JP6852760B2 - Imaging device - Google Patents

Description

The present technology relates to an imaging device.

In recent years, self-portraits (self-portraits) in which a user takes an image of himself / herself as a subject have become widespread due to the development of social media, and there is an increasing demand for an imaging device capable of comfortably taking a self-portrait. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a foldable mobile phone and a touch panel type mobile terminal having a camera for taking a selfie.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-229854

In recent years, there has been an increasing need to photograph the user himself / herself with an imaging device such as a digital still camera. However, the current situation is that existing image pickup devices do not have a function suitable for self-portraits.

In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present technology is to provide an imaging device suitable for self-portrait.

The imaging device according to one form of the present technology includes a main body and a movable unit.
The main body has a lens barrel portion having an optical axis in the first axial direction.
The movable unit is provided on the main body. The movable unit has a movable portion in which a position relative to the lens barrel portion is variably configured in a second axial direction orthogonal to the first axial direction, and the movable portion is urged toward the lens barrel portion. It has an urging mechanism.

According to the above-mentioned imaging device, for example, an attached body capable of displaying a subject image can be sandwiched between the lens barrel portion and the movable portion. Further, since the movable unit has an urging mechanism, it is possible to stably hold the attached body. As a result, the user can take an image while checking the image to be taken with the attached body displayed in the image pickup direction, so that the user's desired image can be obtained in self-portrait.

Typical examples of the attached body include a display device capable of receiving a subject image from an image pickup device, an electronic device such as a mobile terminal, and the like. In addition to this, an article having a mirror surface capable of presenting its own image to the user may be used.

The main body may further have a housing portion having a longitudinal direction in the second axial direction and capable of accommodating the movable portion. The lens barrel portion is provided, for example, at one first end portion of the housing portion in the longitudinal direction, and the movable unit is provided at the other second end portion of the housing portion in the longitudinal direction. Provided.

The movable portion may be composed of a shaft-shaped member. The axial member has a longitudinal direction in the second axial direction and is configured to be movable along the second axial direction. The urging mechanism may include an elastic member fixed between the shaft-shaped member and the housing.

The movable portion further has an engaging portion, the first position where the engaging portion engages with the second end portion of the housing portion, and the engaging portion from the second end portion. It may be configured to be movable between the second position separated in the second axial direction.
According to this configuration, since the engaging portion engages with the second end portion at the first position, careless movement of the movable portion can be prevented. Further, for example, when the attached body is gripped by the movable portion and the urging mechanism, the second position is determined according to the size of the attached body, so that the attached body is set to that size. It can be gripped regardless.

The engaging portion has a first posture of engaging with the second end portion at the first position, and the mirror at the second position facing the lens barrel portion in the second axial direction. It may be configured to be switchable from a second posture capable of gripping the attached body in cooperation with the tubular portion.
As a result, since the second posture is a posture facing the second axial direction, the attached body can be gripped more effectively.

The lens barrel portion may further include an annular convex mirror portion that is convex in the imaging direction. As a result, the relative position between the user's figure and the lens barrel can be confirmed by visually recognizing the convex mirror.

The lens barrel portion may further have a light emitting portion that is arranged around the opening and irradiates light in the imaging direction.

An imaging device according to another embodiment of the present technology includes an imaging unit and an attach unit.
The image pickup unit has a lens barrel portion having an optical axis in the first axial direction and a first holding portion.
The attachment portion is a second holding that can move along a second axial direction orthogonal to the first axial direction and can hold the attached body in cooperation with the first holding portion. It has a unit and is connected to the image pickup unit.

As described above, according to the present technology, it is possible to obtain a user's desired image in self-portrait. The effects described here are not necessarily limited, and may be any of the effects described in the present technology.

