JP2598955Y2 - Video integrated camera - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a video-integrated camera having a movable viewfinder.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 2, a conventional video-integrated camera has a rectangular parallelepiped notch (11) formed at a corner of a camera body (10). The one provided with a rectangular cylindrical view finder (20) so as to be fitted is used. A rotary spindle (22) projecting laterally from the base end of the viewfinder (20) is fitted to the camera body (10), and the viewfinder (20) is rotatable about the rotary spindle (22). ing. Below the viewfinder (20), an operation panel (30) is laid on the camera body (10). Therefore, the operation panel (30) is connected to the viewfinder (20).
Is hidden by When operating the operation panel (30), as shown in FIG. 3, the viewfinder (20) is rotated upward about the rotating spindle (22), and the operation panel (30) is rotated.
To expose. In this state, the operation buttons (31) provided on the operation panel (30) can be used.

[0003]

In the video-integrated camera, when the operation panel (30) is used, it is necessary to rotate the viewfinder (20) upward once. In the conventional configuration, there is a problem that the operation button (31a) located near the pivot portion of the viewfinder (20) is difficult to operate because the viewfinder (20) becomes an obstacle. The present invention uses a viewfinder (2
The object is to smoothly use the operation panel (30) with the (0) turned upward.

[0004]

A base end of a viewfinder (20) is pivotally supported on the camera body (10). An operation panel (30) is provided below the viewfinder (20).
The tip is located below the pivot of the viewfinder (20). The operation panel (30) is moved between the viewfinder (20) and the operation panel (30) toward the near side of the operator in conjunction with the upward rotation of the viewfinder (20). An interlocking mechanism is provided.

[0005]

When the viewfinder (20) is rotated upward, an interlocking mechanism provided between the base end of the viewfinder (20) and the operation panel (30) is operated, and the operation panel is operated.
In (30), the tip moves toward the operator. Therefore, when operating the tip of the operation panel (30), the rotation center of the viewfinder (20) does not become an obstacle, and the operation of the operation panel (30) can be performed smoothly.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that in FIGS. 1 to 3 and FIG. 5A, the eyepiece (21) side of the viewfinder (20) is the near side. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the camera body (10)
An imaging lens (80) protrudes from the rear end face, and a handle (90) is provided on one side to hold the camera body (10).
Is attached. A rectangular parallelepiped notch (11) is provided at one corner of the camera body (10), and a viewfinder (20) is provided in the notch (11). The viewfinder (20) rotates around the rotation spindle (22) by projecting the rotation spindle (22) laterally from the base end of the viewfinder (20) and fitting it to the camera body (10). It is free. An eyepiece (21) is provided at the tip of the viewfinder (20) to check an image through the imaging lens (80). Below the viewfinder (20), an operation panel (30) is provided lying down. A plurality of operation buttons (31) are provided on the upper surface of the operation panel (30). The operation panel (30) is pivotally supported at the distal end on the operation side with respect to the camera body (10) (FIG. 1,
(FIG. 4), or slidable in the front-rear direction (FIG. 5).
An interlocking mechanism for moving the operation panel (30) in accordance with the upward rotation of the viewfinder (20) is provided between the pivot portion of the viewfinder (20) and the operation panel (30). Such interlocking mechanisms include, for example, the following.

(Embodiment 1) As shown in FIG. 4A, the shaft (3) is
2) protrudes, and the shaft (32) is rotatably fitted to the camera body (10). An arc hole (33) is provided behind the shaft (32). The arc hole (33) is formed so that the bulge is directed rearward and from the upper side of the operation panel (30) toward the lower front. A pinion gear (40) is tightly fitted on the rotating main shaft (22) of the viewfinder (20). The pinion gear (40) is a rack provided below the rotating spindle (22).
Mesh with (50). Operation panel from the end of the rack (50)
A projection (51) is provided to project toward (30), and the projection (51) is fitted into the arc hole (33). Viewfinder (20)
When the pinion gear (40) is rotated upward about the pivot portion, the pinion gear (40) rotates counterclockwise, and the rack (50) slides forward, as shown in FIG. 4 (b). The projection (51) pushes the operation panel (30) forward while sliding in the arc hole (33), and rotates clockwise about the shaft (32) as shown in FIG.
That is, the operation panel (30) can be turned forward in conjunction with the turning operation of the viewfinder (20).

(Embodiment 2) As shown in FIG. 5 (a), similar to Embodiment 1,
In 2), a pinion gear (40) is tightly fitted. The rack (50) to be meshed with the pinion gear (40) is connected to the operation panel (30) via the step (34), and the operation panel (30) is slidable on the upper surface of the camera body (10). It is provided in. When the viewfinder (20) is rotated upward about the pivot portion, as shown in FIGS. 5 (b) and 5 (c), the pinion gear
(40) rotates counterclockwise, and the rack (50) slides forward. Accordingly, the operation panel (30) can be pulled forward in conjunction with the rotation operation of the viewfinder (20).

(Embodiment 3) As shown in FIG. 6 (a), a rotating roller ( 60), the driven roller (61) is tightly fitted. A tension belt (70) crosses between the rotating roller (60) and the driven roller (61), and is stretched in a so-called cross state. Therefore, when the rotating roller (60) rotates, the rotational power is transmitted to the driven roller (61) by the tension belt (70), and the driven roller (61) rotates in the opposite direction to the rotating roller (60). As in the first and second embodiments, the viewfinder
When (20) is rotated upward about the pivot point, FIG.
As shown in (b), the rotating roller (60) rotates counterclockwise about the rotating main shaft (22). The driven roller (61) rotates clockwise, and the operation panel (30) moves forward on the shaft (3).
Rotate upward around 2).

As described above, the upward rotation of the viewfinder (20) causes the distal end of the operation panel (30) to move toward the operator. Therefore, unlike the related art, the center of rotation of the viewfinder (20) does not become an obstacle, and the operation button (31a) provided at the tip of the operation panel (30) can be operated smoothly.

The description of the above embodiment is intended to explain the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the invention described in the claims for utility model registration or reducing the scope thereof. Further, the configuration of each part of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it is needless to say that various modifications can be made within the technical scope described in the claims for utility model registration. In the above embodiment, the mechanism for manually rotating the viewfinder (20) is used. However, it is also possible to attach a motor to the viewfinder (20) and operate it electrically.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a use state of a viewfinder.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view when the viewfinder is stored.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a conventional video integrated camera when a viewfinder is used.

FIGS. 4A and 4B are side views of a state in which an operation panel is rotated by an interlocking mechanism.

FIGS. 5A and 5B are side views of a state in which the operation panel slides by another interlocking mechanism, and FIG. 5C is a perspective view of the same.

FIGS. 6A and 6B are side views showing a state in which an operation panel is rotated by another interlocking mechanism.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (10) Camera body (20) Viewfinder (30) Operation panel

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A viewfinder (20) mounted on a camera body (10).
In a video-integrated camera provided with an operation panel (30) below the viewfinder (20), the operation panel (30) has a distal end that is attached to the viewfinder (20). With the camera body (10) positioned below the pivot,
It is provided movably toward the operator's front side, and is interlocked between the pivot of the viewfinder (20) and the operation panel (30) in conjunction with the upward rotation of the viewfinder (20),
A video-integrated camera provided with an interlocking mechanism for moving the operation panel (30) toward the operator.