JP2008263496A - Imaging apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a video camera in which the existence of a terminal cover does not become an obstacle when a connection cable is pulled out. <P>SOLUTION: The video camera 1 includes connector terminals for external connection in a camera housing 2, such as a component out terminal 22 and an A/V out terminal 23, and the terminal cover 31 which covers the connector terminals. The component out terminal 22 and the A/V out terminal 23 are provided on a grip face 2d of the camera housing 2. The terminal cover 31 is mounted slidably along the grip face 2d of the camera housing 2, when the terminal cover 31 is slid in one direction, the terminal cover 31 closes the a terminal part 21 provided with the component out terminal 22 and the A/V out terminal 23, and when slid in the other direction, the terminal part 21 is opened to expose the component out terminal 22 and the A/V out terminal 23. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention provides a camera housing (cabinet) having a connector terminal (jack) on the camera housing side such as a component-out terminal or an A / V / out terminal, and a terminal cover for protecting the connector terminal. The present invention relates to an imaging device such as a camera.

  As shown in FIG. 25, as the video camera 100, a plurality of connector terminals 103 are arranged on the rear surface of the camera housing 101, that is, the surface 101b opposite to the front surface 101a on which the imaging lens 102 is arranged. A device provided with a terminal cover 104 for protecting 103 from dust and raindrops is known.

  As shown in FIGS. 26 and 27, the terminal cover 104 is provided so as to be rotatable via an attachment portion 105 attached to the camera housing 103 and a thin self-hinge 106 on the attachment portion 105. A cover main body 107 that covers and protects the connector terminals 103 of the plurality of camera casings 101, a pair of side surfaces 108 provided on both sides of the cover main body 106, and inner surfaces of these side surfaces 108. Engaging projections 109.

As shown in FIG. 26, the terminal cover 104 is opened, and the connector terminal (plug) 112 of the connection cable 111 is connected to the connector terminal 103 of the camera casing 101. When it is no longer necessary to use the connection cable 111, the connector terminal 112 of the connection cable 111 is pulled out from the connector terminal 103 of the camera housing 101, and the cover main body 107 is rotated with the self hinge 106 as a fulcrum. By engaging the engaging convex portion 109 with an engaging concave portion 110 provided on the side surface of the camera housing 101, the upper portion of the connector terminal 103 of the camera housing 101 is covered and protected. (For example, patent document 1).
JP-A-8-279940

Incidentally, the conventional video camera 100 has the following problems.
(1) As shown in FIG. 26, when the terminal cover 104 is opened and the connector terminal 112 of the connection cable 111 is connected to the connector terminal 103 of the camera casing 101, the terminal cover 104, particularly the cover main body 107 is present. May interfere with drawing the connection cable 111.
(2) As shown in FIG. 25, since the connector terminal 103 is arranged at a position protruding from the lower end side of the rear surface 101b of the camera casing 101, the camera casing 101 becomes thicker accordingly.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a video camera in which the presence of a terminal cover does not get in the way of pulling out a connection cable.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a video camera capable of suppressing the camera casing from becoming thick due to the presence of the connector terminal of the camera casing.

The present invention provides an imaging apparatus in which a connector terminal and a terminal cover are provided on a camera housing.
The connector terminal is provided on the grip surface of the camera housing, and the terminal cover is slidably attached along the grip surface of the camera housing, and is slid in one direction to cover the upper side of the connector terminal, in the other direction. And the connector terminal is exposed.

  In the present invention, the grip surface is formed as a curved surface whose center in the vertical direction bulges outward, and a hard disk drive is disposed inside the grip surface, and the hard disk drive and the grip surface The sliding type terminal cover was arranged in the gap between the two.

  In the present invention, since the connector terminal is provided on the grip surface of the camera casing, it is not necessary to project from the lower end side of the rear surface of the camera casing unlike the conventional video camera. It becomes possible to make it thinner. Furthermore, since the connector terminal is exposed in a state where the terminal cover is housed on the inner surface side of the grip surface, the terminal cover does not get in the way.

  Further, in the present invention, the grip surface of the camera housing is formed as a curved surface with the center portion in the vertical direction bulging outward, and the hard disk drive is disposed inside the grip surface. The terminal cover can be slidably attached using a gap generated between the grip surface and the grip surface.

