JPH026435Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention relates to a camera that can be stably installed on a flat surface such as a table to take photographs or display a window display.

Generally, when taking pictures using a self-timer or the like, a tripod is used to stabilize the camera. However, tripods are heavy and bulky to carry around, so it is common to not carry them around unless you plan to take pictures using a self-timer or the like. However, this poses a problem when it becomes necessary to take photographs using a self-timer or the like at a photographic location. As an emergency measure in such a case, if there is a flat surface such as a table at the shooting site, the camera is placed gently on it and the camera is taken, but it is not stable and there is a fear that it will fall over. In particular, cameras with thin camera bodies, such as disk cameras, were even more unstable.

Conventionally, as a means to improve the stability of a camera, it was known that the front cover that protects the photographic lens etc. could be unfolded at right angles to the camera body, but this not only increased the size of the camera, but also increased the size of the camera. The drawback was that it took up a lot of space when used for wind display.

The object of this invention is to provide a camera having a camera stabilizing member that can easily stabilize the camera without using a bulky tripod or a camera stabilizing device that increases the size of the camera.

Next, this invention will be explained based on embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

1 is a camera body; 2 is a suspension string; the loop portion 2a of the suspension cord 2 engages with a pin 4 inserted between the inner walls of a concave hole-shaped suspension strap attachment portion 3 provided in the side wall 1a of the camera body 1; It is installed by. Reference numeral 5 denotes a camera stabilizing member that is slidable relative to the hanging string 2;
A base 5a having a hole 6 through which the base 5a passes, and a base 5a that can be expanded around an axis relative to the base 5a, and in a folded state folded relative to the base 5a, it is parallel to the hanging cord 2 passing through the base 5a. It has a pair of movable pieces 5b, 5b' that become perpendicular to the suspension string 2 passing through the base 5a by expanding around the axis, and the movable pieces 5b, 5b' When expanded, an engaging piece 5c that can be engaged with the camera body 1 is exposed.

In the case of FIGS. 1 to 3, when the engaging piece 5c of the camera stabilizing member 5 is expanded, the protruding tube 7 is exposed as shown in FIG. The loop portion 2a can be inserted into a concave-shaped suspension string attachment portion 3 on the side wall of the camera body 1 to which the loop portion 2a is attached. Therefore, the movable pieces 5b and 5b' of the camera stabilizing member 5 protrude forward and backward in the optical axis direction from the camera body 1 along the bottom surface of the camera body 1, and
This will stabilize the A split groove 8 is provided on the side wall surface of the projecting tube 7 to escape the attachment pin 4 of the suspension string 2.

In addition, when the engaging piece 5c is constituted by the protruding tube 7, the movable contact piece 9a of the self-mode changeover switch 9 disposed inside the camera body 1 as shown in the third figure.
A protruding rod 10 integral with the recessed hole-shaped suspension string attachment part 3 is made to protrude from the inner end surface of the recessed suspension string attachment part 3, and when the protruding tube 7 is inserted, the movable contact piece 9a is pushed inward and the fixed contact piece 9b
It is also possible to configure the device so that the device contacts the device and can switch the self mode at the same time.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the engaging piece 5c of the camera stabilizing member 5 has protruding pieces 11a and 11 on the inner surface of each movable piece 5b and 5b' when the movable pieces 5b and 5b' are expanded.
It may be configured such that b protrudes in parallel. In this case, the distance l between the projecting pieces 11a and 11b is configured to match the width l' of the side surface of the camera body 1, so that the front and rear cover surfaces of the camera body 1 can be directly gripped. Therefore, the movable pieces 5b, 5b' of the camera stabilizing member 5 protrude forward and backward in the optical axis direction from the camera body 1 along the bottom surface of the camera body 1, thereby stabilizing the camera body 1. In order to increase the grip strength of the camera body 1, it is effective to line or cover the protruding pieces 11a and 11b with a soft material such as rubber, and it is also preferable to prevent the camera body 1 from being scratched. Of course, the camera body 1 itself may be provided with appropriate scratch prevention means to prevent scratches even when the protruding pieces 11a and 11b engage with each other, or
It is also possible to take appropriate measures to ensure more reliable engagement and disengagement with the protruding pieces 11a and 11b.

FIG. 4 shows the movable piece 5b of the camera stabilizing member 5,
5b' shows the mutual engagement means 12; In the illustrated case, the engaging means 12 includes a protrusion 12a and a recess 12b that engage with each other, but any other suitable means may be used.

Since this invention is constructed as described above, the camera stabilizing member is usually folded into a small size and can be conveniently used as a handle for the hanging strap of the camera body, and is not bulky.

In addition, the movable piece of the camera stabilizing member is widened wide, and the engaging piece exposed thereby is engaged with the camera body (if the engaging piece is configured with a protruding tube, there is a recess in which the suspension string is attached). If the engaging piece is inserted into the hole-shaped suspension string attachment part and is gripped directly to the camera body when the engaging piece is composed of a protruding piece, the camera body can be easily attached to the movable piece that expands into a wing shape. Moreover, it can be stably supported. Therefore, it is now possible to stably place the camera on a flat surface and take photos using the self-timer, without using a bulky tripod or a camera stabilization device that increases the size of the camera, as in the past. Become.

Moreover, according to this invention, since the dimensions of the camera stabilizing member when expanded are small, it can be used not only when using the self-timer, but also for stabilizing the camera during wind display without taking up much space, and has various excellent effects. It is something to play.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figures show an embodiment of this invention, in which Fig. 1 is an overall perspective view, Fig. 2 is a perspective view when the movable piece of the camera stabilizing member is expanded, Fig. 3 is a sectional view when the camera is stabilized, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view when the camera is stabilized. Fig. 4 is a front view showing the mutual engagement means of the movable pieces of the camera stabilizing member, Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing another example of the camera stabilizing member, and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the same with the movable pieces expanded. It is a diagram. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Camera body, 2... Hanging string, 5... Camera stabilizing member, 5a... Base, 5b, 5b'... Movable piece, 5c... Engaging piece.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The base has a hole through which the suspension cord attached to the suspension cord attachment part on the side of the camera body passes, and can be expanded around the axis relative to the base, and when folded relative to the base, passes through the base. a pair of movable pieces that are in a state parallel to the hanging cord and become perpendicular to the hanging cord passing through the base by expanding around the axis; an engaging piece that is provided on the inner surface of the base or the movable piece so as to be exposed and protrudes from the base side surface of the piece, and that can be engaged with the suspension strap attachment part or the front and rear cover surfaces of the camera body; , a camera configured such that when the movable piece is expanded and attached to the side surface of the camera body via the engagement piece, the movable piece protrudes forward and backward in the optical axis direction from the camera body along the bottom surface of the camera. A camera characterized in that a stabilizing member is slidably provided on a suspension string attached to a camera body.