JPH0882853A - Camera accessory holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a camera accessory holder capable of freely exchangeably holding plural camera accessories at an arbitrary position. CONSTITUTION: An accessory holder attaching foot 1 is fitted to an accessory shoe for the camera, so that a clip 6 connected to the accessory holder attaching foot 1 through a hinge part 4, a freely extensible and contractible rod 2 and an elbow 5 so as to be able to vary its relative position with respect to the foot 1 can also vary its relative position with respect to the camera. Since the clip 6 can freely attachably/detachably hold the accessories for the camera, plural camera accessories can be attached to the camera.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a camera accessory holder for holding accessories with respect to a camera so that their relative positional relationship can be changed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a camera accessory, a hood for cutting a cut, a reflector, a reflector, a filter, etc. have been known. The hood for cutting off the cut is a light blocking plate for preventing sunlight from directly entering the taking lens of the camera. The reflector is a reflector for bounce flash light to indirectly illuminate the subject of the camera. The reflector is a reflector for illuminating a subject by reflecting illumination light from an arbitrary direction. further,
The filter adjusts the components of the photographing light incident on the photographing lens of the camera and produces a special photographing effect.

When the photographer shoots with the camera, the photographer has to operate the camera with both hands, and therefore it is difficult to hold the hood for cutting the flare, the reflector, and the reflector. Therefore, accessories such as hoods for cutting off
It was usually held by the assistant of the photographer.

In order to overcome such inconvenience and to be easily used by a general user, accessories such as a hood for cutting a cut-out, a reflector, a reflector plate, and a mounting portion for fixing these to a camera are integrally provided. The parts are commercialized.

In order to use an arbitrary material as a filter, parts for mounting this material on the tip of the lens barrel of the camera have been commercialized.

[0006]

However, in the conventional parts described above, the mounting portion and the accessory are integrated. Therefore, the mounting portion provided for each part is a mounting portion dedicated to the accessory that is integrated with the mounting portion, and does not have versatility such that other accessories can be mounted. Therefore, when exchanging and using multiple types of accessories, it is necessary to prepare a group of parts consisting of multiple parts, but since all individual parts are equipped with mounting parts, the entire part group It was supposed to have a mounting part in duplicate. Also,
There has also been the complication of having to replace the accessory together with its mounting part.

The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a camera accessory holder which is capable of holding a plurality of camera accessories interchangeably and at arbitrary positions. It is an issue.

[0008]

The present invention adopts the following means in order to solve the above problems. That is, the present invention
A camera accessory holder attached to a camera body for holding an accessory for a camera, the attaching portion being attached to the camera body, a holding portion detachably holding the accessory for the camera, and the attachment. And an arm portion that connects the holding portion and the holding portion such that their relative positions are variable (corresponding to claim 1).

[0009]

[Operation] The mounting portion is mounted on the camera. Therefore, the holding portion, which is variably connected to the mounting portion via the arm portion, has a variable relative position to the camera. Since the holder can detachably hold the camera accessory, a plurality of accessories can be exchanged and attached to the camera.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Before specifically describing the embodiments, the concept of each constituent element of the present invention will be described. [Camera] The camera according to the present invention includes a video camera and a movie camera in addition to the still camera. [Accessory] The camera accessory held by the camera accessory holder of the present invention is an accessory that does not require a fixed mechanical connection with the camera. Examples of this accessory include a hood for cutting off a cutout, a reflector, a reflector, a filter, a flash for auxiliary light projection, and the like.

[Mounting Part] The mounting part is a part for mounting the camera accessory holder on the camera, but the mounted part may or may not be formed on the camera side. If the attached part is not formed on the camera side,
For example, the mounting body may be a clamp and the camera body may be sandwiched. As the case where the mounted portion is formed on the camera side, there are a case where the mounted portion used for other purposes is diverted and a case where a dedicated mounted portion is provided. Examples of the mounted part used for other purposes include an accessory shoe including a flash hot shoe, a tripod mounting screw hole, and a grip mounting hole. The shape of the mounting portion for mounting on the accessory shoe may be such that the cross-sectional shape corresponds to the cross-sectional shape of the accessory shoe and fits into it (corresponding to claim 2). In addition, the shape of the mounting part for mounting on the tripod mounting screw hole is a plate corresponding to the shape of the surface of the camera on which the tripod mounting screw hole is formed, and the tripod mounting screw penetrating the plate. The screw may be screwed into the hole (corresponding to claim 3).