Hereinafter, the imaging device of the present invention is composed of (1) a schematic configuration of the imaging device, (2) a configuration of a slide-type terminal cover, (3) a configuration of a memory card insertion slot and a memory card holder, (4) action and effect, (5) Other embodiments will be described in this order.
(1) Schematic Configuration of Imaging Device FIGS. 1 to 4 show a video camera 1 as an example of the imaging device, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the video camera 1 viewed from the grip belt side, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the monitor in use, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the video camera viewed from the rear side.

  The video camera 1 includes a lens barrel 3, a flash device 4, and an infrared light emitting unit 5 on the front surface 2 a side of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped camera housing 2.

  A microphone 6, an active interface shoe 7, an optical viewfinder (hereinafter referred to as OVF) 8, a zoom lever 9, and a photo button 10 are provided on the upper surface 2 b of the camera housing 2.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the OVF 8 is attached so that the eyecup 11 can turn up and down with the eye cup 11 facing the rear surface 2 </ b> C side of the camera housing 2, and extends along the upper surface 2 b of the camera housing 2. From the substantially horizontal state, the camera housing 2 can be erected at a substantially right angle with respect to the upper surface 2b.

  A power switch 12 is provided on the side of the eye cup 11. Below the power switch 12, a flash / charge lamp 13, an access lamp 14, a start / stop button 15 and the like are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a grip belt 20 is provided below a first side surface (hereinafter referred to as a grip surface) 2d of the camera casing 2, and the grip belt 20 is disposed between the grip surface 20d and the grip surface 2d. The fingertip is inserted into the hand and the palm of the hand is applied to the grip surface 2d to hold the camera housing 2.

  The grip surface 2d is formed as a curved surface that bulges outward, so that it can be easily gripped with a palm. A first terminal portion 21 is provided at a position one step lower than the grip surface 2d at a rear end side of the grip surface 2d, that is, an end portion of the grip surface 2d on the rear surface 2c side. The component-out terminal 22 and the A / V-out terminal 23 are arranged in the terminal portion 21.

  The first terminal portion 21 is opened and closed by a slidable terminal cover 31 that is slidably attached along the inner surface of the grip surface 2d.

  The slide type terminal cover 31 is slidably attached along the inner surface of the grip surface 2d in a state where the operation button 32 is fitted in the elongated hole 33 provided in the grip surface 2d. Is moved to the one end 33a side of the elongated hole 33 to close the first terminal portion 21 and cover the component out terminal 22 and the A / V / out terminal 23, and the operation button 32 is By moving to the other end 33b side of the long hole 33, the first terminal portion 21 is opened and the component out terminal 22 and the A / V out terminal 23 are exposed.

  Further, second and third terminal portions (not shown) are provided at a position one step lower than the grip surface 2d at the front end side of the grip surface 2d, that is, the end portion of the grip surface 2d on the front surface 2a side. The HDMI / out terminal 24 is disposed in the second terminal portion, and the MIC terminal 25 and the headphone terminal 26 are disposed in the third terminal portion.

  A second terminal portion provided with the HDMI / out terminal 24 is opened and closed by a second terminal cover 35 of a swinging type (a flip-up type), and a third terminal provided with the MIC terminal 25 and a headphone terminal 26. The part is opened and closed by a third terminal cover 36 of a turning type (a flip-up type). The rotary second and third terminal covers 35 and 36 are attached to the camera housing 2 by hinges 37, and the terminals are opened to closed by being bent by the hinges 37. Alternatively, the state is changed from a closed state to an open state.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a monitor 41 is attached to a second side surface (hereinafter referred to as a monitor attachment surface) 2e facing the grip surface 2d of the camera housing 2. As shown in FIG. 2, the monitor 41 is moved from a so-called closed position superimposed on the monitor mounting surface 2e to a so-called open position standing substantially perpendicular to the monitor mounting surface 2e as shown in FIG. It is possible to change.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the monitor 41 includes a screen / touch panel 42 on the inner surface, and a start / stop button 44, a zoom button 45, a home button 46 on the outer frame portion 43 outside the screen / touch panel 42 on the inner surface. Etc.

