JP5556543B2 - Camera module mounting device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a camera module mounting apparatus.

  A camera mechanism is widely used in various devices such as mobile phones, and general-purpose camera modules for this purpose are commercially available. This general-purpose camera module is a unit in which a photographing lens and an image sensor such as a CMOS image sensor or a CCD image sensor are unitized. Specifically, a base unit that holds an image sensor, a lens unit that is mounted on the base unit and that stores a photographing lens, and a flexible printed circuit board (Flexible Printed Circuits) that is drawn laterally from the base unit. Has been. In a mobile phone or the like, since the camera module is usually fixed to a casing, the FPC has a belt shape with a predetermined length (2 to 3 cm).

  Patent Document 1 describes a mobile phone in which a cylindrical camera casing (corresponding to a camera housing) is rotatably attached to a terminal body, and a camera body (corresponding to a camera module) is housed therein. Yes. In this mobile phone, the camera body can be directed to the scene by rotating only the camera housing while leaving the terminal body intact.

JP 2003-262913 A

  In the camera module described in Patent Document 1, the FPC is pulled out laterally from the base portion and then bent at a right angle, and then forms a loop of about one turn (about 450 °). This loop allows the camera housing to rotate.

  When a camera module is installed in a rotatable camera housing as in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to use an FPC with a loop. However, since the general-purpose camera module has no loop and is not long enough to form a loop, the general-purpose camera module cannot be used in a rotatable camera housing. For this reason, since a dedicated camera module is required, the cost of the apparatus is increased.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a camera module mounting device that can install a general-purpose camera module in a rotatable camera housing.

In order to achieve the above object, a camera module mounting device according to the present invention includes a camera housing rotatably attached to an end of a body case housing a recording unit and a recording unit, and a connector. A relay board mounted in the housing; an image sensor; and a flexible board that is folded back in a substantially U shape and connects the image sensor and the relay board via the connector, and overlaps the relay board A camera module to which the image sensor is attached, a left and right transducer connected to the relay board for converting sound from a scene into an audio signal, and a loop located on one side of the camera housing, recording unit and the image flexible wiring sheet which connects the relay substrate, positioned on the other side of the camera housing Has-loop, characterized in that it comprises a flexible wiring sheet for voice for connecting the relay substrate and the recording unit.

The left and right transducers are preferably provided on both sides of the camera housing. Examples of each flexible wiring sheet include FPC and FFC (Flexible Flat Cable).

  Furthermore, it is preferable that a camera module holder for holding the camera module on the relay board is provided, and the camera module holder and the relay board are fixed to the camera housing with screws.

  According to the present invention, since a relay board to which a flexible wiring sheet having a loop is connected and a camera module is attached to the relay board, a general-purpose camera module can be used.

It is a front perspective view which shows the portable recording device with a camera. It is a back perspective view showing a portable recording device with a camera. It is a perspective view which shows the upper part of the portable recording device with a camera of the state which removed the back cover. It is sectional drawing which shows a right-and-left microphone and a camera. It is a disassembled perspective view of the camera which removed the left-right axis plate. It is a disassembled perspective view of the camera which decomposed | disassembled the camera housing. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows a camera module, a relay board | substrate, a left-right transducer, and a left-right support arm. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows a left transducer and a left support arm. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows a camera housing. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows a camera module, FPC, a relay board | substrate, and a module holder. It is sectional drawing of a camera. It is sectional drawing which shows the front cover of the state which fixed the left shaft board with the click stop mechanism, the rear cover, and the left shaft board. It is sectional drawing which shows the front cover of the state which cancelled | released fixation of the left shaft plate by a click stop mechanism, a rear cover, and a left shaft plate. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical constitution of the portable recording device with a camera.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the portable recording device 2 with a camera includes a main body case 3, a left microphone 4, a right microphone 5, and a camera 6. Each of the microphones 4 and 5 collects the sound in the scene and converts the collected sound into an electric signal. The main body case 3 includes a front cover 11, a main body portion 12, and a rear cover 13. The camera 6 includes a camera housing 14 and a camera module 64 (see FIG. 6) fixed in the camera housing 14, and is rotatably attached to the main body case 3.

