JP2006235498A - Photographic pod for camera - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a photographic pod for camera that is superior in portability and low cost, requiring less accommodation space. <P>SOLUTION: This is a photographic pod which has an upper section 1 for mounting a digital camera 12, a table 8 for laying an object to be photographed, and a lower section 6 for supporting the upper section 1. The upper section 1, and the lower section 6 are made, by folding flat sheets, and the upper section 1 and the lower section 6 are easily assembled or disassembled. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a photographic stand used to hold a camera when taking images and characters, and more particularly to a photographic stand that holds a camera so as to pick up a minute document such as a document or a photograph or a three-dimensional object.

  In recent years, digital cameras have been improved in performance, and can be used not only for photographing pictures and calligraphy manuscripts but also for photographing minute manuscripts such as documents and photographs.

  When hand-drawn pictures or penmanships with a digital camera, if the subject is taken at an angle (if the image light does not enter the imaging surface of the image sensor vertically), the subject (original) Is deformed into a trapezoidal shape or is bent.

  In addition, in order to accurately capture details, it is necessary to reduce the aperture and lengthen the exposure time, so there is a problem that camera shake or the like is likely to occur in practice.

  Such a problem occurs not only in digital cameras but also in film cameras (silver salt cameras).

  For this reason, when long exposure is required, a member called “photographing stand” for supporting and fixing the camera is used.

As a conventional imaging table, there is a “compact CCD camera stand” disclosed in Patent Document 1. In the invention disclosed in Patent Document 1, three plate-like members are connected in series via two hinges, and the connected plates are mounted on one plate by bending them into a substantially U-shape. The CCD camera and the plate at the other end are kept at a predetermined interval.
JP 2002-135638 A

However, since the invention disclosed in Patent Document 1 connects the three plates with hinges, it is difficult to process the parts and the manufacturing cost increases. Furthermore, it takes time to assemble and requires space for storage.
In addition, since the CCD camera must be supported by a cantilever plate, the plate is required to have high rigidity. Therefore, an expensive material must be used, resulting in a high manufacturing cost. If the plate is made thick, an inexpensive material with low rigidity can be used. However, in this case, the stand becomes large and heavy, so that the portability becomes low.

  That is, the conventional imaging stand is not only expensive, but also requires a space for storage and the like, and has a problem of poor portability.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object thereof is to provide an imaging stand for a camera that is inexpensive, does not require a storage space, and has excellent portability.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a camera in which an upper member for mounting a camera and a lower member for supporting the upper member having a mount portion for mounting a subject are assembled. An imaging stand for a camera, wherein the upper member and the lower member are formed by bending a flat plate material, and the upper member and the lower member are detachable. Is.

  In the present invention, the upper member preferably includes a lens through-hole for allowing image light to enter the camera. The upper member preferably includes a flash through hole for allowing flash light emitted from the camera to reach the subject. Further, it is preferable that the upper member has an opening or a recess for accommodating a protrusion on the surface of the camera, and the camera placed on the upper member is held in parallel with the lower member. The upper member preferably includes a positioning member that guides the camera so that the camera is placed at a predetermined position. The lower member is preferably provided with a positioning mark on the mount for placing the subject at a predetermined position. Further, the lower member preferably has a pair of hinge portions opposed to each other with the mount portion interposed therebetween, and the upper member is preferably attached to the hinge portion. In addition, the upper member and each hinge portion include at least It is preferable to contact through the two sides.

  In the configuration including the hinge part, the distance between the tip parts of the hinge part with the upper member attached is preferably smaller than the distance between the root parts of the hinge part. The upper member is preferably attached to the hinge portion using at least one pair of a convex portion provided on one of the upper member and the hinge portion and a hole provided on the other side into which the convex portion is inserted. .

  In any of the configurations described above, the camera is preferably a digital camera that generates digital image data corresponding to image light using an imaging device.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an imaging stand for a camera that is inexpensive, does not require a storage space, and has excellent portability.

  FIG. 1A shows a configuration of a photographing stand according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The material is preferably lightweight and highly rigid. For example, cardboard (both paper and plastic are acceptable) is preferable as a material for the imaging stand because it has higher rigidity than weight.

  The photographing stand is composed of an upper member 1 and a lower member 6 and can be folded and flattened when stored as shown in FIG.

  The upper member 1 includes a camera positioning member 2, a lens through hole 3, a flash through hole 4, and a camera convex absorption hole / dent 5. The camera positioning member 2 is a member for fixing the digital camera to a predetermined position of the upper member 1, and is provided on the surface of the upper member 1. The camera positioning member 2 may be one in which the surface of the upper member 1 is raised, or another member may be attached. The lens through-hole 3 is a hole for taking image light into the digital camera. The flash through hole 4 is a hole for irradiating the subject with flash light. The camera convex portion absorption hole / dent 5 is a hole or a recess for keeping the digital camera parallel to the upper surface of the upper member 1 and is provided corresponding to the convex portion on the front of the digital camera.

