JPH0122294Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a video camera, and more particularly to a video camera having an improved connector cord for electrically connecting the camera to the outside.

In recent years, small video cameras have been developed and become popular. A small video camera is portable and can be held hand-held or mounted on a tripod.
Cameras generally do not have a built-in power source (battery), so they are connected to a power source using a connector cord. In many cases, this connector cord is also used to transmit information to other video recorders. Since the connector cord is often pulled strongly when operating the camera, the connector cord must be firmly attached to the video camera.

The cord is a flexible multi-conductor cord, and conventionally the cord has been attached as shown in FIG. That is, the pushing 12 made of rubber or resin and firmly attached to the cover of the cord 11 is provided with a groove-like step 121, and the outer shell members 13a and 13b of the camera are provided with half-moon-shaped notches. The cord 11 was held by sandwiching the groove-shaped stepped portion 121 of the pushing 12 from both sides. When using the conventional cord holding method, it is necessary to provide an outlet for taking out the cord from the camera at the joint of the outer shell member of the camera. The present invention eliminates the structural limitations on the conventional cord outlet from the camera, and provides a video camera in which the cord outlet is provided at the most appropriate camera position in terms of internal wiring within the camera and camera handling. This purpose is to insert the pushing of the connector cord from the outside into the through hole provided in the camera cover member, and insert a U-shaped thin plate into the groove of the pushing member located inside the cover member. This is achieved by a video camera characterized by having a connector cord for inserting and fixing.

The present invention will be explained in detail below using the drawings.

FIG. 3 shows a fixed cross section of the connector cord of the present invention, and FIG. 4 shows a U-shaped thin plate used for fixing. The camera cover member 23 is provided with a circular or oval-shaped through hole 231. On the other hand, the pushing 22 firmly attached to the cord 21 has a flange portion 221 and the through hole 231.
It has a fitting portion 222 having a thickness approximately equal to that of the cover member 23 and a groove portion 223 that is fitted into the fitting portion 222 .

Insert the cord 21 with this pushing 22 from the outside of the camera cover member 23 and insert it into the through hole 23.
1 and the fitting part 222 are fitted, insert the U-shaped thin plate 24 shown in FIG. 3 into the groove part 223,
It is designed to be fixed.

The U-shaped thin plate 24 is a thin metal plate with spring properties, and the inner diameter 241 is slightly larger than the groove diameter of the groove portion 223, and the thickness of the thin plate 24 is slightly thinner than the groove width of the groove 223. Such a U-shaped thin plate 2
By inserting the cord 21 into the groove 223, the cord 21 is fixed to the camera body and will not come off even if it is pulled.

FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of the main parts of the connector cord 21 attached to the grip of a video camera. In the figure, 41 is the left side plate, 42 is the right side plate, 43 is the intermediate frame, and 44 is the It is a tripod mount.
According to the present invention, the connector cord 21 is inserted into the perforated intermediate frame 43 and fixed by inserting a U-shaped thin plate into the inner groove, so that the connector cord can be attached to a location other than the joint of the outer shell member. Ta.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 shows the state of attachment of a conventional connector cord, with FIG. 1a being a sectional view and FIG. 1b being a view from the outside of the camera. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of a connector cord according to the present invention, Fig. 3 is a U-shaped thin plate used in the present invention, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a video camera grip portion according to an embodiment of the present invention. show. 21... Connector cord, 22... Pushing, 23... Camera cover member, 24... U-shaped thin plate.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The pushing of the connector cord is inserted from the outside into the through hole provided in the camera cover member, and a U-shaped thin plate is inserted and fixed into the groove of the pushing member located inside the cover member. Features a video camera.