JPH0560060U - Image playback device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To improve the visibility of the playback screen in the image playback device. [Structure] Predetermined case 2 for storing a solid-state memory card
The upper case 12 of 0 is rotated fully clockwise with respect to the lower case 11. The groove portion 9a and the protrusion portion 9b having a shape that can be fitted into the kangaroo pocket portion 12a of the upper case 12.
The fitted portion 9A consisting of and is provided on the side surface portion of the main body 9 of the digital card camera 1, and the back surface of the camera 1 is slid while leaning against the inner surface of the upper case 12 to form the fitted portion 9
The camera 1 is supported by fitting A into the pocket portion 12a.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an image reproducing device, and more particularly to an image reproducing device which inserts a solid-state memory card and reproduces an image on a display screen.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Image playback devices that insert a solid-state memory card and play back images on the display screen are widely used in various fields.One example of this type of conventional image playback device is a digital card camera. The external structure will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a conventional horizontal digital card camera 1B. On the upper surface thereof, a zoom button 3 for tele, wide, etc., a playback liquid crystal display section 5 for displaying playback image information on a monitor, various operating states of the camera. An operation liquid crystal display unit 6 for displaying on the monitor and a shutter button 4 are respectively arranged, and a photographing lens 2 is further provided on the right side edge thereof. A finder section 7 made of a liquid crystal EVF (electronic viewfinder) is provided on the front surface of the camera 1B, and a solid-state memory card 8 for recording / reproducing image information can be inserted / removed from the left side surface. There is.

FIG. 13 is an external perspective view of the vertical digital card camera 41 as seen from the front side. The taking lens 42 and the strobe light projecting window 50 are provided on the front side, and the operation liquid crystal display section 46 is further provided on the upper side. A shutter button 44 and a grip 49 are arranged on the left side surface. The solid-state memory card 48 can be inserted and removed from the right side surface. FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the camera 41 seen from the rear side, and a reproducing liquid crystal display unit 45 is provided.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 By the way, a liquid crystal display is mostly used as a display unit of the cameras 1B and 41 from the viewpoint of power consumption, but in this liquid crystal display system, an LED or a CRT which converts electric energy into light and displays the light is used. Unlike the active display, there is a passive display that modifies and displays the ambient light, and when observing the reconstructed image, it may be difficult to see depending on the angle at which the observer views the reconstructed image. For example, as shown in FIG. 15, even if an attempt is made to monitor the reproduction screen on the reproduction liquid crystal display unit 5 of the camera 1B placed on the desk, only a part of the liquid crystal display light indicated by the chain double-dashed line is seen by the observer 62. Since it does not enter, it becomes very difficult to see.

Therefore, if the observer 62 moves his / her face to above the display unit 5 and manages to look into the reproduced image, the viewer 62 becomes tired in the case of long-time reproduction. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 16, there are cases where books 61 are stacked and the camera 1B is leaned against it for observation, but this requires extra work and labor. In order to solve this problem, changing the external appearance of the camera so that the LCD for playback has a certain degree of angle constrains the design, and it is more costly to prepare an adapter for easy viewing. Will end up.

The above is the case of the passive display, but the same can be said in the case of the active display to some extent.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide an image reproducing apparatus in which the visibility of a reproduction display screen is improved.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The image reproducing device of the present invention is an image reproducing device which inserts a solid-state memory card and reproduces an image on a display screen. A part of the memory card is provided on the main body of the apparatus or is configured to protrude from the main body of the apparatus so that the memory card can be fitted into the predetermined case.

[0009]

[Action]

 In this image playback device, the fitting part provided on the device body or a part of the solid-state memory card protruding from the device body is fitted into a predetermined case for storing the card, and the playback screen of the device is displayed. Is supported at a position where it is easy to see.

[0010]

【Example】

 An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a digital card camera will be described below. Prior to describing the embodiments of the present invention, a predetermined case for accommodating a solid memory card used as a recording medium of this camera will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the predetermined case 20 made of, for example, plastic or the like. The predetermined case 20 is the same as a case for storing a general floppy disk, a CD, etc., and includes a lower case 11 and an upper case 12, in which the solid-state memory card 8 is housed. There is.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the predetermined case 20, and shows respective states when the upper case 12 is sequentially opened with the hinge 11c of the lower case 11 as a fulcrum. When housing the solid-state memory card 8, the upper case 12 is opened to the position indicated by the chain double-dashed line 12B. This state is shown in FIG. 4, and the card 8 is stored with its tip held in a so-called kangaroo pocket 12a provided near the base of the upper case 12. The present invention intends to hold the camera in the reproduction mode by using the kangaroo pocket portion 12a, and this point will be described in detail in an embodiment described later.

As shown in FIG. 3, the upper case 12 is further rotated in the clockwise direction from the position of the chain double-dashed line 12B, passes through the position shown by the chain double-dashed line 12C, and abuts on the lower case 11 so that the watch is no longer attached. It is moved to the position indicated by the chain double-dashed line 12D that does not rotate in the direction. Then, when it is turned upside down at this position, the upper edge 11a of the lower case 11 comes to the lower side as shown in FIG. 5, so if this upper edge 11a is placed on the surface of the desk, for example, The bottom surface 11b faces upward, and the upper case 12 is fixed to the lower case 11 at an angle as shown in the figure.

FIG. 6 is an external perspective view of the digital card camera 1 showing the first embodiment of the present invention. The digital card camera 1 is provided near the lower edge of the front surface of the camera body 9 shown in FIG. A fitted portion 9A including a groove portion 9a and a protruding portion 9b is added. Except for this point, there is no difference from the conventional example of FIG. 12, so the same reference numerals are given to the same components and the description thereof is omitted, and only the fitted portion 9A will be described below with reference to FIGS. .

