JPH08294029A - Camcorder (vtr with built-in camera) - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To extend a range of viewing a picked-up image by properly turning and inverting a liquid crystal screen of a camera main body side face opened/ closed and turned freely. CONSTITUTION: When a liquid crystal display panel 16 is turned in the direction of the arrow B, a liquid crystal display screen 17 is set downward with respect to a camera main body 11. Furthermore, the panel 16 is turnable by 180 deg. in the direction of the arrow F. When the screen 17 is directed upward through 90 deg. turning, a video image changeover function inverting the horizontal direction of the image is acted and the video image is equal to a mirror image. When the panel 16 is turned forward, the screen 17 is directed to a lens 12 of the main body 11. A panel mechanism section 15 conducting opening/closing/turning of the panel 16 changes freely the opening/closing angle and the turning angle of the panel 16 in response to the operating state of a tape recorder 10 to allow the user to view or pick up the video image on the screen 17 at a different angle.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display panel provided in a camera-integrated video tape recorder having a function of photographing, recording, or reproducing an object.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 17, a schematic structure of a camera-integrated video tape recorder 1 in the prior art is as follows.
A camera body 2 for recording / reproducing an object with a video tape loaded inside, a lens part 3 provided in front of the camera body 2, a sound collecting microphone 4, and a detachable mount on the rear part of the camera body 2. Battery 5, a viewfinder (EVF) 6 that can be rotated up and down, and a color LCD screen that can be opened and closed on one side of the camera body 2. And a liquid crystal display panel 7 including.

The camera-integrated video tape recorder 1 having such a structure opens the liquid crystal display panel 7,
The recording state or the reproducing state of the video tape can be displayed on the screen and viewed. The viewfinder 6 is used to follow the subject to be photographed by the lens unit 3 during recording and also to reproduce the image recorded on the video tape.

[0004]

However, the liquid crystal display panel in the above-mentioned prior art is the liquid crystal display panel disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 6-140031 filed by the same applicant. This liquid crystal display panel has a structure in which when it is used, it is opened to open and close and rotate within a predetermined angle range to view an image, and the viewing range is limited according to the viewing angle of the liquid crystal screen. There was a point to be improved in viewability.

Therefore, there is a problem to be solved in the opening / closing mechanism, the rotating mechanism, and the locking mechanism of the liquid crystal display panel.

[0006]

In order to solve the above problems, a camera-integrated video tape recorder according to the present invention comprises a camera body for recording / reproducing and a rotatable liquid crystal screen provided on a side surface of the camera body. A video tape recorder with a built-in camera, comprising: a liquid crystal display unit having the liquid crystal display unit.

When the liquid crystal screen is housed in the camera body, the elastic member is used to regulate the position in the normal position in the opening / closing direction even when the liquid crystal screen is rotated and tilted.

In order to make the liquid crystal screen of the liquid crystal display means easy to see when fixedly locked to the camera body, a storable stand portion for stabilizing the camera body horizontally is provided at the bottom of the camera body, and when it is stored. Means that the camera body can be placed in a stable state, and when the stand is erected, the LCD screen side is facing up to create an easy-to-see environment.

Further, the lock means for locking the liquid crystal display panel to the camera body is provided with an elastic body in the operation portion for pressing operation so as to improve the operability.

[0010]

With the camera-integrated video tape recorder according to the present invention having the above-described structure, the liquid crystal screen of the liquid crystal display means can be properly accommodated and locked on the side surface of the camera body so that the liquid crystal screen can be easily seen. can do.

Further, when the liquid crystal screen is closed on the camera body side, the position can be regulated in the opening / closing direction even in the rotated diagonal direction, so that the quality is improved and the operability is improved. Will be able to.

Further, since the liquid crystal display panel is housed and locked on the side surface of the camera body, the operation portion is provided with the elastic body, so that a reliable operation can be performed when the liquid crystal display panel is pressed and released.