It is a front view of the image pickup apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this technique. It is a top view of the image pickup apparatus. It is a right side view of the said image pickup apparatus. It is a left side view of the image pickup apparatus. It is a bottom view of the above image pickup apparatus. It is a rear view of the said image pickup apparatus. It is a perspective view of the said image pickup apparatus. It is a front view explaining one operation example of the said image pickup apparatus. It is a perspective view explaining one operation example of the said image pickup apparatus. It is a front view which shows one use example of the said image pickup apparatus. It is a side view which shows one use example of the said image pickup apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows one use example of the said image pickup apparatus. It is a front view which shows the modification of the structure of the said difference imaging apparatus.

Hereinafter, embodiments relating to the present technology will be described with reference to the drawings.

[Overall configuration of imaging device]
1 to 7 show an image pickup apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology. FIG. 1 is a front view, FIG. 2 is a plan view, FIG. 3 is a right side view, and FIG. 4 is a left side view and FIG. Is a bottom view, FIG. 6 is a rear view, and FIG. 7 is a front perspective view. 8 and 9 are a front view and a perspective view for explaining an operation example of the image pickup apparatus, respectively, and FIGS. Is.

The X-axis direction, Y-axis direction, and Z-axis direction in the figure indicate three axial directions that are orthogonal to each other. The X-axis direction corresponds to the left-right direction, the Y-axis direction corresponds to the front-back direction, and the Z-axis direction corresponds to the height direction.

The imaging device 1 of the present embodiment is configured not only to be used alone, but also to be used in combination with a mobile terminal 50 as an attached body, as shown in FIGS. 10 to 12.

[Configuration of imaging device]
The imaging device 1 of the present embodiment has a main body 10 and a movable unit 20. Hereinafter, the configurations of the main body 10 and the movable unit 20 will be described.

(Main body)
The main body 10 constitutes an imaging unit having a lens barrel portion 30 and a housing portion 40.

The housing portion 40 has a longitudinal direction in the Z-axis direction. A lens barrel portion 30 is provided at one end 40a (first end) of the housing portion 40 in the longitudinal direction, and a movable unit 20 is provided at the other end 40b (second end). ..

The housing portion 40 includes a front portion 41 (first surface) on the imaging direction (+ Y direction) side, a back portion 42 (second surface) on the opposite side, and a front portion 41 and a back portion 42. It has a side surface portion 43 provided between them.

In the present embodiment, the external shapes of the front portion 41 and the back portion 42 are formed in an oval shape having a long axis in the Z-axis direction, but the present invention is not limited to this. The front surface portion 41 is formed of a flat surface, and has a concave groove 41b (FIGS. 1 and 7) formed in a central portion thereof having a predetermined width in the Z-axis direction. On the other hand, the back surface portion 42 is formed by a partially cylindrical curved surface having an axial center in the Z-axis direction.

A lens barrel portion 30 is coupled to the end portion 40a side of the front surface portion 41. On the other hand, an engaged portion 41a that can be engaged with the movable unit 20 is formed on the end portion 40b side of the front portion 41. The engaged portion 41a is typically formed of a recess formed by cutting out a part of the end portion 40b of the front portion 41.

As shown in FIG. 6, a zoom switch 42a, a shutter button 42b, and a battery display unit 42c are arranged on the back surface portion 42. The shutter button 42b is composed of, for example, a button that is half-pressed to autofocus and a full-pressed button to start shooting. The remaining battery level is displayed on the battery display unit 42c.

A framing image display screen may be provided in place of or in addition to the battery display unit 42c. The zoom switch 42a, the shutter button 42b, and the display unit 42c are not limited to the example of being arranged on the back surface portion 42, and may be arranged on the front surface portion 41 or the side surface portion 43.

As shown in FIG. 5, an opening 43a is formed on the end portion 40b side of the side surface portion 43. From the opening 43a to the inside of the housing 40, a storage portion 44 (FIG. 1) capable of accommodating a part (movable portion 21) of the movable unit 20 is formed. The storage portion 44 is typically configured as a space portion having a longitudinal direction in the Z-axis direction formed from the opening 43a toward the end portion 40a side along the Z-axis direction. The storage portion 44 may extend directly below the lens barrel portion 30.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a tripod mounting hole 43b is provided on the end portion 40b side of the side surface portion 43. This makes it possible to take a picture with the image pickup device 1 attached to a tripod. The tripod mounting hole 43b may be omitted.

