JP2008263495A - Imaging apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely lock a memory card even if a recessed surface is made deep by preventing a terminal of the memory card side from being brought into contact with a terminal of a camera case side even if the recessed surface surrounding a memory card insertion slot is made deep to close a monitor, thereby pushing the memory card in. <P>SOLUTION: The terminal 83 of the camera case side is arranged at a position where a non-contact state with a connector 82 of the memory card side is maintained while the memory card is pushed into the position of one side face of the camera case. Even when the recessed surface 52 surrounding the memory card insertion slot 51 is made deep, one end side of a flat shape of the recessed surface 52 is made a semicircular part 52a with the memory card insertion slot 51 as a boundary and the other end side is made an almost rectangular part 52b so that the memory card 53 can surely be pushed into a lock position. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention provides a monitor and a memory card insertion slot on one side of a camera casing (cabinet), and superimposes the monitor on one side of the camera casing to make a so-called closed state. The present invention relates to an imaging device such as a video camera that covers a memory card insertion slot, and in particular, even when the memory card is pushed in by closing the monitor when the memory card is not completely inserted. The terminal on the side and the terminal on the camera housing side can be prevented from contacting and receiving signals.

  As a video camera, as shown in FIG. 25, a camera case 101 is provided with a memory card insertion slot 102 on one side surface 101a and a concave surface 103 in which the central side of the memory card insertion slot 102 is recessed. Yes. (For example, patent document 1).

  In the video camera 100, when the memory card 104 is inserted into the memory card insertion slot 102, the memory card 104 first enters the memory card holder 105 as shown in FIG. A part of a terminal (hereinafter referred to as a camera casing side) 107 provided on the memory card holder 105 is in contact with a memory card side terminal 106.

  When the memory card 104 is further inserted and the memory card 104 is pushed into the vicinity of the bottom of the concave surface 103 as shown in FIG. 26B, the locked portion 108 of the memory card 104 is provided on the camera housing 101 side. Locked (locked) to the lock portion 109, the memory card 104 is held in a mounted state.

  If the memory card 104 is further pushed in while the memory card 104 is locked, the lock of the memory card 104 by the lock unit 109 is released, and the memory card 104 is ejected as shown in FIG. 26C. The spring 110 pushes the camera casing 101 outward from the one side surface 101a.

  The reason why the memory card 104 protrudes outward from the one side surface 101a of the camera casing 101 when unlocking is to make it easier to pull out the memory card 104 from the memory card insertion slot 102.

  By the way, in the conventional imaging apparatus 100, since the memory card insertion slot 102 is exposed on the one side surface 101a of the camera casing 101, the appearance of the imaging apparatus 100 is impaired and the memory card insertion slot 102 can be used. There is a drawback that dust or the like easily enters the camera housing 101.

  In order to eliminate the above disadvantages, as shown in FIG. 27, a memory card insertion slot 102 is provided on the side surface 101a side of the camera casing 101 to which the monitor 111 is attached. It is conceivable to cover the card insertion slot 102.

However, in the imaging apparatus, as shown in FIG. 26A, the memory card 104 is not locked by the lock unit 109 and is pushed outside the one side surface 101 a of the camera housing 101 by the card discharge spring 110. Even in the state, by closing the monitor 111, the memory card 104 is pushed into the position of the one side surface 101a of the camera casing 101 by the monitor 111 as shown in FIG. And the terminal 107 on the camera housing side come into contact with each other and signals are exchanged.
JP 2006-184814 A

  As described above, in the imaging device in which the monitor 111 covers the memory card insertion slot 102, the memory card 104 is not locked by the lock unit 109 and is pushed outside the one side surface 101 a of the camera housing 101. Even in this state, by closing the monitor 111, the memory card 104 is pushed to the position of the one side surface 101a of the camera casing 101, and the terminal 106 on the memory card side contacts the terminal 107 on the camera casing side. Since the signal can be exchanged, the photographed image or the like is recorded on the memory card 104. When the monitor 111 is opened, the memory card 104 is pushed out by the card ejection spring 110 as soon as the monitor 111 is opened. The terminal 106 on the memory card side and the terminal 107 on the camera housing side are not in contact with each other. Te, record there has been a problem arises in that the interruption.

