JPH0581965A - Operation part mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To smoothly operate a pair of movable members. CONSTITUTION:Zoom lenses 47, 49 which are movable members of a video part and a photo part are provided in a cabinet 1. A block operation body 41 is formed by paired zoom buttons 41a, 41b. Tact switches 42c, 42d are provided in positions opposite to the buttons 41a, 41b. When the buttons 41a, 41b are separately pushed and operated, the lenses 47, 49 are moved. Since the zoom buttons 41a, 41b are provided close to each other, the pushing operations of the zoom buttons 41a, 41b can be smoothly switched without confirming the finger position. When the operation body 41 is integrally pushed, the switches 42c, 42d are simultaneously operated to simultaneously move the lenses 47, 49. Thus, when the zoom of the video part is confirmed, the photo part is simultaneously zoom-regulated following, and the zoom operation of the photo part can be omitted when the both are zoom-regulated in the same direction.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an operating section mechanism suitable for use in, for example, a camera device having a pair of imaging lenses.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art By using a video camera, it is possible to capture still images as well as moving images. However, the resolution of the video camera is lower than that of the photo camera,
Often they want to use a photo camera (film camera) with a video camera. Therefore, it is conceivable that the video camera and the photo camera are integrally formed so that the video camera unit captures a moving image while the photo camera unit captures a still image.

In this case, it is necessary to dispose a total of two image pickup lenses of a video camera section and a photo camera section in the integrated camera device.

By the way, FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an outline of an electric zoom mechanism of a video camera. The operation body 81 is of a seesaw type, and tilts clockwise or counterclockwise around the fulcrum P as a center. Tact switches 82 and 83 are arranged at positions facing the lower surfaces of both ends of the operating body 81, respectively. Reference numeral 84 is a motor, and a zoom driver 85 is connected between the motor 84 and the tact switches 82 and 83. A gear 84a is attached to one end of the motor 84.

Reference numeral 86 is a zoom body having a substantially cylindrical shape. The zoom body 86 is provided with a gear 86a that meshes with the gear 84a of the motor 84. An image pickup lens 87 is fixed to the front side of the zoom body 86, and a zoom lens 88 that moves in the front-rear direction by the rotation of the gear 86a is disposed on the rear side thereof. When the operating body 81 is tilted and the tact switches 82 and 83 are pressed, the gear 84a of the motor 84 is rotationally driven. As a result, the gear 86a of the zoom body 86 rotates and moves the zoom lens 88 in the front-rear direction, so that the zoom operation is performed.

[0006]

As described above, in the camera device in which the video camera and the photo camera are integrated,
When the above-mentioned electric zoom function is applied to both imaging lenses, two operation bodies 81 are arranged on the cabinet.

In this case, when it is desired to zoom the zoom lenses of the video camera unit and the photo camera unit at the same time, the photo camera unit must be zoomed after the video camera unit is zoomed. This requires twice the time, smooth operation cannot be performed, and there is a risk of missing a photo opportunity.

Further, when the operation body for zooming the video camera section and the photo camera section is arranged separately from the cabinet, when the operation is switched from the video camera section to the photo camera section or vice versa, the camera The user has to move his / her finger to another operating body while checking the finger position while looking away from the eyecup of the device, which may make it impossible to perform a smooth operation.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to enable a pair of movable members to be operated smoothly.

[0010]

The present invention has first and second operation buttons for operating a pair of movable members, respectively, and the first and second operation buttons constitute a block-shaped operation body. To do.

[0011]

When the first and second operation buttons 41a and 41b are individually pressed, the switches 42c and 42d arranged opposite to the operation buttons 41a and 41b are operated, so that the movable members 47 and 49 are moved. Each can be operated. In this case, since the block-shaped operation body 41 is formed by the first and second operation buttons 41a and 41b and is close to each other, the operation button 41
The pressing operation of a and 41b can be smoothly switched without confirming the finger position.

A block-shaped operating body 41 (41a, 41)
When b) is integrally pressed, a pair of switches 42
Since the c and 42d are operated simultaneously, the pair of movable members 4
7,49 can be operated simultaneously.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. This example is a handy type camera device in which a video camera and a photo camera are integrally formed.

First, the overall structure of the camera device will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a camera device. In the figure, 1 is a flat cabinet,
Its planar shape is a quadrangular shape with rounded corners. Although not shown, a video camera unit including an image pickup device, a signal processing circuit, and the like, and a photo camera unit including a film loading mechanism, a film driving mechanism, and the like are built in the cabinet 1.
An imaging lens 2 of a video camera unit and an imaging lens 3 of a photo camera unit are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction on the same surface on the front surface (surface facing the subject) of the cabinet 1.

