JP2019086609A - Manipulation device, lens device, and image capturing device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a manipulation device which is advantageously used, for example, to keep protrusion members that are not being used.SOLUTION: A lens manipulation device has a manipulation member and is designed to be used to manipulate a movable optical member by rotationally manipulating the manipulation member. The manipulation member is configured to allow protrusion members to be removably attached thereto, and has a retaining section for keeping the protrusion members when they are not attached to the manipulation member.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to an operating device, a lens device, and an imaging device.

  Conventionally, in a lens apparatus for broadcasting, an operating device is used to perform an operation of focusing. The user moves the focus lens unit of the lens device by rotating the operation unit of the operation device. Several protrusion members are provided in the outer peripheral part of the operation part (refer patent document 1, 2). Therefore, in addition to the operation performed by holding the operation unit, an operation performed by holding the projection member with a fingertip is also possible. Further, the projecting member may be used as a mark of the photographing condition (subject distance). On the other hand, depending on the user, the projection member may interfere with the operation, in which case the projection member can be removed from the operation portion. Moreover, it is also possible to attach the projection member selected from several projection members which have mutually different length to an operation part. That is, the operation mode of the operation unit can be selected according to the preference of the user.

Patent No. 2586618 gazette JP 2000-111783 A

  In the prior art disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 described above, when the projection member is removed or replaced, there is a risk that the removed projection member may be lost. In addition, in the case where attachment or replacement of the projection member is assumed, the projection member must be possessed.

  An object of the present invention is, for example, to provide an operating device that is advantageous for carrying a projection member that is not in use.

  In order to achieve the above object, a lens operating device according to the present invention has an operating member, and is an operating device for operating a movable optical member by a rotational operation of the operating member, wherein the operating member is It is characterized by having a holding part which can attach or detach a projection member and holds the projection member when the projection member is not attached to the operation member.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide, for example, an operating device that is advantageous for carrying a projection member that is not in use.

System schematic of lens device and lens operating device Appearance of the lens operating device of Example 1 when using the projecting member External appearance of the lens operating device of Embodiment 1 when the projecting member is stored Appearance of the lens operating device of Embodiment 2 when using the projecting member External view of the lens operating device of Embodiment 2 when the projecting member is stored The bottom view at the time of projection member accommodation of the lens operating device of Example 2 being stored Partial cross-sectional schematic view of the lens operating device of Example 2 Appearance of the lens operating device according to the third embodiment when using a long projecting member External view of the lens operating device according to the third embodiment when the short projecting member is used External view of the lens operating device of the third embodiment when the projecting member is stored Side view of the lens operating device according to the third embodiment when the projecting member is stored

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

A lens operating device according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. 1 is a schematic view of a lens system having a lens device and a lens operating device, FIG. 2 is an external view of a state in which a projecting member is attached to a rotational operating portion of the lens operating device, and FIG. It is an external view of the state attached to the accommodating part of the apparatus main body.
The lens operating device D1 is composed of a device body 11 and a rotation operation unit (operation member) 2 which can be rotated relative to the device body 11. A movable optical member of the lens device is operated by rotating the rotation operation portion 2 Manually. A plurality of projecting members 4 are detachably fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the rotation operation unit 2. The apparatus main body 11 includes a connection terminal (connector member) 3 for connecting the lens operation device D1 and the lens device L, and a storage portion (holding portion) 5 for storing the projecting member 4 removed from the rotation operation portion 2 An apparatus fixing portion 9 for fixing the lens operating device D1 to a tripod or the like is configured. The lens operating device D1 is connected to the lens connector 101 of the lens device L via the cable C from the connection terminal 3. When the user operates the rotation operation unit 2, a drive signal corresponding to the operation angle is output from the control unit 102 of the lens device L to the drive unit 103, and the focus group (movable optical member) F is moved to a desired position. Can.

  When the user needs a protruding member, as shown in FIG. 2, the protruding member 4 is attached to the screw hole 2a formed in the rotary operation unit 2. On the other hand, when the user does not need the protruding member, as shown in FIG. 3, the protruding member 4 is attached to the plurality of storage screw holes (fixing means) 5a formed in the storage portion 5. In the state in which the projecting member 4 is stored, the projecting member 4 does not protrude to the outer peripheral portion of the rotation operation unit 2, and therefore, the projection member 4 does not affect the operation of the rotation operation unit 2 by the user. In addition, since the housing portion 5 is provided in the vicinity of the connection terminal 3, the effect that the projection member 4 protects the connection terminal 3 of the device main body 11 and the cable C in a state where the projection member 4 is housed is also obtained. Be

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a lens operating device capable of preventing the projection member from being lost with a simple configuration without impairing the operability of the rotation operation unit.

