JP2016018031A - Imaging device - Google Patents

Abstract

A durable imaging device is provided. An imaging apparatus includes a housing of the imaging apparatus, a rotating member that is rotatably supported with respect to the housing, and a stand member that is rotatably supported with respect to the housing. Is pivotable to a retracted position that is pivoted relative to the housing and stored parallel to the back side on the back side of the housing, and the stand member pivots relative to the housing. It can be rotated to the stand storage position stored in the housing in a state parallel to the back side on the back side, and the rotation range of the rotation member and the rotation range of the stand member partially overlap, The member has a distal end member that extends from a base end side that is rotatably supported toward the other end side and has flexibility on the other end side that can come into contact with the rotation member. [Selection] Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to an imaging apparatus.

  2. Description of the Related Art There is known an imaging apparatus provided with a stand mechanism so that an inclination angle of the imaging apparatus can be appropriately set when the imaging apparatus is used on a desk or the like. For example, there is known an imaging apparatus configured to store a stand member in the main body of the imaging apparatus when the stand is not used, and to rotate and remove the stand member from the main body of the imaging apparatus when the stand is used ( Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-50767

  However, in the imaging device described in the above-mentioned patent document, when the liquid crystal display unit is provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the main body of the imaging device, the stand member taken out from the main body of the imaging device interferes with the rotating liquid crystal display unit. As a result, the liquid crystal display unit may be damaged.

  An image pickup apparatus according to the present invention includes a housing of the image pickup apparatus, a rotation member that is rotatably supported with respect to the housing, and a stand member that is rotatably supported with respect to the housing. The stand member is pivotable with respect to the housing and can be pivoted to a retracted position stored parallel to the rear side on the rear side of the housing. It can be rotated to a stand storage position stored in the housing in a state parallel to the back side, and the rotation range of the rotation member and the rotation range of the stand member partially overlap, and the stand member Has a distal end member that extends from the base end side that is rotatably supported toward the other end side and has flexibility on the other end side that can come into contact with the rotation member.

  According to the present invention, a durable imaging device can be provided.

It is the perspective view which looked at the imaging device from diagonally forward. It is the perspective view which looked at the imaging device from back diagonally. It is the figure which looked at the imaging device from the upper part. It is the perspective view which looked at the imaging device from back diagonally in the state where the movable monitor part was rotated from the storing position. It is the perspective view which looked at the imaging device from back diagonally in the state where the movable monitor part was rotated from the storing position. It is the figure seen from the upper part of an arm part which shows the relationship between the arm part of a stand, and a stand accommodation groove | channel. It is the figure seen from the upper part of an arm part which shows the relationship between the arm part of a stand, and a stand accommodation groove | channel. It is a perspective view which shows the state made to incline so that an imaging device may be imaged diagonally upward in a vertical position using a stand. (A) is the figure which looked at the imaging device of the same attitude | position as FIG. 8 from the upper direction of the imaging device, (b) is an enlarged view of the B section of (a). It is the figure which looked at the imaging device made to incline so that it might image diagonally upward in a horizontal position using a stand from the right side. It is a figure explaining the relationship between L1, L2, and L3. It is a perspective view of a stand. It is AA arrow sectional drawing of FIG. It is a figure explaining the function of a tip member. It is a figure explaining the function of a tip member. It is a figure explaining a state when a tip member contacts the surface of a display monitor. It is a figure which shows a modification. It is a figure which shows a modification.

  With reference to FIGS. 1-16, one Embodiment of the imaging device by this invention is described. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the imaging apparatus according to the present embodiment as viewed from diagonally forward, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the imaging apparatus as viewed from diagonally rear, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the imaging apparatus from above. FIG. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the imaging apparatus 1 includes an imaging apparatus body 10 including a housing 10 a, a lens barrel 2, a movable monitor unit 20, a stand 30, and a shutter button 3. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the imaging device 1 includes an imaging element 4, a control unit 5, and a battery 6. For convenience of explanation, as shown in each drawing, the front-rear direction, the up-down direction, and the left-right direction of the imaging apparatus 1 are defined. Note that the left-right direction of the imaging device 1 matches the left-right direction when viewed from the rear of the imaging device 1.

