JP2005323080A - Portable telephone with camera, exchange antenna therefor and adapter for mounting tripod - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a portable telephone with a camera stand up by itself using the antenna of the portable telephone with the camera at photographing, etc. <P>SOLUTION: The portable telephone 10 with the camera includes a telephone body 20 formed with an antenna housing 26, the antenna 30 rotatably arranged to the telephone body. This antenna 30 can take two states of a housing state housed in the antenna housing 26 and a body supporting state of supporting the telephone body 20 in a standing state. The telephone 10 with the camera can stand up by itself by opening the antenna 30 at a predetermined angle with respect to the telephone body 20. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a camera-equipped cellular phone, an exchange antenna for a camera-equipped cellular phone, and a tripod mounting adapter, and more particularly to a technique for fixing a camera-equipped cellular phone in a standing state during shooting.

  A mobile phone with a built-in camera (camera mobile phone) may be inconvenient when it is desired to take a picture of the user. This type of camera-equipped mobile phone does not have a structure that can be fixed to a tripod, and has a shape that cannot be placed on a table or the like with the camera lens facing the subject (upright) Because it is normal.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a small tripod attached to the bottom surface of a camera. However, since a camera-equipped mobile phone does not originally have a tripod screw hole on the bottom surface, the tripod of Patent Document 1 may be used. Can not.

Patent Document 2 discloses a camera-equipped mobile phone having a structure in which a display unit side body and a key operation unit side body can be folded at a hinge. This camera-equipped mobile phone is provided on the display unit side body, with the key operation unit side body placed parallel to the table or the like, with the display unit side body raised from the key operation unit side body (opened at a predetermined angle). If the camera lens unit is fixed while facing the subject, or the display unit side body and the key operation unit side body are placed at a predetermined angle on a table, etc. The part-side main body can stand on its own in a U-shaped posture.
JP-A-9-127602 JP 2002-295445 A

  The camera-equipped mobile phone described in Patent Document 2 is applicable only to a foldable mobile phone, and has a problem that it cannot be applied to a straight-type (bar-shaped) camera-equipped mobile phone.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a camera-equipped cellular phone that can be made independent by using an antenna portion of the cellular phone at the time of photographing or the like.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a camera-equipped cellular phone that can be fixed to a tripod using an antenna portion of the cellular phone at the time of shooting or the like and an exchange antenna for the camera-equipped cellular phone.

  Still another object of the present invention is to provide a tripod mounting adapter for fixing a camera-equipped mobile phone to a tripod by using an antenna portion of the mobile phone at the time of photographing or the like.

  In order to achieve the above object, a camera-equipped mobile phone according to claim 1 is a phone body of a camera-equipped mobile phone, wherein the phone body is formed with an antenna housing portion for housing an antenna portion, and the phone body. The antenna unit movably disposed with respect to the antenna unit, wherein the antenna unit moves between a storage position stored in the antenna storage unit and a main body support position that supports the telephone body in a standing state. It is characterized by having.

  By moving the antenna portion housed in the antenna housing portion of the telephone body, the telephone body can be supported in an upright state by the antenna portion (the camera-equipped mobile phone can be made independent). As a result, it is possible to easily photograph the user and the like and to prevent camera shake. Here, the antenna portion includes the antenna itself or a cylinder in which the antenna itself is housed.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the camera-equipped mobile phone according to the first aspect, one end of the antenna unit is pivotally supported by the telephone main body so as to be pivotable at a predetermined angle. It is characterized by moving between the main body support positions. The camera-equipped mobile phone can be easily put upright.

  3. The camera-equipped mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the antenna housing portion formed in the phone body has a groove shape that houses the antenna portion substantially flush with the surface of the phone body. It is a storage part. When the antenna unit is stored, the antenna unit can be kept out of the way.

  4. The camera-equipped mobile phone according to claim 2, wherein the antenna portion is configured to be extendable and retractable so that the length of the antenna portion can be adjusted when it becomes a support column that supports the phone body. It is characterized by being. The shooting angle can be finely adjusted by expanding and contracting the antenna portion that becomes a support during shooting.

  The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that, in a camera-equipped mobile phone having a camera portion and an antenna portion, a tripod screw hole is provided at the tip of the antenna portion.

  The camera-equipped mobile phone replacement antenna according to claim 6 is used for a camera-equipped mobile phone, and is characterized in that a tripod screw hole is provided at the tip of the antenna portion.

  Since the tripod screw hole is provided at the tip of the antenna part of the mobile phone with camera (including the antenna attached to the mobile phone in advance and the exchange antenna for the mobile phone), this tripod screw hole is used to attach the camera. A mobile phone can be fixed to a tripod. By providing a tripod screw hole at the tip of the antenna portion, there is an advantage that it is not necessary to secure a space for providing the tripod screw hole on the telephone body side, and the design is not restricted.

