JP3131267U - Data recording apparatus having imaging function - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a data recording apparatus having an imaging function that has both imaging and data recording functions at the same time, reduces the number of connection ports used, and avoids the inconvenience of purchasing each of the imaging apparatus and the data recording apparatus.
An apparatus has an imaging function including an apparatus body 1 having a first electrical connector at one end, an imaging unit 5 installed in the apparatus body 1, and a recording unit 6 installed in the apparatus body 1. A data recording apparatus is provided. The combined function of imaging and data recording is simultaneously provided, and two functions can be performed simultaneously with a single connection port. As a result, a limited number of connection ports can be used efficiently, the inconvenience of having to purchase an imaging device and a data recording device can be avoided, and the cost can be further reduced more efficiently and the storage space can be saved. .
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Description

  The present invention relates to a data recording apparatus having an imaging function, and more particularly, to an apparatus in which an imaging unit is provided on a data recording apparatus.

  Currently, competition for 3C products (personal computers, communication and consumer electronic products) is fierce, and with the improvement of research and development technology, consumer demands for functions of 3C products have become relatively severe. Therefore, if the 3C product does not have a composite function, it may disappear from the market, affecting the profit of the industry.

  A conventional data recording device (for example, a flash memory or the like) does not have an imaging function and can provide only a single function of data recording. Due to the widespread use of portable electronic products, there is a need to make imaging functions portable, and when a conventional data recording device is connected to a related electronic product (for example, a notebook computer), one connection port is occupied. Will be. The current personal computer has a large number of peripheral devices and needs to be used appropriately for each connection port, and if a peripheral device that has only a single function occupies one connection port, the use efficiency Lowers and affects the use of other peripheral devices. This does not meet the requirement of having the combined functionality in current 3C products.

  Therefore, the present inventor has made a detailed observation and research in order to improve the defect, and proposed a data recording apparatus that effectively improves the defect with a rational design according to the operation of academic theory. .

  The main object of the present invention is to simultaneously record and record data, reduce the number of connection ports used, and record data with an imaging function that avoids the inconvenience of purchasing each of the imaging device and the data recording device. Is to provide a device.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an imaging function including an apparatus body having a first electrical connector at one end, an imaging unit installed in the apparatus body, and a recording unit installed in the apparatus body. A data recording device having

  The present invention has the following effects. The combined function of imaging and data recording is provided at the same time, two functions can be performed simultaneously with a single connection port, and a limited number of connection ports can be used efficiently. Therefore, the inconvenience of having to purchase the imaging device and the data recording device can be avoided, and the cost can be more efficiently reduced and the storage space can be saved.

  In addition, a rotation connecting member is installed on the apparatus main body, and the rotation connecting member can perform an operation combining rotation and swinging, and the user can adjust the apparatus main body to every angle and position, and imaging The unit can capture the image accurately.

  Hereinafter, the features and technical contents of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the accompanying drawings are used only for reference and explanation, and the claimed scope of the present invention is narrowly limited. It goes without saying that it is not a thing.

  The present invention provides a data recording apparatus having an imaging function, and FIGS. 1 to 3 show a first embodiment according to the present invention. As shown in these drawings, an apparatus main body 1, an imaging unit 5, and a recording unit 6 are included. The apparatus main body 1 includes a fixed base 2, a movable base 3, and a rotational connection member 4.

  As shown in FIG. 4 (refer to FIGS. 1 to 3 at the same time), one end of the fixed base 2 has a first electrical connector 21, which is a USB interface plug, The electrical connector 21 is electrically connected to the connection device 7. The connection device 7 has a fourth electrical connector 71 for inserting the first electrical connector 21. The connecting device 7 is a fixed chuck, and the fixed chuck is electrically connected to an electronic product such as a personal computer to perform data transmission work. The fixing chuck can be fixed above the display of the personal computer or at any position. The apparatus main body 1 is stably positioned on a personal computer display by a fixed chuck, and the imaging unit 5 can capture an image in a stable state. The fixed base 2 has a first connecting portion 22 at one end, and the first connecting portion 22 is pivotally attached to the rotating connecting member 4.

  The movable base 3 has a built-in image pickup unit 5, and the image pickup unit 5 is for performing image shooting work. The movable base 3 has a second connecting portion 31 at one end, and the second connecting portion 31 is pivotally attached to the rotating connecting member 4.