Since the liquid crystal display panel side can be lifted and placed on the bottom of the camera main body with a slope, the posture for viewing the screen becomes easier and easier to see.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of a camera-integrated video tape recorder according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the camera-integrated video tape recorder 10 according to the present embodiment has a camera body 11 for recording and reproducing video and audio of a subject on a video tape, and a camera. A lens portion 12 provided in front of the main body 11, a sound collecting microphone 13,
A viewfinder (EVF) that can be rotated up and down to see the image of the subject and to look into the playback image.
4, a panel mechanism portion 15 provided in the central portion of one side surface of the camera body 11, and a liquid crystal display unit having a color liquid crystal screen which is connected to the panel mechanism portion 15 and which can be opened and closed and rotated, a so-called liquid crystal display panel 16. Has a structure.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 15, on the bottom of the camera-integrated videotape recorder 10, between the connection terminal portion 37 connected to the external connection terminal, the lens portion 12 and the liquid crystal display panel 16. And the liquid crystal display panel 1
It has a structure in which a stand portion 38 is provided on the 6 side. The connection terminal portion 37 is formed in an elongated shape having a predetermined width and is arranged at the center of the camera body 11.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 15, the stand portion 38 supports the side of the connection terminal portion 37, that is, the liquid crystal display panel 16 portion, as compared with the connection terminal portion 37 provided at the bottom portion at the center of the camera body 11. Since the structure is separately provided, a stable mounting state can be obtained when the tape recorder 10 is placed. The stand portion 38 will be described later.

The panel mechanism section 15, as shown in FIG.
When the liquid crystal display panel 16 is opened approximately 90 degrees,
The structure is such that the liquid crystal display panel 16 can be opened / closed and rotated. The structure of the panel mechanism portion 15 will also be described later.

The liquid crystal display panel 16 is formed in a rectangular box shape and has a large liquid crystal screen 17 at the center thereof.
The base portion 18 side is connected to the panel mechanism portion 15, and the first and second locking grooves 19 and 20 are provided on the free end portion side.

The panel mechanism 15 for opening / closing and rotating the liquid crystal display panel 16 as described above freely changes the opening / closing angle of the liquid crystal display panel 16 according to the usage of the camera-integrated video tape recorder 10. Alternatively, the rotation angle can be freely changed so that the image on the liquid crystal screen 17 can be viewed and photographed at different angles.

For example, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG.
When the liquid crystal display panel 16 is rotated in the front direction (arrow B direction) with respect to the camera body 11 and the liquid crystal screen 17 is turned downward, a predetermined torque is applied to smoothly move the liquid crystal display panel 9
It has a structure that can rotate up to 0 degrees. That is, the liquid crystal screen 17 is downward with respect to the camera body 11 at the highest position where it can be rotated in the front direction.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, when the liquid crystal display panel 16 is rotated in the lens portion direction of the camera body 11 (direction of arrow F), that is, in the forward direction, a predetermined torque is applied. It has a structure that can be smoothly rotated 180 degrees in the state of holding. At this time, the liquid crystal screen 17 is upward, that is,
A state where the screen image is mirrored at a position rotated by about 90 degrees,
That is, the image switching function that is horizontally reversed is activated. When rotated in the forward direction in this way, the image screen 17 is in a state of facing the lens unit 12 side of the camera body 11.

The structure of the panel mechanism 15 for opening / closing and rotating the liquid crystal display panel 16 will be described below with reference to FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5, the panel mechanism section 15 includes
It is attached to the side wall of the camera body 11, and has a structure in which the liquid crystal display panel 16 is attached to its free end side.
A panel support portion 50 that supports the back side of the liquid crystal display panel 16 in a shoulder-holding state, an opening and closing rotation portion 53 that smoothly opens and closes and rotates the liquid crystal display panel 16 with a predetermined strength, and the liquid crystal display panel 16 And an opening / closing rotation guide portion 62 for controlling the opening / closing and rotating operation of the.

