JP2000035607A - Photographing auxiliary device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To always arrange an object to be photographed such as an article at a fixed height even when the size is different. SOLUTION: A pantograph type multistage link mechanism part 42 is arranged between a substrate 40 and a placing plate 41 on which the article 2 is placed. Besides, the link mechanism part 42 is provided with a driving mechanism part 43. Therefore, when the article 2 is placed on the plate 41 and the plate 41 is moved up and down by elongating and contracting the link mechanism part 42 by the driving mechanism part 43, the article 2 can be always arranged at the fixed height even in the case that the size is extremely different according to the kind. Besides, since the elongation and contract mechanism is the multistage type, the moving amount of the plate 41 can be sufficiently secured in an upper and lower direction. Thus, not only the large article 2 but also the small article 2 can be excellently photographed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a photographing assisting device used for photographing a photographing target such as a product.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, in a supermarket, a product is advertised by photographing the product alone and placing it in an advertisement. Specialized photographers shoot images of products that are such shooting targets in special studios, but shooting costs are high, so it is demanded that clerks can easily shoot products. In order to meet this demand, conventionally, a photographing apparatus for photographing a photographing target such as a product has been studied and developed. This type of photographing device includes a photographing box, a product is placed in the photographing box, and the product is illuminated by a lighting device from above the front side of the product, and in this state, the product is photographed with a camera from outside the photographing box. Is configured.

[0003]

However, in such a photographing apparatus, since the goods are directly arranged in the photographing box, if the size of the goods differs depending on the kind, the goods are always arranged at a constant height. However, there is a problem that it is particularly difficult to photograph a small product. Further, in this photographing apparatus, when photographing the side of a product placed in the photographing box, the photographer must change the direction of the product by hand each time, so that the direction of the product is changed while photographing the product. There is also a problem that the operation is troublesome. Further, in this photographing apparatus, if the product is in the form of a bag such as an envelope or a confectionery, the product is laid in the photographing box, so that it is difficult to photograph the front. Furthermore, in this photographing device, if the product is a box-shaped three-dimensional product, it is placed in the photographing box and illuminated from above by the lighting device from the front side, and a shadow is formed on the rear side of the product. There is also a problem that it appears in the image.

An object of the present invention is to solve the various problems described above.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
It is characterized by comprising a mounting portion for mounting an object to be photographed, a multi-stage telescopic mechanism for holding the mounting portion movably in the vertical direction, and a drive portion for operating the multi-stage telescopic mechanism. . According to the present invention, the object to be photographed is placed on the mounting part, and in this state, the multi-stage telescopic mechanism is expanded and contracted by the driving unit to move the mounting part in the up-down direction. Even if the size varies greatly depending on the type, it can always be arranged at a constant height, and the multi-stage expansion and contraction mechanism ensures a sufficient amount of vertical movement of the mounting section. Therefore, it is possible to satisfactorily photograph a small photographing object and a large photographing object.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mounting portion for mounting an object to be photographed, a rotation mechanism for rotating the mounting portion, and a space between the mounting portion and the rotation mechanism. It is characterized by comprising a background sheet member interposed, and magnetic means for holding the placing portion and the rotation mechanism portion by magnetic force. According to the present invention, the object to be photographed is placed on the mounting part, and in this state, the rotating mechanism part rotates the mounting part held by the magnetic force of the magnetic means, thereby rotating the object to be photographed. This allows the photographer to change the orientation of the photographing object as needed while photographing, making it easy to photograph the side and back of the photographing object, and furthermore, between the placing section and the rotating mechanism section. Since the rotating mechanism can be covered and hidden by the interposed background sheet member, a good photographed image can be obtained.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mounting portion for mounting an object to be imaged, an upright member detachably mounted on the mounting portion, and the imaging device provided near a tip of the upright member. And a holding unit for holding the object. According to the present invention, in addition to being able to place an object to be photographed on the mounting portion and perform imaging, in particular, an upright member is removably arranged on the mounting portion, and a holding member provided near the tip of the upright member is provided. By holding the object to be photographed by the unit, even if the object to be photographed is a bag-shaped object such as an envelope or a confectionery, it is possible to easily hang and photograph the object.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a light-transmissive mounting plate on which an object to be photographed is mounted, and a light source disposed below the mounting plate, and the object to be photographed is placed from below. It is characterized by lighting. According to the present invention, the imaging target is placed on the light-transmissive mounting plate, and the imaging target is illuminated from below by the light source, so that the imaging target is a box-shaped three-dimensional object. Also, it is possible to prevent the shadow of the object to be photographed, and to obtain a good photographed image.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS [First Embodiment] A first embodiment of a photographing apparatus using a photographing assistance device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the entire system of the photographing apparatus, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the photographing apparatus. The photographing apparatus shown in these figures includes a photographing box 1. The photographing box 1 has a product 2 as a subject disposed therein, and has a substantially box shape. The front (left side in FIGS. 1 and 2) 1a of the photographing box 1 is open,
A camera hood 3 is attached to both sides 1b and 1c on the front side 1a so as to be vertically rotatable by two rotation shafts 4 in a state of protruding forward (to the left in the figure).

The camera hood 3 is formed in a substantially quadrangular pyramid shape that becomes thinner toward the tip end (the left end in FIGS. 1 and 2), and has a camera mounting portion 7 on which a camera 6 is mounted at the tip. Is provided. As shown in FIG. 2, the camera hood 3 has pivot shafts 4 integrally attached to outer surfaces on both sides on the front side 1 a of the photographing box 1, respectively.
b and 1c are rotatably mounted on the same axis.
In this case, predetermined gaps 8a and 8b are provided in the upper and lower portions of the front 1a of the photographing box 1 so that the upper and lower portions of the camera hood 3 do not abut. As shown in FIG. 2, a sheet member 9 is attached to the lower part of the camera hood 3 corresponding to the lower gap 8b of the upper and lower gaps 8a and 8b so as to extend into the photographing box 1 and hang down. I have.

A hood drive unit 10 is provided on one side (the front side in FIG. 1) 1b of the photographing box 1. The hood drive unit 10 is for rotating the camera hood 3 in the vertical direction, and is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, a drive cover 11 provided on the side surface 1b of the photographing box 1 is provided. As shown in FIG. 3, a base plate 12 is attached to a side surface 1b of the photographing box 1 in the drive cover 11, and a receiving plate 14 is separated from the base plate 12 by a spacer 13 at a predetermined interval. Attached. A motor unit 15 with a speed reduction mechanism is attached to a predetermined portion of the base plate 12, and the base plate 12 and the receiving plate 14 are attached to the camera hood 3 and penetrate the side surface 1 b of the photographing box 1. One rotating shaft 4 is rotatably mounted on each bearing 4a.

The motor unit 15 with a speed reduction mechanism is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, a gear case 16 attached to the base plate 12 is provided. On the outer surface of the gear case 16,
A motor 17 for driving the hood is attached, and a reduction gear train 18 including a plurality of gears is provided inside the gear case 16. Output shaft 1 of this reduction gear train 18
Reference numeral 9 protrudes from the gear case 16 to the same outside as the motor 17, and a small-diameter drive gear 20 is attached to a portion of the output shaft 19 protruding outside. In the motor unit 15 having the speed reduction mechanism, the rotation of the motor 17 is reduced by the reduction gear train 18 and transmitted to the output shaft 19, whereby the drive gear 20 is rotated at a reduced speed.

