CN100472311C - Image pickup apparatus - Google Patents

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CN100472311C
CN100472311C CNB200410042602XA CN200410042602A CN100472311C CN 100472311 C CN100472311 C CN 100472311C CN B200410042602X A CNB200410042602X A CN B200410042602XA CN 200410042602 A CN200410042602 A CN 200410042602A CN 100472311 C CN100472311 C CN 100472311C
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An image pickup apparatus with a lens and a stroboscope provided on the front side of a box-like body. A front cover member freely turned centering around a front-and-rear direction along a front of a camera body is formed like a plate, and nearly covers over the entire front of the camera body at a covering position C where a lens part is covered with a lens cover member interlocked with the member and exposes a stroboscope part at an exposure position E where the lens part is exposed.

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Camera head
Technical field
The present invention relates to has the camera head of camera lens and flashlamp in the former configuration of the camera body of casing shape roughly.
Background technology
A kind of as camera head, known up to now have forming the former configuration of the camera body of casing shape roughly the digital camera of camera lens and flashlamp is arranged.As this digital camera, known has, and has to it seems the roughly cover of L word shape in the above, is covered the camera (for example, with reference to patent documentation 1) of this camera lens part by this cover.Cover with upper and lower to being that rotate freely at the center, the camera lens part in overlaid camera main body front on the marginal position of camera body.And, when leaving the rotation of camera body direction, expose camera lens part, be in the state that can make a video recording.
In addition, as this digital camera, also known has, and possesses the front cover parts of the camera lens part periphery that forms ring-type, overlaid camera main body front and covers and expose the lens cap parts (for example, with reference to patent documentation 2) of camera lens with front cover parts interlock.This cover disposes corresponding to optical finder, and optical finder tegmentum parts stash.In this digital camera, on institute's allocation of these parts, be formed with window portion, optical finder is under the state that exposes from this window portion, and camera lens part also exposes.
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But in above-mentioned each digital camera, the part of cover overlaid camera main body front because flashlamp often exposes, influences outward appearance and does not say, can't positively protect flashlamp portion.
Summary of the invention
Camera head of the present invention, it is characterized in that, possess: be configured in the roughly camera lens part and the flashlamp portion of the camera body front of casing shape, front along above-mentioned camera body is that front cover parts are freely rotated at the center with the fore-and-aft direction, covers and expose the lens cap parts of above-mentioned camera lens part with above-mentioned front cover parts interlock; Above-mentioned front cover parts are made tabular; By the covering position that above-mentioned lens cap parts cover, cover the whole front of above-mentioned camera body at above-mentioned camera lens part; In exposing on the position that above-mentioned camera lens part exposes in by above-mentioned lens cap parts, expose above-mentioned flashlamp portion.
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Fig. 1 is expression one embodiment of the present of invention, makes cover from covering the position to the front view that exposes the digital camera under the state that rotates the position.
Fig. 2 is the front view that the tegmentum parts almost cover the digital camera under the state of camera body front.
Fig. 3 makes cover from covering the position to the rear view that exposes the digital camera under the state that rotates the position.
Fig. 4 is the vertical view that the tegmentum parts almost cover the digital camera under the state of camera body front.
Embodiment
Fig. 1 to Fig. 4 is expression one embodiment of the present of invention, Fig. 1 makes cover from covering the position to the front elevation that exposes the digital camera under the state that rotates the position, Fig. 2 is the front elevation that the tegmentum parts almost cover the digital camera under the state of camera body front, Fig. 3 makes cover from covering the position to the rear view that exposes the digital camera under the state that rotates the position, and Fig. 4 is the vertical view that the tegmentum parts almost cover the digital camera under the state of camera body front.
As shown in Figure 1, this digital camera 1 has and forms the roughly camera body 2 of casing shape.This camera body 2 it seems from the front and forms roughly square shape that 3 upper left bight has flashlamp portion 4 in front, has the optical finder 5 that rearward extends in upper right bight.That is flashlamp portion 4 and optical finder 5 separate configurations 3 bight in front.In addition, camera body 2 camera lens part 6 of about centre of 3 with circular in front.
