JPH0670209A - Adaptor for attachment of camera accessary - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify the attachment of a camera accessary. CONSTITUTION:A connector apparatus 16 can attach and detach a liquid crystal TV 17 which is removably set between a TV camera main body 1 and a battery case 11. The approximately same attachment structure with the part 12 of the case is used between a camera main body attachment part 12 and a camera accessary attachment part 20 of the connector apparatus 16. Therefore both mechanical and electrical connection can be secured at one time by the connector apparatus 16 when the TV 17 is attached to the main body 1. Thus the TV 17 can be attached to the main body 1 in a simplified way.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an adapter for mounting a camera accessory, which is suitable for mounting a camera accessory such as a liquid crystal television on a portable video camera.

[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 attachment of the conventional camera accessory to the video camera is carried out by using the accessory shoe of the camera body and the cable, and therefore, the mechanical connection is required. The work of electrical connection had to be done separately. 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 attachment by using the accessory shoe is limited to the attachment of only the camera accessory having the attachment portion corresponding to the accessory shoe, and there is a problem that it cannot meet the needs of the user in recent years.

For this reason, it has been demanded that an adapter for camera accessory mounting, which can easily mount the camera accessory on the video camera and can meet the needs of the user, has appeared. It was

The present invention has been made in order to meet such a demand, and it is possible to easily attach a camera accessory to a video camera and to meet the needs of users in recent years. It provides an adapter for mounting on a machine.

[0008]

An adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to the present invention is a connector device which is detachably interposed between a camera body and a battery case and which is capable of attaching and detaching the camera accessory. The camera body mounting portion and the camera accessory mounting portion of this connector device are formed by a mounting portion having substantially the same mounting structure as the camera body mounting portion of the battery case.

An adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to another second aspect of the present invention has a mounting structure according to the present invention between a camera body mounting portion of a connector device and a camera body, and a camera accessory mounting portion of a connector device and a camera. A first uneven portion provided between the auxiliary machines and positioned in a direction perpendicular to each mounting surface, and a second uneven portion positioned in a surface direction of each mounting surface, of which a second uneven portion is provided. The convex portion is formed by a lock claw that moves forward and backward in and out of the concave portion, and is biased by a spring in a direction facing the concave portion.

An adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to another third aspect of the present invention is a connector device which is detachably interposed between a camera body and a battery case, and which allows the camera accessory to be attached and detached. This connector device is constituted by a device body having a camera body mounting portion and a battery case mounting portion, and a holder having a camera accessory mounting portion that is rotatably supported by the device body. A tubular body having a first tooth portion extending in the circumferential direction on the pivot axis at its end surface is provided, and a second tooth portion that rotationally meshes with the first tooth portion of the tubular body is provided in the device body.

An adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to another fourth aspect of the present invention is the adapter according to the third aspect of the present invention.
An uneven portion for preventing rotation is provided between the cylindrical body and the holding body so that they are fitted to each other.

An adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to another fifth aspect of the present invention is the adapter according to the third aspect of the present invention.
The tubular body is composed of a tubular body that moves forward and backward in the axial direction of the holding body, and is urged by a spring in a direction in which it is pressed against the device body.

An adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to another sixth aspect of the present invention is a connector device which is detachably interposed between a camera body and a battery case, and which allows the camera accessory to be attached and detached. The connector device comprises a device body having a camera body mounting portion and a battery case mounting portion, and a holder having a camera accessory mounting portion that is rotatably supported by the device body. An electrode is provided between the main body and the holding body so that they are in contact with each other.

An adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to another seventh aspect of the present invention is the adapter according to the third aspect of the present invention.
A device in which a frictional engagement surface capable of engaging with each other is formed between the device body and the holding body, and the device body is provided with an adjusting member for varying the engaging frictional force generated between these frictional engagement surfaces. Is.

An adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to another eighth aspect of the present invention is a connector device which is detachably interposed between a camera body and a battery case, and which allows the camera accessory to be attached and detached. This connector device is composed of a device body having a camera body mounting part and a battery case mounting part, and a holder having a camera accessory mounting part pivotally supported by the device body swingably. Each of the link lengths is composed of a holding body having two swing links of different sizes.

An adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to another ninth aspect of the present invention is a connector device which is detachably interposed between a camera body and a battery case, and which allows the camera accessory to be attached and detached. This connector device is composed of a device body having a camera body mounting portion and a battery case mounting portion, and a holder having a camera accessory mounting portion that is rotatably supported by the device body. A lever having a lock claw is rotatably provided, and a tooth portion having a symmetrical tooth profile in front view for locking the lock claw of the lever is provided on a holder.

An adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to another tenth aspect of the present invention is a connector device which is removably interposed between a camera body and a battery case, and which allows the camera accessory to be attached and detached. This connector device, a device body having a camera body mounting portion and a battery case mounting portion,
It is composed of a holding body that is rotatably supported by the device body and has a camera accessory mounting portion. Of these, a lever having a lock claw is rotatably provided on the device body, and the lock claw of this lever is locked. A tooth portion having a left-right asymmetric tooth profile in front view is provided on the holder.

An adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to another eleventh aspect of the present invention is a connector device which is detachably interposed between a camera body and a battery case, and which allows the camera accessory to be attached and detached. This connector device, a device body having a camera body mounting portion and a battery case mounting portion,
It is composed of a holding body that is rotatably supported by the device body and has a camera accessory mounting portion. Of these, a lever having a lock claw is rotatably provided on the device body, and the lock claw of this lever is locked. A tooth portion is provided on the holding body, and a spring force for elastically holding the holding body in the lock claw locking state is applied to the tooth portion via a lever.

An adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to another twelfth aspect of the present invention is the adapter for attaching a camera accessory according to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, wherein an operating arm for imparting a turning force to a lever is provided in a device body, and the operating arm is provided. Is extended in the left-right direction of the camera body.

An adapter for attaching a camera accessory according to another thirteenth aspect of the present invention is a connector device which is detachably interposed between a camera body and a battery case and which is capable of attaching and detaching the camera accessory. This connector device, a device body having a camera body mounting portion and a battery case mounting portion,
A holding body that slidably holds a slider having a camera accessory mounting portion that is rotatably supported by the device body.

An adapter for attaching a camera accessory according to another fourteenth invention of the present invention is the adapter for mounting the camera accessory according to the thirteenth invention of the present invention, wherein a lock mechanism for holding the slider at a plurality of slider sliding direction positions is provided on the holder. There is one provided.

An adapter for attaching a camera accessory according to another fifteenth invention of the present invention is the adapter according to the fourteenth invention of the present invention, wherein a slider is provided with an operation arm for operating a lock mechanism.

[0023]

In the present invention and another second aspect of the present invention, mechanical connection and electrical connection can be made at once by the connector device when the camera accessory is attached to the camera body.

In the third to fifth inventions of the present invention, the first tooth portion and the second tooth portion can provide a sufficient rotational feeling when the camera accessory is rotated.

In another sixth aspect of the present invention, the electrical connection between the device body and the holder can be made by contacting the electrodes.

In another seventh aspect of the present invention, the engaging frictional force generated between the first frictional engaging surface and the second frictional engaging surface can be adjusted by the adjusting member.

In another eighth aspect of the present invention, the degree of freedom of movement of the camera accessory with respect to the camera body can be increased by the two swing links.

In the other ninth to twelfth inventions of the present invention, the holding body can be held in the rotational direction position by the lock claw and the tooth portion.

In the thirteenth invention to the fifteenth invention of the present invention, the slider can be moved and operated in the sliding direction.

[0030]

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

1A and 1B are exploded views showing an embodiment in which an adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to the present invention and another second to fifth invention of the present invention is used in a video camera. 2 and 3 are perspective views and side views showing the present invention and an adapter for mounting a camera accessory in the second to fifth inventions of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the present invention. Sectional drawing which shows the adapter for camera accessory mounting | wearing which concerns on another 3rd invention and 6th invention, FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view which shows the principal part of the adapter for camera accessory mounting in another 3rd invention of this invention. Is.

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. 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 advanced to the outside 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 numeral 10 denotes two electrodes provided on the battery case mounting portion 3 and arranged in parallel with each other in the left-right direction at a predetermined interval.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a battery case containing a battery (not shown), and a camera body mounting portion 12 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 12 has first concave portions 13 and 14 which are arranged in parallel with each other in the vertical direction and which are positioned on the first convex portions 6 and 7 in a direction perpendicular to the mounting surface B, and both the upper and lower portions. It is constituted by a locking hole 15 as a second recess provided between the recesses 13 and 14 for positioning the lock claw 8 in the surface direction of the mounting surface B.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a liquid crystal television 17 as a camera auxiliary device.
Is a detachable connector device (adapter) and is detachably interposed between the video camera body 1 and the battery case 11.

The connector device 16 includes a device body 19 having a camera body mounting portion 18 having substantially the same mounting structure as the camera body mounting portion 12 of the battery case 11.
A holder 21 having a camera accessory mounting portion 20 having a mounting structure substantially the same as the camera body mounting portion 12 of the battery case 11 is rotatably supported by the device body 19.

That is, the holder 21 of the connector device 16 has an L-shaped first concave portion 22 opening in the surface direction of the mounting surface C and a second concave portion 2 opening in the direction perpendicular to the mounting surface C.
3 is provided with a camera accessory mounting portion 20 having an L-shaped first concave portion 24a, 24b opening in the surface direction of the mounting surface D and a vertical direction to the mounting surface D. Camera body mounting portion 18 having second recess 25
Is provided.

The holder 21 of the connector device 16 includes
A concave portion 21a having a circular shape in plan view that is open to one side is provided, and a pivot 26 extending in the central axis direction of the concave portion 21a is inserted.

