JPH06253187A - Adapter for camera integrated type vtr - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a simple-structured adapter for camera integrated type VTR which looks like a desk-top VTR deck with the camera integrated type VTR housed and has the equivalent performance. CONSTITUTION:An adapter 202 electrically connects a housed camera integrated type VTR 100 and an external equipment, housing the camera integrated type VTR 100 so that a video cassette becomes horizontal. The upper part of the adapter 202 is covered by an upper lid 204 with a notched part 204A for a cassette cover 104 formed. Thus, the adapter 200 for camera integrated type VTR looks like a desk-top VTR deck. The cassette cover 142 at the side of camera can be opened and closed (the video cassette can be loaded and unloaded) with the upper lid 204 closed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a camera-integrated VTR adapter, and more particularly to a camera-integrated VTR adapter for connecting a camera-integrated VTR to other devices such as a television and a video.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, video cameras have become smaller and lighter, and a camera-integrated VTR in which a camera section and a VTR deck section are integrated has become mainstream. Such a camera-integrated VTR has only a recording function. It also has a playback function.
Therefore, many users do not need to purchase a stationary playback device (including recording) and use one camera-integrated V
TR is also used for playback. In this case, the video / audio input / output terminals of the camera-integrated VTR and the television system are connected by an AV input / output cable, and generally, an AC power adapter is connected to input DC power from indoor AC power. Is also going.

In recent years, in order to simplify the connection operation,
It has been proposed that an adapter that is connected to an external device such as a television system in advance is connected to the camera-integrated VTR so that other devices can be easily connected to the camera-integrated VTR. For example, the adapter described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-227170 has a detachable terminal plate in the battery mounting portion of the camera-integrated VTR, and by mounting this terminal plate in place of the battery, the terminal plate is inserted. The VTR with a built-in camera can be connected to an external device, and power can be supplied to the VTR with a built-in camera.

Further, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 59-61379, a camera-integrated VTR is inserted into a bucket of an adapter, and then the bucket is pushed down to accommodate the camera-integrated VTR, and in conjunction with the above-mentioned accommodating operation. There is shown a camera-integrated VTR adapter which can also be electrically connected by using a camera.

[0005]

However, in the case of the adapter described in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 4-227170, when the terminal board is connected to the camera-integrated VTR, the camera-integrated VT is used.
The battery must be removed from the R, and then the terminal plate must be attached to the battery mounting part, which makes connection work difficult. Further, since the cable is connected between the adapter body and the terminal plate, the usability is poor and the appearance and the like are not unified.

On the other hand, the camera-integrated VTR adapter described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 59-61379 has a form like a stationary VTR deck when the camera-integrated VTR is housed. Since the VTR is inserted into the bucket, the outer shape of the camera-integrated VTR is significantly limited. Further, since the bucket accommodating the camera-integrated VTR rotates, the structure is complicated and expensive.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to obtain an external shape and operability like a stationary VTR deck in a state where a camera-integrated VTR is housed, and it is simple. An object is to provide a camera-integrated VTR adapter having a simple structure. Another object of the present invention is to provide a camera-integrated VTR adapter that can be easily set to a predetermined position simply by mounting the camera-integrated VTR, and that can be easily and reliably electrically connected. To do.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention accommodates the camera-integrated VTR so that the video cassette in the camera-integrated VTR is horizontal, and the camera-integrated VTR and the outside An adapter body for electrically connecting a device, and an upper lid for opening and closing the upper surface of the adapter body, wherein the camera-integrated type V is provided even when the upper lid is closed.
It is characterized by comprising an upper lid formed with a notch for enabling opening and closing of the TR cassette lid.

A connector block having a second connector connected to the first connector on the side of the camera-integrated VTR, and guiding the second connector movably in the direction of attaching and detaching with the first connector. And a connector connecting lever, which is rotatably disposed on a pin disposed on the connector block and has a lever operation force applied to one end side thereof, and the second connector is mounted on the first connector. When a lever operating force is applied in the direction, the connector connecting lever is prevented from rotating until just before the second connector comes into contact with the first connector, and then the pin is sandwiched for connecting the connector. Means for making the connector connecting lever rotatable about the other end side opposite to the one end side of the lever as a fulcrum.