FIG. 7 is a front view of a main part of the fitted portion 9A in FIG. 6 viewed from the direction A, and FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. In each figure, the protrusion 9b is fitted in the kangaroo pocket 12a of the upper case 12 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, and the groove 9a is fitted in the side wall 12b surrounding the pocket 12a. It has become. In the digital card camera 1 configured in this way, as shown in FIG. 1, if the back surface of the digital card camera 1 leans against the inner surface of the upper case 12 (see FIG. 5) and slides downward, the protrusion 9b and the groove 9a are formed. The fitted portion 9A consisting of is fitted and supported by the kangaroo pocket portion 12a and the side wall 12b.

According to the first embodiment, since the digital card camera 1 can be fixed at a certain angle, the observer can face the reproduction liquid crystal display unit 5 when observing the reproduction screen, and the reproduction screen can be visually recognized. Easier to do. Moreover, as a member necessary for this purpose, a predetermined storage case 20 originally necessary for storing the solid-state memory card 8 can be used, and the fitted portion 9A which can be fitted into the kangaroo pocket portion 12a of the case 20 is attached to the camera. All you have to do is add it to the main body.

FIG. 9 is an external perspective view of a second embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a digital card camera. The difference of the second embodiment from the first embodiment is that the fitting in the first embodiment is different. The joint portion 9A is configured by projecting the tip portion 8a of the solid-state memory card 8 from the main body of the apparatus. Except for this point, there is no difference from the first embodiment described above, so the same components are assigned the same reference numerals and explanations thereof are omitted, and only the fitted portion will be explained with reference to FIG.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing the insertion portion of the solid-state memory card 8 extracted, and the protrusion length t of the tip 8a of the solid-state memory card 8 from the camera body is the upper case shown in FIGS. The mounting position of the card socket 28 is set so as to be approximately equal to the depth of the kangaroo pocket portion 12a.

In the digital card camera 1A configured as described above, as shown in FIG. 11, if the back surface of the digital card camera 1A leans against the inner surface of the upper case 12 shown in FIG. The tip 8a of 8 is fitted and held in the kangaroo pocket 12a.

According to the second embodiment, it is the same as in the first embodiment that the playback screen can be visually recognized easily. However, for this purpose, a part of the solid-state memory card 8 must be located in the camera body. It only protrudes from it and does not require any additional components.

In the second embodiment, the position of the solid-state memory card 8 forming the fitted portion is set as shown in FIG. 9, but the insertion / removal position of the card 8 is set at 90 ° as shown in FIG. It may be set as a shift, and the protruding length of the tip thereof may be made substantially equal to t in FIG. 10 described above, which will be described here as a modified example of the second embodiment.

According to this modification, the display screen of the reproducing liquid crystal display unit 5 can be observed by rotating it by 90 ° with respect to that of each of the above-described embodiments. Even in this case, the direction of the image of a person or the like is automatically set correctly.

In each of the above-described embodiments and modifications, the invention is applied to a digital card camera, but the invention is not limited to this and can be widely applied to image reproducing apparatuses in general. .. Further, although the reproduction screen is described as a liquid crystal display, it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied even if it is an active display member such as a LED or a CRT.

According to each of the above-described embodiments, the visibility of the reproduction screen can be improved by using the predetermined case originally necessary for housing the solid-state memory card. Moreover, no special member for this is required, which is advantageous in terms of cost. In addition, since the fitted part is provided in a relatively inconspicuous part of the camera, there are no restrictions in terms of design.

[0025]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, the device main body is provided with a fitting part having a shape that can be fitted into a predetermined case for housing a solid-state memory card, or the memory card can be fitted into the predetermined case. Since a part of the image is projected from the main body of the device, the remarkable effect of improving the visibility when displaying the reproduction screen on the image reproducing device is exhibited.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a supporting state of an image reproducing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of a predetermined case that houses a solid-state memory card.

FIG. 3 is a side view illustrating a relative position of the upper case in the predetermined case shown in FIG. 2 with respect to the lower case.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the solid-state memory card is inserted into and removed from the predetermined case shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a predetermined case in the clockwise final rotation position of the upper case in FIG.

FIG. 6 is an external perspective view of a digital card camera showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a main portion in the A direction in FIG.

8 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.

FIG. 9 is an external perspective view of a digital card camera showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the solid-state memory card mounting portion in FIG. 9 described above.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a supporting state of the image reproducing apparatus in the second embodiment.

FIG. 12 is an external perspective view of a conventional horizontal digital card camera.

FIG. 13 is an external perspective view of a conventional vertical digital card camera seen from the front.

FIG. 14 is an external perspective view of a conventional vertical digital card camera as viewed from the back.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a visually recognized state when a conventional digital card camera is horizontally arranged on a desk.

FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a visual recognition state when a conventional digital card camera is diagonally arranged.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 1A, 1B, 41 ... Digital card camera (image reproducing device) 8 ... Solid-state memory card 9A ... Fitted part 20 ... Predetermined case

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An image reproducing apparatus for inserting a solid-state memory card and reproducing an image on a display screen, wherein a fitted portion having a shape capable of being fitted into a predetermined case for accommodating the solid-state memory card is provided in the apparatus body. Alternatively, the image reproducing device is characterized in that a part of the memory card is projected from the main body of the device so that the memory card can be fitted in the predetermined case.