The pivot shaft 26 of the holder 21 is fixed to the device body 19. A cylindrical body 27 having a first tooth portion 27a extending in the circumferential direction on one end face thereof is provided on the pivot shaft 26 so as to be movable back and forth.

The outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical body 27 and the recess 2
Between the inner peripheral surface of 1a and the inner peripheral surface, there are provided rotation-preventing concave-convex portions 27b and 21b which can be fitted to each other.

On the other hand, the device body 1 of this connector device 16
9 is provided with a battery case mounting portion 28 which is attachable to and detachable from the camera body mounting portion 12 of the battery case 11. The battery case mounting portion 28 has two receiving portion pieces 29, 30 extending in the left-right direction and projecting rearward.
And L-shaped protrusions 31 and 32 that are integrally provided on the receiving pieces 29 and 30 and project in the surface direction of the mounting surface D, and the device body 19 that is provided between the protrusions 31 and 32. Is formed by a mounting portion having lock claws 29 that move inward and outward in a direction perpendicular to the mounting surface D. Then, in the device body 19 of the connector device 16, the first tooth portion 27 is provided.
A second toothed portion 19a that is rotationally meshed with a is provided.

The lock claw 29 of the device body 19
Is configured so that it can be advanced to the outside of the device body 19 by the elastic force of a spring (not shown) and can be retracted into the device body 19 by the operation element 33.

Reference numeral 34 is a compression coil spring for pressing the tubular body 27 against the device main body 19 and is provided around the pivot shaft 26, and the bottom surface of the tubular body 27 and the recess 2 are provided.
It is mounted between the bottom surface of 1a.

Reference numeral 35 denotes a pair of contacts serving as elastically deformable electrodes, which are provided on both end faces of the holding body 21 so that a part thereof is exposed to the outside.

Reference numeral 36 is an annular electrode with which the contactor 35 comes into contact, and is provided on the device body 19.

Reference numerals a and b in the figure are electrodes that come into contact with the electrode 10 of the video camera body 1 and the electrode (not shown) of the battery case 11.

In the adapter for mounting the camera accessories constructed as described above, mechanical connection and electrical connection can be made all at once by the connector device 16 when the liquid crystal television 17 is attached to the video camera body 1. It is possible to reduce the number of operations for attaching the liquid crystal television 17 to the video camera body 1.

In this embodiment, the connector device 1
An adapter 6 includes a camera body mounting portion 18 having the same mounting structure as the camera body mounting portion 12 of the battery case 11, and a camera accessory mounting portion 20 having the same mounting structure as the camera body mounting portion 12 of the battery case 11. That is, camera accessories other than the liquid crystal camera 17 can be attached to the video camera body 1.

Further, in this embodiment, the first tooth portion 2
7a and the second tooth portion 19a can provide a sufficient rotation feeling when the liquid crystal television 17 is rotated.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the concavo-convex portions 21b and 27b can prevent the cylindrical body 27 from rotating with respect to the holding body 21.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the coil spring 34 can prevent the tubular body 27 and the device body 19 from being damaged.

In the present embodiment, the electrical connection between the holder 21 and the device body 19 can be made by the contact between the contact 35 and the electrode 36.

It should be noted that the present invention and the second to sixth inventions of the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the present invention and the second to sixth inventions of the present invention are not limited thereto. Various effective modifications and changes are possible based on the technical idea.

Next, another seventh invention of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to (A), (B) and FIG. 7.

FIGS. 6A and 6B are side and sectional views showing an adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to another seventh invention of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is another seventh invention of the present invention. 2 is a perspective view showing a main part of an adapter for mounting a camera accessory in FIG. 1, in which the same members as those in FIGS. 1 to 3 are designated by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In the figure, reference numeral 81 denotes a connector device to which the liquid crystal television 17 can be attached / detached, which is detachably interposed between the video camera body 1 and the battery case 11.

The connector device 81 includes a device body 83 having a camera body mounting portion 82 having substantially the same mounting structure as the camera body mounting portion 12 of the battery case 11.
A holder 85 having a camera accessory mounting portion 84 having substantially the same mounting structure as the camera body mounting portion 12 of the battery case 11 is rotatably supported by the device body 83.

The holder 85 of the connector device 81 has a
A concave portion 85a having a circular shape in plan view that is open to one side is provided, and a pivot 86 extending in the central axis direction of the concave portion 85a is inserted. Further, on both side surfaces of the holding body 85, a first friction engagement surface 85b with respect to the device body 83 is formed.
Are formed.

The pivot 86 of the holder 85 is composed of an adjusting screw for varying the engaging frictional force generated between the first frictional engagement surface 85b and a second frictional engagement surface described later, It is screwed to 83 so that it can move back and forth. A cylindrical body 87 having a first tooth portion 87a extending in the circumferential direction on one end face thereof is provided on the pivot shaft 86 so as to be movable back and forth.

The outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical body 87 and the recess 8
Between the inner peripheral surface of 5a and the inner peripheral surface of 5a, there are provided concave and convex portions 87b and 85c for preventing rotation, which can be fitted to each other.

