JPH0898070A - Shoulder pad for camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To easily adjust a camera angle by providing a shoulder pad main body, a guide member, a tightening member and an elastic member and sliding the guide member in the forward/backward direction on a circular-arc of the shoulder pad main body. CONSTITUTION: A guide member 12 is skided in the forward/backward direction on a circular-arc face 11b of a shoulder pad main body 11 while the guide member 12 is lifted slightly above from the shoulder pad main body against an energized force of a spring. Thus, the tilt angle of a camera case 20 with respect to the main body 11 in the forward/backward direction is adjusted. After the angle adjustment of the case 20 in the forward/backward direction is finished, a bolt member 13 and a nut member 14 are used to tighten the main body 11, the member 12 and a seat base 18. Thus, when a groove of the main body 11 and a groove of the member 12 are engaged, the tilt angle is fixed. Moreover, since the case 20 is fixed and the seat base 18 mounted on the member 12 is provided, the position of the case 20 in the forward/ backward direction is adjusted.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a TV camera shoulder pad, and more particularly to a tilt angle adjusting mechanism for the shoulder pad.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a shoulder pad for a television camera is generally fixedly attached to the bottom of a camera housing, and such a shoulder pad is not capable of stable shooting, and is easily tired when shooting for a long time. Was causing problems. Therefore, in order to solve such a problem, FIG.
Has been proposed (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-1.
4224, etc.).

That is, this one uses a top 5 provided between the camera housing 1 and the shoulder pad body 2 and a guide 6 attached to the shoulder pad body 2 to tilt the shoulder pad with a small rotation of the shaft 3. It is configured so that it can be adapted to people of various body types by greatly changing.

[0004]

By the way, in a television camera or the like, there are many cases in which the photographing angle is inclined in the vertical direction. However, such a conventional shoulder pad for a television camera is
It was fixed because it adjusted the angle of inclination in the left-right direction with respect to the shoulder, and only moved the camera in the front-back direction to balance it. A shoulder pad with a fixed shoulder pad tends to slip when shooting and when the camera angle is set downward or upward, resulting in poor stability. In addition, the contact with the shoulder should be weak and the photograph should be taken in an unstable state. Therefore, in order to stabilize the shoulder pad on the shoulder with the camera angle set downward or upward, it is effective to incline the shoulder pad in the front-rear direction with respect to the shoulder.

Further, the above-mentioned conventional device has a problem that the number of parts is large, the structure is complicated, and the product cost is increased. Further, the adjusting knob 3a for rotating the shaft 3 is protruding outside, which is an obstacle and the appearance is not good. The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and a television in which the inclination angle of the shoulder pad in the front-rear direction can be adjusted in accordance with the camera angle without impairing the aesthetic appearance with a simple structure. An object is to provide a shoulder pad for a camera.

[0006]

Therefore, according to the present invention, a shoulder pad having a saddle portion mounted at the lower end so as to straddle the shoulder and an arc surface curved at the upper end in the front-back direction on a horizontal plane in the photographing direction of the camera. A main body, a guide member that has one surface that engages with the arcuate surface of the shoulder pad main body, and guides the camera housing on the other surface, and a fastening member that fastens the shoulder pad main body and the guide member in the vertical direction, An elastic member for urging the guide member toward the shoulder pad body, and by sliding the guide member in the front-rear direction on the arc surface of the shoulder pad body, the front-rear direction of the camera housing relative to the shoulder pad body. The tilt angle of is adjustable.

Further, it is possible to form grooves on the circular arc surfaces of the shoulder pad main body and the guide member, which engage with each other in the left-right direction orthogonal to the circular arc. It is also possible to fix the camera housing and provide a pedestal on which the position can be adjusted in the front-rear direction with respect to the guide member, and to fasten the pedestal together with the guide member with a fastening member.

Further, the portion of the shoulder pad main body saddle portion that abuts the shoulder may be formed so as to be smoothly projected. The arcuate surface of the shoulder pad body may be curved so as to bulge outward. Further, the arcuate surface of the shoulder pad body may be curved so as to be recessed inward.

[0009]

According to the above construction, the guide member slides forward and backward on the arcuate surface of the shoulder pad body while the guide member is slightly lifted upward from the shoulder pad body against the biasing force of the elastic member. By doing so, it becomes possible to adjust the tilt angle of the camera housing with respect to the shoulder pad body in the front-rear direction. When the adjustment of the inclination angle is completed, the fastening member is tightened and fixed.