  The object of the present invention is to close the monitor so that even if the memory card is pushed to the position of one side of the camera casing, the terminal on the memory card side does not contact the terminal on the camera casing side. It is another object of the present invention to provide an imaging device such as a video camera in which a terminal on the memory card side and a terminal on the camera housing side are not in a non-contact state.

  Another object of the present invention is to place the terminal on the camera casing in a position that keeps the memory card in a non-contact state with the terminal on the camera casing when the memory card is pushed to the position on one side of the camera casing. Even in the case where the concave surface is deepened in order to push down the memory card to the position of the lock member in the video camera or other imaging device arranged, the memory card is easily pushed down to a position near the bottom of the concave surface to lock the memory card. An object of the present invention is to provide an imaging device such as a video camera that can be securely locked to the unit.

According to the present invention, a monitor is attached to one side of a camera housing so that it can be opened and closed, and a memory card insertion slot and a central portion of the memory card insertion slot are recessed at a position covered by the monitor when the monitor is closed. When the memory card is inserted into the memory card insertion slot and pushed into the vicinity of the bottom of the concave surface, the terminal of the memory card and the terminal of the camera housing come into contact with each other. When the memory card is further pushed in, the memory card is locked by the lock portion and the memory card is released by a card ejection spring. In an imaging device such as a video camera that is pushed outside the position of one side of the body,
In the state where the memory card is pushed to the position of one side surface of the camera casing, the terminal on the camera casing side is arranged at a position where it is kept in a non-contact state with the terminal on the memory card side.

  The present invention provides a movement from a position where the memory card is pushed to one side of the camera housing until a locked portion provided on the memory card is locked to a locking portion provided on the camera housing. The depth to the bottom of the concave surface was formed larger than the distance.

  In the present invention, the planar shape of the concave surface is formed in a semicircular shape at one end side with the memory card insertion port as a boundary, and the other end side is formed in a substantially rectangular shape connected to the semicircular portion.

  In the present invention, both end portions of the memory card insertion slot are projected outward from the outer peripheral edge portion of the concave surface.

  In the present invention, the memory card insertion slot is formed in a portion corresponding to the outer frame portion of the monitor screen when the monitor is closed.

  By closing the monitor, the memory card insertion slot is closed by the monitor, so that dust and the like can be prevented from entering from the memory card insertion slot. Further, by closing the monitor, even when the memory card is pushed to the position of one side of the camera casing, it is possible to prevent the memory card terminal and the camera casing terminal from contacting each other.

  Further, by adjusting the distance from one side surface of the camera casing to the terminal on the camera casing side, the terminal on the memory card side and the terminal on the camera casing side can be easily kept in a non-contact state.

  Further, from the moving distance from the position where the memory card is pushed to the position of one side surface of the camera housing until the locked portion provided on the memory card is locked to the locking portion provided on the camera housing. In addition, since the depth to the bottom of the concave surface is large, if the memory card is inserted to the vicinity of the bottom of the concave surface, the locked portion provided on the memory card is locked to the lock provided on the camera housing. It is locked to the part.

  In the case where the memory card side terminal and the camera case side terminal are kept in a non-contact state even when the memory card is pushed to the position of one side surface of the camera case, the locked part provided in the memory card Is locked to a lock portion provided in the camera casing, when the memory card is pushed to a position on one side of the camera casing, the terminal on the memory card side and the camera casing side The depth of the concave surface must be deeper than when the terminals are in contact with each other, and when the concave surface is deepened, the concave surface is a planar circle and has space constraints. When the diameter is small, it becomes difficult to push the memory card to the bottom of the concave surface with a fingertip or the like. Therefore, the present invention forms the concave planar shape in a semicircular shape at one end side with the memory card insertion slot as a boundary and a substantially square shape connected to the semicircular portion at the other end side. Therefore, the shape of the concave surface corresponds to the shape of the fingertip, and it becomes easier to push the memory card to the bottom of the concave surface than the circular concave surface.

  Further, according to the present invention, since both end portions of the memory card insertion slot protrude outward from the outer peripheral edge portion of the concave surface, the memory card is inserted by making the thickness of the protruding portion thicker than the concave surface portion. It can be effectively used as an insertion guide portion.