  The front cover 11 is provided with an LCD 21, a shooting / recording button 22, a playback button 23, and a stop button 24. Further, the front cover 11 includes a menu button 25, a mode switching button 26, a display button 27, a zoom button 28 for enlarging and reducing an image during shooting and reproduction, and up, down, left and right around an enter button (decision button). A select / enter key 29 with a select button is provided.

  When the mode switching button 26 is pressed, a moving image shooting mode in which moving image shooting and recording are performed, a still image shooting mode in which only shooting of a still image is performed without recording, a recording mode in which only recording is performed without shooting, an image, One of the playback modes for playing back audio can be selected.

  Below the LCD 21, a first function button 31, a second function button 32, and a third function button 33 for executing various functions are provided.

  The rear cover 13 is formed with a plurality of speaker holes 13a for emitting sound output from the speaker 36 (see FIG. 14) to the outside.

  When the shooting / recording button 22 is pressed in the movie shooting mode, movie shooting and recording are started. When the shooting / recording button 22 is pressed in the still image shooting mode, still image shooting is started. When the shooting / recording button 22 is pressed in the recording mode, recording is started.

  When the playback button 23 is pressed in the playback mode, the selected data (file) among the recorded moving image, still image, and sound is played back. The moving image and the still image are displayed on the LCD 21, and the sound is output from the speaker 36.

  When the menu button 25 is pressed, a setting screen for performing various settings is displayed on the LCD 21. When “PLAYLIST” in the setting screen is selected, a selection screen for selecting data to be reproduced is displayed. When the select / enter key 29 is operated on the selection screen or the setting screen, setting and selection are performed.

  When the first function button 31 is operated for a long time, the power is turned on / off, and when the third function button 33 is operated, a home screen for displaying the shooting / recording elapsed time and the remaining time is displayed.

  On the side surface of the main body case 3, there are provided a volume knob 40 for adjusting the volume, an output terminal 41 for outputting sound, and an output terminal 42 for outputting image.

  The left microphone 4 is housed in a left transducer chamber 46 formed in a substantially cylindrical shape by the front cover 11, the main body 12, the rear cover 13, and the left microphone lower cover 43 (see FIG. 3). Left transducer 47 (see FIG. 3). The right microphone 5 is housed in a right transducer chamber 49 formed in a substantially cylindrical shape by the front cover 11, the main body 12, the rear cover 13 and the right microphone lower cover 44 (see FIG. 3). Right transducer 50 (see FIG. 3).

  On the peripheral surface of the right transducer chamber 49, six sound collection openings 49a (three on the front side and three on the back side) formed over a range of about 90 ° are formed in order to allow ambient sounds to reach the right transducer 50. ing. A microphone cap 48 is attached to the side surface of the right transducer chamber 49. The microphone cap 48 is formed with a sound collection hole 48 a for allowing the right sound to enter the right transducer chamber 49. Similarly, the left transducer chamber 46 is formed with a sound collection opening 46a, and a microphone cap 48 is attached to the side surface.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the main body 12 includes a left microphone lower cover 43 for forming the lower surface of the left transducer chamber 46, and a right microphone lower cover 44 for forming the lower surface of the right transducer chamber 49. Is provided.

  4 to 8, the left transducer 47 is supported by the left support arm 55, and the right transducer 50 is supported by the right support arm 56. The left support arm 55 and the right support arm 56 are symmetrical. The left support arm 55 is held by the camera housing 14 at the base. Two pieces protrude from the base portion in two directions at the tip of the left support arm 55 and support the left transducer 47 by contacting a part of the outer peripheral portion and a part of the side surface of the front and rear surfaces of the left transducer 47. Horn-shaped support portions 55a and 55b are formed. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view seen from below.