Further, the camera-integrated VTR has a connector cover for opening and closing the first connector, and an open / close button for opening and closing the connector cover by pressing and releasing the pressing. The present invention is characterized by including a pressing member that presses the release button in conjunction with the storage of the camera-integrated VTR. Furthermore, the camera-integrated VTR adapter is characterized in that it is provided with a lock pin protruding in conjunction with the movement of the connector block and inserted into a hole formed in the camera-integrated VTR.

Further, the camera-integrated VTR has a camera housing portion mounted from above, and a first abutting portion abutting against a first bent portion of the bottom surface of the camera-integrated VTR, The camera-integrated type V through the tapered surface formed on at least one of the first bent portion and the first contact portion.
A first positioning member that moves the camera-integrated VTR forward so that the front surface of the TR contacts the front wall surface of the camera housing, and a second positioning member that contacts a second bent portion on the bottom surface of the camera-integrated VTR. The second bent portion and the second bent portion.
The second camera-integrated VTR is laterally moved so that the side surface of the camera-integrated VTR abuts the side wall surface of the camera housing via the tapered surface formed on at least one of the contact portions of And a positioning member.

Further, in the camera-integrated VTR adapter, the AC power adapter is housed in a position horizontally separated from the camera housing in which the camera-integrated VTR is housed, and the housing is electrically connected. And the AC
The power adapter is characterized in that the transformer inside thereof is oriented in the vertical direction in a state of being housed in the housing portion.

[0013]

According to the present invention, the camera-integrated VTR is housed so that the video cassette is horizontal, and the upper portion thereof is covered by the upper lid having a notch corresponding to the cassette lid. As a result, the external shape can be integrated into a stationary VTR deck, and the camera-side cassette lid can be opened and closed (the video cassette can be taken in and out) with the top lid closed.

Further, when the connector block is moved to fit the second connector on the adapter side to the first connector on the camera side, the lever operation force is exerted by the lever mechanism by the rotation of the connector connecting lever. It is possible to apply a larger fitting force. Further, only by mounting the camera-integrated VTR, the open / close button for opening / closing the connector cover is pressed by the weight of the camera itself, whereby the first connector on the camera-integrated VTR side can be exposed.
Further, the adapter causes the lock pin to project in association with the movement of the connector block, and the lock pin is inserted into the hole on the camera side, whereby the camera side can be immovably fixed when the connectors are fitted to each other. . In addition, the camera-integrated VTR is the first
And, the second positioning member or the like moves the object to a predetermined direction for positioning. As a result, the first connector on the camera side is positioned at a predetermined position, and the second connector on the adapter side can be fitted to the first connector. Further, in the camera-integrated VTR adapter, an AC power adapter is housed together with the camera-integrated VTR. Since the housing position of the AC power adapter and the orientation of the transformer in the AC power adapter are set appropriately, the AC power adapter is set.
The noise of the power adapter can be prevented from being picked up by the rotary head drum on the camera side.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of a camera-integrated VTR adapter according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 and 2 are respectively a camera-integrated VTR according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a camera-integrated VTR to which the adapter for use is viewed from the front side and the back side.

As shown in these drawings, the VTR 100 with a built-in camera has a camera front-back direction (arrow A in FIG. 1).
It has a flat, substantially rectangular parallelepiped external shape in the B direction). As shown in FIG. 1, the taking lens 110 and the optical viewfinder 120 are provided above the camera, and the stereo microphone 130 is provided on the top of the camera. Incidentally, 14
0 is VTR deck part, 150 is side grip part, 15
Reference numeral 2 is a shooting button, and 154 is a tele / wide switching button.

