JPH06153040A - Adapter for fitting camera auxiliary machine and transmitter for camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify the fitting work of a camera auxiliary machine. CONSTITUTION:Terminals 10-15, 49-54 and 64-49 for transmitting and receiving video signals and sound signals are provided between the camera main body fitting part 24 of a connector unit 23 and the battery case fitting part 3 of a video camera main body 1, and between the camera auxiliary machine fitting part 26 of the connector unit 23 and the battery case fitting part 58 of a liquid crystal television 57. Thus, respective terminals are brought into contact with one another and the video signals and the sound signals are transmitted from the video camera main body 1 to the liquid crystal television 57. Thus, the connector unit 23 can mechanically and electrically connect the video camera main body 1 and the liquid crystal television 57 at once at the time of fitting them, and the number of the fitting works of the liquid crystal television 57 to the video camera main body 1 can be reduced.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an adapter for attaching a camera accessory and a transmitter for the camera, which is suitable for use when a camera accessory such as a liquid crystal television is attached to a portable video camera. is there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a portable video camera has a camera body having a built-in camera electronic component and a viewfinder, and a battery detachably mounted on the camera body for supplying power to the camera electronic component. It is known to have a battery case that operates.

In the video camera thus constructed, a liquid crystal television is mounted because it has a display surface larger than that of a viewfinder and is capable of editing and reproduction.

Conventionally, a camera accessory including a liquid crystal television of this type is mechanically attached to the camera body through an accessory shoe when used and electrically connected to the camera body and a battery case by a cable.

[0005]

By the way, the conventional camera auxiliary equipment is attached to the video camera by using a dedicated cable. Therefore, the work of mechanical connection and the work of electrical connection are performed separately. There was a need. As a result, there has been a problem that the number of operations for mounting the camera auxiliary device on the video camera is increased and the mounting work for the camera auxiliary device is complicated. Further, the use of the dedicated cable has a disadvantage that the dedicated cable interferes with the use of the camera and the usability of the camera is deteriorated.

Therefore, there has been a demand for the appearance of an adapter for mounting a camera accessory which can eliminate the above-mentioned problems.

The present invention has been made in order to meet such a demand, and provides an adapter for mounting a camera accessory which is easy to install and can be easily attached to a video camera. Is.

Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a transmitter for a camera, which is easy to use when a monitor television or the like is installed at a position separated from the camera body.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to the present invention is provided between a camera body mounting portion of a connector device and a battery case mounting portion of a camera body, and between a camera accessory mounting portion of a connector device and a camera accessory. A terminal for transmitting and receiving a video signal and a terminal for transmitting and receiving an audio signal are provided between the battery case mounting portions of the machine.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an adapter for mounting a camera accessory, wherein the connector device comprises a device body having a camera body mounting portion and a battery case mounting portion, and A connector for rotatably pivoting and having a camera accessory mounting portion, and a terminal for transmitting and receiving a video signal and a voice signal for transmitting and receiving between the main body of the connector device and the holder. It is provided with a terminal.

A transmitter for a camera according to another third aspect of the present invention provides a terminal for transmitting and receiving a video signal and an audio signal between a camera body mounting portion of the transmitter body and a battery case mounting portion of the camera body. It is provided with terminals for transmitting and receiving.

[0012]

According to the present invention, when a connector device is provided between the camera body and the battery case and a camera accessory is attached to the connector device, each terminal of the camera body, each terminal of the connector device and the connector device are attached. And each terminal of the camera accessory are in contact with each other, and the video signal and the audio signal are transmitted from the camera body to the camera accessory.

In another second aspect of the present invention, when a connector device is interposed between the camera body and the battery case, and a camera accessory is attached to the connector device,
Each terminal on the camera body, each terminal on the connector device, each terminal on the connector device, and each terminal on the camera accessory come into contact with each other, and video signals and audio signals from the camera body to the camera accessory are transferred to each terminal on the device body and the holder. It is transmitted via each terminal.

According to another third aspect of the present invention, when a transmitter main body is provided between the camera main body and a battery case and a monitor TV or the like is installed at a position separated from the camera main body, the camera is mounted on the monitor TV or the like. Video signals and audio signals are transmitted from the main body via the transmitter main body.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.

1A and 1B are exploded perspective and side views showing an example in which an adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to the present invention is used in a video camera, and FIG. 2 is also a camera according to the present invention. It is a perspective view showing an adapter for attaching an auxiliary machine.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a video camera body having a viewfinder 2 in which electronic parts for a camera (not shown) are housed, and a battery case mounting portion 3 is provided on a rear end face thereof. Is provided.

