JPH01307370A - Video camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To relieve the physical fatigue of a camera man by setting the best position of a grip freely in matching with the body structure of the camera man and the characteristic of the movement of hands. CONSTITUTION:A horizontal tightening screw 25 is arranged at the upper side of a grip mount member 8 by an angle adjustment mechanism 10 and a vertical tightening screw 26 is arranged at the left side (right side in case of viewing the lens system 3 from the front side) of a grip mount member 8. Thus, when the camera man is a right-handed person, a camera main body 2 is put on the shoulder by a shoulder pad member 6 and the best position of the grip 9 gripped by its right hand is set while gripping the grip 9 by the right hand 9 and the horizontal tightening screw 25 and the vertical tightening screw 26 by the left hand. Since the best position of the grip is set freely in matching with the body structure of the camera man and the characteristic of the movement of hands in this way, the physical fatigue of the camera man is relieved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a grip for a video camera.

[Summary of the invention]

The present invention makes it possible to adjust the angle of the video camera clip in two perpendicular directions, horizontal and vertical, so that the best position of the grip can be freely set, such as adjusting to the twist of the cameraman's hand when shooting. It has been made possible.

[Conventional technology]

Regarding grips for video cameras, the applicant of the present invention has previously filed an earlier application (for example, Utility Model Application No. 55-46015).

In the video camera of this prior application, a grip is attached to the tip of a grip attachment member that projects forward of the camera body so that the angle can be adjusted in the vertical direction.

The camera is a small, handheld video camera that is used by a cameraman with the camera body placed on his shoulder and gripped with his right or left hand when taking pictures.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, in the tapered video camera, the angle adjustment mechanism of the grip only had one direction, the vertical direction.
It is not possible to set the best grip position according to the photographer's physique and hand movement characteristics (so-called habit), such as adjusting the angle of the grip to the twist of the photographer's hand. The problem was that it was easy to cause physical fatigue.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a video camera in which the grip position can be freely set according to the physique and hand movement characteristics of the cameraman.

[Failure to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the video camera of the present invention has the following features:
It is equipped with an angle adjustment mechanism that adjusts the angle of the grip in the horizontal direction, vertical direction, and a composite direction thereof.

[For production]

The video camera that was defeated in #4, like the one in the above H-pi, is made by adjusting the grip angle to the combined force direction of the horizontal and vertical directions, so that the grip angle corresponds to the twist of the cameraman's hand. can be set to confession.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the video camera of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

First, the entire video camera will be explained with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6.

This video camera 1 is a small, handy type VTR-integrated video camera, and has a camera body 2 with a built-in VTR, a lens system 3 and a viewfinder 4 attached to the front part, and a handle 5 attached to the top. A shoulder rest member 6 is attached to the bottom, and a battery case 7 is attached to the rear.

A pistol-shaped grip 9, for example, is attached to the lower part of the tip of a grip attachment member 8 that projects horizontally forward from the bottom of the camera body 2 by an angle adjustment mechanism 1o. A pair of left and right stands 11 are attached to the lower part of the grip attachment member 8 at approximately the middle in the front-rear direction. Further, a grip control box 12 attached to the side of the lens system 6 is provided with switches 13 such as a start/stop switch and a return switch for a VTR, and a zoom switch for driving a zoom lens. The grip 9 also has switches 14 similar to those described above.
is attached, and the camera body 2 and the control box 12 and the control box 12 and the grip 9 are connected by cables 15 and 16, respectively. Note that safety belts 17118 are attached to the grip 9 and control box 12, respectively.

This video camera 1 is constructed as described above, and when shooting, a cameraman places the camera body 2 on a piece of paper using the shoulder rest member 6, grips the grip 9 with his right hand (or left hand), and while looking at the viewfinder 4. , the grip 9 is operated by operating the switches 14 with the fingertips. Note that the grip attachment member 8 is configured to be detachable from the camera body 2, and the grip 9 and stand 11 are removed from the camera body 2 by means of the grip attachment member 8, and the control box 12 is gripped by hand.

