JPH031411A - Image recording switch structure of camera-integrated vcr - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it possible to use an operational part of an operational lever as a finger rest during image recording by forming the operational lever to be almost circular, projection-forming the operational part in a part of outer side of the lever, and attaching a recording button in the circular inside of the operational level. CONSTITUTION:A recording button 40 is locked or unlocked freely by an operational level 42 which is so supported in the way being able to rotate freely in a caved cylindrical 41 formed unitedly in a back plane 3 of a grip part 3. The operational lever 42 is made of resin and has almost circular cylindrical shape, and an operational part 42b is projected and unitedly formed in a part of outer side of a circular part 42a, and an cylindrical axis part 42c into which an axis part 40b of the recording button 40 is inserted is unitedly formed in the down side of bottom plane of the trunk 42a. Consequently, the operational part of the operational lever can be used as a finger rest during image recording.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a recording switch structure for a camera-integrated VTR.

[Summary of the Invention] The present invention has a grip section on one side of the VTR body for gripping the VTR body, and a recording button and an operation for locking/unlocking the recording button on the back side of the grip section. In the recording switch structure of a camera-integrated VTR provided with a lever, the operating lever is formed into a substantially annular shape, and an operating portion is formed partially protruding outside of this annular portion, and the above-mentioned operating lever is provided within the annular portion of the operating lever. By providing a recording button, the operating part of the operating lever can be used as a finger rest when recording.

[Conventional technology 1 For example, an 8 mm camera-integrated VTR is known.

This can be concretely explained using Figures 15 and 16.
10G is a camera-integrated VTR, and the VTR body 1
The right side of 01 is a grip section 102 for holding the VTR main body 101, and the opposite side is a VTR deck section 103 consisting of a well-known cassette holder (not shown), a tape loading mechanism, a single rotation head drum, and the like. Also, on the curved surface of the front part of this VTR body lot, there is a camera/lens part IQ4 and a microphone 10.
In addition, a viewfinder 106 is provided from the top of the VTR main body 101 on the side of the grip section 102 to the rear.

The viewfinder 106 includes a viewfinder main body 107 consisting of a pair of upper and lower cases, and a C (not shown) housed within the viewfinder main body 107.
It is roughly composed of an RT (cathode ray tube), an eyepiece barrel 110 having a diopter adjustment means 108, an eye cap 109, and the like.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 16, the VTR main body 101
There is a start/stop button type recording button 1 on the back side 102a of the grip part 102 at the position where the thumb touches.
11 are arranged. This recording button Ut is connected to a vertically long recess 102 formed on the back surface 102a of the grip section 102.
Slide button that slides up and down in b (operation Kisaragi 12
By sliding the slide button 112, the recording button 111 can be covered to prevent unnecessary recording. Incidentally, reference numeral 113 in FIG. 16 is a grip belt provided on the side surface of the grip portion IQ2.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The conventional camera-integrated VTR 100 has a structure in which the slide button 112 is slid upward and then the record button lit is pressed. This slide button can be used as a button!
12 was located directly above the record button Ill, which made it inconvenient to use.

Therefore, the present invention provides a recording switch structure for a camera-integrated VTR that can be easily operated.

[Means for Solving the Problem] A grip section for gripping the VTR body is provided on one side of the VTR body, and a recording button and an operation for locking/unlocking the recording button are provided on the back side of the grip section. In the recording switch structure of a camera-integrated VTR provided with a lever, the operating lever is formed into a substantially annular shape, and an operating portion is formed partially protruding outside of this annular portion, and the above-mentioned operating lever is provided within the annular portion of the operating lever. A recording button is provided.

[The operating lever is formed into a substantially annular shape, and the operating portion is formed partially protruding outside the annular portion, and the recording button is disposed within the annular portion of the operating lever, so that the operating lever is not pressed during recording. The control panel can be easily used as a place to relax.

[Example code] Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

In Figures 1 to 6, l is an 8mm camera-integrated VTR.
The VTR main body 2 is formed into a substantially rectangular parallelepiped.

