it is not necessary to take the face directly from the front. There was a concern that it wouldn't be possible with this photo.

The present invention was developed in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to directly photograph a subject without photographing the face of the subject while looking up from below. It is an object of the present invention to provide a subject photographing mechanism in an automatic photographing device capable of obtaining a front photograph of a person's front face.

[0008]

In order to effectively achieve the above object, the present invention has the following structure. That is, in the subject photographing mechanism in the automatic photographing apparatus of the present invention according to claim 1, the camera is provided at a position facing the photographed person at a predetermined interval, and the monitor is provided in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis of the camera. Further, a half mirror is provided on the optical axis of the camera at a predetermined inclination angle with respect to the optical axis of the camera, and an image taken by the camera is displayed on a monitor. monitored by reflecting image displayed on the monitor in a configuration which is adapted to recognize the person to be photographed, the camera position so that the center of the optical axis of the optical axis and the monitor of the camera do not match on the half mirror It is configured so as to be shifted toward the side .

Further, the subject photographing mechanism in the automatic photographing apparatus of the present invention according to claim 2 has the structure of claim 1 and the center of the optical axis of the monitor which reflects the camera to the person to be photographed by the half mirror. Further, it is arranged so as to be offset from the monitor by about 10 to 20 mm.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention.
~ It demonstrates based on FIG. The automatic photographing device according to the present invention is a device that can take an identification photograph or the like by the operation of the photographer himself and can immediately obtain the photograph, and has a rectangular parallelepiped shape having an internal space 1 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. A central portion of the box 2 is vertically partitioned by a partition plate 3, and a stool 4 on which a person to be photographed sits is provided in one space portion 1a. A doorway 6 that is opened and closed by a curtain 5 is provided on the side of the space 1a of the box 2.

In the other space 1b of the box 2, a subject photographing mechanism A according to the present invention for photographing a person to be photographed.
Devices such as a central processing unit (not shown) and a photographic device (not shown) for processing captured images are provided.
In addition, the person to be photographed sitting on the stool 4 is in front (the space 1
When facing the (b side), a window 7 is provided in the part of the partition plate 3 facing the face. The shape of the box 2 may be changed to various shapes.

The subject photographing mechanism A, which is a main part of the present invention in the above automatic photographing apparatus, is composed of a half mirror 8, a monitor 10, a camera 12 and the like, which will be described later, arranged above the space 1b. That is, the half mirror 8 is provided at a predetermined interval with respect to the window 7 described above. As shown in FIG. 4, the half mirror 8 is provided so that the reflecting surface 9 faces the window 7 side at an inclination angle of 45 °.

A monitor 10 is provided above the half mirror 8 at an angle of 45 ° with respect to the inclined reflecting surface 9 of the half mirror 8. The image displayed on the monitor 10 is reflected at 90 ° by the reflecting surface 9 so that the person to be photographed can recognize the image.

Further, behind the half mirror 8,
The lens 11 of the camera 12 is provided so as to face the window 7. The mounting position of the camera 12 is
The optical axis center 14 of the monitor 10 reflected by the half mirror 8 toward the person to be photographed so that the optical axis 13 of the monitor 10 and the optical axis center 14 of the monitor 10 do not coincide on the half mirror 8.
It is provided so as to be shifted by 10 to 20 mm closer to the monitor 10.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the optical axis 13 of the camera 12 is provided so as to be displaced above the optical axis center 14 of the monitor 10, so that the photographed person sits on the stool 4 and is in front (on the window 7 side). ), The line of sight of the photographed person is
It matches the optical axis 13 of, and by shooting in this state,
The face of the person to be photographed can be photographed directly in front. In addition, the person to be photographed can monitor the image of his / her own face on the monitor 1
0, it can be recognized through the half mirror 8 and the image displayed on the monitor 10 is not a face with a tendency to have upper eyes. Can be obtained.

[0016]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the subject photographing mechanism of the automatic photographing apparatus of the present invention described in claim 1, the optical axis of the camera and the optical axis center of the monitor coincide on the half mirror. If you install the camera so that it is not close to the monitor, you can shoot from the front the straight face of the subject who is sitting facing the camera of this device. . Therefore, it is possible to obtain a facial photograph that conforms to various standards such as ID photographs.

According to the subject photographing mechanism in the automatic photographing apparatus of the present invention as defined in claim 2, the camera is shifted toward the monitor by about 10 to 20 mm from the center of the optical axis of the monitor reflected by the half mirror toward the subject. Since the line of sight of the person to be photographed sitting facing the camera coincides with the optical axis of the camera, the face from the front can be photographed with higher accuracy.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a simplified explanatory view of a subject photographing mechanism according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of a main part according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an automatic photographing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a simplified explanatory view of a cross section of a main part according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a simplified explanatory diagram of a conventional example.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of a main part of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

8 half mirror 10 monitors 12 cameras 13 Optical axis of camera 14 Optical axis center of monitor A subject shooting mechanism

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A camera is provided at a position facing a person to be photographed at a predetermined interval, a monitor is provided in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis of the camera, and the light is provided at a predetermined inclination angle with respect to the optical axis of the camera. A half mirror is provided on the axis,
While the image taken by the camera is projected on the monitor, the optical axis of the monitor is reflected by the half mirror to the subject side to allow the subject to recognize the image projected on the monitor. A subject photographing mechanism in an automatic photographing device, wherein the camera position is provided so as to be shifted toward the monitor so that the optical axis of the camera and the optical axis center of the monitor do not coincide on the half mirror. 2. The object photographing in the automatic photographing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the camera is provided by shifting by a half mirror from the center of the optical axis of the monitor, which is reflected toward the person to be photographed, to the vicinity of the monitor by about 10 to 20 mm. mechanism.