JP2005323260A - Stand device and electronic apparatus using it - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a stand device capable of being connected easily with an electronic apparatus in accordance with a housing posture of the apparatus using an ordinary connector of a mechanical connection system. <P>SOLUTION: In a state that a camera 1 is laid while directing the rear surface upward and a display 5 is turned to direct the display screen 5-1 upward as shown in Fig. (a), a rotary section 27 of the stand device 22 is rotated such that a connection inhibit member 29 is located above a stand connecting section 28 as shown in Fig (b). When the camera 1 is attached to the stand device 22 as shown by a dashed line, the forward end of the connection inhibit member 29 enters the step 2-1 of a camera body 2 and the stand connecting section 28 is coupled with a camera connecting section 12. In a state that the camera 1 is laid while directing the front surface upward by folding the display 5 as shown in Fig. (c), the rotary section 27 of the stand device 22 is rotated such that the connection inhibit member 29 is located under the stand connecting section 28 as shown in Fig (d). When the camera 1 is attached to the stand device 22, the forward end of the connection inhibit member 29 enters the step 2-1 of the camera body 2 and the stand connecting section 28 is coupled with the camera connecting section 12. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a stand device and an electronic device using the stand device, and more particularly, an electronic device comprising a stand device for mounting the electronic device in a plurality of directions, and a stand device for mounting the electronic device in a plurality of directions. It relates to equipment systems.

Conventionally, an attached device or an optional stand device is often used for an electronic device. For example, a camera has a stand device. In such a stand device, when the camera is mounted, the battery loaded in the mounted state is charged with an AC power source.
By the way, since the external shape of the camera varies depending on the type of camera and is not uniform, a dedicated stand device is prepared according to the type of camera. In addition, the recent stand device has not only a function of charging the battery of the camera, but also a function as a camera base for observing a photographed image displayed on the display device of the camera using an AC power source as a driving source, And a connection function for data communication with an external device.

When charging simply, the orientation of the camera attached to the stand device may be any orientation, but if it is a versatile stand device as described above, the orientation of the attached camera will depend on the function used. It is desirable to be able to change.
For example, when displaying an image, it is necessary to be attached to the stand device so that the display surface faces the front, and when photographing, it is necessary to attach the lens device to the stand device so that the lens surface faces the front.

To that end, the stand unit's housing must be shaped so that the camera can be mounted in any orientation, and the stand's camera connector can be adapted to any orientation of the camera connector. It will be necessary.
In particular, when the orientation of the camera mounted on the stand device is reversed, the correspondence relationship between the connector of the stand device and the camera connector is also reversed.

Therefore, for example, it has been proposed to perform charging and communication between the camera and the stand device in a non-contact manner. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
In addition, for example, an example in which pin arrangements are arranged symmetrically in two directions has been proposed. (For example, refer to Patent Document 2).

In addition, when the camera is not photographed, the display device is positioned so as to cover the front of the camera and protect the lens. A camera has been proposed in which the camera is directed toward the photographer. (For example, refer to Patent Document 3).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-087620 JP 2003-198910 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-258657

  By the way, it is a multifunctional stand device that can perform processing such as image display and communication with a camera etc. in addition to charging a stored electronic device such as a camera. In configuring a stand device that can store the camera in an appropriate orientation, a problem is how to easily and reliably realize connection between the camera and the connector of the stand device in a plurality of different postures.

In Patent Document 1, an electromagnetic non-contact method is adopted. However, this configuration not only increases the size of the configuration on the stand device side, but also complains that the configuration and control of the electromagnetic unit are complicated. .
Further, in Patent Document 2, the pin arrangement of the connector is arranged symmetrically, but this configuration is difficult in that the connector member and its wiring are doubled as usual, resulting in an increase in manufacturing cost. There is.

In addition, Patent Document 3 seems to be able to display an image even when the display device is mounted on the stand device because the display device rotates up and down. However, there is a description of a connection method with the stand device when the orientation of the camera is changed. No.
In view of the above-described conventional situation, an object of the present invention is to use an ordinary mechanical connection type connector, for example, to match an electronic device such as a digital camera, a mobile phone with a camera, or a PDA with a camera in accordance with its storage posture. It is to provide a stand device that can be easily connected.