  In the present embodiment, the lens barrel 2 is a collapsible lens barrel. When the power is turned off, the lens barrel 2 is contracted as shown in FIG. 1 and stored in the imaging apparatus main body 10, and when the power is turned on, FIG. As shown in FIG. The imaging apparatus main body 10 is provided with a lens barrel storage unit 11 that stores the contracted lens barrel 2 and a lens barrel drive unit 12 that expands and contracts the lens barrel 2. The image pickup device 4 is integrated as an image pickup device unit 4U together with a substrate (not shown) on which the image pickup device 4 is mounted, an infrared cut glass (not shown), and the like, and is provided behind the lens barrel storage unit 11.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 5 and the battery 6 are disposed on the right side of the lens barrel storage unit 11. The control unit 5 includes a CPU, a RAM, and the like, and controls each unit of the imaging device 1 such as the imaging device 4, the lens barrel driving unit 12, and a display monitor 23 described later.

  The imaging element 4 captures a subject image formed by the photographing lens of the lens barrel 2 under the control of the control unit 5. An image of a subject obtained by imaging with the imaging device 4 is recorded in a captured image recording unit (not shown) or the like and is displayed on the display monitor 23 of the movable monitor unit 20 as a through image.

  4 and 5 are perspective views of the imaging device 1 as viewed obliquely from the rear in a state where the movable monitor unit 20 is rotated to a posture different from that in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the movable monitor unit 20 is a rotating member that is rotatably supported with respect to the housing 10a. That is, the movable monitor unit 20 is a display unit that can be rotated around the axis AX1 and the axis AX2 with respect to the imaging device body 10, and is a display that is an intermediate support member 21, a monitor frame 22, and a display device. And a monitor 23. The intermediate support member 21 is a member that is pivotally supported by the housing 10a about an axis AX1 that extends in the vertical direction at the left rear portion of the imaging apparatus main body 10. The intermediate support member 21 supports the monitor frame 22 so as to be rotatable about an axis AX2 orthogonal to the axis AX1.

  The monitor frame 22 is a member including the display monitor 23 and is pivotally supported by the intermediate support member 21 so as to be rotatable about the axis AX2 as described above. The display monitor 23 is a display unit that displays the above-described through image, an image obtained by reproducing the image data recorded in the captured image recording unit, a setting menu of the imaging device 1, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the position of the movable monitor unit 20 when the movable monitor unit 20 is stored on the back surface of the housing 10 a of the imaging apparatus main body 10 is referred to as a storage position. In the retracted position, the movable monitor unit 20 is stored so as to be parallel to the back surface of the housing 10a on the back surface side of the housing 10a. In the retracted position, the right end surface of the movable monitor unit 20 is the end surface farthest from the axis AX1, which is the rotation base end of the movable monitor unit 20. This end face is referred to as a tip portion 20a.

  The stand 30 is, for example, for fixing the imaging device main body 10 placed on a desk at an arbitrary inclination angle, and is rotated around the housing 10a around an axis AX3 extending in the vertical direction at the right rear portion of the housing 10a. It is supported movably. The stand 30 includes an arm portion 31 that is pivotally supported by an axis AX3. The arm part 31 is a member which exhibits a substantially U shape, for example. A portion corresponding to the U-shaped upper end of the arm portion 31 is referred to as a base end 32, and a portion corresponding to the U-shaped bottom portion is referred to as a distal end 33. That is, the arm portion 31 is pivotally supported on the proximal end 32 side, and the distal end 33 side rotates around the axis AX3. A tip member 40 is attached to the tip 33 of the arm portion 31.

  That is, the stand 30 extends from the proximal end side to the other end side, that is, from the proximal end 32 toward the distal end 33, and is provided with two arm portions 31a provided apart from each other on the same rotation axis AX3. Have The stand 30 has a tip 33 that is a connecting portion that connects the other end sides of the two arm portions 31a. A tip member 40 is provided at the tip 33 of the stand 30.

  The tip member 40 is a resin member, for example, and is attached to the tip 33 of the arm portion 31. The tip member 40 will be described in detail later.