A large-diameter driven gear 21 attached to the rotary shaft 4 meshes with a drive gear 20 of the motor unit 15 having the speed reduction mechanism. The driven gear 21 is integrally attached to the rotating shaft 4, and rotates together with the rotating shaft 4 according to the rotation of the driving gear 20, thereby rotating the camera hood 3 in the vertical direction about the rotating shaft 4. It is configured to move. A detection shaft 22 a of an angle sensor 22 attached to the receiving plate 14 is connected to a tip of an output shaft 19 of the drive gear 20 by a shaft coupling 23. The angle sensor 22 is configured to calculate the rotation angle of the camera hood 3 by detecting the number of rotations of the output shaft 19 and providing the detection data to a CPU 96 to be described later to perform arithmetic processing. In addition, the upper part of the drive cover 11 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, an emergency stop button 24 for urgently stopping the motor 17 of the motor unit 15 with the speed reduction mechanism during the rotation operation of the camera hood 3 is provided to be exposed to the outside. The motor unit 15 with the speed reduction mechanism balances the weight of the camera hood 3 by the static torque of the motor 17 and the reduction gear train 18 and holds the camera hood 3 at an arbitrary position.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the camera 6 is mounted on the camera mounting portion 7 at the end of the camera hood 3 via a tilt mechanism 25. Camera 6
This is a digital camera that receives an image of the product 2 to be photographed by a charge-coupled device (light-receiving device) such as a CCD and outputs it as an electric signal. As shown in FIG.
a and a lens portion 6b. Note that a screw mounting portion 6c for fixing a tripod is provided on the bottom surface of the camera body 6a. The lens unit 6b has a zoom function, a focus function, and an aperture function. Tilt mechanism 25
Is for tilting the camera 6 in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the camera 6 has a tilt base 26 mounted in the camera mounting section 7. This tilt table 26
As shown in FIG. 6, pivot shafts 27 are respectively attached to outer surfaces on both sides, and these pivot shafts 27 are attached to the camera mounting section 7.
Are rotatably mounted on both side surfaces 7a and 7b of the camera via bearings 28, respectively.

In this case, a large-diameter driven gear 29 is integrally attached to one of the rotation shafts (right rotation shaft in FIG. 6) 27. Below the large-diameter driven gear 29 and below the tilt table 26, a small-diameter drive gear 31 integrally attached to the connecting shaft 30 is arranged in a state of meshing with the driven gear 29. . One end (right end in the figure) of the connection shaft 30 is attached to an output shaft 32 a of a tilt table driving motor 32 attached to one outer surface 7 a of the camera mounting unit 7 by a shaft coupling 33. The other end (the left end in the figure) is the other outer surface 7 of the camera mounting portion 7
b is attached to a detection shaft 34a of the angle sensor 34 attached to the b by a shaft coupling 35. This connecting shaft 30
Are rotated by a motor 32 and the rotation is
1 to rotate the driven gear 29. As a result, the tilt base 26 rotates around the respective rotation shafts 27, and tilts the camera 6 such that the lens portion 6b of the camera 6 tilts up and down with respect to the product 2. The angle sensor 34 detects the number of rotations of the connecting shaft 30 and supplies the detected data to a CPU 96 described later to perform an arithmetic process, thereby calculating the rotation angle of the tilt table 26.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, an inclination adjusting plate 36 is arranged in the tilt table 26. The inclination adjusting plate 36 is provided with a plurality of projections 36a on one side edge (right side edge in the figure), and these projections 36a are
6 is attached to a mounting hole 26a provided on one side surface (the right side surface in the figure) so as to be swingable in a vertical direction (the direction of arrow Z shown in the figure). The tilt adjusting plate 36 is supported by an adjusting screw 37 whose lower surface (the lower surface on the left side in the figure) opposite to the protrusion 36 a is screwed to the bottom of the tilt base 26.
By rotating the tilt adjustment plate 36, the tilt adjustment plate 36 swings up and down, and the tilt of the camera 6 around the optical axis is adjusted so that the charge-coupled device in the camera body 6a rotates in the plane. It is configured. Note that the camera 6 includes the tilt adjustment plate 3
It is detachably mounted on the base 6 by a detachable member 38.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an elevator 39 on which the product 2 is placed is arranged in the photographing box 1. As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the lifting table 39 is provided with a pantograph-type multi-stage link mechanism 42 between a lower substrate 40 and an upper mounting plate (mounting portion) 41. The link mechanism 42 includes a drive mechanism (drive) 4.
3 is provided. Link mechanism 42
As shown in FIG. 8, two link rods 44 are rotatably connected by a first connection shaft 45 and bent in a "<" shape, and the other two link rods 46 are connected to a second connection shaft. A pair of link portions 48 are formed by combining the link rods 44 and 46 such that the link portions 48 are rotatably connected by an arrow 47 and bent in an inverted "C" shape. As shown in FIG. Two sets are provided on each of the left and right sides between the lower substrate 40 and the upper mounting plate 41.

In this case, of the two link rods 44, 46 of the two sets of link portions 48, two of the link rods 44, 46, which are bent in an inverted "U" shape.
As shown in FIG. 8, the lower ends of the two link rods 46 are rotatably attached to fixed plates 49 provided on the upper surface of the lower substrate 40 by pins 50.
The upper end of 6 is rotatably attached to a fixed plate 51 provided on the lower surface of the upper mounting plate 41 by a pin 50. Further, the lower end of the link rod 44 bent in a “<” shape is formed with a long hole 49 formed in the fixing plate 49 of the substrate 40.
a is rotatably and movably attached to the mounting plate 4 by a pin 52, and the upper ends of the two link rods 44 are
One fixed plate 51 is rotatably and movably attached to a long hole 51 a formed by one pin 52 by a pin 52. When the first and second connecting shafts 45 and 47 approach each other, the pins 52 at the upper and lower ends of the link bar 44 bent in a “<” shape are connected to the fixing plates 49 and 51. When the inside of the long holes 49a and 51a moves toward the pin 50, the link portion 48 is extended upward to push up the mounting plate 41. Conversely, when the first and second connection shafts 45 and 47 are separated from each other, the link The pins 52 at the upper and lower ends of the rod 44
The inside of the long holes 49a, 51a of the 9, 51 move in the direction away from the pin 50, thereby contracting the link portion 48 downward and pulling down the mounting plate 41.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the drive mechanism 43 includes a drive case 53 supported by first and second connection shafts 45 and 47 between two sets of link portions 48 of the link mechanism portion 42. Have. As shown in FIG. 10, a link driving motor 54 is attached to the left end of the drive case 53. A screw shaft 55 is connected to an output shaft 54a of the motor 54 by a shaft joint 56. I have. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11,
A first screw portion 55a screwed into a screw hole 45a formed in an intermediate portion of the first connection shaft 45, and a second screw portion 55b screwed into a screw hole 47a formed in an intermediate portion of the second connection shaft 47 Are formed. These first and second screw portions 55a, 55a
5b is formed with a reverse thread groove. For example, the first screw portion 55a is formed with a left-hand thread, and the second screw portion 55b is formed with a right-hand thread. Accordingly, when the motor 54 rotates forward, the screw shaft 55 moves the first and second connection shafts 45 and 47 in a direction approaching each other with the forward rotation. When the motor 54 rotates in the reverse direction, the screw shaft 55 rotates in the reverse direction. As a result, the first and second connecting shafts 45 and 47 are moved in directions away from each other. In addition, on both side surfaces of the drive case 53, there are provided long holes 53a through which the first and second connection shafts 45 and 47 are movably inserted.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 7, a holding member 57 for holding a background paper (sheet member) 56 is attached to the elevating table 39. The holding member 57 has two L-shaped mounting arms 58 slidably mounted in the front-rear direction (the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. 7) on the lower surface of the mounting plate 41 of the elevating table 39. A mounting arm 58 extends upward behind the elevator 39, and a holding arm 59 is provided at the upper end thereof in a horizontal direction.
The clip 60 is provided on both sides of the clip 9 for holding the background paper 56 therebetween. As shown in FIG. 7, the clip 60 is attached to the rear surface at the upper end of the holding arm 59 and elastically clamps the holding arm 59. The clip 60 is attached to the lower end on the front side of the leaf spring portion 60a. An operation unit 60b is attached and extends upward. The holding member 57 presses the upper portion of the operation portion 60b rearward (rightward) in FIG. 7, thereby separating the front side of the leaf spring portion 60a from the front surface of the holding arm 59, and during this separation, When the external force is removed from the operation portion 60b by inserting the upper end of the paper 56, the leaf spring portion 60a
The upper end of the background paper 56 is held between the holding arms 59 by the spring force of the above to hold the background paper 56. The top end of the background paper 56 is attached to the holding arm 59 by the clip 60. In this state, the background paper 56 hangs over the lift table 39 and hangs to the front side of the lift table 39.
Cover 7 A plurality of background papers 56 having different colors and patterns according to the product 2 are prepared.