The right side of this VTR main body 2 is a grip section 3 that holds the VTR main body 2, and this grip section 2
A substantially central portion 4a of the left side surface 4 on the opposite side is formed by protruding and lying in a semi-cylindrical shape. Then, the grip portion 3
A VTR deck section 5 is disposed from the bottom to the top. Further, a camera/lens section 6 is built in approximately the center portion 4a of the left side surface 4, and a zoom lens 7 of this camera/lens section 6 is provided.
The front part of the lens barrel part 8 having a front part protrudes toward the rear, and a viewfinder 9 for checking the image being recorded is disposed from the front side to the rear of the upper part of the left side surface 4.

At the top of the grip section 3, that is, at the top of the VTR deck section 5, there is an opening 1 for inserting and removing the tape cassette IO.
1 is provided. This opening II can be opened and closed by a lid body 12 having a cross-section having a cross-section. To be more specific, the lid I2 includes a pair of rod-shaped bins 13 arranged at a predetermined position inside the upper surface 2a of the VTR main body 2 and spaced apart from each other by a predetermined ratio.
13, and a link 1 arranged on the front side of the opening II
4, it can be manually rotated upward within a range of about 90 degrees. Further, the lid body 12 is capable of keeping the opening 11 closed by a locking mechanism +5. This locking mechanism 15 has an operating portion 16a protruding outward from a rectangular hole 12b formed in a side surface 12a of the lid [2], and a pair of guides 1 provided on the inner surface of the lid 12.
A lock button I6 that slides along the inner surface via 7a and 17b, and a tip locking portion 16b of this a-lock button 16 are connected to the V
Engagement part 2b formed on the front side of the opening 11 of the TR main body 2
It is composed of a coil spring 18 that is always biased to be locked in place. Then, as shown in FIG. 1O, by pushing the operating portion 16a of the lock button 16 in the direction of the arrow in the figure against the biasing force of the coil spring 18, the distal end locking portion 16b of the lock button 16 is pressed against the VTR. By separating from the engaging portion 2b of the main body 2, the locked state of the lid 12 is released. In addition, since the tip locking portion 16b of the lock button 16 has a slightly tapered surface, the upper surface 12c of the lid body 12
By pressing a little strongly from above, the lock button 16, which is biased by the coil spring 18 in the opposite direction to the above arrow, moves slightly in the direction of the arrow, and the end locking part 16 of the lock button 16 is moved.
b is engaged with the engaging portion 2b of the VTR body 2 and then returned to lock the closed state of the lid body 12.

Further, on the top surface 12c of the lid body 12, a camera lens section 6 is provided.
A zoom operation button 20 is provided for moving a lens barrel section 8 having a zoom lens 7 in the front and rear directions. The zoom operation button 20 has a pair of operating surfaces 20a and 20b whose upper surfaces are inclined in a substantially V-shape, and a pair of substantially M-shaped supporting plates 21 and 21 protruding from the back plate 19 of the lid body 12. The rack is rotatable like a so-called seesaw by a rod-shaped shaft 22 passed between them. By pressing either one of the pair of operation surfaces 20a, 20b of this zoom operation button 20, a protrusion 2 formed on the back surface of each operation surface 20a, 20b is pressed.
0c and 20d are a pair of push-type zoom-up and zoom-down switches 23 protruding from the back plate 19.
．． 24 to turn on/off each of the switches 23 and 24. In this case, the zoom operation button 2
When one of the operation surfaces 20a of the camera lens 0 is pressed, the lens barrel section 8 of the camera lens section 6 moves forward via the zoom-up switch 23 to zoom up. Further, when the other operation surface 20b is pressed, the lens barrel section 8 of the camera/lens section 6 is recessed via the zoom-down switch 24 to zoom down.

The VTR deck section 5 includes a cassette holder 32 that holds and attaches the tape cassette 10 to a pair of reel stands 31 and 31 of the chassis 30 disposed in the grip section 3, and a tape loading section (not shown). It is generally composed of a mechanism, a rotary head drum 33, etc., which is rotatably supported by the steering wheel 30. A rectangular cassette M34, which also serves as a side plate of the grip section 3, is attached to the cassette holder 32, and one of the reel stands 31 can be seen through a transparent window 35 provided in the cassette lid 34. The cassette holder 32 and the cassette M34 are arranged near one end of the opening 11 of the VTR main body 2, and are operated by a cassette eject button 36 that is not visible from the outside when the lid 12 is closed. Through a drive mechanism (not shown) that drives
As shown by the one-dot chain line and the two-dot chain line in FIG. 4, it is configured to move upward, then rotate outward, or move outward in parallel, making it easy to take in and take out the tape cassette IO.