As shown in Figure 1, digital camera 1 is provided with the flat front cover parts 7 that almost cover whole front 3.These front cover parts 7 be it seems from the front and are formed and the camera body 2 roughly square of shape much at one.Front cover parts 73 are that the center constitutes freely to rotate with the fore-and-aft direction along the front.In the present embodiment, be formed with the camera aperture 7a that inserts logical camera lens 6 and be the center rotation in front on the cover 7 with camera lens part 6.That is, front cover parts 7 are that rotate at the center with the central authorities of the front 3 of camera body 2.Front cover parts 7 rotate about 45 ° and expose exposing between position E (with reference to Fig. 1) of flashlamp portion 4, optical finder 5 and move at the covering position C (with reference to Fig. 2) that covers flashlamp portion 4, optical finder 5 with from covering position C.
The lens cap parts 8 that cover and expose camera lens 6 are situated between and are connected on the front cover parts 7 by annulus etc.Because this syndeton is identical with former well-known structure, has omitted diagram in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, also is not described in detail here.Lens cap parts 8 and front cover parts 7 interlocks cover and expose camera lens 6.
In addition, as shown in Figure 3, on the back 9 of camera body 2, be equipped with: the optical finder 10 that is communicated with the optical finder 5 of front 3; The display part 11 that the image of obtaining by camera lens part 6 on the camera head shows; Be used to carry out several switch portion 12 with digital camera 1 associative operation.In addition, as shown in Figure 4, it seems that 13 right side disposes shutter release button 14 on camera body 2 from the back side of digital camera 1.And, in the present embodiment, as shown in Figures 1 to 4, be provided with suspender belt ring 15 in the upper left bight of camera body 2.In addition, owing to optical finder 10, display part 11, each switch portion 12, shutter release button 14, suspender belt ring 15 etc. are identical with former well-known structure, so, just no longer be described in detail here.
In addition, in the present embodiment, the structure of digital camera 1 is: front cover parts 7 power supply when covering position C is in off-state, and power supply is in on-state when exposing position E.Can exemplify out as this structure, as, utilize the switch of the front that is arranged on camera body 2 etc., be the such structure of energized when exposing position E detecting front cover parts 7.
In the digital camera 1 of above this structure, front cover parts 7 cover flashlamp portion 4 when covering position C, expose flashlamp portion 4 when exposing position E by front cover parts 7 are turned to.At this moment, utilize the lens cap parts 8 with front cover parts 7 interlocks, carry out the covering of camera lens part 6 simultaneously and expose.
In addition, owing on the front 3 of camera body 2, dispose optical finder 5, so front cover parts 7 also cover optical finder 5 except that flashlamp 4 when covering position C.In addition, when exposing position E, also expose optical finder 5 except that exposing flashlamp portion 4 by front cover parts 7 are turned to.That is, can carry out the covering of flashlamp portion 4, optical finder 5 and camera lens part 6 and expose, be easy to carry out the blocked operation of shooting state and non-shooting state with single job.
Like this, adopt the digital camera 1 of present embodiment,, not only can realize the protection of flashlamp portion 4, can also realize the protection of optical finder 5 by covering optical finder 5 by covering flashlamp portion 4 with front cover parts 7.In addition, owing to cover and comprise flashlamp portion 4 in interior whole front 3, clean and tidy impression is given in the front portion of camera body 2, so become outward appearance that do not have, that be novelty and more beautiful in a kind of former digital camera 1, can further improve commodity value.In the present embodiment, front cover parts 7 owing to it seems that from the front camera body 2 and front cover parts 7 almost overlap, are given extremely clean and tidy impression when covering position C, thereby more favourable.