[Holding Unit] The holding unit can hold the various camera accessories as described above in a replaceable manner. However, as the holding unit, only the same type of accessory may be held in a replaceable manner. As a specific configuration of the holding portion, a clip composed of a mouth portion biased in the closing direction and an operation portion for opening the mouth portion against the bias can be provided. Correspondence). Also,
A suction cup may be used as long as the accessory has a smooth surface. [Arm] The arm needs to have a function of connecting the mounting part and the holding part so that their relative positions can be changed.
In order to achieve this function, the arm can be made of a flexible tube (corresponding to claim 5). The flexible tube may be composed of a flexible metal tube (corresponding to claim 6). When the arm portion is formed of the flexible tube as described above, the flexible tube and the mounting portion may be connected by a joint having at least a degree of freedom in a twisting direction (corresponding to claim 7). In this case, this joint is provided so that the flexible tube and the mounting portion are orthogonal to each other.
The universal joint may further have a degree of freedom to incline in each direction (corresponding to claim 8).

In order to achieve the above function, the arm portion may be configured as a telescopic rod whose base end and tip end are telescopic. In that case, a first joint for connecting the base end of the telescopic rod to the mounting portion in a tiltable and rotatable manner, and a degree of freedom for inclining the holding portion in two directions orthogonal to the tip of the telescopic rod. It is desirable to provide with the 2nd joint which has (corresponding to claim 9). In this case, the first joint and the second joint may be relatively rotatable (corresponding to claim 10). As a means for making relative rotation possible, it is possible to make relative rotation between the tip end and the base end of the telescopic rod (corresponding to claim 11).

[0014]

First Embodiment A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. <Structure of Embodiment 1> The camera accessory holder according to the first embodiment of the present invention is a type that is attached to an accessory shoe (hot shoe) of a camera, and is a type that uses an extendable rod 2 as an arm portion.

As shown in FIG. 1, the camera accessory holder according to the first embodiment includes a telescopic rod 2 and an accessory holder mounting foot 1 as a mounting portion mounted on the base end of the telescopic rod 2. , Telescopic rod 2
And a clip 3 as a holding portion attached to the tip of the.

The extendable rod 2 is composed of a plurality of cylinders nested in each other. Therefore, the cylinders can be moved in and out of each other and can be rotated. However, since a stopper (not shown) is provided in the extending direction of each cylinder, the cylinders are not separated from each other. The spaces between the cylinders forming the expandable rod 2 are locked at arbitrary expansion and contraction positions and rotation positions by the friction generated between them. Further, by receiving a force larger than this frictional force from the outside, they advance and retreat and rotate with respect to each other. The frictional force is set to be sufficiently larger than the weight of the accessory held by the camera accessory holder. Therefore, the retractable rod 2 does not expand or contract unintentionally due to the weight of the accessory.

The accessory holder mounting foot 1 has a substantially rail-shaped cross section corresponding to the cross sectional shape of the accessory shoe 8a so as to be slidably engaged with the accessory shoe 8a of the camera 8 as shown in FIG. There is. The accessory holder mounting foot 1 is made of a resin such as polypropylene. Therefore, by sandwiching the accessory holder mounting foot 1 in the accessory shoe 8a, friction occurs between the two. Therefore, the accessory holder mounting foot 1 is unintentionally attached to the accessory shoe 8
It does not come off from a. The accessory shoe 8a of the camera 8 may be a hot shoe for attaching a strobe as an accessory.

A first joint is formed between the base end portion of the telescopic rod 2 (specifically, the base end portion of the outermost shell of the telescopic rod 2) and the accessory holder mounting foot 1. ing. The first joint includes a top portion of the accessory holder mounting foot 1 and a hinge member 4 rotatably provided on the accessory holder mounting foot 1.
It is composed of a projecting plate 2a projecting from the base end of the telescopic rod 2 along its central axis in a substantially oval shape.