  On the back surface 14 of the housing 10a, a stand storage groove 13 for storing the stand 30 is formed. The stand storage groove 13 is a groove portion that is recessed one step further forward than the back surface 14 of the housing 10a. When the stand 30 is rotated about the axis AX3 so as to be substantially parallel to the back surface 14, the stand 30 is housed in the stand housing groove 13 as shown in FIG. The position of the stand 30 stored in the stand storage groove 13 is referred to as a stand storage position. As described above, when the stand 30 is rotated to the stand storage position, the stand 30 is stored in the housing 10a in a state parallel to the back surface of the housing 10a.

  FIGS. 6 and 7 are views of the relationship between the arm portion 31 of the stand 30 and the stand storage groove 13 as viewed from above the arm portion 31. 6 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the stand 30 is rotated to the stand storage position, and FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the stand 30 is raised from the stand storage position. As shown in FIG. 6, in this embodiment, when the stand 30 is rotated to the stand storage position, the rear surface 40 of the housing 10a including the rear surface 40a of the tip member 40 shown in FIG. Also moves forward and does not protrude rearward from the back surface 14. Thereby, the stand 30 stored in the stand storage position does not interfere with the movable monitor unit 20 stored in the storage position. In addition, by providing the shaft AX3 in front of the back surface 14 of the housing 10a, the stand 30 rotated to the stand storage position can be configured not to protrude rearward from the back surface 14.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, when the movable monitor unit 20 is rotated to the storage position, it covers substantially the entire stand 30 that is rotated to the stand storage position.

  FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state in which the imaging apparatus 1 is tilted and self-supported so as to capture an image obliquely upward in the vertical position using the stand 30, and FIG. 9A shows the same posture as FIG. 8. It is the figure which looked at the imaging device 1 from the upper direction of the imaging device 1, and FIG.9 (b) is an enlarged view of the B section of Fig.9 (a). As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, in the present embodiment, the stand 30 raised from the stand storage position causes the vertical position, that is, the right side of the imaging apparatus main body 10 to face downward so that the imaging range is vertically long. Thus, the imaging device 1 is self-supporting in a state where it is tilted so as to capture an image of an obliquely upward direction. The stand 30 is configured to stop at a plurality of angular positions with respect to the imaging apparatus main body 10 by a moderation mechanism (not shown). The inclination angle at the vertical position of the imaging device 1 can be changed in accordance with the raising angle of the stand 30.

  By rotating the axis AX1 and the axis AX2 as the center and changing the posture of the movable monitor unit 20 so that the display monitor 23 faces the front of the imaging device 1 as shown in FIG. While looking at the through image displayed on the display monitor 23, so-called self-portrait can be performed. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, when the user enters the imaging range of the imaging device 1 that is self-supporting with the stand 30 with the display monitor 23 facing the front of the imaging device 1, the user can You can take a selfie while watching.

  FIG. 10 is a view of the imaging device 1 that is tilted and independently used to image a diagonally upward position in the horizontal position using the stand 30 as viewed from the right side. As shown in FIG. 10, in the present embodiment, with the stand 30 raised from the stand storage position, the horizontal position, i.e., with the lower part of the imaging device body 10 facing downward so that the imaging range is horizontally long, The image pickup apparatus 1 is self-supporting in a state where it is tilted so as to pick up an image from above. Even in the horizontal position, the tilt angle of the imaging device 1 can be changed according to the angle of the stand 30.

  In the imaging apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the movable monitor unit 20 stored in the storage position is located behind the stand 30 stored in the stand storage position. As shown in FIG. 11, the length from the axis AX1 that is the rotation base end of the movable monitor unit 20 to the tip end portion 20a is L1, and the axis AX3 that is the rotation base end of the stand 30 to the tip of the stand 30 And the distance between the axis AX1 and the axis AX3 is L3.

  In the present embodiment, L3 <L1 + L2, and the rotation range of the movable monitor unit 20 and the rotation range of the stand 30 partially overlap. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 11, when the movable monitor unit 20 is stored in the storage position with the stand 30 raised from the storage position, the tip member 40 at the tip of the stand 30 and the movable monitor unit 20 contact each other. Touch. When the arm portion 31 of the stand 30 is made of metal and the tip member 40, which is a resin member, for example, is not attached to the tip 33, the display monitor 23 and the tip 33 of the arm portion 31 come into contact with each other. The monitor 23 may be damaged.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the tip member 40 is provided at the tip 33 of the arm portion 31 so that the display monitor 23 and the tip 33 of the arm portion 31 are in contact with each other via the tip member 40. 23 is prevented from being damaged. That is, as described above, since the tip member 40 is, for example, a resin member, the tip member 40 has flexibility and elasticity. Even if the tip member 40 contacts the display monitor 23, the tip member 40 is deformed or the like. The impact at the time of contact with the surface of the monitor 23 is absorbed.

