JPH0421275A - Small sized video equipment and camera holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To abolish a conventional grip or the like and to attain miniaturization by fitting a video camera to a side face of a video deck placed longitudinally and a battery to a bottom face respectively. CONSTITUTION:A small sized video equipment 1 consists of a video deck 2, a video camera 40 fitted to the side face and a battery 20 fitted to the bottom face of the video deck. A grip 48 is formed to the video camera 40 and a photographer grips the grip 48 to execute pickup while holding the small sized video equipment 1. In this case, since the heavy battery 20 is placed to the lowermost position, the gravity center is low and the handling is facilitated.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Industrial application field) The present invention relates to improvements in miniature video equipment.

(Prior Art) With the spread of video recording devices, opportunities for outdoor photography at home, for example, have increased, and in this case, at least a video deck and a video camera are carried. A so-called camera-integrated VTR, in which a video deck and a video camera are integrated, is quite large and heavy, and cannot be said to be easy to handle.

Therefore, the applicant of the present invention previously proposed in Japanese Patent Application No. 1-135145 a system in which the video camera and video deck were separated, miniaturized, and connected by a cable.

For more information, see the camera unit 6 on the top of the deck unit 1, as shown in Figure 3422 of Japanese Patent Application No. 135145.
0 is attached to the deck unit 1, and a T-shaped grip 80 is provided protruding from the side surface of the deck unit 1. As clearly shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the camera unit 60 is integrated with the deck unit 1 by directly fitting its connecting portions 64 and 64 into the deck unit 1.

Therefore, the photographer records video using the camera unit 60 and the deck unit 1 while holding the grip 80.

(Problem N to be solved by the invention) The video device shown in Figure 's22 above is a conventional camera-integrated VT.
Compared to the R, it is much smaller and easier to handle. However, since the camera unit of this video device protrudes from the top, there is a risk that it may be handled by the camera unit, and as mentioned above, it is connected only at the connection part, which places an excessive burden on the connection part. Multiply.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 22, the battery 38 is completely attached to the rear surface of the deck unit, and the battery 38 is heavy, so the center of gravity of the entire video apparatus becomes high.
This increases the burden on the grip.

As described above, even with the improved video apparatus shown in FIG. 22, the burden on the photographer in terms of handling is still large, and improvements are needed.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to meet the above requirements, the present invention constructs a small video device by attaching a video camera to the side of a vertically oriented video deck and attaching a battery to the bottom thereof.

The camera body of the video camera is used as a grip part, eliminating the conventional grip.

Further, the video camera is locked to the side of the video deck via a camera holder consisting of a holder body, a screw, a locking pin, an upper/lower arm, and a screw on the arm.

(Function) Since the battery is attached to the bottom of the video deck, the center of gravity of the small deck device is lowered and stabilized.

Further, the locking pin of the camera holder is engaged with the recess of the video deck, and the holder body is brought into close contact with the side surface of the video deck and integrated with the screw. The video camera is firmly attached by placing the video camera facing the upper/lower arms that extend horizontally from the holder body, and screwing the screws on the upper/lower arms into the screw holes on the top/bottom of the video camera, respectively. installed on the video deck.

The video camera may be used as a grip, and the small video device may be moved by gripping the grip.

(Example) Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a small video device according to the present invention,
The small video device 1 consists of a video deck 2, a video camera 40 attached to the side thereof, and a battery 20 attached to the bottom of the video deck. Each part will be explained in detail below.

Figure 2 is an external view of the video deck seen from II in Figure 1. Legs 3, 3.4 are protruded from the right side of the figure when the video deck 2 is placed horizontally. 4 has a screw hole 5 carved therein. In addition, two recesses 6.6 are provided at the top and bottom on the front side of the country, and in addition, there are 7 operation buttons that are standardly equipped on the video deck 2...Connector insertion port 8
a, 8b, etc. are arranged as shown in the figure, and the lid 9 of the cassette holder is attached to the left side of the figure.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of putting in and taking out the tape cassette, with the lid 9 of the cassette holder on top and the legs 3.3.4 (
The tape cassette C is loaded in the direction of the arrow (■) in the video deck 2 which is placed horizontally with its side (not shown) facing down.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the battery installation procedure, in which a spring terminal 10, 11 protrudes from one side of the tape deck 2, and guide protrusions 12, 12 protrude from both sides thereof. on the other hand,
The battery 20 has a semicylindrical shape, and when it is installed in the order of arrows {circle around (2)} and {circle around (2)}, the eleven terminals (not shown) of the battery 20 come into contact with the spring terminals 10 and 11, and power is supplied from the battery 20 to the video deck 2.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the camera holder, Figure 6 is 's5 figure ■
This camera holder 30 is a view in the direction of the arrow, and this camera holder 30 is attached to the video deck 2.
This is the main component that connects the video camera 50 (described later).