The optical systems of the video camera section and the photo camera section are separately constructed. As the imaging lens 2, a 6 × zoom lens having a focal length of 7 mm to 42 mm is used. On the other hand, the imaging lens 3 has a focal length of 35 mm to 105 m.
A 3x zoom lens of m is used. On the front side of the cabinet 1 on the side of the imaging lens 2 (right side), a substantially cylindrical lens protrusion 4 is formed that protrudes from the surface on the side of the imaging lens 3 (left side). A zoom adjusting mechanism of a video camera unit (not shown) is arranged in the lens protrusion 4, and a zoom adjusting mechanism of a photo camera unit (not shown) is arranged in the cabinet 1 corresponding to the imaging lens 3. In addition to the imaging lenses 2 and 3, on the front surface of the cabinet 1, a lens 6 of a strobe light emitting section and a lens 7 for guiding external light to a sensor for determining the amount of strobe light emission are arranged.

Hand grips 10 and 11 are formed near the left and right side surfaces of the cabinet 1. On the upper surface of the right hand grip 10 is a trough 1 for hooking the finger tip on a portion corresponding to the finger tip when the hand grip 10 is held.
2 is formed. On the rear side of the valley 12, a recording button 15 of the video camera section is arranged. In addition, the handgrip 10 includes
The microphone 9 of the video camera section and the film rewind operation button 17 of the photo camera section are arranged. On the upper surface of the handgrip 11 on the left side, the shutter button 19 of the photo camera section is provided.
Are arranged. On the rear side of cabinet 1, eyecup 2
0 is attached. Inside the cabinet 1, an electronic viewfinder composed of a small CRT (not shown) is arranged so as to face the eyecup 20. The electronic viewfinder displays the image captured by the video camera unit so that the user can view the image through the eyecup 20. Small CR for electronic viewfinder
On the screen of T, the image frame of the photo camera is displayed with reference to a fixed-size imaging screen. Imaging lens 2 or 3
The image frame of the photo camera is displayed even if the zoom magnification of is changed (see Japanese Patent Application No. 3-139181).

On the upper surface of the cabinet 1, the operation bodies 40 and 41 of the operation member S are arranged in pairs near the left hand grip 11. The operation bodies 40 and 41 are arranged in series in the front-rear direction. The operating body 40 is a zoom lens 4 which will be described later.
7, 49 are operated in the TELE direction (forward direction), and an operation button (zoom button) 40a of the video camera section and a zoom button 40b of the photo camera section are formed in a block shape. The operation body 41 is for operating the imaging lenses 2 and 3 in the WIDE direction (backward direction), and a zoom button 41a of the video camera section and a zoom button 41b of the photo camera section are formed in a block shape. Then, the operating bodies 40, 41
Is the zoom buttons 40a, 41 on the front side of the video camera.
a is the zoom buttons 40b and 41b of the photo camera on the rear side.
Will be arranged.

Next, the mechanism relating to the operating member S will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the operation member S attached to the cabinet 1. The operating member S is made of elastic synthetic resin or the like. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the operation member S includes a base 3
The pair of block-shaped operation bodies 40 and 41 described above are integrally formed with the control unit 0. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the base 30 has a rectangular planar shape. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the operating bodies 40, 41 have zoom buttons 40a, 40b, 41a, 4 whose planar shape is substantially D-shaped.
1b is arranged symmetrically. Therefore, the operating bodies 40, 41
Has a substantially O-shaped planar shape. Zoom button 4
0a, 40b, 41a, 41b are connected to each other as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, a slight gap 31 is formed.
On the upper surface (operation surface) 32 of the zoom buttons 40a, 40b, 41a, 41b, a portion corresponding to the flat surface 32a and the gap 31, that is, a curved concave surface 33 corresponding to a fingertip near the center of the operation body 40, 41. Are formed. In addition, in a state in which the hand grip 11 is grasped by the left hand, the operating body 4
0 is arranged at the position corresponding to the middle finger, and the operating body 41 is arranged at the position corresponding to the forefinger.

Zoom buttons 40a, 40b, 41a, 41b
As shown in FIG. 4, the base 3 is provided on the side surface in the left-right direction.
An L-shaped connecting body 34 starting from 0 is connected. The connecting body 34 includes operation buttons 40a, 40b, 41a, 41b.
Is held in the state shown in FIG. 3 and the operation buttons 40a, 4
The vertical movement of 0b, 41a, 41b is facilitated. A notch 39 is formed around the connecting body 34 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.