As shown in FIG. 2, an opening 61 is provided on the upper surface 1d on the front 1a side of the photographing box 1, and a lighting device 62 is attached to the opening 61 so as to be openable and closable. . This lighting device 62 is used for the background paper 5.
6 for illuminating the product 2 placed on the elevating platform 39 from above from the front side, and an illumination lid 63 for opening and closing the opening 61 and an inner surface of the illumination lid 63. And a lighting mounting plate 64. The illumination lid 63 is rotatably and detachably attached to an upper surface 1d on the front side 1a side of the imaging box 1 by a hinge portion 65. That is, the illumination lid 63 is configured so as to be detachable from the hinge 65 when the illumination lid 63 is opened approximately 180 degrees toward the front 1a side of the imaging box 1 as indicated by a dotted line in FIG. . The lighting mounting plate 64 is
Is closed, the inner surface thereof is provided on the lighting lid 63 in a state inclined toward the front 1a side, and a plurality of sockets 64a are provided on the surface facing the product 2, and the plurality of sockets 64a are respectively provided on the plurality of sockets 64a. Is attached. This light bulb 65 uses a fluorescent tube with an inverter as its light emitting part.

As shown in FIG. 2, the upper surface 1d of the photographing box 1 on the back surface 1e side is opened to be inclined toward the back surface 1e. It is attached so that it can rotate in the direction. The mirror member 66 includes a support plate 67 for opening and closing an open portion of the upper surface 1 d of the imaging box 1 and a mirror 68 provided on the inner surface of the support plate 67. An image of the upper surface side of the product 2 placed on the
It is configured to reflect toward. Support plate 67
Is rotatably and detachably attached by a hinge portion 69 provided on the upper surface 1d on the back surface 1e side of the imaging box 1. Also in this case, the support plate 67 is configured to be detachable from the hinge portion 69 when the support plate 67 is opened by approximately 180 degrees toward the back surface 1e as shown by the dotted line in FIG. An opening 70 is provided between the mirror member 66 and the rear surface 1e on the upper surface 1d of the photographing box 1 for taking in external light into the photographing box 1 and illuminating the rear side of the product 2. In addition to taking in external light, the opening 70 also serves to project the upper part of the holding arm 59 of the holding member 57 attached to the elevating table 39 so as to protrude and retract above the imaging box 1.

The back surface 1e of the photographing box 1 is shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, the guide rails 71 and 72 are provided at the upper and lower portions of the back surface 1e. On the upper and lower guide rails 71 and 72, a back plate 73 that slidably closes the back surface 1e of the imaging box 1 is slidably mounted. Of the guide rails 71 and 72, the upper guide rail 71 is provided with a clip 74 for detachably holding the background paper 56. This clip 74
Also has the same structure as the clip 60 of the holding member 57 described above. The clip 74 is used when the lifting table 39 is taken out of the shooting box 1 and the background paper 56 is held to cover and cover the back surface 1 e to the bottom surface 1 f in the shooting box 1 with the background paper 56. I do. Further, an opening 75 is provided in the side surface 1b on the near side on the back surface 1e side of the photographing box 1, as shown in FIG. An opening / closing lid 76 is attached to the opening 75 so as to be openable / closable in the horizontal direction by a hinge 76a (see FIG. 12).

As shown in FIG. 13, a holding stand 77 for holding a bag-like product 2 such as a bag confection is arranged on the elevating table 39. The holding stand 77 is provided on the mounting plate 41 of the elevating table 39 directly or via the background paper 56 to be an upright member 78 that stands upright.
And a clip member (holding portion) 79 attached near the upper end of the upright member 78. The upright member 78 is detachably mounted on the mounting plate 41 of the elevating table 39 directly or via the background paper 56.
And a support column 78b erected on the rear end of the stand 78a. As shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, a clip body 80 having a spring property is formed in a substantially U-shape, and an operation piece 81 for pressing and separating the front ends on both sides by bending the clip body 80 by sliding operation. .

In this case, guide recesses 80 for guiding the operation piece 81 are provided on the outer surfaces of the clip body 80 corresponding to each other.
a is formed on the outer surface of the substantially U-shaped curved portion, as shown in FIG.
Is provided, and a fixing screw 80c for fixing the clip body 80 to the support column 78b is screwed to the insertion portion 80b. In addition, on the opposing surface of each tip of the clip body 80,
A cushion material 80d is provided. The operation piece 81 is formed in an elongated ring shape, one end of which is formed in the wide portion 81a having a large interval, the other end is formed in the narrow portion 81b having a small interval, and the intermediate portion thereof is formed in the inclined portion 81c. These are the guide recesses 80a of the clip body 80.
Move along.

In this clip member 79, when the wide portion 81a of the operation piece 81 is located in the guide concave portion 80a of the clip body 80, the distal ends of the clip body 80 are separated from each other as shown in FIG. When the operation piece 81 is pulled upward, the inclined portion 81c of the operation piece 81 moves along the guide concave portion 80a of the clip body 80 so that the distal ends of the clip body 80 approach each other, and the narrow portion 81b of the operation piece 81 Are positioned in the guide recesses 80a of the clip body 80, the cushion members 80d at the distal end of the clip body 80 are pressed against each other. At this time, as shown in FIG. It is held across the margin 2a.

A lower illumination device 82 shown in FIGS. 16A and 16B is arranged on the elevating table 39. The lower illumination device 82 is for illuminating a box-shaped three-dimensional product 2 such as a box confectionery from below, and is disposed directly on the mounting plate 41 of the elevator 39 or via the background paper 56. Lighting case 83 is provided. On the upper part of the lighting case 83, a light-transmissive mounting plate 84 on which the product 2 is mounted is provided.
A plurality of fluorescent tubes (light sources) 85 are arranged inside 3. In this case, the mounting plate 84 is a milky-white diffusion plate having light transmittance, and diffuses the light from the fluorescent tube 85 upward. The fluorescent tube 85 has an inverter similarly to the light bulb 65 of the lighting device 62, and is attached to a socket 86 a provided on a connection cord 86. The connection cord 86 is connected to a power source (not shown) via a switch 87. In the lower lighting device 82, the mounting plate 8
When the commodity 2 is illuminated from above on the front side by the illumination device 62 provided on the upper surface 1d of the photographing box 1 in a state where the commodity 2 is placed on the commodity 4, as shown in FIG.
There is a shadow on the back side of the product.
Is illuminated from below to eliminate the shadow of the product 2 as shown in FIG. 17 (b).

