JPH05128902A - Flashlight with camera having recording function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a flashlight with a camera capable of recording even other information than visual information, thereby enabling effective utilization later. CONSTITUTION:A photographing means and recording means are built in a flashlight main body. In the photographing means and recording means a space where a film or recording tape can be loaded by opening a door is formed. With such a constitution even various kinds of audio information such as of conversations, sounds, etc., as well as visual information can be recorded by the recording device built in the flashlight main body.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a flashlight with a camera mainly used by police officers, guards, etc. at night.
In particular, the present invention relates to a flashlight with a camera capable of not only taking a photograph of a suspicious person or the like but also recording conversations with the suspicious person, noises and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a police officer, a guardman, or the like discovers a suspicious person or the like, a flashlight with a camera equipped with a photographing device is attached to a flashlight so that the suspicious person can be immediately photographed. Proposed. For example, the actual Kaisho 58
No. 15929, No. 59-131728, No. 61-149201, No. 611-1.
All of the 62901 publications have a built-in camera in the main body of the flashlight.
In Japanese Patent Publication No. 1201 120, a camera is attached to the upper part of a flashlight.

[0003]

By the way, when a police officer or the like discovers a suspicious person, the actions to be taken are extremely diverse, such as stopping and tracking the opponent, inquiring about work duties and inspecting belongings. However, the conventional flashlight with a camera has various problems described below because it can only illuminate a suspicious person with a flashlight and take a picture. First, the situation of taking a picture of a suspicious person is usually extremely urgent,
It is often difficult to capture an image that can be effectively used later, even if a camera with high image capturing accuracy is built in. In addition, if the photographed photo is later adopted as evidence, a legitimate reason for taking the photo, such as urgency or necessity, is required, but the urgency and the like can be sufficiently proved only from the photographed photo. In some cases, it may not be possible, and as a result, the photograph may not be used as evidence. In other words, it is difficult for the conventional flashlight with a camera described above to take a clear picture depending on the situation at the site, and even if a clear picture is taken, a police officer or the like may be suspicious. In view of various actions required when a person is discovered, actions to be taken after the actions, and further proof of the legitimacy of the actions later, the conventional flashlight with a camera described above. The photos taken by are not always sufficient.

Therefore, the present invention has been proposed to solve the problems of the conventional flashlight with a camera described above, and it is not only possible to record visual information by taking a picture. It is an object of the present invention to provide a flashlight with a camera that can be effectively used later by recording information other than visual information.

[0005]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in order to achieve the above object, and is a flashlight main body, and a camera lens and a light bulb arranged at one end side of the flashlight main body. And a microphone, a battery storage box formed on the other end side of the flashlight main body for storing a battery therein, and a photographic device built in the flashlight main body and driven by the battery in the battery storage box. A recording device, a film loading space formed in the photographic device for loading photographic film, a recording tape loading space formed in the recording device for loading a recording tape, a film loading space and a recording tape loading space. Fewer doors to open and close, and a light switch, shutter switch, and recording switch that are installed on the side of the flashlight body. Those characterized by comprising also provided.

[0006]

According to the present invention, a light bulb provided at one end of the flashlight body is turned on or off by operating a light switch provided on a side surface of the flashlight body, and a flashlight body is operated by operating a shutter switch. A photographic device incorporated therein is driven to photograph a suspicious person or the like on the photographic film loaded in the film loading space. Further, as in the case of the above-mentioned photography, by operating the recording switch provided on the side surface of the flashlight main body, the recording device built in the flashlight main body was driven and the sound from the microphone was loaded into the recording tape loading space. Audio is recorded on the recording tape. Therefore, according to the present invention, not only can visual information be recorded by illuminating a suspicious person or the like with a flashlight and taking a photograph, but also by using a recording device built in the main body of the flashlight, Since various auditory information such as conversations and noises of police officers can be recorded, the situation at the site can be objectively confirmed later and the above visual information and auditory information can be effectively used. ..

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A flashlight with a camera having a recording function according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the flashlight 1 with a camera includes a cylindrical flashlight main body 2 and a flashlight main body 2.
And an irradiation unit 3 formed on one end side of the.
As shown in FIG. 4, a disk-shaped transparent plate 5 is supported at the tip of a frame body 4 having a diameter larger than the diameter of the flashlight main body 2 in the irradiation unit 3, and is internally Figure 1
As shown in FIGS. 3, 4 and 5, a reflecting plate 6 having a concave front portion, a plurality of camera lenses 7 arranged in the center of the reflecting plate 6 and integrated with a camera device described later, It has one light bulb 8 and the other light bulb 9 arranged on both lower sides of the camera lens 7, and a strobe 10 arranged above the camera lens 7. In addition, in the frame body 4, a microphone 11 and a buzzer 12 for alarm are provided.
However, they are arranged above and below with the camera lens 7 in between. In the flashlight 1 with a camera according to this embodiment, the one light bulb 8 is a normal white light bulb, while the other light bulb 9 is a red light bulb.