  Support claws 55c that support the left transducer 47 are formed at the top and bottom of the support portions 55a and 55b. In the left transducer 47, a part of the outer peripheral portion and a part of the side surface of the front and rear surfaces are supported by the support portions 55a and 55b and the support claws 55c, and there is a gap in the periphery (upper, lower, front and rear). The left transducer chamber 46 is accommodated. Vibration applied to the left transducer chamber 46 is absorbed by the support portions 55a and 55b, and transmission to the left transducer 47 is reduced. Similarly, the right transducer 50 is supported by support portions 56a and 56b and a support claw 56c of the right support arm 56. The left and right transducers 47 and 50 are supported by the left and right support arms 55 and 56 in a state where the left and right transducers 47 and 50 are inclined, for example, 45 ° with respect to the direction of the camera 6.

  In FIG. 9, the camera housing 14 includes a camera front cover 61 and a camera rear cover 62, and has a substantially cylindrical shape. The camera front cover 61 is provided with a transparent photographing window 63. A camera module 64 is disposed behind the photographing window 63, and the camera module 64 is attached so as to overlap the relay board 65. The camera module 64 includes a lens portion 64a in which a photographing lens is incorporated, and a base portion 64b. An image sensor, for example, a CMOS (image sensor) 66 (see FIG. 14) is attached to the base portion 64b. . One end of the FPC 70 is fixed to the rear surface of the base portion 64b, and a CMOS 66 is connected to the FPC 70. As shown in FIG. 10, the camera module 64 is held by a camera module holder (hereinafter, module holder) 67 and attached to the relay board 65. A CCD may be used instead of the CMOS 66.

  The camera front cover 61 is formed with two receiving bosses 61a for receiving the module holder 67, and the receiving boss 61a is formed with a screw fastening hole 61b. Each of the camera covers 61 and 62 is formed with a hooking recess 68 for hooking a fingertip when the camera 6 is rotated.

  The module holder 67 is formed with two positioning projections 67a and two screw insertion holes 67b. The module holder 67 is formed with a box-shaped receiving portion 67c opened upward, and the camera module 64 is accommodated therein. The module holder 67 is formed with a pressing piece 67d that holds the upper end of the camera module 64 and a hook 67e that engages with the relay board 65. Two hooks 67e are formed, one on each side. In FIG. 10, only one hook 67e is depicted.

  The relay board 65 has two positioning holes 65a into which the positioning protrusions 67a are inserted and two screw insertion holes 65b. A connector 71 for connecting the camera module 64 is attached to the relay board 65. The connector 71 has a connection opening 71a on the upper surface. The FPC 70 having one end connected to the camera module 64 is inserted into the connection opening 71a at the other end (tip) in a state of being folded back by, for example, 180 ° so as to be substantially U-shaped. Due to the elastic force of the FPC 70, the camera module 64 is urged forward (in a direction away from the relay substrate 65) and pressed against the pressing piece 67d of the module holder 67, thereby preventing rattling.

  As shown in FIG. 7, one end of two connection wires 81 for connecting the left transducer 47 is connected to the relay substrate 65. Similarly, the right transducer 50 is connected to the relay substrate 65 by two connection wires 82.

  One end of the audio FFC 83 is connected to the right end of the relay board 65, and one end of the image FPC 84 is connected to the left end of the relay board 65. In addition, the relay board 65 is provided with an LED 88 indicating that photographing is in progress. Light from the LED 88 is incident on a transparent light guide 89 attached to the module holder 67. The tip of the light guide 89 is inserted into a guide hole 61c formed in the camera front cover 61, and light from the LED 88 is irradiated to the outside through the light guide 89 to indicate that photographing is in progress.

  The screw 90 is screwed into the screw fastening hole 61 b of the camera front cover 61 through the screw insertion hole 65 b of the relay substrate 65 and the screw insertion hole 67 b of the module holder 67. With this screw 90, the module holder 67 and the relay substrate 65 are fixed to the camera front cover 61.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the camera front cover 61 has a semi-cylindrical left front convex portion 91 formed on the left side surface, and a semi-cylindrical right front convex portion 92 (see FIG. 9) formed on the right side surface. Yes. The camera rear cover 62 has a semi-cylindrical left rear convex portion 93 formed on the left side surface, and a semi-cylindrical right rear convex portion 94 formed on the right side surface.