A drive control box 88 is provided on the outer surface of the front side surface 1b of the photographing box 1, as shown in FIG. Further, a control device 90 is arranged outside the photographing box 1 as shown in FIG. This control device 90 has a CR disposed on its upper surface.
A display device 91 such as a T is electrically connected, a drive control box 88, a camera 6, and a lighting device 62 are electrically connected by a connection cord 92, and a keyboard 93 and a hand scanner 94 are also connected. They are electrically connected by a cord 92. Further, the drive control box 88 includes the hood drive unit 10, the tilt mechanism 25,
The elevator 39 is electrically connected to the elevator 39 by a connection cord 95 (only a part is shown).

Next, a circuit configuration of the photographing apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. The CPU 96 has a RAM 97
It is a central processing unit that controls the operation of the entire system of the photographing apparatus according to various programs loaded in the CPU. The storage device 98 has a storage medium in which various control programs such as an operating system and photographing software, data files such as photographed images, table files such as photographing conditions are stored in advance, and a drive system thereof.
This storage medium is fixedly provided or removably mountable, and includes a magnetic / optical recording medium such as a hard disk, a floppy disk, an optical disk, and a RAM card, and a semiconductor memory. . The programs and data in the recording medium are loaded into the RAM 97 under the control of the CPU 96 as needed. Further, the CPU 96 receives a program or data transmitted from another device via a communication line or the like and stores the program or data on a recording medium, or stores the program or data on a recording medium provided on another device. Existing programs and data can be used via a communication line or the like.

The CPU 96 is connected to an input / output peripheral device such as an input unit 99 and a display unit 100. The CPU 96 has an interface 101 on the CPU 96 side and an interface 102 on the imaging box 1 side. The control drive unit 103, the illumination unit 104, and the emergency stop switch 105 are connected, and the camera unit 107 is connected via an interface 106. The CPU 96 controls the operation according to an input / output program. The input unit 99 has a keyboard 93 and a hand scanner 94. The keyboard 93 inputs product data and various commands, and the hand scanner 94 inputs product data such as a barcode. The input product data is displayed and output on the display screen of the display unit 100 or stored in a product file in the RAM 97. In this embodiment, the display unit 100 is a CRT display device 91, but may be a flat display such as a liquid crystal display device or a plasma display device capable of color display. The control drive unit 103 of the imaging box 1 controls and drives various drive units such as the hood drive unit 10, the tilt mechanism 30, the elevating table 51, and the lens unit 6b of the camera 6 based on operation commands from the CPU 96. The camera unit 107 converts the imaging data from the charge-coupled device in the camera body 6a into a CP.
The image is output to U96, and the CPU 96 creates image data based on the photographing data and stores it in the storage device 98 or the RAM 97.

Next, a case where the commodity 2 is photographed by such a photographing apparatus will be described. First, the elevator 39 is arranged in the photographing box 1. At this time, shooting box 1
The rear plate 73 disposed on the rear surface 1e of the guide rail 7
1 and slide along 72 to remove this back 1
The elevating table 39 is inserted into the photographing box 1 from the e side, and the holding arm 59 of the holding member 57 provided on the elevating table 39 is disposed so as to be able to protrude upward from the opening 70 in the upper surface 1d of the photographing box 1. I do. Then, the upper end of the background paper 56 is held by the clip 60 provided on the holding arm 59 of the holding member 57, and the lifting table 39 and the holding member 57 are covered and hidden by the background paper 56. At this time, since the mounting arm 58 of the holding member 57 is slidably provided in the front-rear direction on the lower surface of the mounting plate 41 of the lifting table 39, the mounting arm 58 is set in accordance with the installation position of the lifting table 39 and the size of the product 2. By sliding the 58, the background paper 56 can be arranged at an optimum position. In this state, the opening / closing lid 76 provided on the front side surface 1b of the photographing box 1 is opened, and the product 2 is placed on the lifting table 39 via the background paper 56 from here. After that, the opening / closing lid 76 is closed, and the back plate 73 is attached to the back surface 1e of the photographing box 1.

In this state, when photographing is started, first, the illumination cover 63 of the illumination device 62 is closed and the illumination mounting plate 64 is closed.
The plurality of bulbs 65 attached to the product 2 are turned on, and the product 2 is illuminated from above the front side. And the hand scanner 94
After reading the product code of the product 2 and storing it in the RAM 97, the photographing direction of the product 2 is designated by the keyboard 93.
As shown in FIGS. 19 to 21, the photographing directions include photographing in three directions: front, top, and obliquely upward. These will be described below in order. Note that there are many products 2 having different sizes and shapes in the product 2, but here, FIGS.
A case where an egg, a small bottle, a large bottle and the like shown in FIG. First, as shown in FIG. 19, when an egg, which is a small item, is used as the product 2 and the front of the product 2 is photographed, the camera hood 3 is turned up and down and the tilt table 26 is moved. The camera 6 is turned up and down, thereby turning the camera 6 toward the front of the product 2. At the same time, the elevation table 39 is driven to adjust the height of the product 2. At this time, a hood driving unit 10 for driving the camera hood 3
The CPU 96 simultaneously controls the tilt mechanism 25 that drives the tilt table 26 and the drive mechanism section 43 that drives the elevating table 39. Here, the hood drive unit 10 will be described in order.

In the hood drive unit 10, when the motor 17 of the motor unit 15 with the speed reduction mechanism is driven by the control drive unit 103 based on the operation command from the CPU 96, as shown in FIGS. This rotation is transmitted via a reduction gear train 18 in a gear case 16 to a drive gear 20 provided on its output shaft 19, and the driven gear 21 causes a driven gear 21 to be attached to the camera hood 3. It rotates with the shaft 4. This allows
The camera hood 3 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 2 around the rotation shaft 4, and moves the camera 6 downward as shown in FIG. At this time, the rotation of the output shaft 19 of the motor unit 15 is transmitted to the angle sensor 22 via the shaft coupling 23, the rotation number of the output shaft 19 is detected by the angle sensor 22, and the camera hood 3 is detected based on the detection signal. Is rotated by a predetermined angle and stopped. When the camera hood 3 is stopped at a predetermined angle in this manner, the camera hood 3 is held at a predetermined position by the stationary torque of the motor 17 and the reduction gear train 18. If the emergency stop button 24 is operated during the rotation operation of the camera hood 3, the motor 17 of the motor unit 15 with the speed reduction mechanism is stopped immediately.