It is also possible to use the switches 13 by operating them with your fingertips.

Next, the details of the angle adjuster s10 of the grip 9 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

This angle adjustment mechanism 10 has a pair of horizontal chrysanthemum seats 21.2.
2, and a pair of vertical chrysanthemums 23 and 24 on the left and right.

This is a combination of a horizontal tightening screw 25 and a vertical tightening screw 26. An upper horizontal chrysanthemum seat 21 is provided on the lower surface of the tip of the horizontal grip mounting member 8, and a lower horizontal chrysanthemum seat 21 is provided on the upper surface of the horizontal piece 27a of the chrysanthemum block 27 formed in an L-shape. 22, one vertical chrysanthemum seat 23 is provided on the side surface of the vertical piece 27b, and the other vertical chrysanthemum seat 23 is provided on the side surface of the mounting piece 28 vertically protruding from the upper end of the grip 9.
4 are provided. The grip mounting member 8 has a through hole 29 that passes through the center of the horizontal chrysanthemum seat 21 in the vertical direction.
The horizontal piece 27a of the chrysanthemum block 27 is provided with a female screw hole 30 in the center of the horizontal chrysanthemum block 22, and the vertical piece 2
7b is provided with a through hole 31 passing through the center of the vertical chrysanthemum seat 23 in the horizontal direction, and the mounting piece 28 is provided with a female screw hole 32 at the center of the vertical chrysanthemum seat 24. Further, the horizontal tightening screw 25 and the vertical tightening screw 26 each have a screw shaft 25.
a, 26aK step parts 25b, 26b and knob 25c
, 26c are provided.

Then, by inserting the screw shaft 25a of the horizontal tightening screw 25 through the through hole 29 of the grip mounting member 8, screwing it into the female screw hole 30 of the chrysanthemum block 27, and tightening it, the pair of upper and lower horizontal chrysanthemum seats 21. A chrysanthemum seat block 27 is fixed to the grip mounting member 8 with the grip mounting members 8 and 22 secured to each other. In addition, the screw shaft 26a of the vertical tightening screw 26 is attached to the chrysanthemum block 27.
The pair of left and right vertical chrysanthemum seats 2 are inserted through the through hole 31 of the mounting piece 28 and screwed into the female screw hole 32 of the mounting piece 28 and tightened.
3 and 24 are engaged with each other, and the grip 9 is fixed to the chrysanthemum seat block 27 through the mounting piece 28.

Next, the operation of this angle adjustment machine number 10 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 2A to 3.

First, by loosening the horizontal tightening screw 25 and disengaging the pair of upper and lower horizontal chrysanthemum seats 21 and 22, the grip 9 can be freely moved in the horizontal direction of arrow a around the vertical rotation center 11) 1. The angle can be adjusted.

In addition, by loosening the vertical tightening screw 26 and disengaging the pair of vertical chrysanthemum seats 23 and 24, the grip 9 can be freely moved in the vertical direction around the horizontal rotation center line P1. The angle can be adjusted.

Therefore, by loosening the horizontal tightening screw 25 and the vertical tightening screw 26 at the same time, the angle of the grip 9 can be freely adjusted in the composite direction of the horizontal direction and the vertical direction. This is #)
The pest position of the grip 9 can be freely set according to the physique and hand movement characteristics of the cameraman, such as by adjusting the angle of the grip 90 to correspond to the twist of the cameraman's hand.

By the way, according to this angle adjustment device No. 10, the horizontal tightening screw 25 is arranged above the grip mounting member 8, and the vertical tightening screw 26 is placed on the grip mounting member 8 at 5 ft 1l (the lens system 3 is mounted from the front). In this case, the camera body 2 is placed on the right side), so if the photographer is right-handed, the camera body 2 can be placed on the chest plate member 6.
carried on the shoulder by.

