JP2006005484A - Camera attaching device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a camera attaching device in which a connector is protected under a state not connected with an electronic camera or a cradle and a contact terminal provided in the connector is protected against contamination. <P>SOLUTION: The camera attaching device 1 comprises an HDD 8 being arranged in an enclosure member 2 formed of an upper plate 3 and a lower plate 6, a connector body 11 for connection with an electronic camera or a cradle being mounted on the upper plate 3, and connector mounting members 13 and 15 for holding the connector body 11 to turn about the upper plate 3. When the mounting member 15 is turned, the connector body 11 changes between a connection state where the connector body 11 is erected from an opening 3a and exposed, and a housing state where the connector body 11 is contained laterally in the inner space of the enclosure member 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a camera mounting device having a connector connected to an electronic camera or a cradle.

  2. Description of the Related Art A cradle device is known in which an electronic camera is placed and connectors are connected to each other so that power can be supplied or the electronic camera can be connected to a personal computer or the like.

For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-333403 discloses an electronic camera that is placed on a cradle in a posture different from that during normal use. In the cradle on which the electronic camera is placed, a cradle connector that is electrically connected to an external device connection connector provided on the electronic camera is provided at the bottom of the camera mounting portion.
JP 2003-333403 A

  However, in the electronic camera disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-333403, the terminal contact side of the cradle connector provided at the bottom of the camera mounting portion is exposed facing upward. Therefore, when the electronic camera is not connected, the cradle connector is exposed. For this reason, it is unsuitable for carrying, and when carrying, there is a possibility that some object hits the exposed cradle connector and breaks. Further, there is a possibility that a malfunction such as deformation of the terminal contact may occur when the user accidentally touches the cradle connector. Further, the terminal contacts of the exposed cradle connector are easily contaminated with dust or the like, and the contact terminals may be contaminated to cause poor conduction.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and a camera in which a connector is protected and contact terminals provided on the connector are prevented from being stained with dust or the like when the electronic camera or cradle is not connected. The object is to provide a mounting device.

  The camera mounting device of the present invention includes a recording / reproducing device for recording / reproducing disposed in an internal space of an exterior member formed by an upper plate and a lower plate, and an electronic camera mounted on the upper plate, A connector main body to which a cradle is connected, and a connector mounting member that holds the connector main body rotatably with respect to the upper plate.

  A recording / reproducing apparatus for recording / reproducing disposed in the internal space of the exterior member; and an upper plate provided with an opening that constitutes the exterior member on which an electronic camera or a cradle is placed; A lid that can be freely opened and closed in the opening, a connector body that is exposed from the opening when the lid is in an open state, and to which an electronic camera or a cradle placed on the upper plate is connected; A connector mounting member that holds the connector body in a rotatable manner from the state of being exposed upright from the opening to the state of being horizontally stored in the internal space in conjunction with the rotation of the lid; It has.

  According to this configuration, by rotating the connector mounting member that holds the connector main body, for example, the connector main body is stored in the internal space of the exterior member in the lateral direction, and upright from the opening. The connection state exposed.

  According to the present invention, in a state where the electronic camera or the cradle is not connected, the connector body can be stored in the interior space of the exterior member with the connector body facing in the lateral direction. There is an effect that the thickness can be reduced.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 to FIG. 9 relate to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a camera mounting device with a lid portion closed, and FIG. 2 is a camera mounting device with a lid portion open and a connector portion exposed. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a connector and an HDD disposed in an internal space constituted by an upper plate and a lower plate of the camera mounting device, and FIG. 4 is a connector attached to the upper plate of the camera mounting device. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the connector attached to the upper plate of the camera mounting device, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 5, showing the relationship between the lid portion and the connector in the closed state. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 5, FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 5, and illustrates the relationship between the lid portion and the connector in the open state, and FIG. It is a figure explaining the other structural example of a camera mounting apparatus.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an openable / closable lid 4 is provided on the upper plate 3 of the exterior member 2 constituting the camera mounting device 1 of the present embodiment. The lid 4 changes from a closed state shown in the figure to an open state shown in FIG. 2 by pressing the switch terminal 5.

