JPH0676601A - Lighting device for photographing - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a lighting device for photographing which is compact, which has no protruding parts in the back part, and which can be assembled easily by forming a casing in a structure to be bisected in the longitudinal direction, and disposing a starting device at a grip part. CONSTITUTION:A lighting device is provided with a casing comprising a main body part 2 which is open at the front part, and a grip part 3 formed integrally with the main body 2 under the main body part 2. The casing 1 is formed to be bi-seeted longitudinally in a front-to-back direction including the main body part 2. A reflection body 8, a lamp 10, and a lamp socket 9 are disposed inside the main body part 2. A starting device 11 is disposed inside the grip part 3. The main body part 2 is opened at the front part, and the opened part is closed with a glass plate 4 engaged in a glass frame 5.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a photographing illuminator.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Photographing illuminators may be fixed to a fixed base or taken by an assistant when photographing with a commercial video camera used in, for example, a broadcasting station or when photographing a video at a wedding hall. , Used to illuminate the object to be photographed. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a photographing illuminator for such a purpose, for example, a handy type photographing illuminator, has a reflector 21, a small HID lamp 22 and a lamp socket in a cylindrical body 20 as shown in FIG. A cylindrical projection 2 is provided with a starter 24 for starting the HID lamp, which is fixed to the rear of the main body 20 by screwing or fixing at a plurality of positions.
It is located within 5. Reference numeral 26 is a grip for holding by hand.

[0003]

However, in such a photographing illuminator, since the projecting portion 25 for accommodating the starting device 24 is provided at the rear of the main body, the photographing illuminator becomes long in the front-rear direction and becomes large. It has the drawback of being shaped. Further, in the conventional illuminator for photographing, the main body 20
From the front-back direction of the reflector 21, the lamp 22, and the socket 2
3, and then the protrusion 25 in which the starting device 24 is housed
Since it is attached to the main body, there is also a drawback that it takes time to assemble.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a photographing illuminator which is small in size and has no protrusion on the rear side and is easy to assemble.

[0005]

In order to achieve this object, a photographing illuminator according to the present invention comprises a main body having an opening at the front,
A reflector, a lamp, and a lamp socket are arranged in a main body of a hollow housing which is vertically separable in the front-rear direction and has a grip portion integrally formed with the main body below the main body. A starting device is arranged in the portion, and the front opening of the main body is configured to be closed by a glass plate fitted in a glass frame.

Further, the reflector, the lamp socket, and the starting device have engaging members that engage with the engaging members on the inner wall of the housing, and the reflector, the lamp socket, and the starting device are arranged in one side of the housing. The reflector, the lamp socket, and the starting device are fixed in the housing simply by covering the other side of the housing.

[0007]

[Function] After the reflector, the lamp and the lamp socket are arranged on the main body on one side of the housing, and the starting device is arranged on the grip,
An electrical connection is made between the lamp socket and the starting device, the other side of the housing is covered, and a glass frame in which a glass plate is fitted is attached to the front opening of the main body.

Further, the reflector, the lamp socket in which the lamp is mounted, and the engaging member of the starting device are arranged while engaging with the engaging member on the inner wall on one side of the casing, and the engaging member on the other side of the casing. When the other side of the housing is covered while engaging with the reflector and the engaging member of the lamp socket, the reflector, the lamp socket on which the lamp is mounted, and the starting device are fixed in the housing.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows an embodiment in which the photographing illuminator of the present invention is used as a handy type photographing illuminator, and a hollow main body 2 having a cylindrical cross section at the front and a square cross section at the rear, There is a casing 1 composed of a grip portion 3 formed integrally with the main body below the main body 2, the front of the main body 2 is open, and this opening is a glass frame 5 in which a glass 4 is fitted. It is blocked. The glass frame 5 is detachably attached to the main body 2 in a bayonet manner, and the glass 4 is made of, for example, an ultraviolet ray cut glass. The main body 2 and the glass frame 5 are made of, for example, synthetic resin, and a large number of heat dissipation holes 6 are provided in the longitudinal direction on the peripheral wall of the main body 2. The housing 1 including the main body 2 can be vertically divided into two along the dividing line 7 in two.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a reflector 8 and a lamp 10 mounted on a lamp socket 9 are arranged in the main body 2, and a starting device 11 is arranged in the grip 3. The reflector 8 has a bowl-shaped reflecting surface, and has a hole into which the lamp 10 is inserted at the rear. The lamp 10 is a small HID type high-intensity discharge lamp, and is a small-sized, high-luminance lamp. Besides this as a lamp,
An incandescent lamp or the like may be used. The lamp 10 has two pins (not shown) protruding rearward from the base 10a of the lamp.
Is attached to the lamp socket by being inserted into the lamp socket 9 arranged in the socket housing box 12.

