JPH08279946A - Television camera pad and television camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To simplify the fitting of a pad to a television camera at the time of its production and to make it possible to fit the pad again. CONSTITUTION: In the case of fitting a cheek pad 31 to a side plate 21 at the time of producing a portable television camera 1, the tips 33b of plural bosses 33 of the pad 31 are inserted into plural fitting holes 10 formed on the side plate 21 an welded. In the case of fitting the temporarily detached pad 31 to the side plate 21 again, a tapping screw 35 is screwed into a center hole 34 formed on the center of plural bosses 33 and fastened.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a television camera pad and a television camera most suitable for application to, for example, a cheek pad or a shoulder pad of a portable television camera.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 10, a portable television camera 1 includes a camera body 2, an optical lens 3 attached to a front surface 2a of the camera body 2, and a lower surface 2b of the camera body 2. The shoulder rest portion 4 is attached and extended rearward, and the handle 5 is attached to the upper surface 2c of the camera body 2.

A peripheral device 6 such as a camera adapter or a video tape recorder is detachably attached to the back surface 2d of the camera body 2.

A cheek pad 7 is attached to the side surfaces of the side plates 21 and 61 on the right side of the camera body 2 and the peripheral device 6, and a shoulder pad 8 is attached to the lower surface 4a of the shoulder rest portion 4 in a substantially saddle shape. ing.

The material of the shoulder pad 8 is often a highly elastic material such as urethane foam, but the material of the cheek pad 7 is more uneven in molding than urethane foam. Less plastic is often used because of its good yield.

As shown in FIG. 11, a plurality of bosses 9 which are cylindrical protrusions are integrally formed on the inner surface 7a of the cheek pad 7 formed of plastic, and the tips of the bosses 9 are formed. An annular step portion 9a and a small-diameter tip 9b are formed in the same portion so as to have the same axis.

When the cheek support pad 7 is attached to the right side plate 21 of the camera body 2 (the structure for attaching the cheek support pad 7 to the right side plate 61 of the peripheral device 6 is exactly the same), Tips 9b of the plurality of bosses 9
Is inserted from the outside into the plurality of mounting holes 10 formed in the side plate 21, these step portions 9a are brought into contact with the outer surface 21a of the side plate 21, and the tip 9b is projected to the inner surface 21b of the side plate 21. Then, the tip ends of the tips 9b of the plurality of bosses 9 are welded inside the inner surface 21b of the side plate 21 (by being pressed while being melted by heating and crushing), these tips 9b.
The tip of b is deformed into a retaining flange 9c to fix the cheek pad 7 to the side plate 21.

After fixing the cheek pad 7 to the outer surface 21a of the side plate 21, the side plate 21 can be attached to and detached from the right side surface 2e of the camera body 2 using a plurality of mounting screws 11 as shown in FIG. Screw on. At that time, as shown in FIG. 11, the cheek pad 7 is fastened to the side plate 21 together with one of the mounting screws 11. In addition, 12 is a plurality of nuts fixed to the camera body 2 side and a plurality of mounting screws 11 are fastened, and 13 is formed on the side plate 21 (and cheek pad 7) and the mounting screws 11 are inserted. Multiple screw insertion holes.

[0009]

In the conventional cheek pad 7 as described above, the tip 9b of the plurality of bosses 9 is simply welded from the inner surface 21a side of the side plate 21 to form the cheek pad 7
Since it can be easily fixed to the side plate 21, there is an advantage that the attaching work of the cheek pad 7 during the production of the portable TV camera 1 is simple and the productivity is excellent.

However, when the cheek pad 7 is attached when the portable television camera 1 is manufactured, if the attachment of the cheek pad 7 fails due to a welding mistake of the tip 9b of the boss 9 or the like, the cheek pad 7 is not attached. Can not be reattached at all.

If the outer surface of the cheek pad 7 is damaged during use, the cheek pad 7 should be removed from the portable TV camera 1 and the painted surface should be repainted. It is desirable to allow maintenance to regenerate the pad 7.

However, conventionally, in order to remove the cheek pad 7 from the portable TV camera 1, it is necessary to cut off the retaining francy 9c at the tip of the tips 9b of the welded bosses 9, Portable television camera 1 by cutting off these retaining flanges 9c
The cheek pad 7 that has been removed once cannot be attached to the portable TV camera 1 again.