On the other hand, the device body 8 of the connector device 81
3 is provided with a battery case mounting portion 88 which is attachable to and detachable from the camera body mounting portion 12 of the battery case 11. The battery case mounting portion 88 has two receiving portion pieces 89, 90 extending in the left-right direction and projecting rearward.
And L-shaped protrusions 91 and 92 that are integrally provided on the receiving portions 89 and 90 and project in the surface direction of the mounting surface D, and the device body 83 that is provided between the protrusions 91 and 92. Is formed by a mounting portion having lock claws 93 that move inward and outward in a direction perpendicular to the mounting surface D. Then, the first tooth portion 87 is provided on the device main body 83 of the connector device 81.
A second tooth portion 83a that rotationally meshes with a is provided. Further, the device main body 83 has the first friction engagement surface 85b.
Is formed with a second frictional engagement surface 83b.

The lock claw 93 of the device main body 83
Is configured so that it can be advanced to the outside of the device body 83 by the elastic force of a spring (not shown) and can be retracted into the device body 83 by the operation member 94.

Reference numeral 95 denotes a compression coil spring that presses the tubular body 87 against the equipment main body 83, and is provided around the pivot shaft 26 and between the bottom surface of the recess 85a and one end surface of the tubular body 27. It is mounted on.

In the figure, reference numerals R ₁ and R ₂ indicate the direction of rotation of the holder 85 with respect to the device body 83.

In the adapter for mounting the camera accessory constructed in this way, the pivot frictional force adjusts the engaging frictional force generated between the first frictional engagement surface 85b and the second frictional engagement surface 83b. be able to.

Here, due to the weight of the liquid crystal television 17, R
_In the case of rotating in the direction indicated by ₁ , the tightening torque is set to be larger than the torque required to rotate the cylindrical body 87 and the frictional force generated between the holding body 85 and the device body 83.

In the seventh invention of the present invention,
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various effective modifications and changes can be made based on the technical idea of another seventh invention of the present invention.

Next, another eighth invention of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
A description will be given using (A) and (B).

FIGS. 9A and 9B are side views showing the operating state of an adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to another eighth invention of the present invention. In FIG. The same reference numerals are given and detailed description is omitted.

In the figure, reference numeral 41 denotes a connector device (adapter) to which the liquid crystal television 17 can be attached / detached, and which is detachably interposed between the video camera body 1 and the battery case 11. .

The connector device 41 includes a device body 43 having a camera body mounting portion 42 having substantially the same mounting structure as the camera body mounting portion 12 of the battery case 11.
The device main body 43 is swingably supported by a camera accessory mounting portion 44 for attaching and detaching the liquid crystal television 17, and a holding body 47 having two swing links 45 and 46 having different link lengths. ing.

Of these, each swing link 45 of the holder 47,
Reference numeral 46 is a link having fixed swing points 45a and 46a that are always immobile at a predetermined position (the device housing 43) and movable swing points 45b and 46b that move by the link swing operation. It is configured so that it can be held at a desired position.

In the adapter for mounting the camera accessory constructed in this way, the degree of freedom of movement of the liquid crystal television 17 with respect to the video camera body 1 can be increased by the two swinging links 45, 46. It is possible to hold the liquid crystal television 17 in the state where the rear surface of the television is close to 1.

In this case, when the liquid crystal television 17 is viewed from the rear, a swinging force is applied to the holding body 47 as shown by a solid line in FIG. 8A, and when the liquid crystal television 17 is viewed from above, the same is shown in FIG. 8B. A swinging force is applied to the holder 47 as indicated by the solid line.

Further, in this embodiment, when the liquid crystal television 17 is attached to the video camera body 1, mechanical connection and electrical connection can be made all at once by the connector device 41. Therefore, the liquid crystal television 17 to the video camera body 1 is connected. The number of mounting operations can be reduced.

According to another eighth aspect of the present invention,
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various effective modifications and changes can be made based on the technical idea of another eighth invention of the present invention.

Next, other ninth to fifteenth inventions of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing an example of use of an adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to another ninth invention to twelfth invention of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is another ninth invention to the twelfth invention of the present invention. Sectional drawing which shows the principal part of the adapter for camera accessory attachment in invention, FIG. 11 (A) and (B) is another 1st of this invention.
3 is an exploded perspective view and a cross-sectional view showing a main part of an adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to the third invention to the fifteenth invention. In the figure, the same members as those in FIG. Omit it.

In the figure, reference numeral 51 denotes a connector device (adapter) to which the liquid crystal television 17 can be attached / detached, which is detachably interposed between the video camera body 1 and the battery case 11. .

This connector device 51 has a camera body mounting portion 52 having substantially the same mounting structure as that of the camera body mounting portion 12 of the battery case 11, and a battery case mounting member which is also detachable from the camera body mounting portion 12 of the battery case 11. A substantially L-shaped device body 54 having a portion 53
And a substantially L-shaped holding body 56 that is rotatably supported by the device body 54 and has a slider 55.