As shown in FIG. 6 (and FIG. 7), the panel supporting portion 50 is a panel engaging portion 5 in which the liquid crystal display panel 16 is formed by bending a thick plate member and the free end side is formed in a U-shape.
1 and a rotating shaft 52 of a predetermined length connected to the base side of the panel engaging portion 51. A plurality of (in the embodiment, 4
Through holes are provided to engage and lock the liquid crystal display panel 16 in a shoulder-holding state.

The opening / closing rotating portion 53 is a mechanism for controlling the opening / closing operation and the rotating operation of the liquid crystal display panel 16 housed in the camera body 11, and the body portion 56 and the rotation support shaft 57.
The upper opening / closing support shaft 58, the lower opening / closing support shaft 59, the rotation lock portion 60, and the panel guide portion 61.

The main body 56 is formed of a substantially rectangular flat plate, and one side in the longitudinal direction is bent to reinforce, and the upper engaging portion 54 and the lower engaging portion 55 for engaging the support shaft on both sides in the lateral direction.
Has a structure.

The rotation support shaft 57 has a shaft structure for generating torque due to mold friction, and the panel support portion 5 is provided.
The zero rotation shaft 52 is press-fitted and rotatably supported.

Upper open / close support shaft 58 and lower open / close support shaft 5
Reference numeral 9 indicates that the upper side of the rotary support shaft 57 that generates torque due to mold friction is engaged and locked with the upper engaging portion 54 of the main body 56, and the lower side of the rotary support shaft 57 is the lower engagement of the main body 56. The structure is such that the liquid crystal display panel 16 is engaged and locked with the joint portion 55, and the liquid crystal display panel 16 is smoothly moved in the opening / closing direction.

The rotation lock portion 60 is press-inserted into the rotation support shaft 57, and is composed of a plurality of spacers and leaf springs at the tip of the rotation shaft 52 penetrating therethrough, and has a structure to give a click feeling at four positions. ing. That is, in FIG. 5, a position H1 for opening and closing the liquid crystal display panel 16, a position H2 for directing the liquid crystal screen 17 to the lower side of the camera body 11, a position H3 for directing the liquid crystal screen 17 to the upper side with respect to the camera body 11, and At a position H4 where the liquid crystal screen 17 is turned to face the front of the camera body 11, a click feeling and a slight positioning are possible, and the panel guide portion 61 is provided at the tip of the turning shaft 52. It is configured with.

As shown in FIG. 6, the panel guide portion 61 is formed into a so-called D-cut oval shape which is horizontally cut off from both sides at a predetermined radial position formed in a cylindrical shape. The liquid crystal display panel 16 is engaged with the portion 62 to separate opening / closing and rotating operations of the liquid crystal display panel 16, that is, when the camera body 11 stores the liquid crystal display panel 16, the position of the liquid crystal screen 17 is restricted in the opening / closing direction. This point will be described later.

The opening / closing rotation guide portion 62 includes a rotation guide portion 63 having a size for rotating the panel guide portion 61,
The panel guide portion 61 is configured by an opening / closing guide portion 64 that slides on both sides of the panel and is opened / closed.

The rotation guide portion 63 and the opening / closing guide portion 64
7 has a structure in which a thick plate member has a width obtained by D-cutting the panel guide portion 61 and both sides are erected at least by a length capable of opening and closing the liquid crystal display panel 16. Further, the rotation guide portion 63 is connected to the opening / closing guide portion 64 and is formed to have a curved-diameter expanded diameter that is the radius of the portion of the panel guide portion 61 that is not D-cut. . A structure is provided in which a locking member 65 for locking the panel guide portion 61 is provided at the end having the enlarged diameter.

The opening / closing rotation guide portion 62 having such a structure is formed by elastic members erected on both sides as a whole, and the elastic force of the opening / closing guide portion 64 side, which is the bent base side, is strong and the rotation guide is provided. The elastic force is weakened toward the free ends on both sides of the portion 63. Therefore,
The liquid crystal display panel 16 has a structure in which the opening / closing operation and the rotating operation are guided by an opening / closing rotation guide portion 62 formed of an elastic member, and an urging force is generated against the pressing of the panel guide portion 61. . That is, the liquid crystal display panel 16
It has a structure that can absorb and buffer the unreasonable force when opening, closing and rotating.