On the other hand, from the side of the flashlight main body 2 to the other end of the flashlight main body 2 from the base end side of the irradiation section 3, the flashlight main body 2 is linearly formed in the longitudinal direction. First to fourth switches 13, 14, 15, and 16 are arranged in parallel, respectively. The first switch 13 is
The camera device described later is for driving the strobe 10 at the same time, and the second switch 14 is also used.
Is for driving the alarm buzzer 12. The third switch 15 is for turning on and off the one and the other bulbs 8, 9 and is slidable in three stages. That is, when the third switch 15 is slid to the tip side of the camera-equipped flashlight 1, the other bulb 9 which is the red bulb is turned on, and when the third switch 15 is slid from the tip side to the intermediate position. One of the white bulbs is turned on, and when it is slid from the intermediate position to the rear end side, all the one and the other bulbs 8 and 9 are turned off. In addition, the fourth switch 16
Is for driving a recording device described later. In addition,
The third switch 15 is a slide type switch, while the first, second and fourth switches 13, 1 are
4 and 16 are push button type switches,
The elastic member (not shown) is always turned off, and the finger is pressed against the elastic member to be turned on.

On the side of the flashlight 2 opposite to the first to fourth switches 13, 14, 15 and 16, as shown in FIG. 2, an opening / closing door constituting the present invention. And the first and second shutter plates 17 and 18 are disposed. These first and second shutter plates 17, 18
Are each made of a plate body having an arc shape corresponding to the outer peripheral surface of the flashlight main body 2, are slidable in the length direction of the flashlight main body 2, and as shown in FIG. Convex portions 17a, 18a for opening and closing the first and second shutter plates 17, 18 are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the tip, and an engaging piece 17b for engaging with the flashlight body 2 is further formed on the tip. , 17c, 18b, 18c are formed.

The flashlight main body 2 has a built-in camera device and recording device which constitute the present invention.
This camera device includes a camera lens 7 that faces the inside of the irradiation unit 3, a shutter mechanism (not shown) that blocks or opens a light beam incident from the camera lens 7, and a drive mechanism (not shown) that rotationally drives a take-up reel described later. As shown in FIG. 5, a photographic film is wound at a position corresponding to the disposition position of the first shutter plate 17 while being composed of a drive motor, a circuit board, and other various members constituting a normal camera device. A film cartridge loading space 23 is formed in which the rotated film cartridge 22 is loaded. The film cartridge 22 is
One tubular portion 22a, which accommodates one take-up reel (not shown) in which the photographic film is pre-wound and rotatable, and one take-up reel in the one tubular portion 22a. The other tubular portion 22b in which the other take-up reel for taking up the wound photographic film is accommodated.
And a connecting portion 22c that is integrated with the one and the other tubular portions 22a and 22b and that guides the photographic film running from the other take-up reel to the one take-up reel. There is. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, an insertion hole 22 (not shown) into which a drive shaft or a driven shaft to be described later is inserted is provided in each of the cylindrical portions 22a and 22b.
While the d and 22e are formed, a window portion 22f for exposing the photographic film to the outside is opened in the connecting portion 22c, as shown in FIG. Further, the one and the other cylindrical bodies 22a, 2 of the film cartridge 22.
Positioning protrusions 22g and 22h are formed on the side wall of 2b.

Then, the above-mentioned film cartridge 2
As shown in FIG. 5, the film cartridge loading space 23 into which the second cartridge 2 is loaded has the first shutter plate 17
And is driven by the sliding operation of the film cartridge 22. The driven shaft 25 is inserted into the insertion hole 22d formed in the one cylindrical portion 22a at the bottom. And a drive shaft 26 that is inserted into an insertion hole 22e formed in the other tubular portion 22b. A stepping motor (not shown) is arranged below the film cartridge loading space 23. The drive shaft 26 is rotationally driven by the rotation driving of the stepping motor, and the photographic film is shown by the rotational driving of the drive shaft 26. The other take-up reel is wound around the other take-up reel through the connecting portion 22c. The driving of the stepping motor and the shutter is started by pressing the first switch 13, and the strobe 1 is operated in conjunction with these driving.
Driving of 0 is also performed. That is, in the flashlight with camera 1 according to the present embodiment, as will be described later, by continuously pressing the first switch 13, the stepping motor is continuously driven to rotate and the stepping motor is driven to rotate. The shutter is opened and closed in synchronization, and the strobe 10 also repeats blinking in synchronization with the opening and closing operation of the shutter. The film cartridge loading space 23 is provided with insertion grooves 23a and 23b into which the protrusions 22g and 22h formed in the film cartridge 22 are inserted, and the film cartridge 22 is inserted into the film cartridge loading space 23. The position shift is prevented.