  First, a stand device according to a first aspect of the present invention is a stand device that stores an electronic device and is electrically connected to the electronic device, the storage unit storing the electronic device in two or more different directions, A stand main body having a stand connection portion electrically connected to the connection portion of the electronic device, and a displacement means for displacing the position of the connection portion according to a direction in which the electronic device is stored in the storage portion. It is prepared for.

The storage unit is configured to store, for example, the electronic device in either the front or back direction of the electronic device.
In this stand device, for example, the displacement means is provided on the stand main body, and has a rotation part for displacing the position of the stand connection part, and the stand connection part is a rotation of the rotation part. The rotating portion is provided at a position shifted in the radial direction from the center of rotation of the surface, and the position of the rotating portion corresponds to the connecting portion of the electronic device that is different in position in the storing portion according to the direction stored in the storing portion. It is configured to replace two positions by rotation. In this case, it is preferable that the stand connection portion is configured to displace the two positions from one position to the other position by, for example, rotation of the rotation portion by approximately 180 °.

  Further, in the stand device, for example, the stand connection is provided when the stand connection portion is provided in the vicinity of the stand connection portion on the rotation surface and the position of the stand connection portion is not corresponding to the position of the connection portion of the electronic device. And a connection prohibiting member for prohibiting connection between the electronic device and the connection portion of the electronic device.

  Further, in this stand device, for example, the storage unit is erected from a placement surface on which the electronic device is placed and two opposite edges of the placement surface. A side wall that protects and positions the side surface, the stand body has a flat surface portion that forms a side wall behind the storage portion, and the rotating portion has a cylindrical shape, and the end surface of the cylindrical shape is The rotating surface is arranged so that the rotating surface forms a surface substantially coinciding with the flat portion of the stand main body and faces the connecting portion of the electronic device when the electronic device is stored in the storing portion. The cylindrical peripheral surface is used as an operating portion, and a part of the cylindrical peripheral surface is disposed so as to be exposed at the upper portion of the stand body. And it is preferable that the said accommodating part and the said stand main body are comprised so that attachment or detachment is mutually possible, for example.

The rotating unit is configured to supply power to the electronic device stored in the storage unit by the stand connection unit through the connection unit of the electronic device, for example.
Next, a stand device according to a second aspect of the present invention is a stand device that stores a camera and is electrically connected to the camera, a storage unit that stores the camera in two or more different directions, and a A stand connection part electrically connected to the connection part, and a displacement means for displacing the position of the connection part according to the direction in which the camera is stored in the storage part.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a camera system comprising a camera and a stand device that houses the camera and is electrically connected to the camera. A connecting portion that is electrically connected to the stand device, the stand device storing the camera in either front or back orientation, a stand connecting portion that is electrically connected to the connecting portion of the camera, Displacement means for displacing the position of the stand connecting portion in accordance with the direction in which the camera is housed is configured.

  In this camera system, for example, the connecting portion of the camera is configured so that the position in the height direction of the camera is the center in the height direction of the camera. In addition, for example, the camera includes a moving unit that moves a display device that displays a captured image to a camera front position and a camera rear position. When the camera is stored in the storage unit of the stand device, The display device is stored in a state where the display surface of the display device faces the front surface of the camera. In the case of the storage device facing backward, the display device is configured to be moved to the camera rear surface position and stored with the display surface exposed to the outside. .

  And the camera of 4th invention has a connection part electrically connected to the same connection part of the said stand apparatus, even if it accommodates in the same stand apparatus in any direction front and back.

In the present invention, since the position of the connecting portion of the stand device is displaced in accordance with the change of the orientation of the electronic device accommodated in the stand device, a special connector is unnecessary and the configuration is simple.
Further, since the member for displacing the stand connecting portion also serves as the operation member, it is effective in reducing the number of parts.