As described above, by adopting the structure in which the opening / closing rotation guide portion 62 itself generates the urging force, even when the liquid crystal display panel 16 is opened / closed in the state of being rotated in a predetermined direction, the opening / closing direction is changed. It is possible to open and close while correcting the posture.

That is, as shown in FIG. 8, the opening / closing guide portion 6
The panel guide portion 61a passing through 4 is an area in which the rotation operation is restricted and only the opening / closing operation can be performed, and the panel guide portion 61b at the position of the rotation guide portion 63.
(Center point O1) is in a rotatable state.

When moving from the rotation guide portion 63 to the opening / closing guide portion 64, the panel guide portion 61c (center point O2) is slightly inclined, that is, the liquid crystal display panel 16 is moved to the camera body 1.
Even when it is rotated in a predetermined direction and tilted when it is moved in the direction of storing in 1, the force in the direction of storing is kept in the rotation guide portion 6
The elastic member 63a comes into contact with one of the three elastic members 63a to be in an expanded state, and moves while being rotated in the direction of the opening / closing guide portion 64 while receiving a repulsive force (urging force) from the elastic member 63a. Then, the repulsive force disappears, that is, the panel guide portion 6
The position 1d (center point O3) is naturally regulated in a direction in which it can be slidably guided by the opening / closing guide portion 64, and the attitude of the liquid crystal display panel 16 is corrected in the normal opening / closing direction.

On the other hand, the liquid crystal display panel 16 having such a structure that the opening / closing position and the rotating position can be appropriately set and the smooth operation can be performed appropriately according to various conditions such as photographing, is the liquid crystal screen 17. To the inside or outside of the camera body 11 so that the first locking groove 1
9 or the second locking groove 20 allows the camera body 11 to be locked and fixed. Hereinafter, description will be given with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. 9, the first locking groove 19 is provided at the free end side of the liquid crystal display panel 16 and at a substantially central position. This first locking groove 1
9 has a structure in which when the liquid crystal screen 17 of the liquid crystal display panel 16 is placed inside the side surface of the camera body 11, the lock portion 21 of the camera body 11 can be engaged and locked.

The second locking groove 20 is shown in FIG. 2 and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the liquid crystal display panel 16 has a structure provided on the free end side on the front side and at the same position as the first engaging groove 19.

The second engaging groove 20 is in a state in which the liquid crystal display panel 16 is opened approximately 90 degrees and rotated 180 degrees toward the lens portion 12 (see FIG. 4), that is, as shown in FIG.
When the camera body 11 is housed with the liquid crystal screen 17 facing outside, the lock portion 21 is engaged and locked to be fixedly locked.

The lock portion 21, that is, a lock means, is provided at a side corner of the camera body 11 that houses the liquid crystal display panel 16, as shown in FIG. And the locking piece 3 of the engaging portion 30
Only 2 is projected outside, and the others are arranged inside the camera body 11. Then, when the operation knob 23 is pressed inward of the camera body 11 (direction of arrow P), the locking piece 32 is rotated in a direction of unlocking the liquid crystal display panel 16 (direction of arrow Q) to unlock the lock. It has a structure.

As shown in FIG. 13, the internal structure of the lock portion 21 that moves in this manner is such that the operating portion 22, the operating knob transmitting portion 26, the engaging portion 30, and the elastic portion that biases the operating portion 22. It is composed of a cylindrical coil spring 34a that is a body, a torsion coil spring 34b that is an elastic body that biases the engaging portion 30, a spring locking plate 35, and a guide rod support portion 36.

The operating portion 22 has a structure in which an operating knob 23, two engaging members 24a and 24b extending from the operating knob 23, and a locking claw 25 provided at the tips of the engaging members 24a and 24b. Has become.

