JPS635309Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Industrial field of application This invention is a television camera that can hold a television camera and a portable recording/playback device in one body, or that can be detached from each other. This invention relates to a holder for digital cameras and recording/playback devices.

Purpose of the invention The purpose of this invention is to easily hold a ready-made television camera and a ready-made recording/playback device together.
You can also take pictures while holding it, or you can detach the television camera and recording/playback device and make them separate, hang the recording/playback device on your shoulder with a shoulder belt, and hold the television camera in your hand. In addition, the battery of the recorder/player can be unlocked at the same time as the recorder/player is attached to the holder.

Embodiment Figure 1a is a right side view of the holder of this invention, Figure 2 is a front view, Figure 3 is a rear view, Figure 4 is a top view, and Figure 5 is a bottom view of this holder. The basic structure consists of a horizontal part 1 and a holder body 3 shaped like an inverted T, with a vertical part 2 formed from the middle of the horizontal part.
It becomes more.

The part surrounded by the front horizontal part 1a and the vertical part 2 is used as a holding part of a television camera that removably holds a ready-made television camera A,
The part surrounded by the rear horizontal part 1b and the vertical part 2 is a holding part for a recorder/player that removably holds a ready-made recorder/player B, and the lower surface of the horizontal part is a holder body support part. In this embodiment, the holder main body support portion is a shoulder rest portion provided with a shoulder rest pad 4. Further, as another embodiment, although not shown, a handle that can be held by hand may be provided.

The shoulder rest pad 4 is made of an elastic material such as urethane foam, and is slidable on the lower surface of the horizontal portion 1b at the rear of the holder, as shown in FIGS. 1a and 5. The range of the slide is from the position of the shoulder rest pad 4 shown by the solid line to the position of the shoulder rest pad 4' shown by the one-dot chain line.

The structure of such a slide is as follows. That is, grooves 4a and 4b are provided in a predetermined range on both side edges of the lower surface of the horizontal portion 1b at the rear of the holder, and the shoulder rest pad 4 is inserted into these grooves.
Screws 4c and 4d are provided on both sides.

In addition, the lower surface of the horizontal portion 1b has an inversely convex cross section perpendicular to its longitudinal direction, and the cross section of the shoulder rest 4 has a concave shape, allowing the shoulder rest 4 to slide smoothly back and forth without shaking from side to side. It is as follows. In addition, when attaching the recorder/player B to the holder, the shoulder rest part 4 is slid to the front of the horizontal part 1b of the holder, fixed so that it does not move with the screw 4d, and is passed through the horizontal part 1b from the lower surface to the upper surface. Tighten the screw 29 to fix the recording/playback device B to the holder. In addition, when using the holder by supporting it on a tripod, slide the shoulder rest part 4 to the rear of the horizontal part 1b of the holder, and attach the tripod to the screw hole 4e for tripod mounting provided on the lower surface of the horizontal part 1b. .

As shown in the front view of FIG. 2, the rear end portion of the television camera A is fitted into the front surface of the vertical portion 2, which forms a holding portion for the television camera A with the front horizontal portion 1a. Annular fitting part 2a
Further, on the rear surface of the vertical part 2, which together with the rear horizontal part 1b forms a holding part for the recorder/player B, there is an end (shoulder) where the battery storage part of the recorder/player B is provided. An annular fitting part 2b is provided, into which the lower end (lower end when suspended by a belt) is fitted, and a carrying handle 5 is attached to the upper end of this fitting part 2b with one end rotatable. The other end of the carrying handle 5 is, as shown in FIG. 1b,
It can be installed and removed.

That is, as shown in FIG. 1b, the electronic viewer is removed from the television camera A by protruding almost parallel to the front horizontal portion 1a from the upper end of the fitting part 2a at the rear end of the television camera A. A support arm 6 of the finder C is provided, and at its base,
The other end 5a of the carrying handle 5 is fitted into the engagement hole 5b formed in the other end 5a, and the pin 7 built into the support arm 6 is pushed by the spring 8 and engaged. The other end 5a is attached. Also,
When the other end 5a is to be removed, when the release piece 9 fixed to the pin 7 is pulled against the spring 8, the pin 7 is disengaged from the engagement hole 5b and the other end 5a can be removed.