While holding the grip 9 with your right hand, adjust the horizontal tightening screw 25 and the vertical tightening screw 26 with your left hand (by loosening or tightening the horizontal tightening screw 26), and find the best position of the grip 9 while holding it with your right hand. can be easily set up.

Teta. According to this angle adjustment @Yuzu 10, as shown in FIG. 6, when taking low-angle shots with the video camera 1, the grip 9 is fixed by turning it to a high position on the side of the grip mounting member 8. , the grip 9 will not become a nuisance and you will be able to take photos without straining yourself.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, if the grip 9 is folded in the direction indicated by the arrow, etc., and the stand 11 is set up in the direction of the arrow C, the video camera 1 can be placed in the shoulder rest 5 and 6 while the grip 9 is in the wrong position. With the stand 11, the housing can be placed vertically and grounded on a horizontal surface such as a table, and the lens string 3-? There is no risk of damaging the viewfinder 4, etc.

Note that FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 show details of the mounting structure of the stand 11, in which a mounting shaft 42 is rotatably mounted in a horizontal mounting hole 41 of the grip mounting member 8, and the mounting shaft A pair of left and right stands 1 fixed to both ends of 42
1 can freely rotate in the direction of arrow C, C! II+ has been completed. Then, the stopper bin 43 provided on one stand 11 is moved within the recess s44 of the stand mounting member 8, and the swing coil spring 45 mounted on the outer periphery of the mounting shaft 42 is moved.
As a result, both stands 11 are urged to rotate in the direction of the arrow EiJc. Further, the tip of the tightening screw 48 with the handle 47 screwed into the vertical female screw hole 46 of the stand mounting member 8 is connected to the mounting shaft 42 through a friction member 49 such as a molded part.
It is 114M long and can be crimped and separated freely.

Therefore, if the tightening screw 48 is loosened, both stands 11
It is rotated in the direction of arrow EiJc by the handling coil spring 45 and folded into a state substantially parallel to the lower surface of the stand attachment member 8, so that the stopper bottle 43 comes into contact with the step 44b on the upper side of the recess 44. .

Next, when using the stand 11, rotate the one-car stand 11 in the direction of arrow C against the torsion coil spring 46, stand it up almost vertically below the stand mounting member 8, and insert the stopper pin 43 into the recess 944. While in contact with the lower step s44a, tighten the tightening screw 48 using the handle 47 to press the friction member 49 onto the mounting shaft 42 and fix the one-car stand 11. Note that when this stand 110 is used, as shown in FIG.
Since a rotational moment in the direction of arrow C is applied to , the stopper pin 43 is biased in the direction in which it comes into contact with the step portion 44a. Therefore, the tightening force of the mounting shaft 42 by the MI screw 48 may be as large as that of an old man.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention includes various effective modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention without addition to the embodiments.

〔Effect of the invention〕

The present invention is constructed as described above.

This produces the following effects.

By adjusting the angle of the grip to match the twist of the photographer's hand, the best grip position can be freely set according to the photographer's physique and hand movement characteristics, reducing the photographer's physical fatigue. It can be reduced.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of the main parts, Figures 2A and 2B are front views of the main parts, Figure 3 is an FS view of the main parts, Figure 4 is a perspective view of the entire video camera, and Figure 5. is the total number of video cameras
Ililil! ! i3. FIG. 6 is a front view of the entire video camera, FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the moving parts of the stand, and FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the stand mounting structure. In addition, in the symbols used in the drawings, 1..fist..
......Video camera 8...Grip mounting member 9...
...Grip 10...Angle adjustment mechanism 21.22...Horizontal chrysanthemum seat 23.24...Vertical chrysanthemum seat 25...・・・・・・Horizontal tightening screw 26・・・・・・Vertical tightening screw a・・・・・・Horizontal direction b・・・・・・・・・Vertical direction .

Claims (1)

[Claims] A video camera equipped with an angle adjustment mechanism that adjusts the grip angle horizontally, vertically, and in a composite direction.