JPH0545018Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to an adapter suitable for use in, for example, a portable video camera with an external battery.

[Summary of the idea]

The present invention is an adapter suitable for use in a portable video camera with an external battery, for example.
It has a built-in battery device storage body that stores the built-in battery device, and the built-in battery device storage body has a mounting part for attaching the battery device to an external portable video camera body, and an output terminal of the built-in battery device. By providing an electrically connected output terminal, the built-in battery device can be used, for example, in a portable video camera with an external battery device. When the owner of a portable video camera purchases a portable video camera with an external battery, it is possible to reduce the financial burden by eliminating the need to purchase an external battery and a charging device for the external battery. This is what I did.

[Conventional technology]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, portable video cameras have been commercially available, including those with a built-in battery device and those with an external battery device, as shown in perspective views in FIGS. 4 and 6, respectively.

Here, a portable video camera with a built-in battery device requires a built-in battery device 1, as shown in FIG. It is designed so that the device 1 can be stored therein. As shown in FIG. 5, this built-in battery device 1 includes five nickel-cadmium storage batteries (hereinafter referred to as nickel-cadmium batteries) 5A, 5B, .
The battery storage body 4 is provided with output terminals 7 and 8 electrically connected to the NiCad batteries 5A, 5B, . . . , 5E on the side surface 6 thereof. Therefore, the battery device storage section 3 of the video camera body 2 is provided with connection terminals 9 and 10 that are electrically connected to the output terminals 7 and 8 of the battery device 1. The battery voltage is supplied to a motor, a video signal processing circuit, etc.

In addition, a portable video camera with an external battery device requires an external battery device 11 as shown in FIG. Engagement support pieces 17, 18, 19 that can be engaged with the engagement steps 14, 15, 16 of the device 11 are provided so that the external battery device 11 can be attached to the rear surface 13 of the video camera body 12. is being done. This external battery device 11 stores five NiCad batteries 5A, 5B...5E as batteries in a battery housing 20 made of a synthetic resin housing, and a video camera main body 12 is mounted on a side surface 21 of the battery housing 20. engagement support piece 17 on rear surface 13;
Engagement steps 14, 15, 1 that can be engaged with 18, 19
6 is provided. In this case, the output terminals 22 and 23 are provided inside the engagement protrusions 24 and 25 of the engagement step portions 15 and 16, as shown in FIG. So, again, the video camera body 12
Connection terminals 26 and 27 connected to the output terminals 22 and 23 are provided inside the engagement support pieces 18 and 19.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

In this way, a portable video camera with a built-in battery device requires the built-in battery device 1, and a portable video camera with an external battery device requires an external battery device 11, so the battery device If the owner of a built-in portable video camera wants to purchase a portable video camera with an external battery, in addition to the video camera body 12, an external battery device 11 and a charging device for the external battery device (Fig. This resulted in the inconvenience of having to purchase additional equipment (not shown), which increased the financial burden.

In addition, the present applicant has previously developed a battery device that can be used in common with a portable video camera with a built-in battery device and a portable video camera with an external battery device, and can also be used with a charging device for a built-in battery device. However, if you already own a portable video camera with a built-in battery device, you can use the built-in battery device 1.
I also own this built-in battery device 1.
It was requested that it be made available for use.

In view of this, an object of the present invention is to provide an adapter that allows a built-in battery device to be used in a device with an external battery device, such as a portable video camera with an external battery device.

[Means for solving problems]

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the adapter according to the present invention has a built-in battery device housing 28 that houses the built-in battery device 1, and the built-in battery device housing 28 has a built-in battery device housing 28 that houses the device body 12. attachment parts 29, 30, 31 to the output terminal 3 electrically connected to the output terminals 7, 8 of the built-in battery device 1;
2 and 33.

[Effect]

According to the present invention, the built-in battery device 1 is housed in the built-in battery device housing 28, and this is externally attached to the device main body 12, so that the battery voltage of the built-in battery device 1 can be supplied to this device. . Therefore, according to the present invention, a built-in battery device can be used in a device with an external battery device, such as a portable video camera with an external battery device, and such a built-in battery device can be utilized. Can be done.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the adapter of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, taking as an example the case where the present invention is applicable to a portable video camera with an external battery. In FIGS. 1 and 2, parts corresponding to those in FIGS. 4 to 7 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed explanation thereof will be omitted.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 34 indicates the adapter of this embodiment, and in this embodiment, the adapter 34 is constructed using a built-in battery device storage body 28 made of a synthetic resin casing as a base.

In this case, this built-in battery device housing 28
is provided with a hole 35 whose cross-sectional shape is the same as that of the built-in battery device 1, so that the built-in battery device can be housed in the hole 35.