  Reference numeral 6 denotes a lower plate constituting the exterior member 2. Reference numeral 7 denotes a selection switch. This selection switch 7 is movable to the LED lamp 7a side or the LED lamp 7b side as indicated by an arrow A. Then, by moving the selection switch 7 to the LED lamp 7a side, for example, the LED lamp 7a is turned on.

  For example, when the electronic camera (not shown) is placed at a predetermined position on the upper plate 3 with the LED lamp 7a turned on, and the display in the electronic camera is set to the copy mode, the image data of the electronic camera is set. Are transferred to the HDD described later. On the other hand, when the selection switch 7 is moved to the LED lamp 7b side, for example, when the stored image data in the electronic camera is requested from a connected personal computer (hereinafter abbreviated as PC), the electronic switch Image data stored in the camera is transferred to the PC.

  As shown by the arrow B in FIG. 2, the lid 4 is configured to rotate. When the lid 4 is moved to the open position shown in FIG. 2, the contact terminals of the connector main body 11 constituting the camera device side connector (hereinafter abbreviated as “connector”) 10 in the opening 3 a formed in the upper plate 3. An exposed state (not shown) is directed upward.

  Reference numeral 12 denotes a connector body protective cover (hereinafter abbreviated as a protective cover) that prevents contact terminals of the connector body 11 constituting the connector 10 from being exposed. As shown by arrow C, the protective cover 12 slides and moves in the vertical direction in the figure. Specifically, for example, the electronic camera moves in a state where it is placed on the upper plate.

  Reference numeral 13 denotes a first connector mounting member (hereinafter referred to as a first mounting member) constituting the connector 10. The first placement member 13 is provided with a pair of positioning convex portions 13a. A guide hole provided in the vicinity of the external device connection connector of the electronic camera or cradle (not shown) is engaged with the positioning convex portion 13a. The positioning convex portion 13a is formed with a screw disposing hole 13b in which a fixing screw (reference numeral 17 described later) is disposed.

With reference to FIG. 3, the structure of the camera mounting apparatus 1 is demonstrated concretely.
As shown in the figure, the exterior member 2 of the camera mounting device 1 is composed of an upper plate 3 and a lower plate 6. In an internal space formed by the upper plate 3 and the lower plate 6, for example, a hard disk drive (hereinafter referred to as HDD) 8, which is a recording / reproducing device integrally provided with a substrate 8 a, and the HDD 8 are held. A fixing sheet metal member, a first mounting member 13 constituting the connector 10, a connector main body 11 having a protective cover 12, a second connector mounting member (hereinafter abbreviated as a second mounting member) 15, and a connector 10 A connector installation frame 16 or the like that is rotatably held is disposed.

  The upper plate 3 is formed with an opening 3 a that is closed by the lid 4 and a through hole 3 b in which the switch terminal 5 is disposed. The switch terminal 5 is substantially T-shaped, and is provided with an action portion 5a that slides a connecting terminal (reference numeral 24 in FIG. 3), which will be described later, in a predetermined direction against an urging force of the connecting terminal 24. Yes.

  The lid 4 is formed so as to close the opening 3a without any substantial gap. On both side portions of the lid 4, convex portions 4 a serving as support portions described later are provided. One convex portion 4a is integrally provided with a lid gear 21 formed with a predetermined number of teeth, for example.

  A flange 11c that divides the connector main body 11 into a distal end side portion 11a and a proximal end side portion 11b is provided at a substantially central portion of the connector main body 11 having the protective cover 12.

  The first mounting member 13 is a flat and hard resin member. A square hole 13c in which the protective cover 12 is slidably disposed is formed in a substantially central portion of the first placement member 13. The pair of positioning convex portions 13 a are formed on one surface side of the first placement member 13.

