JP2015015606A - Imaging device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an imaging device that can easily open and close from a state where a display unit is housed while thinning a main body and a display part, and that has an external terminal connector that is easy to open and close and a recording card protection lid for recording.SOLUTION: An imaging device comprises: a main body part including a lens unit built in the main body part while setting a photographing direction as a front side; a display unit; a display part performing display; a hinge part connecting between the main body part and the display unit and holding the display unit rotatably; a projection part provided at the display unit, and being pinched when the display unit is rotated; a protection cover part for protecting an external equipment connector provided at the main body part; and an opening and closing recessed part formed on the protection cover part and provided for opening and closing the protection cover part. The projection part is provided at a position opposed to the cover opening and closing recessed part.

Description

  The present invention relates to an imaging apparatus.

  In recent years, video cameras have been required to be easier to handle and more portable, and have been required to be smaller and thinner. It is also necessary to be able to easily open and close the display unit from the stored state. In addition, it is necessary to arrange an external terminal connection part for external connection, a connector part for connecting a recording card for recording, and a card insertion part, but inadvertent entry of dust, water droplets, etc. In order to prevent this, a lid portion is required, and this lid portion is also small in size and needs a structure that can be easily opened and closed.

  For example, there is disclosed a video camera characterized in that a lock part for restricting opening / closing of the video display device is provided on an openable / closable cover part covering a mounting part on which a card type recording medium is mounted (Patent Document). 1). In addition, an imaging apparatus is disclosed in which a part of a display panel that can be opened and closed serves as a lid pressing portion of an external connection terminal lid (Patent Document 2).

Patent No. 4027127 specification Patent No. 4101113 Specification

  However, the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a lock structure for a display panel and is not a structure that can be easily rotated. In addition, there are problems such as an increase in the number of parts and an increase in cost, and a need to load a spring in the hinge portion of the card lid. Similarly, in Patent Document 2, it is merely a pressing portion and is not a structure for easily rotating the display unit, and does not contribute to downsizing and thinning.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily open and close the display unit from the housed state while achieving thinning of the main body and the display unit, and to easily open and close the external terminal connection unit and for recording for recording. An imaging device including a card protection lid is provided.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a main body including a lens unit built in the main body with the photographing direction as a front side, a display unit, a display for performing display, the main body, and the display unit. A hinge portion that holds the display unit in a rotatable manner, a projection portion that is disposed on the display unit and is gripped when the display unit is rotated, the main body portion, and the main body portion. An external device connecting portion, a protective cover portion for protecting the external device connecting portion, and an opening / closing recess for opening and closing the protective cover portion formed on the protective cover portion. It is arranged at a position facing the recess for opening and closing the cover.

  According to the present invention, the display unit can be easily opened and closed from the housed state while achieving thinning of the main body and the display unit, and the external terminal connection unit that is easy to open and close, and the recording card protection for recording. An imaging device including a lid for use can be provided.

Functional configuration diagram of an imaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention 1 is a front perspective view and a rear perspective view of an imaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front perspective view and a rear perspective view of the imaging apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention when the lid is open. The front perspective view of the state where the photographer has opened the display unit part of the imaging device according to the embodiment of the present invention The front perspective view in the state where the display unit part of the imaging device of the present invention turned to the back The top view of the imaging device which showed the finger hook part concerning embodiment of this invention Sectional drawing cut | disconnected in the orthogonal | vertical direction with the optical axis in the vicinity of the finger rest part of the imaging device concerning embodiment of this invention

[Example 1]
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. A functional configuration of the imaging apparatus 100 is shown in FIG. The subject image incident on the lens unit 111 of the lens unit unit 110 is converted into a charge signal by the image sensor unit 112. The converted charge signal is sent to the control board unit 120 disposed in the main body unit 150 and input to the control IC 122 mounted on the control board unit 120. The camera control IC 122 of the present embodiment includes an image processing unit 123 that converts a charge signal sent from the image sensor unit 112 into digital video data of a luminance signal and a color difference signal, and a control unit 124 having a CPU and a work memory unit. It consists of The digital video data converted by the image processing unit 123 is exchanged with the memory unit 127, which is a work area, under the control of the control unit 124, and then output to the external storage device unit 190 and the external connection terminal unit 180. Done. In this case, the external storage device refers to a storage device that can be built in or attached to a main body such as a memory card or HDD.

  The power supply unit 125 turns ON / OFF the power supply of the imaging apparatus 100 via the control unit 124 by operating a power switch or the like. Also, it has several operation units 126, and when the operation unit 126 is operated, the function assigned to each is executed via the control unit 124. The display unit unit 200 can display a subject image input to the lens unit unit 110, video data captured by the user, and the like. The display unit unit 200 in this embodiment includes a display unit 202 that displays an image and a touch panel unit 203 that includes transparent electrodes, and a display substrate that converts input / output signals of the respective units and inputs / outputs them to the main body control unit 124. It has part 204. As a result, various images and icon displays are displayed on the display unit 202, and various input / display controls can be performed based on operation input information to the touch panel 203.

  FIG. 2A is a front perspective view of the imaging apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2B is a rear perspective view of the imaging apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. The imaging apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment includes a lens unit part 110, a main body part 150, and a display unit part 200. The main body 150 includes a microphone unit 151, a recording switch 152, a strap through hole 153, a power switch 154, a playback switch 155, a terminal lid A 160, a terminal lid B 170, and the like. Further, the terminal lid A portion 160 and the terminal lid B portion 170 can be opened and closed, and as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the terminals are connected to the external connection terminal portion 180 when opened. The external storage device 190 such as a memory card can be inserted and removed.