  The left front convex portion 91 of the camera front cover 61 is formed with an FPC notch 95 through which the image FPC 84 is inserted and pulled out from the left side portion of the camera module 14. Similarly, an FPC notch 96 is formed in the left rear convex portion 93 of the camera rear cover 62. The wall surfaces of the FPC cutouts 95 and 96 are inclined so that the image FPC 84 protrudes upward and laterally.

  The right front convex portion 92 of the camera front cover 61 is formed with an FFC notch 97 through which the audio FFC 83 is inserted and pulled out from the right side portion of the camera module 14. Similarly, an FFC notch 98 is formed in the right rear convex portion 94 of the camera rear cover 62. The wall surfaces of the FFC notches 97 and 98 are inclined so that the audio FFC 83 protrudes downward and sideward.

  The left front projection 91 is formed with two positioning projections 91a for positioning the left support arm 55, and similarly, the right front projection 92 is formed with two positioning projections 92a. The left rear convex portion 93 is formed with a notch 93a through which the left support arm 55 is inserted. Similarly, the right rear convex portion 94 is formed with a notch 94a.

  A left holding recess 91 b for holding the left support arm 55 is formed inside the left front projection 91, and similarly, a left holding recess 93 b is formed inside the left rear projection 93. In addition, a right holding recess 92 b for holding the right support arm 56 is formed inside the right front protrusion 92, and similarly, a right holding recess 94 b is formed inside the right rear protrusion 94.

  The left support arm 55 is formed with a positioning piece 55d and a holding piece 55e. The positioning piece 55d is inserted between the two positioning projections 91a, and one end of the holding piece 55e is inserted into the left holding recess 91b. In this state, the camera rear cover 62 is attached to the camera front cover 61, and the other end of the holding piece 55e is inserted into the left holding recess 93b, so that the left support arm 55 is removed from the camera front cover 61 and the camera rear cover 62. Is held by the camera housing 14. Similarly, since the positioning piece 56d of the right support arm 56 is inserted between the two positioning projections 92a and the holding piece 56e is inserted into the right holding recesses 92b and 94b, the right support arm 56 is attached to the camera housing 14. Retained. As a result, the camera module 64 arranged in the camera housing 14 and the left and right transducers 47 and 50 supported by the left and right support arms 55 and 56 are integrated.

  A screw tightening hole 101 and a positioning hole 102 are formed in the left front convex portion 91 and the left rear convex portion 93, respectively. Further, a screw tightening hole 103 and a positioning hole 104 are formed in the right front protrusion 92 and the right rear protrusion 94, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a substantially C-shaped left shaft plate 107 is attached to the left front convex portion 91 and the left rear convex portion 93, and the right front convex portion 92 and the right rear convex portion 94 are substantially C-shaped. The right shaft plate 108 is attached.

  The left shaft plate 107 is formed with two screw insertion holes 111 and two positioning projections 112, and the right shaft plate 108 is formed with two screw insertion holes 113 and two positioning projections 114, respectively. With the positioning projection 112 inserted into the positioning hole 102 and positioned, the screw 116 is screwed into the screw fastening hole 101 through the screw insertion hole 111, and the left shaft plate 107 is fixed to the camera housing 14. Similarly, the right shaft plate 108 is fixed to the camera housing 14 with screws 116.