  The second placement member 15 is formed of a hard resin member. In addition, columnar rotation holding portions 15 b are provided on both side portions of the second placement member 15, respectively. On the distal end side of one rotation holding portion 15b, a convex portion 15c on which an urging torsion coil spring 18 is disposed is provided, and the other rotation holding portion 15b has a predetermined number of teeth. A gear 22 is integrally provided. Further, the second mounting member 15 is provided with a female screw portion (not shown) facing the screw arrangement hole 13b and a concave portion (not shown) in which the flange 11c is arranged.

  Accordingly, the square hole 13 c of the first mounting member 13 is inserted and disposed in the distal end side portion 11 a of the connector main body 11, while the second mounting member 15 is disposed in the proximal end side portion 11 b of the connector main body 11. In this arrangement state, the fixing screw 17 is inserted into the screw disposing hole 13 b of the first mounting member 13, and the fixing screw 17 is screwed into the female screw portion provided in the second mounting member 15. As a result, the connector main body 11 is sandwiched and held between the first mounting member 13 and the second mounting member 15 to form the connector 10 shown in FIG.

  The connector installation frame 16 is made of a hard resin member and has a substantially concave shape. The connector 10 is disposed in the recess 16 a provided in the connector installation frame 16. The connector installation frame 16 is provided with a pair of first support recesses 16b and 16c in which a rotation holding portion 15b provided on the second mounting member 15 constituting the connector 10 is rotatably disposed. Yes. The shaft portion of the connector side gear 22 is rotatably provided in the first support recess 16c.

  A shaft portion 16d in which a transmission gear 23 formed with a predetermined number of teeth is rotatably disposed at a predetermined position on the side of the connector installation frame 16 near the first support recess 16c, and the switch terminal 5 There is provided a connecting terminal installation portion 16e in which a frame portion (reference numeral 24a in the figure), which will be described later, constituting the connecting terminal 24 that is slid and moved is arranged. An opening 16f is formed in the connecting terminal installation portion 16e.

  Further, the connector installation frame 16 is provided with a pair of second support recesses 16g in which the protrusions 4a provided on the lid 4 are rotatably disposed.

  The connecting terminal 24 is provided with a frame portion 24a and an urging portion 24b. The frame portion 24a is disposed in the connection terminal installation portion 16e. An opening 24c is formed in the frame portion 24a, and the action portion 5a of the switch terminal 5 is disposed in the opening 24c through the opening 16f. The urging portion 24 b has a predetermined urging force that urges and arranges the connection terminal 24 at a predetermined position of the connection terminal installation portion 16 e formed in the connector installation frame 16.

  The HDD 8 can record data transferred from an electronic camera (not shown) connected to the connector main body 11. The HDD 8 and the connector main body 11 are electrically connected by a signal cable (not shown).

  With reference to FIG. 4, attachment to the upper plate 3 such as the lid 4, the connector 10, and the connector installation frame 16 will be described.

  The HDD 8 integrally provided with the substrate 8 a shown in FIG. 3, the fixing metal plate member that holds the HDD 8, the connector 10, and the connector installation frame 16 that rotatably holds the connector 10 are attached to the upper plate 3.

  As shown in FIG. 4, first, the lid 4 is attached to the opening 3 a of the upper plate 3 via the rotation fulcrum shaft member 25 with the inner surface 3 c of the upper plate 3 facing upward in the drawing.

  Next, in order to attach the connector installation frame 16 provided with the connector 10 to the upper plate 3, the connector installation frame 16, the switch terminal 5, the connector 10, the torsion coil spring 18, the transmission gear 23, the connection terminal 24, and the E ring 26. Prepare etc.

  And the rotation holding part 15b provided in the 2nd mounting member 15 which comprises the connector 10 in the 1st support recessed parts 16b and 16c provided in the connector installation frame 16 is arrange | positioned. As a result, the connector 10 is rotatably disposed in the recess 16 a of the connector installation frame 16.