  A lens operating device according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7. FIG. 4 is an external view of a state in which the projection member is attached to the rotation operation unit of the lens operation device according to the second embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a view as viewed in the direction of arrow K in FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is a schematic partial cross-sectional view showing a cross section of the lens body of the lens operating device. The same elements as those of the first embodiment are given the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted.

  An operation switch (switch member) S is formed on the exterior surface of the apparatus main body 21 of the lens operation apparatus D2. Further, the housing portion 6 is formed on the exterior surface of the apparatus main body 21 in a concave shape with respect to the exterior surface. A plurality of storage screw holes 6 a are formed in the storage portion 6.

  If the user does not need the projecting member, the projecting member 4 is attached to the receiving screw hole 6a as shown in FIG. In the state in which the projecting member 4 is stored, the projecting member 4 does not project to the outer peripheral portion of the rotation operation unit 2, so the projection member 4 does not affect the operation of the rotation operation unit 2 by the user. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, when viewed from the direction of the rotation center axis P (arrow K), an angular range (phase) H around the rotation axis in which the projecting member 4 housed is arranged and the operation switch S are arranged. The housing screw hole (fixing means) 6 a is formed so that it does not overlap with the angular range (phase) G around the rotation axis that is being used. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, in the range E in which the operation switch S in the direction of the rotation center axis P is disposed, the projecting member 4 is inside the distance F from the rotation center axis P to the outer peripheral surface of the apparatus main body 21 It is stored. Therefore, when the user operates the operation switch S or when the user searches the operation switch S with a fingertip, the stored projecting member 4 does not disturb the operation of the user. Furthermore, the housing screw hole 6 a is disposed between the operation switch S and the connection terminal 3 in the circumferential direction around the rotation center axis P of the apparatus main body 21. The angle between the central axis 6b of the housing screw hole 6a and the central axis P of the rotary operation unit 2 in the plane including the rotational axis of the rotary operation unit 2 is θ. The sloped surface 6c formed on the opposite side of the above makes it easy to remove the stored projecting member 4. It is effective that the angle θ is 5 degrees or more and 85 degrees or less. When priority is given to housing the projection member 4 so as not to project from the outer peripheral surface of the lens body of the lens operating device, the angle θ is stored at 0 degrees, that is, parallel to the rotation axis. It is also good. In addition, the projection member 4 accommodated therein does not protrude outward from the mounting surface of the device fixing portion 9 (the end surface on the opposite side to the rotation operation portion) in the rotational axis direction. Even in the case of fixing on the side, there is no hindrance to fixing.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a lens operating device capable of preventing the projection member from being lost without impairing the operability of the rotation operating unit and the operation switch disposed on the exterior surface of the device. it can.

  A lens operating device according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 11. The lens operating device according to the third embodiment differs from the lens operating devices according to the first and second embodiments in that the projection members having different lengths can be accommodated. FIG. 8 is an external view of a state in which a long projecting member is attached to the rotation operation portion of the lens operating device of the third embodiment, and FIG. 9 is an external view of a state in which a short projecting member is attached to the rotation operation portion. FIG. 10 is an external view of a state in which all the projecting members are accommodated in the apparatus main body, and FIG. The same components as those in the first and second embodiments are given the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted.

  An operation switch (switch member) S is formed on the exterior surface of the device main body 31 of the lens operation device D 3, and the bottom surface portion of the device main body 31 is a storage for storing at least a part of the long projecting member 41. A portion 71 and a storage portion 72 for storing the short projection member 42 are formed in a concave shape with respect to the bottom surface portion. A plurality of storage holes 71a and storage holes 72a are formed in the storage portion 71 and the storage portion 72, respectively. In the bottom of the housing hole 71a and the housing hole 72a, a screw hole 71b and a screw hole 72b which are fixing members for fixing the projection member are formed.

