JPH0751814Y2 - Handle mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial application] The present invention relates to a handle mounting structure, and more particularly, to a handle mounting structure used when carrying a foldable device.

[Conventional technology]

Some of the overhead projectors (OHPs) for projecting images drawn on a transparent film or image input device that captures the image of the original with a video camera and sends the video signal thus obtained to a CRT monitor or VCR , There is a portable type that can be folded and carried.
Some of such portable type image input devices and OHPs are provided with a handle for carrying when carrying, for example, there is one described in Japanese Patent Application No. 63-14219 filed by the present applicant. .

This is because a column for supporting a head part such as a video camera is movably attached to a device main body base on which a stage on which an original is placed is provided on an upper surface via a support shaft provided on the device main body base. Standing up from the base of the main body of the device, when not in use, it is folded along the base of the main body of the device, and a handle is attached to the column via the support shaft.
The handle portion of this handle is adapted to be freely inserted into and removed from the contour of the cover that covers one end of the column attached to the column. In this way, since the handle is provided via the support shaft having sufficient strength to support the column in a freely undulating manner, it is possible to obtain a handle with sufficient strength, and when the handle is not in use The handle portion can be stored within the contour of the cover.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

By the way, when the column is erected, the handle part of the handle is completely housed within the contour of the cover so that it does not engage with the base part of the device body. Use it by pulling it out of the contour. However, when pulling out the handle of the handle outside the contour of the cover, it is difficult to hold the handle of the handle stored in the recess of the cover with little clue.

[Purpose of device]

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the handle is compactly housed within the contour of the cover so as not to get in the way when the device is used, and the device is not used. An object of the present invention is to provide a handle mounting structure in which a handle is automatically projected to a position where a handle can be held by folding the handle.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the handle mounting structure of the present invention has a support shaft attached to a shaft fixed to the base of the main body of the device, and a cover for covering one end of the support post fixed to the support shaft. When not in use, the handle is built up along the base of the main body of the apparatus, and the handle of the handle built into the support is inserted into and removed from the contour of the cover in conjunction with the ups and downs of the support. For this reason, in the present invention, the handle is movably incorporated into the end of the column on the shaft attachment side, and the shaft is inserted into the long hole formed in the handle so that the handle rotates together with the column around the shaft. It is configured to be movable along the long hole. Further, a cam fixed to the shaft is engaged with the handle, and when the handle rotates together with the support column, the engagement position between the handle and the cam changes according to the rotation direction, and the handle of the support column is changed. The handle of the handle is housed within the contour of the cover when the support is erected, and the handle of the handle is projected outside the contour of the cover when the support is laid down.

[Action]

When the device is used, when the support column is erected from the non-use position toward the use position from the base of the device body, the handle part of the handle is pulled into the contour of the cover in conjunction with this. Further, when the support is laid down from the use position to the non-use position after use, the handle portion of the handle is projected outside the contour of the cover in conjunction with the rotation of the support. Therefore, when the device is used, the handle of the handle is not drawn into the contour of the cover and does not hinder the use of the device. Also, the handle of the handle can be held and carried only when the prop is lying down and not in use. Will be able to.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

〔Example〕

The present invention is shown in FIG. 4 showing a state of use of an image input apparatus 1 having a handle mounting structure. The image input apparatus 1 includes a main body base 2 provided with a smooth stage 10 for placing a document on its upper surface. And a pair of hollow columns 4 whose one end side is rotatably provided via a pair of support plates fixed to the bottom surface of the main body base 2, and a shaft mounting portion of the columns 4 fixed to the columns 4. A box-shaped cover 20 that partially covers so as to include the side edges,
A head portion 3 rotatably attached to the other end of the column 4, an arm 6 rotatably attached to both end portions of the stage 10, and an end portion of the arm 6,
It consists of a pair of illumination lamps 5 for illuminating the original.

An operation panel 11 is formed at the rear end of the stage 10. The operation panel 11 is provided with a main switch 24 that is operated when the power is turned on, a video switch 25 that is operated when the head unit 3 is operated, a lighting switch 26 for the illumination lamp 5, and the like. Further, on the side surface of the main body base portion 2, an outlet 13 for taking in an AC power source and a connector 14 for sending a video signal to an external CRT monitor or the like are provided.
Is attached. A circuit unit and the like for driving the head unit 3 are built in the operation panel 11.

