JP3187578U - Camera cable storage drum - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a camera cable storage drum excellent in usability with a simple configuration and reduced manufacturing cost.
A camera device in which a camera head is connected to the front end of a camera cable and a monitor main body is connected to the rear end of the camera cable is intended for storage from the monitor main body side when not in use, and the camera head side when in use. In the camera cable storage drum D pulled out from the annular drum body 10, an annular drum body 10 having an opening 12a on the upper side is mounted on the base 1, and a protrusion 13 facing inward is provided at a predetermined position on the inner peripheral edge of the opening. Even if the camera cable has a strong restoring force, the camera cable does not pop out unintentionally and is excellent in usability by being pulled out and stored while being locked to the protrusion.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a storage drum that stores a camera cable with a small camera head of a camera device attached to the tip.

  In a camera device used for inspecting the internal state of a drain pipe or the like, a small camera head is connected to the front end of a camera cable, and a monitor body is connected to the rear end.

  As an example of a camera device, Patent Document 1 discloses that a small camera is attached to the tip of a coil spring camera cable in order to inspect a clogged state caused by a foreign substance flowing in the toilet channel and the inside of a drain pipe connected to the toilet. A toilet endoscope device is disclosed in which a head is attached and a monitor body is attached to the rear end of the cable.

  For storing the camera cable of the camera device, an annular drum having an opening on the upper side is freely provided on the base, and a pipe through which the camera cable is passed is disposed above the drum and fixed to the base. A storage drum having a structure in which the rear end of a camera cable for connecting a main body is passed through the pipe and then attached to the drum, and then the camera cable is wound in order by rotating the drum is known.

  However, the camera cable storage drum has a disadvantage that the structure is complicated and the manufacturing cost is high.

JP 2012-163643 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a camera cable storage drum excellent in usability with a simple configuration and reduced manufacturing cost.

In order to achieve the above object, the device according to claim 1 is directed to a camera device in which a camera head is connected to one end of a camera cable and a monitor body is connected to the other end of the camera cable, and the camera device is not used. In the camera cable storage drum that is sometimes stored from the monitor body side and can be pulled out from the camera head side when using the device,
An annular drum body having an opening on the upper side is mounted on the base, and a projecting portion facing inward is provided at a predetermined position on the inner peripheral edge of the opening.

  In order to achieve the same object, the invention according to claim 2 is the camera cable storage drum according to claim 1, wherein a part of the base is in a horizontal direction with respect to a seat for fixing the annular drum body. It is characterized in that it is provided so as to be stretchable.

  When using the camera device, a part of the base is pulled out from the seat horizontally or expanded from the folded state in the horizontal direction, and the base is stabilized by pressing the extended portion with the operator's foot. Let In addition, when the camera device is not used, a part of the extended base is pushed into the seat portion side or folded to be compact, which is convenient.

  In order to achieve the same object, the invention according to claim 3 is the camera cable storage drum according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the holder for fixing the monitor body faces the opening of the annular drum body. Is provided.

  Since the monitor body can be fixed to the holder, it is convenient for temporary placement and carrying during inspection.

  According to this camera cable storage drum, when the camera cable is pulled out from the drum body, even if the camera cable is bent, even if it has a strong restoring force, it is locked to the protrusion provided at the opening of the drum body. The camera cable can be prevented from popping out while being pulled out. On the other hand, when the camera cable is housed in the drum body, the camera cable can be smoothly housed without being accidentally popped out by being latched and housed in the protrusion of the drum body, which is excellent in usability.

  In addition, since the drum body is simply fixed to the base without rotating, the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

Perspective view of camera cable storage drum according to the present invention Same as above, top view Perspective view of camera cable storage drum with part of base extended Explanatory drawing which shows the state which pulls out a camera cable from a storage drum (1) Explanatory drawing which shows the state which pulls out a camera cable from a storage drum (2)

  The best mode of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  The camera cable storage drum D according to the present invention is intended for a camera device in which the camera head 35 is connected to the front end (one end) 31a of the camera cable 31 and the monitor body 40 is connected to the rear end (other end) of the camera cable 31. It is what. 1 and 2 show a state in which the camera cable 31 to which the camera head 35 is connected is stored in the camera cable storage drum D. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the camera cable storage drum D has an annular drum body 10 having an opening 12 a on the upper side attached to the base 1. The base 1 is provided with a long hole 3 along the longitudinal direction at the center of a slide leg (a part of the base) 2 having a predetermined length with a face-down U-shaped cross section, and the seat 5 covered on the slide leg 2 is formed into the long hole 3. A bolt (not shown) passed from below is screwed, and the slide leg 2 is provided so as to extend horizontally with respect to the seat portion 5 (FIG. 3). Reference numeral 4 denotes a finger hole provided in the slide leg 2.