  In the present invention, the memory card insertion slot is formed in a portion corresponding to the outer frame portion of the screen panel of the monitor when the monitor is closed. Since the screen panel does not contact the memory card and the outer frame portion of the screen contacts, the screen panel of the monitor can be protected.

Hereinafter, the imaging device of the present invention is composed of (1) a schematic configuration of the imaging device, (2) a configuration of a memory card insertion slot and a memory card holder, (3) a configuration of a slide type terminal cover, (4) action and effect, (5) Other embodiments will be described in this order.
(1) Schematic Configuration of Imaging Device FIGS. 1 to 4 show a video camera 1 as an example of the imaging device, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the video camera 1 viewed from the grip belt side, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the monitor in use, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the video camera viewed from the rear side.

  The video camera 1 includes a lens barrel 3, a flash device 4, and an infrared light emitting unit 5 on the front surface 2 a side of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped camera housing 2.

  A microphone 6, an active interface shoe 7, an optical viewfinder (hereinafter referred to as OVF) 8, a zoom lever 9, and a photo button 10 are provided on the upper surface 2 b of the camera housing 2.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the OVF 8 is attached so that the eyecup 11 can turn up and down with the eye cup 11 facing the rear surface 2 </ b> C side of the camera housing 2, and extends along the upper surface 2 b of the camera housing 2. From the substantially horizontal state, the camera housing 2 can be erected at a substantially right angle with respect to the upper surface 2b.

  A power switch 12 is provided on the side of the eye cup 11. Below the power switch 12, a flash / charge lamp 13, an access lamp 14, a start / stop button 15 and the like are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a grip belt 20 is provided below a first side surface (hereinafter referred to as a grip surface) 2d of the camera casing 2, and the grip belt 20 is disposed between the grip surface 20d and the grip surface 2d. The fingertip is inserted into the hand and the palm of the hand is applied to the grip surface 2d to hold the camera housing 2.

  The grip surface 2d is formed as a curved surface that bulges outward, so that it can be easily gripped with a palm. A first terminal portion 21 is provided at a position one step lower than the grip surface 2d at a rear end side of the grip surface 2d, that is, an end portion of the grip surface 2d on the rear surface 2c side. The component-out terminal 22 and the A / V-out terminal 23 are arranged in the terminal portion 21.

  The first terminal portion 21 is opened and closed by a slidable terminal cover 31 that is slidably attached along the inner surface of the grip surface 2d.

  The slide type terminal cover 31 is slidably attached along the inner surface of the grip surface 2d in a state where the operation button 32 is fitted in the elongated hole 33 provided in the grip surface 2d. Is moved to the one end 33a side of the elongated hole 33 to close the first terminal portion 21 and cover the component out terminal 22 and the A / V / out terminal 23, and the operation button 32 is By moving to the other end 33b side of the long hole 33, the first terminal portion 21 is opened and the component out terminal 22 and the A / V out terminal 23 are exposed.

  Further, the front end side of the grip surface 2d, that is, the end portion of the grip surface 2d on the front surface 2a side is provided with second and third terminal portions (not shown) at a recessed position one step lower than the grip surface 2d. ), The HDMI / out terminal 24 is disposed in the second terminal portion, and the MIC terminal 25 and the headphone terminal 26 are disposed in the third terminal portion.

  A second terminal portion provided with the HDMI / out terminal 24 is opened and closed by a second terminal cover 35 of a swinging type (a flip-up type), and a third terminal provided with the MIC terminal 25 and a headphone terminal 26. The part is opened and closed by a third terminal cover 36 of a turning type (a flip-up type). The rotary second and third terminal covers 35 and 36 are attached to the camera housing 2 by hinges 37, and the terminals are opened to closed by being bent by the hinges 37. Alternatively, the state is changed from a closed state to an open state.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a monitor 41 is attached to a second side surface (hereinafter referred to as a monitor attachment surface) 2e facing the grip surface 2d of the camera housing 2. As shown in FIG. 2, the monitor 41 is moved from a so-called closed position superimposed on the monitor mounting surface 2e to a so-called open position standing substantially perpendicular to the monitor mounting surface 2e as shown in FIG. It is possible to change.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the monitor 41 includes a screen / touch panel 42 on the inner surface, and a start / stop button 44, a zoom button 45, a home button 46 on the outer frame portion 43 outside the screen / touch panel 42 on the inner surface. Etc.