  The invention according to claim 7 is a tripod mounting adapter for mounting a camera-equipped mobile phone having a camera section and an antenna section to a tripod, and is a first mountable and detachable to the antenna section of the camera-equipped cellular phone. A mounting portion and a second mounting portion that is provided on the opposite side of the first mounting portion and is detachable from the tripod are provided.

  In this tripod mounting adapter, the first and second mounting portions are provided facing each other, the first mounting portion is mounted on the antenna portion of the camera-equipped mobile phone, and the second mounting portion is mounted on the tripod. It is attached. That is, the camera-equipped mobile phone is attached to the tripod by interposing a tripod attachment adapter between the camera-equipped mobile phone and the tripod.

  As shown in claim 8, in the tripod mounting adapter according to claim 7, the first mounting portion is formed with a recess into which a tip of an antenna portion of the camera-equipped mobile phone is fitted. It is said.

  According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the tripod mounting adapter according to the eighth aspect, a spring member that reinforces the fitting with the tip of the antenna portion is disposed inside the concave portion. .

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the tripod mounting adapter according to the seventh aspect, a screw is formed around the tip of the antenna portion, and the first mounting portion is formed at the tip of the antenna portion. It is characterized in that a female screw that is screwed with the female screw is formed.

  According to the ninth and tenth aspects of the present invention, the tripod mounting adapter can be prevented from being easily detached from the antenna portion.

  As shown in claim 11, in the adapter for mounting a tripod according to claim 7, the second mounting portion is formed with a female screw that is screwed into a male screw of the tripod.

  As shown in claim 12, in the tripod mounting adapter according to claim 7, the second mounting portion is formed with a quick shoe that is attached to the shoe mounting portion of the tripod.

  According to the present invention, by moving the antenna unit of the mobile phone from the storage position to the main body support position at the time of shooting or the like, the mobile phone with a camera can be made independent by the moved antenna unit. Further, according to the present invention, since the tripod screw hole is provided at the tip of the antenna portion, the camera-equipped mobile phone can be fixed to the tripod through the tripod screw hole. Further, according to the present invention, by using the tripod mounting adapter having the first and second mounting portions that can be mounted on the antenna unit and the tripod of the camera-equipped mobile phone, respectively, You can attach the camera phone to the tripod.

  Preferred embodiments of a camera-equipped cellular phone, an exchange antenna for a camera-equipped cellular phone, and a tripod mounting adapter according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[First Embodiment]
A first embodiment of a camera-equipped mobile phone according to the present invention will be described.

  FIGS. 1A and 1B are a front view and a rear view, respectively, showing a first embodiment of a camera-equipped mobile phone according to the present invention.

  As shown in the figure, the camera-equipped cellular phone 10 is a straight type (rod-shaped) camera-equipped cellular phone, and includes a telephone body 20 and an antenna unit 30.

  As shown in FIG. 1A, the telephone body 20 is provided with an operation unit 21 such as a numeric keypad, a cross key, a power button, a call button, a microphone 22, a speaker 23, and a liquid crystal display 24 on the front. As shown in FIG. 5B, on the back side, a camera unit 25 capable of taking a still image and a moving image and an antenna storage unit 26 for storing the antenna unit 30 are provided. Although not shown, the camera unit 25 has a self-timer function for performing self-photographing by the built-in camera unit 25.

  FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the camera-equipped mobile phone 10 as viewed from the back side, and shows a state in which the telephone body 20 and the antenna unit 30 are disassembled.

  The antenna housing portion 26 is a groove-like housing portion formed in the longitudinal direction at the center of the back surface of the telephone body 20, and the support shaft 32 of the antenna portion 30 is held at the upper end portion (near the camera) of the antenna housing portion 26. A bearing 27 is provided.

  The antenna unit 30 includes an antenna body and double-structured cylinders 34 and 35 that house the antenna body, and a support shaft 32 is disposed above the cylinder 34. The cylindrical body 35 can slide inside the cylindrical body 34, whereby the overall length of the cylindrical bodies 34, 35 can be adjusted.