More specifically, the top of the hinge member 4 has a hemispherical shape, and a slit 4a is formed along the central axis thereof. The protruding plate 2a of the expandable rod 2 is inserted into the slit 4a, and the space between the slit 4a and the protruding plate 2a is pivotally supported by the shaft S1.

With the first joint constructed as described above, the expandable rod 2 is rotatable integrally with the hinge member 4 relative to the accessory holder mounting foot 1 in the direction of arrow A by 360 degrees. It is tiltable in the direction of arrow B with respect to the hinge member 4. Therefore, the telescopic rod 2 can be oriented in any direction with the accessory holder mounting foot 1 as a reference. That is, the first joint has a degree of freedom in two orthogonal directions (A and B directions).

Since friction is generated in each movable part of the first joint due to its rotation (tilt), it does not rotate (tilt) unless an external force exceeding this frictional force is applied. The frictional force is set to be sufficiently larger than the weight of the accessory held by the camera accessory holder. Therefore, the movable parts of the first joint do not rotate (tilt) against the weight of the accessory against the intention.

A second joint is formed between the tip of the telescopic rod 2 (specifically, the tip of the innermost shell of the telescopic rod 2) and the clip 3.
The second joint includes a slit 2b formed at the tip of the expandable rod 2, an elbow 5 having one end tiltably joined to the slit 2b, and the other end surface 5 of the elbow 5.
It is composed of a knob portion 3d of the clip 3 rotatably connected to b.

More specifically, the tip end of the telescopic rod 2 has a hemispherical shape, and a slit 2b is formed along the central axis thereof. On the other hand, one end of the elbow 5 is formed with a projecting plate 5a that projects in a substantially oval shape along the central axis thereof. The projecting plate 5a is inserted into the slit 2b of the expandable rod 2, and the space between the slit 2b and the projecting plate 5a is pivotally supported by the shaft S2. Further, the clip 3 is attached to the other end 5b of the elbow 5 by a shaft S3 which is coaxially planted with the shaft.
The knob portion 3d is pivotally supported. In addition, this elbow 5
Has its axis bent at a right angle in the middle portion.

With the first joint configured as described above, the clip 3 can be tilted in the direction of arrow C with respect to the telescopic rod 2 integrally with the elbow 5, and the arrow D with respect to the elbow 5. It can be rotated 360 degrees in any direction. That is, the second joint has degrees of freedom in two orthogonal directions (C and D directions). Further, as described above, the tip end portion of the expandable rod 2 is rotatable 360 degrees in the twisting direction (arrow E direction) with respect to the base end portion thereof. Therefore, the clip 3 can take any posture with reference to the accessory holder mounting foot 1. That is, the second
The joint has a degree of freedom in three directions (C, D, E directions) with respect to the base end portion of the expandable rod 2.

Since friction is generated in each movable part of the second joint due to its rotation (tilt), it does not rotate (tilt) unless an external force exceeding this frictional force is applied. The frictional force is set to be sufficiently larger than the weight of the accessory held by the camera accessory holder. Therefore, the movable parts of the second joint will not rotate (tilt) against the weight of the accessory against the intention.

