CN101162353A - Camera, gallus unit and portable electronic device - Google Patents

Camera, gallus unit and portable electronic device Download PDF

Info

Publication number
CN101162353A
CN101162353A CNA200710180962XA CN200710180962A CN101162353A CN 101162353 A CN101162353 A CN 101162353A CN A200710180962X A CNA200710180962X A CN A200710180962XA CN 200710180962 A CN200710180962 A CN 200710180962A CN 101162353 A CN101162353 A CN 101162353A
Authority
CN
China
Prior art keywords
camera
connector
cable
suspender belt
camera body
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Granted
Application number
CNA200710180962XA
Other languages
Chinese (zh)
Other versions
CN101162353B (en
Inventor
下林弘治
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Olympus Corp
Original Assignee
Olympus Imaging Corp
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Olympus Imaging Corp filed Critical Olympus Imaging Corp
Publication of CN101162353A publication Critical patent/CN101162353A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of CN101162353B publication Critical patent/CN101162353B/en
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Images

Landscapes

  • Studio Devices (AREA)
  • Accessories Of Cameras (AREA)
  • Camera Bodies And Camera Details Or Accessories (AREA)
  • Exposure Control For Cameras (AREA)

Abstract

The present invention provides a camera, a gallus unit and a portable electronic equipment. The side surface of the camera body (1) is arranged with a gallus unit (10). The bottom of the gallus unit (10) is changed to communication used cable (12) with smaller length, and the bottom of the cable (12) is arranged with a connector (13) to be further arranged on the gallus body (11). The connector (13) can be arranged with a cap (14) for protecting, the invention is used at the state that the cap (14) is installed in carrying or doing photography, and the cap (14) is taken away to connect the terminal (13a) with the external device when the image data is transmitted from the camera body (1) to the external devices such as PC, etc.

