JPH09172587A - Stand for video equipment and junction box - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To keep an easy-to-see state of a portable video equipment and to allow the video equipment to hardly fall down by providing a couple of stays freely extracted/retracted in interlocking with a front stand to a rear side of a stand for the video equipment. SOLUTION: A front stand 5 is made of a rectangular plate member along the lengthwise direction of a case 2 engaged freely extracted/retracted around a bottom side of the case 2. When the front stand 5 is extracted by inserting a finger into a gap of the bottom face, the front stand 5 is turned around a turning shaft hole fitted to a projection of the case 2. Thus, an operation boss slides on a guide of a left stay 6 and other operation boss slides on a guide of a right stay 7 respectively and the left stay 6 and the right stay 7 are simultaneously interlockingly extracted to the outside of a junction box 1 and the operation boss is in press contact with a bottom face at the inside of the case 2 to stop turning of the front stand 5. On the other hand, the front stand 5 is pushed by a finger to retract the front stand 5.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a stand for a video device on which a portable video device having a liquid crystal screen is mounted and which can be adjusted to an angle that matches the line of sight of a viewer, and a junction box for connecting the mounted video device to an external device. It is a thing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the prior art, when a video recorded by a video device such as a video camera is reproduced, a method of viewing the reproduced video on a liquid crystal monitor which is a screen of the portable video device and a method for displaying the video device on a television There is a method of connecting to an external device such as a John receiver (hereinafter abbreviated as TV) and watching a reproduced image on the screen of the TV or the like. Of these, when viewing a reproduced image on a liquid crystal monitor which is a screen of a portable video device, the viewing angle is particularly important due to the nature of the liquid crystal screen.

In order to provide an angle that is easy for the viewer to see,
As shown in FIG. 12, there is a video equipment stand 20 that is provided with a front stand on the bottom surface and can be appropriately tilted. The video equipment stand 20 shown in FIG.
Has a thickness on the front side of the front stand 20A on the bottom surface and is inclined. Then, due to this tilt, the liquid crystal monitor of the video equipment is also tilted, and the viewer obtains an appropriate angle.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned video equipment stand, if the front surface of the bottom front stand is inclined with a certain thickness in order to obtain a desired angle, the stationary surface of the video equipment itself becomes If it is small or the mounted video equipment is heavy, the video equipment stand and the video equipment are unstable and easily fall down.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a stand for a video device, in which the portable video device is tilted so as to maintain the viewability, and the stability is increased to prevent the device from falling down.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape having a rotatable front stand at the lower front portion and a mounting table for mounting video equipment on the upper surface side. In the video equipment stand, a pair of stays that can be pulled out / retracted are provided on the back side of the video equipment stand, the stays being interlocked with the front stand.

Further, a rotatable front stand is provided at the lower front portion, a mounting table for mounting the video equipment on the upper surface side, and a contact portion for obtaining an electrical connection when the video equipment is mounted are provided. A junction box provided with a group of connection terminals for electrically connecting to an external device at a position, and a pair of stays that can be pulled out / retracted are provided on the back side of the junction box, the stays being interlocked with the front stand.

By providing a pair of stays that can be pulled out / retracted in cooperation with the front stand on the rear side of the stand for video equipment, when the front stand is pulled out, the screen of the placed video equipment becomes easy to see. ,
Since it is fixed by the front stand and the pair of stays, the holding span becomes large, the stability is increased, and it is difficult to fall.

On the back side of the junction box,
By providing a pair of stays that can be pulled out / retracted in conjunction with the front stand, as described above, the holding span increases, the stability increases, and it does not fall easily, and the cords connected to the rear side are not possible. It loses power.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, as an embodiment of a stand for video equipment and a junction box according to the present invention, a junction box is taken as an example, and a portable video camera is mounted on the junction box, A case of viewing an image displayed on a screen mounted on a video camera will be described with reference to the drawings.

The junction box 1 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 2, a contact portion 3 for electrically connecting the substantially rectangular parallelepiped casing 2 and a video camera provided on the upper portion of the casing 2.
And fixing protrusions 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d provided on four sides for engaging and fixing the video camera, a detaching protrusion 4e for interlocking with a detaching switch 9 which will be described later to detach the video camera, and a bottom face. A front stand 5 that can be pulled out / retracted, a left stay 6 and a right stay 7 that can be pulled out / retracted provided on the back side, and is connected between the left stay 6 and the right stay 7 to connect to an external device. Connection terminal group 8
A removal switch 9 provided on the front left side, an input / output switch 10 provided on the front right side, and a circuit board (not shown) fixed inside the housing 2 for transmitting signals. It is configured.