  12 is a perspective view of the stand 30, and FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. For convenience of explanation, the front-rear direction and the left-right direction shown in FIG. 13 are the same as the front-rear direction and the left-right direction of the imaging device 1 in a state where the stand 30 is stored in the stand storage position. As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the distal end 33 of the arm portion 31 has a stepped shape with a step in the front-rear direction, that is, the thickness direction, and the front portion is longer than the rear portion on the left side, that is, the distal end. Extends to the side. A portion of the tip 33 of the arm portion 31 that extends to the left longer than the rear portion is referred to as a thin portion 34.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 13, the thin portion 34 is provided with, for example, two stepped holes 35. The stepped hole 35 is provided with a hole 35a on the front side and a hole 35b concentric with the hole 35a and having a smaller diameter than the hole 35a on the rear side. An engagement protrusion 44 (described later) of the tip member 40 is engaged with the stepped hole 35.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the tip member 40 includes a tip 41, a contact portion 43, and an engagement protrusion 44. The tip 41 is a rounded left end of the tip member 40, has a curved shape that protrudes outward, and has a curvature at a front portion 41a that is the front side of the left end and a rear portion 41b that is the back side of the left end. The radii are different. Assuming that the curvature radius of the front portion 41a is r1 and the curvature radius of the rear portion 41b is r2, r1 <r2, and the curvature radius r2 of the rear portion 41b is larger than the curvature radius r1 of the front portion 41a.

  That is, when the arm portion 31 has a surface facing the housing 10a at the stand storage position as one surface and the other surface that is the surface opposite to the one surface, the tip member 40 has one surface to the other surface. It has the front-end | tip 41 which is an end surface formed rounded over the surface. And in the front-end | tip 41, r2 which is a curvature radius of the other surface side is larger than r1 which is a curvature radius of the one surface side.

  The contact portion 43 is a portion that contacts the left end surface 34 a of the thin portion 34 of the arm portion 31. The engagement protrusion 44 is a protrusion that engages with the two stepped holes 35 of the thin portion 34 of the arm portion 31, and has a protrusion tip portion 44 a and a protrusion base portion 44 b. The tip end portion 44 a of the engagement projection 44 is fitted into the hole 35 a of the stepped hole 35, and the projection base portion 44 b is fitted to the hole 35 b of the stepped hole 35. Attached to 33 and fixed.

  The rear surface 40a of the tip member 40 slightly protrudes rearward from the rear surface of the tip 33 of the arm portion 31 by t shown in FIG. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9A, when the stand 30 is used with the imaging device 1 in the vertical position, the rear surface 40a of the tip member 40 comes into contact with the placement surface on which the imaging device 1 is placed, and FIG. As shown in b), the rear surface of the tip 33 of the arm portion 31 is slightly lifted from the mounting surface. Accordingly, when the stand 30 is used with the image pickup apparatus 1 in the vertical position, when the image pickup apparatus 1 is placed on a flat placement surface, a part of the right end face of the image pickup apparatus 1 and the tip member 40 that is the tip of the stand 30 are used. The rear surface 40a contacts the mounting surface. Thereby, even if the center of gravity of the imaging device 1 moves backward by tilting the imaging device 1 so as to capture an image of the upper side, the imaging device 1 can be stably supported.

  As shown in FIG. 9A, when the stand 30 is used with the imaging device 1 in the vertical position, the rear surface 40a of the tip member 40 receives a reaction force F1 from the placement surface as shown in FIG. Due to the reaction force F1, a bending moment M1 that acts to bend the tip member 40 forward acts on the tip member 40 as shown in FIG. If the tip member 40 is easily bent forward by the bending moment M1, the substantial length of the stand 30 is shortened, and the image pickup apparatus 1 cannot be stably supported.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the abutting portion 43 abuts on the left end surface 34a of the thin portion 34 of the arm portion 31, so that the tip member 40 is not easily bent forward by the bending moment M1. . Thereby, even if it uses the material which has flexibility for the tip member 40, the substantial length of the stand 30 does not become short, and the imaging device 1 can be stabilized independently.