  When the user uses the long projecting member 41, as shown in FIG. 8, the long projecting member 41 is attached to the rotation operation part 2, and the short projecting member 42 is accommodated in the accommodation hole 72a. When the user uses the short projecting member 42, as shown in FIG. 9, the short projecting member 42 is attached to the rotary operation unit 2, and the long projecting member 41 is accommodated in the accommodation hole 71a. When the user does not need the projecting member, as shown in FIG. 10, the long projecting member 41 and the short projecting member 42 are accommodated in the accommodation hole 71a and the accommodation hole 72a, respectively. As shown in FIG. 11, the housed projecting member is housed in the space inside the apparatus main body 31 and therefore does not project on the outer peripheral surface of the lens operating device D3. Therefore, when operating the rotation operation unit 2 and the operation switch S, and when searching the operation switch S with a fingertip, the housed projection member does not disturb the operation. Since the long projection member 41 and the short projection member 42 housed do not protrude outside the mounting surface of the device fixing portion 9 in the rotational axis direction, even when the lens operating device is fixed to a tripod or the like by the device fixing portion 9 It does not interfere with

  In this embodiment, the screw hole is provided on the bottom of the storage hole to fix the projection member, but if the lid member covering the storage hole is provided, there is no need to screw in the storage of the projection member. Can reduce the time required for

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a lens operating device capable of preventing the projection member from being lost without impairing the operability of the rotation operating unit and the operation switch disposed on the exterior surface of the device. it can.

  In each of the above embodiments, as a method of fixing the protrusion to the storage portion, the engagement by a screw has been described as an example, but a method of providing an elastic member in the storage portion and pressing or engaging the protrusion to hold it is also the same. The effect of Further, the method for forming the projection member with a magnetic material such as iron, and providing and holding a magnet in the other storage portion is not limited as long as the projection member can be detachably held. The effect of the present invention can be similarly enjoyed by one of the projection member and the housing portion being made of a magnetic material and the other having a magnet.

The operating device of the present invention can be used as an operating device of a lens device having a movable optical member such as a focus lens, a zoom lens, a macro lens, etc. The operation device and the lens device can achieve the effects of the present invention A lens apparatus can be provided.
Furthermore, an imaging device capable of achieving the effects of the present invention can be provided by including the lens device having the operation device of the present invention and the imaging device that receives the image formed by the lens device.

  Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various modifications and changes are possible within the scope of the present invention.

  According to each of the above embodiments, it is possible to provide a lens operating device capable of preventing the projection member from being lost without impairing the operability of the rotation operation unit.

L Lens Device D1 Lens Operating Device 11 Device Body 2 Rotation Operating Unit 2a Screw Hole 4 Protruding Member 5 Storage Unit 5a Storage Screw Hole

Claims (15)

An operating device for operating a movable optical member by operating an operating member, wherein the movable optical member is operated by rotating the operating member.
The operating member is detachably mountable to the projecting member,
It has a holding part which holds the projection member when the projection member is not attached to the operation member.
An operating device characterized by   The operating device according to claim 1, wherein the holding portion has a space formed so as to be able to accommodate at least a part of the protruding member.   The said holding | maintenance part has a fixing | fixed part for fixing the said projection member, The operating device of Claim 1 or 2 characterized by the above-mentioned.   The operating device according to claim 3, wherein the fixing portion is formed with a screw hole. Having a switch member,
The holding portion is disposed in an angular range different from the angular range in which the switch member is disposed, around the rotation axis of the operation member.
The operating device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that. Having a switch member,
In the holding portion, the distance from the rotation axis of the projecting member held by the holding portion does not become larger than that of the switch member in the arrangement range of the switch member in the direction of the rotation axis of the operation member As arranged,
The operating device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that. The holding portion is disposed such that the projection member held by the holding portion does not protrude from the operation device in the direction of the rotation axis of the operation member.
The operating device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that.   The holding portion is disposed such that the projection member held by the holding portion does not protrude from the end surface of the operating device opposite to the end surface of the operation member in the direction of the rotation axis. The operating device according to claim 7, characterized in that: A connector member for connecting to a device including the optical member via a cable;
A switch member,
The operating device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the holding portion is disposed between the connector member and the switch member.   5. The operating device according to claim 4, wherein an angle formed by the central axis of the screw hole and the rotation axis within a plane including the rotation axis of the operation member is 5 degrees or more and 85 degrees or less. .   The operating device according to claim 3, wherein one of the projecting member and the fixing portion includes a magnetic body, and the other of the projecting member and the fixing portion includes a magnet.   The operating device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the holding portion holds a plurality of projecting members having different lengths.   A lens apparatus comprising: a movable optical member; and the operating device according to any one of claims 1 to 12 for operating the optical member.   The lens apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the optical member includes a lens or a stop. A lens device according to claim 13 or 14;
An imaging element for receiving an image formed by the lens device;
An imaging apparatus characterized by having:

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