Of these, a shaft 59 which has a cam 57 for pressing a lever and is rotated by an operation arm 58 in the device body 54, and a lock claw 60 which is rotatably provided near the shaft 59 and has a tip end thereof. And a coil spring 6 for compression for biasing the lever 61 to rotate counterclockwise in FIGS. 7 and 8.
2 and are stored. Here, a part of the operation arm 58 faces the inside of the device body 54 and the video camera body 1
A first link (not shown) extending in the left-right direction, a second link 58a parallel to the first link (not shown) and exposed to the outside of the device body 54, the second link 58a and the second link 58a. A first link (not shown) is connected to the third link 58b extending in the front-rear direction of the video camera body 1.

On the other hand, at the rear end of the holder 56, there is provided a first tooth portion 63 facing the inside of the device main body 54 and engaging the lock claw 60 with a left-right asymmetric tooth profile in front view. The elastic force of the coil spring 62 is applied to the portion 63 via the lever 61 when the lock claw 60 is in the locked state. A second tooth portion 64 and a guide rail 65 extending in the slider sliding direction are provided at the central portion of the rear end surface of the holding body 56 and both side edges.

The slider 55 of the holder 56 has a base 67 that rotatably holds a rod 66 that extends in the slider sliding direction and has locking teeth 66a that mesh with the second teeth 64. The base 67 includes a camera accessory mounting base 69 fixed to the lower end of the base 67 by screws 68 to which the liquid crystal television 17 can be attached and detached, and is entirely formed by a slider having a substantially L shape in a side view.

The slider 55 is the second
A plurality of sliders are held in sliding direction positions by the engagement of the tooth portions 64 and the locking teeth 66a.

Reference numeral 70 in the drawing denotes a torsion spring for urging the holder 56 to rotate counterclockwise in FIG. 8, and 71 for fixing the liquid crystal television 17 to the camera accessory mount 69. It is a mounting screw.

Further, 72 is an operating arm for applying a turning force to the rod body 66, and 73 is a turning force in a direction in which the second tooth portion 64 and the engaging tooth 66a are meshed with the operating arm 72. It is a torsion spring.

In the adapter for mounting a camera accessory constructed as described above, the holding body 56 is held in the rotational direction position by the engagement of the lock claw 60 of the lever 61 and the first tooth portion 63 of the holding body 56. You can

Further, in this embodiment, the second tooth portion 64
It is possible to move the slider 55 in the sliding direction by releasing the engagement between the locking tooth 66a and the locking tooth 66a.

Further, in this embodiment, the holding arms 56 and the slider 55 can be easily unlocked by the operation arms 58 and 72.

In addition, in this embodiment, since the mechanical connection and the electrical connection can be made at once by the connector device 51 when the liquid crystal television 17 is attached to the video camera main body 1, the liquid crystal television to the video camera main body 1 is connected. It is possible to reduce the number of mounting works for 17.

In this embodiment, the first tooth portion 63
Has a left-right asymmetrical tooth profile when viewed from the front, but the ninth to twelfth inventions of the present invention are not limited to this, and may have a left-right symmetrical tooth profile when viewed from the front. In this case, the holding body can be rotated in one direction to release the engagement between the lock claw and the first tooth portion.

Further, in the other ninth to fifteenth inventions of the present invention, various effective modifications and changes can be made based on the technical idea of the present invention without being limited to the above-mentioned embodiments. .

[0096]

As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a connector device which is removably interposed between the camera body and the battery case and in which the camera accessory can be attached and detached. Since the mounting portion and the camera accessory mounting portion are formed by a mounting portion having substantially the same mounting structure as the camera body mounting portion of the battery case, an adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to another second aspect of the present invention is also provided. A mounting structure according to the present invention is provided between a camera body mounting portion of a connector device and a camera body, and between a camera accessory mounting portion of a connector device and a camera accessory, and each positions in a direction perpendicular to each mounting surface. The projections and depressions of the second projections and depressions are formed by locking claws that move in and out of the depressions. And because it is biased in the direction facing into the recess by the spring, it can be done once the mechanical connection and the electrical connection by a connector device at the time of installation of the camera accessory to the camera body.

Therefore, it is possible to reduce the number of operations for mounting the camera auxiliary device on the camera body, so that the mounting work for the camera auxiliary device can be easily performed.

Also, an adapter in which the connector device has a camera body mounting portion having the same mounting structure as the camera body mounting portion of the battery case and a camera accessory mounting portion having the same mounting structure as the camera body mounting portion of the battery case. That is, a plurality of types of camera accessories can be attached to the camera body.

An adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to another third aspect of the present invention is a connector device which is detachably interposed between a camera body and a battery case, and which allows the camera accessory to be attached and detached. This connector device is constituted by a device body having a camera body mounting portion and a battery case mounting portion, and a holder having a camera accessory mounting portion that is rotatably supported by the device body. Since the cylindrical body having the first tooth portion extending in the circumferential direction on the pivot axis at its end surface is provided and the second tooth portion rotationally meshing with the first tooth portion of the cylindrical body is provided in the device body, the first tooth portion is provided. The tooth portion and the second tooth portion can provide a sufficient rotational feeling when the camera accessory is rotated.