Description

Camera, gallus unit and handheld electronic apparatus
Technical field
The present invention relates to handheld electronic apparatus such as camera and be located at gallus unit above it.
Background technology
Handheld electronic apparatus such as nearest digital camera or numeroscope have the communication function that can carry out data transmit-receive with personal computer (Personal Computer is hereinafter referred to as " PC ").For example, the handheld electronic apparatus that has is provided with data communication units on digital camera, can be with captured image data transmission to PC or printer.For the combination of this digital camera and PC, PC can be kept at the view data that is received in the hard disk, maybe can view data be sent to outside website from PC by network.In addition, for the combination of this digital camera and printer, printer can be printed the view data that is received.
As the communication unit that is used to send view data, except wired (wired) mode that adopts cable is arranged, wireless (wireless) mode of optical communication or radio communication has appearred also recently adopting.In this dual mode, for wireless mode, have following problem: the cost of transceiver is high and can make the size of equipment become big, and in addition, the burdens such as cost that send object PC or printer increase.Therefore, at present, consider, use wired mode of cable more general from the viewpoint of cost and stability.Particularly adopt wired mode of USB (Universal Serial Bus USB (universal serial bus)) specification very popular.
Although this wired mode is very general, if this wired mode does not have cable just can not carry out data transmit-receive.Therefore, even also want frequent look round for private cable at home, in addition, under the situation about communicating in the place of will going out, existence must be carried the inconvenience of private cable.
Therefore, proposed to have the camera of following feature: substitute the cable of communication usefulness with the suspender belt (strap) of camera, thereby all be attached on the camera all the time, saved the trouble (patent documentation 1) that to carry cable specially.Disclose following cable in patent documentation 1: be provided with 2 connectors that are connected with socket (jack) at two ends, wherein, described socket is provided with 2 in the side of camera body.Under the connector at these cable two ends and state that camera body is connected, cable has the function as suspender belt, in addition, the connector of cable one end be connected with the socket of camera body and the connector of the other end and state that PC is connected under, cable has the function as communication cable.
Patent documentation 1: TOHKEMY 2001-257919 communique
In addition, also proposed to have the camera of following feature:, camera can be hung over hook etc. and go up and photograph (patent documentation 2) by adopting the suspender belt of double as cable.Promptly, disclosed camera has following feature in patent documentation 2: an end of the cable of double as suspender belt is fixed on the camera body, the other end is provided with connector, and the socket (jack) that will be connected with this connector is located on the 1st side and the 2nd side of camera body.Therefore, with under this connector and the situation that the socket of the 1st side is connected, cable has the function as suspender belt, with under this connector and the situation that the socket of the 2nd side is connected, camera can be hung on the hook that is located at above the wall etc. and photographs.
Patent documentation 2: TOHKEMY 2003-167293 communique
In addition, also proposed to have the camera of following feature: the trigger of cable is set on suspender belt, and this camera is not with communication cable double as suspender belt (with reference to patent documentation 3).Also proposed to have the camera of following feature: the battery accommodating device is set on suspender belt and provides the cable of battery electric power to camera, this camera is not equally with communication cable double as suspender belt (with reference to patent documentation 4).
Patent documentation 3: TOHKEMY 2006-173308 communique
Patent documentation 4: TOHKEMY 2003-005271 communique
The suspender belt of disclosed double as communication cable in above-mentioned patent documentation is because suspender belt integral body is made of cable, so compared with former special-purpose suspender belt, flexibility is relatively poor, and texture also has problem.In addition, when cable being used as the suspender belt use, owing on suspender belt, apply various power, so may make its fracture owing to stress.In addition, the connector that is located on the cable is connected with PC, also is connected with camera body simultaneously, thereby at the photograph pusher side terminal onesize with PC must be set.Compare with the terminal that PC uses, the bonder terminal (socket) that common digital camera operated by rotary motion is small-sized is to realize miniaturization.Therefore, on camera body, be provided with and the onesize connector end period of the day from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m of PC, can produce the big problem of camera change that makes.This situation is not limited to digital camera, also is the same for other portable electronic device.
Summary of the invention
The present invention considers that above-mentioned problem proposes, and its objective is provides a kind of camera with suspender belt and suspender belt thereof, similarly has the handheld electronic apparatus of suspender belt, and wherein, this suspender belt is with the communication cable that also can use as suspender belt easily.
To achieve these goals, the related camera of the 1st invention, on camera body, be provided with the gallus unit that carries usefulness, in this camera, described gallus unit has: cable, the one end is installed on the camera body, thereby is used for communicating by letter between camera body and the external device (ED) carried out transfer; Connector, the other end that it is arranged on this cable is used for this cable is connected with the terminal of described external device (ED); Cap (cap), it is used to protect the front end of this connector; And the suspender belt main body, it is located on the described connector.
The related camera of the 2nd invention; in described the 1st invention; described cap is arranged on the described connector in the mode of detachable, perhaps can mobile mode being installed on the described connector between the position of the position of the front end of the described connector of protection and the front end of open described connector.
