TWM525468U - Hand-held image pickup device - Google Patents

Description

Handheld camera

The present invention relates to a handheld camera device, and more particularly to a device that detachably couples a flexible connecting unit to an image capturing unit and a holding unit.

With the miniaturization of camera-based consumer electronics, it is easy to carry high-quality cameras and take pictures at any time. For example, mount the camera on a portable stand or a selfie stick to use the shooting function.

Although the use of lightweight tripods and self-timer sticks can greatly improve the variability of the shooting picture and angle, in actual use, it is often necessary to rely on the camera's self-timer function to let the camera shoot, and may adjust the position of the stand and the selfie stick. Missed the timing of the shooting. Furthermore, when the camera is mounted on a tripod or a selfie stick, the angle of the shooting cannot be adjusted by bending the stand and the self-timer, and the length of the stand and the selfie stick must be considered when the camera is to be retracted. It is extremely inconvenient to use.

Therefore, the above-mentioned types of portable lightweight tripods and self-timer stick products can not achieve the ideal operating state of the camera, and how to make the operation of the camera more convenient is a development direction.

In view of this, in order to provide a structure different from the above-mentioned conventional technology, and to improve the above disadvantages, the creator has accumulated many years of experience and continuous research and development improvements, and this creation has been produced.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a handheld camera device in which the flexible connecting unit is detachably attached to the camera unit and the holding unit, respectively, to provide power through the flexible connecting unit via the holding unit. To the camera unit, and thus control the operation of the camera unit.

For the purpose of the above, the handheld camera device of the present invention comprises a camera unit, a holding unit and a flexible connecting unit, wherein the camera unit is provided with power and signal input ports; the holding unit is provided And a control unit and a power supply and signal output port of the control unit; and the flexible connection unit is provided with a power line and a signal line, and two ends of the flexible connection unit are respectively electrically connected to the power line and the signal line The electrical connector is configured to detachably connect the power and signal input port of the camera unit and the power and signal output port of the holding unit by two electrical connectors of the flexible connecting unit, thereby controlling the camera unit.

In the implementation, the flexible connecting unit is provided with an engaging component around the outer periphery of the electrical connector, and the camera unit is provided with an engaging seat for coupling the engaging component around the input port, and the holding unit is at the output port. The outer periphery is also provided with a joint for joining the joint assembly.

In implementation, the joint component of the flexible connecting unit is a nut having an internal thread, and the joint of the camera unit and the grip unit has an external thread.

In implementation, the camera unit and the engagement seat of the grip unit are coupled to the joint assembly of the flexible connection unit in a snap or snap-fit manner.

In implementation, the bottom surface of the holding unit is further provided with a magnetic member.

In implementation, the power supply module is further disposed in the holding unit.

When implemented, the camera unit is provided with a flash.

In implementation, the electrical connector is a mini USB terminal, and the input port and output port are mini USB terminal sockets.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the power and signal input system of the camera unit can be configured as a power input port and a signal input port, and one end of the flexible connection unit is provided. An electrical connection of the power cable and the signal line is electrically connected to the other end of the flexible connection unit. The flexible connection unit is electrically connected to the power supply line of the camera unit. a power connector and a signal connector electrically connected to the signal line, so that the power connector of the flexible connection unit is detachably connected to the power input port of the camera unit, and the signal connector of the flexible connection unit is The disassembly mode is connected to the signal input port of the camera unit to control the camera unit by the holding unit.

In order to further understand the present invention, the preferred embodiments of the present invention, together with the drawings and figure numbers, detail the specific components of the present creation and the effects achieved thereby.