As shown in FIG. 1, the housing 2 is formed into a flat, substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the upper surface thereof has a dish-shaped concave shape for mounting a portable video camera, and the four corners are rounded. It has a shape that it has.

The contact portion 3 is, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2,
It has a structure in which a plurality of contact terminals project when a video camera is placed, and when projecting, the contact terminals come into contact with the contact terminals on the bottom surface of the video camera to input and output electrical signals.

The fixing projections 4A, 4B, 4C and 4D are key-shaped knobs provided on the four sides of the upper surface of the dish-shaped casing 2 and directed inward, and engage with the bottom surface of the video camera. It has a structure in which it is fixed by being prevented from coming off by the removal projection 4E.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the removal protrusion 4E is a trapezoidal protrusion having an upper surface as a slope. By sliding the video camera on the slope while applying a light pressure, the projection is free. It is pushed down in a normal state. Then, when the end portion of the video camera is slid further and passes over the removal projection 4E, the removal projection 4E projects again to prevent the video camera from coming off. The removal protrusion 4E is interlocked with a removal switch 9 which will be described later. When the removal switch 9 is pushed, the removal protrusion 4E is pulled down into the housing 2 to allow the engaged and fixed video camera to be removed.

As shown in FIG. 3, the front stand 5 is formed of a rectangular plate member along the longitudinal direction of the housing 2 which is engaged with the bottom surface of the housing 2 so as to be rotatable and retractable. Between the front stand 5 and the housing 2, for example, a constant gap 17A such that the inside of the tip of the thumb or the nail of the thumb enters.
17B is provided.

As shown in FIG. 6, the rear side of the front stand 5 having such an appearance has a structure in which substantially fan-shaped plate-shaped bodies 12A and 12B are vertically provided at both ends of a rectangular plate-shaped member. There is. Actuating bosses 13A and 13B are projectingly provided on the outermost uppermost portions of the substantially fan-shaped plate-shaped bodies 12A and 12B, and the inner lower portion is fitted with a convex portion (not shown) of the housing 2 to rotate. Rotation shaft holes 14A and 14B, which are the centers of movement, are provided. The side surface of the fan-shaped body 12A is provided with a click portion 1 in order to give a click feeling at the time of pulling out and at the time of pulling in.
8 and 19 are provided.

The operating boss 13A engages with a guide portion 15 of the left stay 6 which will be described later, and the operating boss 13B engages with a guide portion 16 of the right stay 7 which will be described later to perform a rotational operation (arrow A).
The structure is such that the (1, A2 direction) is converted into a linear motion (arrow B1, B2 direction).

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the left stay 6 is an L-shaped arm portion 6A having a right end side formed into an elongated plate shape.
And a guide part 1 consisting of a groove extending upward from the left end
5

When the free end portion side of the arm portion 6A is housed in the housing 2, the arm portion 6A faces the outside of the housing 2 in a substantially flush manner. On the other hand, the guide portion 15 is the operation boss 1 of the front stand 5.
3A slidably engages with the right stay 7, and serves as a connection point for converting rotational movement into linear movement.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the right stay 7 is formed of a substantially rectangular plate member and has an arm portion having the same length as the arm portion 6A of the left stay 6 on the right end side thereof. 7A
And a guide portion 16 provided with a groove in a direction orthogonal to the lengthwise direction of the arm portion 7A on the base side.

The guide portion 16 is a connecting portion which slidably engages with the operating boss 13B of the front stand 5 and interlocks with the left stay 6 to convert the rotational movement into a linear movement.
When the arm 7A is housed in the housing 2 like the arm 6A, the tip of the arm 7A is substantially flush with the arm 2.

The connection terminal group 8 is, as shown in FIG.
The signal output from the video camera is transmitted to an external device by being connected to an external device such as the like via a signal cable.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the removal switch 9 is a round push-button switch located at the left end of the front surface of the junction box 1, and is used when removing the video camera mounted on the junction box 1. It is a switch that you press. That is, when the removal switch 9 is pushed, the removal projection 4E (see FIG. 1) is pushed downward to release the engagement state, and the video camera can be removed by sliding from the left side to the right side in FIG. .

The input / output change-over switch 10 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in, the switch provided at the right end of the front surface of the junction box 1 switches between input and output of signals.

With respect to the junction box having such a structure, the operation of pulling out the front stand 5 housed inside the housing 2 and the operation of pulling the front stand 5 will be described.

When the front stand 5 is stored, as shown in FIG. 3, a gap 17A having a predetermined width is formed on the bottom surface.
There is 17B, and the front stand 5 can be pulled out by inserting a finger or the like into either of the gaps 17A and 17B. When the fingers of the hand are put into the gap 17A or 17B and the front stand 5 is pulled out, the front stand 5 rotates about the rotation shaft holes 14A and 14B that fit with the convex portions (not shown) of the housing 2. (See Figure 6).
With this rotation, the operation boss 13A moves the left stay 6
The operating boss 13B slides on the guide portion 15 of the right stay 7, and the left stay 6 and the right stay 7 are simultaneously interlocked by this slide and pulled out to the outside of the junction box 1.