In addition, the related camera of the 3rd invention, in described the 1st invention, described cable is provided with the 2nd connector at the one end, be installed on the camera body by the 2nd connector, alternative described cable on the socket corresponding with the 2nd connector of described camera body side and following cable is installed promptly, is installed an end and is provided with the cable that connector, the other end that personal computer uses are provided with the connector that described camera body uses.
In addition, the related camera of the 4th invention in described the 3rd invention, is being provided with the sticking department that is connected that is used to keep between described cable and the camera body on described the 2nd connector.
In addition, the related camera of the 5th invention, in described the 1st invention, also have and be used for described suspender belt main body is installed to secondary suspender belt on the described camera body, with the length setting of this pair suspender belt is the length that reaches following effect: when described suspender belt main body had been applied pulling force, this pulling force can not be applied on the described cable.
To achieve these goals, the related camera of the 6th invention, this camera can communicate with external unit, and this camera has: camera body; Communication cable, one end are installed on the described camera body, and the other end is provided with and is used for the connecting connector that is connected with external unit, and the length of this communication cable is suitable with the thickness of camera body; And camera body carries and uses suspender belt, and it is located on the described connecting connector.
To achieve these goals, the related gallus unit of the 7th invention, it is provided in a side of camera on the camera body and carries and use gallus unit, and this gallus unit has: cable, the one end is installed on the camera body, is used for communicating by letter between camera body and the external device (ED) carried out transfer; Connector, the other end that it is located at this cable is used for this cable is connected with the terminal of described external device (ED); Cap, it is used to protect the front end of this connector; And the suspender belt main body, it is located on the described connector.
To achieve these goals, the related handheld electronic apparatus of the 8th invention, it is provided with the gallus unit that carries usefulness on equipment body, in this handheld electronic apparatus, described gallus unit has: cable, the one end is installed on the electronic equipment main body, is used for communicating by letter between described electronic equipment main body and the external device (ED) carried out transfer; Connector, the other end that it is located at this cable is used for this cable is connected with the terminal of described external device (ED); Cap, it is used to protect the front end of described connector; And the suspender belt main body, it is located on the described connector.
To achieve these goals, the related camera of the 9th invention is equipped with the gallus unit that carries usefulness on camera body, and this camera has: the holding section, and it is located on the camera body, is used to install described gallus unit; And communication cable, its be located at camera body with contiguous position, described holding section on and the thickness of length and camera body suitable, be provided with at the front end of this communication cable and be used for connector that this communication cable is connected with external unit, wherein, described gallus unit comprises: camera carries the main risers of usefulness; Cap, it is installed on the described main risers and is used to protect described connector; And secondary suspender belt, it is used for described main risers is installed to described holding section.
The related camera of the 10th invention, in described the 9th invention, described secondary suspender belt is that the one end is installed on the described holding section and the other end is installed in the rope form parts on the described cap, the length of described secondary suspender belt is set to the length that reaches following effect: when described suspender belt main body had been applied pulling force, this pulling force can not be applied on the cable and only be applied on these rope form parts.
In addition, the related camera of the 11st invention, in described the 9th invention, be provided with on the described cap be used to keep its with described cable between the sticking department that is connected.
According to the present invention, a kind of camera with suspender belt and suspender belt thereof can be provided, similarly have the handheld electronic apparatus of suspender belt, wherein, this suspender belt is with the communication cable that also can use as suspender belt easily.
Description of drawings
Fig. 1 is the stereoscopic figure of the digital camera of having suspender belt of the 1st embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the stereoscopic figure that takes off the state of cap in the digital camera of suspender belt, from connector of having that is illustrated in the 1st embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is the figure with the user mode of the digital camera of suspender belt that the 1st embodiment of the present invention is shown.
Fig. 4 is the stereoscopic figure with the modified example of the connector of the digital camera of suspender belt and cap that the 1st embodiment of the present invention is shown.
Fig. 5 is the block diagram with the circuit structure of the digital camera of suspender belt that the 1st embodiment of the present invention is shown.
Fig. 6 is the figure that the digital camera of having suspender belt of the 2nd embodiment of the present invention is shown, and (A) is stereoscopic figure, (B) is the major part enlarged drawing that connector part is shown, and (C) is the cable appearance stereographic map.
Fig. 7 is the block diagram with the circuit structure of the digital camera of suspender belt that the 2nd embodiment of the present invention is shown.
Fig. 8 is the stereoscopic figure of the digital camera of having suspender belt of the 3rd embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 9 is the figure that the digital camera of having suspender belt of the 3rd embodiment of the present invention is shown, (A) be the stereoscopic figure of camera body, (B) being the stereoscopic figure of gallus unit, (C) is the stereoscopic figure that connector part is shown, and (D) is the cable appearance stereographic map.
Figure 10 is the figure with the user mode of the digital camera of suspender belt that the 3rd embodiment of the present invention is shown.
Symbol description