Furthermore, a start/stop button-type recording button 40 is located at the position where the thumb touches on the back surface 3a of the grip portion 3.
It is arranged. This recording button 40 is connected to the grip portion 3
It can be locked/unlocked by an operating lever 42 rotatably supported in a cylindrical recess 41 integrally formed on the back surface 3a. To be more specific, the recording button 40 is made of resin, and includes an operating section 40a formed in a cylindrical shape, a shaft section 40b integrally extending downward from the operating section 40a, and an operating section 40b integrally extending downward from the operating section 40a. A pair of extended claws 40c
, 40c. A circular central hole 41b is formed in the center of the bottom 41a of the recess 4I, and a pair of large and small engaging holes 41c are formed around the central hole 41b.
, 41c, 41d, and 41d are formed at 90° intervals.

Further, the operating lever 42 is made of resin and is formed into a substantially annular cylindrical shape, and an operating portion 42b is integrally molded on a part of the outer side of the body portion (annular portion) 42a.
A cylindrical shaft portion 42c into which the shaft portion 40b of the recording button 40 is inserted is integrally protruded from the lower surface of the button a.

Further, a pair of insertion and locking holes 42d, 42d, into which the pair of claws 40c, 40c of the recording button 40 are inserted and locked, are formed around the shaft 42c at the bottom of the body 42a.

The recording button 40 is biased upwardly within the body portion 42a of the operating lever 42 via the compression coil spring 43, and the tip hook portions of the pair of claw portions 40c, 40c are pushed upwardly into the body portion 42a.
It is movable in the vertical direction until it is locked to the lower surface of the bottom of 2a. Further, a pair of pin portions 42e, 42e are formed protruding from the bottom surface of the body portion 42a of the operating lever 42. A pair of holes 44a, 44a of the ring-shaped leaf spring 44 are fitted into the pair of bottle portions 42e, 42e. These recording button 40 and operation lever 42
Start with the compression coil spring 43 and the leaf spring 44/
A stop type recording switch mechanism 45 is generally configured.

Record button 40 above. Operation lever 42. Compression coil spring 43
and the plate spring 44 are assembled, and the shaft portion 4 of the operating lever 42
2c is inserted into the center hole 41b of the recess 41. At this time, a retaining circumferential piece 42f integrally molded protruding from the lower part of the shaft 42c is attached to a knob holder (not shown) attached below the recess 41. By being locked to, it is possible to stop the removal. Then, either the pair of locking portions 44b, 44b formed in an inverted V shape on the plate spring 44 are locked in the pair of small engagement holes 41d, 41d of the recess 41, or the recording button 40 is in a locked state. (In Fig. 11, operating lever 4
The record button 40 is in the locked state when the black dot 1 applied on the back surface 3a of the grip part 3 matches the black dot 1 applied on the back surface 3a of the grip part 3).From this state, as shown in FIG. 42 in the direction of the arrow, the recording button 40 is in the unlocked state (black dot 1 applied on the operating lever 42).
The recording button 40 is unlocked when the black dot C on the back surface 3a matches the black dot C applied to the back surface 3a.
c, 41c, and the shaft portion 40b of the recording button 40 is in a state where it can move downward. This state is the recording standby state, and from this state the recording button 40 is pressed by the compression coil spring 4.
When pushed downward against the biasing force 3, the shaft portion 40b turns on/off a push-pull type start/stop type recording switch (not shown) to stop recording/recording. The recording switch is of a start/stop type, with one button acting as a start switch to issue an instruction to start recording, and two buttons acting as a stop switch giving an instruction to stop recording.

In addition, if recording is not necessary, if the operating lever 42 is placed in the state shown by the solid line shown in FIG. The recording switch cannot be turned on/off using the camera.

Further, the grip belt 46 is suspended between a pair of locking portions 3b and 3c integrally formed at the lower side of the grip portion 3. The grip belt 46 also includes a zoom lens 7 of the lens barrel section 8 of the camera/lens section 6.
A lens cap 47 is attached to cover the lens.