Further, since the positioning portion of the storage portion of the stand device is detachable, it is convenient because it can be handled by exchanging a part of the camera having a different outer shape.
In addition, since the position of the connecting part in the width direction (height direction when the camera is in the shooting state) when the front and back sides of the electronic device are accommodated in the stand device is constant, the displacement of the stand connecting part is in the height direction ( The camera is easy to operate because it only needs to be displaced in the depth direction during shooting.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 (a) is a front view of the camera as the first embodiment, FIG. 1 (b) is a side view of the side where the connecting portion is provided, and FIG. 1 (c) is a top view. FIGS. 9A, 9B, and 9C are general views of the camera when the display device of the camera is folded in the closed position. In addition, the cameras shown in (a), (b), and (c) of the same figure show a digital camera as an example of an electronic device. Further, in the following description, the X direction shown in FIG. 4A will be described as the camera width direction, the Y direction as the camera thickness direction, and the Z direction as the camera height direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 5A, 5B, and 5C, the camera 1 has a grip portion 3 formed on the left side of the front of the camera body 2 approximately 1/3 (in the width direction). A self-timer notification window 4 is provided at the top of the grip portion 3. Further, the display device 5 covers almost 2/3 of the right side of the camera body 2 with its rear side facing the front of the camera, and the upper portion of the display device 5 is used to notify various states of the camera to be lit or blinking. A notification light transmission window 6 is provided, and a double hinge 7 is attached to the lower part of the display device 5. Further, as shown in FIG. 3C, a stepped portion 2-1 is formed on the back side of the camera body 2 facing the display device 5 on the end side of the body side.

  On the upper surface of the camera 1, a zoom lever 8 and a shutter button 9 are disposed at a position corresponding to the upper side of the self-timer notification window 4, and a remote control light receiving portion 11 is disposed on the right side thereof. As shown in FIG. 2B, the camera 1 is provided with a camera connection unit 12. The position of the camera connection unit 12 in the height direction of the camera 1 is arranged so as to be located at the center (1 / 2h) in the height direction of the camera 1. Thereby, even if the top and bottom of the camera 1 is reversed, the height position of the camera connection unit 12 does not change.

2 (a), (b), and (c) are general views of the camera when the camera display device is rotated to the lower position. FIG. 2 (a) is a front view and FIG. ) Is a side view of the side where the connecting portion is provided, and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2 (a), when the display device 5 is rotated downward with the double hinge 7 as a fulcrum, a photographing lens window is formed on the upper left side of the front of the camera body 2 (approximately the center as a whole camera). 13. A strobe window 14 appears at the upper right end, and a microphone 15 appears below the strobe window 14, respectively. The display device 5 is arranged with its display surface 5-1 facing the front. The display device 5 is a liquid crystal display device, and the display surface 5-1 is a liquid crystal display surface.

  A power button 16 is provided on the lower right side of the display surface 5-1 of the display device 5. The notification light transmission window 6 radiates the notification light to the outside even when the display device 5 is folded as shown in FIG. 1A or when it is opened as shown in FIG. That is, the notification light is diffused in the front and back both sides of the display device 5.

2 (a), (b), and (c), the camera 1 is used at the opened position of the display device 5 such that the user of the camera 1 photographs the direction in which he / she is. In this case, it is a method used while viewing the display surface 5-1 of the display device 5 as a monitor.
FIG. 3A is a view showing a state in which the display device 5 is rotated from the lower position so as to further turn to the back side of the camera 1 and the back surface of the display device 5 is brought into contact with the back surface of the camera body 2. The figure (b) is a figure which shows the use condition. 2A and 2B show the original usage method of the camera 1. FIG. 3 (a) and 3 (b) have the same components as those in FIGS. 1 (a), (b) and (c) and FIGS. 2 (a), (b) and (c). The same numbers are assigned to a), (b), (c) and FIGS. 2 (a), (b), (c).

  As shown in FIG. 3 (a), when the camera 1 is used, the display device 5 is wrapped around the back side of the camera 1 so that the display surface 5-1 is covered with the camera 1 so as to cover almost 2/3 of the back surface of the camera 1. When arranged on the back, the mode dial 17, the cross button 18, and other operation buttons 19 (19-1, 19-2, 19-3) are arranged on the remaining 1/3 of the back of the camera 1. Thus, various operations can be performed while viewing the display screen displayed on the display screen 5-1 of the display device 5.

  Then, at the time of shooting, as shown in FIG. 3 (b), the user can hold the holding unit 3 and press the shutter button 9 while confirming the image displayed on the display surface 5-1, to perform shooting. Further, when the display device 5 is turned to the back side of the camera 1 as shown in FIG. 5B, a screw hole for a tripod formed on the back surface of the double hinge 7 turned upside down from the carrying state shown in FIG. 21 is exposed to the outside downward. Accordingly, it is possible to perform photographing using a tripod in the state shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b).