1 camera body; The 1F front portion; 1T top; 1 L left side; 2 phtographic lenses; 3 shutter release buttons; 4 flashlamp windows; 10 gallus units; 11 suspender belt main bodys; 12 cables; 13 connectors; The 13a terminal; 14 caps; 15 rotation axiss; 21 camera bodies; 27 sockets; 28 embed mating holes; 31 suspender belt main bodys; 32 cables; 33 the 1st connectors; 34 caps; 35 the 2nd connectors; 36 lock pawls; 37 latch-release buttons; 40 common cables; 41 cable main; 42 P connectors; 43 C connectors; 51 camera bodies; 52 holding sections; 53 sockets; 60 gallus units; 61 main riserses; 62 caps; 63 sticking departments; 64 secondary suspender belts; 70 cables; 71 cables; 72 the 1st connectors; The 72a terminal; 73 the 2nd connectors; 74 lockings embed mating groove; 100 image pickup parts; 101CPU; 102 storage parts; 103 input and output portions; 200 PC; 201 connectors; 300 printers; 301 connectors
Embodiment
Below, with reference to the accompanying drawings, adopt and be suitable for digital camera of the present invention, preferred implementation is described.Fig. 1 is the stereoscopic figure of the digital camera of the 1st embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is the stereoscopic figure that has taken off under the state of cap 14 of connector 13.The central authorities place of taking at the anterior 1F of camera body 1 is provided with phtographic lens 2, is provided with the flashlamp window 4 of flashlamp irradiation usefulness at the left oblique upper of phtographic lens 2.In addition, be provided with shutter release button 3 in the left side of the top of camera body 1 1T, it is used for indication photography action.
Be fixedly connected with the cable 12 of forming gallus unit 10 at the left side of camera body 1 1L.Mounted inside at cable 12 has lead, and wire external layer coats by vinyl etc.In addition, compare with the thickness t of the sidepiece of camera body 1, the length L of cable 12 equates with it or is shorter than it.The other end at cable 12 is fixedly connected with connector 13, is equipped with the cap of detachable at the opposition side with cable 12 of connector 13.As shown in Figure 2, when cap 14 when the direction of arrow A is taken off, expose the terminal 13a of connector 13.
Terminal 13a can be connected with the USB terminal of PC, makes the circuit of camera body realize being electrically connected with PC by connection.Be fixedly connected with the two ends of rope form suspender belt main body 11 on the side of connector 13, this suspender belt main body 11 has the function as hand-strap.This suspender belt main body 11 is normally by the material as suspender belt, and promptly fiber, the synthetic resin with flexibility, leather etc. have material formation flexibility, that feel is good.In addition, gallus unit 10 also is made of connector 13, cap 14 and suspender belt main body 11 except cable 12.
In addition, in the present embodiment, connector 13 can separate with cap, but be not limited to this, modified example as shown in Figure 4 is such, by rotation axis 15 connector 13 and cap 14 is constituted one, rotate moving axis 15 of cap 14 is rotated, thereby can carry out dismounting freely to rotate with respect to connector 13.In this case, because cap 14 forms as one with gallus unit 10, can lose so needn't worry cap 14.
Next, use Fig. 5 that the circuit of the 1st embodiment is described.Inside at camera body 1 is connected with by bus: be used for via the light that phtographic lens 1 will receive be converted to the shot object image signal image pickup part 100, the CPU101 that is used for the inside of camera body 1 is controlled, be used to write down based on the storage part 102 of the view data of shot object image signal and be used for the input and output portion 103 that the outside with camera body communicates.Input and output portion 103 is connected with connector 13 by connecting line 104, and connecting line 104 is located at the inside of described cable 12.
The terminal 13a of connector 13 constitutes with known USB specification, and it can be connected with the connector 201 of the PC200 of same specification, also can be connected with the connector 301 of printer 300.Therefore, can be by connector 13 and connector 201 with the image data transmission that write down in the storage part 102 in the camera body 1 hard disk to the PC200.In addition, can be by connector 13 and connector 301 with the image data transmission that write down in the storage part 102 to printer 300, image print is come out.
The 1st embodiment of the present invention has aforesaid formation, and therefore when carrying camera body 1, as shown in Figure 3, suspender belt main body 11 has the function as hand-strap, can grip the rope form part by enough hands.At this moment, because camera body 1 is being connected by cable 12 securely with connector 13, connector 13 is fixedly connected on the suspender belt main body 11, so camera body 1 can not come off from suspender belt main body 11.In addition, with under camera body 1 and the situation that external units such as PC200 or printer 300 are electrically connected,, cap 14 is taken off from terminal 13a as Fig. 2 or shown in Figure 4, as shown in Figure 5, camera body 1 is connected with PC200 or printer 300 by connector 13 gets final product.In addition, when taking,, preferably cap 14 is assemblied on the connector 13 in order to protect terminal 13a.
Like this, in the present embodiment,, suspender belt main part (suspender belt main body 119) is separated with cable portion (cable 12), therefore can form the suspender belt main part by enough proprietary materials owing on as the camera of portable equipment, the suspender belt of having cable is set.Therefore, can guarantee the texture or the flexibility of suspender belt main part as before, and need not to carry cable.Generally speaking, cable 12 is usually by coating copper cash such as vinyls and form, and the exterior body of vinyl etc. has rigidity, so bad as the usability of suspender belt.In the present embodiment, the user directly the suspender belt main body 11 of contact be to make with the material different with cable 12, so eliminated above-mentioned bad problem.
In addition, the length of cable of cable 12 is formed, the degree that can be connected with PC, that is, and with the thickness of the sidepiece of camera quite or be shorter than it, thereby can not hinder the flexibility of suspender belt main body 11 substantially.According to this viewpoint, in the present embodiment, length of cable is preferably short as far as possible, is short at it when PC etc. is connected, and can not produce the degree of inconvenience.In addition, because the thickness of camera body has the trend that thins down in recent years, therefore under the suitable situation of the thickness of length of cable and camera body, at it when PC etc. is connected, if produce inconvenience, then length of cable can be greater than the thickness of camera body.
