JP2001223928A - Camera unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a camera unit whose circuit heat generated when the signal is recorded or reproduced is hardly transmitted to a user. SOLUTION: A mechanism deck 8 containing a disk 60 as a recording medium and a mirror barrel 5 directed to an object are provided in a cabinet 1 of the camera unit. The mechanism desk 8 is mounted to a side of the mirror barrel 5. A printed circuit board 4 is mounted in the cabinet 1 between the mirror barrel 5 and the mechanism desk 8. An integrated circuit 41 that processes the signal of the mirror barrel 5 or the mechanism deck 8 and that generates heat in the processing is mounted on the printed circuit board 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a camera device capable of storing a disk as a recording medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 5, a mechanism deck (8) for recording a signal on a disk (60) stored in a cartridge (6) or reproducing a signal from the disk (60).
It has been known. The mechanism deck (8) is
0) The base end of the holder (81) is pivotally supported thereon, and the cartridge (6) is stored in the holder (81). A shutter (61) is provided on the cartridge (6) so as to be openable and closable. The cartridge (6) is opened and closed by an opening and closing mechanism (not shown) provided in the holder (81).
When the shutter is inserted into the holder (81), the shutter (61) is opened. FIG. 6 is a front view of the chassis (80). A turntable (7) for rotating the disc (60) is provided on the chassis (80), and a pickup (70) is provided for the turntable (7).
Are provided so as to be able to approach and separate along the guide shafts (71) (71). On the chassis (80), receiving shafts (82) (82) (82) for supporting the bottom surface of the cartridge (6) are provided.
(82) With the (82) supporting the cartridge (6), the disc (60) is placed on the turntable (7). In recent years, the above-mentioned mechanism deck (8) has been attached to a digital still camera, and the image signals of the camera have been recorded on a disk (60).
Alternatively, a device for reproducing from a disc (60) has been proposed.

[0003]

A high density recording is required for the disk (60), and it is necessary to process the signal at a high speed when recording or reproducing the signal. Therefore, a circuit for processing a signal is likely to generate heat because of a high processing speed. If this circuit is provided at or near the place where the user of the camera device touches the hand, not only can the user feel the heat and give discomfort, but also the user can grasp the camera device. May not be able to continue. An object of the present invention is to provide a camera device in which heat of a circuit for processing a signal during recording or reproduction of the signal is hardly transmitted to a user.

[0004]

The mechanism deck (8) is provided on the side of the lens barrel (5). In the cabinet (1), between the lens barrel (5) and the mechanism deck (8). , Circuit board (4)
Is provided. An integrated circuit (41) that processes signals from at least one of the lens barrel (5) and the mechanism deck (8) and generates heat during the processing is disposed on the circuit board (4). On the cabinet (1), a grip is provided on the mechanism deck (8) side of the lens barrel (5), and a switch (SW) for operating the lens barrel (5) or the mechanism deck (8) during shooting. Most of the brackets are provided on the cabinet (1) on the opposite side of the grip portion with the lens barrel (5) interposed therebetween.

[0005]

[Operation and effect] The integrated circuit (41) is a mechanism deck (8).
It is disposed between the camera and the lens barrel (5), so that the heat of the integrated circuit (41) is not directly transmitted to the user's hand touching the cabinet (1). Therefore, the user can continue to hold the camera device without causing discomfort to the user. When using the camera device, the user holds the grip with one hand and operates the switch (SW) with the finger of the other hand. Therefore, the switch (SW) can be operated while holding the cabinet (1).

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In this example, a digital camera that records an image pickup signal on a disk is illustrated. The disk is a so-called super-resolution disk on which signals are recorded at a high density.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the cabinet (1) as viewed from the front, and FIG.
Fig. 3 is a front view of the cabinet (1) as viewed from the rear of the same. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the internal configuration of the cabinet (1). As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4,
The cabinet (1) is composed of a first cabinet half (2) for storing a lens barrel (5) facing a subject and a second cabinet half (3) for storing a mechanism deck (8).
The structure of the mechanism deck (8) is the same as the conventional one. Second
The cabinet half (3) is located on the side of the first cabinet half (2), and the first cabinet half (2) extends along the optical axis L of the lens barrel (5). The first cabinet half (2) shown in FIG. 1 has a hand dial (11) for manual focusing at one end, a viewfinder (10) at the other end, a zoom button (16) on the side, and a push switch. (SW) (SW)
(SW), equipped with a jog dial (12). In the following description, the subject is referred to as the front, and the one provided with the viewfinder (10) is referred to as the rear.

