JPH0336990Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an accessory shoe that is attached to the main body of a television camera, still camera, etc., and fixes accessories such as a microphone, light, and viewfinder.

When conventional accessory shoes are attached to the main body of the device, the mounting position, angle, and direction of the accessory are uniquely determined, so even if you want to move the accessory to a suitable position, angle, or direction, it is It was inconvenient that I couldn't do it.

An object of the present invention is to provide an accessory shoe that can eliminate the above-mentioned inconveniences.

That is, the present invention has a first substrate and a second substrate rotatably pivoted to one side of the first substrate so as to be able to stand still at an appropriate angle.
This is an accessory shoe in which each board is formed with a shoe for attaching accessories and a mounting portion for fixing to the main body of the device.

The present invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.

In FIG. 1a, the accessory shoe according to the present invention, designated by reference numeral 1, has two boards 2 and 3.
The second board 3 is rotatably mounted on one side of the first board 2 by a screw shaft 4 so as to be able to stand still at an appropriate angle. The state will be as shown in Figure 1b. If necessary, a stopper (not shown) may be provided on either of the substrates 2 and 3 to limit the rotation angle. Shoes 5, 5 for attaching accessories to the upper and lower surfaces of each board 2, 3, and mounting portions 6, 6 for fixing to the main body A of the device are formed. The illustrated mounting parts 6, 6 are shown as legs having a shape that matches the shoe B attached to the device body A, but they are of a type that is directly attached to the device body A with screws, etc.
If the mounting parts 6, 6 do not have screw holes, the mounting parts 6, 6 may be provided with screw insertion holes instead of the legs described above. Although the shoes 5, 5 are shown as having the same shape, they may have different sizes. Further, although one shoe 5, 5 is provided on each board 2, 3, several shoes may be provided.

In the case of the first board 2 shown in FIG. 1a, the hinge 7 divides the board into a right board part and a left board part, and as can be seen from the plan view shown in FIG. 1d, the left board part In contrast, the board on the right side is oriented diagonally forward. By providing the hinge 7, in addition to the straight unfolded state shown in FIG. 1a, the state bent at an almost right angle as shown in FIG. It can be folded into a folded state, which is convenient because depending on the form of the accessory, equipment can be stored even with the accessory attached.

The effects associated with the configuration of the present invention will be explained next.Since mounting portions 6, 6 are formed on each board 2, 3 to enable fixation to the device main body A, respectively, as shown in FIG. 1a. As shown in FIG. 2, the accessory shoe 1 can be freely extended to the right side of the main body A of the device, or to the left side as shown in FIG. In the example of FIG. 2, an electronic viewfinder 11 is connected to a color television camera body, which is the device body A, by a connecting cable 8, and has an eye cap 9 and a hinge 10 for rotating the eye cap. It is attached to the left side of the device main body A using the shoe 5 of the board 2, but if you want to attach it to the right side, you can just change the installation as shown in Figure 1 a, and the installation change is very easy. Can be done. Therefore, by installing the electronic viewfinder 11 on the side suitable for the user's eye, both right- and left-eye users can take pictures without feeling fatigued or having trouble seeing. In addition, as shown in Figure 2, the device body A
with accessory show 1 attached to the
As shown in Figure b, if the second board 3 is rotated approximately 90 degrees around the screw shaft 4, the eye cap 9 of the electronic viewfinder 11 can be seen from below while the device main body A is fixed. You can easily take pictures in the same position, and if you rotate it approximately 90 degrees in the opposite direction,
You can also look down from above, making it easy to take pictures from a low position. The illustrated imaging device has a lens system 12 and a microphone 13 attached to the front of the main body, and a button 15 for controlling start/stop of the recording device, a button 15 for controlling start/stop of the recording device, and a grip 14 on the side of the lens system 12. Camera output terminal 1 for connecting camera cable 16 to connect the camera
7, and a gripping band 18 is attached to the lower side of the grip 14. When in use, put your right fingers (except the thumb) under the band 18 and attach it to the grip 1.
4 and operate the button 15 with your thumb so that the camera cable 16 comes out from between your thumb and index finger.

Accessories such as electronic viewfinders are very convenient to use if their mounting angles can be changed as appropriate. In this regard, in this invention, since the second substrate 3 is pivotally mounted on one side of the first substrate 2 so that it can be stopped at an appropriate angle, it can be tilted slightly, as shown in Fig. 1b. It is very convenient because it can be tilted almost at right angles or even rotated 180 degrees so that the shoe 5 faces downward, making it easy to take pictures from high or low positions. In addition, since a shoe and a mounting part are provided on each of the first and second boards, accessories can be mounted on either the left or right side of the device body, allowing the user to install the accessories in a location that is convenient for them. can. Therefore, the present invention is extremely superior in that it has a simple structure and greatly improves the operability of the accessory.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1a is a perspective view showing the attached state of the accessory shoe according to the present invention, Fig. 1b is a perspective view showing the state in which a part of the accessory shoe is rotated almost at right angles, and Fig. 1c is the same. FIG. 1d is a plan view of the accessory shoe shown in FIG. 1a, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the accessory shoe attached to a small television camera. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Accessory shoe, 2... First board, 3... Second board, 4... Screw shaft, 5... Shoe, 6... Mounting part, 7... Hinge.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A first board with one end bent at an angle of approximately 90° and a second board with one end bent at an angle of 90° are butted together at the bent surfaces, and the butted surfaces are The first board and the second board each include a shoe for attaching an accessory and a device. An accessory shoe characterized by being formed with a mounting portion that can be fixed to the main body.