The clip 3 is composed of two parts that perform a lever movement by rotating each other around a shaft 3b. That is, the base end sides of these two parts are the grip portions 3c and 3d as the operation portions, and the tip end side is the wide mouth portion 3
a and 3a. The elastic force of the compression spring 3e interposed between the knobs 3c and 3d causes the mouth 3 to move.
A and 3a are urged in a direction in which they are pressed against each other. An elastic member 6 such as a rubber rubber is attached as a non-slip member to the contact portions of the mouth portions 3a, 3a. <Operation of Embodiment> Since the camera accessory holder according to this embodiment is configured as described above, it is necessary to replace and hold a plurality of types of accessories 7, 9, 12 as shown in FIG. 2 to FIG. You can That is, the accessory holder mounting foot 1 is previously attached to the accessory shoe 8a of the camera 8.
Slide it on. By operating the grip portions 3c and 3d of the clip 3, the mouth portions 3a and 3d
Depending on a, any of the accessories 7, 9, 1 selected
Holds 2. In addition, since elastic members 6 and 6 as non-slip members are attached to the mouth portions 3a and 3a and are urged by the compression spring 3e in the directions in which they come into contact with each other, the clip 3 and the accessory 7,
9 and 12 do not slip off. Then, depending on the type of accessory to be held, the first and second joints are appropriately rotated (tilted) and the telescopic rod 2 is expanded and contracted to adjust the posture of the accessory holder, and the position and direction of the accessory are adjusted. Make it appropriate. The attitude adjustment of the camera accessory holder for each accessory will be described below. [Holding of the cutout plate] When the cutout hood (an opaque member such as an underlay) 7 is held as a camera accessory, the adjustment is performed as shown in FIG. That is, the cut-out hood 7 blocks the sun rays incident on the taking lens 13 of the camera 8, but the cut-out hood 7 and the camera accessory holder themselves do not block the taking optical path of the taking lens 13 so that the camera accessory holder is not blocked. Adjust the position and orientation of.

By using the camera accessory holder of this embodiment, it is possible to hold the hood 7 for trimming. In this case, the first joint is in two directions (A, B directions)
Since it has a degree of freedom, the hood 7 for cutting off the flare is arranged at an appropriate position where the sunlight can be blocked regardless of the direction in which the sunlight is incident on the camera 8. be able to. Further, since the second joint has the degree of freedom in three directions (C, D, E directions), the hood 7 for cutting the trimming is adjusted to an appropriate posture no matter which direction the hood 7 is arranged. can do. [Holding of Filter] When a filter (for example, a soft focus filter) 9 is held as a camera accessory, it is adjusted as shown in FIG. That is, the filter 9
Is located in front of the taking lens 13 of the camera 8, but adjusts the position and orientation of the camera accessory holder so that the camera accessory holder itself does not block the taking optical path of the taking lens 13.

By using the camera accessory holder of this embodiment, the filter 9 can be used even in the taking lens 13 having no filter mounting screw. In this case, since the total length of the retractable rod 2 is variable, no matter what length the taking lens 13 is attached to the camera 8 or even if the taking lens 13 is a zoom lens, The grip position of the filter 9 can be adjusted to the tip position of the taking lens 13. [Holding of the Flector] When the flector (high-reflectance member such as Kent paper) 12 is held as a camera accessory, it is adjusted as shown in FIG. That is, unlike the case of the cut-out hood 7 and the filter 9, the flash 11 is attached to the hot shoe 8a of the camera 8 and its light emitting window is directed in a direction other than the subject direction. In addition, by utilizing the tripod mounting screw hole formed on the bottom surface of the camera 8, the strobe holder 10 also serving as a grip can be attached to the camera 8.
Put on. Then, the accessory holder mounting foot 1 is slidably mounted on the hot shoe 10a of the strobe holder 10.

Then, the reflector 12 is the flash 11
The position and orientation of the camera accessory holder are adjusted so as to face the light emitting window and face the direction in which the flash light can be reflected on the subject.

By using the camera accessory holder of this embodiment, the reflector 12 can be held. In this case, no matter what direction the light emitting window of the flash 11 is oriented, by appropriately rotating (tilting) each movable part of the first joint, the reflector 12 is arranged in the flash light irradiation direction. can do. Further, by expanding and contracting the retractable rod 2 and freely changing the position of the reflector 12, it is possible to freely adjust the irradiation angle of the flash light with respect to the subject. Also, no matter what direction the deflector 12 is arranged,
By appropriately rotating (tilting) each movable portion of the second joint, it is possible to adjust the movable portion so as to face an appropriate direction.

[0031]

Second Embodiment A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. <Structure of Embodiment 2> A camera accessory holder according to a second embodiment of the present invention is a type that is mounted in a screw hole for mounting a tripod of a camera, and is a type that uses an extendable rod 2 as an arm portion.

As shown in FIG. 5, the camera accessory holder according to the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that an accessory holder mounting plate 14 is used instead of the accessory holder mounting foot 1.