  A speaker 47, an image playback button 48, a film roll index button 49, an image display / battery info button 50, a memory card insertion slot 51, and the like are provided on the monitor mounting surface 2e on which the monitor 41 is superimposed. The speaker 47 is built inside the upper center of the monitor mounting surface 2e. The image playback button 48, the film roll index button 49, the image display / battery info button 50, and the memory card insertion slot 51 are arranged so that the screen / touch panel 42 is not damaged when the monitor 41 is closed. / It is provided at a position corresponding to the outer frame portion 43 of the touch panel 42.

Around the memory card insertion slot 51, a countersink-shaped concave surface (concave part) 52 is formed so as to surround it. When the memory card 53 is inserted into the memory card insertion slot 51 and the memory card 53 is pushed into the vicinity of the bottom of the concave surface 52, the memory card 53 is locked and attached.
(2) Configuration of Memory Card Insertion Port and Memory Card Holder As shown in FIG. 13, the monitor mounting surface 2e of the camera housing 2 is provided with a memory card insertion port 51, and the memory card insertion port 51 A countersink-shaped concave surface (recessed portion) 52 is formed around the periphery of the surface.

  When the memory card 53 is inserted into the memory card insertion slot 51 and pushed into a predetermined position (position near the bottom surface of the concave surface 52), the memory card 53 is locked in a state where it is mounted on the camera housing 2, and when the memory card 53 is further pushed in. The lock is released and the camera housing 2 is pushed out of the monitor mounting surface 2e. That is, the memory card 53 is loaded and ejected by a known so-called push-push mechanism.

  As shown in FIG. 14, a card holder 81 is disposed inside the memory card insertion slot 51. In the card holder 81, a terminal (hereinafter referred to as a terminal on the camera casing) 83 connected to a terminal (hereinafter referred to as a terminal on the memory card side) 82 of the memory card 53 is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the terminal 83 on the camera housing side closes the monitor 41 and the memory card 5 is pushed to a position substantially flush with the monitor mounting surface 2 e. It is arranged at a position where it is kept in a non-contact state with the terminal 82 on the memory card side.

  The depth D1 of the concave surface 52 surrounding the memory card insertion slot 51 is determined from the position of the locked portion 84 of the memory card 53 at the position where the memory card 53 is pushed to the position of the monitor mounting surface 2e. It is formed larger than the distance D2 to the lock portion 85 of 81. The reason why D1> D2 is shown in FIG. 14 is that when the memory card 53 is locked by the lock portion 85, the end of the memory card 53 slightly protrudes from the bottom surface of the concave surface 52. is there. Then, when the portion protruding from the bottom surface of the concave surface 52 is further pushed, the memory card 53 unlocked by the lock portion 85 is projected from the monitor mounting surface 2e by a predetermined amount as shown in FIG. become.

  The lock portion 85 is provided on a leaf spring 86. When the memory card 53 is inserted, the lock portion 85 is pushed by the surface of the memory card 53 and the leaf spring 86 is bent to move away, so that the memory card 53 is moved. When the locked portion 84 reaches the position of the locking portion 85, the leaf spring 86 is restored, and the locking portion 85 engages with the locked portion 84 and locks the memory card 53 as shown in FIG. To do. Further, when the memory card 53 is further pushed in, the lock portion 85 comes out of the locked portion 84. Therefore, when the pushing force is released, a card discharge spring (compression spring) 87 compressed by insertion of the memory card 53 is released. The memory card 53 is pushed out to a predetermined position by the stretching force. The configuration of the locked portion 84 and the lock portion 85 is an outline of an example of a push-push mechanism. The locked portion 84 and the lock portion 85 push the memory card 53 to a predetermined position and lock it. Any configuration that can release the lock by pushing the memory card 53 in again is acceptable.

  As described above, when the memory card 5 is pushed to the position of the monitor mounting surface 2e by closing the monitor 41, in order to keep the card side connector 82 and the camera housing side connector 83 in a non-contact state, FIG. Compared to the depth D of the concave surface 103 when the card side connector 106 and the camera housing side connector 107 are brought into contact with each other when the conventional memory card 104 shown in FIG. The depth D1 of the concave surface 52 must be made deeper.