In addition, owing to be provided with the cap 14 of the terminal 13a that covers connector 13, thus can protect the connector contact that is located on the terminal 13a, but also can guarantee designability.In addition, the modified example of present embodiment as shown in Figure 4 is such, adopts rotating cap, can not worry that cap can lose.
Use Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 that the 2nd embodiment of the present invention is described below.In the 1st embodiment, cable 12 is fixedlyed connected with the left side 1L of camera body 1, and in the 2nd embodiment, the 2nd connector by detachable is connected with camera body 1, and camera body 1 can also connect the long cable of generally preparing except can connecting the gallus unit 10 with connector.The parts identical with the 1st embodiment adopt identical symbol and omit detailed description thereof, mainly difference are described.
Be provided with the socket 27 that is used for cooperating in the left side of camera body 21 and embed 2 embedding mating holess 28 that cooperate with being respectively applied for 2 lock pawls 36 with the 2nd connector 35 embeddings of gallus unit 30.Lock pawl 36 is to be used to the parts that keep the 2nd connector 35 to be difficult for being pulled out when the 2nd connector 35 is connected with camera body 21, lock pawl 36 is when being gone into to embed mating holes by signature, the claw of its front end embeds not shown holding section, thereby prevents that the 2nd connector 35 from coming off.On the 2nd connector 35, be provided with latch-release button 37,, make lock pawl 36 bending to the inside and the disengaging holding section, thereby the 2nd connector 35 can be taken off from camera body 21 by pushing this button.
The opposition side of the connecting portion that is connected with camera body 21 of the 2nd connector 35 is fixedly connected with cable 32, identical with the 1st embodiment, in the mounted inside of cable 32 lead of communication usefulness is arranged, and the thickness t of the sidepiece of the length L of cable 32 and camera body 21 quite or be shorter than it.The other end of cable 32 is fixedlyed connected with the 1st connector 33, is equipped with the cap 34 of detachable at the opposition side that is connected side with cable 32 of the 1st connector 33.When cap 34 is taken off, expose the terminal of the 1st connector 33, not shown.And, certainly cap 34 is set as the rotary type the same with the modified example of the 1st embodiment.
The same with the 1st embodiment, the terminal of the 1st connector 33 can be connected with the USB terminal of PC, makes the circuit of camera body realize being electrically connected with PC by connection.And the terminal of the 1st connector 33 can be connected with PC, and the 2nd connector 35 has the specification that can be connected with the socket 27 of camera.Generally speaking, in order to realize the miniaturization of camera, the socket 27 of camera is littler than the USB terminal that PC uses.
The same with the 1st embodiment, on the side of the 1st connector 33, be fixedly connected with the two ends of the suspender belt main body 31 of rope form, this suspender belt main body 31 has the function as hand-strap.This suspender belt main body 31 is normally by the material as suspender belt, and promptly fiber, the synthetic resin with flexibility, leather etc. have material formation flexibility, that feel is good.In addition, gallus unit 30 is made of suspender belt main body 31, cable the 32, the 1st connector 33, cap the 34, the 2nd connector 35, lock pawl 36 and latch-release button 37.
And the socket 27 of camera body 21 is except can being connected with common cable 40 with gallus unit 30 is connected, and this common cable 40 is used to connect camera and PC.This common cable 40 is to be used to connect the PC of generally preparation and the cable of camera, and its length is greater than the length of cable 32.The same with cable 12, in the mounted inside of this common cable 40 lead is arranged, the lead outside coats by vinyl etc.And, be provided with C connector 43 at the photograph pusher side of common cable 40, be provided with P connector 42 in the PC side.C connector 43 can embed with the socket 27 of camera body 21 and cooperate, and P connector 42 can embed with the USB terminal of PC side and cooperate.As previously mentioned, because the socket 27 of camera body 21 sides is littler than the USB terminal of PC side, so C connector 43 is littler than P connector 42.By C connector 43 being given as security socket 27 and P connector 42 being given as security the USB terminal of PC, camera body 21 is electrically connected with the PC realization.
In addition, in the present embodiment, C connector 43 is not provided with lock pawl 36.When gallus unit 30 and socket 27 embeddings are cooperated, in order to make it as the portable weight that supports camera body 21 of bringing, lock pawl 36 must be set, but by under C connector 43 and the situation that camera body 21 is connected, owing to need not to support big weight, on C connector 43, lock pawl is not set.But, be difficult for separating in order to make C connector 43 and being connected of camera body 21, lock pawl can be set.
Next, use Fig. 7 that the circuit of the 2nd embodiment is described.In the inside of camera body 21, be provided with image pickup part 100, CPU101, storage part 102 and input and output portion 103, because the same, so save detailed description to them with the 1st embodiment.Input and output portion 103 is connected with socket 27, and is such as previously described, and this socket 27 can be connected with the 2nd connector 35, can also be connected with C connector 43.In addition, the 1st connector 33 that is connected with the 2nd connector 35 by cable 32 can be connected with the connector 201 of PC200 and the connector 301 of printer 300.In addition, the P connector 42 that is connected with C connector 43 by common cable 40 also can be connected with the connector 201 of PC200 and the connector 301 of printer 300.
The 2nd embodiment of the present invention has aforesaid formation, when carrying camera body 21, can grip suspender belt main body 31 by enough hands, and, can be connected with PC200 or printer 300 by gallus unit 30 or common cable 40.That is, when carrying, suspender belt main body 31 is owing to combining with the 2nd connector 35 by cable 32, so can grip suspender belt main body 31.In addition, when being connected, cap 34 can be taken off, the terminal of the 1st connector 33 is connected with the connector 201 or the connector 301 of PC200 or printer 300 with PC200 or printer 300.In addition, can also be connected with PC200 or printer 300 by common cable 40.
