JP2737958B2 - camera - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a camera, and more particularly to a so-called integrated camera in which a connecting member such as a VTR or various adapters is connected to a camera body. The connection can be easily performed.

[Summary of the Invention] The present invention is connected to a camera body and the camera body.
A connecting member such as a VTR or an adapter, and a pair of connectors that are provided on the camera body and the connecting member, respectively, and that fit together when the connecting member is connected to the camera body, and guide the mating between the connectors. And a guide mechanism for connecting the connecting member to the camera body while adjusting the position of the connector of the connecting member to the position of the connector of the camera body by the guide mechanism. Are provided on the rear surface of the camera body and the front surface of the connecting member, respectively, and the guide mechanism is provided at a lower portion of the camera body, and an upper portion of a shoulder pad projecting from the rear surface of the camera body, and an upper surface of the shoulder pad The connecting member is placed on the shoulder pad and provided between the lower part of the connecting member placed on the By sliding the front side of the connecting member toward the rear side of the camera body while guiding the structure, the connector provided on the front side of these connecting members and the connector provided on the rear side of the camera body are securely fitted. It is something that can be done.

2. Description of the Related Art A so-called integrated camera is provided with a camera body, a connecting member such as a VTR and an adapter connected to the camera body, and provided on the camera body and the connecting member, respectively, and connected to the camera body. A pair of connectors that fit together when the members are connected, and a guide mechanism that guides the mating of the connectors. The guide mechanism allows the position of the connector of the connection member to be changed to the position of the connector of the camera body. The connecting member is connected to the camera body while being adjusted.

By the way, in a conventional camera of this type, generally,
As shown in the figure, a guide shoe as a guide (positioning) mechanism 103 is attached to a rear surface 102 of a camera body 101, and a VTR (not shown) is provided in a guide groove 104 provided in the guide shoe.
By fitting the lower end side of the guide protrusion provided on the connecting member such as, and sliding the connecting member vertically downward along the guide shoe, the connector of the connecting member is connected to the connector 105 provided on the camera body 101. And the connecting member is connected to the camera body 101.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Conventionally, as described above, since the guide shoe as the guide mechanism 103 is mounted on the rear surface 102 of the camera body 101, there are the following problems.

(1) Since a guide shoe is required, the number of parts increases accordingly.

(2) The guide shoe literally guides the mating of the connector, and in order to exhibit its function, the mounting (assembly) accuracy to the camera body 101 is required.
In order to increase the mounting accuracy, a special assembling jig must be used to perform an accurate assembling operation, which results in poor assembling workability, which causes a reduction in productivity and an increase in cost.

(3) Due to the presence of the guide shoe, the front shape of the connecting member such as the VTR and the adapter is limited.

The present invention can solve the above-mentioned conventional problems by effectively utilizing a shoulder pad provided at a lower portion of a camera body.

[Means for Solving the Problems] A camera body, a connecting member such as a VTR and an adapter connected to the camera body, and a connecting member provided on the camera body and the connecting member, respectively. Sometimes comprising a pair of connectors that fit together and a guide mechanism that guides the connectors between each other,
In the camera, the guide mechanism connects the connecting member to the camera body while adjusting the position of the connector of the connecting member to the position of the connector of the camera body, wherein the pair of mating connectors are connected to a rear surface of the camera body. The guide mechanism is provided at the lower part of the camera body and is provided at the lower part of the camera body, and the upper part of the shoulder pad projecting from the rear surface of the camera body, and the connecting member mounted on the upper surface of the shoulder pad. It was provided between the lower part.

[Operation] The connector is provided on the front surface of the connecting member by sliding the front surface of the connecting member toward the rear surface of the camera body while placing the connecting member on the upper surface of the shoulder pad and guiding it by the guide mechanism. Thus, the connector provided on the rear surface of the camera body can be securely fitted.