The inside of the housing 40 includes a control unit, a communication unit, a battery, an external storage medium, and the like, although not shown.

The control unit functions as a control processing unit that controls each unit included in the image pickup apparatus 1, and controls each unit based on an instruction input signal or the like corresponding to a user's input operation by each of the above buttons or switches.

The communication unit has a function of performing wireless communication with an external electronic device such as NFC (Near Field Communication), WIFI (Wireless Fidelity), and wireless LAN (Local Area Network). Thereby, for example, the images and videos captured by the image pickup apparatus 1 can be displayed and stored in an external electronic device. It is also possible to perform various operations such as an image pickup operation and a zoom operation of the image pickup apparatus 1 by operating the external electronic device. Therefore, it is desirable that a material such as synthetic resin that does not interfere with wireless communication with an external electronic device is used for the member constituting the outer surface of the housing portion 40.

The battery typically comprises a rechargeable secondary battery such as a lithium ion battery. As the external storage medium, a card-shaped storage medium having a semiconductor memory capable of storing image data acquired by an image sensor built in the lens barrel portion 30 is typically used.

Further, the housing 40 may be provided with an acoustic element such as a speaker or a microphone.

The lens barrel portion 30 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a tip portion 31, a base end portion 32, and an outer peripheral portion 33 formed between the tip end portion 31 and the base end portion 32. The shape of the lens barrel portion 30 is not particularly limited, and may be formed into, for example, a rectangular parallelepiped shape or other shape. The lens barrel portion 30 is connected to the front portion 41 on the end portion 40a side of the housing portion 40 at its base end portion 32.

Inside the lens barrel portion 30, a photographing lens 34 exposed to the tip portion 31 is arranged. The photographing lens 34 includes a zoom lens that can move in the optical axis direction (Y-axis direction). Further, the lens barrel portion 30 has an image pickup element inside, and the subject image formed by the photographing lens 34 is photoelectrically converted by the image pickup element to generate an image signal. The image sensor is not limited to the inside of the lens barrel portion 30, and may be arranged inside the housing portion 40.

The lens barrel portion 30 may be configured to be rotatable around the optical axis with respect to the housing portion 40. According to this configuration, the image sensor inside the lens barrel portion 30 can be rotated together with the lens barrel portion 30 in the same manner. This makes it possible to obtain a desired imaging posture without rotating the housing portion 40.

The lens barrel portion 30 may be configured to be tiltable with respect to the housing portion 40 in a predetermined direction within a predetermined angle range. This makes it possible to obtain a desired imaging direction without tilting the housing portion 40.

An annular convex mirror portion 35 is arranged at the tip end portion 31 of the lens barrel portion 30 along the peripheral edge of the photographing lens 34. The convex mirror portion 35 is made of a material having high light reflection, typically a metal member such as aluminum or silver, or a metal foil. The convex mirror portion 35 has a shape that is convex in the imaging direction (+ Y direction) from the outer edge portion toward the center. As a result, for example, when the user (operator) photographs himself / herself, the user can visually recognize his / her own figure (typically the user's face) projected on the convex mirror unit 35, and the position relative to the photographing lens 34. You can perform shooting operations while checking.

Further, since the convex mirror unit 35 is arranged so as to surround the photographing lens 34, it is possible to take an image with the user's line of sight and face facing the optical axis direction. Moreover, since the convex mirror unit 35 is convex in the imaging direction, the user's whole body image can be projected. The shape of the convex mirror portion 35 is not particularly limited, and for example, a plane mirror portion orthogonal to the imaging direction can be used. Further, the convex mirror portion 35 may be omitted.