  When the depth D1 of the concave surface 52 is increased, as shown in FIG. 19A, when the concave surface 52 is circular, the memory card 5 is pushed to the locked position with the fingertip F as shown in FIGS. 19B and 19C. Becomes difficult. Although it can be easily pushed in by increasing the diameter of the circular concave surface 52, space limitation is imposed when the diameter of the concave surface 52 is increased.

  FIG. 20 shows an embodiment in which it is easy to push the memory card 5 to the locked position with the fingertip F even when the depth D1 of the concave surface 52 is increased. In this embodiment, the planar shape of the concave surface 52 is formed with a semicircular portion 52a at one end side with the memory card insertion slot 51 as a boundary, and a square portion 52b connected to the semicircular portion 52a at the other end side. ing.

  The one end side of the concave surface 52 is formed in the semicircular portion 52a in accordance with the curved shape of the toe. Further, the other end side of the concave surface 52 is formed in the rectangular portion 52b so as to be almost matched with the width (thickness) of the fingertip F in the length direction.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 20B and 20C, due to the presence of the rectangular portion 52b, the portion of the belly B of the fingertip F is inserted into the concave surface 52 more than when the concave surface 52 is circular. Is possible. Therefore, even when the depth D1 of the concave surface 52 is slightly deepened, the memory card 53 can be surely pushed into the locked position with the fingertip F.

  As shown in FIG. 21, the memory card insertion slot 51 and the concave surface 52 are provided in a slot member 91 and are attached to the monitor attachment surface 2e. The memory card insertion slot 51 is formed so as to penetrate from the upper surface to the lower surface of the slot member 91. The concave surface 52 is formed with a semicircular portion 52a on one end side with respect to the memory card insertion slot 51, and is formed with a square portion 52b connected to the semicircular portion 52a on the other end side. The concave surface 52 is formed so that the upper surface of the slot member 91 is turned toward the lower surface. Both end portions of the memory card insertion slot 51 protrude outward from the outer peripheral edge of the concave surface 52, and serve as guide portions 92 when the memory card 53 is inserted.

  The memory card insertion slot 51 and the memory card holder 81 of the embodiment are configured as described above. When the memory card 53 is inserted into the memory card insertion slot 51, the memory card 53 is inserted into the memory card insertion slot 51. Guided by the guide portions 92 at both ends, it is securely inserted into the memory card holder 81. When the memory card 5 is pushed to the vicinity of the bottom surface of the concave surface 52, the memory card 53 is locked by the lock portion 85 provided in the memory card holder 81 and is attached to the camera housing 2.

  In particular, if one end side of the concave surface 52 is formed in the semicircular portion 52 a and the other end side is formed in the rectangular portion 52 b, the portion of the belly B of the fingertip F can be easily inserted into the concave surface 52. Therefore, even when the concave surface 52 is deep, the memory card 53 can be securely inserted to the locked position and locked.

When the monitor 41 is closed in a state where the memory card 53 is not inserted to the locked position and protrudes from the monitor mounting surface 2e, the monitor 41 causes the memory card 53 to be positioned on the monitor mounting surface 2e. However, the terminal 82 on the memory card side and the terminal 83 on the camera housing side do not come into contact with each other. In this case, it is displayed that the terminal 82 on the memory card side and the terminal 83 on the camera housing side are not in contact with each other.
(3) Configuration of Sliding Terminal Cover As described above, the sliding connector terminal cover 31 opens and closes the component out terminal 22 and the A / V out terminal 23 by sliding.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, an opening (terminal window) 55 that allows the component out terminal 22 and the A / V out terminal 23 to face the outside is provided at the end of the grip surface 2 d on the rear surface 2 c side. Is provided.

  The slidable terminal cover 31 is slidably provided inside the grip surface 2d, and opens and closes the opening 55.

  As described above, the slide-type terminal cover 31 is slidably attached along the inner surface of the grip surface 2d in a state where the operation button 32 is fitted in the elongated hole 33 provided in the grip surface 2d. 5, by moving the operation button 32 toward the one end 33 a of the elongated hole 33, the opening 55 is closed, and the component out terminal 22 and the A / V out terminal 23 are connected. Protect the terminal connection cable so that it cannot be connected. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the operation button 32 is moved to the other end 33b side of the elongated hole 33, thereby opening the opening 55 and the component out terminal 22 and the A / V / out terminal. 23 is exposed so that the terminal of the connection cable can be connected to the component out terminal 22 or the A / V out terminal 23.

  FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the sliding terminal cover 31 is removed from the inner surface of the grip surface 2d. The grip surface 2d is formed on the outer surface of the side plate 61 made of synthetic resin. On the inner surface of the side plate 61, a lattice-shaped rib 62, a cover accommodating portion 63 for slidably accommodating the sliding terminal cover 31, and friction with the sliding terminal cover 31 are reduced. A rail-shaped projection 64, a first spring locking portion 66 for locking one end portion 65a of a toggle spring (torsion coil spring) 65, and a boss portion for screwing the base camera housing 67 of the hard disk drive 76 68 and a plurality of arcuate protrusions 69 for receiving (contacting) the toggle spring 65 are provided. The elongated hole 33 is formed at a position facing the cover housing portion 62.

  The sliding-type terminal cover 31 is formed of a substantially rectangular synthetic resin plate curved to match the grip surface 2d, and has an operation button 32 inserted into the elongated hole 33 on the outer surface side, A rail-shaped protrusion 70 that contacts the rail-shaped protrusion 64 is provided. The sliding terminal cover 31 is provided with a notch portion 71 for avoiding interference with the first spring locking portion 66 and the boss portion 68 when it is slid. Further, on the inner surface of the sliding type terminal cover 31, a second spring locking portion 72 for locking the other end portion 65b of the toggle spring (torsion coil spring) 65, and the inner surface of the base cabinet 67 of the hard disk drive. A rail-shaped protrusion 73 that reduces friction by contacting the surface and a plurality of arc-shaped protrusions 74 that receive the toggle spring 65 are provided.

  The slide-type terminal cover 31 has the operation button 32 inserted into the elongated hole 33 and the rail-like projection 73 is brought into contact with a rail-like projection 64 provided on the inner surface of the side plate 61 so that the notch The first spring locking portion 66, the boss portion 68, and the arc-shaped protrusion 69 are inserted into the portion 71 so as to be slidable in the cover housing portion 62.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the toggle spring 65 has one end portion 65 a locked to the first spring locking portion 66 and the other end portion 65 b locked to the second spring locking portion 72. Has been. When the operation button 32 is moved to the one end side 33 a from the state where the operation button 32 is located at the center of the long hole 33, the toggle spring 65 moves the operation button 33 or the slide type terminal cover 31 to the long hole 33. It urges | biases toward the one end side 33a. Further, when the operation button 32 is moved from the central portion of the long hole 33 to the other end side 33b, the operation button 32 or the sliding terminal cover 31 is attached to the other end side 33b of the long hole 33. Rush.

  That is, in the toggle spring 65, the operation button 32 indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 5 is positioned at the center of the elongated hole 33, and the sliding terminal cover 31 is in a state where the opening 55 is half open. Keeps the sliding terminal cover 31 in a state (position) in which the opening 55 is half-opened without generating a force for urging the sliding terminal cover 31 in the sliding direction. When the sliding terminal cover 31 is moved in a direction (arrow A direction) that closes the opening 55 even a little, the toggle spring 65 causes the sliding terminal cover 31 to move as shown in FIGS. By urging the opening 55 in the closing direction, the operation button 32 is moved to one end side 33a of the elongated hole 33 as shown by a solid line in FIG. The serial opening 55 to fully closed state.

  In addition, the sliding terminal cover 31 is moved in a direction (arrow B direction in FIG. 6) to close the opening 55 even a little from the state where the sliding terminal cover 31 partially opens the opening 55. As shown in FIG. 10, the toggle spring 65 reverses and urges the sliding terminal cover 31 in a direction to open the opening 55, and as shown in FIG. Fully open.

  The base cabinet 67 of the hard disk drive shown in FIG. 7 is attached to the boss portion 68 with screws 75 after the sliding terminal cover 31 and the toggle spring 65 are assembled.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the sliding terminal cover 31 is slidably held in a state of being sandwiched between the grip surface 2 d and the base cabinet 67. A hard disk drive 76 is disposed inside the base cabinet 67. The various connector terminals are arranged on the outer side of the front and rear ends of the hard disk drive 76. The hard disk drive 76 is protected from vibration by a damper 77.