In the tilt table 26, the control driving unit 103 controls the tilt mechanism 25 based on an operation command from the CPU 96.
When the motor 32 is driven, as shown in FIG. 6, the motor 32 rotates, and this rotation is transmitted to the drive gear 31 via the connection shaft 30, and the driven gear 29 causes the driven gear 29 to rotate. And rotates together with the rotation shaft 27 attached thereto. As a result, the tilt table 26 is moved to the two pivot shafts 2.
7, and the camera 6 is set to a substantially horizontal state as shown in FIG. At this time, the rotation of the connecting shaft 30 connected to the output shaft 32a of the motor 32 is
4, the rotation number of the connecting shaft 30 is detected by the angle sensor 34, and based on the detection signal, the tilt base 26 is rotated by a predetermined angle and stopped in a substantially horizontal state. At this time, if the image of the front of the product 2 is displayed on the display screen of the display device 91 at an angle, the adjustment screw 37 attached to the tilt base 26 is turned to swing the tilt adjustment plate 36 in the vertical direction. By doing so, the inclination of the camera 6 around the optical axis may be adjusted. This tilt adjustment need only be performed once.

In the lift 39, the motor 54 of the drive mechanism 43 is driven by the control drive unit 103 based on an operation command from the CPU 96. At this time, since the size of the product 2 is a small egg, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the motor 54 rotates forward, and the forward rotation rotates the screw shaft 55, thereby causing the first link mechanism portion 42 to rotate. , The second connecting shaft 4
5, 47 are moved in a direction approaching each other. Then
As shown in FIG. 8, the first and second connecting shafts 45, 47 are provided at the upper and lower ends of the link rods 44, 46, which are bent in a "-" shape in accordance with the approach movement of the first and second connecting shafts 45, 47. The pins 52 are fixed to the upper and lower fixing plates 49, 51 by using the long holes 49a, 5a.
1a, each link 48 is extended upward, and the mounting plate 41 is pushed up. As a result, as shown in FIG. 19, the product 2 having a small size such as an egg is pushed up by the mounting plate 41, and the center position of the product 2 is set at a predetermined height.

In this manner, when the camera hood 3 and the tilt base 26 are rotated to cause the camera 6 to face the front of the product 2, the elevating base 39 extends upward, and the product 2 is set at a predetermined height. The camera 6 is positioned substantially at the center of the front of the product 2 so that the front of the product 2 can be photographed. The image captured by the camera 6 is transmitted to the CPU 96.
Is displayed on the display unit 100 and stored in a product file in the RAM 97. Thus, the photographing of the front of the product 2 ends.

As shown in FIG. 20, when an article such as a small bottle is used as the product 2 and the upper surface of the product 2 is photographed, the camera hood 3 is turned up and down and tilted in the same manner as described above. The table 26 is turned up and down, whereby the camera 6 is turned to the mirror 68 of the mirror member 66 and the mirror 68
Is taken by the camera 6. At the same time, the elevation table 39 is driven to adjust the height of the product 2. Also at this time, the CPU 96 simultaneously controls the hood drive unit 10 for driving the camera hood 3, the tilt mechanism 25 for driving the tilt table 26, and the drive mechanism unit 43 for driving the lift table 39, as in the previous front photographing. Then, as shown in FIG. 20, the camera hood 3 is rotated by the hood driving unit 10 to hold the camera hood 3 substantially horizontally, and the camera 6 is rotated upward by the tilt mechanism 25 toward the mirror 68 so as to be directed to the mirror 68.
The link portion 48 of the lift table 39 is contracted by the
1 is lowered to set the center position of the product 2 at a predetermined height.

In this way, when the camera hood 3 and the tilt base 31 are rotated to turn the camera 6 toward the mirror 68, and the elevating base 39 contracts and the product 2 is set at a predetermined height, the camera 6 Can photograph the top surface image of the product 2 reflected on the mirror 68. At this time, the image photographed by the camera 6 is taken into the CPU 96 and inverted left and right. The inverted image is displayed on the display unit 100 and stored in the product file in the RAM 97. Thus, the photographing of the upper surface of the product 2 ends.

As shown in FIG. 21, when an article such as a large bottle is used as the product 2 and the product 2 is photographed from obliquely above, the camera hood 3 is rotated in the vertical direction as described above. The tilt base 26 is rotated in the vertical direction, whereby the camera 6 is directed obliquely from above to the product 2. At the same time, the elevation table 39 is driven to adjust the height of the product 2. At this time, the CPU 96 simultaneously controls the hood drive unit 10 for driving the camera hood 3, the tilt mechanism 25 for driving the tilt table 26, and the drive mechanism unit 43 for driving the lift table 39, as in the above-described shooting. As shown in FIG. 21, the camera hood 3 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 21 by the hood drive unit 10 to move the camera 6 upward, and the camera 6 is rotated by the tilt mechanism 25 to obliquely increase the product 2 from above. Then, the link portion 48 of the elevating table 39 is contracted by the drive mechanism 43 to lower the mounting plate 41, and the center position of the product 2 is set at a predetermined height.

As described above, when the camera hood 3 and the tilt base 26 are rotated and the camera 6 is directed obliquely from above to the product 2, the elevating base 39 contracts and the installation height of the product 2 is set. In addition, the camera 6 can photograph the product 2 from obliquely above. Also at this time, the image captured by the camera 6 is captured by the CPU 96, displayed on the display unit 100, and
It is stored in the product file in the AM 97. This allows
The photographing of the product 2 from obliquely above is completed.

As described above, in this photographing apparatus, the camera hood 3, the camera 6, and the elevating table 39 are appropriately moved even if the product 2 has a different size or shape, such as an egg, a small bottle, or a large bottle. The camera 6 can be automatically installed at a predetermined position with respect to the product 2 in accordance with the photographing directions of the front, top, and obliquely upward directions. Can be
You can shoot well. In this case, the camera mounting portion 7 of the camera hood 3 attached to the photographing box 1
Since the camera 6 is provided, the camera 6 is not affected by external light at the time of shooting, and the product 2 can be shot well. Also, during the rotation operation of the camera hood 3,
When the emergency stop button 24 is operated, the motor 17 of the motor unit 15 with the speed reduction mechanism is stopped urgently, so that the safety is excellent.

In this photographing apparatus, an illuminating device 62 is arranged closer to the product 2 than the camera 6.
Since the plurality of light bulbs 65 illuminate the product 2 from above in front of the product 2, the product 2 can be almost uniformly illuminated, and there is little unevenness of illumination, less generation of shine, etc., and a clearer captured image can be obtained. be able to. In this case, since the plurality of light bulbs 65 each use a fluorescent tube with an inverter as a light-emitting unit, luminance unevenness does not occur, and a good captured image can be obtained. Further, a sheet member 9 is provided below the camera hood 3, and the sheet member 9 conceals a lower gap 8 b in the front surface 1 a of the photographing box 1 and reflects light from the illumination device 62 into the photographing box 1. The difference in illuminance in the photographing box 1 caused by the gap 8b when the camera 6 is viewed from the product 2 can be eliminated, whereby a clear and good photographed image can be obtained. Note that heat in the imaging box 1 by the illumination device 62 is discharged to the outside of the imaging box 1 through the opening 70 for taking in external light and the gap 8a on the upper side of the camera hood 3.
There is no heat in the shooting box 1.

