JPS6241303Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a camera bracket.

To make the camera easier to hold, an L-shaped camera bracket is used. This camera bracket has a tripod screw provided on the horizontal camera mounting portion, and an accessory shoe for attaching a strobe or the like to the upper end of the vertical grip portion.

For strobe photography, connect the strobe attached to the accessory shoe and the camera attached to the camera mount using a synchronization cord. In this case, plugs provided at both ends of the synchronization cord must be inserted into the synchronization sockets of the camera and strobe, which is extremely inconvenient.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned drawbacks, it is an object of the present invention to provide a camera grip that allows easy setting of a strobe light.

The camera bracket of the present invention connects the accessory shoe provided at the upper end of the grip section and the synchronization terminal provided on the camera mounting section with a synchronization cord wired inside the camera bracket, and attaches the camera to the camera mounting section. At this time, the synchronization terminal provided on the bottom surface of the camera is connected to the synchronization terminal of the camera mounting section, and the synchronization terminal on the camera side is connected to a pair of guide pins provided on the camera mounting section of the bracket. The camera bracket side synchro terminal is provided in a guide groove for insertion, the length of the guide groove is longer than the interval between the pair of guide pins, and the camera bracket side synchronization terminal is inserted into the hole and is movable within the hole. The camera is characterized in that a tripod screw is biased by a spring and is mounted so as to be movable within a long hole provided in the camera mounting portion, and a tripod screw for fitting into a tripod screw hole on the bottom surface of the camera.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, a camera bracket 1 includes a vertical grip part 2 and a horizontal camera mounting part 3. An accessory shoe 5 having a contact point 4 in the center is attached to the upper end of the grip portion 2. A release button 6 is provided slightly below the accessory shoe 5. This release button 6 is connected to a cable release 7 attached to the lower end of the grip portion 2.

The camera mounting portion 3 includes a tripod screw 11 whose threaded portion is fitted into an elongated hole 10, and a pair of guide pins 12.
and a synchro terminal 13 which is disposed between the guide pin 12 and has a lower height than the guide pin 12.

The accessory shoe and the tripod screw 11 are connected by a synchro cord 15 for grounding, and the contact point 4
and the synchro terminal 13 are connected by a synchro cord 16. If the camera bracket 1 is made of insulating plastic, there will be no short circuit problem, but if it is made of metal, the synchro terminal 13 and contacts 4 must be insulated. In this case, the synchro cord 15 for grounding can be omitted.

The camera 18 has the guide pin 12 at its bottom.
A guide groove 19 into which the camera bracket fits, a synchronization terminal 20 disposed within the guide groove 19 and in contact with the synchronization terminal 13 on the camera bracket side, and a tripod screw hole 21 are provided.

Also, on the front of the camera 18, there is a release button 2.
2, a synchro socket 23, and a cable socket 24 on the side.

As shown in FIG. 2, the bottom of the camera 18 is placed on the camera mounting portion 3 of the camera bracket 1. At this time, the camera 18 is positioned in the front-rear direction by overlapping the guide pins 12 so that they fit into the guide grooves 19. Next, the camera 18 is fixed on the camera mounting portion 3 by screwing the tripod screw 11 into the tripod screw hole 21 on the camera side.

Since the size of hands differs from person to person, camera 1
It is desirable that the distance between the grip portion 8 and the grip portion 2 is adjustable. Therefore, the length of the guide groove 19 is longer than the interval between the pair of guide pins 12, and the tripod screw 11 can move laterally along the elongated hole 10.

In order to allow the camera side synchro terminal 20 to contact the camera bracket side synchro terminal 13 even if the mounting position of the camera 18 is changed, the camera side synchro terminal 20 is attached to the guide groove 19.
It extends horizontally along the

After mounting the camera 18, screw the tip of the cable release 7 into the cable socket 24. When the release button 6 on the camera bracket side is pressed, a mechanical signal is transmitted to the camera side via the cable release 7, and the shutter is released.

When performing strobe photography, the legs 27 of the strobe 26 are inserted into the accessory shoe 5. Two contacts are provided on the lower surface of the leg 27, one of which contacts the accessory shoe 5, and the other contacts the contact 4. This accessory show 5 is electrically connected to the camera 18 via a synchro cord 15 and a tripod screw 11. On the other hand, the contact 4 is connected to the synchro terminal 20 on the camera side via the synchro cord 16 and the synchro terminal 13.
connected to.

When you press the release button 6 to activate the shutter, the X contact on the camera side turns on, trigger current flows through the synchro cords 15 and 16, and the strobe 2
6 emits light.

Since the synchro terminal 13 is used as a positive terminal, if the strobe 26 is turned on while touching it with a finger, an electric shock will occur. Therefore, it is better to have a structure that is difficult for fingers to touch, as shown in FIG.

In FIG. 3, the tip of the synchro terminal 13' is surrounded by an annular projection 29. A hole 30 is formed in this annular projection 29, and this hole 3
A synchro terminal 13' is movably housed in the 0.

A flange 31 is provided on the synchro terminal 13', and this flange 31 is accommodated in a hole 32 that is wider than the hole 30. A spring 33 is disposed within this hole 32 and pushes up the flange 31 to press the synchro terminal 13' into contact with the camera side synchro terminal 20.

The present invention having the above configuration is provided with a synchronization terminal on the camera mounting part, and connects this synchronization terminal and the accessory shoe 5 with a synchronization cord wired inside the camera bracket 1, so that when the camera is attached, the camera is attached to the bottom of the camera. Since the synchro terminal provided on the camera bracket contacts the synchro terminal on the camera bracket side, the strobe and camera can be electrically connected just by attaching the strobe. Therefore, it is easy to set up the strobe, and there is no need to carry a synchronization cord, which is convenient.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the camera bracket and camera of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the camera bracket to which a strobe and camera are attached, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the main parts. 1...Camera bracket, 2...Grip part,
3...Camera mounting part, 4...Contact, 5...Accessory shoe, 10...Elongated hole, 11...Tripod screw, 12...Guide pin, 13...Synchro terminal, 15, 16...Synchro cord , 18...Camera, 19...Guide groove, 20...Synchro terminal, 21...Tripod screw hole, 26...Strobe, 1
3'...Synchro terminal.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Connect the accessory shoe provided at the upper end of the grip section and the synchronization terminal provided on the camera mounting section with the synchronization cord wired inside the camera bracket, and when the camera is attached to the camera mounting section, connect the synchronization terminal provided on the bottom surface of the camera. In the camera bracket, the synchronization terminal on the camera side is connected to the synchronization terminal of the camera mounting part, and the synchronization terminal on the camera side has a guide for inserting a pair of guide pins provided in the camera mounting part of the bracket. The terminal is provided in a groove, the length of the guide groove is longer than the distance between the pair of guide pins, the camera bracket side synchronization terminal is inserted into the hole, and is attached with a spring so that it can move within the hole. Forced,
A camera bracket, characterized in that a tripod screw for fitting into a tripod screw hole on the bottom surface of the camera is mounted so as to be movable within an elongated hole provided in the camera mounting portion.