Television – Camera – system and detail – Support or housing
Reexamination Certificate
1997-04-02
2001-03-27
Garber, Wendy (Department: 2712)
Television
Camera, system and detail
Support or housing
C348S373000, C439S131000, C439S172000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06208381
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a convertible connector arrangement for a video camera. Specifically, the present invention relates to a convertible connector by which a video camera or the like may be selectably converted for analog or digital operation.
2. Description of the Related Art
Generally, video cameras may be connected to a VTR (video tape recorder) component for autonomous operation. However, recently there is increasingly a requirement for the use of both analog and digital types of VTR. Accomodation of both signal formats by separate camera units becomes unfeasibly expensive. Adaptive connectors have been used to interface a camera body, including lens, viewfinder and other imaging components. But these are generally cumbersome and difficult to install or connect to preinstalled analog or digital interface components.
Thus, it has been required to economically provide a connector arrangement for a video camera which facilitates easy conversion for interface with either analog or digital signal processing components.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Thus, it is an object of the present invention to overcome the drawbacks of the related art.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a connector arrangement for a video camera which facilitates easy conversion for interfacing with either analog or digital signal processing components.
According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a convertible connector arrangement, comprising, an installation body movably mounting a first connector portion having a first mounting surface and a second connector portion having a second mounting surface, the first and second connector portions being joined at the first and second mounting surfaces thereof; support means connected to the installation body disposed to support the installation body and the first and second connector portions, the support means being pivotably moveable in first and second directions; and the installation body allowing one of the first and second connectors to be disposed in an operable position according to pivotal movement of the support means.
Also, according to another aspect of the invention, there is provided a convertible connector arrangement for a video camera, comprising, a first camera component mounting an installation body movably retaining a first connector having a first mounting surface and a second connector having a second mounting surface; the first and second connectors respectively allowing connectivity with components other than the first camera component and, the first and second connectors being joined at the first and second mounting surfaces thereof; support means connected to the installation body disposed to support the installation body and the first and second connector portions, the support means being pivotably movable in first and second directions; and the installation body allowing one of the first and second connectors to be disposed in an operable position on the first camera component according to pivotal movement of the support means.
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Fukutani Takahiro
Hamashima Hiroyoshi
Garber Wendy
Limbach & Limbach LLP
Sony Corporation
White Mitchell
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