Further, in this photographing apparatus, the holding member 57 is provided on the elevating table 39 arranged in the photographing box 1, and the clip 60 is provided on the holding arm 59 of the holding member 57. By attaching the 56, the elevator table 39 and the holding member 57 can be covered and hidden by the background paper 56. Therefore, when photographing the product 2, it is possible to take an image so that the elevator table 39 and the holding member 57 are not captured. it can. In this case, since the clip 60 is provided integrally with the holding arm 59, the clip 60 is not lost, and the clip 60 presses the operating portion 60b against the spring force of the leaf spring portion 60a. By doing so, the background paper 56 can be easily sandwiched and attached.
Can be replaced with something that is in harmony with

By the way, in this photographing apparatus, the holding stand 77 is placed on the mounting plate 41 of the elevating table 39 placed in the photographing box directly or via the background paper 56, so that the holding stand 77 stands up. With the clip member 79 attached near the upper end of the member 78, it is possible to hold the binding margin 2a on the back surface of the bag-shaped product 2 such as a bag of confectionery and photograph. In this case, the operating piece 81 of the clip member 79 is slid from the wide portion 81a to the narrow portion 81b along the guide concave portion 80a of the clip body 80, and the tip ends of the clip body 80 are pressed against each other. The product 2 can be hung across the binding margin 2a on the back side. For this reason, by hanging the bag-shaped product 2 such as bag confectionery on the holding stand 77, a front image of the product 2 can be taken well and the clip member 79 is hidden by the product 2 so as not to be shown. be able to.

Further, in this photographing apparatus, the lower illumination device 82 is disposed directly or via the background paper 56 on the mounting plate 41 of the elevator 39 arranged in the photographing box. The box-shaped product 2 is placed on the placing plate 84,
By turning on the fluorescent tube 85 in the lighting case 83 in this state, the light from the fluorescent tube 85 can be diffused through the mounting plate 84 to illuminate the commodity 2 from below. Therefore, when the product 2 is illuminated from above the front side by the illumination device 62 provided on the upper surface 1d of the photographing box 1, a shadow is formed on the rear side of the product 2 as shown in FIG. By illuminating the product 2 from below using the lower illumination device 82, the shadow of the product 2 can be erased as shown in FIG. A clear and good captured image can be obtained without shadows.

Further, in this photographing apparatus, by taking out the elevating platform 39 arranged in the photographing box 1, a larger product 2 can be arranged and photographed in the photographing box 1. In this case, the back 1 of the shooting box 1
e on the upper guide rail 71 provided on the
By attaching the background paper 56 with the clip 74, the back paper 1e and the bottom surface in the photographing box 1 can be covered with the background paper 56. Therefore, when the product 2 is photographed, Box 1
It is possible to take an image so that the back surface 1e and the bottom surface in the interior are not captured. Also in this case, since the clip 74 is provided integrally with the guide rail 71, the clip 74 is not lost, and the background paper 56 can be easily replaced and replaced with one that is in harmony with the product 2 as described above. it can.

In this photographing apparatus, since the illumination lid 63 of the illumination device 62 on the upper side is rotatably attached by the hinge 65, when the bulb 65 is replaced, the illumination lid is centered on the hinge 65. As shown by the dotted line in FIG. 2, the lighting cover 63 can be easily replaced by being opened almost 180 degrees toward the front 1 a side of the photographing box 1, and the lighting cover 63 can be removed from the hinge 65 in this state. It can be easily repaired. Similarly, also in the mirror member 66, since the support plate 67 is rotatably mounted by the hinge 69, the support plate 67 is pivotally mounted on the hinge 69 as shown by the dotted line in FIG. By opening the mirror 68 approximately 180 degrees toward the back surface 1e, the mirror 68 can be easily wiped of dirt, and in this state, the support plate 67 can be removed from the hinge portion 69 for repair or replacement.

[Second Embodiment] Next, a second embodiment of a photographing apparatus using the photographing assisting apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. This imaging apparatus has the same configuration as that of the first embodiment except that a rotating stage 110 is used instead of the elevating table 39 arranged in the imaging box 1. As shown in FIG. 22, the rotating stage 110 includes a lifting mechanism 111, a rotating mechanism 112, and a mounting member 113. As shown in FIGS. 22 and 23, the elevating mechanism 111 includes a rod antenna type multi-stage cylindrical mechanism 114 and a drive mechanism 115. The multi-stage cylindrical mechanism 114 is held by the fixed cylinder 116 disposed on the bottom surface in the photographing box 1 and movably up and down by the fixed cylinder 116 in a state of enclosing the fixed cylinder 116. The lifting / lowering cylindrical body 117 includes a lifting / lowering shaft 118 held at substantially the center of the lifting / lowering cylindrical body 117 so as to be movable in the vertical direction. In this case, the elevating shaft 118 has its upper end always protruding upward, and its lower side is held by the elevating cylinder 117 so as to be able to protrude and retract into the elevating cylinder 117 and the fixed cylinder 116.

The driving mechanism 115 includes a lifting shaft 118.
A first rack 119 provided on the outer surface of the fixed cylinder 116 in the vertical direction, a second rack 120 provided on the inner surface of the fixed cylindrical body 116 in the vertical direction, and a first motor 121 provided on the upper part in the elevating cylinder 117. A second motor 122 provided at a lower portion within the elevating cylinder 117, a first pinion 123 provided on an output shaft of the first motor 121 and meshing with a first rack 119 of an elevating shaft 118, and a second motor 122. A second pinion 124 is provided on the output shaft and meshes with the second rack 120 of the fixed cylindrical body 116. In this elevating mechanism 111, when the first pinion 123 is rotated by the first motor 121, the rotation of the first pinion 123 is performed as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 23A, when the elevating shaft 118 moves up and down together with the first rack 119 and the second pinion 124 is rotated by the second motor 122, the rotation is shown in FIG. 23B. The second pinion 124 moves up and down along the second rack 120 as described above, so that the elevating cylindrical body 117 provided with the second pinion 124 is provided.
Moves up and down.

As shown in FIGS. 22 and 23, the rotating mechanism 112 has a rotating case 125 rotatably attached to an upper end of an elevating shaft 118 protruding above the elevating cylindrical body 117. This rotating case 125
The sun gear 126 fixed to the upper end of the elevating shaft 118 is arranged inside the elevating shaft 118 so as to move in the vertical direction together with the elevating shaft 118.
A rotation motor 127 is provided on the upper surface of the inside 25. The output shaft of the rotation motor 127 has a sun gear 1
A planetary gear 128 that meshes with and rolls is attached. In the rotation mechanism 112, the rotation motor 12
When the planetary gear 128 is rotated by 7, the planetary gear 128 rolls along the outer periphery of the sun gear 126 with the rotation, and the rotating case 125 rotates around the elevating shaft 118.

A pedestal 129 that rotates integrally with the rotating case 125 is mounted on the rotating case 125. This pedestal 1
29 is formed in a cylindrical shape larger than the outer diameter of the rotating case 125. On the upper surface of the base 129, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, a rotating plate 130 is provided. As shown in FIG. 24, the rotary plate 130 includes a first magnetic plate 131 provided with a magnetic shield plate 131a on the lower surface. The first magnetic plate 131 has a core 132 on its upper surface.
Are provided in a protruding manner.
Is wound, and when the coil 133 is energized, a magnetic field is generated. The coil 133 and the core 132
Is a lubricating resin (lubricating member) such as silicone which is slippery
The upper surface of the resin member 134 is formed as a flat surface.