The operation knob transmission portion 26 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape, and has insertion holes 27a and 27b into which the two engaging members 24a and 24b of the operation portion 22 are inserted, and an elongated guide rod 28 at the tip thereof. In addition, it has a structure in which a sliding portion 29 provided upright is provided. The guide rod 28 has a structure in which an elastic body, for example, a cylindrical coil spring 34a is fitted and inserted. This cylindrical coil spring 34a is provided with the operation knob 2 that is pressed.
Any spring can be used as long as it has an elastic force to smoothly return 3
At least, the structure is weaker than the elastic force of the torsion coil spring 34b, which is an elastic body for urging the engaging portion 30 described later. The elastic body of the operating portion 22 is a cylindrical coil spring 34a.
Of course, it is not limited to.

The engaging portion 30 has a structure in which a plate-shaped locking piece 32 opened in a fan shape around the rotation center shaft 31 and a plate-shaped guide piece 32 on the opposite side are provided. The guide piece 32 has a structure in which it is constantly urged by an elastic body, for example, a torsion coil spring 34b with the turning center shaft 31 as a fulcrum, in a direction of locking the liquid crystal display panel 16 (direction of arrow R). The torsion coil spring 34b is used for the liquid crystal display panel 1
6 must be securely locked, and the elastic force of the cylindrical coil spring 34a described above is made stronger. The elastic body of the engaging portion 30 is the torsion coil spring 34b.
Of course, it is not limited to.

The lock portion 21 having such a structure is
The leg portions 27a and 27b of the operation portion 22 are connected to the operation knob transmission portion 26.
It is inserted into the insertion holes 27a, 27b of and is engaged and locked by the locking claw 25. Then, the cylindrical coil spring 34a is inserted into the guide rod 28, and the other end of the cylindrical coil spring 34a is locked by the spring locking plate 35 to move the operating portion 22 outward from the camera body 11 (opposite to the P direction). The guide rod 28 is always urged, and is abutted by the guide rod support portion 36 so that the guide rod 28 does not come off the spring locking plate 35.

On the other hand, the engaging portion 30 is always guided by the twisting coil spring 34b in the direction of locking the liquid crystal display panel 16 (direction of arrow R) about the rotation center shaft 31. The sliding portion 29 of the operation knob transmission portion 26 is in contact with a part of 33.

In such a state, when the operation knob 23 is pressed inward of the camera body 11 (direction of arrow P), the sliding portion 29 also moves inward of the camera body 11 (arrow S).
(Direction) in contact with the guide piece 33. Then, the guide piece 33 is always biased in the direction of locking the liquid crystal display panel 16 (direction of arrow R), but in the direction of releasing the lock of the liquid crystal panel 16 (direction of arrow Q) against the biasing force. The locking piece 32 rotates to release the locked state of the liquid crystal display panel 16. When the pushing force of the operation knob 23 is weakened or released after the liquid crystal display panel 16 is unlocked, the operating portion 22 is smoothly restored by the urging force of the cylindrical coil spring 34a, and the engaging portion 30 is twisted by the torsion coil spring 34.
The liquid crystal display panel 16 is returned in the direction in which it is locked by the urging force of b.

Next, a structure for stably placing the camera body 11 and a structure for tilting the liquid crystal display panel 16 side will be described.

Camera body 1 having a liquid crystal display panel 16
1 has a structure in which a stand portion 38 for placing the camera body 11 in a stable state is provided on the bottom portion thereof.

That is, the liquid crystal screen 17 of the liquid crystal display panel 16
When the camera body 11 is placed with the camera body 11 on the outside, as shown in FIG. 11 and FIG.
Only the connection terminal portion 37 of a predetermined width provided on the bottom of the camera body 11 is liable to fall to the liquid crystal display panel 16 side due to the weight of the liquid crystal display panel 16 and placed in an unstable state. Therefore, the stand portion 38 is separately provided on the liquid crystal display panel 16 side.

The stand portion 38, as shown in FIG.
A quadrangular flat plate-shaped pedestal 39, a leg portion 40 that is rotatable in a state of standing on the pedestal 39, a support portion 41 that supports the rotating portion of the leg portion 40 from the outside, and this support portion 41.
And a flat plate spring 42 that is constantly biased from the outside.