Further, a box-shaped locking piece 7a is provided on the lower side of the other end 5a of the carrying handle 5, and a spring 7b is compressed under the locking piece 7a, so that the release piece 9 can be attached to the spring 8. When the pin 7 is pulled out of the locking piece 7a, the locking piece 7a is raised by the spring 7b, and the pin 7 is locked by the locking piece 7a while resisting the spring 8. Ru.

In addition, when attaching the other end 5a of the carrying handle 5, with the locking piece 7a locking the pin 7, the other end 5a pushes the locking piece 7a against the spring 7b. When the pin 7 is released from the lock by pushing it downward, the pin 7 protrudes due to the elastic force of the spring 8 and engages with the engagement hole 5b. Therefore, when attaching the other end 5a of the carrying handle 5, it can be attached and locked with one touch by simply pushing the carrying handle 5 downward with one hand.

Furthermore, when the other end 5a of the carrying handle 5 is removed from the attached state and rotated as shown by the dashed line 5',
A lid 11 is provided on a portion of the fitting portion 2b into which the end portion of the battery D of the recording/playback device B is fitted, and opens a battery attachment/detachment port 10.

A support part 12 for supporting a video light (tally lamp), etc. is provided on the upper surface of the support arm 6 of the electronic viewfinder C, and the front end of the support arm 6 can be slid in a direction substantially perpendicular to this. A support plate 13 is provided at the , which is locked in a predetermined sliding position with a screw 14 .A support member 15 of the electronic viewfinder C is attached to one end of the support plate 13 .
is locked by a ball joint (universal joint) 16. The support member 15 of the electronic viewfinder C has one end of a concave portion 15a and a reverse concave portion 15b rotatably attached to the hinge 15c, and the concave portion 15a is attached to one end of the support plate 13 with a ball joint. 16, and the reverse concave portion 15b is fixed to the concave portion 15a by the locking portion 1.
7, and the electronic viewfinder C is supported by the annular portion formed thereby.

The locking portion 17 includes a release piece 17a, two convex locking pieces 17b and 17c, and a groove-shaped recess 17d.
The locking piece 1 is provided in the two recesses 17e and 17f provided at the other end of the recess 15a.
7b and 17c are engaged, and the electronic viewfinder C can be fixed with one touch.

Further, when the electronic viewfinder C is to be removed, the engagement can be easily released by pressing the substantially central part of the reverse concave portion 15b to curve it outward, and the electronic viewfinder C can be quickly removed.

Since the support member 15 of the electronic viewfinder C and its support plate 13 are jointed at the ball joint 16, in the state shown in FIG. Can be rotated. moreover,
As shown in Figure 1a, the ball joint 16
The support member 15 can rotate 360 degrees around the central axis 16a.

Further, the support plate 13 is in the form of an elongated plate with rounded ends, and an elongated through hole 13a is provided in the middle part in the longitudinal direction. In order to fix the screw 14 by passing it through the elongated hole 13a,
By loosening the screw 14, the support plate 13 can freely rotate around the screw 14 as a fulcrum.

A camera locking portion 18 is provided at the front end of the front horizontal portion 1a forming the holding portion of the television camera A, and this camera locking portion 18 locks the grip portion Aa of the television camera A. Locking plate 1
9 and a support rod 20a that supports this locking plate 19.
and a support rod 20b that prevents the locking plate 19 from rotating.
, a screw 20c that engages the locking plate 19 and the support rod 20a, and the support rod 20 that is slidable back and forth.
Screw 2 that engages and locks a and the locking base 20d
It consists of 0e.

When attaching the television camera A to the holder, loosen the screw 20c, the locking plate 19 will disengage from the support rod 20b, hang down under its own weight, and the locking plate 19 will attach the television camera A. It doesn't get in the way of doing that.

Furthermore, by loosening the screw 20e, the support rods 20a and 20b can be extended to the front of the holder, so even if the shape or length of the grip of the television camera A changes, it can be fixed to the holder. can.