The structure of the supporting column 4 on the side where the shaft is attached is shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG.
Shown in the figure. A pair of support plates 28 are fixed to the bottom surface of the main body base 2, and both ends of the shaft 12 are fixedly held by the support plates 28. The column 4 is rotatably attached to the shaft 12, and when the column 4 is rotated between the non-use position shown in FIG. 1 and the use position shown in FIG. It rotates together with the support column 4.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the end portion of the cover 20 on the shaft attachment portion side has an arc shape centered on the shaft 12 when viewed from the side, and when rotated, the main body base portion 2 Be careful not to hit the rear edge of the. Further, a recess 20a is formed in the central portion of the end of the cover 20 on the side of the shaft-attaching portion.
A pair of openings 20b is further provided in the position 0a in the position facing the end of the column 4. The recess 20a and the opening 20b are
It is used for storing the handle 30 according to the present invention.

The handle 30 includes a handle 33 and a pair of elongated plate-shaped arms 31 integrally provided at both ends of the handle 33, and has a U-shape as a whole. Each of the arms 31 has a long hole along its longitudinal direction.
32 is provided, and the long hole 32 has a step 32 in the thickness direction of the arm 31.
It has a and is connected to the opening 32b having a wider opening width. Further, a concave portion 32c and a convex portion 32d are formed on one end side (the left end side in the drawing) of the opening 32b. Insert the arm portion 31 into the cover 20 through a pair of openings 20b formed on the shaft mounting side of the cover 20, and into the hollow portion of the support column 4, and further insert the shaft 12 into the long hole 32 of the arm portion 31. The handle 30 is rotatably attached to the shaft 12 by the. A spring 35 is applied between the hole 31a at the tip of each arm 31 and the projection 34 provided on the inner wall of the support column 4, and the handle 30 is biased toward the head 3 side.

A pair of cams 19 are fixed to the shaft 12 at positions corresponding to the arm portions 31, and the cams 19 are engaged with the long holes 32 of the arm portion 31.
The cam 19 includes a claw portion 19a laterally protruding toward the rear end portion of the main body base portion 2 and an arc-shaped base portion 1 as illustrated.
It consists of 9b. Then, as shown in FIG. 1, when the column 4 is laid down, the tip of the claw portion 19a abuts on the convex portion 32d, and the handle
Hold 30 in the position shown against the bias of spring 35. Therefore, the handle 33 is not completely housed in the recess 20a of the cover 20, but partially protrudes from the arc-shaped contour of the end of the cover 20 on the shaft attachment side.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, when the support column 4 is erected, the cover 20 and the handle 30 rotate about the shaft 12, so that the tip of the claw portion 19a of the cam 19 has the projection 32d of the elongated hole 32. It comes off and enters the recess 32c. As a result, the handle 30 is further pulled toward the inside of the cover 20 from the position shown in FIG. 1 by the urging force of the spring 35, and the handle 33 is completely housed in the recess 20a of the cover 20. Therefore, the handle 33 comes into the arc-shaped contour of the end of the cover 20 on the shaft attachment side. Further, the shaft 12 is provided with a mechanism (not shown) that locks the column 4 at a predetermined position when the column 4 is erected.

The head unit 3 includes an image pickup unit 15 having a known CCD solid-state image pickup device inside, and a zoom lens 16 attached to the tip of the image pickup unit 15. The head unit 3 converts a picked-up image into a video signal, Cables and connectors provided in 4
It is sent to an external CRT monitor or video floppy recorder via 14.

The arm 6 is formed of a pipe-shaped member that is bent in an L shape as shown in the drawing and has a flexible portion 6a in a part thereof, and one end of the arm 6 is rotatably supported by a pair of holding members 18 respectively. It is attached to both ends of. Further, the tip 6b of the arm 6 protruding from the pressing member 18 is bent at a right angle, and when the arm 6 is erected, the tip 6b is fixed to the stage 10.
Is abutted against the surface of the arm 6 and the standing angle of the arm 6 is regulated. In addition, the illuminating lamp 5 has a cylindrical umbrella portion 5a whose lower side is opened.
A fluorescent lamp 8 is mounted inside and is rotatably mounted on a base portion 5b. The flexible portion 6a is provided for adjusting the angle of the illuminating lamp 5 according to the original, and a clear image can be displayed by preventing direct reflected light from the original 9 from entering the zoom lens 16. It can be imaged.