Therefore, conventionally, there has been a problem that the cheek pad 7 cannot be maintained at all.

There is also a method of attaching the cheek pad 7 by using a plurality of tapping screws at the time of producing the portable television camera 1, but the screwing and fastening work of the plurality of tapping screws is troublesome and the productivity is low. Very bad,
There is a problem of cost increase by using a plurality of tapping screws.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and is for a television camera in which the pad can be easily attached to the television camera at the time of production and the pad can be reattached. It is intended to provide pads and TV cameras.

[0016]

In order to achieve the above object, a television camera pad according to claim 1 of the present invention has a plurality of bosses integrally formed on at least the inner layer of a pad formed of plastic. It is formed by molding, and at this time, the center holes are formed in the plurality of bosses.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in a television camera pad, a plurality of bosses are integrally formed on the inner layer of a pad having at least an inner layer formed of plastic, and at this time, tips of the plurality of bosses are formed. The locking claws are integrally formed on the outer periphery of, and the plurality of bosses are formed with a center hole and a slit.

[0018]

According to the television camera pad of the first aspect of the present invention configured as described above, at least the inner layer of the pad formed of plastic is attached to the television camera at the time of production of the television camera. It is possible to insert the tips of the plurality of bosses integrally formed in the layer into the plurality of mounting holes on the television camera side, and weld and fix the tips of the plurality of bosses. Then, when the pads are not attached properly during production or when the pads are removed by cutting off the tips of the bosses for maintenance and reattaching the pads to the TV camera again, tapping is performed in the center holes that are preformed on the bosses. The screw can be screwed in and fixed.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the television camera pad is integrally formed with the inner layer when the pad having at least the inner layer formed of plastic is attached to the television camera during production of the television camera. The locking claws on the outer periphery of the tips of the plurality of bosses can be inserted into and fixed to the plurality of mounting holes on the television camera side by utilizing the elasticity of the slot formed on the bosses. Then, by using the elasticity of the slits of the bosses to pull out the plurality of locking claws from the plurality of mounting holes once, and then re-fitting the plurality of locking holes into the plurality of mounting holes, It can be removed and replaced repeatedly. Further, when the locking claws at the tips of the plurality of bosses are cut off and the pad once removed is attached to the TV camera again, tapping screws are screwed into the center holes preformed in the plurality of bosses and fixed. be able to.

[0020]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of a portable television camera and a pad to which the present invention is applied will be described below with reference to FIGS. It should be noted that the same reference numerals are given to the same structural portions as those in FIGS. 10 and 11, and duplicate description will be omitted.

[Overall Description of Portable Television Camera] First, FIG. 9 shows the entire portable television camera 1 which is a television camera. As in the conventional case, the right side plate of the camera body 2 and the peripheral device 6 is shown. A cheek pad 31 which is a TV camera pad is attached to 21 and 61, and a shoulder pad 8 which is a TV camera pad is attached to the lower surface 4a of the shoulder rest portion 4. In addition,
Reference numeral 15 is a viewfinder, and 16 is a microphone.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the cheek pad 31 is attached to the outer surfaces 21a and 61a of the side plates 21 and 61 as will be described later, and then the side plate 2 is processed in the same manner as in the prior art.
1 and 61 are detachably attached to the side surfaces of the camera body 2 and the peripheral device 6 by using a plurality of mounting screws 11.
Then, a part of the cheek pad 31 is fastened together by one or two of the mounting screws 11.

[Structure Description of Cheek Rest Pad] First, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the cheek rest pad 31 includes an inner layer 31.
The material of a is made of plastic, and the outer layer 31b is made of an elastic material such as an elastomer. At this time, the plastic and the elastomer may be double-molded, or the plastic-molded inner layer 31a may be formed.
An outer layer 31b having elasticity such as rubber may be formed on the outer surface of the layer by painting or the like.

The inner layer 3 of the cheek pad 31
A plurality of reinforcing ribs 32 are integrally formed in a lattice shape or the like on the inner surface 31aa of the la 1a. A plurality of bosses 33, which are columnar protrusions, are integrally formed on the inner surface 31aa, intersections of the plurality of ribs 32, and the like.

Thus, the inner layer 3 of the cheek pad 31
If 1a is made of plastic, it is possible to integrally form a plurality of reinforcing ribs 32 and a plurality of bosses 33 on the inner layer 31a, and the manufacturing is simple.