  The lower member 6 includes a hinge 7, a mount 8, and a positioning mark 9. The hinge 7 is a member for supporting the upper member 1 and eventually the digital camera. The hinge 7 may be formed integrally with the mount 8, or a member separate from the mount 8 may be attached by bonding or fitting. The mount 8 is a member for placing a subject. The positioning mark 9 is provided at a predetermined position on the mount 8 and is used when the subject is positioned. Note that information such as a work name and an author name for image identification may be written on the mount 8 as characters, numbers, or a barcode.

  Since the upper member 1 and the lower member 6 have a simple shape that can be easily processed, the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

FIG. 2 shows a procedure for assembling the photographing stand. At the time of assembly, the hinge 7 is raised (FIGS. 2 (1) and (2)). The upper member 1 is assembled to the raised hinge 7 (FIG. 2 (3)). Then, the upper member 1 is bent along the side surface of the hinge 7 (FIG. 2 (4)). In addition, as shown to Fig.1 (a), it is preferable that the space | interval a of the front-end | tip parts of the hinge 7 is narrower than the space | interval b of the root parts of the hinge 7 (a <b).
As shown in FIG. 3, a convex portion is formed on one of the peripheral portion of the upper member 1 and the side surface of the hinge 7, and a cut is formed on the other, and the convex portion and the cut are fitted, Both are fixed and the assembly is completed. 3A shows a case where a convex portion is formed on the hinge 7 and a cut is formed on the upper member 1. FIG. 3B shows a case where a cut is formed on the hinge 7 and a convex portion is formed on the upper member 1. Is the case.

  Since the imaging stand can be easily assembled, an assembling process is not required at the time of manufacture. Therefore, the number of work steps can be reduced and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  By placing the digital camera on the upper member 1 of the photographing table that has been assembled (FIG. 2 (5)), it is possible to photograph an image without distortion at a predetermined distance.

  Further, since the upper member 1 includes the flash through hole 4, it is possible to irradiate the subject with flash light.

  Thus, the photographing stand according to the present embodiment is inexpensive, lightweight and excellent in portability.

In addition, the said embodiment is an example of suitable implementation of this invention, and this invention is not limited to this.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4A, the configuration in which the hinge portion 7 is in contact with the upper member 1 at the two sides of the edge is taken as an example, but as shown in FIGS. 4B and 4C. Thus, the hinge part 7 and the upper member 1 may be in contact with three or more sides.
As described above, the present invention can be variously modified.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the imaging stand concerning suitable embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the imaging stand concerning suitable embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the connection part of a hinge part and an upper member. It is a figure which shows the structure of the connection part of a hinge part and an upper member.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Upper member 2 Camera positioning member 3 Lens through-hole 4 Flash through-hole 5 Camera convex part absorption hole or dent 6 Lower member 7 Hinge 8 Mount part 9 Positioning mark 12 Digital camera

Claims (11)

An imaging stand for a camera in which an upper member for mounting a camera and a lower member for supporting the upper member having a mount portion for mounting a subject are assembled,
An imaging stand for a camera, wherein the upper member and the lower member are formed by bending a flat material, and the upper member and the lower member are detachable.   The camera upper table according to claim 1, wherein the upper member includes a lens through-hole for allowing image light to enter the camera.   3. The camera photographing stand according to claim 1, wherein the upper member includes a flash through hole for allowing flash light emitted from the camera to reach a subject. 4.   The upper member has an opening or a recess for receiving a protrusion on the surface of the camera, and the camera placed on the upper member is held in parallel with the lower member. 4. An imaging stand for a camera according to any one of 3 above.   5. The camera photographing stand according to claim 1, wherein the upper member includes a positioning member that guides the camera to be placed at a predetermined position. 6.   6. The camera photographing stand according to claim 1, wherein the lower member is provided with a positioning mark for placing the subject at a predetermined position on the mount portion. 7. .   7. The camera according to claim 1, wherein the lower member has a pair of hinge portions opposed to each other with the mount portion interposed therebetween, and the upper member is attached to the hinge portions. Shooting stand.   The camera photographing stand according to claim 7, wherein the upper member and each hinge part abut on each other via at least two sides.   The camera photographing stand according to claim 7 or 8, wherein a distance between tip portions of the hinge portion with the upper member attached is smaller than a distance between root portions of the hinge portion.   The upper member is attached to the hinge portion using at least a pair of a convex portion provided on one of the upper member and the hinge portion and a hole provided on the other side into which the convex portion is inserted. The camera stand according to any one of claims 7 to 9.   11. The camera photographing stand according to claim 1, wherein the camera is a digital camera that generates digital image data corresponding to image light using an imaging device. 11.

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