Embodiment Next, the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the camera 1 of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view,
The camera 1 includes a camera body 2 and a connecting member 3 such as a VTR connected to the camera body 2. The connecting member 3 is attached to a lower portion of the camera body 2 and is connected to the camera body 2 while being mounted on an upper surface of a shoulder pad 5 protruding from a rear surface 4 side of the camera body 2. By placing the lower surface 6 of the shoulder pad 5 on the shoulder, a so-called ordinary photograph such as a still photograph can be photographed by the camera body 2 in a so-called carrying state, and a so-called video film can be photographed by a VTR as the connecting member 3. Has become.

FIG. 3 is a view of the camera body 2 as viewed from the rear surface 4 side, and FIG. 4 is a view of the connecting member 3 as viewed from the front surface 7 side. A pair of male and female connectors that fit into each other is provided at the facing portion of the front surface 7 of the member 3.
8 and 9 are provided, and a concave groove is formed on the upper surface of the shoulder pad 5 projecting from the rear surface side of the camera body 2.
A convex portion 11 is provided on the lower surface of the connecting member 3 so as to be slidably fitted in the concave groove 10, and a guide mechanism 12 is formed by the concave groove 10 and the convex portion 11. I have.

The one connector 8 is fixed to the inside of the camera body 2 with its front side facing a vertically long opening 13 provided on one side of the rear surface 4 of the camera body 2. A recess 14 is formed on the front side of the connector 8, and a large number of terminal pins 15 are arranged in the recess 14.

The other connector 9 is a concave portion of the one connector 8.
The connecting member 3 has a convex portion 16 which projects from a vertically long opening 17 provided on one side of the front surface 7 of the connecting member 3. Pin holes 18 ... 18 into which the terminal pins 15 ... 15 are inserted are provided on the surface side of the convex portion 16, and the lower surface side of the convex portion 16 is connected by a floating mechanism 19 shown in FIGS. 3 is swingably supported.

When the connecting member 3 is connected to the camera body 2, the floating mechanism 19 is connected to the connector 8 provided on the camera body 2.
Even if the position of the connector 9 provided on the connecting member 3 is slightly displaced, the deviation is absorbed so that the concave and convex portions 14 and 16 of the two can be securely fitted. The floating mechanism 19 includes a connector support board 22 having upper and lower ends fixed to the bottom of the connector 9 with a pair of upper and lower screws 20 and 21, and a swingable upper and lower part of the connector support board 22. And a pair of upper and lower substrate support pins 23 and 24 which are supported on the substrate. The board support pins 23 and 24 are implanted inside the front surface 7 of the connecting member 3 in a state where they are located above and near the lower end of the opening 17, and a flange (flange) 25 is provided at the tip end side. Is provided. A portion 26 of the pair of upper and lower substrate support pins 23, 24
Pin receiving holes provided near the upper and lower ends of the connector support board 22
27, and a retaining ring 29 is attached to the tips of the board support pins 23 and 24 with screws 28 so that the connector support board 22 to the connector 9 can be moved vertically or horizontally within the size of the pin receiving hole 27. It can be swung in a direction or the like.

The concave groove 10 constituting the guide mechanism 12 is formed on the upper surface of the shoulder pad 5 with a predetermined width w and a predetermined depth t from the front end side to the rear surface 4 of the camera body 2 as shown in FIG. Have been.

In the embodiment shown in the drawings, the concave groove 10 is formed by using a retainer fitting of the shoulder pad 5. That is, the shoulder pad 5 is made of a foamable synthetic resin material with a retainer fitting inserted therein, and the synthetic resin material is reinforced with the retainer fitting. Therefore, in the embodiment, the retainer fitting has a groove in advance.
10 is formed, and the shoulder pad 5 is formed by exposing a portion to be a concave groove of the retainer fitting to the outside when the shoulder pad 5 is formed.