4 (a) is a top view of the stand device as the second embodiment. FIGS. 4 (b) and (c) are a front view, FIG. 4 (d) is a rear view, and FIG. 4 (e) is a side view. It is. As shown in FIGS. 4A to 4E, the stand device 22 includes a stand main body 23 and a storage portion 24.
The storage portion 24 is formed by a placement surface 25 on which the camera 1 is placed and a side wall 26 erected from two opposite edges of the placement surface 25. The side wall 26 protects and positions two side surfaces in the height direction of the camera 1 placed on the placement surface 25.

The stand main body 23 has a flat surface portion 23-1 that forms a rear side wall of the storage portion 24, and a cylindrical shape in which a rotation surface 27-1 is formed on substantially the same surface as the flat surface portion 23-1. Is provided at the center of the flat portion 23-1.
The rotating unit 27 has a cylindrical end surface as a rotating surface 27-1, and the rotating surface 27-1 is opposed to the camera connecting unit 12 when the camera 1 is stored in the storage unit 24. It is arranged on the main body 23. Further, the rotating unit 27 is arranged so that a part of the rotating part 27 is exposed to the upper part of the stand main body 23 with a cylindrical peripheral surface as an operation unit.

Further, a stand connection portion 28 for electrically connecting to the camera connection portion 12 of the camera 1 is projected from the rotation surface 27-1 of the rotation portion 27. The stand connection portion 28 is provided at a position slightly shifted in the radial direction from the rotation center of the rotation surface 27-1 of the rotation portion 27.
As a result, the rotation unit by the user's operation corresponds to the camera connection unit 12 of the camera 1 whose position in the storage unit 24 differs depending on the front direction or the reverse direction of the camera 1 stored in the storage unit 24. By rotating in the direction of 180 ° indicated by a double arrow a in FIG. 27D, the position is changed to two positions as shown in FIG. That is, the two positions of the position shown in (b) or the position shown in (c) are displaced from one position to the other.

  Further, a plate-like connection prohibiting member 29 is provided in the vicinity of the stand connecting portion 28 on the rotating surface 27-1 of the rotating portion 27. The connection prohibiting member 29 is provided so as to protrude from the stand connecting portion 28. As a result, as will be described in detail later, when the position of the stand connection unit 28 is in a position not corresponding to the position of the camera connection unit 12, the connection between the stand connection unit 28 and the camera connection unit 12 is prohibited. ing.

  The back of the stand body 23 is formed with a recess 23-2 that is wide at the center and is stepped from the surroundings. A USB connector 31 for communicating signals between the camera and the outside is provided in the recess 23-2. A DC power connector 32 is provided. Further, among the convex surfaces on both sides of the concave portion 23-2, the video out terminal 33 is disposed on the convex surface which is downward in FIG.

  The bent side wall extension 26-1 of the side wall 26 of the storage portion 24 is engaged with the convex surfaces on both sides of the concave portion 23-2 on the back surface of the stand body 23 so that the video out terminal 33 is arranged. A video out terminal opening 26-1-1 is formed in the side wall extension 26-1 that engages with the provided convex surface.

  FIG. 5 (a) is a perspective view showing only the storage portion 24 as a single unit, and FIG. 5 (b) is a perspective view showing a state in which the storage portion 24 and the stand main body 23 are detachably combined. . In FIGS. 4A and 4B, the same components as those shown in FIGS. 4A to 4E are given the same numbers as those shown in FIGS. 4A to 4E. ing. As shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b), in the stand device 22 of this example, the storage portion 24 and the stand main body 23 are detachable from each other.

  Thus, when a camera of a different type from the camera 1 is attached to the stand device 22, it is possible to easily cope with the problem by exchanging only the storage unit 24.

  6A to 6D are views for explaining that there are two methods for attaching the camera 1 to the stand device 22 as the third embodiment. 4A to 4D show a DC plug and a DC power line connected to the DC power connector 32 shown in FIG. 4D on the back of the stand device 22, and a USB connector if necessary. Illustration of a USB male connector connected to 31 and its extension cord is omitted.

7A and 7B show the position of the connection prohibiting member 29 with respect to the camera 1 mounted on the stand device 22. FIGS. 7 (a) and 7 (b) are cross-sectional views in the camera width direction centering on the connecting portion in FIGS. 6 (b) and 6 (d), as viewed from the front side of FIGS. FIG.
FIG. 6A shows a state in which the camera 1 in the state shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B is laid with the display surface 5-1 of the display device 5 facing upward, and FIG. ) Shows a state in which the rotating portion 27 of the stand device 22 is rotated and the positional relationship between the stand connecting portion 28 and the connection prohibiting member 29 is displaced to the position shown in FIG.