The photographing lens 110 is a bifocal lens which can be electrically switched to one of the focal lengths for wide-angle photographing and telephoto photographing (about 3 × zoom).
Each time the wide switching button 154 is pushed, the focal length is alternately switched between the two focal lengths. The taking lens 110 has a deep depth of field, and is designed so that it can focus from the closest distance to infinity depending on the depth of field regardless of which focal length is switched. Further, the tele / wide switching time of the photographing lens 110 is about 0.2 seconds.

The optical viewfinder 120 responds to the switching of the focal length of the taking lens 110, that is, the tele / wide switching button 1 so that the photographing range and the visual field range coincide with each other.
The visual field range is switched according to the button operation of 54. The optical viewfinder 120
Uses the lens to switch the finder magnification and the size of the field frame together to switch the field range.

The VTR deck unit 140 includes a rotary head drum, a tape loading mechanism, a tape feeding mechanism, etc., which are not shown, and outputs a video signal indicating a subject photographed by the photographing lens 110 and an audio signal detected by the stereo microphone 130. Magnetic recording and playback on videotapes of millimeter cassettes. Reference numeral 142 is a cassette lid that is opened and closed when inserting and removing the cassette, and 144 is a cassette eject button.

The side grip portion 150 is formed with a bulge, a finger rest portion 151 is formed on the front surface of the camera, and a concave portion 155 where the thumb and the base portion of the thumb are located is formed on the rear surface of the camera as shown in FIG. Has been done. 156 is a grip belt. Shooting button 1
Reference numeral 52 denotes a front side of the camera, and the side grip portion 1 is provided.
It is operated by the index finger of the right hand holding 50. The tele / wide switching button 154 is also arranged at a position where it can be operated by the index finger of the right hand.

On the other hand, on the rear surface of the camera-integrated VTR 100, a liquid crystal display section 160 is arranged adjacent to the lower side of the optical viewfinder 120, and a battery 174 (see FIG. 3) is mounted below it. Battery mounting part 1
70 is formed. In addition, a camera-integrated VTR10
Various buttons are arranged on the back surface of 0. That is, 162 is a power switch, 164 is a camera mode and V
A mode switch button for switching between the TR mode and 166 is a button group for instructing reproduction, stop, fast forward, rewind, etc. in the VTR mode and the like, and 172 is a battery eject button.

Next, a case will be described in which the camera-integrated VTR having the above-mentioned structure is housed in the camera-integrated VTR adapter according to the present invention and electrically connected. FIG. 3 is a perspective view including the camera-integrated VTR adapter according to the present invention. The camera-integrated VTR adapter 200 is composed of an adapter body 202 and an upper lid 204 (see FIGS. 9 to 11). .

As shown in FIG. 3, the adapter body 202 accommodates the camera power storage unit 210 for storing the VTR deck unit 140 (tape cassette) of the above-mentioned camera-integrated VTR 100 in a horizontal position, and the AC power adapter 180. An adapter housing portion 220 is formed. The camera housing 210 is formed to be larger in the left-right direction and the front-back direction than the camera-integrated VTR 100. Positioning ribs 212 and 214 are formed in the center of the bottom surface of the camera housing 210, and positioning is performed on the left side. Rib 2
16 is formed, ribs 218A and 218B are formed on the front side portion, and a rib 219 for opening and closing the connector cover is formed. Incidentally, each of the positioning ribs 212, 21 described above
4, 216 have tapered surfaces 212A and 214, respectively.
A, 216A are formed.

Therefore, when the camera-integrated VTR 100 is placed in the camera housing 210 in a predetermined direction, the bent portion 157 (see FIG. 2) formed by the recess 155 on the bottom surface side of the camera-integrated VTR 100 has a positioning rib. 212,
The taper surfaces 212A, 214A of the camera integrated type VTR 100 are brought into contact with the taper surfaces 212A, 214A of 214.
It is guided in the front-back direction along 4A. As a result, the camera-integrated VTR 100 has a front surface (side grip 1
The surface on the side opposite to 50) is brought closer to the front side so as to contact the front wall surface of the camera storage section 210.