Moreover, the outer layer 31b can be easily formed on the outer side of the inner layer 31a by double molding or painting, and the outer layer 31b is made of an elastic material so that the outer side of the cheek pad 31 is Surface 31b
Appropriate elasticity can be generated in b. Therefore, while the portable television camera 1 is in use, the feel when the cameraman hits his cheek against the outer surface 31bb of the cheek pad 31 is moderately soft (not too hard or too soft), It has the advantage of being less tiring and having better operability for shooting.

[Explanation of First Embodiment of Cheek Resting Pad] Next, referring to FIGS. 1, 3A and 4, a cheek resting pad 31 attached to a side plate 21 which is a pad attaching member of the camera body 2 will be described. A first embodiment will be described. In addition, peripheral device 6
The cheek pad 31 attached to the side plate 61 has the same structure.

In the first embodiment, an annular step portion 33 and a small-diameter tip 33b are formed on the tip portions of the plurality of bosses 33 so as to have the same axial center. And these plural bosses 33
A center hole 34 cut from the tip of the tip 33b is formed at the center of the.

[Mounting operation of cheek pad at the time of production]
First, when the cheek pad 31 is attached to the outer surface 1a of the side plate 21 of the camera body 2 during the production of the portable television camera 1, as shown in FIGS. Tip 33 of the plurality of bosses 33 of the pad 31
b is inserted into the plurality of mounting holes 10 of the side plate 21 of the camera body 2 from the outside in the direction of arrow a. And these step portions 33
The a is brought into contact with the outer surface 21a of the side plate 21, and the tips 33b thereof are projected inward from the inner surface 21b of the side plate 21 in the arrow a direction.

Then, as shown in FIG. 1B, a plurality of bosses 3 projecting inward from the inner surface 21b of the side plate 21.
3 is welded (pressed while being melted by heating and pressed) to transform the tip ends of these tips 33 into the retaining flanges 33c, and the inner surface 21b of the side plate 21.
The cheek pad 31 so that the cheek pad 31 is locked to the side plate 21.
Stick to

[Removal Operation of Cheek Rest Pad] Next, when the cheek rest pad 31 is unsuccessfully attached during production or during maintenance, when the cheek rest pad 31 is detached from the side plate 21, as shown in FIG. Then, the retaining flanges 33c of the plurality of bosses 33 locked to the inner surface 21b of the side plate 21 are cut off from the tip 33b, and the plurality of bosses 33 are pulled out to the outside of the outer surface 21a of the side plate 21 in the b direction.

[Reattachment operation of cheek rest pad] Then, the cheek rest pad 31 once removed is again attached to the side plate 21.
1D and FIG. 3A, the tips 33b of the bosses 33 having the retaining flanges 33c already cut are attached to the mounting holes 10 of the side plate 21 again. The step portion 33a is inserted into the inside from the outside in the direction of the arrow a, and the step portion 33a is brought into contact with the outer surface 21a of the side plate 21 again.

Then, a plurality of tapping screws 35 are inserted from the inside of the side plate 21 into the central holes 34 of the plurality of bosses 33 as indicated by arrows b.
The cheek pad 31 is fixed again to the side plate 21 by screwing in from the direction and fastening.

At this time, a plurality of tapping screws 35
As a result, the plurality of bosses 33 are pulled in the direction of the arrow a, the step portions 33a are pressed against the outer surface 21a of the side plate 21 from the direction of the arrow a, and at the same time, the tips 33b thereof are indicated by the arrow in FIG. As shown in (D) of FIG. 1 and (A) of FIG. 3, the outer peripheral surface 33aa of these tips 33b is expanded outward in the radial direction indicated by c, and the inner peripheral surface 10a of the plurality of mounting holes 10 is formed. Is strongly crimped in the direction of arrow c and firmly fixed.

[Function of Cheek Rest Pad of First Embodiment] Therefore, according to the cheek rest pad 31 shown in the first embodiment, the cheek rest pad 31 is attached to the side plate 21 when the portable television camera 1 is manufactured. At the time of attachment, the cheek pad 31 can be easily attached to the side plate 21 by inserting the tips 33b of the plurality of bosses 33 into the plurality of attachment holes 10 of the side plate 21 and welding them inside the side plate 21. The workability for attaching the cheek pad 31 is excellent and the productivity is good.