Further, since the mechanical connection and the electrical connection can be made all at once by the connector device when the camera accessory is attached to the camera body, it is possible to reduce the number of work of attaching the camera accessory to the camera body. It is possible to easily attach the camera accessory.

An adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to another fourth aspect of the present invention is the same as the third aspect of the present invention.
Since the concave and convex portions for rotation prevention are provided between the cylindrical body and the holding body, the convex and concave portions can reliably prevent the cylindrical body from rotating with respect to the holding body.

Further, the first tooth portion and the second tooth portion can provide a sufficient rotational feeling when the camera accessory is rotated.

Furthermore, since the mechanical connection and the electrical connection can be made all at once by the connector device when the camera accessory is attached to the camera body, it is possible to reduce the number of work for attaching the camera accessory to the camera body. It is possible to easily attach the camera accessory.

An adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to another fifth aspect of the present invention is the adapter according to the present invention, wherein the tubular body is formed by a tubular body that advances and retracts in the axial direction of the holding body, and is pressed against the device body by a spring. Since the spring is urged in the direction, the spring and the device body can be prevented from being damaged by the spring.

Further, the first tooth portion and the second tooth portion can provide a sufficient rotational feeling when the camera accessory is rotated.

Further, since the mechanical connection and the electrical connection can be made at once by the connector device when the camera accessory is attached to the camera body, it is possible to reduce the number of work for attaching the camera accessory to the camera body. It is possible to easily attach the camera accessory.

An adapter for attaching a camera accessory according to another sixth aspect of the present invention is a connector device which is detachably interposed between a camera body and a battery case and which is capable of attaching and detaching the camera accessory. The connector device comprises a device body having a camera body mounting portion and a battery case mounting portion, and a holder having a camera accessory mounting portion that is rotatably supported by the device body. Since the electrodes that are in contact with each other are provided between the main body and the holding body, the holding body and the device main body can be electrically connected by contacting the electrodes.

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

An adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to another seventh invention of the present invention is the same as the adapter according to the third invention of the present invention.
Since a friction engagement surface capable of engaging with each other is formed between the equipment body and the holding body, and the equipment body is provided with an adjusting member for varying the engagement friction force generated between these friction engagement surfaces. Since the engaging frictional force generated between the first frictional engaging surface and the second frictional engaging surface can be adjusted by the adjusting member, the holding force is stable during use even if the weight of the auxiliary machine increases. Can be obtained.

An adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to another eighth aspect of the present invention is a connector device which is detachably interposed between a camera body and a battery case, and which allows the camera accessory to be attached and detached. This connector device is composed of a device body having a camera body mounting part and a battery case mounting part, and a holder having a camera accessory mounting part pivotally supported by the device body so that the holder is Since each link length is composed of a holding body having two swing links of different sizes, the swing freedom of the camera accessory with respect to the camera body can be increased by both swing links.

Therefore, since the camera accessory can be held in the camera body with the rear face portion thereof being close, the entire camera can be made compact and the camera accessory can be used.

Further, since the mechanical connection and the electrical connection can be made at once by the connector device when the camera accessory is attached to the camera body, it is possible to reduce the number of installation work of the camera accessory to the camera body. It is possible to easily attach the camera accessory.

An adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to another ninth aspect of the present invention is a connector device which is detachably interposed between a camera body and a battery case, and which allows the camera accessory to be attached and detached. This connector device is composed of a device body having a camera body mounting portion and a battery case mounting portion, and a holder having a camera accessory mounting portion that is rotatably supported by the device body. A lever having a lock claw is rotatably provided, and a tooth portion having a symmetrical tooth profile in a front view that locks the lock claw of the lever is provided on the holding body, so that the lock claw of the lever is engaged with the tooth portion of the holding body. The holding body can be held at the position in the turning direction, and the turning angle of the camera accessory can be set to a desired angle.

Further, since the mechanical connection and the electrical connection can be made all at once by the connector device when the camera accessory is attached to the camera body, it is possible to reduce the number of work of attaching the camera accessory to the camera body. It is possible to easily attach the camera accessory.

An adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to another tenth aspect of the present invention is a connector device which is removably interposed between a camera body and a battery case, and which allows the camera accessory to be attached and detached. This connector device, a device body having a camera body mounting portion and a battery case mounting portion,
It is composed of a holding body that is rotatably supported by the device body and has a camera accessory mounting portion. Of these, a lever having a lock claw is rotatably provided on the device body, and the lock claw of this lever is locked. Since the tooth portion having the asymmetrical tooth profile in the front view is provided on the holder, the holder can be manually rotated in one direction.

Further, since the holder can be held in the rotational direction position by the engagement of the lock claw of the lever and the tooth portion of the holder, the rotational angle of the camera accessory can be set to a desired angle. .