  FIGS. 3A and 3B are side views showing two states of the antenna unit 30 in the camera-equipped mobile phone 10, respectively. FIG. 3A shows the antenna unit 30 stored in the antenna storage unit 26. FIG. 4B shows the state where the antenna unit 30 is opened several tens of degrees around the support shaft 32.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 3A, in a normal state where the antenna unit 30 is stored in the antenna storage unit 26, the antenna unit 30 is completely stored in the telephone body 20 and is almost flush with the surface of the telephone body 20. It is stored so that it becomes. Thus, the antenna unit 30 does not get in the way when the telephone body 20 is gripped.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3 (B), the antenna unit 30 is rotated about the support shaft 32 to open the antenna unit 30, so that the telephone body 20 stands on a desk or the like with the antenna unit 30 as a support. Can support. That is, the camera-equipped mobile phone 10 can be made independent.

  In FIG. 3B, reference numeral 37 denotes a cable for electrically connecting the telephone body 20 and the antenna unit 30.

  The antenna unit 30 is rotatable over a range of 0 (storage position) to about 30 degrees, and is in a state of supporting the telephone body 20 from the stored state by opening the antenna unit 30 by 5 to 20 degrees. become. Moreover, the angle at the time of imaging | photography can be finely adjusted by expanding / contracting the cylinder 35 and adjusting the length of the antenna part 30, or adjusting the opening angle of the antenna part 30. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3B, by using the self-timer function with the camera-equipped mobile phone 10 standing on a desk or the like, the user can be easily photographed. Further, the present invention can be used not only when shooting a still image but also when shooting a moving image (for example, when used as a videophone).

[Second Embodiment]
FIG. 4 is a side view showing a second embodiment of the camera-equipped mobile phone according to the present invention.

  A camera-equipped mobile phone 40 shown in the figure has a key operation unit side body 41 having an operation unit such as a numeric keypad, a cross key, a power button, a call button, and a microphone, a liquid crystal display, a speaker, a camera unit 42, and the like. The display unit side main body 43 is folded by the hinge unit 44. In addition, an antenna housing 45 is formed on the back surface of the display unit side body 43.

  On the other hand, the antenna unit 46 is configured in the same manner as the antenna unit 30 described above. The antenna unit 46 is stored in the antenna storage unit 45 and opened at a predetermined angle as shown in FIG. 41, and a supporting state for supporting the display unit side main body 43).

[Third Embodiment]
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a principal part showing a third embodiment of the camera-equipped cellular phone according to the present invention.

  As shown in the figure, the camera-equipped mobile phone 50 includes a camera unit 52 and an antenna unit 54. A tripod screw hole 55 is formed at the tip of the antenna portion 54.

  Accordingly, when fixing the camera-equipped mobile phone 50 to a tripod (not shown), the tripod screw hole (female screw) 55 at the tip of the antenna portion 54 is screwed into the male screw on the tripod side, and the camera-equipped mobile phone 50 is attached. On the tripod. Note that the camera-equipped mobile phone 50 attached to the tripod has its top-to-bottom direction reversed, but there is no problem in photographing.

  Further, the antenna unit 54 is not limited to a genuine product of the camera-equipped mobile phone 50. For example, an antenna unit that is prepared as one of portable exchange antennas that a user exchanges according to preference, such as a shining antenna, is used. May be.

[Fourth Embodiment]
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of an essential part showing an embodiment of a tripod mounting adapter according to the present invention.

  As shown in the figure, this tripod mounting adapter 60 is for a tripod that is screwed into a recess 62 (first mounting portion) that fits with the tip of the antenna portion 72 of the camera-equipped mobile phone 70 and a male screw of the tripod. A screw hole 64 (second mounting portion) is provided.

  When the camera-equipped mobile phone 70 having the camera unit 74 is fixed to a tripod, first, the tripod screw hole 64 of the tripod mounting adapter 60 is screwed into the tripod male screw and fixed. Subsequently, the mobile phone with camera 70 is turned upside down, and the antenna portion 72 is inserted into the recess 62 of the tripod mounting adapter 60 to be fitted.

[Fifth Embodiment]
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of an essential part showing another embodiment of a tripod mounting adapter according to the present invention.

  As shown in the figure, this tripod mounting adapter 80 is provided with a recess 82 that fits into the tip of the antenna portion 92 of the camera-equipped mobile phone 90 and a tripod screw hole 86 that is screwed into the male screw of the tripod. ing.

  A snap ring 84 is disposed in the recess 82, while a groove 93 into which the snap ring 84 is fitted is formed at the tip of the antenna portion 92. Therefore, when the antenna portion 92 of the camera-equipped mobile phone 90 is inserted into the recess 82 of the tripod attachment adapter 80 attached to the tripod, the snap ring 84 of the recess 82 and the groove 93 of the antenna portion 92 are fitted with elasticity. Thus, the camera-equipped mobile phone 90 cannot be easily detached, and the camera-equipped mobile phone 90 can be prevented from falling off the tripod.