  For example, when the tip member 40 and the display monitor 23 of the movable monitor unit 20 come into contact with each other in a state where the stand 30 is further raised than the state shown in FIG. 11, as shown in FIG. Receives force F2 from the left front. As shown in FIG. 15, the force F2 causes a bending moment M2 to bend the tip member 40 rearward as shown in FIG. 15, and therefore the tip member 40 is indicated by a broken line in FIG. Next, it bends so as to bend toward the rear. Thereby, since the impact at the time of contact | abutting with the display monitor 23 is absorbed, the damage of the display monitor 23 can be prevented and the durable imaging device 1 can be provided.

  The tip member 40 and the display monitor 23 of the movable monitor unit 20 are in contact with each other in the state shown in FIG. 11 or in a state where the rotation position of the stand 30 is closer to the stand storage position than in the state shown in FIG. This case will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 16, for easy understanding, the display monitor of the tip member 40 and the movable monitor unit 20 in a state where the rotation position of the stand 30 is closer to the stand storage position than the state shown in FIG. 11. 23 shows a case in which it comes into contact.

  As shown in FIG. 16, when the rotation position of the stand 30 is closer to the stand storage position than the predetermined angular position, the tip member 40 contacts the surface of the display monitor 23 at the rear portion 41b. In this case, when the movable monitor unit 20 is rotated as indicated by an arrow a in FIG. 16, the rear portion 41b of the tip member 40 slides on the surface of the display monitor 23 as indicated by an arrow b, as indicated by an arrow c. Thus, the stand 30 rotates toward the stand storage position. That is, if the angle of the stand 30 is shallow, when the movable monitor unit 20 is rotated forward, the tip member 40 in contact with the movable monitor unit 20 slides as shown by the arrow b, and the stand 30 30 is closed. In this manner, the stand 30 rotates toward the stand storage position, so that the stand 30 escapes toward the front of the image pickup apparatus 1, so that the display monitor 23 can be prevented from being damaged, and the durable image pickup apparatus 1 is provided. Can be provided.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13, the curvature radius r2 of the rear portion 41b of the tip member 40 is larger than the curvature radius r1 of the front portion 41a. Therefore, as compared with the case where the magnitude relationship between the curvature radii r1 and r2 is reversed from that of the present embodiment, the rear portion 41b of the tip member 40 can easily slide on the surface of the display monitor 23 as indicated by the arrow b. The display monitor 23 can be more effectively prevented from being damaged.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the stand 30 and the stand storage groove 13 are regions in which the lens barrel storage unit 11, the barrel drive unit 12, and the imaging element unit 4 </ b> U are provided when the housing 10 a is viewed from the back. It is provided in a region where it does not interfere with. That is, the lens barrel storage unit 11, the lens barrel drive unit 12, and the imaging element unit 4U are built in a position offset to the left of the housing 10a, and the stand storage groove 13 is offset to the left of the housing 10a. It is carved in.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the stand 30 and the stand storage groove 13 do not interfere with the lens barrel storage unit 11, the lens barrel drive unit 12, and the image sensor unit 4 U behind the lens barrel storage unit 11. The lens barrel storage unit 11, the lens barrel drive unit 12, and the imaging element unit 4U are provided on the right side. Accordingly, even if the stand 30 is provided and the stand 30 can be housed in the back surface 14 of the housing 10a, it is possible to suppress an increase in the thickness of the housing 10a in the front-rear direction.

The imaging device according to the present embodiment has the following operational effects.
(1) The movable monitor unit 20 is configured to be rotatable to a storage position in which the movable monitor unit 20 is rotated with respect to the housing 10a and stored parallel to the back surface 14 on the back surface 14 side of the housing 10a. The stand 30 is configured to be rotatable relative to the housing 10a so that the stand 30 can be rotated to a stand storage position in which the stand 10 is stored in the housing 10a in a state parallel to the back surface 14 on the back surface 14 side. Although the rotation range of the movable monitor unit 20 and the rotation range of the stand 30 partially overlap, the tip member 40 having flexibility is provided at the tip 33 of the stand 30. Thereby, even if the tip member 40 comes into contact with the display monitor 23, the tip member 40 is deformed or the like so that the impact at the time of contact with the display monitor 23 is absorbed. A durable imaging device 1 can be provided.

