JPH07250269A - Transmitter-mounted connector - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a connector incorporated with a transmitter for a wireless television camera. CONSTITUTION: The combination of the transmitter and this connector 3 is connectable between a portable video camera and the battery box 2 of a power source and the battery box supplies power parallelly to the transmitter and the camera through the connector combined with the transmitter. Television signals are transmitted from the camera through air to an outer direction, and at the time of photographing images and sound through the portable video camera, they are simultaneously received and reproduced by a television signal receiver and player for simultaneously displaying the images and the sound on television.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to transmitter mounted connectors,
More specifically, it relates to a transmitter-equipped connector for a wireless television camera.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional portable wireless video camera recorder V shown in FIG. 9 is attached to a back surface R of a camera body, includes a battery box B for supplying power to the video camera recorder V, and a video tape C is It can be inserted into the camera body to record the images taken by the video camera. The images recorded on the videotape can be played back by a videotape player and displayed on a television. However, the image is portable wireless unless an additional transmitter (not shown) is provided to transmit the television signal over the air and to be received by the receiver of the television system. When an image is taken through the camera lens L of the video camera V, it cannot always be reproduced at the same time. Such transmitters are inconvenient for the user as they are not attached to a portable video camera and must be additionally mounted, for example by hanging the transmitter on the photographer's waist belt or jacket.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a transmitter and connector combination connectable between a portable video camera and a battery box of a power source, the battery box being connected to the transmitter and to the transmitter. Power the camera in parallel through the connector combined with the machine, and send the television signal outward from the camera over the air so that it can be simultaneously received and played by the television signal receiver and player. That is, the image and sound are simultaneously displayed on the television while the image and sound are being shot through the portable video camera.

[0004]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT As shown in FIGS. 1-6, the present invention includes a connector 3 connectable between a television camera 1 and a battery box 2.

The television camera 1 may be a conventional television camera having a recorder. The television camera 1 includes a camera body 10, a lens 12, an eyecup 13, a camera coupling switch 14, an upper engaging ear portion 15 and a lower engaging ear portion 16, a pair of camera side contactors 17, and at least one. Includes one mounting socket 18 and video and audio output jacks or adapters 19, 19a.

The camera body 10 has a rear mounting surface 11 formed on its rear end surface and connected to the battery box 2 or the connector 3 of the present invention.

The lens 12 is formed on the front portion of the camera body 10. The eyecup 13 is formed on the rear portion of the camera body 10.

The camera coupling switch 14 is for the camera body 10.
Is slidably attached to and is connected to a latch 141 that engages a latch hole 211 recessed in the battery 2 or engages a latch hole 311 recessed in the connector 3.

Upper engaging ears 15 and lower engaging ears 16
Are respectively formed on the upper portion and the lower portion on the rear mounting surface 11 and engage with either the battery box 2 or the connector 3.

The pair of camera-side contactors 17 elastically protrude rearward from the rear mounting surface 11 of the camera body 10 to connect the power source from the battery box 2.

A mounting socket 18 is formed on the camera body 10 on which any other accessory such as a light, transmitter, etc. is removably mounted.

The video and audio output jacks or adapters 19, 19a are formed side by side on the side wall of the camera body, as shown in FIG.

Battery box 2 may also be conventional. The battery box 2 includes a plurality of batteries 20, a front mounting surface 21, an upper engaging recess 22 and a lower engaging recess 23, and a pair of power contactors 24.

The plurality of batteries 20 are preferably rechargeable and are stored in the box 2.

The front mounting surface 21 is recessed in the front surface 21 and has a latch hole 211 for engaging the latch 141 of the camera body 10 and connecting the battery box 2 to the camera body 10 of the television camera 1.

Upper engaging recess 22 and lower engaging recess 23
Are formed on the upper portion and the lower portion of the front mounting surface 21 of the battery box 2, respectively, and are engaged with the upper engaging ear portion 15 and the lower engaging ear portion 16 of the television camera 1 to connect the battery box 2 to the television camera. Combine with 1.

The pair of power contactors 24 are attached to the front mounting surface 21.
2 formed on the rear mounting surface 11 of the TV camera 1
The two contactors 17 on the camera side are brought into electrical contact with each other, and the electric power supplied from the battery 20 of the battery box 2 is supplied to the camera 1.

The connector 3 of the present invention comprises a transmitter 3a,
A front mounting surface 31, at least one upper engagement recess 32 and a lower engagement recess 33, a pair of front contactors 34,
Rear mounting surface 35, connector coupling switch 36, upper engaging ear 37 and lower engaging ear 38, a pair of rear contactors 39, video input jack (or adapter) 302 and audio input jack (adapter).
303, a pair of outer wires 391, and a pair of inner wires 392.

The transmitter 3a is a casing 30 of the connector 3.
In order to transmit a television signal captured by the television camera 1 to the outside through the air, and to reproduce the image and sound simultaneously when the television signal is received by the receiver and converted from the television signal. belongs to.

