JPH0422341Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Field of industrial application) The present invention is a device for mounting a camera on a tripod and an umbrella, which can firmly fix a camera on a tripod and also enable quick attachment and detachment of an umbrella. Regarding.

(Conventional technology) When shooting outdoors, you often have to wait for a long time to get a momentary shot start. so that it is not exposed to light,
Cameras need to be protected.

Conventionally, an L-shaped mounting bracket was attached to the head of a tripod, a camera was fixed to the horizontal part of the bracket, and an umbrella was attached to the upright part of the bracket.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) In the conventional mounting structure described above, the umbrella and camera are always mounted in a fixed position relationship. Since the angle is either downward or upward, the camera is not positioned directly under the umbrella, resulting in a situation where it is impossible to avoid rainwater, snow, or direct sunlight.

The above L-shaped mounting bracket uses the camera fixing part on the pan head, fixes the horizontal part of the mounting bracket to this with a mounting screw, and screws the camera onto this horizontal part. As a result, the mounting screw for attaching the mounting bracket and the fixing screw for fixing the camera overlapped, making the camera fixing state unstable and causing camera shake.

Furthermore, if you press the shutter while the tripod is shaking due to the wind pressure on the umbrella, this will also cause camera shake, so it is necessary to remove the umbrella from the mounting bracket before pressing the shutter, but it takes time to remove it. There was a risk of missing a momentary shot start.

In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention aims to provide a device for mounting a camera and an umbrella on a tripod, which can firmly fix a camera and also enable quick attachment and detachment of an umbrella.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the first invention provides a pan head fixing part 1 whose lower side is fixed to the pan head 2a of the tripod 2.
A camera support frame 1 is provided, with the upper side having a camera fixing part 1b for fixing the camera 4, and an umbrella support rod 8 can be installed upright along one side edge of the support frame 1. A rotating frame 10 that is rotatable in the vertical direction of the pan head is pivotally attached to the upper part of the umbrella support rod 8, and a rotating frame fixture 14 that fixes the rotating frame 10 in a desired tilted posture is attached to the umbrella support rod 8. A configuration is adopted in which an umbrella holder 16 is provided on the rotating frame 10 and holds the umbrella 24 in a detachable manner.

The second invention is such that the umbrella support rod 8 can be folded along the camera fixing portion 1b of the camera support frame 1.

The third idea is that the umbrella support rod 8 can be superimposed on the camera fixing part 1b of the camera support frame 1.

(Embodiment) FIGS. 1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention, in which the lower part of a square frame-shaped camera support frame 1 is connected to a tripod 2.
A pan head fixing part 1a is fixed to a pan head 2a, and a screw hole 3 into which a pan head fixing screw 2b is screwed is formed in the center thereof. In addition, the camera support frame 1
The upper side is a camera fixing part 1b for fixing the camera 4, and a long hole 5 is formed in the central part in the longitudinal direction of the camera support frame 1, and a camera fixing screw 6 is inserted into the long hole 5. It is set up so that it can move freely.

According to the above configuration, the pan head fixing part 1a and the camera fixing part 1b are separated through the gap 1c, and the contact area between the pan head fixing part 1a and the pan head 2a and the contact area between the pan head fixing part 1a and the pan head 2a and the camera fixing part 1b and the camera 4 are separated. Since the contact area can be made sufficiently large, the camera 4 can be firmly fixed to the tripod 2.

The lower end of the umbrella support rod 8 is fixed to one side of the camera support frame 1 with a screw 9, and the side piece 1 of the rotation frame 10, which is U-shaped in front view, is attached to the upper part of the umbrella support rod 8.
0a is pivotally connected via a pivot shaft 11 so as to be freely rotatable in the vertical direction of the pan head, while a cap-shaped protrusion 12 is integrally formed on the upper end of the umbrella support rod 8, and the above-mentioned umbrella support rod 8 is pivotally attached to the protrusion 12. An arc-shaped elongated hole 12a extending over a range α of approximately 100° is bored with the shaft 11 as a fulcrum, and the rotating frame fixing tool 14 is inserted into the screw hole 13 provided in the side piece 10a of the rotating frame 10 through the elongated hole 12a. Screw in the male threaded part 14a,
By loosening and tightening the fixture 14, the second
As shown by the imaginary line in the figure, the rotating frame 10 can be rotated and held at a desired angle about the pivot shaft 11.