When the attachment of the cheek support pad 31 fails during production or at the time of maintenance, the cheek support pad 31 can be removed by simply removing the retaining flanges 33c of the tips 33b of the plurality of bosses 33 welded during the pad attachment. It can be easily removed from the side plate 21. Moreover, the once removed cheek pad 31 can be reattached to the side plate 21 only by screwing the plurality of tapping screws 35 into the center holes 34 of the plurality of bosses 33 from the inside of the side plate 21 and fastening them.

Therefore, when the outer layer 31b of the cheek pad 31 is peeled off or damaged during use,
The cheek pad 31 is removed from the side plate 21, and the outer layer 31b thereof is repaired by repainting or the like, and the cheek pad 3
After reproducing 1, the cheek pad 31 can be freely maintained because it can be attached to the side plate 21 again.

[Description of Second Embodiment of Cheek Resting Pad] Next, referring to FIGS. 2, 3B and 5, a second embodiment of the cheek resting pad 31 attached to the side plate 21 of the camera body 2 will be described. explain.

[Explanation of Pad Structure] In this second embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2, 3B and 5, a plurality of bosses 33 are provided with annular step portions 33a and small diameter tips. 33b is formed, and a center hole 34 cut from the tip of the tip 33b is formed at the center of the plurality of bosses 33 (the same structure as the first embodiment).

In addition to the above structure, a plurality of 2-4 locking claws 33d are integrally formed on the outermost edge of the tips 33b of the plurality of bosses 33. Then, the plurality of bosses 33 are cut from the tip ends of the two to four tips 33b to form a plurality of two to four slits 3e.

[Method of Attaching Cheek Rest Pads During Production] First, when the cheek rest pads 31 are attached to the outer surface 21a of the side plate 21 of the camera body 2 during the production of the portable television camera 1, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5B, a plurality of bosses 3 of the cheek pad 31 are provided.
The plurality of locking claws 33d of 3 are reduced to the center side in the radial direction indicated by the arrow d in FIG. 2A against the elasticity of the plurality of slots 33e of the plurality of bosses 33, so that the camera Body 2
The side plate 21 is inserted into the plurality of mounting holes 10 from the outside in the direction of arrow a.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 2 (A) and 5 (B), these step portions 33a are connected to the outer surface 21 of the side plate 21.
a while abutting on the side plate 21a.
The inner surface 21b of the above is projected in the direction of arrow a. Then, at the moment when these locking claws 33d pass through the inside of the mounting hole 10 and come out to the inside of the inner surface 21b of the side plate 21 in the direction of the arrow a, the elastic restoring force of the plurality of slits 3e causes these locking claws 33d. 2B is expanded outward in the radial direction indicated by arrow c in FIG.
The cheek pad 31 is fixed to the side plate 21 by being locked to the inner surface 21b of the first embodiment.

[First Example of Removal of Cheek Resting Pad] Next, when the cheek resting pad 31 fails to be attached during production or during maintenance, the cheek resting pad 31 is attached to the side plate 2.
As a first method of removing from FIG. 1, the plurality of locking claws 33d of the plurality of bosses 33 resist the elasticity of the plurality of slits 33e and the radius indicated by the arrow c again as shown in FIG. 2B. By contracting toward the center of the direction, these locking claws 33d can be pulled out from the plurality of mounting holes 10 of the side plate 21 to the outside of the outer surface 21a in the direction of arrow b.

[Second Example of Reattaching Operation of Cheek Resting Pad] The cheek resting pad 31 once removed in this manner is the same as the attaching operation described in FIGS. 2A and 2B. It can be attached to the side plate 21 again depending on the method.

[Second Example of Detachment Operation of Cheek Rest Pad] When the cheek rest pad 31 fails to be attached during production or during maintenance, the cheek rest pad 31 is attached to the side plate 21.
As a second method of removing the lock claws 33d of the plurality of bosses 33 locked to the inner surface 21b of the side plate 21 from the tip 33b, as shown in FIG. The boss 33 can be pulled out to the outside of the outer surface 21a of the side plate 21 in the arrow b direction.

[Second Example of Reattaching Cheek Resting Pad] Then, the second method of reattaching the cheek resting pad 31 once removed in this way to the side plate 21 is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG.
The tip ends 33b of the plurality of bosses 33 that have already been cut are again inserted into the plurality of mounting holes 10 of the side plate 21 from the outside in the direction of the arrow a, and these step portions 33a are formed on the outer surface 21 of the side plate 21.
Contact a again.