On the first cabinet half (2), the side opposite to the second cabinet half (3) has an arc surface (20) whose bulge faces outward from the front side to the rear side. A first mounting surface (21) located one step inside from the arc surface (20), a second mounting surface (22) inclined outward and rearward from the first mounting surface (21), A dial support surface (23) extending rearward from the second mounting surface (22) is formed continuously. A zoom button (16) is provided on an arc surface (20), a push switch (SW) (SW) (SW) is provided on a first mounting surface (21), and a jog dial (12) is provided on a dial support surface (23). . In addition, a voice recording microphone (13) is provided on the second mounting surface (22). The lens barrel (5) is provided with an image sensor at the rear end, has a zoom lens, and can continuously change magnification by a zoom button (16). Push switch (SW) (SW) (SW) is operated when switching exposure and white balance, and jog dial
(12) is operated at the time of high-speed image search as described later.

When the user uses the cabinet (1), the user holds the second cabinet half (3) with the right hand and presses the push switches (SW) (SW) (SW) and the jog dial ( Operate 12). Therefore, the push switch (SW) (SW) (SW) and the jog dial (12) can be operated while holding the cabinet (1). Also a voice recording microphone
(13) is a second mounting surface (2) inclined with respect to the first mounting surface (21).
Push switch (SW) (SW)
When the (SW) or zoom button (16) is operated, the finger
It does not fall under (13). Therefore, the finger does not accidentally hit the sound recording microphone (13), and the sound recording microphone (13) does not catch this collision sound. Also, the voice recording microphone (13) is a lens barrel
The sound recording microphone (13) is provided on the opposite side of the mechanism deck (8) across the (5), and is separated from the mechanism deck (8).
(7) The rotation sound and the like are not captured. The second mounting surface
(22) may be orthogonal to the first mounting surface (21).

As shown in FIG. 2, the second cabinet half
A mode switching button (14) is rotatably provided on the upper surface of (3), and a slide button (15) is provided near the mode switching button (14) so as to be able to move back and forth. When the slide button (15) is moved by hand, the holder (81) of the mechanism deck (8) opens and the cartridge (6) can be inserted. Cabinet (1)
A liquid crystal panel (9) is provided at the rear end face below the viewfinder (10), and the liquid crystal panel (9) displays not only the captured image but also the image stored in the disk (60). It is. On the rear end surface of the cabinet (1), an image feed button (90) is provided diagonally above the liquid crystal panel (9), and a menu selection button (91) and a menu setting button (92) are provided on the right side. When playing the disc, one image in the disc is displayed on the liquid crystal panel (9). When the image forward button (90) is pressed, the next or previous image is displayed. By turning the jog dial (12), the image can be fast-forwarded or fast-returned. Menu selection button (9
When 1) is pressed, a menu of the mode to be set is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 9. The image feed button (90) also has a menu selection function. After pressing the image feed button (90) to select a mode, pressing the menu setting button (92) sets the camera device to the selected mode.

As shown in FIG. 1, the second cabinet half
On the side of (3) below the dial support surface (23), a small lid
(24) are provided, and second terminals (43) (43) through which analog signals are input / output are provided inside the small lid (24). The second terminals (43) and (43) are specifically an AV output terminal, a power input terminal, and an external microphone input terminal. As shown in FIG. 3, another small lid (30) is provided at the lower end of the second cabinet half (3), and a digital signal is input inside the small lid (30). First terminals (44) and (44) for outputting are provided. Specifically, the first terminals (44) and (44) are a USB terminal, an IE,
EE terminal. The USB terminal is a USB (Universal Ser
ial Bus) is a common name for terminals that comply with the IEEE standard.
The term "terminal" is a common name for a terminal conforming to the IEEE 1394-1995 specification. On the cabinet (1), first terminals (44) and (44) for digital signals and second terminals (43) and (43) for analog signals are provided separately from the lens barrel (5). Therefore, there is no possibility that the user mistakenly connects the digital signal code to the analog signal terminal or connects the analog signal code to the digital signal terminal. Therefore, the convenience for the user is improved.

As shown in FIG. 4, a mechanism deck (8)
The first and second circuit boards (4) and (4)
0) is provided, and the mechanism deck (8) has a first circuit board.
(4) The second circuit board (40) is attached to the lens barrel (5). A drive circuit for controlling the mechanism deck (8) is mounted on the first circuit board (4), and a photographing signal from the image pickup device of the lens barrel (5) and a reproduction signal from the disc are mounted on the second circuit board (40). A digital signal processing circuit for processing is implemented. Of the first terminals (44) and (44), the USB terminal is attached to the second circuit board (40), and the IEEE terminal is attached to the front end of the first circuit board (4). Note that the arrangement of the USB terminal and the IEEE terminal may be reversed. Behind the lens barrel (5), a plurality of intermediate substrates (45) and (45) are provided at substantially equal intervals, and the rearmost intermediate substrate (45) is provided.
A second terminal (43) is attached to (45). Intermediate board (4
5) and (45) are connected to the second circuit board (40). Each circuit board
(4) The connectors (46) and (46) are provided on the (40), respectively. The connectors (46) and (46) are detachably fitted to each other to
(4) (40) is electrically connected. Thus, the mechanism deck (8) and the lens barrel (5) are detachably attached. Since the mechanism deck (8) and the lens barrel (5) can be separated, for example, when the mechanism deck (8) breaks down,
Only the mechanism deck (8) can be removed for repair, which is convenient.

