JP2003131315A - Camera case - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a camera case capable of preventing the deterioration of the quality of a photograph even in the case of taking the photograph in a state where the camera case is attached to the camera, and constituted so that a strap can be smoothly separated from a case main body. SOLUTION: A bend part 216 is provided in the case main body 2. Even when light emitted from the flash of the camera 1 gets into the thick part of the main body 2, it diverges to the outside in the bend part 216. Thus, light quantity transferred from the flash to the image pickup lens of the camera 1 is decreased. Then, a rib 217 is provided in the main body 2. Thus, the light emitted from the flash and reflected from the inner surface of the main body 2 is prevented from reaching the image pickup lens of the camera 1. Furthermore, the strap is supported by a supporting piece. When strong tensile force is exerted on the strap, the supporting piece is deformed and the strap is separated from the main body 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a case used for a camera (for example, a film with a lens).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a case for a film with a lens,
It has been proposed that the case can be taken with the lens attached to the film. In such a case, there are the following problems. (1) Light from the flash easily goes around the imaging lens through the case. When the light wraps around, the quality of the photographed picture (photographability) deteriorates due to the influence of this light. There are two reasons why light wraps around. One is the reflection of light in the case. The other is the pipeline effect that light passes through the thickness of the case. (2) The case often has a strap. In the conventional case, the strap is firmly attached to the case body. However, when the strap is configured to be worn around the neck, it is desirable to avoid applying a strong force to the human body through the case body and the strap. For that purpose, it is desirable that the strap and the case body be separated when a strong pulling force is applied to the strap.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances. The first object of the present invention is to
An object of the present invention is to provide a camera case that can improve photographic properties. A second object of the present invention is to provide a camera case in which the strap and the case body can be smoothly separated when a strong pulling force is applied.

[0004]

A camera case according to claim 1 has a storage space for the camera and a blocking portion, and the blocking portion is illuminated by a flash of the camera stored in the storage space. It is configured such that the transmitted light is prevented from being transmitted to the image pickup lens of the camera.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a camera case according to the first aspect.
In the described one, further comprising a lens light-transmitting portion and a flash light-transmitting portion, wherein the lens light-transmitting portion and the flash light-transmitting portion are an imaging lens of a camera housed in the housing space. It is arranged at a position corresponding to a flash, and the blocking portion is arranged between the lens light-transmitting portion and the flash light-transmitting portion.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a camera case according to the first aspect.
Alternatively, in the second aspect, the inhibition portion is a rib protruding inward of the storage space.

The camera case according to claim 4 is the camera case according to claim 1.
Alternatively, the obstruction portion is a bent portion that is provided between the lens light-transmitting portion and the flash light-transmitting portion and is formed by bending the camera case itself. Has become.

A camera case according to a fifth aspect includes a case body and a strap attached to the case body, the case body having a support piece for supporting the strap, and the support piece. It is deformable by a pulling force acting between the strap and the case body.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a camera case according to the fifth aspect.
In the above-mentioned thing, it further provided with the contact part which contacts the above-mentioned supporting piece deformed by the above-mentioned pulling force.

The camera case according to claim 7 is the camera case according to claim 5.
Alternatively, in the sixth aspect, the supporting piece is provided with a weakened portion for facilitating its deformation.

The camera case according to claim 8 is the camera case according to claim 5.
7), the strap can be detached from the case main body by deformation of the support piece.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION A camera case according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. First,
A lens-equipped film 1 as an example of a camera housed in this camera case will be described with reference to FIG. The film with lens 1 includes an imaging lens 11, a flash 12, a finder 13, and a flash switch 1
4, a distance sensor 15, a shutter button 16, and a display window 17 for the remaining number of films are known.
In this lens-equipped film 1, the distance sensor 15 measures the distance to the subject and changes the light emission state of the flash.

The camera case of this embodiment includes a case body 2 and a strap 3 (see FIGS. 2 and 3). The case main body 2 has a storage space 4 inside which the lens-equipped film (camera) 1 is stored. The case body 2 mainly includes a front case body 21 and a rear case body 22 (see FIGS. 2 to 4). The end of the front case body 21 is attached to the end of the rear case body 22 so as to be openable and closable (see FIG. 3). As a material of the case body 2, for example, a semitransparent or transparent resin can be used. However, the material is not limited.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 10, the front case body 21 has a lens hole (corresponding to a lens light transmitting portion) 21.
1 and hole for flash (corresponding to translucent part for flash) 2
12, finder hole 213, and sensor hole 214
And the switch hole 215 and the bent portion (corresponding to the inhibition portion) 2
16 (see FIG. 8), a rib (corresponding to an inhibition portion) 217,
Shutter button cutout 218 (see FIG. 7), display cutout 219, and strap grooves 21a and 21b.
(See FIG. 10), a boss hole 21c, and an engagement hole 21d (see FIGS. 8 to 10).