Similarly, the bent portion 159 (see FIG. 2) between the bottom surface and the top surface of the camera-integrated VTR 100 abuts on the tapered surface 216A of the positioning rib 216, so that the camera-integrated VTR 100 is formed.
TR100 is guided in the left-right direction along its tapered surface 216A. As a result, the camera-integrated VTR100
Is laterally moved so that its side surface comes into contact with the side wall surface of the camera storage section 210.

In this way, the camera-integrated VTR 10
0 is positioned and stored in the camera storage section 210 of the adapter body 202. In addition, when the above-mentioned storage
Recesses 104A, 104 formed on the front surface of R100
B is ribs 218A and 218B on the adapter body 202 side
To prevent the camera-integrated VTR 100 from floating on the front side.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a camera integrated type V
The TR100 has a female connector 1 for connecting to an external device.
05, a connector cover 106 that opens and closes the connector 105, and an open / close button 107 that opens and closes the connector cover 106 by pressing and releasing the press. The open / close button 10 is stored at the time of storage.
7 contacts the rib 219 for opening and closing the connector cover, and the open / close button is pressed by the own weight of the camera-integrated VTR 100, whereby the connector cover 106 is opened and the connector 105 is exposed.

In FIG. 4, 108A and 108B are tripod fixing screws and positioning holes. Next, the camera-integrated VTR 100 positioned and stored in the camera storage section 210 of the adapter body 202 and the adapter body 202
The electrical connection structure with the will be described.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 230 denotes the adapter body 20.
A male connector provided on the second side, and 232 is a lever knob for connecting the connector. This lever knob 232
Is moved in the direction of arrow A when the connector is connected, and the connector 230 is also moved in the same direction. As a result, the connector 230 is connected to the connector 1 on the camera-integrated VTR 100 side.
05 can be fitted.

FIG. 5A is a plan view of an essential part of the connector block 240 holding the connector 230, and FIG. 5B is a front view thereof. Further, FIGS. 7C and 7D are cross-sectional views of the main part of the connector block 240 shown in FIGS. The connector block 240 is movably guided by guide grooves 241A and 241B on the adapter body side as shown in FIG. 5B, and movably holds the connector 230 in a plane orthogonal to the moving direction. ing. That is, between the connector block 240 and the connector 230, as shown in FIG.
A gap is provided in the vertical and horizontal directions of (D), and the leaf springs 242 and 242 are arranged in this gap. In addition, in the state where the external force is not applied to the connector 230, the leaf spring 2
42 and 242 are almost inflexible, thereby holding the connector 230 at the center position of the movable range. The connector 230 is movably held by a leaf spring 242.

Now, when the lever knob 232 shown in FIG. 3 is moved in the direction of arrow A, this connector block 240 moves in the same direction A in conjunction with this (FIG. 5).
(C)). Then, the connector 230 that moves together with the connector block 240 fits with the connector 105 on the camera side. As shown in FIG. 5C, the tip of the connector 105 on the camera side is chamfered to form a tapered surface 105A.
Is formed, so that the connector 1 on the camera side is formed.
Even if there is some variation in the positional relationship between the connector 05 and the connector 230 on the adapter body side, the connector 230 that is movably held is called in and can be securely fitted.

Next, a moving mechanism for moving the connector block 240 will be described. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part of the adapter body 202 shown in FIG. 3 viewed from the arrow B direction. Further, FIG. 7 is a view of FIG. 6 viewed from the arrow A direction. In FIG. 6, 250 is a connector connecting lever, 2
52A and 252B are guide rollers fixed to the adapter body 202 side. This connector connecting lever 25
0 is a pin 244 implanted in the connector block 240
The lever knob 232 is provided with a lever operation force via a shaft 234 engaging with a groove 254 formed at one end thereof. Also,
The connector connecting lever 250 includes a guide roller 252.
Guide grooves 256A, 256 guided in A and 252B
B is formed.