On both sides of the horizontal part 1a in front of the holder, there are mounting parts 22, 2 to which the remote control unit 21 of the recording/playback device B can be removably mounted.
2', and a remote control cable 25 (see FIG. 5) connected to the remote control terminal 23 (the other remote control terminal is not shown) provided in these mounting parts 22, 22' is built into the holder body 3, A connection terminal (not shown) provided at the other end is exposed at the holding portion of the recorder/player B.

24 is the remote control unit 21 mentioned above.
The locking pieces are provided on the remote control unit 21 side in order to fix the locking pieces to the mounting part 22, and the fitting holes into which these locking pieces fit are provided on the mounting part 22 side. It is also possible to provide a configuration in which these relationships are reversed.

Further, the remote control unit 21 is provided with remote control buttons for performing various operations of the recording/playback device B, although not shown. Furthermore, the remote control unit 21 can be attached to either side of the front horizontal section 1a by carrying the holder body 3 on your right shoulder and holding the grip section Aa of the television camera A with your right hand. This is because there are cases in which the remote control unit 21 is operated with the left hand, and vice versa, cases in which the holder body 3 is carried on the left shoulder and the remote control unit 21 is operated with the right hand. Furthermore, when the remote control unit 21 operates the recording/reproducing device B wirelessly, a remote control cable is not required.

Further, when carrying the holder main body 3 on the right shoulder or the left shoulder, the support plate 1 of the electronic viewfinder C is placed on the left or right side depending on the case.
3 can be installed and changed.

Furthermore, a screw 26 is provided on the lower surface of the front horizontal portion 1a to be screwed into a screw hole (not shown) provided on the television camera A for attaching a tripod.

Reference numeral 29 denotes a screw provided on the rear horizontal portion 1b in order to more completely hold the recorder/player B, and the tip of this screw 29 protrudes from the upper surface of the horizontal portion 1b.
It is designed to be tightened into a screw hole (not shown) provided in the recording/playback device B.

Furthermore, a U-shaped lever 32a is provided above the screw 29, and one end of the lever 32a is rotatably locked to a locking portion 32b fixed to the horizontal portion 1b. Also, in the middle of the lever 32a is a recording/playback device B.
A battery lock release protrusion 32c is provided. Therefore, when the screw 29 is tightened, the lever 32a rises, and at the same time, the lock release convex part 32c also rises, releasing the lock of the battery (not shown) provided in the recorder/player B, whose tip protrudes from the upper surface of the horizontal part 1b. Let's do it. Therefore, when the screw 29 is tightened to mount the recorder/player B on the holder, the battery is simultaneously unlocked. Even if the battery D is unlocked, the lid 11 of the holder will not lock the battery D.
Since the upper part of the battery D is held down, there is no problem and the battery D can be quickly attached and detached as described later.

As shown in FIG. 5, the holder body 3 has a built-in connection cable 30 for electrically connecting the television camera A and the recording/playback device B, and one end of this connection cable 30 is provided. The connecting cable 30 is exposed in the holding part of the television camera A, and a connector 30a for connecting to the television camera A is provided at the end thereof, and the other end of this connection cable 30 is arranged in the holding part of the recording/playback device B. The connector 30b connected to the recording/playback device B provided at the end of the holder is exposed, and when the holder main body 3 is not used to hold the recording/playback device B, etc.
A hole 31 for fitting and holding the connector 30b is provided in the rear end surface of the rear horizontal portion 1b so that the connector 30b does not hang down and become a hindrance (see FIG. 3). Furthermore, since the photographer cannot see behind the connector 30b when taking pictures, the connector 30b is made to be durable so as not to be damaged by hitting it against something.

When replacing the battery D, first rotate the carrying handle 5 to the position indicated by the dashed line 5' and open the battery attachment/detachment port 10, since the battery D is already unlocked as described above. The battery D can be quickly taken out or stored.

In each figure, 33 is a cushion provided on the part of the vertical part 2 that hits the ear when the holder body 3 is carried on the shoulder, 34 is a leg for placing the holder body 3 on a flat part, and F is a television camera. A
This is a connection cable for electrically connecting the electronic viewfinder C and the electronic viewfinder C.