Further, a light emitting unit 36 capable of irradiating light in the imaging direction is arranged around the convex mirror unit 35. The light emitting unit 36 is composed of, for example, a light emitting diode or the like. The emission color of the light emitting unit 36 is not particularly limited, and is typically white. The light emitting unit 36 may be used as a strobe, or may be used for the purpose of brightening the user's face and obtaining a good skin color in the case of self-portrait. The light emitting unit 36 may be omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, an engaging portion 33a (first engaging portion) is provided on the outer peripheral portion 33 of the lens barrel portion 30. The engaging portion 33a is configured to be able to hold the mobile terminal 50 in cooperation with the movable unit 20 described later.

The engaging portion 33a is an outer peripheral portion 33 of the lens barrel portion 30, and is formed in a region facing the end portion 40b side of the housing portion 40. The engaging portion 33a is typically formed of a flat surface or curved recess formed so as to hold the mobile terminal 50.

The configuration of the engaging portion 33a is not limited to the above example, and is not particularly limited as long as it is possible to prevent the mobile terminal 50 being held from falling off. For example, the engaging portion 33a may be a protruding portion protruding from the outer peripheral portion 33 toward the movable unit 20 side. Alternatively, a member made of a material having a large frictional resistance with the mobile terminal 50 may be arranged as the engaging portion 33a, and the mobile terminal 50 may be held by the frictional force. The engaging portion 33a does not necessarily have to be formed on the outer peripheral portion 33 of the lens barrel portion 30 in a special form, and may be formed of a part of the cylindrical surface of the outer peripheral portion 33.

The mobile terminal 50 is an electronic device having a display screen 51 and capable of displaying image data output from the image sensor on the display screen 51 by performing wireless communication with the communication unit of the image pickup device 1. Consists of. The mobile terminal 50 typically includes a mobile phone such as a smartphone.

[Movable unit configuration]
The movable unit 20 has a movable portion 21 and an urging member 24.

The movable portion 21 has a storage position (first position) housed in the housing portion 40 as shown in FIG. 7, and a Z-axis direction from the end portion 40b of the housing portion 40 as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9. It is connected to the housing portion 40 so that it can move linearly with a drawer position (second position) separated from the housing portion 40. The movable portion 21 is configured as an attach portion capable of holding the mobile terminal 50 in cooperation with the lens barrel portion 30.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the movable portion 21 has a shaft-shaped member 22 and an engaging member (second engaging portion or holding portion).

The shaft-shaped member 22 has a base end portion 22a which is an end portion on the housing portion 40 side and a tip end portion 22b on the opposite side of the base end portion 22a. The axial member 22 is composed of a plate-shaped member having a width direction in the X-axis direction, a thickness direction in the Y-axis direction, and a longitudinal direction in the Z-axis direction. It may be configured in the shape of.

The engaging member 23 is composed of a plate-shaped member connected to the tip end portion 22b of the shaft-shaped member 22 via a hinge. The engaging member 23 has a storage posture (first posture) that folds over the shaft-shaped member 22 as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, and a deployment posture that is substantially perpendicular to the shaft-shaped member 22 as shown in FIG. It is configured to be rotatable approximately 90 ° with (second posture).

In the storage posture, the engaging member 23 engages with the engaged portion 41a formed at the end portion 40b of the housing portion 40 at the storage position. At this time, as shown in FIG. 1, the entire engaging member 23 is formed in a size and shape that fits within the region of the engaged portion 41a, so that the movable portion 21 from the end portion 40b of the housing portion 40 is formed. Is prevented from protruding.

On the other hand, the engaging member 23 faces the lens barrel portion 30 in the Z-axis direction in the deployed posture, and grips the mobile terminal 50 in cooperation with the engaging portion 33a of the lens barrel portion 30 at the drawer position. Is configured to be possible.