6 (A) and 7 (A) show the initial state before the connector is connected. When the lever knob 232 is not operated, the connector block 240 is given a predetermined force by the biasing force of the coil spring 246. It has been put back in position. In this initial state, the connector connecting lever 250 has its guide grooves 256A and 256B engaged with the guide rollers 252A and 252B, respectively.
As a result, rotation is blocked, and movement is possible only in the forward direction.

When the lever operating force P1 is applied to the connector connecting lever 250, the connector connecting lever 25
0 advances together with the connector block 240 from the initial state to the end of the idling state (FIG. 6 (B) and FIG. 7 (B)). The end of the idle running state means a time immediately before the connector 230 contacts the connector 105 on the camera side.

The shaft 234 to which the lever operating force P1 is applied to the connector connecting lever 254 and the guide roller 2
Assuming that the distance between the line segment connecting 52A and 252B is L1 and the length of the line segment is L2, the following equation, L2 / L1> 2μ (μ: friction coefficient of guide roller portion) must be satisfied. The connector connecting lever 254 does not move.

Subsequently, when the lever operating force P2 is applied to the connector connecting lever 250 after the idle running state is finished, the connector connecting lever 250 is in the mounting completion state from the end of the idle running state (see FIG. 6C and Up to FIG. 7C, the guide roller 252B is rotated about the fulcrum. That is, the guide roller 252A keeps the connector connecting lever 25 at the end of the idle running state.
It is disengaged from the guide groove 256A of 0, and as a result, the connector connecting lever 250 becomes rotatable. Then, when the connector connecting lever 250 rotates about the guide roller 252B as a fulcrum, the connector block 2 is moved through the pin 244.
40 moves forward.

Assuming that the distance between the pin 244 and the guide roller 252B in the mounted state is L3 and the distance between the shaft 234 to which the lever operating force P2 is applied and the guide roller 252B is L4, the connector block is provided via the pin 244. Two
The force applied to 40 (that is, the fitting force applied to the connector 230) Pc is given by the following equation: Pc≈ (L4 / L3) × P2.

That is, due to the lever action of the connector connecting lever 250, the fitting force Pc of the connector 230 is set to 3 kg, but since L4 / L3≈3, the lever operating force P2 at the time of connector fitting is It can be about 1 kg. Next, the lock mechanism of the camera-integrated VTR 100 will be described. As shown in FIG. 7, a lock pin 260 is disposed on the adapter body side so as to be vertically slidable in FIG. 7, and the lock pin 260 is provided with a torsion spring 262.
Is biased toward the camera-integrated VTR 100 by the biasing force of. Further, a cam follower 262A is embedded in the lock pin 260, and the cam follower 262A is engaged with a plate cam 248 provided in the connector block 240.

In the initial state before connector connection shown in FIG. 7A, the lock pin 260 is the plate cam 248.
Has been pushed down by. When the connector block 240 moves forward from this initial state to the end of the idle running state (FIG. 7B), it is pushed up along the tapered surface of the plate cam 248 by the urging force of the torsion spring 262. And
When the camera-integrated VTR 100 is positioned at a predetermined position in the camera housing 210, the lock pin 2
60 is a hole 10 for mounting a tripod of the VTR 100 with a built-in camera.
It is inserted in 8B. After that, even if the connector block 240 moves from the end of the idling state to the mounting completed state (FIG. 7C), the lock pin 260 is not moved by the plate cam 248.

That is, the lock pin 260 completes the projection in conjunction with the movement of the connector block 240 until the end of the idle running state. Therefore, the camera-integrated VTR 100 is applied with a fitting force when the connector is connected from the end of the idling state to the attachment-completed state, but the camera-integrated VTR 100 is locked immovably by the lock pin 260.
Lifting is prevented.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7D, when the VTR 100 with a built-in camera is not correctly positioned at a predetermined position of the camera housing 210 (in the incomplete housing state), the lock pin 260 is Camera integrated VTR
It cannot fit (i.e., project) into hole 108 of 100. As a result, the connector block 240
Becomes immovable via the cam follower 262A of the lock pin 260 and the plate cam 248.