The starting device 11 for starting the lamp, which is arranged in the grip portion 3 of the housing 1, is composed of a plurality of electric components 11a arranged on a plate-shaped substrate. It is located because it is the least affected by. The starting device 11 and the lamp socket 9 have a connector 13
Is detachably electrically connected via. The starting device 11 is also connected to an external power source (not shown) via the cord 14.
It is connected to the. Reference numeral 15 is a switch for starting operation, which is connected to the starting device 11.

Engaging members are provided on the reflector 8, the lamp socket housing box 12, the starting device 11 and the inner wall of the housing 1, respectively. For example, on the inner wall of the main body portion, a lateral groove (not shown) that engages with a protrusion 8a that is an engaging member for fixing the reflector 8 or a concave portion for fixing with which a side portion of the socket housing box 12 fits. 12a is provided. Further, a circular hole 11b, which is a fixing engaging member that engages with the screw hole base 16 of the main body portion, is formed in the substrate of the starting device 11.

The reflector 8 can be moved back and forth by, for example, a crank mechanism so that the light distribution pattern can be changed from spot irradiation to flat irradiation, and 17 is an operating lever therefor.

To assemble the photographing illuminator of the present invention,
The protrusion 8 of the reflector 8 is provided in the lateral groove that is the engaging member on one side of the housing 1.
The reflector 8 is arranged so that a enters therein, and the lamp 1 is inserted while inserting the front end portion of the lamp 10 through the rear hole of the reflector 8.
The side portion of the socket housing box 12 to which the lamp socket 9 to which 0 is attached is fixed is fitted into the recess 12 a, and finally the starting device 11 is arranged and fixed to the grip portion 3. After electrically connecting the lamp socket 9 and the starting device 11, when the other side of the housing is covered, the reflector 8 and the socket housing box 12 are engaged and fixed with the engaging member on the other side of the housing. The glass frame 5 is screwed at a plurality of points 18 and attached to the front opening of the main body 2 to complete the process.

Incidentally, without using the socket housing box 12,
The lamp socket may be directly provided with an engaging member that engages with the engaging member of the main body and fixed. Further, the photographing illuminator of the present invention may be a fixed type photographing illuminator that is used by being fixedly mounted on a fixing base or the like, in addition to the handy type as in the embodiment.

[0016]

According to the illuminator for photographing of the present invention, since the housing can be divided into two parts in the vertical direction, the arrangement of the reflectors and the like in the housing,
Work at the time of repair can be done easily. Also, by arranging the starter at the grip, the main body does not project backwards, and the length in the front-rear direction is short and compact. In addition, the grip where the starter is located is less susceptible to thermal effects from the lamps, thus protecting the starter from thermal effects.

Further, since the reflector, the lamp socket, and the starting device have engaging members that engage with the engaging members on the inner wall of the housing, the lamp mounted on the reflector, the lamp socket, and the starting device. The reflector, the lamp and the lamp socket, and the starting device can be fixed simply by arranging on one side of the housing and covering the other side.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall view of an embodiment of a photographing illuminator of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state in which one side of a housing is removed.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which a lamp and a lamp socket are removed from a housing.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a conventional illuminator for photography.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Case 2 Main Body 3 Grip 4 Glass 5 Glass Frame 7 Dividing Line 8 Reflector 9 Lamp Socket 10 Lamp 11 Starter

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A main body of a hollow casing which is vertically separable in the front-rear direction and has a main body whose front is open and a grip formed integrally with the main body below the main body. A reflector, a lamp, and a lamp socket are arranged, a starter is arranged in the grip, and a front opening of the main body is closed by a glass plate fitted in a glass frame. . 2. The reflector, the lamp socket, and the starting device each have an engaging member that engages with an engaging member on an inner wall of the housing,
2. The reflector, the lamp socket, and the starting device are fixed in the housing only by disposing the reflector, the lamp socket, and the starting device in one side of the housing and covering the other side of the housing. Illuminator for photography.