  In this state, when the camera 1 is moved with respect to the storage section 24 of the stand device 22 as indicated by an arrow b in FIG. 6 and the camera 1 is attached to the stand device 22 as indicated by a broken line in FIG. 7A, the tip of the connection prohibiting member 29 enters the stepped portion 2-1 of the camera body 2, and the stand connecting portion 28 is coupled to the camera connecting portion 12.

  Thus, when the camera 1 is mounted on the stand device 22 face down, while being charged from the DC power supply via the DC power connector 32, while viewing the display screen of the display surface 5-1 of the display device 5, Various processes can be performed by operating the mode dial 17, the cross button 18 or other operation buttons 19 (see FIG. 3A).

  FIG. 6 (c) shows a state in which the camera 1 shown in FIGS. 1 (a), (b), and (c) is laid with its front side facing up. On the other hand, the stand device 22 shown in FIG. 6 (d) rotates the rotating portion 27 to displace the positional relationship between the stand connecting portion 28 and the connection prohibiting member 29 to the position shown in FIG. 4 (c). Shows the state.

  In this state, when the camera 1 is moved with respect to the storage section 24 of the stand device 22 as shown by an arrow c in FIG. 6 and the camera 1 is attached to the stand device 22 as shown by a broken line in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7B, the tip of the connection prohibiting member 29 also enters the stepped portion 2-1 of the camera body 2 in this case, and the stand connecting portion 28 is connected to the camera connecting portion 12.

  In this way, the camera of the camera connection unit 12 can be mounted regardless of whether the camera 1 is mounted on the storage unit 24 of the stand device 22 with the front or back facing up, that is, when the camera 1 is turned upside down in FIG. Since the height position with respect to 1 does not change, the rotation of the rotation part 27 arranged at the center of the camera connection part 12 and the flat part 23-1 forming the back wall surface of the storage part 24 of the stand device 22. There is no change in the correspondence with the surface 27-1.

  Therefore, the rotation part 27 is rotated 180 °, and the stand connection part 28 arranged on the rotation surface 27-1 is moved to the position shown in FIG. 4 (b) and the position shown in FIG. 4 (c). It is possible to easily cope with the camera connecting portion 12 of the camera 1 whose mounting posture has changed to either the front or back side by simply displacing to any one of the above.

  If the relationship between the mounting posture of the camera 1 and the stand connecting portion 28 of the rotating portion 27 of the stand device 22 is in the state shown in FIG. 6 (a) and FIG. Even if the connection prohibiting member 29 is to be attached to the camera 22, the connection prohibiting member 29 comes to the position 29-b shown by hatching in FIG. 7A, so that the connection prohibiting member 29 is connected before the stand connecting portion 28 is connected to the camera connecting portion 12. However, the camera 1 cannot be pushed into the stand device 22 any more because it collides with the side surface of the camera body 2 where the stepped portion 2-1 is not formed. Thereby, erroneous connection between the stand connection unit 28 and the camera connection unit 12 is prohibited.

  Similarly, if the relationship between the mounting posture of the camera 1 and the stand connecting portion 28 of the rotating portion 27 of the stand device 22 is the state shown in FIG. 6C and FIG. Even if the connection prohibition member 29 is to be attached to the apparatus 22, the connection prohibiting member 29 comes to the position 29-c shown by hatching in FIG. 7 (b), and in this case also before the stand connection portion 28 is coupled to the camera connection portion 12. Since the connection prohibiting member 29 collides with the side surface of the camera body 2 where the step portion 2-1 is not formed, the camera 1 cannot be pushed further into the stand device 22. Accordingly, in this case as well, erroneous connection between the stand connection unit 28 and the camera connection unit 12 is prohibited.

  When the camera 1 is mounted face up on the stand device 22 in this manner, another object may accidentally fall on or come into contact with the camera 1 while being charged from the DC power supply via the DC power connector 32. Since there is no possibility of damaging the display surface 5-1 of the display device 5, it is possible to go out in a safe state while being charged.

  FIG. 8 is a block diagram of the entire camera system when the camera 1 is correctly attached to the stand device 22. As shown in the figure, first, the camera 1 includes a main body operation unit 34, a C-CPU (camera CPU (central-processing-unit)) 35 connected to the main body operation unit 34, and signals of the C-CPU 35. An imaging unit 37, an image display unit 38, a memory card 39, an image processing unit 41, and an IF (interface) unit 42 connected to the input / output port via a bus 36 are provided.