That is, in the case of the incompletely housed state, the connectors cannot be fitted because their positions are displaced, but in this case, the connector block 240 becomes immovable before the connectors come into contact with each other. Thereby, the connectors 105 and 230 can be protected. Next, AC power adapter 180
Will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the AC power adapter 180 can be housed in the adapter housing section 220, and is placed side by side in the horizontal direction with respect to the camera-integrated VTR 100.

This AC power adapter 180 is provided with a battery mounting portion 182 and an output terminal 184 for supplying a charging current to the battery on the upper portion (FIG. 8A), and a guide rail formed on the bottom surface on the adapter accommodating portion 220 side. 222
Guide grooves 186A and 186B inserted through A and 222B
Also, a lock recess 186C is formed ((B) in the figure), and an output terminal 18 connected to a power input terminal (not shown) provided on the side of the adapter housing section 220 is formed on the side surface.
8 are provided ((C) in the figure).

Then, the AC power adapter 1 having the above configuration
As shown in FIG. 3, the reference numeral 80 indicates that the AC power adapter 18 is attached to the guide rails 222A and 222B of the adapter housing portion 220.
By being inserted through the zero guide grooves 186A and 186B and sliding, the output terminals 188 are accommodated in the adapter housing portion 220 and are connected to the power input terminals provided on the adapter housing portion 220 side.

The AC power adapter 180 stored in the adapter storage unit 220 in this way is
The camera-integrated VTR 100 housed in 10 can be supplied with power, and the battery 174 mounted in the camera-integrated VTR 100 can be charged. Also, the battery mounted on the upper surface of the AC power adapter 180 can be rapidly charged.

As shown in FIG. 8C, the transformer 189 inside the AC power adapter 180 is arranged so that its core is oriented vertically. Figure 9 shows a camera-integrated V
3 is a plan view of the TR adapter 200. FIG. As shown by a broken line in the figure, the camera-integrated VTR 100 and the AC power adapter 180 are horizontally arranged side by side. Also,
Since the VTR deck section of the camera-integrated VTR 100 is arranged so as to be horizontal (that is, the drum shaft of the rotary head drum 141 of the VTR deck section is substantially vertical), the core of the magnetic head of the rotary head drum 141 is substantially the same. It turns sideways. In this way, the positions of the rotary head drum 141 and the transformer 189 of the AC power adapter 180 are horizontally separated, and the transformer 1 of the AC power adapter 180 is also separated.
Since the core of 89 and the core of the magnetic head of the rotary head drum 141 are spatially orthogonal to each other,
The influence of the leakage magnetic flux of the AC power adapter 180 hardly affects the rotary head drum 141.

9 to 11 are a plan view, a front view and a side view of the camera-integrated VTR adapter according to the present invention. This camera-integrated VTR adapter 2
00 includes the adapter body 202 and the upper lid 204 described above, and the upper lid 204 is arranged to be openable and closable with respect to the adapter body 202 by hinges 205 and 205 (see FIG. 11). The top cover 204 can also be removed.

A notch 204A is formed in the upper cover 204 as shown in FIGS. That is, the notch 204A is the cassette lid 1 of the camera-integrated VTR 100 (see FIG. 9) housed in the adapter body 202.
42 is formed so that it can be opened and closed, and the upper lid 204
With the camera closed, the cassette lid 142 of the camera-integrated VTR 100 can be opened and closed.

An operation panel 203 is provided on the front surface of the adapter body 202, and the buttons on the operation panel 203 are used to operate the connectors 230 and 105 without operating the buttons on the camera-integrated VTR 100 side. Control signal can be sent to the camera-integrated VTR 100. Further, input / output terminals (not shown) for inputting / outputting a video signal, an audio signal and the like are provided on the back surface of the adapter body 202, and these terminals are used for a television system, a VTR deck, a video printer, etc. Connected to AV equipment.