  A left bearing portion 118 that rotatably supports the left shaft plate 107 is provided inside the left transducer chamber 46, and a right bearing portion 119 that rotatably supports the right shaft plate 108 is provided inside the right transducer chamber 49. Is provided (see FIG. 4). Since the left and right shaft plates 107 and 108 are rotatably supported by the left and right bearing portions 118 and 119, the camera 6 to which the left and right shaft plates 107 and 108 are fixed is rotatable. In the present embodiment, the camera 6 is provided so as to be rotatable within a range of 180 ° between a front-facing state (see FIG. 2) and a rear-facing state. It is possible to position freely, such as in the state.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, a click stop mechanism 121 is provided inside the left transducer chamber 46 in order to regulate the rotational position of the left shaft plate 107. The click stop mechanism 121 includes a click recess 122 formed on the side surface of the left shaft plate 107 and a click claw 123 formed on the front cover 11. The click claw 123 is formed at the tip of an elastically deformable click piece 124 formed on the front cover 11. When the click claw 123 is fitted into the click recess 122, the position of the left shaft plate 107 is fixed, and the camera 6 is also fixed at that position. Three click recesses 122 are formed at a pitch of 90 °. In addition, the pitch which forms the click recessed part 122 can be changed suitably.

  Inside the right transducer chamber 49, a detection switch 125 (see FIG. 14) for detecting that the camera 6 is directed upward is disposed. The right shaft plate 108 is formed with a switch projection 108a (see FIG. 5) that presses the detection switch 125 when the camera 6 is rotated from the front-facing position shown in FIG. 2 to the upward-facing position. Has been. The switch protrusion 108a turns off the detection switch 125 when the camera 6 is rotated from a position facing backward to a position facing upward. The detection switch 125 outputs a detection signal when turned on.

  The audio FFC 83 that is inserted through the FFC cutouts 97 and 98 of the camera covers 61 and 62 and pulled out from the right side of the camera housing 14 is looped (rounded), for example, once (360 °). And the right shaft plate 108. Further, the image FPC 84 inserted through the FPC cutouts 95 and 96 of the camera covers 61 and 62 and pulled out from the left side of the camera housing 14 is looped, for example, 1.5 rotations (540 °), and the camera housing 14 And the left shaft plate 107. Note that the number of turns (angle) of the audio FFC 83 and the image FPC 84 is equal to or greater than the rotation angle (180 °) of the camera housing 14, and the diameter of the camera housing 14, the audio FFC 83, and the image FPC 84 Although it can be appropriately changed depending on the material, the amount of rotation angle of the camera housing 14 can be changed in consideration of the amount of change in the winding diameter of the audio FFC 83 and the image FPC 84 when the camera housing 14 is rotated. It is preferably 2 times or more, that is, 360 ° (1 roll) or more.

  There is a gap between the looped portion of the audio FFC 83 and the convex portions 92 and 94 of the camera covers 61 and 62, and the camera housing 14 is rotated to pull or loosen the audio FFC 83. Sometimes, the audio FFC 83 is deformed in the gap. When the audio FFC 83 is pulled due to the rotation of the camera housing 14, the circular diameter of the audio FFC 83 is deformed to be small. When the audio FFC 83 is loosened due to the rotation of the camera housing 14, the audio FFC 83 is circularly wound Deforms so that the diameter increases. Similarly, when the camera housing 14 is rotated and the image FPC 84 is pulled or loosened, the image FPC 84 is deformed within the gap between the image FPC 84 and the convex portions 91 and 93.

  One end of the audio FFC 83 and the image FPC 84 is connected to the relay board 65 in the camera housing 14, and the other end is connected to the control board 128 housed in the main body case 3 (see FIG. 3). The relay module 65 to which the audio FFC 83 having the loop and the image FPC 84 are connected is used, and the camera module 64 is attached to the relay board 65. Therefore, the camera module 64 uses a general-purpose camera module having the linearly extending FPC 70. be able to.

  In FIG. 14, the relay substrate 65 is provided with an AFE (Analog Front End) 132 for CMOS. The CMOS AFE 132 performs noise component removal, amplification processing, and digital processing on the analog image signal input from the CMOS 66 to convert it into a digital signal. In addition, the relay board 65 is provided with an LED 88 for displaying a photographing state.