The convex portion 11 that fits into the concave groove 10 is formed by bending a metal guide plate 30 and is attached to the lower surface of the connecting member 3 with a screw 31 or the like. 32 is a battery box.
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 33 denotes a CCD cable connector provided on the VTR as the connecting member 3, and a shoulder near the connector is provided so as not to hinder the connection of the cable (not shown) to the connector 33. A step 34 is provided on the upper surface of the pad.

Since the camera of the embodiment has the above-described configuration, the connecting member 3 is inserted into the concave groove 10 formed on the upper surface of the shoulder pad 5.
When the convex portion 11 provided on the lower surface of the connector is inserted and the connecting member 3 is pressed toward the camera body 2, the connecting member 3 slides while being guided by the concave groove 10 and the convex portion 11, and The connector 9 provided on the front face 7 is fitted into the connector 8 provided on the rear face 4 of the camera body 2, so that the camera body 2 and the connecting member 3 are electrically connected. When the connectors 8 and 9 are fitted with each other, as described above, one connector 9 is connected to the floating mechanism 19.
Therefore, the connectors 8 and 9 can be reliably fitted to each other even when the positions of the connectors 8 and 9 are slightly shifted from each other.

After the connectors 8 and 9 are fitted together, the camera body 2 and the connecting member 3 are screwed together with screws (not shown), so that the camera body 2 and the connecting member 3 are mechanically and firmly connected. It is in a state.

In the embodiment shown in the drawings, the case where the concave groove 10 is formed using the retainer metal fitting of the shoulder pad 5 is shown.
The concave groove 10 does not necessarily need to be formed using a retainer fitting.

Further, in the embodiment, the case where the concave groove 10 is formed on the upper surface of the shoulder pad 5 and the convex portion 11 is formed on the lower surface of the connecting member 3, but conversely, the concave groove 10 is formed on the lower surface of the connecting member 3. 11 may be provided on the upper surface of the shoulder pad 5.

[Effects of the Invention] The integrated camera of the present invention has the following effects.

(1) It is no longer necessary to attach the guide shoe to the camera body as in the related art, so that the number of parts can be reduced, and the cumbersome work of attaching the guide shoe to the camera body can be eliminated. Further, the shape of the front surface of the connecting member is not limited by the guide shoe as in the related art.

(2) The connection member is placed on the shoulder pad, and the connection member is slid along the shoulder pad toward the camera body side while applying the load of the connection member to the shoulder pad, so that the electrical connection and the mechanical connection between the two can be performed. It can be done easily.

(3) Since the retainer metal of the shoulder pad is used as the groove, it is not necessary to attach a special reel metal or the like to form the groove, and the groove is formed by itself when the shoulder pad is molded with resin. Also, the positioning accuracy of the groove is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 is a perspective view of the camera of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view, FIG. 3 is a side view of the camera body viewed from the rear side, FIG. 4 is a side view of the connecting member viewed from the front side, 5 is a bottom view of the floating mechanism, FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the same, FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a concave groove portion, and FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a defect of a conventional example. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Camera, 2 ... Camera body, 3 ... Connecting member, 5 ... Shoulder pad, 8, 9 ... Connector, 10 ... Concave groove, 11 ... Convex part, 1
2… Guide mechanism.

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] A camera body, a connecting member connected to the camera body, and a pair of members provided on the camera body and the connecting member, respectively, which are fitted to each other when the connecting member is connected to the camera body. And a guide mechanism for guiding the mating of the connectors. The pair of mating connectors are provided on a rear surface of a camera body and a front surface of a connecting member, and the guide mechanism is provided with a camera. A camera provided between a shoulder pad provided at a lower portion of the main body and protruding from a rear surface of the camera main body and a connecting member mounted on an upper surface of the shoulder pad. And a guide groove formed on an upper surface of the shoulder pad and a groove formed on a lower surface of the connecting member and slidably fitted in the groove. 2. The camera according to claim 1, comprising a projection. 3. The camera according to claim 2, wherein a part of said concave groove is formed by a retainer fitting of a shoulder pad.