The lens hole 211 is provided at a position corresponding to the imaging lens 11 of the lens-equipped film 1 when the lens-equipped film 1 is accommodated in the accommodation space 4. Similarly, the flash hole 212, the finder hole 213, the sensor hole 214, and the switch hole 21.
5 is provided at a position corresponding to the flash 12, the finder 13, the sensor 15 and the switch 14 of the lens-equipped film 1. The lens hole 211, the flash hole 212, the finder hole 213, and the sensor hole 214 are through holes in this embodiment. However, these may be any structure that allows the light necessary for photographing to pass through, and for example, a transparent member may be used instead of the hole.

The bent portion 216, as shown in FIG.
It is formed by bending the front case body 21 itself (that is, the case body 2 itself). Bent portion 216
Are arranged between the lens hole 211 and the flash hole 212 (see FIG. 5). In addition, the bent portion 216 is
The case body 2 is extended in the vertical direction (vertical direction in FIG. 5).

The rib 217 is provided on the inner surface of the front case body 21, as shown in FIG. This allows
The rib 217 is configured to project from the case body 2 toward the inside of the storage space 4. The ribs 217 are preferably made of a material that can attenuate or reflect the transmission of light from the flash 12. The rib 217 is arranged between the lens hole 211 and the flash hole 212. The ribs 217 extend in the vertical direction of the case body 2 (vertical direction in FIG. 6).

The shutter button notch portion 218 and the display notch portion 219 are combined with corresponding portions of the rear case body 22 described later to expose the shutter button and the display portion of the lens-equipped film 1 to the outside. (See FIG. 2).

The strap grooves 21a and 21b allow the strap 3 to be inserted therethrough. The boss hole 21c is
A shaft (boss) 229 of the rear case body 22 described later is housed inside.

The engagement hole 21d is provided in the rear case body 2 which will be described later.
The front case body 21 is fitted into the second engaging protrusion 22a.
And the rear case body 22 are held in a closed state.

The rear case body 22 includes support pieces 221 and 222, ribs 2231 and 2232, strap grooves 224 and 225, a finder hole 226, and
Notch 22 for shutter button and winding dial
7, a notch portion 228 for display, a shaft (boss) 229, and an engaging protrusion 22a.

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 13, the support pieces 221 and 222 are provided on the inner surface of the side wall of the rear case body 22 so as to project inward. The support pieces 221 and 222 are inserted into holes 31a and 32a (see FIG. 3b) formed in the ends 31 and 32 of the strap 3. The support pieces 221 and 222 have weakened portions 221a and 222, respectively.
a is provided. In this embodiment, the weakening unit 221
Reference characters a and 222a are notches formed in the support pieces 221 and 222 (see FIG. 13).

The rib 2231 is formed on the inner surface of the side wall of the rear case body 22. The rib 2231 has a support piece 221.
It is extended in the direction orthogonal to. Similarly, the rib 223
2 is formed on the inner surface of the side wall of the rear case body 22,
The rib 2 extending in a direction orthogonal to the support piece 222
Both ends of 231, 2232 are abutting portions 2231a and 2232a that abut the supporting pieces 221 and 222 deformed by the pulling force on the strap 3. The finder hole 226 is provided at a position corresponding to the finder 13 of the lens-equipped film 1 like the finder hole 213 in the front case body 21.

The cutout portion 227 for the shutter button and the film winding dial is provided at a position corresponding to the shutter button 16 of the lens-equipped film 1 and the film film winding dial. As a result, the shutter button 16
The film winding dial can be operated. The notch 228 for display is the film with a lens 1
In the position corresponding to the display window 17 of the remaining film days. As a result, it is possible to confirm the number of remaining days of the film.

The shaft 229 is a so-called boss. Axis 22
The reference numeral 9 fits into the boss hole 21c. As a result, the front case body 21 and the rear case body 22 can be hinged to each other. As described above, the engagement protrusion 22a fits into the engagement hole 21d.

Next, a method of using the camera case according to this embodiment will be described. First, the film with lens 1 is stored in the storage space 4 of the camera case (see FIG. 3). Then, the engagement hole 21d of the front case body 21 is fitted into the engagement protrusion 22a of the rear case body 22. This allows
The storage space 4 is closed (see FIG. 4). The lens-attached film 1 can be taken out from the housing space 4 of the case by removing the engagement hole 21d from the engagement protrusion 22a.

According to the camera case of this embodiment, holes such as the lens hole 211 and the shutter button notch 21 are formed.
Since it has notches such as 8, it is possible to carry out operations necessary for shooting, such as film winding and pressing of the shutter button, with the case still attached.