[Sixth Embodiment]
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of an essential part showing still another embodiment of a tripod mounting adapter according to the present invention.

  As shown in the figure, the tripod mounting adapter 100 includes a female screw portion 102 (first mounting portion) screwed with a male screw portion 113 formed at the tip of an antenna portion 112 of a camera-equipped mobile phone 110, and a tripod. And a quick shoe 104 (second mounting portion) that is attached to the shoe attaching portion (not shown).

  When the camera-equipped mobile phone 110 having the camera unit 114 is fixed to a tripod, first, the female screw portion 102 of the tripod mounting adapter 100 is screwed into the male screw portion 113 formed at the tip of the antenna portion 112, and the antenna. The tripod mounting adapter 100 is attached to the portion 112. Then, the camera-equipped mobile phone 110 is fixed to the tripod by attaching the quick shoe 104 of the tripod attachment adapter 100 to the tripod shoe attachment portion.

  The structure of the first and second mounting portions of the tripod mounting adapter and the combination of the first and second mounting portions are not limited to those shown in FIGS.

FIGS. 1A and 1B are a front view and a rear view, respectively, showing a first embodiment of a camera-equipped mobile phone according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the camera-equipped mobile phone as seen from the back side. 3A and 3B are side views showing two states of the antenna portion in the camera-equipped mobile phone, respectively. FIG. 4 is a side view showing a second embodiment of the camera-equipped mobile phone according to the present invention. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a principal part showing a third embodiment of the camera-equipped cellular phone according to the present invention. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of an essential part showing an embodiment of a tripod mounting adapter according to the present invention. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of an essential part showing another embodiment of a tripod mounting adapter according to the present invention. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of an essential part showing still another embodiment of a tripod mounting adapter according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

  10, 40, 50, 70, 90, 110 ... mobile phone with camera, 20 ... telephone body, 22 ... microphone, 23 ... speaker, 25, 42, 52, 74, 94, 114 ... camera part, 26, 45 ... antenna Storage part, 27 ... bearing, 30, 46, 54, 72, 92, 112 ... antenna part, 32 ... support shaft, 34, 35 ... cylindrical body, 55, 64, 86 ... screw hole for tripod, 60, 80, 100 ... Adapter for tripod mounting, 62, 82 ... Recess, 84 ... Snap ring, 93 ... Groove, 102 ... Female thread, 104 ... Quick shoe

Claims (12)

A telephone body of a camera-equipped mobile phone, the telephone body having an antenna housing portion for housing the antenna portion;
The antenna unit movably disposed with respect to the telephone main body, and moves between a storage position stored in the antenna storage unit and a main body support position that supports the telephone main body in an upright state. An antenna section;
A mobile phone with a camera, comprising:   2. The antenna unit according to claim 1, wherein one end of the antenna unit is pivotally supported by the telephone body so as to move between the storage position and the body support position by rotating at a predetermined angle. Mobile phone with camera.   The mobile phone with a camera according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the antenna housing portion formed in the phone body is a groove-like housing portion that houses the antenna portion substantially flush with a surface of the phone body. .   4. The camera-equipped mobile phone according to claim 2, wherein the antenna portion is configured to be extendable and retractable so that the length of the antenna portion can be adjusted when it becomes a column supporting the phone body. In a mobile phone with a camera having a camera part and an antenna part,
A camera-equipped mobile phone, wherein a tripod screw hole is provided at a tip of the antenna portion.   An exchange antenna for a mobile phone with a camera, which is used for a mobile phone with a camera, and a screw hole for a tripod is provided at a tip of an antenna portion. A tripod mounting adapter for mounting a camera-equipped mobile phone having a camera unit and an antenna unit to a tripod,
A first mounting portion detachably attached to an antenna portion of the camera-equipped mobile phone; and a second mounting portion provided on a side opposite to the first mounting portion and detachably attached to the tripod. Featured tripod mounting adapter.   The tripod mounting adapter according to claim 7, wherein the first mounting portion is formed with a recess into which a tip of an antenna portion of the camera-equipped mobile phone is fitted.   The tripod mounting adapter according to claim 8, wherein a spring member that reinforces fitting with the tip of the antenna portion is disposed inside the recess.   The screw is formed around the tip of the antenna portion, and the first mounting portion is formed with a female screw that is screwed with a screw formed at the tip of the antenna portion. The tripod mounting adapter according to 7.   8. The tripod mounting adapter according to claim 7, wherein the second mounting portion is formed with a female screw that is screwed into a male screw of the tripod.   8. The tripod mounting adapter according to claim 7, wherein the second mounting portion is formed with a quick shoe that is attached to a shoe mounting portion of the tripod.

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