  The rotary connection member 4 may be a universal joint, and includes a rotary shaft 41, a first pivot member 42, and a second pivot member 43. The rotating shaft 41 is disc-shaped, and one end of a first pivoting member 42 and a second pivoting member 43 is pivotally attached to the axial centers of both ends of the pivoting shaft 41. The first pivot member 42 and the second pivot member 43 can rotate 360 degrees around the axis of the rotation shaft 41. The other end of the first pivoting member 42 is pivoted to the first connecting portion 22, and the fixed base 2 swings 180 degrees at the other end of the first pivoting member 42 by the first connecting portion 22. Can do. The other end of the second pivot member 43 is pivoted to the second connection portion 31, and the movable base 3 swings 180 degrees at the other end of the second pivot member 43 by the second connection portion 31. Can do. Therefore, the imaging unit 5 on the movable base 3 can be adjusted to any angle and position according to the user's request, and the imaging unit 5 can be accurately adjusted to the object that the user wants to capture an image.

  The recording unit 6 is built in the fixed base 2 or the movable base 3, and is electrically connected to the fixed chuck via the first electrical connector 21, and can perform data storage and transmission operations for electronic products such as personal computers.

  In use, the fixed chuck is fixed to the upper edge, side edge or other appropriate position of the display of the personal computer, and the first electrical connector 21 on the fixed base 2 is inserted into the fourth electrical connector 71 of the fixed chuck. To wear. Then, the image pickup unit 5 on the movable base 3 is adjusted to an appropriate angle and position, and the image pickup operation is performed by accurately aligning the image pickup unit 5 with the object, and the image pickup is completed. After storing image data or other files in the recording unit 6, the first electrical connector 21 of the apparatus body 1 is removed from the fourth electrical connector 71 of the fixed base, and further connected to other electronic products to store data and Perform transmission work.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the connection device 7 is a wireless mouse charging pedestal, and the wireless mouse charging pedestal is electrically connected to a personal computer and has a fifth electrical connector 72 on the wireless mouse charging pedestal. The first electrical connector 21 of the fixed base 2 is electrically connected to the fifth electrical connector 72 of the wireless mouse charging pedestal by an insertion method, and the image and file data in the recording unit 6 can be transmitted to an electronic product such as a personal computer. . Therefore, the efficiency equivalent to that of the first embodiment can be sufficiently exhibited.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the device body 1 of the present invention can be directly connected to a portable electronic device such as a notebook computer.

  FIG. 7 shows a second embodiment according to the present invention, and the movable base 3 has a first movable member 32 and a second movable member 33. The first movable member 32 has a second electrical connector 321, and the second electrical connector 321 is a USB interface plug. The second movable member 33 has a third electrical connector 331, and the third electrical connector 331 is a USB interface connection port. The second electrical connector 321 and the third electrical connector 331 are installed corresponding to each other and are electrically connected by an insertion method. The recording unit 6 can be built in the movable base 3, the first movable member 32, or the second movable member 33. The image taken by the imaging unit 5 and the data stored by the recording unit 6 are passed through the third electrical connector 331, the second electrical connector 321 and the first electrical connector 21 electrically connected to the connection device 7, Transmitted to a notebook computer or other electronic product.

  FIG. 8 shows a third embodiment according to the present invention. The second electrical connector 321 may be a USB interface connection port, and the third electrical connector 331 may be a USB interface plug.

  The first electrical connector 21, the second electrical connector 321, the third electrical connector 331, the fourth electrical connector 71, and the fifth electrical connector 72 may be a USB interface or an IEEE 1394 interface.

  In this way, when used, it can be selected from the two types of plug and connection port and can be electrically connected to the electronic product, thereby avoiding that the connectors cannot be connected to each other.

  9 to 12 show a fourth embodiment according to the present invention, and the apparatus main body 1 may adopt a single member design. The imaging unit 5 and the recording unit 6 are directly built in the apparatus body 1, and a first electrical connector 21 is provided at one end of the apparatus body 1. The first electrical connector 21 is a USB interface plug or connection port, and is electrically connected to the connection device 7. The connection device 7 is a fixed chuck or a mouse charging base. The first electrical connector 21 can be inserted into the fourth electrical connector 71 of the fixed chuck and the fifth electrical connector 72 of the mouse charging base, and is connected to an electronic product such as a notebook personal computer to perform data storage and transmission work.