Like this, in the 2nd embodiment,, can adopt the cable 40 that generally uses owing to connect between camera body 21 and the cable by connector.Especially, cable 40 can be the cable of selling in the city, and its length is longer than cable 32, thereby can increase diversity.In addition, owing to be provided with the locking mechanism that constitutes by lock pawl 36 or latch-release button 37 etc., so gallus unit 30 is big for the confining force of camera body 21 confining force when only utilizing plug-in connector.
Use Fig. 8 to Figure 10 that the 3rd embodiment of the present invention is described below.In the 1st and the 2nd embodiment, by cable 12 and 32 camera body 1 and 21 is combined with connector 13 or the 2nd connector 35, and in the 3rd embodiment, except cable, also camera body is combined with connector by secondary suspender belt 64.The parts identical with the 1st embodiment or the 2nd embodiment adopt identical symbol and omit detailed description thereof, mainly difference are described.
Fig. 8 is that gallus unit 60 is assembled in the stereoscopic figure under the state on the camera body 51, and Fig. 9 is the stereoscopic figure under the separated state of each parts.Be provided with in the left side of camera body 51 and be used for embedding the socket 53 that cooperates, be provided with the holding section 52 (Fig. 9 (A)) of secondary suspender belt 64 installation usefulness in addition in the bight of adjacency with the 2nd connector 73.
According to Fig. 9 (B), the structure of gallus unit 60 is described.The opposition side of the installation side that is installed to holding section 52 of secondary suspender belt 64 is fixedlyed connected with sticking department 63.This sticking department 63 is provided with engaging pawl (not shown), and this engaging pawl embeds mating groove 74 with the locking of the 1st connector 72 that below will describe and engages.In addition, the opposition side of the fixedly connected portion of the secondary suspender belt 64 of sticking department 63 is fixedlyed connected with cap 62, and cap 62 is the parts that are used to cover and protect the terminal 72a of the 1st connector 72.On this cap 62, be fixedly connected with main risers 61.The material of secondary suspender belt 64 and main risers 61 is normally by the material as suspender belt, and promptly fiber, the synthetic resin with flexibility, leather etc. have material formation flexibility, that feel is good.In addition, gallus unit 60 is made of main risers 61, cap 62, sticking department 63 and secondary suspender belt 64.
According to Fig. 9 (C), cable 70 is described.Being used for embedding the 2nd connector 73 that cooperates with the socket 53 of camera body 51 combines with the 1st connector 72 by cable 71.The same with cable 12 or cable 32, in the mounted inside of cable 71 lead is arranged, the lead outside is by coatings such as vinyls.And the thickness of the sidepiece of the length of cable 71 and camera body 51 quite or be shorter than it, and longer than secondary suspender belt 64.Than secondary suspender belt 64 length is in order when gripping main risers 61 weight of camera body 51 to be concentrated on the secondary suspender belt 64.In addition, the front end at the 1st connector 72 is provided with the terminal 72a that is connected usefulness with PC.This terminal 72a also can be connected with the USB terminal, because the 2nd connector 73 is small-sized terminals that camera is used, so the same with the 2nd embodiment, terminal 72a is greater than it.
In the 3rd embodiment, also the same with the 2nd embodiment, can assemble common cable 40, the formation of this common cable 40 or connected mode are identical with the 2nd embodiment, so omit detailed description thereof.The circuit structure of the 3rd embodiment is identical with the circuit structure of the 2nd embodiment shown in Figure 7, so omit detailed description thereof.
The 3rd embodiment of the present invention has aforesaid formation, when carrying camera body 51, as shown in figure 10, secondary suspender belt 64 is installed on the holding section 52, simultaneously the 2nd connector 73 is connected with socket 53, cap 62 covers the terminal 72a of the 2nd connector 72, and the locking of the sticking department 63 of gallus unit 60 and cable 70 is embedded under the state that mating groove 74 engage, and gripping main risers 61 gets final product.Under this state, main risers 61 becomes one with secondary suspender belt 64 by cap 62 and sticking department 63, can directly bear the weight of camera body 51.Especially, the weak point because secondary suspender belt 64 is compared with cable 71 is so when gripping main risers 61, the weight of camera body 51 concentrates on the secondary suspender belt 64, almost is not added on the cable 71.And, the 2nd connector 73 not with state that socket 53 is connected under because gallus unit 60 is combined into one with camera body 51 by secondary suspender belt 64, so still can carry camera body 51.
In addition, camera body 51 can be connected with PC200 or printer 300 by cable 70 or common cable 40.That is, cap 62 can be taken off, the terminal 72a of the 1st connector 72 is connected with the connector 201 or 301 of PC200 or printer 300.In addition, can be connected with PC200 or printer 300 by common cable 40.
Like this, in the 3rd embodiment, main risers 61 is received on the camera body 51 by secondary suspender belt 64, secondary suspender belt 64 be shorter in length than cable 71, therefore the pulling force that is applied on the suspender belt can not be added on the cable 71, but is applied on the secondary suspender belt 64.Therefore, can on cable 71, not apply big power, thereby can prevent that the lead in the cable 71 from rupturing.In addition, owing to sustain pulling force, so, also can guarantee the confining force between suspender belt and the camera even do not strengthen the confining force of the 2nd connector 73 self by secondary suspender belt 64.
And in the present embodiment, secondary suspender belt 64 is fixedlyed connected with the cap 62 on being fixedly connected on main risers 61, but is not limited to this, for example, the 1st connector 72 is combined reliably with cap 62, and secondary suspender belt 64 is fixedly connected on the 1st connector.In addition, in the 1st embodiment, can between connector 13 and camera body 1, secondary suspender belt be set, when using, the weight of camera body 1 be applied on the secondary suspender belt as hand-strap.
In explanation to embodiments of the present invention, be that example describes with the digital camera, comprise built-in all digital cameras such as digital camera in digital single-lens reflex camera or the mobile phone etc. as digital camera.In addition, the invention is not restricted to digital camera, can certainly be applicable to handheld electronic apparatus such as digital audio tape, digital audio-frequency player, video player.

