Imaging apparatus stand

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9804480-B2
Application number	US-201615366757-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 1, 2016
Priority date	Mar 23, 2016
Publication date	Oct 31, 2017
Grant date	Oct 31, 2017

Abstract

An imaging apparatus stand includes a first member having an L shape, a second member similarly having an L shape, an adjustment section which raises and lowers the first member, and a third member rotatably coupled to a portion of the second member provided extending at right angle to the second member. The first member includes a stage provided extending at right angle thereto. On the stage, a tablet terminal is placed such that its camera section is directed downward. The adjustment section raises and lowers the first member, i.e., the stage by an operation knob being operated. The third member functions as a leg portion for making the imaging apparatus stand self-supporting. On the lower surface of the stage of the first member, a lighting device using an LED as a light emitting element is provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An imaging apparatus stand comprising:
a first member which includes a stage configured to have an imaging apparatus placed thereon such that an imaging direction of the imaging apparatus is oriented toward pages of an opened book;
a second member which supports the first member;
a third member which rotatably supports the first member via the second member; and
an adjustment section which is interposed between the first member and the second member and enables the first member to be vertically movable,
wherein the third member is detachably fixable to a holding table which holds the opened book, and
wherein the third member is configured to restrict a movement of a page turning apparatus for turning the pages of the opened book toward a page-turning end point, by a shape when the third member is fixed to the holding table.

2. The imaging apparatus stand according to claim 1 , wherein the second member supports the first member in a vertical direction,
wherein the third member enables the first member to be rotatable by supporting the second member such that the second member is rotatable in a horizontal direction, and
wherein the first member, the second member, and the third member are configured to form a U shape when the second member is rotated with respect to the third member, to have an accommodable form in which the U shape is configured to surround side surfaces of the holding table.

3. The imaging apparatus stand according to claim 1 , wherein the stage is configured to extend substantially diagonally to the pages of the opened book.

4. The imaging apparatus stand according to claim 1 , wherein the stage has an oval opening section formed along a longitudinal direction, and
wherein the stage is configured to have the imaging apparatus placed on an upper surface thereof such that the imaging direction of the imaging apparatus is oriented toward the pages of the opened book via the opening section formed in the stage.

5. The imaging apparatus stand according to claim 1 , wherein the stage includes a sheet that prevents the imaging apparatus from coming in direct contact with an upper surface of the stage.

6. The imaging apparatus stand according to claim 5 , wherein the sheet is made of a material having at least an anti-slipping property or a shock absorption property.

7. The imaging apparatus stand according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a lighting device provided on a lower surface of the stage.

8. An imaging apparatus stand comprising:
a stage section configured to have an imaging apparatus placed thereon such that an imaging direction of the imaging apparatus is oriented toward a holding table where an opened book is placed; and
a pedestal section which is connected to the stage section via a supporting member which supports the stage section and extends in a predetermined direction from the pedestal section,
wherein the pedestal section is formed to be removably insertable into the holding table, and
wherein the pedestal section is configured to restrict a movement of a page turning apparatus for turning pages of the opened book toward a page-turning end point, by a shape when the pedestal section is inserted into the holding table.

Assignees

• Casio Computer Co Ltd

Inventors

• Tachibana Seiji
• Kanamura Toshiaki
• Hasegawa Hirokazu
• Hashimoto Marie
• Miyahara Akihiro

Classifications

• F16M11/18

  with mechanism for moving the apparatus relatively to the stand · CPC title

• F16M11/041

  Allowing quick release of the apparatus · CPC title

• A47B23/06

  characterised by association with auxiliary devices, e.g. line indicators, leaf turners, lampholders, {book or page holders}(spot indicators, leaf turners, per se B42D9/00) · CPC title

• G03B29/00

  Combinations of cameras, projectors or photographic printing apparatus with non-photographic non-optical apparatus, e.g. clocks or weapons; Cameras having the shape of other objects (combinations with flash apparatus G03B15/03) · CPC title

• F16M11/2014

  around a vertical axis (F16M11/2035 takes precedence) · CPC title