The shape and thickness of the engaging member 23 are not particularly limited as long as the mobile terminal 50 can be gripped in cooperation with the engaging portion 33a. Further, the engaging member 23 may have a shape or structure for stably holding the mobile terminal 50. For example, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 11, a protruding portion 23a for improving the holding stability of the mobile terminal 50 projects toward the main body 10 in the deployed posture at the tip of the engaging member 23. It is provided. In this case, as shown in FIG. 9, the shaft-shaped member 22 is provided with an accommodating groove 22c capable of accommodating the protruding portion 23a in the accommodating posture.

The pull-out length (moving distance) of the movable portion 21 from the storage position to the pull-out position is not particularly limited as long as it can hold the mobile terminal 50 of a predetermined size. Typically, a stopper 22s (FIG. 8) is provided in the vicinity of the base end portion 22a of the shaft-shaped member 22 to prevent the movable portion 21 from coming off from the opening 43a communicating with the storage portion 44. In this case, the maximum pull-out length of the movable portion 21 up to the pull-out position corresponds to the length from the storage position until the pull-out operation of the movable portion 21 is regulated by the stopper 22s.

As shown in FIG. 8, for example, the urging member 24 is composed of a plurality of elastic members arranged between the support portion 40s inside the housing portion 40 and the stopper 22s of the movable portion 21. The urging member 24 urges the movable portion 21 toward the storage position. The urging member 24, the support portion 40s, and the stopper portion 22s form a "biasing mechanism" in the movable unit 20.

The urging member 24 is a clamp corresponding to the elastic force of the urging member 24 with respect to the mobile terminal 50 arranged between the lens barrel portion 30 (engaging portion 33a) and the movable portion (engaging member 23). Give power. As a result, the mobile terminal 50 can be stably held. Further, the urging member 24 prevents the movable portion 21 from inadvertently popping out from the housing portion 40 when the movable portion 21 is in the storage position. This makes it possible to carry the image pickup device 1 while protecting the movable portion 21 from damage and the like.

The urging member 24 is not limited to the example of being composed of a tension spring as shown in FIG. 11, and may be composed of a compression spring. The urging member 24 is not particularly limited as long as the movable portion 21 can be urged as described above, and may be composed of another elastic member such as a leaf spring or a rubber member.

[Example of using an imaging device]
Hereinafter, a typical use example of the image pickup apparatus 1 will be described.

The image pickup apparatus 1 of the present embodiment is used as a still image shooting camera, a moving image shooting video camera, and the like. In this case, the image pickup device 1 may be used alone or in cooperation with a mobile terminal such as a smartphone.

(Example of single use)
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, the image pickup apparatus 1 is carried and used with the movable portion 21 housed in the housing portion 40. At this time, the engaging member 23 of the movable portion 21 is in a stowed posture in which it engages with the engaged portion 41a of the housing portion 40. As a result, the housing portion 40 can be handled without projecting the movable portion 21 from the end portion 40b of the housing portion 40, and it is possible to prevent deterioration of operability due to the protrusion of the movable portion 21 during use. ..

The image pickup apparatus 1 may be used with the longitudinal direction of the housing portion 40 facing in the vertical direction, or may be used with the housing portion 40 facing in the horizontal direction. The image pickup device 1 may be used for shooting a subject other than the user (photographer), or may be used for shooting the user himself / herself.

When the user is photographed by using the image pickup apparatus 1, the image of the user intended can be captured because the image of the user can be photographed while confirming the appearance of the user reflected on the convex mirror unit 35 provided in the lens barrel unit 30. It can be easily obtained. Further, when a part of the finger (typically the thumb) that grips the image sensor 1 of the user is located in the concave groove 41b of the front portion 41 of the housing portion 40, the concave groove causes the finger in the X-axis direction. Since the blurring is absorbed or alleviated, a stable still image without camera shake can be obtained.

(Example of use in cooperation with a mobile terminal)
The image pickup device 1 can be used in combination with a mobile terminal such as a smartphone. In this case, the mobile terminal 50 is attached to the image pickup apparatus 1 via the movable unit 20 that functions as an attach unit.