The camera-integrated VTR adapter 2
Reference numeral 00 denotes an electrical connection between the camera-integrated VTR 100 and an external device. No electric circuit is provided, but T
An electric circuit such as a V tuner may be provided.

[0051]

As described above, according to the camera-integrated VTR adapter of the present invention, the camera-integrated VTR is provided.
The external shape and operability of a stationary VTR deck can be obtained in the state of housing. Also, a camera-integrated VTR
Can be easily set at a predetermined position simply by mounting the connector, and particularly good and reliable connector connection can be performed. Furthermore, it is possible to make the structure less susceptible to the noise of the AC power adapter.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a camera-integrated VTR to which a camera-integrated VTR adapter according to the present invention is applied, as viewed from the front side.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the camera-integrated VTR as seen from the back side.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view including a main part of a camera-integrated VTR adapter according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the vicinity of the connector of the camera-integrated VTR.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a connector holding mechanism in a connector block of the camera-integrated VTR adapter.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part of the adapter body shown in FIG. 3 viewed from the direction of arrow B.

7 is a diagram of FIG. 6 viewed from the direction of arrow A. FIG.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an AC power adapter applied to the camera-integrated VTR adapter.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of the camera-integrated VTR adapter.

FIG. 10 is a front view of the camera-integrated VTR adapter.

FIG. 11 is a side view of the camera-integrated VTR adapter.

[Explanation of symbols]

 100 ... Camera integrated VTR 104A, 104B ... Recessed portion 105, 230 ... Connector 106 ... Connector cover 107 ... Opening / closing button 108B ... Tripod mounting positioning hole 110 ... Shooting lens 120 ... Optical viewfinder 140 ... VTR deck section 142 ... Cassette lid 200 ... Camera integrated VTR adapter 202 ... Adapter body 203 ... Operation panel 204 ... Top cover 204A ... Notch 210 ... Camera storage part 212, 214, 216 ... Positioning rib 218A, 218B, 219 ... Rib 220 ... Adapter storage part 232 ... Lever knob 240 ... Connector block 242 ... Leaf spring 244 ... Pin 248 ... Leaf cam 250 ... Connector connecting lever 252A, 252B ... Guide roller 256A, 256B ... Guide groove 260 ... Lock pin 262 ... Torsion bar Ne