  Next, the transmission gear 23 is disposed on the shaft portion 16 d of the connector installation frame 16. At this time, the transmission gear 23 and the connector side gear 22 provided in the rotation holding portion 15b are brought into meshing state. Thereafter, the E-ring 26 is fitted into a circumferential groove (not shown) formed at the tip of the shaft portion 16d. Thus, the transmission gear 23 that meshes with the connector-side gear 22 is rotatably disposed on the shaft portion 16d.

  Next, the connector installation frame 16 is installed at a predetermined position on the upper plate 3 in a state where the frame 24 a of the connection terminal 24 is disposed in the connection terminal installation unit 16 e of the connector installation frame 16. At this time, the convex portion 4a is arranged in the second support concave portion 16g provided in the connector installation frame 16, and the pair of fastening screw mounting portions 16h provided in the connector installation frame 16 is replaced with a pair of connectors having female screws. It arrange | positions on the fastening part 3d.

  Then, a fastening screw (not shown) is disposed in the through hole 16i of the fastening screw mounting portion 16h, and the fastening screw is screwed into the female screw of the connector fastening portion 3d. As a result, the connector installation frame 16 is fixed to the upper plate 3.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the contact terminal side of the connector main body 11 constituting the connector 10 is turned sideways so that the lid gear 21 and the transmission gear 23 are engaged. Thus, the power transmission mechanism, which is an interlocking operation mechanism, includes the lid gear 21, the transmission gear 23, and the connector side gear 22. This power transmission mechanism is a gear transmission mechanism including a so-called gear train, and the opening / closing operation of the lid body 4 is interlocked with the rotational operation by the urging force of the second mounting member 15 constituting the connector 10. The rotating operation of the second mounting member 15 constituting the connector 10 is interlocked with the manual opening / closing operation of the lid body 4.

  As shown in FIG. 7, a damper function unit 30 with a silicone gel agent 31 interposed between the shaft portion 16 d provided with the transmission gear 23 constituting the gear transmission mechanism and appropriately setting the opening speed of the lid 4 is provided. Is provided. Thus, when the closed lid 4 changes to the open state, the lid 4 performs an opening operation in a desired state.

  Thereafter, the action portion 5a of the switch terminal 5 is inserted and disposed in the through hole 3b from the front side of the upper plate 3. Further, the torsion coil spring 18 is disposed on the convex portion 15c, and the one end portion 18a of the torsion coil spring 18 is hooked on the protruding portion 16k as shown in FIG. At this time, the action part 5a is hooked and arranged near the opening 16f. As a result, the connector body 11 held by the mounting members 13 and 15 constituting the connector 10 is held in a posture in which the contact terminal side is directed laterally as shown in the figure by the urging force of the torsion coil spring 18. The

Next, the HDD 8 and the fixing sheet metal member are fixed at predetermined positions on the upper plate 3. This completes the attachment of the connector 10 and the HDD 8 to the upper plate 3.
Finally, the lower plate 6 is fixed to the upper plate 3 integrally. Thus, the camera mounting apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 is configured.

The operation of the connector 10 provided in the camera mounting device 1 configured as described above will be described.
The lid gear 21, the transmission gear 23, and the connector-side gear 22 constituting the camera mounting device 1 are in a meshed state. Therefore, in the state shown in FIG. 1, for example, when the switch terminal 5 is pressed by a user, the frame portion 24 a of the connecting terminal 24 is moved against the urging force of the urging portion 24 b, thereby the lid body. The closed state of 4 is released, and an opening operation is possible with the rotation fulcrum shaft member 25 as an axis.

  When the lid 4 is in a state in which the lid 4 can be opened, the second mounting member 15 starts to rotate by the urging force of the torsion coil spring 18. That is, the second mounting member 15 holding and holding the connector main body 11 together with the first mounting member 13 starts to rotate around the rotation holding portion 15b, and the contact terminal side facing in the lateral direction gradually increases. Rotate to face upward.