When attaching the mobile terminal 50 to the image pickup apparatus 1, first, the movable portion 21 in the storage position is pulled out in the Z-axis direction, and the engaging member 23 is rotated from the storage posture to the deployment posture. The movable portion 21 is typically pulled out at a distance greater than the width or length of the mobile terminal 50.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, the mobile terminal 50 is brought into contact with the front portion 41 of the housing portion 40 so that the display screen 51 faces the imaging direction (+ Y direction), and further, the upper end of the mobile terminal 50. The portion is brought into contact with the engaging portion 33a formed on the outer peripheral surface 33 of the lens barrel portion 30. Then, the movable portion 21 is moved to the housing portion 40 side, and the engaging member 23 is brought into contact with the lower end portion of the mobile terminal 50.

As described above, the mobile terminal 50 is attached to the image pickup device 1. Since the movable unit 20 includes an urging member 24 that urges the movable portion 21 toward the housing portion 40, between the engaging portion 33a of the lens barrel portion 30 and the engaging member 23 of the movable portion 21. , The mobile terminal 50 can be stably held with a predetermined clamping force. The end faces of the mobile terminal 50 supported by the engaging portion 33a and the engaging member 23 are not limited to both ends on the short side shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, and may be both ends on the long side.

Since the mobile terminal 50 attached to the image pickup unit (main body 10) via the attach portion (movable portion 21) is arranged close to the housing portion 40, short-range wireless communication is performed between the image pickup device 1 and the mobile terminal 50. Communication (NFC) becomes possible. As a result, the subject image acquired by the image pickup device 1 is transmitted to the mobile terminal 50, displayed on the display screen 51 of the mobile terminal 50, or transmitted to another electronic device via the Internet using the communication function of the mobile terminal 50. It is possible to realize usage patterns such as transmission (tethering).

Further, since the display screen 51 of the mobile terminal 50 is held so as to face the imaging direction, when the user himself / herself takes a picture, he / she can take a picture while checking the subject image on the display screen 51. This makes it possible to obtain a user's desired image in self-portrait.

Even in this case, it is possible to adjust the relative positional relationship between the photographing lens 34 and oneself while looking at the annular convex mirror portion 35 provided on the lens barrel portion 30. Further, by making the light emitting unit 36 emit light, the user's face and the like can be adjusted to a desired brightness.

Although the embodiments of the present technology have been described above, the present technology is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and it goes without saying that various changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present technology.

In the above embodiment, the mobile terminal 50 will be described as an example of the attached body, but instead of this, a reflector capable of reflecting the user's own figure such as a hand mirror may be used. .. This makes it possible to obtain a user's desired image in self-portrait.

Further, in the above embodiment, a single shaft-shaped or plate-shaped member is used as the movable portion 21, but the movable portion 21 may have a plurality of configurations. For example, as in the image pickup apparatus 2 shown in FIG. 13, a movable portion 61 having a plurality of axial members 62 having engaging members 63 capable of holding two corner portions at the lower ends of the mobile terminal 50 may be configured. Good. In this case, the effect of further improving the holding stability of the mobile terminal 50 can be expected.

Further, the movable portion 21 is extended from the housing portion 40 by replacing or in addition to the configuration of being pulled out from the housing portion 40 by a slide operation, by unfolding a folded portion at the storage position. It may be configured as follows. Further, the entire movable portion may be composed of an elastic member such as a synthetic rubber or a spring member.

Further, in the above embodiment, the housing portion 40 is integrally configured with the lens barrel portion 30, but the relative position between the lens barrel portion and the housing portion may be variably configured. That is, the housing portion may be configured as a part of the movable unit, and may be configured to hold an attached body such as a mobile terminal between the lens barrel portion and the housing portion.