  The present invention has the following advantages. Combined imaging and data recording functions can be performed simultaneously, and two functions can be performed simultaneously with a single connection port of electronic products such as notebook computers. Furthermore, a limited number of connection ports can be used efficiently, the inconvenience of having to purchase an imaging device and a data recording device can be avoided, cost can be efficiently reduced, and storage space can be saved.

  Further, since the rotation connecting member 4 is installed on the apparatus main body 1, the rotation connecting member 4 can operate in combination with rotation and swinging, and the user can set the apparatus main body 1 at any angle and position. However, the image pickup unit 5 can accurately take in the image.

  The above description is merely a preferred specific embodiment of the present invention, and does not limit the scope of the claims for utility model registration of the present invention. Any person skilled in the art having ordinary knowledge in the field can make appropriate changes and modifications within the field of the present invention. However, such changes and modifications should be delivered within the scope of the claims of the present invention. Needless to say.

It is a figure which shows the structure of 1st Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a figure (one) which shows operation | movement of 1st Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is FIG. (2) which shows operation | movement of 1st Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a use condition figure (1) of a 1st embodiment concerning the present invention. It is a use condition figure (2) of a 1st embodiment concerning the present invention. It is a use condition figure (3) of a 1st embodiment concerning the present invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of 2nd embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of 3rd Embodiment concerning this invention. It is a use condition figure (4) of 4th Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a use condition figure (2) of 4th Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a use condition figure (3) of a 4th embodiment concerning the present invention. It is a use condition figure (4) of a 4th embodiment concerning the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Apparatus main body 2 Fixed base 3 Movable base 4 Rotating connection member 5 Imaging unit 6 Recording unit 7 Connection apparatus 21 1st electrical connector 22 1st connection part 31 2nd connection part 32 1st movable member 33 2nd Of the movable member 41 Rotating shaft 42 First pivot member 43 Second pivot member 71 Fourth electrical connector 72 Fifth electrical connector 321 Second electrical connector 331 Third electrical connector

Claims (13)

An apparatus including a fixed base, a movable base, and a rotational connection member, wherein one end of the fixed base has a first electrical connector, and the rotational connection member is connected between the fixed base and the movable base The body,
An imaging unit connected to the movable base;
A data recording apparatus having an imaging function including a recording unit installed in the apparatus main body.   The movable base has a first movable member and a second movable member, a second electric connector is provided at one end of the first movable member, and a third electric connector is provided at one end of the second movable member. The data having an imaging function according to claim 1, wherein a connector is provided, and the second electrical connector of the first movable member is inserted into the third electrical connector of the second movable member. Recording device.   3. The data recording apparatus having an imaging function according to claim 2, wherein the first electrical connector, the second electrical connector, and the third electrical connector are a USB interface or an IEEE 1394 interface.   The data recording apparatus having an imaging function according to claim 2, wherein the imaging unit is built in the first movable member.   The data recording apparatus having an imaging function according to claim 1, wherein the rotational connection member is a universal joint.   The pivot connecting member has a first pivot member, a second pivot member and a pivot shaft, and both ends of the pivot shaft are respectively a first pivot member and a second pivot member. The data recording apparatus having an imaging function according to claim 1, wherein the data recording apparatus is pivotally attached to the camera.   The other end of the fixed base has a first connecting portion, and the first pivoting member of the rotational connecting member is pivotally attached to the first connecting portion of the fixed base. A data recording apparatus having the imaging function according to claim 6.   The movable base has a second connection portion at one end, and the second pivot member of the pivot connection member is pivotally coupled to the second connection portion of the movable base. Item 7. A data recording apparatus having the imaging function according to Item 6.   2. The data recording device having an imaging function according to claim 1, wherein the first electrical connector is electrically connected to a connection device.   The data recording apparatus having an imaging function according to claim 1, wherein the recording unit is built in the fixed base or the movable base. An apparatus main body having one electrical connector at one end;
An imaging unit installed in the apparatus body;
A data recording apparatus having an imaging function including a recording unit installed in the apparatus main body.   12. The data recording apparatus having an imaging function according to claim 11, wherein the first electrical connector is a USB interface or an IEEE1394 interface.   12. The data recording apparatus having an imaging function according to claim 11, wherein the first electrical connector is electrically connected to a connection device.

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