The battery case mounting portion 3 includes two receiving portion pieces 4 and 5 extending in the left-right direction and projecting rearward,
The L-shaped first convex portions 6 and 7 provided on each of the receiving portion pieces 4 and 5 and projecting in the surface direction of the mounting surface A, and the video camera body provided between the first convex portions 6 and 7. A lock claw 8 is provided to move the inside and outside of 1 in the direction perpendicular to the mounting surface A.

The lock claw 8 is constructed so that it can be moved out of the video camera body 1 by an elastic force of a spring (not shown) and can be retracted into the video camera body 1 by an operator 9. .

Reference numerals 10 and 11 denote two terminals for transmitting a video signal, each of which is arranged vertically at a predetermined interval and is provided at one side edge of the battery case mounting portion 3 at a substantially central portion thereof. There is.

Reference numerals 12, 13 and 14, 15 denote two sets of terminals for transmitting a stereo audio signal, each set being arranged in the left-right direction and provided on the side of both terminals 10, 11. .

Reference numerals 16 and 17 denote two power supply electrodes, which are arranged in parallel in the left-right direction, and are located below the terminals 10 to 15 and provided on the battery case mounting portion 3.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a battery case containing a battery (not shown), and a camera body mounting portion 19 which is attachable to and detachable from the battery case mounting portion 3 is provided on the front end surface.

The camera body mounting portion 19 has first concave portions 20 and 21 which are arranged in parallel with each other in the vertical direction to position the first convex portions 6 and 7 in a direction perpendicular to the mounting surface B, and both upper and lower portions. It is constituted by a locking hole 22 as a second recess provided between the recesses 20 and 21 for positioning the lock claw 8 in the surface direction of the mounting surface B.

Reference numeral 23 denotes a connector device (adapter) to which a camera auxiliary device, which will be described later, can be attached / detached.
And the battery case 18 is detachably interposed.

The connector device 23 includes a device body 25 having a camera body mounting portion 24 having substantially the same mounting structure as the camera body mounting portion 19 of the battery case 18.
A holder 27 having a camera accessory mounting portion 26 having a mounting structure substantially the same as the camera body mounting portion 19 of the battery case 18 is rotatably supported by the device body 25.

That is, the holder 27 of the connector device 23 has an L-shaped first recess 28 that opens in the surface direction of the mounting surface C and a second recess 2 that opens in the direction perpendicular to the mounting surface C.
9 is provided.

The holder 27 and the device body 25
And a terminal (not shown) for transmitting and receiving a video signal and a terminal (not shown) for transmitting and receiving an audio signal. Further, a and b are two electrodes arranged in parallel in the left-right direction.

On the other hand, the device body 2 of the connector device 23
5, L-shaped first recesses 30 and 31 opening in the surface direction of the mounting surface D and a second opening opening in the direction perpendicular to the mounting surface D are provided.
A recess 32 is provided. Also, this connector device 2
The second device body 24 is provided with a battery case mounting portion 34 that is attachable to and detachable from the camera body mounting portion 19 of the battery case 18.

The battery case mounting portion 34 of the device main body 24 is provided with two receiving portion pieces 35 and 36 extending in the left-right direction and projecting rearward, and attached to the receiving portion pieces 35 and 36 integrally. Two L-shaped protrusions 37, 38 protruding in the plane direction of the surface E, and a lock provided between the two protrusions 37, 38 for advancing and retracting the inside and outside of the device body 25 in a direction perpendicular to the mounting surface E. It is formed by a mounting portion having a claw 39.

The lock claw 39 is constructed so that it can be advanced to the outside of the device body 24 by the elastic force of a spring (not shown) and can be retracted into the device body 25 by the operator 40. .

Reference numerals 41 and 42 denote two terminals for receiving a video signal, which are provided on one side edge of the camera body mounting portion 24 at a substantially central portion thereof so as to be connected to the terminals 10 and 11, respectively. It is configured.

Reference numerals 43, 44 and 45, 46 are two sets of terminals for receiving a stereo audio signal.
1, 42 are provided on the side of each of the terminals 12 to 1
5 is connected.

Reference numerals 47 and 48 respectively denote two power supply electrodes arranged in parallel in the left-right direction, which are located below the terminals 41 to 46 and provided on the camera body mounting portion 24 and connected to the terminals 16 and 17, respectively. Is configured to.

Reference numerals 49 and 50 denote two terminals for transmitting a video signal, each of which is arranged in the left-right direction at a predetermined interval and is provided at one side edge of the camera accessory mounting portion 26 at a substantially central portion thereof. ing.

Reference numerals 51, 52 and 53, 54 denote two sets of terminals for transmitting a stereo audio signal, each set being arranged in the left-right direction and provided above the terminals 49, 50.