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A camera-integrated VTR is housed so that a video cassette in the camera-integrated VTR is horizontal.
An adapter body that electrically connects the camera-integrated VTR and an external device, and an upper lid that opens and closes the upper surface of the adapter body. Even when the upper lid is closed, the cassette lid of the camera-integrated VTR can be opened and closed. A camera-integrated VTR adapter, comprising: an upper lid formed with a notch for enabling it. 2. A camera-integrated VTR having a first connector for connection with an external device is housed so that a video cassette in the camera-integrated VTR is horizontal, and the camera-integrated VTR and the external device. In a camera-integrated VTR adapter for electrically connecting to and, the camera has a second connector to be connected to the first connector, and the second connector is movable in a direction of attaching and detaching to and from the first connector. The connector block, which is rotatably disposed on a pin disposed on the connector block, and has a lever operation force applied to one end of the connector block, and the second connector that connects the first connector to the first connector. When a lever operation force is applied in the direction of mounting the connector, the connector connecting lever is prevented from rotating until just before the second connector contacts the first connector. And a means for allowing the connector connecting lever to rotate with the other end side opposite to the one end side of the connector connecting lever sandwiching the pin as a fulcrum thereafter. Integrated VTR adapter. 3. A camera-integrated VTR having a first connector for connecting to an external device, a connector cover for opening / closing the first connector, and an open / close button for opening / closing the connector cover by pressing and releasing the pressing. In a camera-integrated VTR, wherein the videocassette in the camera-integrated VTR is placed horizontally, and the camera-integrated VTR is electrically connected to an external device. A pressing member that presses the open / close button in conjunction with each other and a second connector that is connected to the first connector are provided, and the second connector is movable in a direction in which the second connector is attached to and detached from the first connector. A connector block for guiding, and means for moving the connector block so that the second connector is attached to and detached from the first connector. A camera-integrated VTR adapter according to claim. 4. A camera-integrated VTR having a first connector for connection with an external device is housed so that a video cassette in the camera-integrated VTR is horizontal, and the camera-integrated VTR and the external device. In a camera-integrated VTR adapter for electrically connecting to and, the camera has a second connector to be connected to the first connector, and the second connector is movable in a direction of attaching and detaching to and from the first connector. A connector block for guiding the second connector, means for moving the connector block so that the second connector is attached to and detached from the first connector, and projecting in conjunction with the movement of the connector block to form the camera-integrated VTR. A camera-integrated VTR adapter, characterized by comprising: a lock pin to be inserted into the formed hole. 5. The camera-integrated VT of claim 4, wherein the hole formed in the camera-integrated VTR is a tripod mounting hole.
R adapter. 6. The camera-integrated VTR adapter according to claim 4, wherein the lock pin is provided on the connector block, engages with a cam, and projects in a direction orthogonal to a moving direction of the connector block. 7. When the connector block moves in a direction in which the second connector is attached to the first connector, the lock pin is provided by the time immediately before the second connector abuts on the first connector. 7. The camera-integrated VTR adapter according to claim 6, which protrudes by a predetermined amount and then stands still. 8. The VT integrated with the lock pin and the camera
7. The camera-integrated VT according to claim 6, wherein when the lock pin is prevented from projecting due to the positional deviation from the hole formed in the R, the movement of the connector block is also blocked via the cam.
R adapter. 9. A camera-integrated VTR having a first connector for connection with an external device is housed so that a video cassette in the camera-integrated VTR is horizontal, and the camera-integrated VTR and the external device. In a camera-integrated VTR adapter for electrically connecting to and, the camera has a second connector to be connected to the first connector, and the second connector is movable in a direction of attaching and detaching to and from the first connector. And a means for moving the connector block so that the second connector attaches to and detaches from the first connector, the connector block having a play in a direction orthogonal to the moving direction. Holding the second connector and fitting the second connector to the first connector at the tip of at least one of the first connector and the second connector. Camera-integrated VTR adapter, characterized in that the formation of the tapered surface for guiding so that. 10. A camera-integrated VTR having a first connector for connecting to an external device,
In a camera-integrated VTR adapter for housing a video cassette therein so as to be horizontal and electrically connecting the camera-integrated VTR and an external device, the camera-integrated VTR is placed from substantially above. A camera housing portion and a first contact portion that contacts the first bent portion on the bottom surface of the camera-integrated VTR, and at least the first bent portion and the first contact portion. A first positioning member that moves the camera-integrated VTR forward so that the front surface of the camera-integrated VTR contacts the front wall surface of the camera housing via a tapered surface formed on one side; and the camera-integrated VTR. A second abutting portion that abuts a second bent portion on the bottom surface of the base, and a tapered surface formed on at least one of the second bent portion and the second abutting portion. The side of the camera-integrated VTR is a camera A second positioning member that laterally moves the camera-integrated VTR so as to come into contact with the side wall surface of the storage portion, and a second connector that is connected to the first connector are provided. A connector block for movably guiding the connector in a direction to be attached to and detached from the first connector; and means for moving the connector block so that the second connector is attached to and detached from the first connector. Camera integrated VTR adapter. 11. The camera-integrated VTR is formed with a concave portion on a front surface thereof, and a front wall surface of the camera housing portion abutting the front surface is formed with a convex portion that engages with the concave portion. Camera integrated VTR adapter. 12. A camera-integrated VTR adapter for housing the camera-integrated VTR so that a video cassette in the camera-integrated VTR is horizontal, and electrically connecting the camera-integrated VTR and an external device. An AC power adapter is housed in a position horizontally separated from the camera housing unit in which the camera-integrated VTR is housed, and a housing unit to which the AC power adapter is electrically connected is provided. A camera-integrated VTR adapter, which is oriented in a vertical direction when stored in the storage portion.