The operating bosses 13A and 13B are connected to the guide portion 15,
Sliding up to the 16 corners respectively, actuating bosses 13A, 1
3B comes into contact with the inner bottom surface of the housing 2, and the rotation of the front stand 5 is stopped. At this time, the click unit 18 gives a click feeling.

When the rotation of the front stand 5 which is the rotational movement is stopped, the movement of the left stay 6 and the right stay 7 which is the linear movement is also stopped accordingly. The state at this time is a state in which the front stand 5, the left stay 6, and the right stay 7 are pulled out as shown in FIGS. 1 and 10.

In this state, the left stay 6 and the right stay 7 are
Thus, a wider holding span can be obtained, and the connection terminal group 8 provided on the back surface side of the junction box 1 is located slightly above the stationary surface. Therefore,
When the left stay 6 and the right stay 7 are pulled out, it is possible to avoid external factors such as twisting of the plugs connected to the terminals.

On the other hand, when the front stand 5 is pulled in, if the front stand 5 is pushed by hand, the operating boss 13A pulls out the guide 15 of the left stay 6 and 13B pulls out the guide 16 of the right stay 7, respectively. Slides in the opposite direction (see FIG. 6). Then, the rotation of the front stand 5 is stopped in a state where the front stand 5 is housed in the housing 2, and the state returns to the original state shown in FIGS. 9 and 11. Also at this time, the click section 19 gives a click feeling.

As described above, when the front stand 5, the left stay 6 and the right stay 7 of the junction box 1 are retracted, when the video camera is placed, the screen of the video camera is displayed as shown in FIG. And the angle of the viewer's line of sight do not match, making it difficult to see the screen. However, the front stand 5 of the junction box 1,
When the left stay 6 and the right stay 7 are pulled out, the angle of the screen of the video camera and the angle of the line of sight of the viewer match as shown in FIG. Because it is withdrawn,
The holding span of the stationary surface becomes wider, and the entire body will not easily fall backward even when the video camera is mounted.

In this example, the case where the video camera is mounted on the junction box has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this case and the present invention can be used when other video equipment is mounted. Of course.

Further, it can be used not only as a junction box that requires connection with other equipment, but also as a simple display stand such as a liquid crystal panel.

[0035]

As described above, according to the present invention, the left stay and the right stay are pulled out together with the pulling out of the front stand, the holding span of the stationary is increased, and the video equipment, especially the portable video equipment is hard to fall down. Therefore, there is an excellent effect that the device mounted on the video equipment stand is not likely to be damaged or malfunction due to a fall.

In the case of a video equipment stand having a connection terminal on the back like a junction box, the position of the connection terminal on the back is raised as a whole by pulling out the left stay and the right stay. The position of the jack connected to will also rise. Therefore, even if the jack is inclined due to the inclination of the junction box,
An excellent effect that the jack does not contact the stationary surface and that contact failure or the like does not occur is achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view when a front stand of a junction box according to the present invention is pulled out.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the junction box.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the junction box.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the junction box.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the junction box.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a front stand of the junction box.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a left stay of the junction box.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a right stay of the junction box.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the junction box with the front stand retracted.

FIG. 10 is a side view when the front stand of the junction box is pulled out.

FIG. 11 is a side view when the front stand of the junction box is retracted.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a conventional junction box.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 junction box 2 housing 3 contact part 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D fixing protrusion 4E removal protrusion 5 front stand 6 left stay 6A arm part 7 right stay 7A arm part 8 connection terminal group 9 removal switch 10 input / output change switch 12A, 12B Plate-like body 13A, 13B Operation boss 14A, 14B Rotating shaft hole 15, 16 Guide part 17A, 17B Gap 18, 19 Click part 20 Stand for video equipment in conventional technology 20A Front stand

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A substantially thin rectangular parallelepiped video equipment stand having a rotatable front stand at a lower front portion thereof and a mounting table for mounting the video equipment on an upper surface side thereof. A stand for video equipment, characterized in that a pair of stays that can be pulled out / retracted in cooperation with the front stand are provided on the back side. 2. A rotatable front stand is provided at a lower front portion, and a mounting table for mounting a video device on an upper surface side, and a contact portion for obtaining an electrical connection when the video device is mounted,
What is claimed is: 1. A junction box of a substantially thin rectangular parallelepiped shape, which is provided with a group of connection terminals for electrically connecting to an external device at an appropriate position. A junction box featuring a stay.