Reference numerals 55 and 56 denote two power supply electrodes that are arranged in parallel in the left-right direction, and are provided on the camera accessory mounting portion 26, which are located beside the terminals 51 to 54.

Reference numeral 57 is a liquid crystal television as a camera accessory.
It is detachably attached to the holder 27 of the connector device 23. The liquid crystal television 57 includes the device body 25
The battery case attachment portion 58 has an attachment structure substantially the same as that of the battery case attachment portion 34, and a detachable battery case attachment portion 58 is provided on the camera accessory attachment portion 26 of the holder 27.

The battery case mounting portion 58 includes two receiving portion pieces 59 and 60 which are parallel to each other, and an L-shape which is integrally provided on the receiving portion pieces 59 and 60 and projects in the surface direction of the mounting surface F. Formed by a mounting portion having two sets of protrusions 61 and 62 in the shape of a ring, and a lock claw 63 that is provided between the two protrusions 61 and 62 and that moves inside and outside the device body 25 in a direction perpendicular to the mounting surface F. Has been done.

Reference numerals 64 and 65 denote two terminals for receiving a video signal, which are provided at a substantially central portion of the battery case mounting portion 58 and are configured to be connected to the respective terminals 49, 50. .

Reference numerals 66, 67 and 68, 69 denote two sets of terminals for receiving a stereo audio signal.
4, 65 are provided above the terminals 51 to 5
4 is connected.

Reference numerals 70 and 71 respectively denote two power supply electrodes that are arranged in parallel in the left-right direction, and are provided on the adapter mounting portion 58, which is located on the side of the terminals 66 to 69, and are connected to the terminals 55 and 56. Is configured to.

In the adapter for mounting the camera accessory constructed as described above, the connector device 23 is interposed between the video camera body 1 and the battery case 18, and the liquid crystal television 57 is mounted on the connector device 23. Then,
The terminals 10 to 17 of the video camera body 1, the terminals 41 to 48 of the connector device 23, the terminals 49 to 56 of the connector device 23 and the terminals 64 to 71 of the liquid crystal television 57 are in contact with each other, and the liquid crystal is discharged from the video camera body 1. The video signal and the audio signal are transmitted to the television 57.

Therefore, in this embodiment, when the liquid crystal television 57 is attached to the video camera body 1, mechanical connection and electrical connection can be made at once by the connector device 23. The number of mounting operations of 57 can be reduced.

Further, in this embodiment, a dedicated cable is not required for transmitting video signals and audio signals between the video camera body 1 and the liquid crystal television 57.

In addition to this, in the present embodiment, video signals and audio signals from the video camera body 1 to the liquid crystal television 57 are terminals (not shown) of the apparatus body 25 and terminals (not shown) of the holder 27. Therefore, a dedicated cable is not required for transmitting the video signal and the audio signal between the device main body 25 and the holding body 27.

Next, another invention (third invention) of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 (A) and 3 (B).

FIGS. 3A and 3B are perspective views showing a transmitter for a camera according to another invention of the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 81 indicates an infrared light emitting section 82 for transmitting a video signal and an audio signal.
The transmitter main body has a detachable body and is detachably interposed between the video camera body 1 and the battery case 18.

The transmitter body 81 has a camera body mounting portion 83 having substantially the same mounting structure as the camera body mounting portion 19 of the battery case 18 and a substantially same mounting body as the camera body mounting portion 3 of the video camera body 1. A battery case mounting portion 84 having a structure is provided.

That is, the camera body mounting portion 83 of the transmitter 81 has an opening L opened in the surface direction of the mounting surface G.
It is formed by a mounting portion having first recesses 85, 86 having a V shape and a second recess 87 opening in a direction perpendicular to the mounting surface G.

On the other hand, the battery case mounting portion 84 of the transmitter main body 81 includes two receiving portion pieces 88 and 89 extending in the left-right direction and projecting rearward, and mounting surfaces integrally provided on these receiving portion pieces. Two sets of L-shaped protrusions 90 and 91 projecting in the plane direction of H, and a lock claw 92 which is provided between these protrusions and which moves the inside and outside of the transmitter body 81 in a direction perpendicular to the mounting surface H. Is formed by a mounting portion having.

The lock claw 92 is constructed so that it can be advanced outside the transmitter main body 81 by an elastic force of a spring (not shown) and can be retracted into the transmitter 81 by an operator 93.

Reference numerals 94 and 95 denote two terminals for receiving a video signal, which are provided at one side edge of the camera body mounting portion 83 on the substantially central portion side so as to be connected to the terminals 10 and 11, respectively. It is configured.

Reference numerals 96, 97 and 98, 99 denote two sets of terminals for receiving a stereo audio signal.
4, 95 are provided on the side of each of the terminals 12 to 1
5 is connected.