In addition, adopt the digital camera 1 of present embodiment, front cover parts 7 from cover position C rotate about 45 ° to exposing position E.At this moment, 4 bights of front cover parts 7 are positioned at upside, downside, left side, the right side at center of the front 3 of camera body 2, it seems the outward appearance of symmetry roughly about camera body 2 and front cover parts 7 present and reach up and down from the front.That is, front cover parts 7 are also comparatively beautiful when exposing position E, therefore, can make commodity value that tremendous raising is arranged.
In addition, adopt the digital camera 1 of present embodiment, because front cover parts 7 rotate along the front 3 of camera body 2, such as being that rotate at the center to, left and right directions with upper and lower, so, can be outstanding a lot of from camera body 2.That is, because roughly foursquare front cover parts 7 are that rotate at the center with the central authorities of camera body 2 fronts 3, so the bight of front cover parts 7 is that the circular arc at center moves along the central authorities with front 3.Like this, exposing position E, be in the more approaching state in neighboring with camera body 2 fronts 3 from 4 the most outstanding bights of camera body 2.Therefore, even in when shooting, can become relatively small-sizedly as a whole, practical application is highly beneficial.
And, also can be only with front cover parts 7, without lens cap parts 8, camera lens part 6 is in the state that exposes always.Can simplify the structure of front cover parts 7 and subdue part count.
In addition, adopt the digital camera 1 of present embodiment, flashlamp portion 4, optical finder 5 and camera lens part 6 are when being in the covering state, and power supply is in off-state automatically, are in when exposing state at them, and power supply is in on-state automatically.That is and since camera body 2 during for the shooting state power supply be in on-state, camera main frame 2 during for non-shooting power supply be in off-state, only supply capability does not when needed consume electric power, therefore when not required, power consumption can be suppressed to Min., the electric power life-span of prolongation battery etc.
In addition, in the above-described embodiments, though what show is the structure that camera body 2 is provided with optical finder 5, but, can certainly adopt the structure that optical finder 5 is not set.This occasion also can be used as view finder as the display part 11 that direct picture shows by camera lens 6 obtained images when taking a picture.
In addition, in the above-described embodiments, though what show is 2 bights that flashlamp portion 4 and optical finder 5 are configured in camera body 2 fronts 3 independently of each other, but, also passable such as these one being configured in 1 bight.
In addition, in the above-described embodiments, though what show is that front cover parts 7 only rotate the structure that position E is exposed in about 45 ° of arrival from covering position C, but, this angle be not about 45 ° also passable.
In addition, in the above-described embodiments, though what show is the structure that makes power connection, disconnection with the mobile interlock of front cover parts 7, but, can certainly on camera body 2 power switch etc. be set, what be independent of front cover parts 7 moves switching on and off of operating power.
In addition, in above-mentioned enforcement side example, though what show is that camera body 2 be it seems from the front and formed roughly foursquare structure, but it is also passable to form horizontal rectangle structure, other can certainly suitably change trickle concrete structure etc.
And, though what above-mentioned embodiment was showed is the occasion that is used for digital camera, but be not limited to digital camera, at information carried terminals such as the PDA that possesses communication function and image pickup part or possess in the e-machines such as mobile phone terminal of band camera of image pickup part, much less also can adopt and the same structure of above-mentioned routine mode.

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1. camera head, by constituting with lower member, it is characterized in that, possess: be configured in the roughly camera lens part and the flashlamp portion of the camera body front of casing shape, front along above-mentioned camera body is that front cover parts are freely rotated at the center with the fore-and-aft direction, covers and expose the lens cap parts of above-mentioned camera lens part with above-mentioned front cover parts interlock;
Above-mentioned front cover parts are made tabular;
By the covering position that above-mentioned lens cap parts cover, cover the whole front of above-mentioned camera body at above-mentioned camera lens part;
Expose the position what above-mentioned camera lens part exposed in by above-mentioned lens cap parts, expose above-mentioned flashlamp portion.