(2) The movable monitor unit 20 rotated to the storage position is configured to cover substantially the entire stand 30 rotated to the stand storage position. Thereby, when the stand 30 is not used, the movable monitor unit 20 rotated to the storage position covers almost the entire stand 30, so that the appearance is good.

(3) When the housing 10a is viewed from the back, the stand 30 and the stand storage groove 13 are provided in a region that does not interfere with the region where the lens barrel storage unit 11, the lens barrel drive unit 12, and the image sensor unit 4U are provided. Configured. Accordingly, even if the stand 30 is provided and the stand 30 can be housed in the back surface 14 of the housing 10a, it is possible to suppress an increase in the thickness of the housing 10a in the front-rear direction. Therefore, it is possible to contribute to the downsizing of the imaging device 1.

(4) The stand 30 is configured to have two arm portions 31a extending from the base end 32 toward the tip end 33 and spaced apart on the same rotation axis AX3. The stand 30 is configured to have a tip 33 that is a connecting portion that connects the other end sides of the two arm portions 31a. The tip member 40 is provided at the tip 33 of the stand 30. As a result, the imaging device 1 placed in the vertical position can stably stand by the two arm portions 31a and the tip 33, which is highly convenient during imaging. In addition, since blurring or the like hardly occurs in an image obtained by imaging, the image quality of the image obtained by imaging can be improved.

(5) The tip member 40 is configured to have a tip 41 that is a rounded end surface from one surface to the other surface described above. The tip 41 is configured such that r2 which is the radius of curvature on the other surface side is larger than r1 which is the radius of curvature on the one surface side. As a result, even when the tip member 40 abuts against the surface of the display monitor 23, as shown by the arrow b, the magnitude relationship between the curvature radii r1 and r2 is reversed from that of the present embodiment. Since the rear portion 41b of the member 40 is easy to slide on the surface of the display monitor 23, the display monitor 23 can be more effectively prevented from being damaged.

(6) The stand 30 is configured to be rotatably supported with respect to the housing 10a by an axis AX3 provided between the front surface and the back surface 14 of the housing 30a. In other words, the shaft AX3 is provided in front of the back surface 14 of the housing 10a so that the stand 30 rotated to the stand storage position does not protrude rearward from the back surface 14. Thereby, it can suppress that the thickness of the imaging device 1 becomes thick, and it can contribute to size reduction of the imaging device 1.

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(1) In the above description, for example, resin is used as the material of the tip member 40, but the present invention is not limited to this. The material of the tip member 40 may be, for example, an elastomer such as rubber or urethane as long as it is flexible, has low hardness, and can prevent the display monitor 23 from being damaged even if it contacts the surface of the display monitor 23. .

(2) In the above description, the sectional shape of the tip member 40 has been described with reference to FIG. 13, but the present invention is not limited to this. The cross-sectional shape of the tip member 40 shown in FIG. 13 is an example. For example, as shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the contact portion 43 is provided so that the tip member 40 </ b> A is not easily bent forward by a reaction force F <b> 1 (see FIG. 14) received from the mounting surface when the stand 30 is used. If so, there may be a portion 40b on the left side of the contact portion 43 where the tip member 40A is thin. 18 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG.

  Also, for example, as shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, a groove 45 is provided in the rear surface 40 a of the tip member 40, and from the diagonally left front received when the tip member 40 A and the display monitor 23 of the movable monitor unit 20 come into contact with each other. The tip member 40A may be easily bent backward by the force F2 (see FIG. 15).

(3) In the above description, the movable monitor unit 20 rotated to the storage position is configured to cover substantially the entire stand 30 rotated to the stand storage position, but the present invention is limited to this. Not. For example, the extending length of the movable monitor unit 20 in the right direction is shorter than that of the above-described embodiment, and the movable monitor unit 20 rotated to the storage position is rotated to the stand storage position. You may comprise so that a part of stand 30 may be covered.

