JP2002350947A - Camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the scratch of the inner periphery edge part which is most protruded and easily scratched of a trim plate in a camera in which the annular trim plate is attached to the annular front end surface of a lens barrel through an annular mounting plate by forming at the inner periphery edge part of the annular mounting plate a projected line part more projected forwardly from the front surface of the main body of the camera than the inner periphery edge part of the annular trim plate. SOLUTION: The projected line part 68 more projected forwardly from the front surface 11 of the main body of the camera than the inner periphery edge part 28A of the annular trim plate 28 is formed at the inner periphery edge part 66A of the annular mounting plate 66 of the camera. When the front surface 11 of the main body of the camera is turned down and the camera is put on a flat surface such as a desk, the projected line part 68 formed in the inner periphery edge part of the annular mounting plate 66 abuts on the flat surface and the annular trim plate 28 does not. Therefore, the scratch of the inner periphery edge part 28A which is most protruded and easily damaged of the annular trim plate 28 is avoided.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a camera having an annular decorative plate attached to an annular front end surface of a lens barrel of the camera.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Some compact cameras that do not perform lens replacement have a beautiful and high-quality appearance by using a metal cover such as titanium or aluminum for a cover that covers the body of the camera.

[0003] Further, in such a camera, an annular decorative plate made of brilliant aluminum is attached to an annular front end surface of a lens barrel arranged on the front surface of the camera body to improve the appearance of the front surface of the camera body. . This annular decorative plate is attached to the annular front end surface of the lens barrel via an annular mounting plate.

[0004]

However, when the camera is placed on a flat surface such as a desk or the like with the front of the camera facing down, the decoration of the conventional camera to which the decoration plate is attached protrudes most from the front of the camera. Since the plate comes into contact with the surface, there is a drawback that the decorative plate is scratched and the appearance of the camera is deteriorated.

[0005] The ring-shaped decorative plate is formed in a spherical shape bulging forward from the front of the camera body, and thus has an attractive design. In such a decorative plate, abrasion was concentrated on the inner peripheral edge of the decorative plate that protruded most from the front of the camera.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and has as its object to provide a camera capable of preventing a decorative plate from being damaged.

[0007]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, an annular decorative plate is attached to an annular front end surface of a lens barrel arranged on a front surface of a camera body via an annular mounting plate. In the camera, the annular decorative plate is formed in a spherical shape bulging forward from the front of the camera main body, and the inner peripheral edge of the annular mounting plate is located closer to the front of the camera main body than the inner peripheral edge of the annular decorative plate. A convex ridge protruding forward from the ridge is formed.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the camera is placed on a flat surface such as a desk or the like with the front surface of the camera facing down, the ridge formed on the inner peripheral edge of the annular mounting plate has the flat surface. , But not the annular plaque. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the most protruding inner peripheral edge of the ring-shaped decorative plate, that is, the most scratchable portion from being scratched.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the outer peripheral edge of the annular mounting plate is formed with a ridge protruding forward from the front surface of the camera body with respect to the outer peripheral edge of the annular decorative plate.
Similarly to the effect of the first aspect, the outer peripheral edge of the annular decorative plate can be prevented from being scratched by contact.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of a camera according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 5 are external views of a camera loaded with a 135 film, FIG. 1 is a front view, FIG. 2 is a plan view, FIG. 3 is a rear view, FIG. 4 is a left side view of FIG. FIG. 5 is a right side view of FIG.

On the front surface 11 of the camera body 10 shown in FIG. 1, a zoom lens barrel 12, a finger-holding portion (grip portion) 14 consisting of a substantially three-month convex portion, a strobe window 16, a finder 18, and a self-display window. 20, a passive type AF window 22, a remote control light receiving window 24, a photometric window 25, and the like are provided at predetermined positions. A lens barrier 26 is provided on the front surface of the zoom lens barrel 12, and an annular decorative plate 28 is provided outside the lens barrier 26. The front cover constituting the front surface 11 of the camera body 10 is made of a metal such as titanium or aluminum.

A main switch 32 is provided at the rear corner of the upper surface 30 of the camera body 10 shown in FIG. 2, and a shutter button 34 is provided on the left flat portion in FIG. Further, the rear surface 36 of the camera body 10 shown in FIG.
A CD display window 38, a cross key type selection button 40, and a menu determination button 42 are provided. Characters such as "flash", "self-timer", "focus", and "date" are printed on the left side 39 of the LCD display window 38. A function such as flash is selected by the menu selection button 40, and the menu after selection is selected. By pressing the decision button 42, the selection of the function can be executed. Further, a battery cover 44 is provided on the rear right side of the camera body 10, and a battery chamber (not shown) is formed inside the battery cover 44. The battery cover opening / closing knob 4 shown in FIG.
5 is provided so as to be slidable in the vertical direction, and the battery cover 44 can be opened by pushing down the battery cover opening / closing knob 45.