The mounting member 113 is disposed on the rotating plate 130 of the rotating mechanism 112 via the background paper 56. The mounting member 113 has a second magnetic plate 135, and a lubricating resin (lubricating member) 13 such as silicone is provided on the lower surface thereof.
6, the product 2 is placed on the upper surface of the first magnetic plate 131 of the rotating plate 130 by a coil 133 provided on the first magnetic plate 131 of the rotating plate 130.
31 is sucked through the background paper 56. The background paper 5
6 is held by a clip 74 provided on an upper guide rail 71 on the back surface 1e of the photographing box 1. In the mounting member 113, when the pedestal 129 and the rotating plate 130 rotate together with the rotating case 125, the second magnetic plate 135, which is attracted to the first magnetic plate 131 of the rotating plate 130 by magnetic force, rotates. Causes the product 2 to rotate, but the first magnetic plate 131 and the second magnetic plate 1
The first and second background papers 56 are interposed between the first and second background papers 56 because the lubricating resins 134 and 136 contact the front and back surfaces of the background paper 56 and slide.
It does not rotate with the magnetic plates 131 and 135, and always maintains a constant state.

In such a photographing apparatus, the photographing box 1
By arranging the rotating stage 110 in the inside, the product 2 can be photographed as in the first embodiment. In this case, the background paper 56 is held by a clip 74 provided on the upper guide rail 71 on the back side 1e side of the photographing box 1, and the background paper 56 is held by the rotating mechanism 1 of the rotary stage 110.
After being disposed between the twelve rotating plates 130 and the placing member 113, the product 2 is placed on the placing member 113 via the spreadsheet 137. In this state, the commodity 2 is illuminated from above the front side by the illumination device 62, and the camera hood 3 and the tilt table 26 are illuminated.
Is rotated up and down as appropriate, and the rotating stage 1 is rotated.
By operating the ten lifting / lowering mechanisms 111, it is possible to photograph the product 2 in three directions: front, top, and diagonally upward, as in the first embodiment.

At this time, the height of the product 2 is
In the case of adjusting with 10, first, the first
By driving the motor 121, the first pinion 123
When this is rotated, as shown in FIG.
The rotation of the pinion 123 causes the first shaft
The rack 119 moves upward together with the elevating shaft 118, and the elevating shaft 118 pushes up the rotating case 125 of the rotating mechanism 112.
At the same time, the placing member 113 is pushed up to move the product 2 upward. In this state, when the installation height of the product 2 is low, the second motor 122 is further driven to drive the second pinion 1.
When the second pinion 24 is rotated, the second pinion 124 rises along the second rack 120 of the fixed cylindrical body 116 in accordance with the rotation, as shown in FIG. The elevating cylinder 117 is pushed up together with the ON 124, whereby the elevating shaft 118 and the rotating case 1 are rotated.
The placing member 113 is pushed up together with 25, and the product 2 moves further upward and is placed at a higher position.

In this photographing apparatus, the rotary stage 1
When the rotating case 125 is rotated by the rotation mechanism 112 of FIG. 10, the mounting member 113 is rotated with the rotation of the rotating case 125, and the product 2 mounted on the mounting member 113 is rotated so that the side surface and the back surface of the product 2 are rotated. You can shoot. At this time, when the rotation motor 127 of the rotation mechanism 112 is driven to rotate the planetary gear 128, the planetary gear 128 rolls along the outer periphery of the sun gear 126 fixed to the elevating shaft 118, thereby rotating the planetary gear 128. The case 125 rotates, and the pedestal 129 and the rotating plate 130 provided on the rotating case 125 rotate. At this time, the rotating plate 130
The coil 133 is energized simultaneously with the driving of the rotation motor 127 to generate a magnetic field, and the magnetic force generated by the magnetic field causes the second magnetic plate 135 to be placed on the first magnetic plate 131 via the background paper 56. Therefore, the second magnetic plate 135 rotates together with the first magnetic plate 131, whereby the product 2 placed on the second magnetic plate 135 via the covering paper 137 rotates together with the covering paper 137. , Goods 2 according to the rotation
Any side and back of the can be taken.

In this case, the first and second magnetic plates 131 and 13
5 rotates, the first and second magnetic plates 131, 13
Lubricating resin 13 such as silicone which is slippery on the facing surface of No. 5
4 and 136, the first and second magnetic plates 1
Since the lubricating resin 134 and 136 are in contact with the front and back surfaces of the background paper 56 interposed between the base papers 31 and 135, the background paper 56 slips.
Without rotating with the second magnetic plates 131, 135,
The elevating mechanism 111 and the rotating mechanism 112 can be always kept in a constant state and can be concealed, so that the product 2 can be photographed well. Note that the placing member 113 described above is used.
Is designed to attract the second magnetic plate 135 by a magnetic field generated by energizing the coil 133 of the first magnetic plate 131. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
The magnetic field generated by the coil 133 of the first magnetic plate 131 changes the polarity of the magnetic field generated by the first magnetic plate 135 and the polarity of the second magnetic plate 135 in opposite directions.
May be configured to be repelled and held. In this way, the frictional resistance against the background paper 56 interposed between the first and second magnetic plates 131 and 135 can be minimized, and the first and second magnetic plates 131 and 135 can be further smoothly moved. Can be rotated.

Also in this photographing apparatus, the holding stand 77 of the first embodiment is arranged on the mounting member 113 of the rotary stage 110, so that the holding stand 7
At 7, a bag-shaped product 2 such as a bag confection can be suspended and photographed. Also at this time, by rotating the rotating case 125 by the rotating mechanism 112 of the rotating stage 110 and rotating the mounting member 113, the product 2 is rotated together with the holding stand 77 and the oblique front and side surfaces of the product 2 You can shoot. In addition, the lower illumination device 82 of the first embodiment is disposed on the mounting member 113 of the rotary stage 110, and the box-shaped product 2 is disposed on the mounting plate 84 of the lower illumination device 82. Fluorescent tube 85 in case 83
Is turned on to illuminate the product 2 from below, so that even if the product 2 is illuminated by the lighting device 62 provided on the upper surface 1d of the photographing box 1, the shadow of the product 2 can be erased. When photographing the top surface image, a good photographed image without shadow on the product 2 can be obtained.

In the first and second embodiments, the holding stand 77 for hanging the bag-shaped product 2 such as a bag confectionery.
Is an upright member 78 formed by erecting a support column 78b on a stand 78a placed on the elevating table 39 or the rotary stage 110, and one of the upright members 78 attached near the upper end of the support column 78b. It is composed of the clip member 79, but is not limited to this.
The holding members may be configured as shown in FIGS.

That is, in the holding member 140 of the first modified example shown in FIG. 25, the support columns 78b are erected on the stand base 78a, and the guide poles 141 are also erected on both sides of the support columns 78b. A support arm 142 is movably mounted in the vicinity of the upper end of the support column 78b by a fixing bracket 142a so as to be movable in the vertical direction. Guide rods 143 are mounted on both ends of the support arm 142 by guiding them with guide poles 141. The upright member 144 is formed by bending the upper end portion forward and then further to the side (see FIG. 26).
The clip member 79 is attached to each of the 44 guide rods 143. Such a holding member 14
In the case of No. 0, the product 2 is suspended not only by the bag-shaped product 2 such as a bag confectionery but also by sandwiching the both ends of the flat product 2 such as a notebook, a magazine, an envelope with two clip members 79. The front of the product 2 can be photographed.