On the free tip side of the leg portion 40, a tongue-shaped support member 43 is erected downward in the drawing.

The stand portion 38 having such a structure
Is a front side of the camera body 11, and is arranged by engaging a pedestal 39 portion with a notch 44 formed by cutting out a part of the bottom face in the front direction just at the position where the liquid crystal display panel 16 is housed. The leg portion 40 is kept accommodated.

In this state, that is, when the support member 43 is protruding, the height of the support member 43 is the same as the level of the connection terminal portion 37 (see FIG. 11). Also, the camera body 11
When the leg portion 40 housed in the container is rotated and taken out, the flat spring 42 urges the elliptical member 40a provided in the rotating portion, and a click feeling is exerted in the extracting direction. Has become.

When the camera-integrated video tape recorder 10 having the liquid crystal display panel 16 provided with the stand portion 38 having such a structure on its side surface is placed at a predetermined place, the video tape recorder 10 with the support member 43 of the stand portion 38 is provided. With the connection terminal portion 37, the structure can be placed in a stable state.

In particular, when the liquid crystal display panel 16 is placed outside in the camera body 11 or when the liquid crystal screen 17 is viewed, it functions extremely effectively. That is, it is possible to prevent a state in which the liquid crystal display panel 16 is prone to fall and to stably view the image projected on the liquid crystal screen 16.

Here, as shown in FIG. 15, when the camera-integrated videotape recorder 10 is placed in a horizontal position particularly when the liquid crystal screen 17 is housed in the camera body 11 with the liquid crystal screen 17 facing outside, the liquid crystal screen 17 is displayed. The most preferable center position for viewing is a position substantially parallel to the horizontal position, and the camera-integrated videotape recorder 10 itself can be placed in a stable state but cannot be viewed in a natural posture.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 16, the leg portions 40 of the stand portion 38 are rotated to be taken out and set upright. Then, since the height of the legs 40 is higher than the height of the connection terminals 37 even in the camera-integrated type video tape recorder 10 placed in a horizontal place, the liquid crystal screen 17 is set to a horizontal position. The so-called camera-integrated video tape recorder 10, which has been turned upwards, can be placed in a tilted state. This allows you to see the image projected on the LCD screen 17 from above in a natural posture.
Moreover, it becomes easy to operate the operation surface 45 arranged on the right side surface of the liquid crystal display panel 16 while watching the image state.

[0060]

As described above, in the camera-integrated video tape recorder of the present invention, the liquid crystal display means having the liquid crystal screen which is openable and closable and is provided on the side surface of the camera body is appropriately rotated and inverted. Moreover, since it can be locked to the camera body, the viewing range of the image displayed on the liquid crystal screen can be greatly expanded.

Further, when the liquid crystal display panel is housed in the camera body, by providing an elastic body for regulating the position of the liquid crystal screen in the opening / closing direction, it is possible to prevent the liquid crystal display panel from being damaged and to improve the operability. You can

Further, the liquid crystal display panel can be locked and unlocked smoothly by adopting a structure in which an elastic member is provided in the operation portion for pressing the lock portion so that the liquid crystal display panel is properly locked to the camera body. You can

A storable stand portion is provided on the side of the camera body on which the liquid crystal display means is provided. When the stand portion is stored, the stand portion is erected to prevent the camera body from falling over. Sometimes, the liquid crystal display means side is tilted upward so that the viewing position can be appropriately set in a desired natural state.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a video tape recorder with a built-in camera according to the present invention as seen from a camera section side.

FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view from the back side with the liquid crystal display panel opened.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the liquid crystal display panel is rotated in a front direction.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the liquid crystal display panel is rotated toward a camera unit.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the liquid crystal display panel and a panel mechanism section.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the panel mechanism section.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing how to assemble the panel mechanism section.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing how to control the liquid crystal display panel by the panel mechanism section.

FIG. 9 is a schematic explanatory diagram in which the liquid crystal screen of the liquid crystal display panel is housed inside the camera body with the liquid crystal screen inside.