Then, a plurality of tapping screws 35 are inserted from the inside of the side plate 21 into the central holes 34 of the plurality of bosses 33 as indicated by arrows b.
The cheek pad 31 can be fixed again to the side plate 21 by screwing in from the direction and fastening.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 2D, the tips 33b of the plurality of bosses 33 are divided into a plurality of slits 33e as the plurality of tapping screws 35 are screwed in the direction of the arrow a. The portion tends to be expanded outward in the radial direction indicated by the arrow c, but as shown in FIG. 2D and FIG. 3B, the outer peripheral surface 33aa of these tips 33b has a plurality of portions. The inner peripheral surface 10a of the mounting hole 10 is strongly crimped in the direction of the arrow c, and the tip 33b is tightened just like a neck and firmly fixed.

[Function of cheek rest pad of the second embodiment] Therefore, according to the cheek rest pad 31 of the second embodiment, the cheek rest pad 31 is attached to the side plate 21 when the portable TV camera 1 is manufactured. At the time of attachment, the cheek pad 31 can be attached to the side plate 21 very simply by inserting the engagement claws 33d of the tips 33b of the bosses 33 into the attachment holes 10 of the side plate 21 and engaging them. You can At this time, compared to the cheek pad 31 of the first embodiment, the labor for welding the tips 33b of the plurality of bosses 33 can be saved, so that the workability for attaching the cheek pad 31 is further improved than that of the first embodiment. It is excellent and productivity is further improved.

When the attachment of the cheek pad 31 fails during production or at the time of maintenance, the plurality of locking claws 33d at the tips 33b of the plurality of bosses 33 are once moved from the mounting hole 10 by utilizing the elasticity of the plurality of slits 33e. After removing
Insert it into the mounting hole 10 again and lock it, or use multiple bosses 3
After cutting out the plurality of locking claws 33d of No. 3 and pulling out from the mounting hole 10, the tips 33b of the plurality of bosses 33 are mounted on the mounting hole 10.
After the cheek pad 31 is once removed from the side plate 21, the cheek pad 31 is removed again from the side plate 21 by inserting a plurality of tapping screws 35 into the plurality of central holes 34 and fastening them. It can be attached to the side plate 21.

Therefore, when the outer layer 31b of the cheek pad 31 is peeled or damaged during use,
The cheek pad 31 is removed from the side plate 21, and the outer layer 31b thereof is repaired by repainting or the like, and the cheek pad 3
After reproducing 1, the cheek pad 31 can be freely maintained because it can be attached to the side plate 21 again.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made based on the technical idea of the present invention.

For example, in the above embodiment, the cheek pad 31 is described as a TV camera pad, but the TV camera pad may be a shoulder pad or any other pad. Also, the TV camera is not limited to the portable TV camera.

[0054]

The television camera pad and the television camera of the present invention configured as described above have the following effects.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a plurality of bosses which are integrally formed with the inner layer when the pad having at least the inner layer formed of plastic is attached to the television camera during the production of the television camera. Since the tip of each of the bosses can be inserted into the multiple mounting holes on the TV camera side and the tips of the multiple bosses can be welded and fixed, it is possible to attach the pad to the TV camera during production of the TV camera. Since it is not necessary to use a plurality of tapping screws, workability during production is good, productivity is improved, and production cost is low.

According to the television camera pad of claim 1, a plurality of bosses are cut off at the time of failure in attachment of the pads during production or when the pads are once removed and attached again to the television camera. Since the tapping screw can be screwed and fixed in the center hole that is preformed in the boss, the productivity is good and the pad can be reattached. The damaged pad can be removed once, the outer surface of the pad can be repaired by painting or the like, and then the pad can be reattached, and the running cost can be reduced.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a plurality of bosses which are integrally formed with the inner layer when the pad having at least the inner layer formed of plastic is attached to the television camera during production of the television camera. Since the locking claw on the outer periphery of the tip of the boss can be inserted and fixed in the multiple mounting holes on the TV camera side by utilizing the elasticity of the slot formed on the boss, it can be fixed during production of the TV camera. There is no need to use multiple tapping screws to attach the pad to the TV camera in the above, and moreover, the attachment work of the pad is easier than the one that welds the tips of multiple bosses. The productivity is very good, the productivity can be further improved, and the production cost can be further reduced.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the television camera pad, the plurality of locking claws are once pulled out from the plurality of mounting holes by utilizing the elasticity of the plurality of bosses, and then the plurality of locking holes are formed. By refitting the pad in the mounting hole, the pad can be removed and re-installed repeatedly, and when the locking claws at the tips of multiple bosses are cut off and the pad once removed is reattached to the TV camera. In addition, tapping screws can be screwed and fixed in the center hole that is preformed in multiple bosses, so productivity is very good and pad removal and re-installation are repeated. Therefore, the pad can be freely maintained, and the running cost can be reduced.