FIG. 5 shows the unused state of the image input apparatus 1 described above. Inside the image input device 1, the illuminating lamp 5 is folded along the stage 10 by laying down the arm 6, is housed between the support column 4 and the side wall of the cover 20, and the head portion 3 is also included. Is stored so that the zoom lens 16 can be inserted between the columns 4. A cover 21 which is a separate body from the cover 20 is detachably attached to the stage 10 side of the stage 10 so as to cover it. In addition, handle 30 in the figure
Shows the state in which the handle 33 is pulled out.

In the image input device 1 configured as described above, in the folded state as shown in FIG. 1, the claw portion 19a of the cam 19 has the convex portion 32d.
The handle 33 of the handle 30 partially projects from the arc-shaped contour of the end of the cover 20 on the shaft attachment side.
To use the image input device 1, first, the cover 21 is removed, and the tops of the columns 4 are held and lifted. This allows
As the column 4 is rotated, the claw portion 19a comes off the convex portion 32d and enters the concave portion 32c (FIG. 2). The arm portion 31 is moved to the head portion 3 side by the urging force of the spring 35, the handle portion 33 of the handle 30 is stored in the recess 20a of the cover 20, and the arc-shaped contour of the end portion of the cover 20 on the shaft attachment portion side is formed. It is stored inside. As a result, the pillar 4 and the cover 20 are rotated about the shaft 12 without the handle 33 colliding with the rear end edge of the main body base 2.

At this time, the support 4 is once rotated so as to form a substantially right angle with the main body base 2, and the support 4 and the head 3 are retracted from the orbit of the illumination lamp 5. Next, while holding the vicinity of the umbrella portion 5a of the illuminating lamp 5, the left and right arms 6 are respectively erected until the tips 6b come into contact with the stage 10. As a result, the illuminating lamp 5 is set obliquely above and outside the stage 10. After the illumination lamp 5 is set, the support column 4 is returned to the imaging position and locked. Further, when the head portion 3 is rotated so that the zoom lens 16 faces the stage 10, the image input device 1 is set in the state shown in FIG.

When the image input device 1 is set in this way, connect the power cord plug and the CRT monitor side connector to the outlet 13 and the connector 14, respectively, and turn on the main switch 24.
To do. Next, when the original 9 is placed on the stage 10 and the lighting switch 26 is turned on to turn on the illumination lamp 5 and the video switch 25 is turned on, the head unit 3 starts driving and becomes a CRT monitor. The video signal is transmitted. While observing the image displayed on the CRT monitor, the zoom lens 16 is operated to focus, determine the photographing magnification, adjust the image brightness, and the like to display the video image of the original 9 on the CRT.
It can be clearly displayed on the monitor.

In order to fold the image input device 1 into a non-use state, first, the head portion 3 is rotated so that the zoom lens 16 is inserted between the columns 4, and the column 4 is unlocked to raise the column 4 once. Rotate. Next, when the flexible portion 6a is operated, after returning it to the original state, the arm 6 is laid down,
Place the illumination lamp 5 on the stage 10. After that, when the pillar 4 is laid down, the arm portion 31 is rotated together with the pillar 4. When the cover 20 covers the operation panel 11 as shown in FIG. 5, as shown in FIG.
The top portion of a comes into contact with the convex portion 32d, and the handle 33 of the handle 30 is partially projected from the arc-shaped contour of the end of the cover 20 on the shaft attachment side against the biasing force of the spring 35. The amount of protrusion from the contour of the handle 33 is set so as to be easily held when pulled out by hand and not to disturb the storage.

After this, cover one end of the cover 21 prepared separately.
When the other end side is pressed so as to cover the stage 10 while abutting on the edge of 20, the four protrusions (not shown) provided on the cover 21 engage with the grooves provided at the four corners of the stage 10. Together, the cover 21 is attached to the main body base 2. In this way, the image input device 1 is folded in a thin attache case shape and can be stored or stored in any storage place.
The handle 33 can be easily carried by pulling it out as shown in FIG.