  A speaker 47, an image playback button 48, a film roll index button 49, an image display / battery info button 50, a memory card insertion slot 51, and the like are provided on the monitor mounting surface 2e on which the monitor 41 is superimposed. The speaker 47 is built inside the upper center of the monitor mounting surface 2e. The image playback button 48, the film roll index button 49, the image display / battery info button 50, and the memory card insertion slot 51 are arranged so that the screen / touch panel 42 is not damaged when the monitor 41 is closed. / It is provided at a position corresponding to the outer frame portion 43 of the touch panel 42.

Around the memory card insertion slot 51, a countersink-shaped concave surface (concave part) 52 is formed so as to surround it. When the memory card 53 is inserted into the memory card insertion slot 51 and the memory card 53 is pushed into the vicinity of the bottom of the concave surface 52, the memory card 53 is locked and attached.
(2) Configuration of sliding terminal cover,
As described above, the slide-type connector terminal cover 31 opens and closes the component out terminal 22 and the A / V out terminal 23 by sliding.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, at the end of the grip surface 2d on the rear surface 2c side, an opening (the component out terminal 22 and the A / V out terminal 23 in the terminal portion 21 are exposed to the outside). Terminal window) 55 is provided.

  The slidable terminal cover 31 is slidably provided inside the grip surface 2d, and opens and closes the opening 55.

  As described above, the slide-type terminal cover 31 is slidably attached along the inner surface of the grip surface 2d in a state where the operation button 32 is fitted in the elongated hole 33 provided in the grip surface 2d. 5, by moving the operation button 32 toward the one end 33 a of the elongated hole 33, the opening 55 is closed, and the component out terminal 22 and the A / V out terminal 23 are connected. In addition to protecting the terminal connection cable, the terminal connection cable cannot be connected. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the operation button 32 is moved to the other end 33b side of the elongated hole 33, thereby opening the opening 55 and the component out terminal 22 and the A / V / out terminal. 23 is exposed so that the terminal of the connection cable can be connected to the component out terminal 22 or the A / V out terminal 23.

  FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the sliding terminal cover 31 is removed from the inner surface of the grip surface 2d. The grip surface 2d is formed on the outer surface of the side plate 61 made of synthetic resin. On the inner surface of the side plate 61, a lattice-shaped rib 62, a cover accommodating portion 63 for slidably accommodating the sliding terminal cover 31, and friction with the sliding terminal cover 31 are reduced. A rail-shaped projection 64, a first spring locking portion 66 for locking one end portion 65a of a toggle spring (torsion coil spring) 65, and a boss portion for screwing the base camera housing 67 of the hard disk drive 76 68 and a plurality of arcuate protrusions 69 for receiving (contacting) the toggle spring 65 are provided. The elongated hole 33 is formed at a position facing the cover housing portion 62.

  The sliding-type terminal cover 31 is formed of a substantially rectangular synthetic resin plate curved to match the grip surface 2d, and has an operation button 32 inserted into the elongated hole 33 on the outer surface side, A rail-shaped protrusion 70 that contacts the rail-shaped protrusion 64 is provided. The sliding terminal cover 31 is provided with a notch portion 71 for avoiding interference with the first spring locking portion 66 and the boss portion 68 when it is slid. Further, on the inner surface of the sliding type terminal cover 31, a second spring locking portion 72 for locking the other end portion 65b of the toggle spring (torsion coil spring) 65, and the inner surface of the base cabinet 67 of the hard disk drive. A rail-shaped protrusion 73 that reduces friction by contacting the surface and a plurality of arc-shaped protrusions 74 that receive the toggle spring 65 are provided.

  The slide-type terminal cover 31 has the operation button 32 inserted into the elongated hole 33 and the rail-like projection 73 is brought into contact with a rail-like projection 64 provided on the inner surface of the side plate 61 so that the notch The first spring locking portion 66, the boss portion 68, and the arc-shaped protrusion 69 are inserted into the portion 71 so as to be slidable in the cover housing portion 62.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the toggle spring 65 has one end portion 65 a locked to the first spring locking portion 66 and the other end portion 65 b locked to the second spring locking portion 72. Has been. When the operation button 32 is moved to the one end side 33 a from the state where the operation button 32 is located at the center of the long hole 33, the toggle spring 65 moves the operation button 33 or the slide type terminal cover 31 to the long hole 33. It urges | biases toward the one end side 33a. Further, when the operation button 32 is moved from the central portion of the long hole 33 to the other end side 33b, the operation button 32 or the sliding terminal cover 31 is attached to the other end side 33b of the long hole 33. To force.