Further, the rear surface 13 of the portable video camera body 12 with an external battery device is provided on the upper end surface side and the lower end surface side of the side surface 36 of the built-in battery device storage body 28, respectively.
Engagement step portions 29, 30, and 31 that can be engaged with engagement support pieces 17, 18, and 19 provided in so that it can be attached to the rear surface 13 of.

Further, an engagement member 37 provided at approximately the center of the side surface 36 of the built-in battery device storage body 28 is provided to engage with a lock member 37 provided approximately at the center of the rear surface 13 of the portable video camera body 12 with an external battery device. Recess 38
is provided so that the built-in battery device housing 28 can be positioned and fixed on the rear surface 13 of the portable video camera body 12 with an external battery device. The lock member 37 can be rotated in the direction of the arrow by operating the lock member operating section 39, and by doing so, the locked state can be released.

Also, a hole 35 forming a built-in battery device housing section.
Connection terminals 40 and 41 that can be electrically connected to the output terminals 7 and 8 of the built-in battery device are provided therein, and an engaging step portion 30 is provided on the lower end surface side of the side surface 36 of the built-in battery device storage body 28. and 31
The output terminal 32 is located inside the engaging protruding pieces 42 and 43 of
and 33 are provided so that the output terminals 32 and 33 can be electrically connected to the connection terminals 26 and 27 of the video camera body 12, respectively.

Since this embodiment is configured in this way, the hole 3
By storing the built-in battery device 1 in the battery device 5 and attaching it to the rear surface 13 of the portable video camera body 12, the battery voltage of the built-in battery device 1 can be changed to the battery voltage of the built-in battery device 1. It can be supplied to a video camera, and the built-in battery device 1 can be utilized.

Therefore, according to this embodiment, when the owner of a portable video camera with a built-in battery device wants to purchase a portable video camera with an external battery device, the portable video camera body 12 with an external battery device is purchased. There is no need to purchase the external battery device 11 and the charging device for the external battery device, and you can use the built-in battery device and charging device for the built-in battery device that you already own. It has the advantage of being easy to use and reducing the economic burden.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, a case has been described in which one hole 35 is provided in the built-in battery device storage body 28 so that one built-in battery device 1 can be stored therein, but instead of this, As shown in FIG. 3, two holes 44 and 45 or three or more holes can be provided to accommodate two or more built-in battery devices 1. In this case, the shape is Although it is larger, it has the advantage of being able to extend the usage time.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, an adapter was described in which the present invention could be applied to a portable video camera with an external battery device, but the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, but can be applied to various other portable devices, etc. In this case as well, the same effects as described above can be obtained.

Furthermore, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can take various other configurations without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[Effect of idea]

According to the present invention, there is an advantage that the built-in battery device can be utilized, and when applied to a portable video camera with an external battery device, for example, the owner of the portable video camera with a built-in battery device can use the built-in battery device. Furthermore, if you want to purchase a portable video camera with an external battery, you only need to purchase the main body of the portable video camera with an external battery.
There is no need to purchase an external battery device and a charging device for an external battery device, and you can use the built-in battery device and charging device for a built-in battery device that you already own, reducing the economic burden. It has the advantage of being lighter.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the adapter of the present invention together with a built-in battery device and a portable video camera with an external battery device, and Fig. 2 is a partial enlarged view showing the lower end side of an embodiment of the adapter of the present invention. 3 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the adapter of the present invention together with a built-in battery device; FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a portable video camera with a built-in battery device; and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the built-in battery device. 6 is a perspective view showing a portable video camera with an external battery device, and FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing the lower end side of the external battery device. 1 is a built-in battery device, 2 is a portable video camera body with a built-in battery device, 11 is an external battery device, 12 is a portable video camera body with an external battery device, 28 is a built-in battery device storage body, 29 , 30 and 31 are engaging step portions, 32 and 33 are output terminals, respectively, and 34 is an adapter.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] It has a built-in battery device storage body for storing the built-in battery device, and one side of the built-in battery device storage body is provided with an attachment part for attaching the built-in battery device storage body to the main body of the device. , the attachment portion is configured to engage with a corresponding engagement portion of the device main body by sliding one side of the built-in battery device housing in a predetermined direction along the device main body. and an output terminal electrically connected to the output terminal of the built-in battery device, and an opening for inserting the built-in battery device on the other side of the built-in battery device storage body. is formed, and the built-in battery device can be housed in the built-in battery device housing by inserting the built-in battery device through the opening and moving it in a direction perpendicular to the predetermined direction. and an adapter configured to allow the built-in battery device to be replaced while the built-in battery device storage body is attached to the device main body.