  The slide-type terminal cover 31 of the embodiment is disposed inside the grip surface 2d bulged outward to improve the grip performance, and the space that has been wasted as a dead space in the past is used as a slide-type terminal. Since the cover 31 is effectively used as an arrangement space, it is not necessary to secure a special arrangement space for arranging the sliding terminal cover 31, which is effective in reducing the size of the imaging apparatus.

  Further, the operation button 32 provided on the sliding terminal cover 31 is inserted into the elongated hole 33 provided on the grip surface 2d, and the operation button 32 is directly operated to slide the sliding terminal cover 31. Therefore, the operation of the slide type terminal cover 31 can be performed reliably.

Further, the sliding spring terminal cover 31 can be easily opened and closed by the toggle spring 65, and the sliding terminal cover 31 can be maintained in a closed state or an open state.
(4) Operation and Effect The video camera 1 according to the embodiment has the above-described configuration, and in a state where the memory card 53 is pushed to the position of the monitor mounting surface 2e, it does not contact the terminal 82 on the memory card side. Since the terminal 83 on the camera housing side is arranged at a position to be kept in a state, when the memory card 53 is incompletely inserted into the memory card insertion slot 31 and the monitor 41 is closed, the monitor 41 Even when the memory card 53 is pushed to the position of the monitor mounting surface 2e, it is possible to prevent the terminal 82 on the memory card side and the terminal 83 on the camera casing side from contacting each other.

  In addition, since the video camera 1 of the embodiment is provided with out terminals at the front and rear ends of the grip surface of the camera housing, the connector terminals are projected from the lower end of the rear surface of the conventional camera housing. The camera casing can be made thinner than the video camera in which the camera is arranged.

In particular, the component out terminal 22 and / or the A / V out terminal 23 are arranged on the rear end side of the grip surface 2d of the camera housing 2, and the component out terminal 22 and / or the A / V out terminal are arranged. 23 is configured to be opened and closed by the slide type terminal cover 31, and as shown in FIG. 22, in a state where the video camera 1 is held, the slide type terminal cover 31 is opened and the component out terminal 22 and / or Even when the A / V cable 93 or the like is connected to the A / V / out terminal 23, the slide type terminal cover 31 is placed under the grip surface 2d of the camera housing 2, so that It does not get in the way like a rotating terminal cover, and it can appeal its ease of use when it is displayed and sold in stores.
(5) Other Embodiments In the above embodiments, the component out terminal 22 and the A / A are provided at the rear end side of the grip surface 2d of the camera housing 2, that is, the end portion of the grip surface 2d on the rear surface 2c side. The V-out terminal 23 is disposed, and the HDMI / out terminal 24, the MIC terminal 25, and the headphone terminal 26 are disposed on the front end side of the grip surface 2d, that is, the end portion on the front surface 2a side of the grip surface 2d. The component out terminal 22 and the A / V out terminal 23 are opened / closed by a sliding terminal cover 31, and the HDMI / out terminal 24 is opened / closed by a second terminal cover 35 of a swinging type (slip-up type). Although the terminal 25 and the headphone terminal 26 are configured to be opened and closed by a third terminal cover 36 of a turning type (a flip-up type), the HDMI / out terminal 24, the MIC terminal 25, the headphone terminal 2 6 may be opened and closed with a sliding terminal cover.

  Further, the component out terminal 22, the A / V out terminal 23, the HDMI out terminal 24, the MIC terminal 25, the headphone terminal 26, etc. can be freely arranged, and if the space is allowed, the grip surface All terminals may be arranged on either the front end side or the rear end side of 2d, and may be configured to be opened and closed by these sliding type terminal covers.

Moreover, in the said Example, although the shape of the concave surface 52 showed the case where it formed in the so-called sunfish-shaped shape of the semicircular part 52a at one end side and the square part 52b at the other end side, the shape of the concave surface 52 is shown in FIG. As shown in B, it may be a substantially triangular shape or an oval shape. In short, any shape that allows the memory card 5 to be pushed into the locked position with the fingertip F can be used.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the flash device 4 is disposed at the tip of the lens barrel 3 and the infrared light emitting unit 5 is disposed at the base of the lens barrel 3. When shooting is performed using the unit 5, so-called vignetting may occur in the infrared illumination light by the lens barrel 3, and a contour line or the like may occur in the image. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 24, the infrared light emitting unit 5 is arranged at the tip of the lens barrel 3 in the same manner as the flash device 4, so that the occurrence of vignetting can be eliminated. Other configurations are the same as those in the basic embodiment. In the above embodiment, a video camera has been described as an example of the imaging device, but a still camera may be used.