This accessory holder mounting plate 1
4 has a plate-like shape, and one end of the plate 4 rotatably holds the hinge member 4. That is, in the second embodiment, the accessory holder mounting plate 14
The first joint is composed of one end of the hinge member 4, the hinge member 4, and the projecting plate 2a projecting from the base end of the telescopic rod 2 along the central axis thereof in a substantially oval shape. .

More specifically, the top of the hinge member 4 has a hemispherical shape, and a slit 4a is formed along the central axis thereof. The protruding plate 2a of the expandable rod 2 is inserted into the slit 4a, and the space between the slit 4a and the protruding plate 2a is pivotally supported by the shaft S1.

With the first joint configured as described above, the expandable rod 2 is rotatable integrally with the hinge member 4 with respect to the accessory holder mounting plate 14 in the direction of arrow A by 360 degrees. Hinge member 4
In contrast, it can be tilted in the direction of arrow B. Therefore,
The extendable rod 2 can be oriented in any direction with respect to the accessory holder mounting plate 14.
That is, the first joint has a degree of freedom in two orthogonal directions (A and B directions).

Since friction is generated in each movable part of the first joint due to its rotation (tilt), it does not rotate (tilt) unless an external force exceeding this frictional force is applied. The frictional force is set to be sufficiently larger than the weight of the accessory held by the camera accessory holder. Therefore, the movable parts of the first joint do not rotate (tilt) against the weight of the accessory against the intention.

On the other hand, a mounting screw 14a penetrates from the lower side in FIG. 5 to the other end side of the accessory holder mounting plate 14. A screw knob 14b having a relatively large diameter is fixed to the base end of the mounting screw 14a. The mounting screw 14 a is a screw for mounting the accessory holder mounting plate 14 on the bottom surface of the camera 8. That is, the mounting screw 14a is screwed into a tripod mounting screw hole formed at the bottom of the camera 8 via the accessory holder mounting plate 14 to fix the accessory holder mounting plate 14 to the bottom surface of the camera 8.

Since the other constructions of this embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment, the same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment are attached and the description thereof is omitted. <Operation of Embodiment> Since the camera accessory holder according to this embodiment is configured as described above, it is necessary to replace and hold a plurality of types of accessories 7, 9, 12 as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8. You can That is, in advance, the screw knob 14
By operating b, the mounting screw 14 a is screwed into the tripod mounting screw hole of the camera 8 and the accessory mounting plate 14 is mounted on the bottom surface of the camera 8.
Then, in the same manner as in the first embodiment, the selected accessory 7, 9, 12 is held by the clip 3, and the first and second joints are connected according to the type of the held accessory. By appropriately rotating (tilting) and expanding and contracting the telescopic rod 2, the attitude of the camera accessory holder is adjusted and the position and direction of the accessory are made appropriate.

However, the camera accessory holder in the second embodiment does not use the accessory shoe of the camera. Therefore, even when the strobe 11 is used together with the reflector 12 as shown in FIG. 8, it is not necessary to use the strobe holder 10 as shown in FIG.

[0040]

Third Embodiment A third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 12. <Structure of Third Embodiment> A camera accessory holder according to a third embodiment of the present invention is a type that is attached to an accessory shoe (hot shoe) of a camera, and is a type that uses a flexible metal tube 22 as an arm portion.

As shown in FIG. 9, in the camera accessory holder according to the third embodiment, the flexible metal tube 22 and the accessory holder mounting foot 21 as a mounting portion fixed to the base end 22a of the flexible metal tube 22 are provided. And a clip 3 as a grip portion attached to the tip portion 22b of the flexible metal tube 22.

The flexible metal tube 22 is a kind of flexible tube,
It is made by bending a strip of steel, copper, brass, aluminum, etc. into an S-shape in cross section, winding it in a spiral shape, and joining it with the bent parts of the adjacent parts to form a single tube. Note that the seam is filled with a rubber material to increase friction. Therefore, this flexible metal tube
Even if a force equivalent to the weight of the camera accessory holder and the weight of the accessory is applied, its bent shape is not changed. However, when an external force larger than that is applied, the flexible metal tube can easily bend and stretch in all directions.