1‧‧‧ camera unit

11‧‧‧Power and signal input埠

12‧‧‧ joint seat

13‧‧‧Flash

2‧‧‧Hand holding unit

21‧‧‧Control unit

211‧‧‧Power and signal output埠

212‧‧‧ joint seat

213‧‧‧Power switch

214‧‧‧Activity switch

22‧‧‧Power supply module

23‧‧‧Magnetic parts

3‧‧‧Flexible connection unit

31‧‧‧Power cord

32‧‧‧Signal line

33‧‧‧Electrical connector

34‧‧‧ Engagement components

10‧‧‧ camera unit

101‧‧‧Power input埠

102‧‧‧Signal input埠

30‧‧‧Flexible connection unit

301‧‧‧Power cord

302‧‧‧ Signal Line

303‧‧‧Electrical connector

304‧‧‧ Engagement components

305‧‧‧ camera unit mount

306‧‧‧Power connector

307‧‧‧Signal connector

308‧‧‧ screw holes

309‧‧‧ bolt

FIG. 1 is a schematic exploded view of an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view showing the appearance of the embodiment of Fig. 1 at the time of joining.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the embodiment of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a schematic view showing the appearance of another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1-3, an embodiment of the present invention is a camera unit, a holding unit 2, and a flexible connecting unit 3, wherein the lower side of the camera unit 1 is There is a power and signal input port 11 in the form of a mini USB terminal socket. The outer periphery of the input port 11 is provided with an externally threaded socket 12, and a flash 13 is attached to the upper side.

The control unit 2 is provided with a control unit 21 and a power supply module 22 electrically connected to the control unit 21, and the upper end is provided with the power and signal output port 211 of the control unit 21, and the bottom is provided with a magnetic pole. Suction member 23. The power and signal output port 211 of the control unit 21 is a mini USB terminal socket type, and the outer periphery of the output port 211 is also provided with an external thread. The control unit 21 is provided with a power switch 213 and an actuating switch 214 on the side.

A power cable 31 and a signal line 32 are disposed in the flexible connecting unit 3, and an electrical connector 33 electrically connected to the power cable 31 and the signal cable 32 is respectively disposed at two ends thereof. It is a mini USB terminal type, and the outer periphery of each electrical connector 33 is provided with a joint assembly 34 which is in the form of a nut having an internal thread. Under the premise of having a certain supporting force, the flexible connecting unit 3 can be in the form of a flexible tube that can be bent freely, or in the form of a long rod made of soft metal.

In the implementation, the electrical connectors 33 of the flexible connecting unit 3 are respectively detachably inserted into the power and signal input port 11 of the camera unit 1 and the power and signal output port 211 of the holding unit 2, At the same time, the flexible connecting unit 3 is locked to the camera unit 1 and the holding unit 2 by the engaging components 34, so that the holding unit 2 can supply the power of the power supply module 22 to the camera unit 1 and After the power switch 213 is pressed, the camera unit 1 can be controlled to perform image capturing by pressing the actuation switch 214, or the camera unit 1 can be turned on while the camera unit 1 is being photographed in other pressing manners (for example, for a few seconds). Bright subject.

In addition, the combined hand-held imaging device can be magnetically fixed to the magnetic object with magnetic force by the magnetic member 23 provided at the bottom of the holding unit 2 to enhance the elasticity of the shooting.

When implemented, the joint assembly of the flexible connecting unit 3 can also be fastened to the joint 212 of the grip unit 2 by a snap or snap fastener as is well known in the art.

Please refer to FIG. 4 , which is another embodiment of the present invention. Based on the above embodiment, a power input port 101 and a signal input port 102 are disposed on the outer side of the camera unit 10, and are One end of the connection unit 30 is provided with an electrical connector 303 electrically connected to the power line 301 and the signal line 302. The outer periphery of the connector 303 is provided with a nut type connection. The other end is provided with a camera unit mount 305, a power connector 306 and a signal connector 307. The power connector 306 and the signal connector 307 are disposed on the camera unit mount 305. The power line 301 is connected to the power line 301, and the signal connector 307 is electrically connected to the signal line 302. In addition, a screw hole 308 is defined in the bottom of the camera unit mount 305, and a bolt 309 is passed through the screw hole 308 to screw the fixing hole provided at the bottom of the camera unit 10 to fix the camera unit 10. The camera unit mounts 305.

In the implementation, the electrical connector 304 of the flexible connecting unit 30 is detachably inserted into the power and signal output port 211 of the holding unit 2, so that the power connector 306 of the flexible connecting unit 30 is detachable. The signal is inserted into the power input port 101 of the camera unit 10, and the signal connector 307 of the flexible connecting unit 30 is detachably inserted into the signal input port 102 of the camera unit 10, and then flexibly The engaging assembly 304 of the connecting unit 30 locks it to the grip unit 2, thereby providing power to the camera unit 10 and controlling its operation at the same time as in the above embodiment.