In order to pull out the handle 33 of the handle 30, the handle 33 is held and pulled from the state shown in FIG. This allows the handle 30
Is pulled out against the urging force of the spring 35 until the end of the elongated hole 32 on the side of the head portion 3 comes into contact with the base portion 19b of the cam 19. Further, since the shaft 12 has a structure sufficiently secured in strength to rotatably support the support column 4, by attaching the handle 30 to the main body base 2 through the shaft 12, Sufficient strength and durability are guaranteed for the support structure of 30.

Although the case where the handle mounting structure of the present invention is provided in the image input device has been described above, it may be provided in an OHP or the like having the same folding structure as the image input device 1.

[Advantage of the Invention] As described above, in the handle mounting structure of the present invention, the support pillar is rotatably mounted on the shaft fixed to the base of the apparatus main body, and is incorporated in the end of the support pillar on the shaft mounting side. By forming a long hole in the arm portion of the handle and inserting the shaft, the handle can be rotated together with the support column and can be moved along the longitudinal direction of the long hole. Further, a cam is fixed to the shaft and is engaged with the handle, and the handle of the handle moves in and out of the contour of the cover by the relative rotation of the cam and the handle. Therefore, when the pillar is erected when the device is used, the handle portion of the handle is pulled into the contour of the cover and does not interfere with the use of the device. Further, when the support column is laid down after use, the handle portion of the handle is automatically projected from the contour of the cover to a position where it can be easily grasped, and when the handle portion of the handle is pulled out and used, the pull-out operation becomes easy.

Furthermore, since the handle is supported by a strong shaft that connects the columns up and down freely, by gripping the handle of the handle, both the main body of the device and the column are supported at the same time. As a supporting structure of the above, sufficient strength can be obtained, and the entire device can be reliably carried.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of an essential part of an embodiment of the present invention when not in use. FIG. 2 is a side cross-sectional view of a main part when using one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a bird's-eye view sectional view of an essential part of an embodiment of the present invention when not in use. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a usage state of one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an unused state of an embodiment of the present invention. 1 ... Image input device, 2 ... Main body base 3 ... Head part, 4 ... Support post 5 ... Illumination lamp, 6 ... Arm 10 ... Stage, 12 ... Axis 19 ... Cam, 20, 21 ... … Cover 20a …… Concave, 30 …… Grip 31 …… Arm, 32 …… Slot 32c …… Concave, 32d …… Convex 33 …… Handle, 35 …… Spring.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An apparatus main body base 2 having a stage 10 on which an original is placed, and a shaft 12 fixed to the apparatus main body base 2, one end of which is rotatably supported and the other end of It is composed of a pillar 4 provided with a head part having an optical system for photographing or projecting an image, and a cover 20 fixed to the pillar 4 and covering one end side of the pillar 4. When the pillar 4 is used, In a device that is erected from the device body base 2 and is folded along the device body base 2 when not in use, an opening 20b is formed in at least a part of the cover 20 at a position facing one end of the column 4. U-shaped handle 30 including a handle 33 and a pair of arms 31 integrally provided at both ends thereof
The tip side of at least a pair of arm portions 31 is inserted into the cover 20 through the opening 20b of the cover 20, and the shaft 12 is inserted into each long hole 32 formed in each of the pair of arm portions 31. Thereby allowing the handle 30 to rotate together with the support 4 around the shaft 12 and in the longitudinal direction of the elongated hole 32, and the cam 19 fixed to the shaft 12 is attached to the arm portion of the handle 30. 31 and by changing the engagement position of the arm 31 of the handle 30 and the cam 19 by the rotation of the handle 30 accompanying the ups and downs of the support column 4, when the support column 4 is folded to the unused position, When the handle 30 is moved to a position where the handle 33 projects outside the contour of the cover 20, and when the pillar 4 is raised from the unused position to the use position, the handle 33 is moved to the position where the handle 33 enters the contour of the cover 20. Handle mounting structure characterized by moving 30.