  That is, in the toggle spring 65, the operation button 32 indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 5 is positioned at the center of the elongated hole 33, and the sliding terminal cover 31 is in a state where the opening 55 is half open. Keeps the sliding terminal cover 31 in a state (position) in which the opening 55 is half-opened without generating a force for urging the sliding terminal cover 31 in the sliding direction. When the sliding terminal cover 31 is moved in a direction (arrow A direction) that closes the opening 55 even a little, the toggle spring 65 causes the sliding terminal cover 31 to move as shown in FIGS. By urging the opening 55 in the closing direction, the operation button 32 is moved to one end side 33a of the elongated hole 33 as shown by a solid line in FIG. The serial opening 55 to fully closed state.

  In addition, the sliding terminal cover 31 is moved in a direction (arrow B direction in FIG. 6) to close the opening 55 even a little from the state where the sliding terminal cover 31 partially opens the opening 55. As shown in FIG. 10, the toggle spring 65 reverses and urges the sliding terminal cover 31 in a direction to open the opening 55, and as shown in FIG. Fully open.

  The base cabinet 67 of the hard disk drive shown in FIG. 7 is attached to the boss portion 68 with screws 75 after the sliding terminal cover 31 and the toggle spring 65 are assembled.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the sliding terminal cover 31 is slidably held in a state of being sandwiched between the grip surface 2 d and the base cabinet 67. A hard disk drive 76 is disposed inside the base cabinet 67. The connector terminals are arranged on the outer side of the front and rear ends of the hard disk drive 76. The hard disk drive 76 is protected by a vibration isolation structure using a damper 77 or the like.

  The slide-type terminal cover 31 of the embodiment is disposed inside the grip surface 2d bulged outward to improve the grip performance, and the space that has been wasted as a dead space in the past is used as a slide-type terminal. Since the cover 31 is effectively used as an arrangement space for the cover 31, it is not necessary to secure a special arrangement space for the arrangement of the sliding terminal cover 31, which is effective in reducing the size of the imaging apparatus.

  Further, the operation button 32 provided on the sliding terminal cover 31 is inserted into the elongated hole 33 provided on the grip surface 2d, and the operation button 32 is directly operated to slide the sliding terminal cover 31. Therefore, the operation of the slide type terminal cover 31 can be performed reliably.

Further, the sliding spring terminal cover 31 can be easily opened and closed by the toggle spring 65, and the sliding terminal cover 31 can be maintained in a closed state or an open state.
(3) Configuration of Memory Card Insertion Port and Memory Card Holder As shown in FIG. 13, the monitor mounting surface 2e of the camera housing 2 is provided with a memory card insertion port 51, and the memory card insertion port 51 A countersink-shaped concave surface (recessed portion) 52 is formed around the periphery of the surface.

  When the memory card 53 is inserted into the memory card insertion slot 51 and pushed into a predetermined position (position near the bottom surface of the concave surface 52), the memory card 53 is locked in a state where it is mounted on the camera housing 2, and when the memory card 53 is further pushed in. The lock is released and the camera housing 2 is pushed out of the monitor mounting surface 2e. That is, the memory card 53 is loaded and ejected by a known so-called push-push mechanism.

  As shown in FIG. 14, a card holder 81 is disposed inside the memory card insertion slot 51. In the card holder 81, a terminal (hereinafter referred to as a terminal on the camera casing) 83 connected to a terminal (hereinafter referred to as a terminal on the memory card side) 82 of the memory card 53 is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the terminal 83 on the camera housing side closes the monitor 41 and the memory card 5 is pushed to a position substantially flush with the monitor mounting surface 2 e. It is arranged at a position where it is kept in a non-contact state with the terminal 82 on the memory card side.