When grooves are formed on the arcuate surfaces of the shoulder pad body and the guide member, the grooves engaging with each other in the left-right direction orthogonal to the arc, the shoulders are engaged by the engagement of the grooves. It is possible to fix the tilt angle position of the camera housing in the front-rear direction with respect to the pad body.
When the adjustment of the camera housing position in the front-rear direction is completed, the fastening member is tightened and fixed.

Further, in the case where the camera housing is fixed and a pedestal is provided on which the position can be adjusted in the front-back direction with respect to the guide member, and the pedestal is fastened together with the guide member by a fastening member. It is possible to adjust the position of the camera housing in the front-rear direction. Further, when the portion of the shoulder pad main body saddle portion that comes into contact with the shoulder is configured to smoothly project, the fatigue can be reduced by distributing the weight applied to the shoulder of the camera housing.

Further, the inclination angle in the front-rear direction and the position in the front-rear direction can be adjusted at low cost by the simple structure of the shoulder pad body, the guide member and the fastening member.

[0013]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, a structure of a camera shoulder pad according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the figure, the shoulder pad body 11 is formed of an elastic resin such as foamed urethane, has a saddle portion 11a attached to the lower end so as to straddle the shoulder, and bulges outward in the front-back direction on the horizontal plane in the photographing direction of the camera at the upper end. Curved surface 11b
Have. The saddle portion 11a has a surface 11c that is inclined so as to engage with the shape of the shoulder, and the portion of the saddle portion 11a that abuts the shoulder is provided with a smooth projection so that force is exerted when carrying the camera housing 20. Dispersed to reduce fatigue.

A groove 11d is formed in the arc surface 11b in the left-right direction orthogonal to the arc. The arc surface 11
An elongated hole 11e is formed in b in the front-rear direction, and the elongated hole 1e is formed as the guide member 12 slides in the front-rear direction.
The bolt member 13 moves within 1e.
The guide member 12 has a curved arcuate surface 12a that engages with the arcuate surface 11b of the shoulder pad body 11, and the arcuate surface 12a includes the shoulder pad body 11.
Groove 12 that engages with groove 11d provided on the circular arc surface 11b
Fitting hole 12 in which e is engraved and through which bolt member 13 is fitted
d is provided. In addition, the other surface 12 of the guide member 12
The cross section of b is concave.

The pedestal 18 for fixing the camera housing 20 is placed on the other surface 12b of the guide member 12. The surface on which the pedestal 18 is placed has a convex cross-section, and the pedestal 18 engages with the other surface 12b of the guide member 12 at this surface and is movable in the front-rear direction. Fitting holes 18a through which a screw for fixing the camera housing 20 is inserted into the base 18.
18d and a long hole 18e into which the bolt member 13 is fitted are formed.

Further, the shoulder pad body 11, the guide member 12 and the pedestal 18 are connected by a bolt member 13 and a nut member 14 as fastening members. In this case, a spring 15 as an elastic member and a stopper 16 for receiving an end portion of the spring 15 are interposed between the head portion 13a of the bolt member 13 and the shoulder pad body 11. The spring 15 biases the guide member 12 toward the shoulder pad body 11. A groove 16a that engages with each other is formed on a surface where the stopper 16 and the shoulder pad body 11 contact each other, and the stopper 16 also slides on the groove 16a as the pedestal 18 moves in the front-rear direction. It is supposed to do.

According to this structure, the guide member 12 resists the biasing force of the spring 15 and the shoulder pad body 1
As shown in FIG. 12, by sliding the guide member 12 in the front-rear direction on the circular arc surface 11b of the shoulder pad body 11 in a state of being slightly lifted upward from 1, the camera housing 20 with respect to the shoulder pad body 11 is moved. It is possible to adjust the tilt angle in the front-back direction. That is, (a)
Shows a standard angle state, and (b) shows a state in which the tilt angle is adjusted so that the camera angle is upward. When the camera angle is set in the upward direction, the shoulder hits the end of the shoulder pad body 11, so that it is possible to stably carry the shoulder by adjusting the tilt side angle. Also, (c)
Shows the state where the tilt angle is adjusted so that the camera angle is downward. Also at this time, similarly, when the camera angle is set to the downward direction, the shoulder contacts the end of the shoulder pad body 11, so that the tilt side angle adjustment is performed.