The accessory holder mounting foot 21 is shown in FIG.
The accessory shoe 8a of the camera 8 as shown in FIG. 0 has a substantially rail-shaped cross section corresponding to the cross sectional shape of the accessory shoe 8a. The accessory holder mounting foot 21 is made of a resin such as polypropylene. Therefore, by sandwiching the accessory holder mounting foot 21 in the accessory shoe 8a, friction is generated between the two. Therefore, the accessory holder mounting foot 21 does not accidentally come off from the accessory shoe 8a. The accessory shoe 8a of the camera 8 may be a hot shoe for attaching a strobe as an accessory.

The base end 22a of the flexible metal tube 22 is non-rotatably fixed to the top of the accessory holder mounting foot 21. However, since the flexible metal tube 22 itself can be bent in any direction as described above, the tip portion 22b of the flexible metal tube 22 can be arranged at an arbitrary position with the accessory holder mounting foot 21 as a reference.

A flexible joint is formed between the tip portion 22b of the flexible metal tube 22 and the clip 23. This universal joint includes a tip 22b of a flexible metal tube 22 and a tip 2b.
2b, a hinge member 24 provided so as to be rotatable and non-relatively movable, an elbow 25 having one end tiltably joined to the hinge member 24, and an elbow 25
And a knob portion 23d of the clip 23 rotatably connected to the other end surface 25b of the.

More specifically, the tip of the hinge member 24 has a hemispherical shape, and a slit 24a is formed along the central axis thereof. On the other hand, elbow 25
A projecting plate 25a projecting in a substantially oval shape along the central axis is formed at one end of the. The protruding plate 25a is inserted into the slit 24a of the hinge member 24, and the space between the slit 24a and the protruding plate 25a is the shaft S.
It is pivoted by 4. Also, the other end 2 of the elbow 25
The knob portion 23d of the clip 23 is axially supported on the shaft 5b by a shaft S5 which is coaxially attached to the shaft 5b. The axis of the elbow 25 is bent at a right angle in the middle portion.

With the universal joint configured as described above, the clip 23 bends integrally with the elbow 25 and the hinge member 24, and can rotate 360 degrees in the direction of arrow E with respect to the metal tube 22. The hinge member 24 can be tilted in the arrow C direction, and can be rotated in the arrow D direction by 360 degrees with respect to the elbow 25. Therefore,
The clip 23 can take any posture with the tip portion 22b of the flexible metal tube 22 as a reference. That is, the universal joint has three degrees of freedom (C, D, E directions) with respect to the tip portion 22b of the flexible metal tube 22.

Since each movable part of the universal joint is frictional with respect to its rotation (tilt), it does not rotate (tilt) unless an external force exceeding this frictional force is applied. The frictional force is set to be sufficiently larger than the weight of the accessory held by the camera accessory holder. Therefore, losing the weight of the accessory,
Unexpectedly, the movable parts of the universal joint do not rotate (tilt).

The clip 23 is composed of two parts that perform a lever movement by rotating each other around a shaft 23b. That is, the base end sides of these two parts are the grip portions 23c and 23d as the operation portions, and the tip end sides are the wide mouth portions 23a and 23a. And the picking section 2
Due to the elastic force of the compression spring 23e interposed between 3c and 23d, the mouth portions 23a and 23a are urged in a direction in which they are pressed against each other. An elastic member 26 such as rubber rubber is attached as a non-slip member to the contact portions of the mouth portions 23a, 23a. <Operation of Embodiment> Since the camera accessory holder according to this embodiment is configured as described above, FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of types of accessories 7, 9, 12 can be exchanged and held. That is, in the same manner as in the first embodiment, the accessory holder mounting foot 21 is previously slid on the accessory shoe 8a of the camera 8 and any one of the selected accessories 7,
The clips 9 and 12 are held by the clip 23.

In the third embodiment, the universal joint is appropriately rotated (tilted) in accordance with the type of accessories 7, 9 and 12 to be held, and an appropriate external force is applied to the metal flexible tube 22 to obtain an appropriate shape. It is bent to adjust the attitude of the camera accessory holder and make the accessory position and orientation proper. Hereinafter, the attitude adjustment of the camera accessory holder for each accessory will be described. [Holding of the cut-off plate] When the cut-out hood 7 is held as a camera accessory, adjustment is made as shown in FIG. That is, the cut-out hood 7 blocks the sun rays incident on the taking lens 13 of the camera 8, but the cut-out hood 7 and the camera accessory holder themselves do not block the taking optical path of the taking lens 13 so that the camera accessory holder is not blocked. Adjust the position and orientation of.