In the television camera pad of claim 3, since the tips of the plurality of bosses are formed to have a small diameter through the annular step portion, a plurality of bosses that have been once removed can be reattached using tapping screws. The boss tip can be firmly tightened and fixed in the mounting hole without backlash, resulting in extremely high reliability.

In the television camera pad of claim 4, since the inner layer of the pad is made of plastic and the outer layer is made of a material having elasticity, the inner layer of the pad and the plurality of bosses are integrally made of plastic. In addition to reducing the production cost, the outer surface of the pad can obtain appropriate elasticity, and the feel when the photographer hits his cheek etc. against the pad during use becomes moderately soft, It is easy to get tired and has good operability for shooting.

Since the television camera of claim 5 has a plurality of mounting holes into which the plurality of bosses of the television camera pad can be inserted and removed, the television camera pad can be freely attached, removed and reattached. . And
Since the TV camera pad can be maintained, running costs can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional side view of essential parts for explaining an attaching, detaching and reattaching operation of a cheek pad to which the present invention is applied to a portable television camera in a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional side view of an essential part for explaining the attaching, detaching, and reattaching operations of the cheek pad to which the present invention is applied to the portable television camera in the second embodiment.

3 (A) is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1 (D), and FIG. 3 (B) is a sectional view taken along line B- of FIG. 2 (D).
It is a section side view in the B arrow view.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the shape of the boss of the first embodiment and the insertion state of the boss into the mounting hole.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the shape of the boss of the second embodiment and the insertion state of the boss into the mounting hole.

FIG. 6 is a front view and a rear view of a cheek pad.

7 (A) is a sectional side view of the cheek rest pad taken along the line CC in FIG. 6 (B), and FIG. 7 (B) is a side view of the cheek rest pad. It is a cross-sectional side view which showed the attachment condition.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of a camera body, a side plate, and a cheek pad.

FIG. 9 is a right side view of the entire portable television camera.

FIG. 10 is a right side view of the entire conventional portable television camera.

11 (A) is a front view of a conventional cheek pad, and FIG. 11 (B) is a schematic view of FIG. 11 (A) for explaining the attachment of the conventional cheek pad to a portable TV camera. FIG. 7 is a sectional side view taken along the line DD of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Portable TV Camera (TV Camera) 2 Camera Main Body 21 Side Plate of Camera Main Body (Pad Mounting Member) 21a Inner Surface of Side Plate of Camera Main Body 21b Outer Surface of Side Plate of Camera Main Body 4 Shoulder Rest Part 6 Peripheral Device 8 Shoulder Pad 10 Mounting Hole 31 Cheek pad (TV camera pad) 31a Cheek pad inner layer 31b Cheek pad outer layer 33 Boss 33a Boss step 33b Boss tip 33c Boss retaining flange 33d Boss locking claw 33e Boss's Slot 34 Center hole 35 Tapping screw

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A pad having at least an inner layer formed of plastic, a plurality of bosses integrally formed with the inner layer of the pad, and a center hole formed at the center of the plurality of bosses. Characteristic TV camera pad. 2. A pad having at least an inner layer formed of plastic, a plurality of bosses integrally formed with the inner layer of the pad, and locking pawls integrally formed on outer peripheries of tips of the plurality of bosses. A television camera pad, comprising: a center hole formed in the center of the plurality of bosses; and a slot formed in the plurality of bosses. 3. The television camera pad according to claim 1, wherein the tips of the plurality of bosses are formed in a small diameter through an annular step. 4. The television camera pad according to claim 1, wherein the outer layer of the pad is formed of an elastic material. 5. A television camera according to claim 1, 2 or 3 or 4, wherein the television camera pad has a plurality of mounting holes into which a plurality of bosses can be inserted and removed.