A recording device is built in the flashlight main body 1 behind the camera device. This recording device is provided with a microphone 1 arranged in the frame 4.
The audio signal from 1 is recorded on a recording tape wound in a tape cartridge 27, and as shown in FIG. 5, a recording head 28, a pinch roller 29, a capstan 30, and other drive motors and circuits not shown. It is composed of the same members as a normal recording device such as a substrate. The tape cartridge 27 is a small-sized rectangular tape cartridge that is called a microcassette and is commercially available. One of the take-up reels 27b on which a recording tape is wound is housed inside a housing 27a. The other take-up reel 27c is rotatably housed. In addition, in the center of the one and the other take-up reels 27b and 27c, an insertion hole 27 into which a rotation shaft or a driven shaft described later is inserted.
d, 27e are formed, and the housing 27a further has a through hole 2 through which the positioning capstan 30 is inserted.
7f is formed. In this recording device, a tape cartridge loading space 31 for loading the tape cartridge 27 is formed at a position corresponding to the position where the second shutter plate 18 is arranged. The tape cartridge loading space 31 has a first concave portion 32 and a second concave portion 32 that have substantially the same length and width as the tape cartridge 27.
Each of the take-up reels 27b and 27c of the tape cartridge 27 on the bottom surface of the first recess 32.
A rotary shaft 34 and a driven shaft 35, which are inserted into the insertion holes 27d and 27e formed in, are rotatably provided. The rotary shaft 34 is connected to a drive motor (not shown) disposed below the tape cartridge loading space 31, and the rotary shaft 34 is rotationally driven by the rotary drive of the drive motor. , The other take-up reel 27c is rotated, and the other take-up reel 27c is rotated.
The recording tape pre-wound on one of the take-up reels 27b by the rotational drive of (1) is gradually wound on the other take-up reel 27c while being in contact with the recording head 28. In addition, the second recess 33
Is continuous with the corner of the first recess 32 and has a size into which a human finger can be inserted. This second
The recess 33 is for inserting a finger when the tape cartridge 27 loaded in the first recess 32 is taken out.

Inside the flashlight main body 2, from the recording device to the other end of the flashlight main body, the first and second light bulbs 8 and 9, the alarm buzzer 12, the camera device. Also, a battery storage box 41 for storing three batteries 40 for driving the recording device is formed, and terminals 42, 4 for electrically connecting with the battery 40 are formed inside.
3 are provided. In addition, this battery storage box 41
Is opened by a lid 44 which is detachably attached to the other end side of the flashlight main body 2, and one terminal 43 is arranged on the lid 44.

Hereinafter, each usage and each operation of the flashlight 1 with a camera according to the present embodiment described above will be described. First, in case of illuminating a suspicious person, for example, with the flashlight 1, the third switch 15 provided on the side of the flashlight main body 2 is slid from the rear end side to the front end side to form a white light bulb. It suffices to light one of the light bulbs 8, and in the case of notifying a third party of a danger, the third switch 15 is slid further forward to light the second light bulb 9 which is a red light bulb. At this time, the first light bulb 8 is turned off.

Next, when a suspicious person or the like is photographed by using the camera device built in the flashlight with camera 1,
Immediately after pressing the first switch 13, the switch 13
Let go. As a result, the strobe 10 that constitutes the camera device
Is driven and the shutter is opened and closed instantly, and the window portion 2 opened in the connecting portion 22c of the film cartridge 22.
A suspicious person or the like is photographed on the photographic film formed by facing the camera lens 7 through 2f. Then, after the opening and closing of the shutter is completed, the stepping motor is operated for a predetermined time (the time when the next photographic film is positioned in the window 22f).
The drive shaft 26 is driven to rotate, and the drive shaft 26 is driven to rotate, and the take-up reel (not shown) housed in the other tubular portion 22b of the film cartridge 22 is rotated by the rotation drive of the drive shaft 26. While the film is wound many times, the photographic film is wound from the take-up reel (not shown) in the tubular portion 22a for a predetermined length to the other take-up reel, and is stopped and put into the standby state again. If the first switch 13 is continuously pressed, the strobe 10, the shutter, the stepping motor, etc., are continuously driven, and continuous photography is performed.