  Moreover, the connector side gear 22 rotates as the second mounting member 15 rotates. Then, the rotation of the connector side gear 22 is transmitted to the lid gear 21 via the transmission gear 23 having the damper function unit 30. As a result, the lid body 4 opens as the second mounting member 15 rotates.

  2 and 8, the second mounting member 15 holding the connector main body 11 and the rotation fulcrum shaft member 25 come into contact with each other, whereby the rotation of the second mounting member 15 is performed. It stops, and it will be in the open state which the contact terminal provided in the connector main body 11 faced the upper direction, and the cover body 4 stopped in the open position.

  In this state, for example, the electronic camera is placed on the upper plate 3 with the side surface of the electronic camera (not shown) placed along the lid 4. As a result, after the guide hole provided in the electronic camera or cradle is engaged with the positioning convex portion 13a, the external device connecting connector provided in the electronic camera and the connector main body 11 are connected. Electrically connected. As a result, the image data stored in the electronic camera is transferred to the HDD 8.

  Thereafter, the connection state between the external device connection connector of the electronic camera and the connector body 11 is released, and the lid 4 is changed from the open state to the closed state. At that time, first, the lid 4 is twisted and pushed down toward the closed position against the urging force of the coil spring 18. Then, the lid gear 21 rotates as the lid body 4 is closed.

  The rotation of the lid gear 21 is transmitted to the connector-side gear 22 via a transmission gear 23 having a damper function unit 30. As a result, the connector body 11 rotates and moves with the closing operation of the lid 4. When the lid 4 is moved to the closed position, the frame portion 24a of the connecting terminal 24 is moved so that the lid 4 is closed, and the contact terminals of the connector main body 11 are directed in the lateral direction with the upper plate 3. It will be in the state accommodated in the internal space formed with the lower board 6. FIG.

  In the present embodiment, the recording / reproducing apparatus provided in the internal space formed by the upper plate 3 and the lower plate 6 constituting the exterior member 2 is the HDD 8, but the recording / reproducing apparatus is limited to the HDD 8. For example, it may be a camera mounting apparatus 1A having a table 8b on which a DVD-R, DVD-RW, or DVD-RAM is mounted as shown in FIG.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the distance T from the lid body 4 to the connector main body 11 constituting the connector 10 in the state where the lid body 4 is located at the open position and the closed position. And the interval t from the lid 4 to the connector main body 11 constituting the connector 10,
The arrangement positions of the first support recesses 16b and 16c in which the rotation holding part 15b is arranged are set so that the relationship of T> t is set.

  In this way, by holding the connector main body with the mounting member that is rotatably arranged with respect to the connector frame, the connector main body is moved within the internal space of the exterior member as the mounting member rotates. It is possible to switch between a state of being stored sideways and a connection state of being exposed upright from the opening. As a result, the connector main body is housed sideways in the internal space of the exterior member, so that the connector main body can be reliably protected and the thickness of the apparatus can be reduced by effectively using the space. And it can prevent that the contact terminal of a connector main body gets dirty with dust etc. in the accommodation state.

  In addition, when a cover body that rotates is provided in an opening formed in the upper plate from which the connector main body is exposed, the cover body and a mounting member that holds the connector main body are provided with a gear train that includes a gear train. When the lid is placed in the open position by the transmission mechanism, the connector body can be brought into an exposed connection state with the connector body standing upright from the opening, and the lid in the closed position. When arranged, the connector main body can be stored horizontally in the internal space of the exterior member. As a result, when the connector body is in the sideways state and stored in the internal space, the opening is securely closed by the lid, so the connector body can be more reliably protected and carried. Can be improved. In addition, the appearance is good in the housed state, and the contact terminals of the connector body can be more reliably prevented from being contaminated with dust or the like.

  In this embodiment, the power transmission mechanism is a gear transmission mechanism having a gear train. However, the power transmission mechanism is not limited to the gear transmission mechanism, and a pulley is provided instead of the gear, and a belt is provided between the pulleys. It may be a belt transmission mechanism constructed by suspending, a mechanical transmission mechanism such as a friction wheel or a cam mechanism.