Claims (11)

1. camera, this camera is provided with the gallus unit that carries usefulness on camera body, and this camera is characterised in that described gallus unit has:
Cable, the one end is installed on the camera body, is used for communicating by letter between camera body and the external device (ED) carried out transfer;
Connector, the other end that it is arranged on this cable is used for this cable is connected with the terminal of described external device (ED);
Cap, it is used to protect the front end of this connector; And
The suspender belt main body, it is located on the described connector.
2. camera as claimed in claim 1; it is characterized in that; described cap is arranged on the described connector in the mode of detachable, perhaps can mobile mode being installed on the described connector between the position of the position of the front end of the described connector of protection and the front end of open described connector.
3. camera as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described cable is provided with the 2nd connector at the one end, be installed on the camera body by the 2nd connector, alternative described cable on the socket corresponding with the 2nd connector of described camera body side and following cable is installed is promptly installed an end and is provided with the cable that connector, the other end that personal computer uses are provided with the connector that described camera body uses.
4. camera as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, is being provided with the sticking department that is connected that is used to keep between described cable and the camera body on described the 2nd connector.
5. camera as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, this camera also has and is used for described suspender belt main body is installed to secondary suspender belt on the described camera body, with the length setting of this pair suspender belt is the length that reaches following effect: when described suspender belt main body was applied pulling force, this pulling force can not be applied on the described cable.
6. camera, this camera can communicate with external unit, and this camera is characterised in that this camera has:
Camera body;
Communication cable, one end are installed on the described camera body, are provided with at the other end to be used for the connecting connector that is connected with external unit, and the length of this communication cable is suitable with the thickness of camera body; And
Camera body carries uses suspender belt, and it is located on the described connecting connector.
7. a camera carries and uses gallus unit, and this gallus unit is located on the camera body, and this gallus unit is characterised in that this gallus unit has:
Cable, the one end is installed on the camera body, is used for communicating by letter between camera body and the external device (ED) carried out transfer;
Connector, the other end that it is located at this cable is used for this cable is connected with the terminal of described external device (ED);
Cap, it is used to protect the front end of this connector; And
The suspender belt main body, it is located on the described connector.
8. handheld electronic apparatus, this handheld electronic apparatus is provided with the gallus unit that carries usefulness on equipment body, and this handheld electronic apparatus is characterised in that described gallus unit has:
Cable, the one end is installed on the electronic equipment main body, is used for communicating by letter between described electronic equipment main body and the external device (ED) carried out transfer;
Connector, the other end that it is located at this cable is used for this cable is connected with the terminal of described external device (ED);
Cap, it is used to protect the front end of described connector; And
The suspender belt main body, it is located on the described connector.
9. camera, this camera is equipped with the gallus unit that carries usefulness on camera body, and this camera is characterised in that this camera has:
The holding section, it is located on the camera body, is used to install described gallus unit; And
Communication cable, its be located at camera body with contiguous position, described holding section on and the thickness of length and camera body suitable, be provided with at the front end of this communication cable and be used for the connector that is connected with external unit,
Described gallus unit comprises:
Camera carries the main risers of usefulness;
Cap, it is installed on the described main risers, is used to protect described connector; And
Secondary suspender belt, it is used for described main risers is installed to described holding section.
10. camera as claimed in claim 9, it is characterized in that, described secondary suspender belt is that the one end is installed on the described holding section and the other end is installed in the rope form parts on the described cap, the length of described secondary suspender belt is set to the length that reaches following effect: when described suspender belt main body was applied pulling force, this pulling force can not be applied on the cable and only be applied on these rope form parts.
11. camera as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, be provided with on the described cap be used to keep its with described cable between the sticking department that is connected.
CN200710180962XA 2006-10-11 2007-10-10 Camera, gallus unit and portable electronic device Expired - Fee Related CN101162353B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP2006277192A JP2008096611A (en) 2006-10-11 2006-10-11 Camera, strap unit and portable electronic equipment
JP2006-277192 2006-10-11
JP2006277192 2006-10-11