A mechanism deck is provided on the first circuit board (4).
A first integrated circuit for processing the recorded or reproduced signal of (8) (41)
However, the second circuit boards (40) are provided with second integrated circuits (42) for processing recording or reproduction signals of the lens barrel (5), respectively.
High-density recording is required for the disc (60), and both integrated circuits (41) and (42) need to process signals at high speed when recording or reproducing signals. Therefore, the integrated circuits (41) and (42) tend to generate heat because of the high processing speed. In this example, the two integrated circuits (41) and (42) are disposed between the mechanism deck (8) and the lens barrel (5), and the heat of the two integrated circuits (41) and (42) is transferred to the cabinet ( It does not directly reach the user's hand touching 1). In addition, the second cabinet half held by the user
(3) is made of resin and does not easily conduct heat. Therefore, the user can continue to hold the camera device without causing discomfort to the user. In addition, a metal plate is provided on the bottom surface of the first cabinet half (2) and the second cabinet half (3), and the heat is released by the metal plate. The metal plate also has a hole for heat radiation. Furthermore, the first half of the second cabinet half (3)
A slit (32) for heat dissipation is provided on the cabinet half (2) side.

In FIG. 1, a push-in piece (25) is provided on the circular arc surface (20), and when the push-in piece (25) is pressed, a strobe light (not shown) is provided. ) Protrudes. A lower lid (31) is provided across the lower surfaces of the first and second cabinet halves (2) and (3) as shown by a dashed line. Open to accommodate a battery (not shown). Further, on the second cabinet half (3), a release button (17) for instructing start and end of photographing is provided.

The description of the above embodiments is for the purpose of illustrating the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the invention described in the appended claims or reducing the scope thereof. Further, the configuration of each part of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it is needless to say that various modifications can be made within the technical scope described in the claims.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cabinet as viewed from the front.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the same as viewed from the rear.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the cabinet.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the internal configuration of the cabinet.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a mechanism deck.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the chassis.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (1) Cabinet (4) First circuit board (5) Lens barrel (8) Mechanism deck (41) First integrated circuit (60) Disk

Claims (5)

[Claims] A cabinet (1) includes a mechanism deck (8) for accommodating a disk (60) as a recording medium and a lens barrel (5) facing a subject, and an image pickup signal from the lens barrel (5) is provided. A camera device that can be stored on or reproduced from the disk (60), wherein the mechanism deck (8) is provided on the side of the lens barrel (5), and a mirror is provided in the cabinet (1). Tube (5) and mechanism deck
A circuit board (4) is provided between (8) and the circuit board (4).
(4) A camera device characterized in that a signal from at least one of the lens barrel (5) and the mechanism deck (8) is processed, and an integrated circuit (41) that generates heat during the processing is provided thereon. . 2. A holding portion is provided on the cabinet (1) on the mechanism deck (8) side of the lens barrel (5) with respect to the lens barrel (5).
(5) or a switch (S) for operating the mechanism deck (8)
The camera device according to claim 1, wherein the majority of W) is provided on the cabinet (1) on the opposite side of the holding portion with the lens barrel (5) interposed therebetween. 3. A first mounting surface (21) on which the switch (SW) is provided and a first mounting surface on the opposite side of the grip portion on the cabinet (1) across the lens barrel (5). A second mounting surface that is continuous with (21) and that is inclined or substantially perpendicular to the first mounting surface (21).
3. The camera device according to claim 2, wherein (22) is formed, and a voice recording microphone (13) is mounted on the second mounting surface (22). 4. A cabinet (1) comprising a mechanism deck (8) for accommodating a disk (60) as a recording medium and a lens barrel (5) facing a subject, and an imaging signal from the lens barrel (5) is transmitted. A camera device that can be stored on or reproduced from the disk (60), wherein the mechanism deck (8) is provided on the side of the lens barrel (5), and a mirror is provided in the cabinet (1). Tube (5) and mechanism deck
Two circuit boards (4) and (40) are provided between (8), one circuit board (40) is mounted on the lens barrel (5), and the other circuit board (4) is mounted on the mechanism deck (8). ), Wherein both circuit boards (4) and (40) are detachably joined. 5. The circuit board (4) is provided with a first terminal (44) for inputting and / or outputting a digital signal, and the first terminal (44) is connected to an analog terminal on the cabinet (1). The camera device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the second terminal (43) to which a signal is input and / or output is provided at a position separated from the second terminal (43).