By using the camera accessory holder of this embodiment, it is possible to hold the hood 7 for trimming. In this case, since the flexible metal tube 22 can be bent in any direction, the hood 7 for cutting the flare can be arranged regardless of the direction in which the sun rays enter the camera 8. . Also, since the universal joint has degrees of freedom in three directions (C, D, E directions),
No matter what direction the hood 7 for flare cutting is arranged,
This can be adjusted to an appropriate posture. [Holding filter] Filter 9 as a camera accessory
In the case of holding, is adjusted as shown in FIG. That is, although the filter 9 is located in front of the taking lens 13 of the camera 8, the camera accessory holder itself does not
The position and orientation of the camera accessory holder are adjusted so that the photographing optical path of 3 is not blocked.

By using the camera accessory holder of this embodiment, the filter 9 can be used even in the taking lens 13 having no filter mounting screw.
In this case, no matter what length the photographing lens 13 is attached to the camera 8, the photographing lens 1
Even if 3 is a zoom lens, by appropriately bending the flexible metal tube 22, the grip position of the filter 9 can be adjusted to the tip position of the taking lens 13. [Holding the Flector] When holding the flector 12 as a camera accessory, adjustment is performed as shown in FIG. That is, unlike the case of the hood 7 for cut-off and the filter 9, the flash 11 is attached to the hot shoe 8a of the camera 8.
And attach the light emitting window to a direction other than the subject. Further, the strobe holder 10 also serving as a grip is attached to the camera 8 by utilizing the tripod mounting screw hole formed on the bottom surface of the camera 8. Then, the accessory holder mounting foot 21 is slidably mounted on the hot shoe 10a of the strobe holder 10.

Then, the reflector 12 is the flash 11
The position and orientation of the camera accessory holder are adjusted such that the camera accessory holder is arranged at a position facing the light emitting window and is directed in a direction in which the flash light can be reflected on the subject.

The reflector 12 can be held by using the camera accessory holder of this embodiment. In this case, the reflector 12 can be arranged in the flash light irradiation direction by appropriately bending the flexible metal tube 22 regardless of the direction of the light emitting window of the flash 11. Further, similarly, the position of the reflector 12 can be freely changed to freely adjust the irradiation angle of the flash light with respect to the subject. Also, no matter what direction the deflector 12 is arranged,
By appropriately rotating (tilting) each movable part of the universal joint, it is possible to adjust this to an appropriate posture.

[0055]

Fourth Embodiment A fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
Will be described with reference to. <Structure of Fourth Embodiment> A camera accessory holder according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention is a type that is mounted in a screw hole for mounting a tripod of a camera, and is a type that uses a flexible metal tube 22 as an arm portion.

As shown in FIG. 13, in the camera accessory holder according to the fourth embodiment, the accessory holder mounting plate 2 is used instead of the accessory holder mounting foot 21.
7 is different from the third embodiment.

This accessory holder mounting plate 2
7 has a plate-like shape, and holds the base end portion 22a of the flexible metal tube 22 at one end side thereof such that it cannot rotate.
On the other hand, a mounting screw 27a penetrates from the lower side in FIG. 13 to the other end side of the accessory holder mounting plate 27. A screw knob 27b having a relatively large diameter is fixed to the base end of the mounting screw 27a. The mounting screw 27 a is a screw for mounting the accessory holder mounting plate 27 on the bottom surface of the camera 8. That is, the mounting screw 27a is screwed into a tripod mounting screw hole formed on the bottom of the camera 8 via the accessory holder mounting plate 27, and the accessory holder mounting plate 27 is fixed to the bottom surface of the camera 8.