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
CN101162353A true CN101162353A (en) 2008-04-16
CN101162353B CN101162353B (en) 2010-06-09

Family

ID=39297291

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
CN200710180962XA Expired - Fee Related CN101162353B (en) 2006-10-11 2007-10-10 Camera, gallus unit and portable electronic device

Country Status (2)

Country Link
JP (1) JP2008096611A (en)
CN (1) CN101162353B (en)

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN104247164A (en) * 2012-04-26 2014-12-24 株式会社安川电机 Control device

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN106058574B (en) * 2016-05-18 2018-09-25 深圳天珑无线科技有限公司 Electronic equipment and card connector

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN104247164A (en) * 2012-04-26 2014-12-24 株式会社安川电机 Control device

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
JP2008096611A (en) 2008-04-24
CN101162353B (en) 2010-06-09

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
EP2965501B1 (en) Wearable camera
CN100512326C (en) Portable terminal device
EP2892113B1 (en) Adapter device and electronic equipment
EP1065880A2 (en) Wireless communication system for transmitting images from an enabled electronic camera to receiver
CN105589283B (en) Intermediate cylinder with photographing element
CN215416228U (en) Expansion module, system and framework for image capture device
CN101501565A (en) Portable electronic apparatus
CN101162353B (en) Camera, gallus unit and portable electronic device
CN102625033A (en) Split-type digital camera device
JP2005236532A (en) Digital camera system and wireless communication adapter for digital camera
JP2006042341A (en) Electronic card for digital camera
US20210389646A1 (en) Interchangeable Lens Module
JP4740817B2 (en) Cameras, accessories and portable electronics
JP2007173909A (en) Optical device
CN102625032A (en) Digital camera module base
JP4500188B2 (en) Camera strap and camera with the strap
JP2006171494A (en) Accessary for camera
JP2002297311A (en) Mouse
JP2005276357A (en) Portable video/audio photographing/video-recording apparatus which can be used by combination or separation
US20050277437A1 (en) Mobile phone battery module having a camera module
JP7232790B2 (en) security camera equipment
JP6716794B1 (en) Security camera device
KR20230161849A (en) portable black box
EP1429556A1 (en) Modular portable camera device
KR200267869Y1 (en) Connector switching apparatus for connecting portable information terminal and portable digital apparatus

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
C06 Publication
PB01 Publication
C10 Entry into substantive examination
SE01 Entry into force of request for substantive examination
C14 Grant of patent or utility model
GR01 Patent grant
C41 Transfer of patent application or patent right or utility model
TR01 Transfer of patent right

Effective date of registration: 20151119

Address after: Tokyo, Japan, Japan

Patentee after: Olympus Corporation

Address before: Tokyo, Japan

Patentee before: Olympus Imaging Corp.

CF01 Termination of patent right due to non-payment of annual fee

Granted publication date: 20100609

Termination date: 20181010

CF01 Termination of patent right due to non-payment of annual fee