JPH08279941A - Video camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To store a cassette and a battery in respectively prescribed positions only by the opening/closing of a cover fitted to a body part. CONSTITUTION: A cassette storing part 2g and a battery storing part 2h are formed in parallel on the side face of a body part 2 in a video camera 1. Both storing parts 2g, 2h are opened/closed by one cover 2i so that a cassette and a battery are individually inserted into respective storing parts 2g, 2h. The cover 21 is opened/closed at a prescribed angle around a fulcrum 2i set on the lower part of the side face of the body part 2 and constituted so as to cover the approximately whole area of the side face.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

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

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the popularity of video cameras has been remarkably improved, and the types of video cameras have been diversified accordingly. One of them is a video camera with a monitor screen, but it goes without saying that the video camera of the type that looks through the viewfinder and shoots is still the mainstream of the current video cameras.

By the way, most of the video cameras of the type that look through the viewfinder for general use are compact ones that can be easily used with one hand. In this type of video camera, the cassette is often stored in the main body by opening the opening / closing lid, and the battery is often directly attached to the rear surface or the bottom surface of the main body. Recently, some batteries have been opened by opening and closing the lid on the main unit, but the storage positions of the cassette and battery are different,
Moreover, each of them had an opening / closing lid.

[0004]

However, in the case where the battery is directly attached to the rear surface or the bottom surface of the main body, there is a problem that the appearance is not smart and that a contact failure is likely to occur due to dust or the like. Also, in the case where the cassette and the battery are separately stored in the main body by the dedicated opening / closing lids, since two opening / closing lids are required, the number of parts increases, the structure becomes complicated and the size increases,
There is a problem that the price becomes expensive.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and a video camera in which both the cassette and the battery can be stored at a predetermined position by only opening and closing one opening / closing lid provided on the main body. It is made for the purpose of providing.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the video camera of the present invention has a cassette housing portion and a battery housing portion arranged in parallel on the side surface of the main body portion of the video camera, and both of these housing portions are provided. In order that the cassette and the battery can be separately attached and detached, both storage parts can be opened and closed with a single opening / closing lid.
The lower part of the side surface of the main body is opened and closed by a predetermined angle to cover substantially the entire side surface.

[0007]

According to the video camera of the present invention, a cassette storage portion and a battery storage portion are provided in parallel on the side surface of the main body portion of the video camera, and both the storage portions can be detachably attached to the cassette and the battery. Since the part can be opened and closed with a single opening / closing lid, the number of parts is small and the structure is simple, and the operability is excellent. Further, when the opening / closing lid is opened and closed at a predetermined angle with the lower side of the main body as a fulcrum to cover substantially the entire side, the cassette and the battery can be easily replaced from above the main body.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A video camera of the present invention will be described below based on an embodiment shown in FIGS. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of the video camera of the present invention viewed from the rear when the opening / closing lid is in a half-opened state, and FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a state in which the opening / closing lid is fully opened.

1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a video camera of the present invention, which includes a main body 2, a camera section 3 including an optical system arranged on one side of the main body 2, and a viewfinder section 4. It is composed of. Of these, the main body portion 2 has a rotary power switch 2a, a photographing button 2b, a reset button 2c, a memory button 2d, a date / time button 2e, etc. on its rear surface, and a camera portion 3 and a view on the upper surface. Various operation buttons 2f for fast forward, play, rewind, fade and the like are arranged on the finder section 4 side.

By the way, according to the present invention, a cassette storage portion 2g and a battery storage portion 2h are provided in parallel on the other side surface of the main body portion 2, and the cassette storage portion 2g and the battery storage portion 2h are covered by a single opening / closing lid 2i. It is configured to do. Of these, the cassette storage portion 2g does not surround all four side walls around it, and the opening / closing lid 2i also serves as one side wall, but the battery storage portion 2h has all four peripheral side walls surrounded. The open / close lid 2i also does not serve as the side wall (see FIG. 2).