2. camera head as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that:
Former configuration at above-mentioned camera body has optical finder,
Above-mentioned front cover parts when exposing the position, also expose above-mentioned optical finder above-mentioned except that above-mentioned flashlamp.
3. camera head as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned camera body it seems from the front and is roughly square,
Above-mentioned front cover parts are roughly square, are that rotate at the center with the central authorities of above-mentioned camera body front.
4. camera head as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned flashlamp portion and above-mentioned optical finder, separate configurations be in the bight, front of above-mentioned camera body,
Above-mentioned front cover parts when above-mentioned covering position only rotates 45 °, are become the above-mentioned position of exposing.
5. camera head as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that:
Have the display part that can show the image of obtaining by above-mentioned camera lens part in the back of above-mentioned camera body,
Above-mentioned display part can be used as view finder and uses.
6. camera head as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned front cover parts power supply when above-mentioned covering position is in off-state,
Above-mentioned when exposing the position power supply be in on-state.
7. camera head as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned front cover parts power supply when above-mentioned covering position is in off-state,
Above-mentioned when exposing the position power supply be in on-state.
8. camera head as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned front cover parts power supply when above-mentioned covering position is in off-state,
Above-mentioned when exposing the position power supply be in on-state.
9. camera head as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned front cover parts power supply when above-mentioned covering position is in off-state,
Above-mentioned when exposing the position power supply be in on-state.
10. camera head as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned front cover parts power supply when above-mentioned covering position is in off-state,
Above-mentioned when exposing the position power supply be in on-state.
11. a camera head is characterized in that: being made of following, possessing, be configured in the roughly camera lens part and the flashlamp portion of the camera body front of casing shape, is that front cover parts are freely rotated at the center with the fore-and-aft direction along the front of above-mentioned camera body;
Above-mentioned front cover parts are made tabular, cover the whole front of above-mentioned camera body, expose above-mentioned flashlamp portion by rotation.
12. camera head as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that:
Former configuration at above-mentioned camera body has optical finder,
Above-mentioned front cover parts also expose above-mentioned optical finder except that above-mentioned flashlamp when making above-mentioned flashlamp expose the position.
13. camera head as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned camera body it seems from the front and is roughly square,
Above-mentioned front cover parts form roughly square, are that rotate at the center with the central authorities of above-mentioned camera body front.
14. camera head as claimed in claim 13 is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned flashlamp portion and above-mentioned optical finder separate configurations be in the bight, front of above-mentioned camera body,
Above-mentioned cover when the state of the whole front that almost covers above-mentioned camera body only rotates 45 °, is also exposed above-mentioned optical finder except that above-mentioned flashlamp.
15. camera head as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that:
In the back of above-mentioned camera body, have the display part that can show the image of obtaining by above-mentioned camera lens part,
Above-mentioned display part can be used as view finder and uses.
16. camera head as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned front cover parts are when almost covering the whole front of above-mentioned camera body, and power supply is in off-state,
By rotating, when above-mentioned front cover parts exposed in above-mentioned flashlamp portion, power supply was in on-state.
17. camera head as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned front cover parts are when almost covering the whole front of above-mentioned camera body, and power supply is in off-state,
By rotating, when above-mentioned front cover parts exposed in above-mentioned flashlamp portion, power supply was in on-state.
18. camera head as claimed in claim 13 is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned front cover parts are when almost covering the whole front of above-mentioned camera body, and power supply is in off-state,
By rotating, when above-mentioned front cover parts exposed in above-mentioned flashlamp portion, power supply was in on-state.
19. camera head as claimed in claim 14 is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned front cover parts are when almost covering the whole front of above-mentioned camera body, and power supply is in off-state,
By rotating, when above-mentioned front cover parts exposed in above-mentioned flashlamp portion, power supply was in on-state.
20. camera head as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned front cover parts rotate freely under the state that often exposes above-mentioned camera lens part.
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