That is, the camera holder 30 has a holder main body 31 shaped to follow the surface opposite to the lid 9 of the cassette holder of the video deck 2, and is rotatably attached to the holder main body 31, and is attached to the screw hole 5 on the side surface of the video deck. a locking pin 33, 33 that protrudes from one end of the holder body 31 and engages with the recesses 6, 6 of the video deck; It consists of upper/lower arms 34, 35 (Fig. 6) and screws 36, 37 attached to the upper/lower arms, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 6, the upper arm 34 is attached to the holder main body 31 via a pin 34a so as to be swingable (arrows ■, ■).
Moreover, since the long hole 31a is on the holder side, the upper arm 34 can also move up and down.

Further, the lower arm 35 is similarly attached to the holder main body 31 via a pin 35a so as to be swingable (arrow ■). The lower arm 35 does not descend any lower than in the state shown in Figure S6.

In this way, the upper/lower arms 34 and 35 can be folded toward the holder main body 31 side as necessary to make the whole compact.
It can also be made easier to store.

7 and 8 are perspective views of the video camera, and the video camera 40 has a lens 42 on the front of the camera body 41, a recording start/stop button 43 on the rear, and a lower screw hole 44 on the bottom 41a ($8). ), upper screw hole 45 (seventh
) are provided respectively. The above first and second screw holes 4
At 4°45, there is a screw thread sized to fit the screw on the top of the tripod.

In addition, on the rear upper surface of the camera body 41, there is a support part 4 on which the leg part 46a of the viewfinder 46 as a viewing window can be attached and detached.
7 is provided.

The operation of the compact video device and camera holder constructed as described above will be described below.

Attach the camera holder 30 to the side of the video deck 2 as shown in FIG. The camera holder 30 is firmly attached to the video deck 2 with two locking pins 33, 33 and one screw 32.

Next, the video camera 40 shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 is placed between the upper and lower arms 34 and 35 in FIG. 6, and the screw 36 of the upper arm is inserted into the upper screw hole 45. lower arm screw 3
7 into the lower screw holes 44, respectively. As the upper arm 34 descends as it is screwed in, the upper/lower screw 36
．． 37 is correctly screwed into the upper and lower screw holes 45 and 44 without being tilted.

Figure 9 is a diagram of the combination of the camera holder and video camera (
The video camera 40 is firmly secured to the camera holder 30 by upper/lower arms 34 and 35 and screws 36 and 37 (the video deck is not shown).

The small video device 1 shown in FIG. 1 assembled as described above
, the video camera 40 forms a grip 48, and the photographer grips the grip 48 to take pictures while holding the small video device 1. At this time, since the heavy battery 20 is located at the bottom, the center of gravity is low and handling becomes easy.

In this embodiment, the video camera 40 is fixed to the side surface of the video deck 2 via the camera holder 30, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the video camera 40 and the side surface of the video deck 2 may be directly connected.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, in the compact video device of the present invention, since the video camera also serves as a grip, the conventional grip and the like can be eliminated, and the device can be downsized. Furthermore, the battery is placed at the bottom for stability, and the other side of the video camera is used as a cassette receptacle, so the cassette can be inserted and taken out while holding the video camera, improving operability.

On the other hand, by employing a camera holder, it is easy to firmly connect the video camera and video deck, and the compact video device of the present invention greatly reduces the burden on the photographer.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a small video device according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is an external view of the video deck seen from 11 in Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is an explanatory diagram for putting in and taking out a tape cassette, and Fig. 4 is an installation of a battery. A diagram showing the procedure, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the camera holder,
Figure 's6 is a view in the direction of arrow 2 in Figure 5, Figures 7 and 8 are perspective views of the video camera, and Figure 9 is a combined view of the camera holder and the video camera. 1...Small video device, 2...Video deck, 5.
...Screw hole, 20...Battery, 30...Camera holder, 31...Holder body, 32...Screw, 3
3... Locking pin, 34... Upper arm, 35... Lower arm, 36... Upper screw, 37... Lower screw, 40... Video camera, 41...・Camera body,
41a...bottom surface, 41b...top surface, 48...grip portion. 30... Camera holder 31... Holder body 32... Screw 33... Locking pin 34... Upper arm 35... Lower arm 36... Upper screw 37... Lower Screw diagram

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A video deck that is held in a vertical position during video recording, with tape cassettes inserted and taken out on one of its left and right sides, a video camera that is attached to the other side of the video deck, and a video camera that is oriented vertically. A small video device consisting of a battery attached to the bottom of the deck. (2) A small video device consisting of a video deck that is held in a vertical position during video recording, and tape cassettes are loaded and unloaded on one of the left and right sides of the video deck, and a video camera that is attached to the other side of the video deck. A small video device characterized in that the camera body of the video camera is a grip portion. (3) A camera holder used to attach a video camera to the side of a video deck, and this camera holder consists of a holder body that approximately touches the side of the video deck, and a camera holder that is rotatably attached to the holder body and is attached to a video deck. A screw that threads into a screw hole on the side of the deck, a locking pin that protrudes from one end of the holder body and locks into a recess of the video deck, and a locking pin that extends horizontally from the top/bottom of the holder body and is foldable. It consists of upper/lower arms and screws attached to the upper/lower arms, respectively.The screws of the upper arm and the screw of the lower arm are inserted into the screw holes provided on the top and bottom of the video camera, respectively. A camera holder that firmly connects a video camera to the side of a VCR by screwing it together.