  In the normal storage state, the display unit unit 200 is arranged so that the display direction of the display surface 201 is perpendicular to the optical axis direction with respect to the lens unit 110 and is on the upper surface side of the main body. The surface of the display surface 201 is a touch panel 203, and the operability of the touch panel 203 is easier to use than a conventional horizontal opening type imaging device by arranging the display surface on the upper surface side of the main body. . Therefore, in this configuration, it is possible to stably perform photographing regardless of the angle of the display unit 200.

  In the imaging device according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the fingers are lifted so as to sandwich both sides of the front side surface of the display unit 200, which is the side farthest from the first rotation shaft 220 of the display unit 200. Thus, the display unit 200 can be rotated. At this time, on both the front left and right sides of the display unit unit 200, finger-hanging convex portions 301 for hooking are provided in order to facilitate the rotation of the display unit 200 from the main body unit 150. By disposing the finger hooking convex portion 301 in a portion far from the rotating shaft portion that allows the display unit portion 200 to rotate, the force for opening and closing the display unit 200 can be minimized, and the display unit 200 that is easy to open and close. Can be provided.

  FIG. 5 shows a state in which the display unit 200 of the imaging apparatus according to the present embodiment is opened. As shown in FIG. 5, the display unit 200 is connected to the main body 150 through the hinge unit 210, and the main body is provided by the rotary shaft 230 having a rotation axis perpendicular to the optical axis and the display direction of the display surface 201. It can be rotated with respect to the portion 150 and the display direction of the display surface 201 can be changed. Then, it is possible to take a picture while checking the display unit 200 at a free angle. Here, the rotating shaft portion 230 disposed on the display unit portion 200 side is disposed on both sides of the display unit portion 200 in order to increase the degree of freedom in rotation and the stability during handling.

  Further, in the imaging apparatus of the present embodiment, the rotation shaft portion 230 disposed on the display unit 200 side and the hinge cover portion 235 for protecting the rotation shaft portion 230 are provided so as to protrude from the display unit portion 200. In order to store the protruding portion in a state where the display unit 200 is closed, a recess 157 is provided on the main body 150 side. A part or all of the region outside the recess 157 is configured to be covered with a part of the terminal cover A part 160 and the terminal cover B part 170. The terminal lid A portion 160 and the terminal lid B portion 170 can be opened and closed as described above. As shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b), external connection terminals are opened when opened. A terminal can be inserted into and removed from the unit 180, and an external storage unit 190 such as a memory card can be attached and detached. In the state where the display unit 200 is opened as shown in FIG. 5, it is possible to easily open the terminal lid A portion 160 and the terminal lid B portion 170 by inserting a finger into the recess 157. Further, by using the concave portion 157 also as a finger hook portion of the terminal lid A portion 160 and the terminal lid B portion 170, the space can be used efficiently and the main body can be further downsized.

  FIG. 6 shows a view of the imaging apparatus of the present embodiment as viewed from above. FIG. 7 shows a cross section in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis around the finger-hanging convex portion 301. As shown in FIG. 6, the finger hooking convex portion 301 is provided in a range that does not protrude from the outer shape of the imaging device 100 in order to achieve good design and miniaturization of the device. Since the convex amount of the finger resting convex portion 301 is smaller than the outer shape, it may be difficult to open and close. However, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the terminal cover A disposed below the finger resting convex portion 301 The finger hook concave portions 161 and 171 for opening and closing the respective lids are provided at positions facing the finger hook convex portion 301 of the portion 160 and the terminal lid B portion 170. As described above, since the finger-hanging concave portions 161 and 171 are located at the positions facing the finger-hanging convex portions 301, a part of the finger can enter the finger-hanging concave portions 161 and 171, and the finger hooking is improved. Unit 200 can be opened and closed more easily.

  In the present embodiment, the finger resting convex portion 301 is set on the display unit portion 200. However, depending on the embodiment, the display unit portion 200 may not have a convex portion. It is also possible to make it easy to operate by providing a shape.

  As mentioned above, although preferable embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to these embodiment, A various deformation | transformation and change are possible within the range of the summary.

100 imaging device
150 Body
157 Body side recess
160 Terminal lid A part
161 Recess for finger rest
170 Terminal lid B
171 Finger recess
200 display units

Claims (4)

The main body unit including a lens unit built in the main body unit with the photographing direction as the front side, a display unit, a display unit for displaying, the main body unit and the display unit are connected, and the display unit is rotatably held. A hinge part to be
A protrusion disposed on the display unit for gripping when rotating the display unit;
The main body, and an external device connecting portion disposed in the main body,
A protective cover portion for protecting the external device connection portion;
Formed in the protective cover part, having a recess for opening and closing to open and close the protective cover part,
The protrusion is disposed at a position facing the recess for opening and closing the cover.
An imaging apparatus characterized by that.   The hinge portion is orthogonal to the optical axis of the lens unit and is disposed on the main body side, and the second rotation is disposed on the display unit side and has an axis parallel to the first rotation axis. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an axis, wherein the protrusion is formed in the display unit in front of the second rotation axis in the optical axis direction.   The imaging device according to claim 1, wherein the protrusions are installed on both side surfaces of the display unit.   The imaging device according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion does not protrude from an outer shape of the main body of the imaging device.