Therefore, the author can use different lengths of flexible connecting units according to the actual needs of the shooting, and utilize the flexible bendable characteristics of the flexible connecting unit, so that the user can adjust the bending to a suitable angle to increase the camera unit. The variability and convenience of shooting; in addition, after the shooting is completed, the camera unit and the grip unit can be quickly separated from the flexible connecting unit, and the curved flexible connecting unit can be adjusted to a suitable size to facilitate storage and increase the appearance. Sex.

In summary, according to the content disclosed above, this creation can achieve the intended purpose of creation, providing a detachable handheld camera device that can easily control the shooting operation and enhance the shooting and framing, which is highly utilized in the industry. The value of the new patent application.

1‧‧‧ camera unit

12‧‧‧ joint seat

13‧‧‧Flash

2‧‧‧Hand holding unit

21‧‧‧Control unit

211‧‧‧Power and signal output埠

212‧‧‧ joint seat

213‧‧‧Power switch

214‧‧‧Activity switch

22‧‧‧Power supply module

23‧‧‧Magnetic parts

3‧‧‧Flexible connection unit

31‧‧‧Power cord

32‧‧‧Signal line

33‧‧‧Electrical connector

34‧‧‧ Engagement components

Claims (17)

A handheld camera device includes: an image capturing unit provided with a power and signal input port; a holding unit provided with a control unit and one of the control unit power and signal output ports; and a flexible connecting unit A power cord and a signal line are disposed therein, and an electrical connector electrically connected to the power cord and the signal line is respectively disposed at two ends thereof, wherein the two electrical connectors of the flexible connecting unit are respectively detachably connected to the camera The power and signal input of the unit and the power and signal output of the holding unit are used to control the camera unit by the holding unit. The hand-held camera device of claim 1, wherein the flexible connecting unit is provided with an engaging component at an outer periphery of the electrical connector, and the camera unit is provided with an engaging component at an outer periphery of the input port. The holder is also provided with a joint for coupling the joint assembly to the outer periphery of the output jaw. The hand-held camera device of claim 2, wherein the engaging component of the flexible connecting unit is a nut having an internal thread, and the engaging seat of the camera unit and the holding unit has an external thread. The hand-held camera device of claim 2, wherein the camera unit and the holding unit of the holding unit are coupled to the joint assembly of the flexible connecting unit in a snap or snap-fit manner. The hand-held camera device of claim 1, wherein the bottom surface of the holding unit is further provided with a magnetic member. The handheld camera device of claim 1, wherein the holding unit further comprises a power supply module. The handheld camera device of claim 1, wherein the camera unit is provided with a flash Lights. The handheld camera device of claim 1, wherein the electrical connector is a mini USB terminal, and the input port and the output port are mini USB terminal sockets. A handheld camera device includes: a camera unit having a power input port and a signal input port; a holding unit provided with a control unit and one of the control unit power and signal output ports; and a flexible connection The unit is provided with a power cord and a signal line. One end of the flexible connecting unit is provided with an electrical connector electrically connected to the power line and the signal line, and the other end is provided with a camera unit mount and a flexible connection. The unit is provided with a power connector electrically connected to the power cable and a signal connector electrically connected to the signal cable; wherein the electrical connector of the flexible connector unit is detachably connected to the holding unit The power connector of the flexible connecting unit is detachably connected to the power input port of the camera unit, and the signal connector of the flexible connecting unit is detachably connected to the signal input of the camera unit.埠, to control the camera unit by the holding unit. The hand-held camera device of claim 9, wherein the camera unit fixing seat is provided with a screw hole for screwing the camera unit through a screw hole. The hand-held camera device of claim 9, wherein the flexible connecting unit is provided with an engaging component at an outer periphery of the electrical connector, and the holding unit is also provided with an outer peripheral portion of the output port. The joint of the joint assembly is coupled. The hand-held camera device of claim 11, wherein the engaging component of the flexible connecting unit is a nut having an internal thread, and the engaging seat of the holding unit has an external thread. The hand-held camera device of claim 11, wherein the engaging seat of the holding unit is coupled to the engaging component of the flexible connecting unit in a snap or snap-fit manner. The handheld camera device of claim 9, wherein the bottom surface of the holding unit is further provided with a magnetic member. The handheld camera device of claim 9, wherein the holding unit further comprises a power supply module. The hand-held camera device of claim 9, wherein the camera unit is provided with a flash lamp. The handheld camera device of claim 9, wherein the electrical connector is a mini USB terminal, and the input port and the output port are mini USB terminal sockets.