JPH03288136A - Grip for camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily arrange a grip main body at the position of the center of gravity of a fitting member by fitting one end side of the grip main body rotatably to a support part, and freely opening and closing, and freely rotating the grip about the fitting member. CONSTITUTION:The grip main body 11 is fitted to a storage case 12. A fitting plate 17 provided inside the storage case 12 is provided with a support plate 18 which projects downward and the upper end part 20 of the rotary shaft 19 which is inserted rotatably into the nearly center part in the grip main body 11 is fitted rotatably to the support plate 18. Namely, the grip main body 11 revolves on the support plate 18 as its axis and is positioned where the grip main body can be gripped. A reverse process is followed to fold the grip main body 11 to the fitting plate 17. Consequently, the weight of the whole camera can easily be arranged at its gravity center position.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a camera grip used for gripping a video camera or the like.

<Prior Art> As shown in FIG. 5, an example of a conventional video camera, a video camera body 01 is provided with a photographing lens section 02. An electronic viewfinder 03 is rotatably provided on the side of the video camera body 01 to clearly indicate the scene being photographed using an ultra-small CRT. 04
is the eyepiece hood of the finder 03. Furthermore, this electronic viewfinder 03 has a video camera body 0.
A grip 05 for supporting 1 is integrally provided. Specifically, during photography, the center direction of the eyepiece hood 04 is located along the axial direction of the photographic lens unit 02, and the grips 05 are arranged vertically in the figure so as to be perpendicular to the axial direction. It looks like this.

Therefore, when not photographing, the grip 05 can be rotated together with the electronic viewfinder o3, and the grip 05 can be placed along the side of the camera body 01 as shown in FIG. We are trying to make the time more compact.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> Since the conventional grip 05 as shown in FIG. 5 is provided on the side of the camera body 01 integrally with the electronic viewfinder 03, It was not possible to support the object at the center of gravity, and the user could only grip it with an extremely unbalanced feeling.

Alternatively, as the camera body 01 has become significantly smaller and thinner in recent years, there has been a problem in that it has become extremely difficult to store the grip 05 without protruding from the camera body 01.

Means for Solving the Problems> A camera grip according to the present invention includes a mounting member that is detachably provided on the bottom of the camera, a support portion that is fixed to the mounting member, and one end that is rotatable to the support portion. The present invention is characterized by comprising a grip main body which is attached to the mounting member and whose other end side is capable of opening and closing freely in relation to the mounting member and which can rotate about the support portion.

Function: The grip body rotates around the support part of the mounting member and stands upright apart from the mounting member, and also rotates around the support part to position the grip body in a position where it can be gripped. be done. The grip body is folded into the mounting member by a reverse process.

Embodiment Hereinafter, an embodiment of the camera grip according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, which is a perspective view of this embodiment, and FIG. A mounting screw 13 for mounting on a camera or the like protrudes rotatably. The mounting screw 13 is rotated and operated by a mounting knob 14 exposed from the side surface of the storage case 12. Further, a pin 16 protruding from the mounting surface 15 of the storage case 12 engages with a video camera or the like (not shown) to position the storage case 12.

The grip main body 11 is attached to the storage case 13 as follows.

That is, as shown in FIG. 5, which is an enlarged cross-sectional view,
A mounting plate 17 provided inside the storage case 12 is provided with a support plate 18 that projects downward in the figure. On the support plate 18: the upper end 20 in the figure of the rotating shaft 19 rotatably inserted approximately in the center of the grip body 11,
It is rotatably mounted.

In other words, when using the grip, the grip main body 11 stored in the storage case 12 as shown in FIG.
First, centering on the joint with the support plate 18, move downward in the figure (
Rotate the storage case 1 approximately 90 degrees in the direction of arrow F.
2 (as shown in FIG. 3).

Next, the grip body 11 in this state is rotated about 90 degrees in the direction of the arrow S in the figure about the rotating shaft 19, and the grip body 11 is set to a usable position (as shown in FIG. 4). That is, in this example, the front end portion of the video camera (not shown) is located on the left side of the storage case 12 in the longitudinal direction (arrow direction) in the drawing. For this reason, as shown in FIG.
1 is positioned so as to face in the direction of the arrow, and in this state, the Genop main body 11 is gripped.

A trigger button 22 that is pressed during recording is provided above the finger rest 21 of the grip body 11. Further, a sliding pin 24 is provided on the upper end surface 23 of the grip body 11 to be slidable along the vertical direction in the figure, for fixing the grip body 11 in the use position.

In other words, the sliding button 2 moves in conjunction with this sliding bin 24.
3 upward in the figure, the sliding pin 24 is made to protrude. By engaging the sliding pin 24 with the engaging portion 26 provided on the side of the storage case 12, the grip body 11 is fixed in use. As a result, the grip main body 11 is held in an upright position at approximately the center of the storage case 12 so as not to move in any direction, front, rear, left, right, up, down, and can be supported at approximately the center position of the video camera (not shown). . Further, in the figure, a pin 27 arranged on the upper end surface 23 of the grip body 11 is for connecting wiring from the trigger button 22 and the like to the video camera body.

Furthermore, in order to store the grip body 11 in use, the sliding button 25 is lowered to release the sliding pin 24, thereby rotating the grip body 11 around the rotation axis 19 and connecting it to the support 1i18. The grip main body 11 is stored in the storage case 12 by rotating around the joint portion.

In addition, another embodiment is shown in FIG.
The grip main body 11 is arranged so that the rotation axis 19 intersects with the longitudinal direction of the storage case 12, so that a larger grip main body 11 can be stored in the storage case 12, which has a smaller convexity. .

By the way, in the embodiments already described, the grip body 1
1 can be stored in a storage case 12, but it does not necessarily have to be a case-like case that stores the entire grip body 11, for example, it can be a simple plate shape or any other shape. good. Furthermore, the shape of the grip main body 11 is not limited to only this embodiment.

<Effects of the Invention> According to the camera grip of the present invention, the support portion is fixedly attached to the mounting member removably provided at the bottom of the camera, and one end side of the grip body is rotatably attached to the support portion. By making the grip freely openable, closable, and rotatable with respect to the mounting member, the grip body can be easily placed at the center of gravity of the mounting member, and the grip body can be easily positioned even when using a camera with a small width. Can be folded efficiently.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the camera grip according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof, FIGS. 3 and 4 are explanatory diagrams of the operation of this embodiment, and FIG. An enlarged sectional view of the mounting part, FIGS. 6A and 6B are a plan view and a side view showing another embodiment, respectively, and FIGS. 7 and 8 are perspective views illustrating an example of a conventional camera grip. In the drawing, 11 is the grip body, 12 is the storage case, and 13 is the grip body.
! 16 is a pin, 18 is a support plate, 19 is a rotating shaft, 21 is a finger rest, 22 is a trigger button, and 24 is a sliding pin. Figure 1 Figure 2 Patent Application Agent Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A mounting member is detachably provided on the bottom of the camera, a support is fixed to the mounting member, one end is rotatably attached to the support, and the other end is movable to open and close relative to the mounting member. A grip for a camera, comprising: a grip body that can rotate around the support portion;