The C-CPU 35 incorporates a program memory (not shown), and controls the entire camera 1 in response to an instruction command input from a camera user via the main body operation unit 34 according to a program stored in the program memory. To do.
The image display unit 38, the memory card 39, and the image processing unit 41 are configured so that data can be input or output with each other via the bus 36. In addition, an imaging device 43 is connected to the imaging unit 37, and a video circuit unit 44 that converts an image signal into a television signal such as NTSC is connected to the image processing unit 41.

  An image captured by the lens 45 is formed on the image sensor 43. The imaging element 43 is driven and controlled by the imaging unit 37, converts the amount of light for each pixel of the image formation into an electrical signal, and outputs it to the image processing unit 41. The image processing unit 41 amplifies the electrical signal input from the image sensor 43, performs analog / digital conversion, and outputs the image data subjected to the amplification and digital conversion to the memory card 39.

The image display unit 38 controls the display of the display device 5 and displays a captured image, an operation menu, and the like on the liquid crystal display device.
An external PC (personal computer) 46, for example, is connected to the IF unit 42 via the camera connection unit 12, the stand connection unit 28 of the stand device 22, and the USB connector 31 of the stand body 23. Thereby, the captured image data stored in the memory card 39 of the camera 1 can be transmitted to the PC 46 and stored in the PC 46, and the image can be displayed on the display device of the PC 46. It is also possible to call up and check a captured image already stored in the PC 46.

  Further, for example, a TV (television) 47 is connected to the video circuit unit 44 via the camera connection unit 12, the stand connection unit 28 of the stand device 22, and the video out terminal 33 of the stand body 23. Thereby, the image photographed by the camera 1 can be displayed on the large screen of the TV 47 and viewed.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the main body operation unit 34 includes various input buttons and switches, and controls event information input from the outside (camera user) via these input buttons and switches. It is a circuit to notify. A built-in battery 49 is connected to the output unit of the charging unit 48, and the input unit of the charging unit 48 is connected to the camera connection unit 12, the stand connection unit 28 of the stand device 22, and the DC power connector 32 of the stand body 23. Thus, the output side connector of the AC / DC converter 51 is connected. The input side connector of the AC / DC converter 51 is connected to, for example, a residential commercial power connector. Thereby, the battery 49 is charged.

  The main body 23 of the stand device 22 is further provided with a second stand connection part 52 in addition to the stand connection part 28 described above. The second stand connection part 52 is for direct electrical connection to a connector of another electronic device without going through external wiring, but the description thereof is omitted here.

  In the above-described embodiments, the camera is described as an electronic device. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and examples of the electronic device include a mobile phone with a camera such as a mobile phone with a camera or an electronic notebook with a camera. Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to all electronic devices.

(a) is a front view of the camera as the first embodiment, (b) is a side view on the side where the connecting portion is provided, and (c) is a top view. It is a general view of the camera when the display device of the camera is rotated to the lower position, (a) is a front view, (b) is a side view of the side where the connecting portion is provided, and (c) is a top view. FIG. (a) is a diagram showing a state in which the display device is rotated from the lower position so as to wrap around the back side of the camera, and the back surface of the display device is brought into contact with the back surface of the camera body, and (b) is a diagram showing the usage state. It is. (a) is a top view of a camera stand device as a second embodiment, (b) and (c) are front views, (d) is a rear view, and (e) is a side view. (a) is a perspective view showing only the storage part of the camera stand device alone, and (b) is a perspective view showing a state where the storage part and the stand main body are detachably combined. (a)-(d) is a figure explaining that there are two methods of attaching a camera to the camera stand apparatus as Example 3. FIG. (a), (b) is a figure which shows the position of the connection prohibition member with respect to the camera with which the stand apparatus was mounted | worn. It is a block diagram of a camera system when a camera is correctly attached to a camera stand device.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Camera 2 Camera body 2-1 Step part 3 Gripping part 4 Self-timer notification window 5 Display device (liquid crystal display device)
5-1 Display surface 6 Notification light transmission window 7 Double hinge 8 Zoom lever 9 Shutter button 11 Remote control light receiving unit 12 Connection unit 13 Shooting lens window 14 Strobe window 15 Microphone 16 Power button 17 Mode dial 18 Cross button 19 (19-1 , 19-2, 19-3) Other operation buttons 21 Screw holes for tripods 22 Stand device 23 Stand main body 23-1 Flat portion 23-2 Recess 24 Storage portion 25 Placement surface 26 Side wall 26-1 Side wall extension 26- 1-1 Video-out terminal opening 27 Rotating part 27-1 Rotating surface 28 Stand connection part 29 Connection prohibition member 29-b, 29-c Virtual position when connection prohibition member is prohibited 31 USB connector 32 DC power connector 33 Video Out terminal 34 Operation unit 35 C-CPU (Camera CPU (central-processing-unit))
36 bus 37 imaging unit 38 image display unit 39 memory card 41 image processing unit 42 IF (interface) unit 43 imaging element 44 video circuit unit 45 lens 46 PC (personal computer)
47 TV
48 Charging part 49 Battery 51 AC / DC converter 52 Second stand connection part

Claims (13)

A stand device that houses an electronic device and is electrically connected to the electronic device,
A storage section for storing the electronic device in two or more different directions;
A stand body provided with a stand connection portion electrically connected to the connection portion of the electronic device;
Displacement means for displacing the position of the connection portion according to the direction in which the electronic device is accommodated in the accommodation portion;
A stand device comprising:   The stand device according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit stores the electronic device in any of the front and back directions of the electronic device. The displacement means is provided on the stand main body, and has a rotating part for displacing the position of the stand connecting part,
The stand connecting portion is provided at a position shifted in a radial direction from a rotation center of a rotation surface of the rotation portion, and the position in the storage portion is different depending on a direction stored in the storage portion. Corresponding to the connection part of the device, the rotation part is replaced by two positions,
The stand device according to claim 2.   4. The stand device according to claim 3, wherein the stand connecting portion displaces the two positions from one position to the other position by the rotation of the rotating portion by approximately 180 °.   Provided in the vicinity of the stand connection portion on the rotation surface, and when the position of the stand connection portion is in a position not corresponding to the position of the connection portion of the electronic device, the stand connection portion and the connection portion of the electronic device; The stand device according to claim 3, further comprising a connection prohibiting member that prohibits connection. The storage unit has a mounting surface on which the electronic device is mounted, and a side wall that stands up from two opposing edges of the mounting surface and protects and positions the two side surfaces of the electronic device. And
The stand body has a flat surface portion that forms a side wall behind the storage portion,
The rotating portion has a cylindrical shape, the end surface of the cylindrical shape is the rotating surface, the rotating surface forms a surface substantially coincident with the planar portion of the stand main body, and the electronic device is stored in the housing Arranged so as to face the connection part of the electronic device when housed in a part, and arranged so that a part of the cylindrical peripheral surface is exposed to the upper part of the stand main body as an operation part,
6. The stand device according to claim 2, 3, 4 or 5.   The stand device according to claim 6, wherein the storage portion and the stand body are detachable from each other.   The stand device according to claim 3, wherein the rotation unit supplies power to the electronic device stored in the storage unit by the stand connection unit via the connection unit of the electronic device. A stand device that houses a camera and is electrically connected to the camera,
A storage section for storing the camera in two or more different directions;
A stand connection portion electrically connected to the connection portion of the camera;
Displacement means for displacing the position of the connecting portion in accordance with the direction in which the camera is housed in the housing portion;
A stand device comprising: A camera system comprising a camera and a stand device that houses the camera and is electrically connected to the camera,
The camera has a connection part electrically connected to the stand device on one side surface thereof,
The stand device includes a storage unit that stores the camera in either front or back direction, a stand connection unit that is electrically connected to the connection unit of the camera, and a position of the stand connection unit according to the storage direction of the camera. Displacement means for displacing the
A camera system characterized by that.   The camera system according to claim 10, wherein the connection portion of the camera is arranged so that a position in a height direction of the camera is a center in a height direction of the camera.   The camera has moving means for moving a display device for displaying a photographed image to a camera front position and a camera back position, and when the camera is stored in the storage portion of the stand device, The display surface is stored in a state where the front surface of the camera faces the camera, and the display device is stored in a state where the display surface is moved to the back position of the camera and the display surface is exposed to the outside when the storage device is facing backward. 11. The camera system according to 11. A camera having a connection portion that is electrically connected to the same connection portion of the stand device regardless of whether it is stored in the same stand device in any direction.

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