The rotating frame 10 is provided with an umbrella holder 16. That is, a bowl-shaped umbrella handle holder 18 is pivotally mounted on the lower side 10b of the rotating frame 10 so as to be freely rotatable in a direction perpendicular to the rotating direction of the rotating frame 10, using the rotating shaft 17 as a fulcrum, and As shown in Figure 1, especially Figure 4,
An umbrella attaching/detaching tool 19 is provided on the upper side portion 10c of the rotating frame 10 in correspondence with the umbrella hand holder 18. That is, a pair of holding arms 21, 21 are attached to the attaching/detaching tool 19 so as to be rotatable about the pivot shaft 20, and
Both the holding arms 21, 21 are urged in a direction toward each other by a spring (not shown), and each of the holding arms 21, 21 is
Synthetic resin rollers 22, 22 are installed at the tips of 1, 21.
is rotatably supported. In addition, the above rotation frame 10
A cutout recess 23 for inserting the umbrella support is formed in the upper side 10b. Therefore, as shown in the imaginary line in FIG. 1, when the handle 24a of the umbrella 24 is supported by the umbrella handle support 18 and the umbrella 24 is raised, the umbrella 24 rotates along with the umbrella handle support 18 using the rotation shaft 17 as a fulcrum. As shown in FIG.
21 to hold the umbrella 24 in an upright position. Furthermore, when the umbrella 24 is pulled in the opposite direction from this upright position, as shown by the imaginary line in FIG.
The pillar 24b of the umbrella 24 pushes both rollers 22, 22 apart and comes off from both holding arms 21, 21, so that the umbrella 24 can be easily removed from the holder 16.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the rotation frame 1
A substantially L-shaped hook 27 is attached to the upper side 10c of 0 by a pivot pin 26 so as to be able to pivot in the horizontal direction, and when the hook 27 is pivoted by operating the operating pin 28 from the state shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the hook 27 closes the entrance and exit of the notched recess 23, thereby preventing the umbrella support 24b from being accidentally detached.

The solid lines in FIGS. 6 and 7 show the normal shooting condition in which the camera head 2a is in a horizontal position, and the camera 4 is protected by the umbrella 24, and the camera 4 is protected from rain or snow, or when the film is exposed to direct sunlight. This prevents If camera shake occurs due to the pressure of the wind and rain on the umbrella 24 when taking pictures, the support of the umbrella 24 can be adjusted by pulling the umbrella 24 slightly laterally as shown in the imaginary line in Fig. 6. 24b can be easily removed from the umbrella holder 16 with one touch.

Next, when you want to prevent backlight from entering the lens, loosen the rotating frame fixture 14 and rotate the rotating frame 10 forward to tilt the umbrella 24 as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. Bye.

Furthermore, as shown in the dashed line in FIG.
0 is rotated backwards to tilt the umbrella 24, and if a flash, strobe, etc. is emitted toward the umbrella 24, the emitted light will be reflected by the inner surface of the umbrella 24 and projected forward, giving a soft bounce to the subject. The umbrella 24 can be used as a light reflecting plate. In this case, it is preferable that the inner surface of the umbrella 24 is made of silver, white, or the like with high reflectance.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, when tilting the pan head 2a downward to photograph the lower part,
Rotate it backwards, as shown in the imaginary line in Figure 8,
When tilting the camera platform 2a upward to shoot upwards, the rotating frame 10 is rotated forward and the umbrella 24
You can also keep the camera upright at all times to protect it from rain, snow, and direct sunlight.

A second embodiment of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 9 and 10. In this embodiment, the umbrella support rod 8
A sliding piece 3 having the same width as this umbrella support rod 8 is attached to the lower end of the umbrella support rod 8.
0 are connected by a hinge 31, and the lower end of the umbrella support rod 8 and the sliding piece 30 are attached to one side of the camera support frame 1.
A holding frame 32 into which the camera is inserted and removed is fixed, and the camera support frame 1 is inserted through a through hole 33 formed in the center of the holding frame 32 and through an elongated hole 34 in the vertical direction formed in the sliding piece 30. By screwing the male threaded portion 35a of the umbrella support rod fixture 35 into the provided screw hole, the umbrella support rod 8 is fixed to the support frame 1 in an upright state as shown in FIG. In addition, there is also a screw hole 36 in the approximate center of the umbrella support rod 8 as will be described later.
has been established. Then, by loosening the fixture 35 and pulling up the umbrella support rod 8 by the length of its elongated hole 34, the hinge 31 comes above the support frame 1.
As shown in Figure 0, the umbrella support rod 8 can be folded along the camera fixing portion 1b of the support frame 1, and in this state, by screwing the screw 6 into the screw hole 36 of the umbrella support rod 8, the umbrella support rod 8 can be folded. The rod 8 can be fixed to the camera support frame 1 so as not to move.

A third embodiment of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 11 and 12. In this embodiment, the lower side surface of the umbrella support rod 8 is brought into contact with the elastic sheet 38 on one side surface of the camera support frame 1, and the lower edge 8a is bent into an L-shape so that the lower surface of the camera support frame 1 is bent. The male threaded portion 35a of the umbrella support rod fixing device 35
is passed through the umbrella support rod 8 and screwed into the screw hole of the camera support frame 1.

In the above configuration, the umbrella support rod 8 shown in FIG.
from the upright state, remove the fixture 35 to separate the umbrella support rod 8 from the support frame 1, and then move the umbrella support rod 8 to the first position.
As shown in Figure 2, the camera fixing part 1b of the support frame 1
, and screw the screw 6 into the screw hole 36 of the umbrella support rod 8 using the screw 6 fixed to the camera.
The umbrella support rod 8 can be stored compactly along the camera support frame 1.

A fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 13 and 14. In this embodiment, a bottomed holding frame 39 into which the lower end of the umbrella support rod 8 is fitted is fixed to one side of the camera support frame 1, and the male threaded portion 35a of the umbrella support rod fixing device 35 is connected to the holding frame 39 and the umbrella. The lower end of the support rod 8 is passed through and screwed into the screw hole of the camera support frame 1.

In the above configuration, the umbrella support rod 8 shown in FIG.
Remove the fixture 35 from the upright position of the umbrella support rod 8.
The lower end of the umbrella is pulled out from the holding frame 39 and laid aside, and the umbrella support rod 8 is attached to the camera fixing part 1b as shown in FIG. 14 by screwing the screw 6 into the screw hole 36 as in the previous embodiment. It can be stored compactly. Furthermore, as shown by the dashed line in FIG. 14, the umbrella support rod 8 may be provided with a long hole 40 that is open at the lower end, and the umbrella support rod 8 may be removed along the long hole 40 by simply loosening the fixture 35. .

According to the second to fourth embodiments described above, since the umbrella support rod 8 does not protrude from the camera support frame 1 and become bulky when not in use, it is easy to store and transport.

The camera support frame 1 and the umbrella support rod 8 may be made of synthetic resin, steel, etc., but from the viewpoint of strength and weight reduction, aluminum is also suitable.

(Effect of the invention) According to the first invention, the rotating frame is pivotally attached to the umbrella support rod attached to the camera support frame so as to be freely rotatable in the vertical direction of the camera platform, and the umbrella holder is connected to the rotating frame. Since the umbrella is attached to the camera head in an upright position, the camera can be mounted in an upright position or in a desired tilted position so that the camera is located directly under the umbrella, no matter what kind of vertical position the camera head is in. can be reliably protected from rainwater, snow, and direct sunlight. The umbrella can also be tilted forward to block backlight, or tilted backward to be used as a light reflecting plate for strobes, flashes, etc.

Further, the lower side of the camera support frame is used as a pan head fixing part, and the upper side is used as a camera fixing part,
Since both are made independent of each other, the contact area between the pan head fixing part and the tripod's pan head and the contact area between the camera fixing part and the camera can be made sufficiently large, and as a result, the camera can be attached to the tripod. It can be fixed securely to prevent camera shake.

Furthermore, since the umbrella holder detachably holds the umbrella, the umbrella can be quickly removed when the umbrella is unnecessary or becomes a hindrance during photographing.

According to the second and third inventions, the umbrella support rod can be folded or overlapped along the camera fixing portion of the camera support frame and stored, making it easy to store and transport without being bulky.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view of a camera and umbrella mounting device which is an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a partially cutaway side view of the same, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the same, and Fig. 4 is a plan view of the main parts of the same. , Figure 5 is a plan view of the main part in the umbrella lock state, Figure 6 is
8 are schematic diagrams showing the procedure for handling the umbrella, FIG. 9 is a partially cutaway front view showing the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is the same diagram showing the folded state of the umbrella support rod. FIG. 11 is a partially cutaway front view showing the third embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the main portion showing the overlapping state of the umbrella support rod, and FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the main part. FIG. 14 is a partially cutaway front view showing the fourth embodiment of the present invention, and a perspective view of the essential parts showing the overlapping state of the umbrella support rods. 1... Camera support frame, 1a... Pan head fixing part, 1
b... Camera fixing part, 2... Tripod, 2a... Pan head, 4... Camera, 8... Umbrella support rod, 10... Rotating frame, 11... Pivoting shaft, 14... Rotating frame Fixture,
16...Umbrella holder, 24...Umbrella, 30...Sliding piece, 32...Holding frame, 35...Umbrella support rod fixture,
39...Holding frame.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) A camera support frame is provided, the lower side of which is a pan head fixing part that is fixed to the tripod head, and the upper side of which is a camera fixing part for fixing the camera; An umbrella support rod can be installed upright along one side edge of the frame, and a rotating frame that can freely rotate in the vertical direction of the pan head is pivotally attached to the upper part of the umbrella support rod, and the rotating frame can be rotated as desired. A device for mounting a camera and an umbrella on a tripod, comprising: a rotating frame fixing device provided on an umbrella support rod for fixing the umbrella in an inclined position; and an umbrella holder provided on the rotating frame to detachably hold the umbrella. (2) A device for mounting a camera and an umbrella on a tripod as set forth in claim 1, wherein the umbrella support rod is foldable along the camera fixing portion of the camera support frame. (3) The device for mounting a camera and an umbrella on a tripod as set forth in claim 1 of the utility model registration claim, wherein the umbrella support rod can be superimposed on the camera fixing part of the camera support frame.