  A holder 6 for fixing the monitor body 40 is erected at the center of the seat portion 5, and the annular drum body 10 is fixed around the holder 6. Reference numeral 7 denotes a horizontal hook provided on the upper portion of the holder 6 having an appropriate height. The hook 7 is used to fix the monitor body 40 by inserting the back portion of the monitor body 40.

  Incidentally, the monitor main body 40 conforms to the one disclosed in Patent Document 1, but a known structure including a liquid crystal display unit for displaying still images / moving images photographed by the camera head 35, various operation buttons, a battery, and the like. belongs to.

  The camera cable 31 is provided with a lead wire (not shown) that connects the camera head 35 and the monitor main body 40, and uses a coil spring having a strong restoring force that returns to a straight line even when bent, in other words, a strong spring. Yes.

  In this embodiment, the slide leg 2 is provided so as to be stretchable by sliding in the horizontal direction with respect to the seat portion 5. However, the present invention is not limited to this and is shown in the seat portion 5. It is also possible to have a structure in which the legs that are not connected are connected by trillions, and the folded legs are opened to extend horizontally.

  The annular drum body 10 is a ring in which a plurality of wire rods 11 extend a predetermined length in the radial direction with the holder 6 as a center and then folded upward, and are formed at their tip end portions 11a with a predetermined diameter. 12 is fixed by welding. On the inner peripheral edge of the opening 12a of the ring 12, projections 13 facing inward are provided at predetermined locations, in this embodiment at two locations. A holder 6 for fixing the monitor main body 40 is provided at the center of the opening 12a so as to face it.

  As described above, the camera cable storage drum D according to the present invention can be housed from the monitor body 40 side when the camera device is not used and can be pulled out from the camera head 35 side when the device is used.

Next, a method of using the camera cable storage drum D according to the present invention will be described.
(Storing)
(1) First, the slide leg 2 of the base 1 is pulled out from the seat portion 5 in the horizontal direction, and an appropriate place is stepped on and pressed by the operator's foot.
(2) Start to be housed in the drum body 10 from the monitor body 40 side. Alternatively, the monitor main body 40 is detached from the camera cable 31, and the monitor main body 40 starts to be accommodated in the drum main body 10 from the removed (rear end) side. When the camera cable 31 is housed, the camera cable 31 is strong and tends to jump out of the opening 12a, but the camera cable 31 is locked to the protrusion 13 (FIG. 4). The protrusion 13 performs a stopper function.
(3) Finally, the camera head 35 is accommodated (FIG. 3).
(4) After all the camera cables 31 are stored, the slide leg 2 is pushed into the seat 5 side.

(take out)
(1) First, the slide leg 2 of the base 1 is pulled out from the seat portion 5 in the horizontal direction, and an appropriate place is stepped on and pressed by the operator's foot.
(2) The camera head 35 or the tip 31a of the camera cable 31 is grasped and taken out from the opening 12a of the drum body 10 (FIG. 5).
(3) Although the camera cable 31 tends to jump out of the opening 12a, the camera cable 31 is engaged with the projection 13 as in the case of storage (FIG. 4).
(4) When the camera cable 31 is removed, the camera device is in use. Alternatively, the camera device is put into use by connecting the monitor body 40 to the rear end of the camera cable 31 after all the camera cables 31 have been taken out.

  As described above, when pulling out the camera cable from the drum body, this camera cable storage drum can be pulled out while being locked to the protrusion of the drum body, even if the camera cable is bent and has a strong restoring force. This prevents the camera cable from popping out. On the other hand, when the camera cable is housed in the drum body, the camera cable can be smoothly housed without being accidentally popped out by being latched and housed in the protrusion of the drum body.

D: Camera cable storage drum 1 according to the present invention 1 ... Base 2 ... Slide leg (part of base)
5 ... seat 6 ... holder 10 ... annular drum body 12a ... opening 13 ... projection 31 ... camera cable 31a ... tip (one end)
35 ... Camera head 40 ... Monitor body

Claims (3)

Targeting a camera device in which the camera head is connected to one end of the camera cable and the monitor body is connected to the other end of the camera cable. In the camera cable storage drum provided so that
A camera cable storage drum, wherein an annular drum main body having an opening is attached on a base, and a protruding portion facing inward is provided at a predetermined position on an inner peripheral edge of the opening.   The camera cable storage drum according to claim 1, wherein a part of the base is provided so as to extend in a horizontal direction with respect to a seat portion that fixes the annular drum body.   The camera cable storage drum according to claim 1, wherein a holder for fixing the monitor body is provided so as to face an opening of the annular drum body.

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