Zoom buttons 40a, 40b, 41a, 41b
Are projected upward from the base 30, as shown in FIG. Also, the zoom buttons 40a, 40b, 41
As shown in FIG. 4, a hollow portion 35 having an open lower portion is formed in each of a and 41b. Then, the zoom button 40
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a cylindrical pressing piece 36 is provided at the center of the lower surface corresponding to the operation surface 32 of a, 40b, 41a, 41b so as to project downward. As shown in FIG. 3, the pressing piece 36 slightly projects from the base 30. In addition, in the vicinity of the edge of the operation member S, as shown in FIG.
As shown in, the locking hole 37 is formed at an appropriate portion.

In the cabinet 1, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the operating body 4 is provided at a portion corresponding to the operating bodies 40 and 41.
0, 41 corresponding to the planar shape, that is, a substantially O-shaped hole 1
a is formed. Further, on the lower surface of the cabinet 1, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a hook 1b is formed downward at a portion corresponding to the locking hole 37 of the operation member S. The operation member S is fixed to the cabinet 1 by the engagement of the engagement hole 37 and the hook 1b.

In the cabinet 1, as shown in FIG. 3, a printed circuit board 38 fixed to a chassis (not shown) is provided.
Are arranged close to the cabinet 1. Printed circuit board 3
On the upper surface of 8, the tact switches 42a to
Four 42d are arranged. Tact switches 42a-4
As shown in FIG. 3, 2d is arranged such that its operating rod 43 opposes the pressing piece 36 of the operating buttons 40a, 40b, 41a, 41b.

Further, an outline of the electric zoom mechanism of the camera device will be described with reference to FIG. First, the video camera section side will be described. The tact switch 42 facing the zoom buttons 40a and 41a of the video camera section described above.
The zoom driver 4 is provided between the motors 45a, 42c and the motor 45.
4 is connected. The gear 45a of the motor 45 and the zoom body 4
The gear 46a of No. 6 meshes with the gear 46a. The image pickup lens 2 is fixed to the front side of the zoom body 46, and
A zoom lens 47 that moves in the front-rear direction by the rotation of the gear 46a is arranged on the rear side.

Next, the photo camera section side has the same structure as the above-mentioned video camera section side. That is, the tact and the switch 42b facing the operation buttons 40b and 41b,
The zoom driver 44 is connected between 42d and the motor 45. The gear 45a of the motor 45 and the gear 48a of the zoom body 48 mesh with each other. 49 is a zoom lens.

In this embodiment, the hand grips 10 and 11 are held by both hands during image pickup to support the camera device in a horizontal state. First, in this state, for example, in order to perform a zoom operation of the zoom lens 49 of the photo camera unit in the WIDE direction, as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. Press 32. in this case,
Press until you get the desired zoom ratio. Along with this pressing, the zoom button 41b deforms the connecting body 34 and moves downward, so that the pressing piece 36 presses the operating rod 43 of the tact switch 42d facing the pressing piece 36. Tact switch 4
The signal from 2d is supplied to the control system of the motor 45 as shown in FIG. As a result, the gear 45a of the motor 45 is rotationally driven, and the gear 46a of the zoom body 46 is driven.
With this drive, the zoom lens 49 linearly moves rearward along the axis thereof. When the fingertip Q is released from the flat surface 32, the connecting body 34 in the state shown in FIG. 6 restores the operation button 41b to the state shown in FIG. 3 by its elastic force. Further, by pressing the zoom buttons 40a, 40b, 41a of the other operation bodies 40, 41, the zoom lenses 47, 49 can be moved in arbitrary directions in the same manner as described above. Then, the shutter button 19 is pressed to capture an image.