The present technology can have the following configurations.
(1) A main body having a lens barrel portion having an optical axis in the first axial direction,
A movable portion in which the relative position with respect to the lens barrel portion is variably configured in the second axial direction orthogonal to the first axial direction, and an urging mechanism for urging the movable portion toward the lens barrel portion. An imaging device including a movable unit provided in the main body.
(2) The imaging device according to (1) above.
The main body further has a housing portion having a longitudinal direction in the second axial direction and capable of accommodating the movable portion.
The lens barrel portion is provided at one first end portion of the housing portion in the longitudinal direction.
The movable unit is an image pickup device provided at the other second end portion of the housing portion in the longitudinal direction.
(3) The image pickup apparatus according to (2) above.
The movable portion is composed of a shaft-shaped member having a longitudinal direction in the second axial direction and movable along the second axial direction.
The urging mechanism is an imaging device including an elastic member fixed between the shaft-shaped member and the housing.
(4) The imaging device according to (2) or (3) above.
The movable portion further has an engaging portion, the first position where the engaging portion engages with the second end portion of the housing portion, and the engaging portion from the second end portion. An imaging device configured to be movable between and a second position separated in the second axial direction.
(5) The imaging device according to (4) above.
The engaging portion has a first posture in which it engages with the second end portion at the first position, and the mirror at the second position facing the lens barrel portion in the second axial direction. An image pickup device that can be switched between a second posture that allows the attached body to be gripped in cooperation with the tubular portion.
(6) The imaging device according to any one of (1) to (5) above.
The lens barrel portion is an imaging device further including an annular convex mirror portion that is convex in the imaging direction.
(7) The imaging device according to any one of (1) to (6) above.
The lens barrel portion is an imaging device further including a light emitting portion that irradiates light in the imaging direction.
(8) An imaging unit having a lens barrel portion having an optical axis in the first axial direction, and
It has a holding portion that can move along a second axial direction orthogonal to the first axial direction and can hold the attached body in cooperation with the lens barrel portion, and is connected to the imaging unit. An imaging device including an attachment unit.

1 ... Imaging device 10 ... Main body 20 ... Movable unit 21 ... Movable part 22 ... Shaft-shaped member 23 ... Engaging member 24 ... Biasing member 30 ... Lens barrel part 33a ... Engaging part 34 ... Photograph lens 35 ... Convex mirror part 36 ... Light emitting part 40 ... Housing part 50 ... Mobile terminal

Claims (5)

A main body having a lens barrel portion having an optical axis in the first axial direction and a housing portion having a longitudinal direction in a second axial direction orthogonal to the first axial direction and capable of accommodating the movable portion. ,
A movable portion in which the relative position with respect to the lens barrel portion is variably configured in a second axial direction orthogonal to the first axial direction, and an urging mechanism for urging the movable portion toward the lens barrel portion. The movable unit provided in the main body is provided with the above .
The movable portion has a longitudinal direction in the second axial direction and is movable along the second axial direction, and the first movable portion engages with a second end portion of the housing portion. Has an engaging portion configured to be movable between the position of
The engaging portion is folded over the shaft-shaped member, and the entire engaging portion is housed in the engaged portion of the housing portion formed at the second end portion, and the first posture. It is configured to be rotatable with a second posture that is substantially perpendicular to the shaft-shaped member.
In the first posture, the engaging portion engages with the second end portion at the first position, and in the second posture, the lens barrel portion and the second axial direction. An imaging device capable of gripping an attached body in cooperation with the lens barrel portion at the second position facing the lens barrel. The imaging device according to claim 1 .
Before SL barrel portion is provided on the one first end of the longitudinal direction of the casing,
The movable unit is an image pickup device provided at the other second end portion of the housing portion in the longitudinal direction. The imaging device according to claim 2 .
Before SL urging mechanism, an imaging apparatus that includes a fixed elastic member between the shaft-like member and the casing. The imaging device according to claim 1.
The lens barrel portion is an imaging device further including an annular convex mirror portion that is convex in the imaging direction. The imaging device according to claim 1.
The lens barrel portion is an imaging device further including a light emitting portion that irradiates light in the imaging direction.

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