FIG. 10 is a schematic explanatory view in which the liquid crystal screen of the liquid crystal display panel is housed in the camera body with the liquid crystal screen facing outside.

FIG. 11 is a side view showing a state in which the liquid crystal screen of the liquid crystal display panel is housed in the camera body with the liquid crystal screen facing outward.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a main part of a lock portion provided at a corner of the camera body.

FIG. 13 is an overall perspective view showing an exploded configuration of the lock portion.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a stand portion provided on the bottom surface of the camera body.

FIG. 15 is a schematic explanatory view in which the camera body is placed at a predetermined place.

FIG. 16 is a schematic explanatory view in which a stand portion provided on the bottom surface of the camera body is erected and the liquid crystal screen side is tilted upward.

FIG. 17 is an overall perspective view of a camera-integrated video tape recorder in the prior art.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Video tape recorder with integrated camera 11 Camera body 12 Lens 13 Sound collecting microphone 14 Viewfinder 15 Panel mechanism 16 Liquid crystal display panel 17 Liquid crystal screen 18 Base 19 First locking groove 20 Second locking groove 21 Locking section 22 Operation part 23 Operation knob 24a, 24b Engagement member 25 Locking claw 26 Operation knob transmission part 27a, 27b Insertion hole 28 Guide rod 29 Sliding part 30 Engagement part 31 Rotation center shaft 32 Locking piece 33 Guide piece 34a Elastic body (cylindrical coil spring) 34b Elastic body (torsion coil spring) 35 Spring locking plate 36 Guide rod support portion 37 Connection terminal portion 38 Stand portion 39 Pedestal 40 Leg portion 40a Rotating member 41 Supporting portion 42 Flat spring 43 Supporting member 44 Notch Part 45 operation surface 50 panel support part 51 panel engagement part 52 rotating shaft 53 open Rotating part 54 Upper engaging part 55 Lower engaging part 56 Main body part 57 Rotating support shaft 58 Upper open / close supporting shaft 59 Lower open / close supporting shaft 60 Rotating lock part 61 Panel guide part 62 Opening / closing rotating guide part 63 Rotating guide Part 64 Opening / closing guide part 65 Locking member

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A camera-integrated video tape recorder comprising: a camera body for recording and reproducing an object; and a liquid crystal display means housed on a side surface of the camera body and having a liquid crystal screen that can be opened and closed and rotated. Locking means for locking the camera body with the liquid crystal screen facing outward is provided on a side surface of the camera body that houses the liquid crystal display means by appropriately rotating and reversing the liquid crystal display means. A built-in video tape recorder. 2. The lock means comprises an operation section for pressing operation, and an engagement section for operating in a direction to unlock the liquid crystal display means when the operation section is pressed, and the operation section is pressed. The camera-integrated videotape recorder according to claim 1, further comprising an elastic body that is biased in the opposite direction. 3. The elastic force of the elastic body of the operation portion is at least weaker than the elastic force of the elastic body that is provided in the engagement portion and urges the liquid crystal display means in a locking direction. The video tape recorder with a built-in camera according to claim 2. 4. A camera-integrated video tape recorder comprising: a camera body for recording and reproducing an object; and a liquid crystal display means housed on a side surface of the camera body and having a liquid crystal screen which can be opened and closed and rotated. The bottom of the camera body is provided with a stand section that can be stored on the side provided with the liquid crystal display means, and when the stand section is housed, it works to prevent the camera body from falling down and the stand section stands up. A camera-integrated video tape recorder characterized in that, when installed, the liquid crystal display means side functions to tilt upward. 5. A camera-integrated video tape recorder comprising a camera body for recording and reproducing an object, and liquid crystal display means having a liquid crystal screen which is housed on the side surface of the camera body and which can be opened and closed and rotated. The camera-integrated video tape recorder, wherein the liquid crystal display means is provided with means for regulating the position of the liquid crystal screen in the opening / closing direction when the liquid crystal display means is housed in the camera body. 6. The camera-integrated videotape recorder according to claim 5, wherein the position regulating means is formed of an elastic member.