Further, the electronic viewfinder 9 is connected to the VTR main body 2.
It is arranged so that it can rotate approximately 90 degrees from a horizontal state to an upright state at a step portion 4b formed on the upper side of the left side surface 4 of the device. To explain in detail, this electronic viewfinder 9 is
A cylindrical viewfinder main body 50 consisting of a pair of upper and lower cabinets 50a and 50b, and a CRT housed within this viewfinder main body 50, the tube surface of which is exposed through a rectangular hole 50d formed in a curved surface on the distal end 50c side.
(cathode ray tube) 51 and the viewfinder main body 5
The eyepiece barrel 60 is arranged to be movable forward and backward with respect to the tip 50c of the eyepiece.

The viewfinder main body 50 is provided with a predetermined means so that the shaft portion 52 protrudingly formed on the side surface of the base thereof can be rotated within a range of about 90 degrees to the fitting portion 4c formed on the left side surface 4 of the VTR main body 2. It is fitted through. Further, a recess 50e is formed in the lower part of the lower cabinet 50b of the viewfinder main body 50. A convex portion 4e is formed on the upper surface of the stepped portion 4b of the VTR main body 2 corresponding to the concave portion 50e. When the electronic viewfinder 9 is in a horizontal state, the recess 50e of the viewfinder main body 50
The electronic viewfinder 9 is prevented from moving outward by engaging the convex portion 4e of the stepped portion 4b. Further, in the center of the upper surface of the stepped portion 4b, an edit switch 53 that is hidden by the viewfinder main body 50 when the electronic viewfinder 9 is in a horizontal state is slidably provided.

As shown in FIG. 12, the eyepiece barrel portion 60 is slidably provided on the outer circumferential surface of the tip portion 50c of the viewfinder main body 50, and has four L holes formed at equal intervals on the large diameter portion 61a. A cylindrical finder boulder 61 in which four pin parts 54 protruding from the outer peripheral surface of the tip part 50c are inserted into a letter-shaped lead hole 61b, and a pair formed in the large diameter part 61a of this finder holder 61. a cylindrical finder cover 62 that covers the finder holder 61 and has a pair of holes 62a, 62a that are locked to the locking part 61d of the flange 61c;
A lens holder 64 is rotatably fitted into the small diameter part 61e of the finder holder 61 and has a lens 63 fitted therein. A pair of pin portions 65a, 65a that are engaged with lead grooves 64a, 64a formed diagonally in a pair on the outer peripheral surface of the lens holder 64 are made to protrude to the inner peripheral surface from the pair of T-shaped notches 61f formed. a diopter adjustment ring (diopter adjustment means) 65; and a pair of engagement holes 66 that are engaged with a pair of engagement portions 61g and 6tg protruding from the tip of the outer peripheral surface of the small diameter portion 61e of the finder holder 61.
It is comprised of an eye cap holder 66 having a and 66 a, and a rubber eye cap 67 fitted into the eye cap holder 66.

When the finder holder 61 has finished retracting (shrinking) relative to the viewfinder main body 50, the first protrusion 61b' formed in each lead hole 61 locks each pin 54 of the viewfinder main body 5o. The second protrusions formed in each lead hole 61 can maintain the state in which the lead hole 61 has finished advancing (extending) relative to the viewfinder main body 5o. 61b" can be maintained by locking each pin 54 of the viewfinder main body 50. Furthermore, a pair of thrust grooves 64b, 64b extending in the axial direction are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the lens holder 64. Yes, each thrust groove 6
4a is engaged with a pair of thrust protrusions 61h and 6th that protrude from the inner peripheral surface of the small diameter portion 61e of the finder holder 61 so as to extend in the thrust direction.

As a result, when the diopter adjustment ring 65 is rotated clockwise and counterclockwise, the lens holder 64 moves forward and backward relative to the viewfinder holder 61.
The lens 63 is focused on the CRT 51.

Further, a microphone 70 is attached to the upper front of the VTR main body 2, and a video input/output terminal 71 and an audio input/output terminal 72 are attached to the front part of the grip section 3. Further, various operation buttons 7s for the VTR system are attached to the center of the top surface 2a of the VTR main body 2, and various operation buttons 74 for the camera/lens system are attached to the substantially central portion 4a of the left side surface 4. Furthermore, a battery 75 is attached to the back of the VTR body 2. Note that the reference numeral 76 in FIG. 3 is a battery lock release button, and the reference numeral 77 in FIG.
This is a screw hole for attaching a tripod provided in the center of the bottom surface 2c of the main body 2.