  The depth D1 of the concave surface 52 surrounding the memory card insertion slot 51 is determined from the position of the locked portion 84 of the memory card 53 at the position where the memory card 53 is pushed to the position of the monitor mounting surface 2e. It is formed larger than the distance D2 to the lock portion 85 of 81. The reason why D1> D2 is shown in FIG. 14 is that when the memory card 53 is locked by the lock portion 85, the end of the memory card 53 slightly protrudes from the bottom surface of the concave surface 52. is there. Then, when the portion protruding from the bottom surface of the concave surface 52 is further pushed, the memory card 53 unlocked by the lock portion 85 is projected from the monitor mounting surface 2e by a predetermined amount as shown in FIG. become.

  The lock portion 85 is provided on a leaf spring 86. When the memory card 53 is inserted, the lock portion 85 is pushed by the surface of the memory card 53 and the leaf spring 86 is bent to move away, so that the memory card 53 is moved. When the locked portion 84 reaches the position of the locking portion 85, the leaf spring 86 is restored, and the locking portion 85 engages with the locked portion 84 and locks the memory card 53 as shown in FIG. To do. Further, when the memory card 53 is further pushed in, the lock portion 85 comes out of the locked portion 84. Therefore, when the pushing force is released, a card discharge spring (compression spring) 87 compressed by insertion of the memory card 53 is released. The memory card 53 is pushed out to a predetermined position by the stretching force. The configuration of the locked portion 84 and the lock portion 85 shows an example of a push-push mechanism. The locked portion 84 and the lock portion 85 push the memory card 53 to a predetermined position to lock it, and the memory Any configuration can be used as long as the card 53 can be unlocked by pushing the card 53 again.

  As described above, when the memory card 5 is pushed to the position of the monitor mounting surface 2e by closing the monitor 41, in order to keep the card side connector 82 and the camera housing side connector 83 in a non-contact state, FIG. Compared to the depth D of the concave surface 103 when the card side connector 106 and the camera housing side connector 107 are brought into contact with each other when the conventional memory card 104 shown in FIG. The depth D1 of the concave surface 52 must be increased.

  When the depth D1 of the concave surface 52 is increased, as shown in FIG. 19A, when the concave surface 52 is circular, the memory card 5 is pushed to the locked position with the fingertip F as shown in FIGS. 19B and 19C. Becomes difficult. Although it can be easily pushed in by increasing the diameter of the circular concave surface 52, space limitation is imposed when the diameter of the concave surface 52 is increased.

  FIG. 20 shows an embodiment in which it is easy to push the memory card 5 to the locked position with the fingertip F even when the depth D1 of the concave surface 52 is increased. In this embodiment, the planar shape of the concave surface 52 is formed with a semicircular portion 52a at one end side with the memory card insertion slot 51 as a boundary, and a square portion 52b connected to the semicircular portion 52a at the other end side. ing.

  The one end side of the concave surface 52 is formed in the semicircular portion 52a in accordance with the curved shape of the toe. Further, the other end side of the concave surface 52 is formed in the rectangular portion 52b so as to be almost matched with the width (thickness) of the fingertip F in the length direction.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 20B and 20C, due to the presence of the rectangular portion 52b, the portion of the belly B of the fingertip F is inserted into the concave surface 52 more than when the concave surface 52 is circular. Is possible. Therefore, even when the depth D1 of the concave surface 52 is slightly increased, the fingertip F can reliably push the memory card 53 to the locked position.

  As shown in FIG. 21, the memory card insertion slot 51 and the concave surface 52 are provided in a slot member 91 and are attached to the monitor attachment surface 2e. The memory card insertion slot 51 is formed so as to penetrate from the upper surface to the lower surface of the slot member 91. The concave surface 52 is formed with a semicircular portion 52a on one end side with respect to the memory card insertion slot 51, and is formed with a square portion 52b connected to the semicircular portion 52a on the other end side. The concave surface 52 is formed so that the upper surface of the slot member 91 is turned toward the lower surface. Both end portions of the memory card insertion slot 51 protrude outward from the outer peripheral edge of the concave surface 52, and serve as guide portions 92 when the memory card 53 is inserted.