Next, when it is desired to capture a still image substantially corresponding to a moving image capturing screen, that is, the zoom lenses 47 and 49 of the video camera unit and the photo camera unit are simultaneously set to, for example, WID.
When it is desired to perform a zoom operation in the E direction, one block of the operation body 41 (41a, 41b) is pressed as shown in FIG. At this time, the dent surface 33 of the operating body 41 with the fingertip Q
Press. Along with this pressing, a pair of zoom buttons 41
The connecting bodies 34 of a and 41b are deformed and simultaneously move downward. The pressing pieces 36 of the zoom buttons 41a and 41b simultaneously press the operating rods 43 of the tact switches 42c and 42d facing the pressing pieces 36. As a result, the tact switch 42c,
The signal from 42d is supplied to the control system of the motor 45 of a photo camera part and a video camera part, respectively, as shown in FIG. Then, the gear 45a of the motor 45 is rotationally driven to drive the gears 46a and 48a of the zoom bodies 46 and 48, respectively.
Drive at the same time. Along with this driving, the pair of zoom lenses 47 and 49 simultaneously linearly move backward along the axis thereof. When the fingertip Q is separated from the recessed surface 33, the connecting body 34 in the state shown in FIG. 7 restores the operating body 41 to the state shown in FIG. 3 by its elastic force.

Further, when the zoom lenses 47 and 49 of the video camera section and the photo camera section are simultaneously zoomed in the TELE direction, they are also operated by pressing the operating body 40 as in the case of the operating body 41 described above. You can
Then, the recording button 15 and the shutter button 19 are pressed to capture an image.

According to this example, since the operating body 40 (41) has a block shape, the two zoom buttons 40a, 40b (4
1a, 41b) can be operated simultaneously, and the zoom lens 47
(49) can be operated simultaneously in the same direction. Therefore, at the same time when the zoom of the video camera unit is confirmed, the zoom adjustment of the photo camera unit side is also performed in the same direction, so that the labor of the zoom operation on the photo camera side can be saved. Further, according to this example, the zoom buttons 40 of the video camera section and the photo camera section are provided.
Compared with the case where the a, 40b, 41a, and 41b are arranged separately, the distinction between the TELE-side operating body 40 and the WIDE-side operating body 41 becomes clear by touch, and the zoom operation can be performed smoothly.

Further, according to this example, a pair of zoom buttons 40
a, 40b (41a, 41b) block-shaped operation body 4
Since they are 0 and are in close proximity to each other, even if the operation bodies 40 (41) are not operated simultaneously, each zoom button 4
The pressing operation of 0a, 40b (41a, 41b) can be smoothly switched without checking the finger position. In this example, since the image frame of the photo camera is displayed on the screen of the small CRT of the electronic viewfinder with the image pickup screen of a certain size as a reference, the image field of the photo camera can be accurately displayed even if the zoom magnification changes. Can be recognized. Therefore, it is possible to accurately capture a still image with an arbitrary zoom magnification while looking at the screen of the small CRT.

FIG. 8 shows another embodiment of the present invention. In this example, the operating bodies 50 and 51 are arranged in parallel on the left and right. The operating body 50 is a zoom lens 47, 49.
Is operated in the TELE direction, and the operating body 51 operates the zoom lenses 47 and 49 in the WIDE direction. The zoom buttons 50a and 51a of the video camera section and the zoom buttons 50b and 51b of the photo camera section are arranged alternately. The operating bodies 50, 51 are cubic and their planar shape is rectangular. A concave surface 52 having a U-shaped cross section is formed at the center of the operating bodies 50 and 51.

The operating bodies 50, 51 are operated with the left hand holding the hand grip 11.
Is placed in a position that can be operated with the index finger. Other configurations and operational effects are similar to those of the above-described embodiment.

In the above embodiment, the operating body 4
The combination of the 0 and 41 zoom buttons 40a, 40b, 41a and 41b is divided into the WIDE direction and the TELE direction to form a block, but the combination of the blocks is not limited to this.

Further, although the present invention is applied to the camera device in the above-mentioned embodiments, it can be applied to other electronic devices and the like as well.

[0034]

According to the present invention, since the block-shaped operating body is constituted by the first and second operating buttons for operating the pair of movable members, respectively, the operating body can be integrally pressed to operate. A pair of movable members can be operated simultaneously. Further, since the block-shaped operating body is formed of the operation buttons and the operation bodies are close to each other, it is possible to smoothly perform the switching when individually pressing the operation buttons without checking the finger position.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the operating body of the embodiment.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line I-I of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an outline of an example.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a usage state of a zoom button.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a usage state of the operating body.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of another embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an outline of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 cabinet 30 base 32 operation surface 34 connecting body 36 pressing piece 38 printed circuit board 40, 41 operating body 40a, 40b, 41a, 41b zoom button 42a to 42d tact switch 43 operating rod 44 zoom driver 45 motor 47, 49 zoom lens S operation Material Q Fingertip

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A first device for operating a pair of movable members, respectively.
And an operation section mechanism having a second operation button, wherein the first and second operation buttons form a block-shaped operation body.