According to the camera-integrated VTR 1 of the above embodiment, the VTR deck section 5 is disposed on the side of the grip section 3 of the VTR body 2, while the camera/lens section is disposed on the front section of the VTR body 2 on the opposite side from the grip section 3. 6 and a viewfinder 9 from the top to the rear of the VTR deck section 5. Camera/lens section6. Viewfinder 9
can be made more compact, and the overall length can be significantly shortened compared to conventional ones.

Therefore, the overall size of the camera-integrated VTR 1 can be significantly reduced.

In particular, the eyepiece tube part 60 of the viewfinder 9 is provided so as to be movable forward and backward with respect to the viewfinder main body 50,
When not in use, close the eye cap 67 as shown in Figure 2.
can be shortened to near the battery 75 side of the VTR main body 2, and the size of the entire set can be made even smaller than conventional ones, making it easy to carry.

Also, when shooting from a low angle, viewfinder 9
Even if the CRT 51 is stood vertically and the eye is moved away from the eye cap 9, the diopter of the CRT 51 can be easily adjusted by simply moving the eyepiece barrel 60 forward and backward a little with respect to the viewfinder body 50. You can easily adjust the angle of view.

In addition, sufficient space for arranging various operation buttons can be taken on the left side surface 4, which is the opposite side of the grip part 3 of the VTR main body 2, so there is a degree of freedom in the arrangement and size of the various operation buttons. can be made higher.

Further, since the zoom operation button 20 is provided on the upper surface of the grip portion 3, the operability can be further improved, and the usability can be greatly improved.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 5, when the operating portion 42b of the operating lever 42 that unlocks the recording button 40 during recording comes to the standby position, it comes to the position of the user's thumb, so this operating portion 42b It can be used as a finger rest and is easy to use.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, the operating lever is formed into a substantially annular shape, and the operating portion is formed to protrude from a part of the annular portion of the operating lever, and the operating portion is formed within the annular portion of the operating lever. Since a recording button is provided, the operating part of the operating lever can be easily used as a finger rest when recording, making it easy to use.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 shows a camera-integrated VTR showing an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a right side view, 3 is a left side view, 4 is a front view, 5 is a back view, 6 is a bottom view, and 7 is a lid. 8 is a side view showing a partial cross section of the main part of the lid, FIG. 9 is a front view of the lid, 1θ is a sectional view of the locking mechanism of the lid, and FIG. 11 is a sectional view of the lid. Figure 12 is an exploded perspective view of the recording switch structure, Figure 12 is an exploded perspective view of the main parts of the viewfinder, Figure 13 is a partially cross-sectional side view of the eyepiece barrel, and Figure 14 is an exploded perspective view of the grip belt, holder, and lens cap. FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a conventional camera-integrated VTR, and FIG. 16 is a rear view thereof. G...Camera integrated VTR, 2...VTR body, 3.
...Grip part, 3a...back, 40...recording button,
42... Operation lever, 42a... Body part (annular part),
42b...Operation unit, 45...Recording switch mechanism. Front view Figure 4 Rear view Figure 5 Front view of the beneficial body Figure 14 9 Conventional example of e-hood Figure 15 Procedure correction! (11e. Display of May 18, 1990 case No. 1999 Patent Application No. 136357 Name of the invention Person who corrects the recording switch structure of a camera-integrated VTR Relationship with the case Applicant (218) Sony Corporation Person〒104, 1-29 Akashi-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Suiseikai Building All drawings from Figures 1 to 16 will be corrected as trace drawings (no changes in content) as shown in the attached sheet. Figure 16

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A camera that has a grip section on one side of the VTR body for gripping the VTR body, and a recording button and an operation lever for locking/unlocking the recording button on the back side of this grip section. In the recording switch structure of the integrated VTR, the operating lever is formed into a substantially annular shape, and an operating portion is formed partially protruding outside the annular portion, and the recording button is disposed within the annular portion of the operating lever. The recording switch structure of a camera-integrated VTR is characterized by: