JP2001013568A - Waterproof camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To stabilize packing charging force by reducing the number of components. SOLUTION: Covers 1 and 2 forming a camera outer periphery are divided into two and are made to be opened and closed and a packing member 4 is provided at divided parts, and a parting which is a packing member attaching part on the attaching side of the packing member is set on a hinge side and a cover opening/closing pawl side which are on the side of the short side of a cover aperture part. The covers 1 and 2 can be divided up and down or front and back.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a waterproof camera, and more particularly to a waterproof structure thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a cover forming the outer periphery of a camera is provided with two covers.
In a waterproof structure in which the body can be divided and opened and closed, and the packing member of the divided portion is charged in the radial direction, when the packing member 30 is attached to the cover 29 as shown in FIG.
Since it is necessary to provide an undercut portion so that the packing member 30 does not come off, the packing holding member 28 is formed as a separate member and fixed with screws 31.

[0003]

However, in the above conventional example, it is necessary to form a two-part structure in order to form the undercut portion, and the number of parts is increased. Also, when the undercut portion is formed as a single body, a parting step on the mold occurs, so if there is a step in a place where it is difficult to control the packing charge force due to deformation of the cover due to the elasticity of the packing at the time of packing charge. However, there is a problem that the packing is not charged by a predetermined amount near the step, and the waterproof function is not satisfied.

The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a waterproof camera having a small number of parts and a stable packing charge force.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a cover forming an outer periphery of a camera is divided into two parts and can be opened and closed, and a packing member of the divided part is provided. In the waterproof camera for radially charging the cover, the parting for forming the undercut portion, which is the packing member mounting portion of the packing member mounting side cover, as one body, is performed on the hinge side, which is the short side of the cover opening, and the cover. It is set on the opening / closing claw side.

According to this configuration, the number of components is reduced, the influence of deformation of the cover is small, and the packing charge force is stabilized, so that the packing charge force can be managed and a waterproof structure can be realized.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the waterproof camera according to the first aspect, the cover is divided into upper and lower parts, and the third aspect of the present invention relates to the waterproof camera according to the first aspect. In the waterproof camera, the cover is divided into front and rear parts.

[0008] With these configurations, the packing charge force can be managed without increasing the number of parts.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS (First Embodiment) In FIGS. 1, 2, 3, and 4, reference numeral 1 denotes an upper cover to which a camera body (not shown) is attached, 2 denotes a lower cover, and 3 denotes an upper cover. 1
And a hinge shaft for opening and closing the lower cover 2 so as to be openable and closable, 4 is attached to the lower cover 2, a detachable packing member, 5 is a protective optical member to be attached to the photographic lens window 1 a on the front surface of the upper cover 1, A packing member 7 charged between the outer periphery of the protective optical member 5 and the inner periphery of the photographic lens window 1a of the upper cover 1 holds the protective optical member 5 and is fixed to the upper cover 1 by screws 8. Reference numeral 9 denotes a front window member having a finder lens, an AF projection / reception window, and an AE window inside the packing charge portion 9a, and 10 denotes a front window member 9 and a front window of the upper cover 1. 1b is a packing member charged with the upper cover 1b.
, 12 is a fresnel member to be attached to the flash light emitting window 1c of the upper cover 1, and 13 is a fresnel member 12 and the flash light emitting window 1c of the upper cover 1.
14 is a screw for fixing the Fresnel member 12 to the upper cover 1, 15 is a window member for a liquid crystal display unit attached to a camera body (not shown), and 16 is a rear surface of the upper cover 1. Packing member 17 charged by window portion 1d for liquid crystal display portion and window member 15, 17
Is a screw for fixing the window member 15 to the upper cover 1;
Is a window member attached to the finder eyepiece window 1e on the rear surface of the upper cover 1, 19 is a packing member charged by the finder eyepiece window 1e and the window member 18 of the upper cover 1, and 20 is a window member that holds the window member 18 to the upper cover 1. Screw to fix to 2
Reference numeral 1 denotes an engagement member that engages with the claw 2a of the lower cover 2, and is constantly urged in a direction that engages with the claw 2a. Reference numeral 22 denotes a knob member interlocked with the engagement member 21 by an interlock mechanism (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 4, a parting part for forming the undercut portion 2b to which the packing member 4 is attached is formed by a hinge and a lower cover opening / closing claw, which is a short side of an opening of the lower cover 2. Side, so that there is one parting step on each of the hinge side and the opening / closing claw side of the undercut portion 2b (FIG. 5).