The perspective view which looked at the video camera from the grip belt side. The perspective view which looked at the video camera from the monitor side. The perspective view which made the monitor the use condition. The perspective view which looked at the video camera from the back side. The perspective view of the principal part of the state which closed the sliding type terminal cover. The perspective view of the principal part of the state which opened the sliding terminal cover. The perspective view which shows the state which removed the sliding type terminal cover. The perspective view of the principal part in the state where the sliding type terminal cover is closed. The front view of the principal part in the state where the sliding type terminal cover is closed. The front view of the principal part in the state where the sliding type terminal cover is opened. The perspective view which carried out the cross section of the slide-type terminal cover part. The top view which carried out the cross section of the slide-type terminal cover part. The perspective view of the state which mounted | wore the memory card. AA sectional drawing of FIG. The side view of the state which closed the monitor. BB sectional drawing of FIG. The perspective view of the state in which the memory card was discharged to a predetermined position. CC sectional drawing of FIG. A is a plan view of a memory card insertion slot and a concave surface surrounding the slot, B is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the memory card is pushed in with a fingertip, and C is a plan view showing a state in which the memory card is pushed in with a fingertip. A is a plan view of another embodiment of the memory card insertion slot and the concave surface surrounding it, B is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the memory card is pushed in with a fingertip, and C shows a state in which the memory card is pushed in with a fingertip. Plan view. The perspective view of the slot member which provided the memory card insertion slot and the concave surface. The perspective view of the state which uses the imaging device. A and B are top views which show the other Example of a concave surface. The perspective view of the imaging device which arranged the infrared light emission part and the flash device facing. The perspective view of the conventional video camera. A, B, and C are cross-sectional views with a memory card inserted. The perspective view of the imaging device which provided the memory card insertion slot in the monitor attachment surface. FIG. 28 is a cross-sectional view showing a problem of the imaging device of FIG.

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  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Video camera (imaging device), 2 ... Camera housing (camera housing), 2a ... Front surface, 2b ... Upper surface, 2c ... Rear surface, 2d ... First side surface (grip surface), 2e ... Second side surface ( Monitor mounting surface), 41 ... monitor, 42 ... screen / touch panel, 51 ... memory card insertion slot, 52 ... concave surface, 53 ... memory card, 82 ... memory card side connector, 83 ... camera housing side connector, 84 ... locked portion , 85... Locking part, 86... Leaf spring, 87.

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A monitor is mounted on one side of the camera housing so that it can be opened and closed. A memory card insertion slot and a concave surface with a concave center part on the memory card insertion slot are provided at a position covered by the monitor when the monitor is closed. When the memory card is inserted into the memory card insertion slot and the memory card is pushed into the vicinity of the bottom of the concave surface, the memory card terminal comes into contact with the terminal of the camera housing, and the locked part provided on the memory card. Is locked by a lock portion provided in the camera casing, and when the memory card is further pushed in, the locking of the memory card by the lock section is released and the memory card is moved to one side of the camera casing by a card discharge spring. In the imaging device that is pushed outward,
The camera casing-side terminal is disposed at a position where the memory card is kept in a non-contact state with the memory card-side terminal in a state where the memory card is pushed to a position on one side of the camera casing. apparatus. The depth of the concave surface is such that the locked portion provided on the memory card is locked to the lock portion provided on the camera casing from the position where the memory card is pushed to the position of one side surface of the camera casing. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the imaging apparatus is formed to be larger than a moving distance up to. The planar shape of the concave surface is formed in a semicircular shape at one end side with the memory card insertion slot as a boundary, and is formed in a substantially rectangular shape connected to the semicircular portion at the other end side. The imaging device according to claim 1. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein both end portions of the memory card insertion slot protrude outward from an outer peripheral edge portion of the concave surface. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the memory card insertion slot is formed in a portion corresponding to a frame portion on an outer side of a screen panel of the monitor when the monitor is closed.

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