Further, the opening / closing lid 2i is configured to open and close at a predetermined angle with the lower side of the other side surface of the main body portion 2 as a fulcrum 2j, and when closed, substantially covers the entire other side surface of the main body portion 2. Further, in this embodiment, the grip belt 5
Both ends of the open / close lid 2i are attached to the outer wall of the open / close lid 2i.
The opening and closing of i is not disturbed, and the video camera 1 is easily held and operated during shooting.

Reference numeral 6 in the drawing denotes a protective lid pivotally supported on the upper surface of the main body 2 so as to be openable and closable, and except when the cassette is replaced, the battery is replaced, or the operation button 2f is not operated. The lock lever 2k of the opening / closing lid 2i is covered to protect them from raindrops and the like. The video camera 1 of the present invention has the above-described structure, and when the cassette or the battery is attached or detached, first the protective cover 6 is raised as shown in FIG. 1, and then the lock lever 2k is moved from the state shown in FIG.
It is rotated in the direction to unlock the opening / closing lid 2i. After that, the opening / closing lid 2i is opened in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 1, and the cassette or the battery is taken out from above the main body 2. Then, after inserting a replacement cassette or battery from above the main body portion 2 into the cassette storage portion 2g and the battery storage portion 2h, the opening / closing lid 2i is rotated in the direction of arrow C in FIG. 1 to be closed, and the protective lid 6 is closed. .

In the present embodiment, the cassette storage portion 2g has the opening / closing lid 2i also serving as one side wall among the four side walls, but like the battery storing portion 2h, the opening / closing lid 2i does not. It may be one that does not serve also as the side wall and is surrounded by all four side walls. On the contrary, in the present embodiment, the battery storage portion 2h is shown as one in which all four peripheral side walls are enclosed and the opening / closing lid 2i does not serve as that side wall either. The two side walls may also serve as the opening / closing lid 2i.

In this embodiment, the protective lid 6 covers the upper portion of the opening / closing lid 2i when the opening / closing lid 2i is closed, but the protective lid 6 covers only the operation button 2f. It is also possible that the upper part of 2i is not covered. Further, although not shown in the present embodiment, if a packing is provided in the close contact portion between the opening / closing lid 2i and the main body portion 2, drip-proofing becomes possible.

In the present embodiment, the opening / closing lid 2i has been shown to be opened and closed by a predetermined angle with the lower side of the other side surface of the main body 2 as the fulcrum 2j, but it goes without saying that the opening / closing direction is not limited to this. . Further, the opening / closing lid 2i does not have to be opened and closed with one side as a fulcrum as long as the opening and closing of the opening / closing lid 2i can open and close the cassette and the battery storage portion at one time. For example, it may be configured to move toward and away from the main body 2 in parallel, or may be configured as a shutter.

[0016]

As described above, according to the video camera of the present invention, the cassette storage portion and the battery storage portion are provided in parallel on the side surface of the main body portion of the video camera, and both storage portions are covered by one opening / closing lid. Since it is configured to do so, compared to the conventional video camera that covers the cassette storage part and the battery storage part separately with a dedicated opening / closing lid, the number of parts is small and the structure is simple, compact and lightweight. It is convenient to carry and has excellent operability. Further, when the opening / closing lid is opened / closed at a predetermined angle with the lower side of the side surface of the main body portion as a fulcrum to cover substantially the entire side surface, the cassette and the battery can be easily attached / detached from above the main body portion.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a video camera of the present invention when the opening / closing lid is in a half-opened state, as viewed from the rear side.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the relationship with the main body with the opening / closing lid fully opened.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Video Camera 2 Main Body 2g Cassette Storage 2h Battery Storage 2i Open / Close Lid 2j Support Point

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A video camera characterized in that a cassette storage section and a battery storage section are provided in parallel on a side surface of a main body section of the video camera, and both storage sections can be opened and closed by a single opening / closing lid. 2. The video camera according to claim 1, wherein the opening / closing lid is large enough to cover substantially the entire side surface of the main body and can be opened and closed at a predetermined angle with the lower side of the side surface as a fulcrum.