When the angle adjustment of the camera housing 20 in the front-rear direction is completed, the shoulder pad body 11, the guide member 12, and the pedestal 18 are fixed by the bolt member 13 and the nut member 14.
Tighten and fix. As a result, the inclination angle is fixed while the groove 11d of the shoulder pad body 11 and the groove 12e of the guide member 12 are engaged with each other. In addition, the camera housing 2
Since the pedestal 18 mounted on the guide member 12 with 0 fixed is provided, the position of the camera housing 20 in the front-back direction can be adjusted.

In this way, the shoulder pad body 11,
With a simple structure including the guide member 12, the spring 15 and the like, the tilt angle in the front-rear direction and the position in the front-rear direction can be adjusted at low cost. Also, the bolt member 13
The head portion 13a of the
Since it is housed in f and does not appear on the outer surface, it does not disturb the appearance or deteriorate the appearance.

In the above embodiment, the arcuate surface 11d of the shoulder pad body 11 is curved so as to bulge outward. However, the invention is not limited to this, and the arcuate surface may be inward. It may be curved so as to be recessed, and in this case also, substantially the same action and effect as those of the above-described embodiment are exhibited. In addition, a plurality of convex portions are provided on the other surface 12b of the guide member 12 so that the positioning in the front-rear direction can be surely performed.
The pedestal 18 may be provided with a plurality of concave portions that engage with the convex portions.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention,
By sliding the guide member in the front-rear direction on the circular arc surface of the shoulder pad body, the inclination angle of the camera housing with respect to the shoulder pad body in the front-rear direction can be adjusted. Since the camera angle can be adjusted, stable shooting is possible and you will not get tired even if you shoot for a long time.

When grooves are formed on the arcuate surfaces of the shoulder pad body and the guide member so as to engage with each other in the front-rear direction orthogonal to the arc, the shoulder pads are engaged by the engagement of the grooves. It is possible to fix the tilt angle position of the camera housing in the front-rear direction with respect to the main body. Also,
When the camera housing is fixed and a pedestal is mounted on the guide member so that the position of the camera housing can be adjusted in the front-rear direction, and the pedestal is fastened together with the guide member by the fastening member, the camera housing is moved back and forth The position can be adjusted in any direction.

When the portion of the shoulder pad main body saddle portion that abuts on the shoulder is configured to be smoothly projected, the weight on the shoulder of the camera housing is dispersed to reduce fatigue. it can.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing the overall structure of a camera shoulder pad according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an assembly diagram of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a shoulder pad body.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of FIG.

5 is a bottom view of FIG.

6 is a partially enlarged view showing a groove on the arc surface of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a guide member.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of a pedestal.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view of FIG. 9.

FIG. 11 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a fastening state of the shoulder pad body, the guide member, and the pedestal.

FIG. 12 is a side view showing a state in which the camera shoulder pad according to the present invention is used by adjusting the inclination angle.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a conventional camera shoulder pad.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Camera Shoulder Pad 11 Shoulder Pad Main Body 11a Saddle Part 11b Arc Surface 11c Inclined Surface 11d Groove 12 Guide Member 12c Boss Part 12d Long Hole 12e Groove 13 Bolt Member 13a Head 14 Nut Member 15 Spring 16 Stopper 20 Camera Housing

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A shoulder pad main body having a saddle portion mounted on the lower end so as to straddle the shoulder, and an upper end having an arcuate surface curved in the front-back direction on a horizontal plane in the photographing direction of the camera, and an arcuate surface of the shoulder pad main body. A guide member for guiding the camera housing on the other side, a fastening member for fastening the shoulder pad body and the guide member in the vertical direction, and a guide member for attaching the guide member toward the shoulder pad body. And a biasing elastic member, and the front-back inclination angle of the camera housing with respect to the shoulder pad body can be adjusted by sliding the guide member in the front-back direction on the arc surface of the shoulder pad body. Shoulder pad for camera that is characterized by. 2. The camera according to claim 1, wherein the shoulder pad main body and the guide member are provided on the arcuate surfaces with grooves that engage with each other in a left-right direction orthogonal to the arc. Shoulder pad. 3. The camera housing is fixed, and a pedestal is mounted on the guide member so as to be positionally adjustable in the front-rear direction, and the pedestal is fastened together with the guide member by a fastening member. Claim 1 or Claim 2 characterized by
Shoulder pad for the camera described in. 4. The shoulder pad for a camera according to claim 1, wherein a portion of the saddle pad main body saddle portion that abuts a shoulder is smoothly provided. 5. The camera shoulder pad according to claim 1, wherein an arcuate surface of the shoulder pad body is curved so as to bulge outward. 6. An arc surface of the shoulder pad body is curved so as to be recessed inward.
The camera shoulder pad according to any one of to 4.