Effects of the invention As explained above, this invention consists of a holder body that is approximately inverted T-shaped, with a horizontal part 1 and a vertical part 2 formed from the middle thereof, and is surrounded by a horizontal part 1a and a vertical part 2 in the front. a television camera mounting section to which a television camera A can be attached and detached; and a recording and playback device mounting section to which a recording and playback device B can be attached and detached to a section surrounded by the horizontal section 1b and the vertical section 2 at the rear. , an electronic viewfinder attachment part that is provided above the front horizontal part 1a and is capable of attaching and detaching the electronic viewfinder C, and a holding part of the holder main body,
The above recording/playback device mounting part has a recording/playback device B attached here.
At the same time, in conjunction with the fixing means (screw 29 in the embodiment), the recording/playback device B
A lock release member (in the embodiment, a lever 32a with a locking part 32b at one end fixed to the horizontal part 1b, and this lever In the middle of 32a is a lock release protrusion 32 that pushes the lock release part of the battery D of the recording/playback device B.
Since the present invention provides a holder for a television camera and a recording/playback device, which is characterized by being provided with a The recorder/player can be placed on the rear horizontal section and moved from the right side to the left side, and one end can be held vertically. In other words, the television camera and recording/playback device can be easily held together and held together to take pictures. The recorder and player can be removed from the holder and made into separate units, the recorder and player can be carried over the shoulder with a shoulder strap, and the television camera can be held in the hand to take pictures.

At the same time, when the recorder/player B is attached to the holder and the screw 29, which is the fixing means, is tightened, the recorder/player B is removed via the battery lock release member.
The battery D can be unlocked. This eliminates the need for a lock release operation when attaching or detaching the battery D, and the battery can be quickly and easily attached or detached.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The figures show an embodiment of this invention, in which Fig. 1a is a right side view, Fig. 1b is a vertical sectional view of the other end of the carrying handle, Fig. 2 is a front view, and Fig. 3 is a rear view. , FIG. 4 is a plan view, and FIG. 5 is a bottom view. 1...Horizontal part, 1a...Front horizontal part, 1b...
... Rear horizontal part, 2... Vertical part, 2a... Fitting part into which the rear end of the television camera is fitted, 2b
...A fitting part into which one end of the recording/playback device is fitted, 3
...Holder body, 4...Shoulder rest part, 4a, 4
b...Groove, 4c, 4d...Screw, 5...Carrying handle, 6...Supporting arm of electronic view finder, 13...Supporting plate, 15...Supporting member, 1
0...Battery attachment/removal port, 11...Lid, 18...
Camera locking part, 19... Locking plate, 20a... Support rod, 20b... Support rod, 20c... Screw, 20d
... Locking base, 20e ... Screw, 21 ... Remote control unit, 22, 22' ... Mounting part of remote control unit, 23 ... Remote control terminal, 24 ... Locking piece, 25
...Remote control cable, 26...Screw for fixing the television camera, 29...Screw for fixing the recording/playback device, 30...Connection cable between the television camera and the recording/playback device, 30a, 3
0b...Connector, 31...Connector 30b
hole for fitting and holding, 32a...Lever, 3
2b...Locking part, 32c...Lock release convex part, 3
3...Cushion, 34...Legs, A...Television camera, B...Recording/playback device, C...Electronic view finder, D...Battery, F...Connection cable.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The holder body has an almost inverted T-shape with a horizontal part and a vertical part in the middle, and a television camera mounting part that allows the television camera to be attached and detached in the part surrounded by the horizontal part and the vertical part in the front. , a recording/playback device mounting part located between the rear horizontal part and the vertical part to which the recording/playback device can be attached and removed, and an electronic viewfinder installed above the front horizontal part to which the electronic viewfinder can be attached and detached. It has a mounting part and a holding part for the holder main body, and the recording and playback device mounting part is provided with the recording and playback device in conjunction with the fixing means at the same time that the recording and playback device is attached and fixed thereto. A holder for a television camera and a recording/playback device, characterized in that it is provided with a lock release member that unlocks the battery by pushing the lock release part of the battery.