  The memory card insertion slot 51 and the memory card holder 81 of the embodiment are configured as described above. When the memory card 53 is inserted into the memory card insertion slot 51, the memory card 53 is inserted into the memory card insertion slot 51. Guided by the guide portions 92 at both ends, it is securely inserted into the memory card holder 81. When the memory card 5 is pushed to the vicinity of the bottom surface of the concave surface 52, the memory card 53 is locked by the lock portion 85 provided in the memory card holder 81 and is attached to the camera housing 2.

  In particular, if one end side of the concave surface 52 is formed in the semicircular portion 52 a and the other end side is formed in the rectangular portion 52 b, the portion of the belly B of the fingertip F can be easily inserted into the concave surface 52. Therefore, even when the concave surface 52 is deep, the memory card 53 can be securely inserted to the locked position and locked.

When the monitor 41 is closed in a state where the memory card 53 is not inserted to the locked position and protrudes from the monitor mounting surface 2e, the monitor 41 causes the memory card 53 to be positioned on the monitor mounting surface 2e. However, the terminal 82 on the memory card side and the terminal 83 on the camera housing side do not come into contact with each other.
(4) Operation and Effect The video camera 1 according to the embodiment has the configuration as described above, and has an out terminal provided at the front and rear ends of the grip surface of the camera housing. The camera housing can be made thinner than a video camera in which connector terminals are arranged in a state of protruding from the lower end of the rear surface.

  In particular, the component out terminal 22 and / or the A / V out terminal 23 are arranged on the rear end side of the grip surface 2d of the camera housing 2, and the component out terminal 22 and / or the A / V out terminal are arranged. 23 is configured to be opened and closed by the slide type terminal cover 31, and as shown in FIG. 22, in a state where the video camera 1 is held, the slide type terminal cover 31 is opened and the component out terminal 22 and / or Even when the A / V cable 93 or the like is connected to the A / V / out terminal 23, the slide type terminal cover 31 is placed under the grip surface 2d of the camera housing 2, so that It does not get in the way like a rotating terminal cover, and it can appeal its ease of use when it is displayed and sold in stores.

Further, in the video camera 1 of the embodiment, when the memory card 53 is pushed to the position of the monitor mounting surface 2e, the terminal on the camera housing side is in a position where it is kept in a non-contact state with the terminal 82 on the memory card side. 83, the memory card 53 is incompletely inserted into the memory card insertion slot 31, and when the monitor 41 is closed, the memory card 53 is pushed by the monitor 41 to the position of the monitor mounting surface 2e. Even in this case, it is possible to prevent the terminal 82 on the memory card side and the terminal 83 on the camera housing side from contacting each other.
(5) Other Embodiments In the above embodiment, the component out terminal 22 and the A / A are provided at the rear end side of the grip surface 2d of the camera housing 2, that is, the end portion of the rear surface 2c side of the grip surface 2d. The V-out terminal 23 is disposed, and the HDMI / out terminal 24, the MIC terminal 25, and the headphone terminal 26 are disposed on the front end side of the grip surface 2d, that is, the end portion on the front surface 2a side of the grip surface 2d. The component out terminal 22 and the A / V out terminal 23 are opened / closed by a slide type terminal cover 31, and the HDMI / out terminal 24 is opened / closed by a second terminal cover 35 of a swinging type (slip-up type). Although the terminal 25 and the headphone terminal 26 are configured to be opened and closed with a third terminal cover 36 of a turning type (a flip-up type), the HDMI / out terminal 24, the MIC terminal 25, the headphone terminal 2 6 may be opened and closed with a sliding terminal cover.