(4) In the above description, when the housing 10a is viewed from the back, the stand 30 and the stand are stored in a region that does not interfere with the region where the lens barrel storage unit 11, the lens barrel drive unit 12, and the image sensor unit 4U are provided. Although the groove 13 is provided, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the stand 30 and the stand storage groove 13 may be provided at least in a region that does not overlap with a region in which the image sensor unit 4U that is to be disposed most rearward in the front-rear direction. In this case, it is only necessary that the stand 30 and the stand storage groove 13 are provided in a region that does not interfere with the region in which the lens barrel storage unit 11 and the lens barrel drive unit 12 are provided when the housing 10a is viewed from above.

(5) In the above description, the movable monitor unit 20 is provided with the display monitor 23. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other configurations such as an antenna for wireless communication and a GPS antenna, for example. Elements may be provided.

(6) In the above description, the arm portion 31 has the two arm portions 31a, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the stand 30 may have various shapes. For example, the stand 30 may be configured to have a substantially T shape in which the arm portion 31 has one arm portion and the tip 33 is provided on the tip side of the arm portion. That is, the stand 30 may be configured such that a portion corresponding to the upper end of the T-shape corresponds to the tip 33.
(7) The above-described embodiments and modifications may be combined.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the housing of the imaging apparatus, the rotating member that is rotatably supported with respect to the housing, and the pivotally supported with respect to the housing. The rotating member is rotatable with respect to the housing and rotated to a storage position in which the rotating member is stored on the back side of the housing so as to be parallel to the back surface. , And can be rotated to the stand storage position stored in the housing in a state parallel to the rear surface on the back side of the housing, and the rotation range of the rotation member and the rotation of the stand member. The movement range overlaps in part, and the stand member extends from the proximal end side that is rotatably supported toward the other end side, and has flexibility on the other end side that can contact the rotation member. Imaging device with various structures having a tip member It is intended to include.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Image pick-up device, 4 Image pick-up element, 4U Image pick-up element unit 4U, 10 Image pick-up device main body, 10a housing, 13 Stand accommodation groove, 20 Movable monitor part, 23 Display monitor, 30 Stand, 40, 40A Tip member, 41 Tip

Claims (8)

An imaging device housing;
A rotating member supported rotatably with respect to the housing;
A stand member rotatably supported with respect to the housing;
The pivot member is pivotable to a storage position in which the pivot member is pivoted with respect to the housing and stored on the back side of the housing so as to be parallel to the back surface.
The stand member is rotatable with respect to the housing and rotated to a stand storage position stored in the housing in a state parallel to the back side on the back side of the housing,
The rotation range of the rotation member and the rotation range of the stand member partially overlap,
The stand device extends from a base end side that is rotatably supported toward the other end side, and has a flexible distal end member that can come into contact with the rotation member. The imaging device according to claim 1,
An imaging device that covers at least a part of the stand member that is turned to the stand storage position when the turning member is turned to the storage position. In the imaging device according to claim 1 or 2,
The rotating member is a display unit including a display device,
When the display unit is rotated to the storage position, the display unit covers substantially the entire back surface of the stand member that is rotated to the stand storage position. In the imaging device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The housing is an image pickup apparatus including a stand storage groove on a back surface for storing the stand member at the stand storage position. The imaging apparatus according to claim 4,
An image sensor unit provided in the housing and having an image sensor;
The stand storage groove is provided in an area that does not interfere with an area in which the imaging element unit is provided when the housing is viewed from the back. The imaging apparatus according to claim 4,
The image pickup apparatus, wherein the stand member is rotatably supported with respect to the housing by a rotation shaft provided in front of the rear surface of the housing. In the imaging device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The stand member includes two arm portions extending from the base end side toward the other end side and spaced apart on the same rotation shaft, and the two arm portions An imaging apparatus having a connecting portion that connects the other end sides, and the tip member is provided at the connecting portion. The imaging apparatus according to claim 7,
The two arm portions and the connecting portion have one surface that faces the housing at the stand storage position, and the other surface that is a surface opposite to the one surface,
The tip member has an end surface that is rounded from the one surface to the other surface;
An imaging device in which a radius of curvature of the end surface is larger on the other surface side than on the one surface side.

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