In the above configuration, when the lower cover 2 is closed, the engaging member 21 is engaged with the claw portion 2a, and the packing member 4 is connected to the packing charge portion 1f and the undercut portion (packing charge portion). ) 2b. At this time, there is little deformation of the cover between the engaged open / close pawl side and the hinge side, so that a stable packing charge force can be obtained.

When the knob member 22 is rotated from this state, the engaging member 21 interlocking with the knob member 22 comes off the claw portion 2a of the lower cover 2 while resisting the bias. At this time, the packing member 4 is connected to the packing charge portion 1f of the upper cover 1.
And the undercut portion (packing charge portion) 2b of the lower cover 2 is charged not only in the radial direction but also in the thrust direction.

With such a cover structure, when the lower cover 2 is in a closed state, the charging force of the packing member 4 near the parting step can be managed, and a waterproof structure is achieved.

(Second Embodiment) In FIGS. 6 and 7, reference numeral 23 denotes a front cover to which a camera body (not shown) is attached, reference numeral 24 denotes a rear cover, and reference numeral 25 denotes a front cover 23 and a rear cover 2.
4 is a hinge shaft for opening and closing, and 26 is a rear cover 24.
A packing member 27 which can be attached to and detached from the rear cover 24 is an engaging member that engages with the claw portion 24a of the rear cover 24, and is always urged in a direction that engages with the claw portion 24a. Also, as shown in FIG. 6, the parting for forming the undercut portion 24b to which the packing member 26 is attached as one body is set on the hinge side, which is the short side of the opening of the rear cover 24, and the lower cover opening / closing claw side. Therefore, there is one parting step on each of the hinge side and the open / close claw side of the undercut portion 24b (FIG. 8).

In the above configuration, the rear cover 24
Is closed, the engaging member 27 is engaged with the claw portion 24a, and the packing member 26 is
f and an undercut portion (packing charge portion) 24b. At this time, there is little deformation of the cover between the engaged open / close pawl side and the hinge side, so that a stable packing charge force can be obtained.

In this state, when the knob member (not shown) is moved in the direction of the arrow, the engaging member 27 interlocking with the knob member (not shown) is pressed against
Get off. At this time, the packing member 26 is
Is charged not only in the radial direction but also in the thrust direction by the packing charge portion 23f and the undercut portion (packing charge portion) 24b of the rear cover 24. Therefore, when the engagement is released, the rear cover is opened.

With such a cover structure, when the rear cover 24 is in the closed state, the charging force of the packing member 26 near the parting step can be managed, and a waterproof structure is achieved.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, the cover forming the outer periphery of the camera is divided into two parts and can be opened and closed.
In a waterproof structure in which the packing member of the divided portion is used by being charged in the radial direction, the undercut portion, which is the packing attachment portion of the cover for attaching the packing, is formed by one.
By setting the parting step to be formed by the body on the hinge side, which is the short side of the cover opening, and the open / close claw side,
Since the packing charge force can be managed without increasing the number of parts, a waterproof structure can be easily achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing a first embodiment of the present invention, and is a longitudinal sectional view from a right side surface of a cover structure.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the first embodiment of the present invention, and is an exploded perspective view of the cover structure as viewed from the front side.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the first embodiment of the present invention, and is an exploded perspective view from the rear surface of the cover structure.

FIG. 4 is a view showing the first embodiment of the present invention, and is a longitudinal sectional view from the front of the cover structure.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the first embodiment of the present invention, and is a top view of the lower cover.

FIG. 6 is a view illustrating a second embodiment of the present invention, and is a cross-sectional view of the cover structure as viewed from the upper surface side.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a second embodiment of the present invention, and is a left side view of a cover structure.

FIG. 8 is a view illustrating a second embodiment of the present invention, and is a front view of a rear cover.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a packing mounting structure on a cover in a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 1 upper cover 2 lower cover 2b undercut portion 3,25 hinge shaft 4,6,10,13,16,19,26,30 packing member 5 protective optical member 7 holding member 8,11,14,17,20,31 Screw 9 Front window member 12 Fresnel member 15 Window member 18 Finder window member 21, 27 Locking member 22 Knob member 23 Front cover 24 Rear cover 28 Packing press member 29 Cover

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A waterproof camera in which a cover forming an outer periphery of a camera is divided into two parts, which can be opened and closed, and a packing member of the divided part is charged in a radial direction. A waterproof camera, wherein a parting for forming a cut portion as one body is set on a hinge side which is a short side of the cover opening and a cover opening / closing claw side. 2. The waterproof camera according to claim 1, wherein the cover is vertically divided. 3. The waterproof camera according to claim 1, wherein the cover is divided into front and rear parts.