  Further, the component out terminal 22, the A / V out terminal 23, the HDMI out terminal 24, the MIC terminal 25, the headphone terminal 26, etc. can be freely arranged, and if the space is allowed, the grip surface All terminals may be arranged on either the front end side or the rear end side of 2d, and the sliding type terminal cover 31 may be used for opening and closing.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the shape of the concave surface 52 showed the case where it formed in the so-called sunfish-shaped shape of the semicircular part 52a at one end side and the square part 52b at the other end side, the shape of the concave surface 52 is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 19B, it may be a substantially triangular shape or an oval shape, and the shape may be any shape as long as the memory card 5 can be surely pushed to the lock position with the fingertip F.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the flash device 4 is disposed at the tip of the lens barrel 3 and the infrared light emitting unit 5 is disposed at the base of the lens barrel 3. When shooting is performed using the unit 5, so-called vignetting may occur in the infrared illumination light by the lens barrel 3, and a contour line or the like may occur in the image. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 24, the infrared light emitting unit 5 is arranged at the tip of the lens barrel 3 in the same manner as the flash device 4, so that the occurrence of vignetting can be eliminated. Other configurations are the same as those in the basic embodiment. In the above embodiment, a video camera has been described as an example of the imaging device, but a still camera may be used.

The perspective view which looked at the video camera from the grip belt side. The perspective view which looked at the video camera from the monitor side. The perspective view which made the monitor the use condition. The perspective view which looked at the video camera from the back side. The perspective view of the principal part of the state which closed the sliding type terminal cover. The perspective view of the principal part of the state which opened the sliding terminal cover. The perspective view which shows the state which removed the sliding type terminal cover. The perspective view of the principal part in the state where the sliding type terminal cover is closed. The front view of the principal part in the state where the sliding type terminal cover is closed. The front view of the principal part in the state where the sliding type terminal cover is opened. The perspective view which carried out the cross section of the slide-type terminal cover part. The top view which carried out the cross section of the slide-type terminal cover part. The perspective view of the state which mounted | wore the memory card. AA sectional drawing of FIG. The side view of the state which closed the monitor. BB sectional drawing of FIG. The perspective view of the state in which the memory card was discharged to a predetermined position. CC sectional drawing of FIG. A is a plan view of a memory card insertion slot and a concave surface surrounding the slot, B is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the memory card is pushed in with a fingertip, and C is a plan view showing a state in which the memory card is pushed in with a fingertip. A is a plan view of another embodiment of the memory card insertion slot and the concave surface surrounding it, B is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the memory card is pushed in with a fingertip, and C shows a state in which the memory card is pushed in with a fingertip. Plan view. The perspective view of the slot member which provided the memory card insertion slot and the concave surface. The perspective view of the state which uses the imaging device. A and B are top views which show the other Example of a concave surface. The perspective view of the imaging device which arranged the infrared light emission part and the flash device facing. The perspective view of the conventional video camera. The perspective view of the state which opened the terminal cover. Sectional drawing of the state which closed the terminal cover.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Video camera (imaging device), 2 ... Camera housing (camera housing), 2a ... Front surface, 2b ... Upper surface, 2c ... Rear surface, 2d ... First side surface (grip surface), 2e ... Second side surface ( Monitor mounting surface), 20 ... grip belt, 21 ... terminal portion, 22 ... component out terminal, 23 ... A / V out terminal 23, 31 ... sliding type terminal cover, 32 ... operating button, 33 ... long hole.

Claims (7)

In an imaging device provided with a connector terminal and a terminal cover on a camera housing,
The connector terminal is provided on a grip surface of the camera housing,
The terminal cover is provided so as to be slidable along the grip surface of the camera housing, covers the upper side of the connector terminal by sliding in one direction, and exposes the connector terminal by sliding in the other direction. An imaging apparatus characterized by that. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the camera housing includes a hard disk drive, and the terminal cover is disposed between the hard disk drive and a grip surface of the camera housing. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the grip surface is formed as a curved surface that bulges outward. The imaging device according to claim 1, wherein the connector terminals are disposed at front and rear end portions of the grip surface. The imaging device according to claim 4, wherein the connector terminal disposed at the rear end of the grip surface is a component-out terminal and / or an A / V-out terminal. The terminal cover includes an operation button that protrudes out of the camera casing from a long hole formed in the grip surface. When the operation button is moved to one end side of the long hole, the terminal cover covers the connector terminal, and the operation button is The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the connector terminal is exposed when moved to the other end side of the long hole. The terminal cover biases the operation button or the terminal cover toward one end of the long hole when the operation button is moved from the central part of the long hole to one end, and the operation button is moved to the long hole. The imaging apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising a toggle spring that urges the operation button or the terminal cover toward the other end side of the elongated hole when moved from the central portion to the other end side. .

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