The holding member 145 of the second modified example shown in FIG. 26 has an upright member 144 similarly to the holding member 140 of the first modified example. A switch 146 such as a microswitch is provided on each of the clip members 79 attached thereto. The switch 146 is provided in the U-shaped clip body 80 of the clip member 79, and outputs an ON signal to the CPU 96 when each tip of the clip body 80 sandwiches the product 2 by the operation piece 81. The CPU 96 is configured to execute upside down processing of the captured image based on the ON signal. In other words, the holding member 145 allows the switch 146 to be photographed by hanging and photographing the bag-like product 2 such as a bag confection.
The CPU 96 can perform upside down processing on the captured image based on the ON signal from the CPU and display the image on the display unit 100.
At this time, even if the clip member 79 is photographed together with the product 2, the clip member 79 is positioned and displayed below the product 2, so that the clip member 79 is not bothered.

Further, in the holding member 147 of the third modification shown in FIG. 27, a bendable spiral tube 148 is detachably attached to the inner surface of the back plate 73 of the photographing box 1 by an attaching / detaching member 149, and this spiral is attached. The clip member 79 is attached to the tip of the tubular tube 148,
9 is configured to hold a bag-shaped product 2 such as a bag confection. In this case, the detachable member 149 may have any structure, such as a slide structure or a magnet structure, as long as the structure does not hinder the removal of the back plate 73. In such a holding member 147, the back surface of the bag-shaped product 2 such as a bag confection is sandwiched and held by the clip member 79, and the holding member 14 is held by the held product 2.
7 can be hidden and the product 2 can be photographed while floating in the air.

[0062]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a mounting portion for mounting an object to be photographed, and a multi-stage telescopic device for holding the mounting portion movably in the vertical direction. A mechanism and a drive unit for operating the multi-stage telescopic mechanism are provided, so that the object to be photographed is placed on the mounting unit, and the multi-stage telescopic mechanism is expanded and contracted by the drive unit in this state. By moving the section up and down, even if the size of the object to be photographed varies greatly depending on the type, it can always be arranged at a constant height and the multi-stage telescopic mechanism makes the mounting section , A sufficient amount of movement in the vertical direction can be ensured, so that a small or large object can be photographed satisfactorily.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the mounting portion for mounting the object to be photographed, the rotating mechanism for rotating the mounting portion, and the space between the mounting portion and the rotating mechanism portion. Since a background sheet member to be interposed and magnetic means for holding the mounting portion and the rotation mechanism portion by magnetic force are provided, the object to be photographed is mounted on the mounting portion, and in this state, the rotation mechanism portion By rotating the mounting portion held by the magnetic force of the magnetic means, the object to be photographed can be rotated, so that the direction of the object to be photographed can be appropriately changed while photographing by the photographer. It is easy to take pictures of the side and back of an object, and it is possible to cover the rotation mechanism with a background sheet member interposed between the mounting section and the rotation mechanism. Obtainable.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the mounting portion for mounting the object to be photographed, the upright member detachably mounted on the mounting portion, and the vicinity of the tip of the upright member are provided. Since the camera has the holding unit for holding the object to be photographed, the object to be photographed can be mounted on the mounting part to take an image. In particular, an erecting member is detachably arranged on the mounting part, and the erecting member is provided. By holding the object to be photographed by the holding portion provided near the tip of the camera, even if the object to be photographed is a bag-shaped object such as an envelope or a confectionery, it can be easily suspended and photographed.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a light-transmissive mounting plate on which an object to be photographed is mounted, and a light source disposed below the mounting plate. By illuminating the object to be photographed from below with a light source mounted on a transparent mounting plate, even if the object to be photographed is a box-shaped three-dimensional object, the shadow of the object to be photographed is not formed. Can be
A good photographed image can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an entire system of a photographing apparatus according to a first embodiment using a photographing assisting apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the photographing apparatus of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of the hood drive unit of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the motor unit with a reduction mechanism of FIG.

5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part showing a state where a camera is mounted on a camera mounting part of the camera hood in FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a partially broken view of FIG. 5 viewed from the left side.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view of the elevator of FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 8 is a side view showing a state where a holding member is removed from the elevating table of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged sectional view of the drive mechanism shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 with a part thereof omitted;

11 is a perspective view showing a relationship between a screw shaft connected to an output shaft of the motor of FIG. 10 and first and second connection shafts of a link mechanism unit.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a main part showing the back side of the shooting box of FIG. 1;

FIG. 13 is a front view of a holding stand placed on the lifting platform of FIG. 7;

FIG. 14 is an enlarged perspective view of a clip member of the holding stand of FIG.

FIG. 15 is an enlarged side view of a main part of FIG. 13;

16A and 16B show a lower illuminating device arranged on the elevator of FIG. 7, in which FIG. 16A is a partially cutaway plan view, and FIG. 16B is a BB sectional view thereof.

17 is a perspective view showing a state in which a product is placed on the lower lighting device of FIG. 16, (a) is a perspective view showing a state where the lower lighting device is not turned on, and (b) is a state where the lower lighting device is turned on. FIG.

FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the entire system of the photographing apparatus in FIG. 1;

FIG. 19 is a sectional view showing a state in which the front of the product is photographed by the camera in FIG. 2;

FIG. 20 is a sectional view showing a state in which the upper surface of the product is photographed by the camera in FIG. 2;

FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a product is photographed from obliquely above by a camera in FIG.

FIG. 22 is a sectional view showing a rotation stage according to a second embodiment, which is a photographing assistance device of the present invention.

FIG. 23 shows an operation state of the rotary stage in FIG. 22;
(A) is a cross-sectional view of a state where the elevating shaft of the elevating mechanism is pushed up, and (b) is a cross-sectional view of a state where the elevating shaft and the elevating cylinder of the elevating mechanism are pushed up.

FIG. 24 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of the rotary stage of FIG. 22;

FIG. 25 is a front view showing a first modification of the holding member.

FIG. 26 is a side view showing a second modification of the holding member.

FIG. 27 is a side view showing a third modification of the holding member.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Commodity 39 Lifting table 41 Mounting plate 42 Link mechanism 43 Drive mechanism 56 Background paper 77 Holding stand 78 Standing member 79 Clip member 82 Lower illumination device 84 Light transmitting mounting plate 85 Fluorescent tube 110 Rotary stage 111 Lifting mechanism 112 rotating mechanism 113 mounting member 131 first magnetic plate 132 second magnetic plate 133 coil 134, 135 lubricating resin

Claims (7)

[Claims] A mounting section for mounting an object to be photographed, a multi-stage telescopic mechanism for holding the mounting section movably in a vertical direction, and a drive section for operating the multi-stage telescopic mechanism. A photographing assistance device characterized by being provided. 2. The photographing assisting device according to claim 1, wherein said extension mechanism is a pantograph-type multi-stage link mechanism. 3. The photographing assisting device according to claim 1, wherein the extension mechanism is a rod antenna type multi-stage cylindrical mechanism. 4. A mounting section for mounting an object to be photographed, a rotating mechanism for rotating the mounting section, and a background mechanism interposed between the mounting section and the rotating mechanism. An imaging assistance device, comprising: a sheet member; and magnetic means for holding the mounting portion and the rotation mechanism portion with a magnetic force. 5. The photographing assisting device according to claim 4, wherein a lubricating member is provided on surfaces of the mounting portion and the rotating mechanism facing each other. 6. A mounting portion for mounting an object to be photographed, an erecting member detachably mounted on the mounting portion, and a holding member provided near the tip of the erecting member to hold the object to be imaged. And a photographing assistance device, comprising: 7. A light-transmitting mounting plate for mounting an object to be photographed, and a light source disposed below the mounting plate, wherein the object to be photographed is illuminated from below. Photography assistance device.