Next, when recording a conversation with a suspicious person, a noise, or the like using the recording device built in the flashlight with camera 1, the fourth switch 16 is pressed.
As a result, the drive motor (not shown) is started to rotate, and the recording head 28, the pinch roller 29, etc. are driven, whereby the recording tape is folded from one winding reel 27b to the other while contacting the recording head 28. Of the take-up reel 27c. Therefore, the audio signal from the microphone 11 arranged in the frame 4 is recorded on the recording tape wound in the tape cartridge 27 via the recording head 28.
When the recording of the voice by the recording device is stopped, the pressing operation of the fourth switch 16 may be stopped. As a result, the driving of all members constituting the recording device such as the driving motor is stopped. Also, the alarm buzzer 1
When the second switch 14 is driven, the second switch 14 may be pressed.

As described above, according to the flashlight with camera 1 of the present embodiment, not only the suspicious person can be photographed by the camera device built in the front end side of the flashlight body 2, but also the recording can be performed. By using the device, a conversation with the suspicious person, a sound, or the like can be recorded, so that the situation at the site can be objectively confirmed later, and the above visual information and auditory information can be effectively used. Particularly, in the flashlight 1 with a camera, the film cartridge loading space 23 in which the film cartridge 22 is loaded is
The shutter plate 17 of the tape cartridge 27
Since the tape cartridge loading space 27 in which the tape cartridges are loaded is opened and closed separately by the second shutter plate 18, the photographic film is opened by opening the film cartridge loading space 23 when the tape cartridge 27 is taken out. Can be prevented from becoming unusable. Further, since the tape cartridge loading space 27 has the second recess 33 into which the user's finger is inserted, the tape cartridge 2
7 can be taken out very easily. Further, in the flashlight with camera 1, two light bulbs constituting the present invention are provided as the first and second light bulbs 8 and 9, and the first light bulb 8 is a white light bulb and the second light bulb 9 is a red light bulb. At the same time, by sliding the third switch 15, the light bulbs 8 and 9 can be selectively turned on.
For example, by turning on the second light bulb 9, it is possible to use it optimally according to the situation of the site such as notifying a third party of danger.

In the flashlight 1 with a camera according to the above-mentioned embodiment, the first and second shutter plates 17 which are slidable in the length direction of the flashlight body 2 serve as the opening / closing door which constitutes the present invention. , 18 are shown and described, the opening / closing door constituting the present invention is not necessarily limited to the one having the above-mentioned configuration, and may be, for example, one side of the opening / closing door made of an arc-shaped plate not shown. A hinge may be attached, and the hinge may be configured to rotate in the circumferential direction of the flashlight main body 2 via the hinge. Further, the flashlight with camera 1 has a configuration in which a recording function and an alarm function (alarm buzzer 12) are combined in addition to the function as a flashlight and the function as a camera as described above. However, for example, a transmitter may be built into the flashlight main body 2 at a predetermined position and driven by a switch to notify a third party of the site where the user is.

[0019]

As is apparent from the description of the above embodiments, the flashlight with a camera according to the present invention records visual information by illuminating a suspicious person with a flashlight and taking a picture. Not only is it possible to record the conversation between the suspicious person and the police officer and various auditory information such as noise, but the objective of the situation at the site later is also possible. Therefore, proof of urgency and necessity, which has been difficult in the past, can be surely performed by using this auditory information.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a flashlight with a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention, and particularly showing first to fourth switches.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a side surface of the flashlight with a camera shown in FIG. 1 and particularly showing first and second shutter plates.

3 is a front view of the flashlight with a camera shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

4 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing an irradiation unit of the flashlight with camera shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the first and second shutter plates of the flashlight with camera shown in FIG. 1 are opened.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a state in which a film cartridge and a tape cartridge are loaded in the film cartridge loading space and the tape cartridge loading space, respectively.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Flashlight with Camera 2 Flashlight Main Body 7 Camera Lens 8 First Light Bulb 9 Second Light Bulb 11 Microphone 13 First Switch 15 Third Switch 16 Fourth Switch 17 First Shutter Plate 18 Second Shutter Plate 23 Film cartridge loading space 31 Tape cartridge loading space 41 Battery storage box

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A flashlight main body, a camera lens, a light bulb, and a microphone arranged at one end side of the flashlight main body, and a battery formed inside the flashlight main body and containing a battery therein. A storage box, a photographic device and a recording device which are built in the flashlight main body and are driven by a battery in the battery storage box, a film loading space formed in the photographic device for loading a photographic film, and A recording tape loading space formed in the recording device for loading a recording tape, an opening / closing door for opening and closing the film loading space and the recording tape loading space, an electric light switch and a shutter switch arranged on a side surface of the flashlight body. , A flashlight with a camera having a recording function, characterized by comprising at least a recording switch.