In FIG. 3, a film storage chamber (not shown) is formed on the left side of the battery cover 44, and a transparent film cartridge confirmation window 46 is formed at a corresponding position so that the film sensitivity and the like can be confirmed from the outside. Has become. A seesaw-type zoom button 4
8. An AF display window 50 and the like are formed. AF display window 5
0 is lit in green when the distance measurement in the state where the shutter button 34 is half-pressed is completed, and blinks when the distance cannot be measured such as when the subject is too close to the subject.

Also, as shown in FIG.
On the right side (as viewed from FIG. 1) of the back cover opening / closing knob 52
Are provided so as to be slidable in the vertical direction, and can be slid upward to open the back cover 51, so that the film can be loaded and unloaded.

In the camera according to the embodiment, an annular decorative plate 28 is attached to the annular front end surface of the zoom lens barrel 12 disposed on the front of the camera body 10 as shown in FIG. As shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 2, the annular decorative plate 28 has an annular front end face 61 of the inner cylinder 60 of the zoom lens barrel 12 having a triple cylinder structure of an inner cylinder 60, a middle cylinder 62, and an outer cylinder 64.
Are bonded via an annular mounting plate 66 shown in FIG.

The annular decorative plate 28 is made of a bright metal such as bright aluminum so as to correspond to the metal front cover of the front surface 11 of the camera body, and characters indicating the manufacturer name and the zoom ratio are provided on the surface thereof. It is printed as follows. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the annular decorative plate 28 is
It is formed in a spherical shape (radius of curvature R) bulging forward from the front, giving design appeal.

When the brilliant aluminum annular decorative plate 28 is rubbed and scratched by contact with other members, the damaged portion appears to be discolored white. For this reason, if the annular decorative plate 28 is damaged, there is a problem that the aesthetic appearance of the front surface 11 of the camera body is deteriorated. Further, the place where the scratch is easily made is the inner peripheral edge portion 28A which protrudes most forward from the front surface 11 of the camera body.

Therefore, in the camera of the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the inner peripheral edge 66A of the annular mounting plate 66 has a convexity projecting forward from the front surface 11 of the camera body with respect to the inner peripheral edge 28A of the annular decorative plate 28. A ridge 68 is formed.

Therefore, according to this camera, for example, when the camera is placed on a flat surface such as a desk with the front surface 11 of the camera body down, the ridge 68 formed on the inner peripheral edge of the annular mounting plate 66 is It comes into contact with the flat surface, and the annular plaque 28 does not. Therefore, only by forming the protruding ridge 68 on the annular mounting plate 66, it is possible to prevent the inner peripheral edge portion 28A of the annular decorative plate 28 that protrudes most, that is, the portion that is most likely to be scratched from being scratched.

In the camera according to the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, an annular decorative plate 2 is attached to an outer peripheral edge 66B of an annular mounting plate 66.
8, a ridge 70 projecting forward from the front surface 11 of the camera body with respect to the outer peripheral edge 28B. Accordingly, the outer peripheral edge portion 28B of the annular decorative plate 28 can be similarly prevented from being scratched by contact, and the entire surface of the annular decorative plate 28 can be protected from the scratched object by the ridges 68 and 70. Can be.

[0022]

As described above, according to the camera of the present invention, the ridge protruding forward from the front surface of the camera body with respect to the inner peripheral edge of the annular decorative plate is provided on the inner peripheral edge of the annular mounting plate. Since it is formed, it is possible to prevent abrasion due to contact on the inner peripheral edge of the annular decorative plate that is most protruding and most likely to be damaged.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the outer peripheral edge of the annular mounting plate is formed with a protruding ridge protruding forward from the front surface of the camera body with respect to the outer peripheral edge of the annular decorative plate.
The outer peripheral edge of the annular decorative plate can also be prevented from being scratched by contact.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a camera according to an embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the camera shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the camera shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the camera shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the camera shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a mounting structure of the decorative plate to the lens barrel annular front end surface

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Camera body, 12 ... Zoom lens barrel, 14 ... Grip part, 16 ... Strobe window, 18 ... Viewfinder, 20
... Self-display window, 22 ... Passive type AF window, 24
... Reception window for remote control, 26 ... Lens panel, 28 ... Ring decoration plate, 66 ... Ring mounting plate, 68, 70 ... Protrusion

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A camera in which an annular decorative plate is mounted on an annular front end surface of a lens barrel disposed on a front surface of a camera body via an annular mounting plate, wherein the annular decorative plate is located forward from the front of the camera body. The annular mounting plate has an inner peripheral edge formed with a convex ridge protruding forward from the front side of the camera body with respect to the inner peripheral edge of the annular decorative plate. Camera to feature. 2. An outer peripheral portion of the annular mounting plate is formed with a convex portion projecting forward from a front surface of a camera body with respect to an outer peripheral edge of the annular decorative plate. 2. The camera according to 1.