Since the other structure of this embodiment is the same as that of the third embodiment, the same reference numerals as those in the third embodiment are used and the description thereof is omitted. <Operation of Embodiment> Since the camera accessory holder according to this embodiment is configured as described above, FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of types of accessories 7, 9, 12 can be exchanged and held. That is, by operating the screw knob 27b in advance, the mounting screw 27a is screwed into the tripod mounting screw hole of the camera 8 and the accessory mounting plate 27 is mounted on the bottom surface of the camera 8. Then, in the same manner as in the third embodiment, the clip 23 is attached to any one of the selected accessories 7, 9 and 12.
And the metal flexible tube 22 while appropriately rotating (tilting) the universal joint according to the type of accessory held.
By applying an appropriate external force to the lens and bending it into an appropriate shape, the posture of the camera accessory holder is adjusted, and the position and direction of the accessory are made appropriate.

However, as in the case of the second embodiment, FIG.
Even when the strobe 11 is used together with the reflector 12 as shown in FIG. 11, it is not necessary to use the strobe holder 10 as shown in FIG.

[0060]

According to the camera accessory holder of the present invention, a plurality of accessories can be exchangeably held at arbitrary positions.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a camera accessory holder according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a state in which a hood for cutting off is held by the camera accessory holder of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a state where a filter is held by the camera accessory holder of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of a state where a reflector is held by the camera accessory holder of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a camera accessory holder according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of a state in which the hood for cutting off is held by the camera accessory holder of FIG.

7 is an explanatory view of a state where a filter is held by the camera accessory holder of FIG.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view of a state where a reflector is held by the camera accessory holder of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a camera accessory holder according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the hood for cutting off is held by the camera accessory holder of FIG.

11 is an explanatory view of a state where a filter is held by the camera accessory holder of FIG.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory view of a state where a reflector is held by the camera accessory holder of FIG.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a camera accessory holder according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

14 is an explanatory view of a state in which a hood for cutting off is held by the camera accessory holder of FIG.

15 is an explanatory view of a state where a filter is held by the camera accessory holder of FIG.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory view of a state where a reflector is held by the camera accessory holder of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 accessory holder mounting foot 2 telescopic rod 3 clip 4 hinge member 5 elbow 7 hood for shaving 8 camera 9 filter 12 deflector 14 accessory holder mounting plate 21 accessory holder mounting foot 22 flexible metal tube 23 clip 24 hinge member 25 elbow 27 accessory Holder mounting plate

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A camera accessory holder attached to a camera body for holding an accessory for a camera, wherein the attachment portion is attached to the camera body, and a holder for detachably holding the accessory for the camera. A camera accessory holder, comprising: a section; and an arm section that variably connects the mounting section and the holding section with respect to their relative positions. 2. The camera accessory holder according to claim 1, wherein the mounting portion has a shape that fits into an accessory shoe of a camera. 3. A screw for fixing the plate to the bottom surface of the camera by screwing a plate that abuts the bottom surface of the camera and a tripod mounting screw hole formed on the bottom surface of the camera. The camera accessory holder according to claim 1, characterized in that 4. The holding portion is a clip including an opening portion biased in a closing direction and an operation portion for opening the opening portion against the biasing force. The described camera accessory holder. 5. The camera accessory holder according to claim 1, wherein the arm portion is composed of a flexible tube. 6. The camera accessory holder according to claim 5, wherein the flexible tube is a flexible metal tube. 7. The camera accessory holder according to claim 5, wherein the flexible tube and the mounting portion are connected by a joint having at least a degree of freedom in a twisting direction. 8. The camera accessory holder according to claim 7, wherein the joint is a universal joint further having a degree of freedom to incline the flexible tube and the mounting portion in two directions orthogonal to each other. 9. The arm portion includes a telescopic rod whose base end and tip end are telescopic, and a base end of the telescopic rod that is tiltably and rotatably connected to the mounting portion. The camera accessory holder according to claim 1, wherein the camera accessory holder comprises one joint and a second joint having a degree of freedom to incline the holding portion in two directions orthogonal to the tip of the expandable rod. 10. The camera accessory holder according to claim 9, wherein the first joint and the second joint are freely rotatable relative to each other. 11. The camera accessory holder according to claim 10, wherein the telescopic rod is relatively rotatable between the tip end and the base end.