  The control board 128 is provided with a recording / playback control unit 141 that controls the drive of the portable recording device 2 with a camera. In the still image shooting mode, the image signal from the camera 6 is recorded by the recording / playback control unit 141 on the SD card 142 that is detachably stored in the main body case 3 as still image data. In the moving image shooting mode, the audio signals from the left and right microphones 4 and 5 and the image signal from the camera 6 are recorded on the SD card 142 as a moving image file including image data and audio data by the recording / playback control unit 141. In the recording mode, audio signals from the left and right microphones 4 and 5 are recorded on the SD card 142 as audio data by the recording / reproduction control unit 141.

  The control board 128 includes an audio A / D converter 144 that converts an analog audio signal input from the left and right transducers 47 and 50 through the relay board 65 and the audio FFC 83 into a digital audio signal, and the relay board 65. There are provided an image DSP (Digital Signal Processor) 145 and an audio DSP 146 that perform various signal processing on the digital signal input from the, and a display control unit 147 for controlling the display of the LCD 21.

  Here, the camera mechanism includes a CMOS 66, a CMOS AFE 132, an image DSP 145, and a recording / reproduction control unit 141, and the recording unit includes an image DSP 145 and a recording / reproduction control unit 141. The stereo recording mechanism includes left and right transducers 47 and 50, an audio A / D converter 144, an audio DSP 146, and a recording / reproduction control unit 141. The recording unit includes an audio DSP 146 and a recording / reproduction control unit 141. ing.

  Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described. When shooting a moving picture with the portable recording device 2 with camera, the mode switching button 26 is operated to set the moving picture shooting mode. The camera housing 14 is rotated so that the camera 6 faces the scene to be photographed. When the camera housing 14 is rotated, the click piece 124 is elastically deformed, and the click claw 123 comes out of the click recess 122 and the fixation is released (see FIG. 13). When the camera 6 is rotated to a position where the click claw 123 faces the click recess 122, the click piece 124 returns to its original shape (elastic deformation), and the click claw 123 is inserted into the click recess 122. In order to release the fixation of the camera housing 14, a relatively large force is required. In normal use, the camera housing 14 is not released even if vibration is applied.

  Further, the relay board 65 also rotates during the rotation of the camera housing 14. In response to this rotation, the loops of the audio FFC 83 and the image FPC 84 arranged on the left and right of the camera housing 14 are loosened or tightened, so that the camera housing 14 rotates smoothly without being caught.

  Due to the rotation of the camera housing 14, the camera module 64 in the camera housing 14 and the left support arm 55 and the right support arm 56 rotate integrally. By this rotation, the photographing window 63 is adjusted to the scene, and the left and right transducers 47 and 50 supported by the left and right support arms 55 and 56 are adjusted to a state inclined by 45 ° with respect to the scene.

  When the camera 6 is rotated from the front-facing position to the upward-facing position, the detection switch 125 is turned on by the switch projection 108a of the right shaft plate 108, and a detection signal is sent from the detection switch 125 to the recording / reproduction control unit 141. Entered. When the detection signal is input, the recording / reproduction control unit 141 rotates the image 180 ° from the state captured by the CMOS 66 and inverts the image. Further, when the camera 6 is rotated from the position facing backward to the position facing upward, the detection switch 125 is turned off by the switch projection 108a, and the input of the detection signal is stopped. The recording / playback control unit 141 stops the inversion of the image when the input of the detection signal is stopped.

  In the moving image shooting mode, since the camera module 64 is operating, the CMOS 66 captures a scene and outputs an image signal. This image signal is input to the CMOS AFE 132 of the relay substrate 65 via the FPC 70. The input image signal is amplified, sampled, and A / D converted by the CMOS AFE 132, and then sent as a digital signal to the control board 128 via the image FPC 84.