Furthermore, since the mechanical connection and the electrical connection can be made all at once by the connector device when the camera accessory is attached to the camera body, it is possible to reduce the number of work for attaching the camera accessory to the camera body. It is possible to easily attach the camera accessory.

An adapter for attaching a camera accessory according to another eleventh aspect of the present invention is a connector device which is detachably interposed between a camera body and a battery case and which is capable of attaching and detaching the camera accessory. This connector device, a device body having a camera body mounting portion and a battery case mounting portion,
It is composed of a holding body that is rotatably supported by the device body and has a camera accessory mounting portion. Of these, a lever having a lock claw is rotatably provided on the device body, and the lock claw of this lever is locked. The holding member is provided with a tooth portion to be engaged, and a spring force for elastically holding the holding member in the locked state of the locking claw is applied to the tooth portion through the lever. Can be guaranteed.

Further, since the holder can be held in the rotational direction position by the engagement of the lock claw of the lever and the tooth portion of the holder, the rotational angle of the camera accessory can be set to a desired angle. .

Furthermore, since the mechanical connection and the electrical connection can be made all at once by the connector device when the camera accessory is attached to the camera body, the number of installation work of the camera accessory to the camera body can be reduced. It is possible to easily attach the camera accessory.

An adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to another twelfth aspect of the present invention is the adapter for attaching a camera accessory according to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, in which an operating arm for imparting a turning force to a lever is provided in a device body. Since the camera is extended in the left-right direction of the camera body, the holding arm can be easily unlocked by the operation arm.

Further, since the holder can be held in the rotational direction position by the engagement of the lock claw of the lever and the tooth portion of the holder, the rotational angle of the camera accessory can be set to a desired angle. .

Furthermore, since the mechanical connection and the electrical connection can be made all at once by the connector device when the camera accessory is attached to the camera body, it is possible to reduce the number of work for attaching the camera accessory to the camera body. It is possible to easily attach the camera accessory.

An adapter for attaching a camera accessory according to another thirteenth aspect of the present invention is a connector device which is removably interposed between a camera body and a battery case, and which can attach and detach the camera accessory. This connector device, a device body having a camera body mounting portion and a battery case mounting portion,
Since the slider is slidably held by the slider, which is rotatably supported by the main body of the apparatus and has the camera accessory mounting portion, the slider can be moved in the sliding direction. The sliding position holding position can be changed.

Further, since the mechanical connection and the electrical connection can be made at once by the connector device when the camera accessory is attached to the camera body, it is possible to reduce the number of installation work of the camera accessory to the camera body. It is possible to easily attach the camera accessory.

An adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to another fourteenth invention of the present invention is the adapter for mounting the camera accessory according to the thirteenth invention of the present invention, wherein a lock mechanism for holding the slider at a plurality of slider sliding direction positions is provided on the holder. Since it is provided, the camera accessory can be held at the desired slider sliding direction position by the lock mechanism.

Also, the fact that the slider can be moved in the sliding direction can change the sliding direction holding position of the camera accessory.

Furthermore, since the mechanical connection and the electrical connection can be made at once by the connector device when the camera accessory is attached to the camera body, it is possible to reduce the number of work for attaching the camera accessory to the camera body. It is possible to easily attach the camera accessory.

An adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to another fifteenth aspect of the present invention is the same as the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in which the slider is provided with an operation arm for operating the lock mechanism. You can easily unlock the slider.

Further, the camera accessory can be held at a desired slider sliding direction position by the lock mechanism.

Further, since the slider can be moved in the sliding direction, the sliding direction holding position of the camera accessory can be changed.

Furthermore, since the mechanical connection and the electrical connection can be made all at once by the connector device when the camera accessory is attached to the camera body, it is possible to reduce the number of work for attaching the camera accessory to the camera body. , It is possible to easily attach the camera accessory.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 (A) and (B) are the present invention and the second to sixth aspects.
The perspective view and side view which decompose and show an Example which used the adapter for camera auxiliary equipment which concerns on invention using the video camera.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an adapter for mounting a camera accessory in the present invention and the second to sixth inventions.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing an adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to the present invention and second to sixth inventions.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing an adapter for mounting a camera accessory in another third invention and a sixth invention of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a main part of an adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to another third invention of the present invention.

6A and 6B are a side view and a cross-sectional view showing an adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to another seventh aspect of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an essential part of an adapter for attaching a camera accessory according to another seventh invention of the present invention.

8A and 8B are side views showing an operating state of an adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to another eighth aspect of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing a usage example of an adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to another ninth invention to twelfth invention of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view showing an essential part of an adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to another ninth to twelfth invention of the present invention.