The front mounting surface 31 is formed on the front end surface of the casing 10, has a recessed hole in the front mounting surface 31 of the connector 3, and has a latch hole 311 to be engaged with the latch 141 of the camera coupling switch 14 on the television camera. .

Upper engaging recess 32 and lower engaging recess 33
Are formed on the upper part and the lower part of the front mounting surface 31, respectively, and are formed on the TV camera 1 by the upper engaging ears 15.
And the lower engaging ear portion 16 respectively, and the connector 3
To the TV camera 1.

A pair of front contactors 34 are formed side by side on the front mounting surface 31, and correspond to the two camera-side contactors 17 formed on the rear mounting surface 11 of the television camera 1,
And it can be electrically connected to them.

The rear mounting surface 35 is formed on the rear end surface of the casing 30, is projected rearward and is aligned with the latch 141 on the television camera 1 so as to engage with the latch hole 211 formed in the battery box 2. Has a rear latch 361 connectable to.

The connector coupling switch 36 is the casing 3
It is slidably attached to 0 and operatively retracts the back latch 361 to disengage the battery box 2 from the connector 3.

Upper engaging ears 37 and lower engaging ears 38
Are formed on the upper portion and the lower portion of the rear mounting surface 35, respectively, and engage with the upper engaging recess 22 and the lower engaging recess 23 formed on the battery box 2, respectively.

The pair of rear contactors 39 is the rear mounting surface 3
5 is elastically provided on the battery box 5 and protrudes backward to electrically contact the two power contactors 24 on the battery box 2.

Video input jack (or adapter) 3
02 and audio input jack (or adapter)
303 is formed on the casing 30 and has a video cable C and an audio cable C as shown in FIG.
1 connects to two video and audio output jacks 19, 19a on the television camera, respectively.

The pair of outer wires 391 are provided in the casing 30.
Embedded in the battery box 2 and each external wire 391 is connected between the front and rear contactors 34, 39.
The two power source contactors 24 are connected to the two camera-side contactors 17 of the TV camera 1, respectively, and the connector 3
This is for supplying power from the battery 20 to the camera 1 via.

A pair of inner wires 392 are connected in parallel to the two rear contactors 39 and supply power from the battery 20 to the transmitter 3a.

By the way, the connector 3 in which the transmitter 3a is mounted is connected between the television camera 1 and the battery box 2, and the power from the battery 20 is supplied to both the camera 1 and the transmitter 3a in parallel. Through the jacks 19 and 19a on the camera 1, the video and audio cables C and C1, and the two jacks 302 and 303 on the connector 3 for the purpose of operating the camera 1 and displaying video and audio simultaneously. Allows television signals to be transmitted in the outward direction over the air.

The casing 30 of the connector 3 is provided with a mounting tenon 301 on the bottom or side wall of the casing 30.
The tenon 301 is engaged with the mounting socket 18 formed in the camera body 10 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, and the connector 3 connected to the battery box 2 is attached to the camera body 10.
May be changed so as to be connected to the other part of the battery box, or another battery box 2a may be connected to the rear mounting surface 11 of the camera 1 as shown in FIG. 2, 2a may be used to supply power to the camera 1 and the transmitter 3a of the connector 3, respectively. This situation can occur when the camera and transmitter consume a lot of power.

As shown in FIG. 8, another modification of the connector 3 of the present invention has a casing 30 consisting of a transmitter 3a and a connector 3, which are a front mounting plate 31a and a rear mounting plate. It is sandwiched between 35a.

The front mounting plate 31a has a front mounting surface 31. As described above, the front mounting surface 31 has the latch hole 311, the upper and lower engaging recesses 32, 33.
And two front contactors 34 are provided. The front mounting plate 31a is detachably mounted on the front surface of the casing 30 in which the transmitter 3a is fixed.

The rear mounting plate 35a includes the rear mounting surface 3
Have 5. On the rear mounting surface 35, as described above,
Rear latch 361, upper and lower engaging ears 37,3
8 and a pair of rear contactors 39 are provided. The rear mounting plate 35a is detachably mounted on the back surface of the casing 30.

As a result, the front and rear mounting plates 31
Both a and 35a can be removed from the casing 30 and can be used with Sony, JVC, Phillips.
s) etc. and is interchangeable with any other front and back mounting plates compatible with various models of video cameras commercially available from other manufacturers.