  Sound from the scene enters the left and right transducer chambers 46 and 49 through the sound collection openings 46a and 49a and the sound collection holes 48a. These sounds are converted into audio signals by the left and right transducers 47 and 50 and input to the audio A / D converter 144 of the control board 128 via the connection wires 81 and 82, the relay board 65, and the audio FFC 83. The audio A / D converter 144 converts an audio signal input via the audio FFC 83 into a digital signal. Since the audio FFC 83 is separated from the image FPC 84, generation of noise due to interference between the audio signal and the image signal is prevented. In addition, since a space is secured around the left and right transducers 47 and 50, particularly in the rear, high-quality audio signals can be obtained without being affected by the rear.

  The image DSP 145 on the control board 128 performs simple image processing on the digital image signal and then sends it to the LCD 21 via the display control unit 147. On the LCD 21, a through image for monitoring is displayed.

  After confirming the scene on the LCD 21, the shooting / recording button 22 is pressed to start moving image shooting. During this moving image shooting, the image DSP 145 performs high-precision image processing on the digital image signal, and the sound DSP 146 performs various signal processing on the digital sound signal. The recording / playback control unit 141 generates a moving image file including image data and audio data from the digital signal subjected to the signal processing, and records it on the SD card 142. The captured image is displayed on the LCD 21 even during the moving image shooting.

  In the still image shooting mode, only the camera mechanism is activated and the recording mechanism is not activated. When the shooting / recording button 22 is pressed in the still image shooting mode, the recording / playback control unit 141 records the digital image signal subjected to the image processing by the image DSP 145 on the SD card 142 as still image data. Even in the still image shooting mode, a through image for monitoring is displayed on the LCD 21.

  In the recording mode, only the recording mechanism is activated and the camera mechanism is not activated. When the photographing / recording button 22 is pressed, the recording / playback control unit 141 records the digital audio signal subjected to signal processing by the audio DSP 146 as audio data on the SD card 142.

  In the playback mode, thumbnail images of moving images and still images and a title of audio data are displayed on the LCD 21 as a selection screen for selecting data or files to be played back. The select / enter key 29 is operated to select one to be reproduced, and the reproduction button 23 is pressed. When the play button 23 is pressed, the recording / playback control unit 141 reads one selected from the still image data, the sound data, and the moving image file in the SD card 142, displays the image on the LCD 21, and displays the sound. Is output from the speaker 36.

  In the above embodiment, the present invention is implemented in a portable recording device with a camera, but may be implemented in a mobile phone with a camera.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the transducer is arrange | positioned in the state inclined in the transducer chamber inside, you may arrange | position a transducer in parallel with a transducer chamber interior.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the audio FFC is drawn out from the right side of the camera housing and the image FPC is drawn out from the left side of the camera housing.

  In the above embodiment, the support arm supports a part of the front and rear surfaces and side surfaces of the transducer. However, the support arm may support at least the front surface of the transducer, and supports the entire rear surface and side surfaces of the transducer. May be.

  Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the left shaft plate is positioned at a predetermined rotational position, but the right shaft plate may be positioned.

2 Portable Recording Device with Camera 3 Body Case 6 Camera 14 Camera Housing 47 Left Transducer 50 Right Transducer 64 Camera Module 65 Relay Board 67 Camera Module Holder 70 FPC
83 FFC for audio (flexible wiring sheet for audio)
84 FPC for images (Flexible wiring sheet for images)

Claims (3)

A camera housing rotatably attached to the end of the main body case housing the recording unit and the recording unit ;
A relay board having a connector and mounted in the camera housing;
A camera module having an imaging device and a flexible substrate that is folded back in a substantially U shape and connects the imaging device and the relay substrate via the connector, and the imaging device is attached at a position overlapping the relay substrate When,
Left and right transducers connected to the relay board for converting audio from a scene into audio signals;
A flexible wiring sheet for images having a loop located on one side of the camera housing and connecting the recording unit and the relay board;
A flexible wiring sheet for audio having a loop located on the other side of the camera housing and connecting the recording unit and the relay board;
A camera module mounting apparatus comprising: The camera module mounting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the left and right transducers are provided on both sides of the camera housing. A camera module holder for holding the camera module on the relay substrate;
The camera module mounting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the camera module holder and the relay substrate are fixed to the camera housing with screws.

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