11A and 11B are an exploded perspective view and a cross-sectional view showing a main part of an adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to another thirteenth invention to a fifteenth invention of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Video camera main body 3 ... Battery case mounting portion 11 ... Battery case 12 ... Camera body mounting portion 16 ... Connector device 17 ... LCD TV 18 ... Camera body mounting portion 20 ... Camera accessory mounting portion

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Claims (15)

[Claims] 1. A connector device which is removably interposed between a camera body and a battery case to attach and detach a camera accessory, wherein the camera body attachment part and the camera accessory attachment part of the connector device are the battery. An adapter for mounting a camera accessory, which is formed by a mounting portion having substantially the same mounting structure as a mounting portion of a camera body of a case. 2. The mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the mounting structure is provided between the camera body mounting part of the connector device and the camera body, and between the camera accessory mounting part of the connector device and the camera accessory, and each is perpendicular to each mounting surface. A first concave-convex portion for positioning in the direction and a second concave-convex portion for positioning in the surface direction of each mounting surface with respect to each other.
And a convex portion of the second concave and convex portion, of which the convex portion of the second concave and convex portion is formed by a lock claw that moves in and out of the concave portion, and is biased by a spring in a direction facing the concave portion. Adapter for. 3. A connector device which is removably interposed between a camera body and a battery case and is capable of attaching and detaching a camera accessory. The connector device has a camera body mounting portion and a battery case mounting portion. The main body and a holding body that is rotatably supported by the main body of the equipment and has a camera accessory mounting portion, of which the first tooth portion that extends in the circumferential direction on the pivot axis of the holding body is provided on the end surface. Providing a cylindrical body having
An adapter for mounting a camera accessory, characterized in that a second tooth portion that rotationally meshes with a first tooth portion of the cylindrical body is provided in the device body. 4. The adapter for mounting a camera accessory according to claim 3, further comprising a rotation preventing concave-convex portion provided between the cylindrical body and the holding body for fitting with each other. 5. The camera accessory according to claim 3, wherein the tubular body is constituted by a tubular body that advances and retracts in the axial direction of the holding body, and is biased by a spring in a direction in which the tubular body is pressed against the device body. Adapter for mounting. 6. A connector device which is removably interposed between a camera body and a battery case and is capable of attaching and detaching a camera accessory. The connector device has a camera body mounting portion and a battery case mounting portion. The main body and a holder that is rotatably supported by the equipment body and has a camera accessory mounting portion are provided with electrodes that are in contact with each other between the equipment body and the body of the connector equipment. This is an adapter for mounting camera accessories. 7. The frictional engagement surface according to claim 3, wherein frictional engagement surfaces capable of engaging with each other are formed between the device body and the holding body, and an engagement frictional force generated between the frictional engagement surfaces is variable. An adapter for attaching a camera accessory, which is provided with an adjusting member on the main body of the device. 8. A connector device which is removably interposed between a camera body and a battery case and is capable of attaching and detaching a camera accessory. The connector device has a camera body mounting portion and a battery case mounting portion. The main body and a holder having a camera accessory mounting portion that is swingably supported by the main body of the device have a holder having two swing links of different sizes, each of which has a different link length. An adapter for mounting camera accessories, which is characterized by being configured. 9. A connector device which is removably interposed between a camera body and a battery case and is capable of attaching and detaching a camera accessory. The connector device has a camera body mounting portion and a battery case mounting portion. It is composed of a main body and a holder that is rotatably supported by the equipment body and has a camera accessory mounting portion. Of these, a lever having a lock claw is rotatably provided on the equipment body, and the lock claw of the lever is provided. An adapter for mounting a camera accessory, characterized in that a tooth portion having a symmetrical tooth profile in a front view is provided on the holding body. 10. A connector device which is removably interposed between a camera body and a battery case, and which allows a camera accessory to be attached and detached, the device having a camera body mounting portion and a battery case mounting portion. It is composed of a main body and a holder that is rotatably supported by the equipment body and has a camera accessory mounting portion. Of these, a lever having a lock claw is rotatably provided on the equipment body, and the lock claw of this lever An adapter for mounting a camera accessory, characterized in that a tooth portion having a left-right asymmetrical tooth profile in front view is provided on the holding body. 11. 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 device having a camera body mounting portion and a battery case mounting portion. It is composed of a main body and a holder that is rotatably supported by the equipment body and has a camera accessory mounting portion. Of these, a lever having a lock claw is rotatably provided on the equipment body, and the lock claw of this lever Is provided on the holding body, and a spring force for elastically holding the holding body in the lock claw locking state is applied to the holding body via the lever. Adapter for mounting camera accessories. 12. The camera accessory mounting device according to claim 11, wherein an operating arm for applying a turning force to the lever is provided on the device body, and the operating arm extends in the left-right direction of the camera body. adapter. 13. A connector device which is removably interposed between a camera body and a battery case and is capable of attaching and detaching a camera accessory. The connector device has a camera body mounting portion and a battery case mounting portion. An adapter for mounting a camera accessory, comprising a body and a holder that is rotatably supported by the body of the equipment and slidably holds a slider having a camera accessory mounting portion. 14. The adapter according to claim 13, wherein the holder is provided with a lock mechanism for holding the slider at a plurality of slider sliding direction positions. 15. The adapter according to claim 14, wherein an operating arm for operating the lock mechanism is provided on the slider.