Reference numerals 100 and 101 respectively denote two power supply electrodes arranged in parallel in the left-right direction, which are located below the terminals 94 to 99 and provided on the transmitter mounting portion 83, and are connected to the terminals 16 and 17, respectively. Is configured.

In the transmitter for a camera constructed as described above, the transmitter main body 81 is interposed between the video camera main body 1 and the battery case 18, and the transmitter main body 81 is separated from the video camera main body 1, for example, a monitor television (Fig. When a monitor (not shown) or the like is installed, video signals and audio signals are transmitted from the video camera main body 1 to the monitor television (not shown) via the transmitter 81 main body.

Therefore, in this embodiment, a dedicated cable is not required for transmitting the video signal and the audio signal between the video camera body 1 and the monitor television (not shown).

Although the transmitter main body 81 transmits infrared rays in the present embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and other radio waves may be transmitted.

[0060]

As described above, according to the present invention, between the camera body mounting portion of the connector device and the battery case mounting portion of the camera body, and between the camera accessory mounting portion of the connector device and the battery case mounting portion of the camera accessory. Since a terminal for transmitting and receiving video signals and a terminal for transmitting and receiving audio signals are provided between them, a connector device is interposed between the camera body and the battery case, and a camera accessory is attached to this connector device. Then, the terminals of the camera body, the terminals of the connector device, the terminals of the connector device, and the terminals of the camera accessory are brought into contact with each other, and the video signal and the audio signal are transmitted from the camera body to the camera accessory.

Therefore, when the camera accessory is attached to the camera body, the mechanical connection and the electrical connection can be made at once by the connector device, so that the number of work for attaching the camera accessory to the camera body can be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to easily attach the camera accessory to the camera body.

Further, since a dedicated cable is not required for transmitting video signals and audio signals between the camera body and camera accessories,
It is very easy to use.

An adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to another second aspect of the present invention comprises a connector device, a device main body having a camera main body mounting portion and a battery case mounting portion, and a pivotable rotatably mounted on the device main body. It is composed of a holder that is supported and has a camera accessory mounting portion, and a terminal for transmitting and receiving a video signal and a terminal for transmitting and receiving an audio signal are provided between the main body of the connector device and the holder. The video signal and the audio signal are transmitted from the camera body to the camera auxiliary device through the terminals of the device body and the terminals of the holder.

Therefore, since a dedicated cable is not required for transmitting the video signal and the audio signal between the device body and the holder,
It is very easy to use.

A transmitter for a camera according to another third aspect of the present invention is a terminal for transmitting and receiving a video signal and a voice signal between the camera body mounting portion of the transmitter and the battery case mounting portion of the camera body. Since a terminal for setting is installed, a transmitter is provided between the camera body and the battery case, and if a monitor TV, for example, is installed at a position away from the camera body, the monitor body can be connected to the monitor TV via the transmitter. Video signals and audio signals are transmitted.

Therefore, when the monitor TV is installed at a position separated from the camera body, a dedicated cable is not required for transmitting the video signal and the audio signal between the camera body and the monitor TV, which is very convenient.

[Brief description of drawings]

1A and 1B are a perspective view and a side view showing an exploded view of an example in which an adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to the present invention is used in a video camera.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to the present invention.

3 (A) and (B) are other inventions of the present invention (third invention).
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a transmitter for a camera according to the invention).

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Video camera main body 3 ... Battery case mounting part 10-15 ... Terminal 18 ... Battery case 23 ... Connector device 24 ... Camera main body mounting part 26 ... Camera accessory mounting part 41-46, 49-54 ... Terminal 57 ... LCD TV 58 ... Battery case mounting portion 64 to 69 ... Terminal

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A connector device, which is detachably interposed between a camera body and a battery case, to which a camera accessory can be attached and detached, the camera body mounting portion of the connector device and the battery case mounting portion of the camera body. And a terminal for transmitting and receiving a video signal and a terminal for transmitting and receiving an audio signal are provided between the camera accessory mounting portion of the connector device and the battery case mounting portion of the camera accessory. Adapter for machine installation. 2. The connector device according to claim 1, wherein the connector device includes a device body having a camera body mounting portion and a battery case mounting portion, and a holder having a camera accessory mounting portion pivotally supported by the device body. An adapter for attaching a camera accessory, characterized in that a terminal for transmitting and receiving a video signal and a terminal for transmitting and receiving an audio signal are provided between the main body of the connector device and the holder. 3. A transmitter body, which is detachably interposed between the camera body and the battery case,
A transmitter for a camera characterized in that a terminal for transmitting and receiving a video signal and a terminal for transmitting and receiving an audio signal are provided between the camera body mounting portion of the transmitter body and the battery case mounting portion of the camera body. .