  It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

[Appendix]
According to the embodiment of the present invention as described above in detail, the following configuration can be obtained.

1. a recording / reproducing apparatus for recording / reproducing disposed in the internal space of the exterior member;
An electronic camera or a cradle is placed on the upper plate, constituting the exterior member, provided with an opening, and
A lid that is disposed in the opening and can be opened and closed;
A connector body that is exposed from the opening in the open state and is connected to an electronic camera or cradle placed on the upper plate;
A mounting member that holds the connector body in a rotatable manner from a state of being exposed upright from the opening to a state of being horizontally stored in the internal space in conjunction with the rotation of the lid,
A camera mounting apparatus comprising:

2. Holding means for holding the lid in a closed state with respect to the upper plate;
The camera mounting apparatus according to appendix 1, wherein the holding means includes a switch terminal slidably disposed on the upper plate and a connection terminal that slides in accordance with the operation of the switch terminal.

3. The camera mounting device according to attachment 2, wherein the connection terminal is formed of an elastic member or a synthetic resin.

The figure which shows the camera mounting apparatus with a cover part closed The figure which shows the camera mounting apparatus of the state which the connector part exposed with the cover part opened The figure explaining the connector and HDD arrange | positioned in the internal space comprised by the upper board and lower board of a camera mounting apparatus The figure explaining the connector attached to the upper board of a camera mounting device The figure explaining the connector attached to the upper board of a camera mounting device FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 5, illustrating a relationship between the lid portion in the closed state and the connector AA line sectional view of FIG. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B of FIG. The figure explaining the other structural example of a camera mounting apparatus

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Camera mounting apparatus 3 ... Upper plate 4 ... Cover body 10 ... Connector
11 ... Connector body
13 ... 1st connector mounting member (1st mounting member)
15 ... 2nd connector mounting member (2nd mounting member)
16 ... Connector installation frame Agent Patent attorney Susumu Ito

Claims (10)

A recording / reproducing device for recording / reproducing disposed in the internal space of the exterior member formed by the upper plate and the lower plate;
A connector body to which an electronic camera or cradle placed on the upper plate is connected;
A connector mounting member for holding the connector body rotatably with respect to the upper plate;
A camera mounting device comprising: A recording / reproducing apparatus for recording / reproducing disposed in the internal space of the exterior member;
An electronic camera or a cradle is placed on the upper plate, constituting the exterior member, provided with an opening, and
A lid that can be freely opened and closed in the opening;
A connector body that is exposed from the opening in the open state and is connected to an electronic camera or cradle placed on the upper plate;
A connector mounting member that rotatably holds the connector main body from a state of being exposed upright from the opening to a state of being horizontally stored in the internal space in conjunction with the rotation of the lid; ,
A camera mounting device comprising:   The camera mounting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the connector mounting member has a plurality of protrusions for guiding the electronic camera or the cradle to the connector main body.   The interlock operation mechanism that interlocks the lid and the connector placement member is a power transmission that mechanically transmits power generated when the lid or the connector placement member is moved manually or by an urging force. The camera mounting device according to claim 2, wherein the camera mounting device is a mechanism.   The camera mounting device according to claim 4, wherein a damper function unit is provided in the gear transmission mechanism.   The camera mounting apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the damper function unit is configured by interposing a silicon gel material.   The camera mounting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording / reproducing apparatus is a disk drive apparatus.   The camera mounting device according to claim 7, wherein the disk drive device is an optical disk device or a magnetic disk device.   The camera mounting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording / reproducing apparatus and the connector main body are electrically connected by a signal cable.   The distance (T) from the lid body to the connector body when the connector body is exposed upright from the opening, and the lid body to the connector body when the connector body is stored sideways in the internal space. The camera mounting device according to claim 2, wherein a relationship of T> t is set with respect to the interval (t).

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