Thus, the present invention provides a transmitter made as a connector for connecting a video camera to a battery box of a power supply, thereby transmitting a television signal over the air. (EN) Provided is a portable wireless video camera which is compact and has a convenient attachment / detachment mechanism.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial rear side view of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the separate parts of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a view showing the front surface of the connector of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a front surface of the battery box of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a power supply connection circuit of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing another mounting example of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a conventional video camera recorder.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 TV camera 2 Battery box 3 Connector 10 Camera body

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A transmitter-equipped connector connectable between a television camera and a battery box, the casing being formed on a front end surface of the casing, and being coupled to a rear mounting surface of a camera body of the television camera. A front mounting surface, fixed to the casing, transmits a television signal taken from the television camera to the outside through the air,
A transmitter for wirelessly transmitting the television signal to a receiver to simultaneously convert the television signal into a video image and audio sound for simultaneous playback whenever the camera is operated, and further formed on the rear end face of the casing. Power is supplied to the television camera and the transmitter in parallel from a plurality of batteries that are coupled to the battery box and are stored in the battery box, and to the camera and the transmitter. A transmitter-mounted connector including a rear mounting surface for supplying power at the same time. 2. The television camera includes the rear mounting surface 11 formed on a rear end surface of the camera body 10, and upper engaging ears 15 and a lower portion formed on an upper portion and a lower portion of the rear mounting surface 11, respectively. The engagement ears 16, a pair of camera-side contactors 17 elastically projecting rearward from the rear mounting surface 11 of the camera body 10, at least one mounting socket 18 formed on the camera body 10, and a camera body. And a video and audio output jack 19, 19a formed side by side on the side wall of the battery box 2, the battery box 2 recessed in the front side 21 of the box, adapted to connect the battery box 2 to the camera body 10 of the television camera 1. The front mounting surface 21 having a latch hole 211 that engages with the latch 141 of the camera body 10 that has been removed; An upper engaging member formed on an upper portion and a lower portion of the mounting surface 21 and engaged with an upper engaging ear portion 15 and a lower engaging ear portion 16 of the television camera 1, for connecting the battery box 2 to the television camera 1. The mating recess 22 and the lower engaging recess 23, and the two camera-side contactors 17 formed on the front mounting surface 21 and on the rear mounting surface 11 of the television camera 1 are brought into electrical contact, and the camera 1 and the battery box 2 are connected. When the connector 3 between the connector 3 and the connector 3 is removed, the connector 3 includes a pair of power contactors 24 for supplying electric power supplied from the battery 20 of the battery box 2 to the camera 1. The front mounting surface 31 having a recess and a latch hole 311 to be engaged with the latch 141 of the camera coupling switch 14 on the television camera; At the upper portion and the lower portion, respectively, and engage with the upper engaging ear portion 15 and the lower engaging ear portion 16 formed on the television camera 1, respectively, and the connector 3
Upper engaging recess 32 and lower engaging recess 33 for connecting the camera to the television camera 1, and two camera sides formed side by side on the front mounting surface 31 and formed on the rear mounting surface 11 of the television camera 1. A pair of front contactors 34, which correspond to the contactors 17 and can be electrically connected thereto, are formed on the rear end surface of the casing 30, project rearward, and project and align with the latch 141 on the television camera 1, and the battery box. Latch hole 211 formed in 2
A rear mounting surface 35 having a rear latch 361 connectable to engage with, and slidably attached to the casing 30 for operatively retracting the rear latch 361 to disengage the battery box 2 from the connector 3. Connector coupling switch 36
And the upper engaging recess 2 formed on the battery box 2 at the upper portion and the lower portion of the rear mounting surface 35, respectively.
2 and lower engaging dents 23, respectively, upper engaging ears 37 and lower engaging ears 38, which are elastically provided on the rear mounting surface 35 and project rearwardly on the battery box 2. A pair of rear contactors 39 electrically contacting the two power contactors 24, and a video formed on the casing 30 and connected to the two video and audio output jacks on the television camera by a video cable C and an audio cable C1, respectively. It includes an input jack 302 and an audio input jack 303, and a pair of external wires 391 embedded in the casing 30, each external wire 391 being connected between each front and rear contactors 34, 39, and connected to the battery box 2
One power contactor 24 is connected to each of the two camera-side contactors 17 of the TV camera 1, and the battery 20
To the camera 1 via the connector 3 and further includes a pair of internal wires 392 connected in parallel to the two rear contactors 39 and for supplying power from the battery 20 to the transmitter 3a. Connector described in. 3. The casing 30 of the connector 3 includes:
A mounting tenon 301 is provided on a side surface portion of the casing 30, the tenon 301 is engaged with a mounting socket 18 formed in the camera body 10, and the connector 3 connected to the battery box 2 is changed from the rear mounting surface of the camera. The connector according to claim 2, which allows it to be attached to another part on the camera body 10. 4. The casing 30 is sandwiched between a front mounting plate 31a having a front mounting surface 31 and a rear mounting plate 35a having a rear mounting surface 35, and the front mounting surface 31 is provided with the latch hole 311. , The upper and lower engaging recesses 32, 33, and two front contactors 34 are provided, and the front mounting plate 31a is
The transmitter 3a is fixedly mounted on the front surface of the casing 30 to which the transmitter 3a is fixed, and on the rear mounting surface 35, the rear latch 361, the upper and lower engaging ears 37, 38, and the pair of the above. A rear contactor 39 is provided, and the rear mounting plate 3 is provided.
5a is removably mounted on the back side of the casing, and both the front and rear mounting plates 31a, 35a are disassembled from the casing 30 to fit the other front and back to fit other cameras and battery boxes. The connector according to claim 2, which is replaceable with a mounting plate.