Further, in the camera case of this embodiment, the front case body 21 is provided with the bent portion 216 as an inhibition portion. Then, the light emitted from the flash 12
Even if it enters the inside of the front case body 21, the bent portion 216
At, the transmission of light is blocked. This is because if the light transmitting member is bent, light leaks out at the bent portion. Therefore, there is an advantage that the amount of light emitted from the flash 12 and going around the imaging lens 11 can be reduced. As a result, in the camera case of this embodiment, the quality of the obtained photograph can be improved.

Further, in the camera case of this embodiment,
A rib 217 is provided on the front case body 21 as an inhibition portion different from the bent portion 216. If the rib 217 is not provided, the light emitted from the flash 12 may be reflected on the inner surface of the camera case and may go around the imaging lens 11. However, since the rib 217 is provided in the camera case of the present embodiment, the imaging lens 11
Directional light can be reflected or attenuated.
Therefore, with the camera case of the present embodiment, it is possible to further improve the quality of the obtained photograph.

In the camera case of this embodiment, the strap 3 is attached to the support pieces 221 and 222. When a strong pulling force is applied to the strap 3, the support piece 2
21 and 222 are deformed to fall down as shown in FIG. 20A (only the support piece 222 is shown in the figure). Here, the resistance (strength) of the support pieces 221 and 222 against the tensile force is determined by the presence or absence of the weakened portions 221a and 222a, the shape,
It can be designed based on the material selection of the support pieces 221 and 222. In the present embodiment, the weakened portions 221a and 222
Since "a" is provided, the support pieces 221 and 222 fall down with the weakened portions 221a and 222a as fulcrums. Then, the upper portions of the support pieces 221 and 222 are changed to the ribs 2231 and 2232.
Abutting portions 2231a and 2232a. Thus, if the tensile force is light, the tensile force can be relaxed by allowing the support pieces 221 and 222 to be slightly deformed. Moreover, the strap 3 is the support piece 221/2.
Since the state in which the strap 3 is supported is maintained, it is possible to prevent the strap 3 from falling off.

When the pulling force is excessive, the supporting piece 2
21 and 222 move over the contact portions 223a and 223b (see FIG. 20b). Then, strap 3
Becomes a state in which it can move over the support pieces 221 and 222. As a result, the strap 3 can be detached from the case body 2. Therefore, according to the case of the present embodiment, at least one end of the strap 3 can be detached from the case body 2 when an excessive pulling force is applied between the strap 3 and the case body 2. Then, it is possible to reduce the possibility that a large tensile force acts on the user.

The above description of each embodiment is merely an example, and does not show the essential structure of the present invention.
The configuration of each part is not limited to the above as long as the object of the present invention can be achieved.

[0033]

According to the invention described in claim 1, it is possible to provide a camera case capable of improving photographic properties. According to the invention of claim 5, it is possible to provide a camera case in which the strap and the case body can be smoothly separated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a lens-equipped film as an example of a camera.

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a camera case according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3A is a schematic perspective view showing a state in which an internal storage space is opened in the camera case of FIG. 2. FIG.
FIG. B is a schematic explanatory view of the strap removed from the case body 2.

4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the camera case of FIG. 2 in which the camera is housed.

5 is a front view of a front case body used in the camera case of FIG. 2. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a rear view of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of FIG.

8 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a left side view of FIG.

10 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG.

11 is a front view of the rear case body used in the camera case of FIG. 2 as seen from the storage space side.

FIG. 12 is a plan view of FIG. 11.

FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG.

FIG. 14 is a rear view of FIG. 11.

15 is a sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG.

16 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD in FIG.

FIG. 17 is a right side view of FIG.

FIG. 18 is a left side view of FIG.

19 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line EE of FIG.

20A and 20B are explanatory views for explaining the movement of the support piece in the present embodiment, FIG. 20A is a diagram showing a stage in the middle of movement, and FIG. 20B is a diagram schematically showing a state after movement.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Film 11 Imaging Lens 12 Flash 13 Finder 14 Flash Switch 15 Distance Sensor 16 Shutter Button 17 Display Window 2 Case Body 21 Front Case Body 211 Lens Hole 212 Flash Hole 213 Finder Hole 214 Sensor Hole 215 Switch Hole 216 Bent portion 217 Rib (inhibition portion) 218 Shutter button notch 219 Display notch 21a / 21b Strap groove 21c Boss hole 21d Engagement hole 22 Rear case body 221,222 Support piece 221a / 222a Weakened portion 223 Rib 223a 223b Abutting portions 224 and 225 Strap groove 226 Viewfinder hole 227 Shutter button and winding dial notch 228 Display notch 229 Shaft 22a Engagement projection 3 Strap 31 End 31a Mounting hole 4 Turtle The storage space of

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A storage space for a camera and an obstruction portion are provided, wherein the obstruction portion transmits light emitted from a flash of the camera accommodated in the accommodation space to an imaging lens of the camera. A camera case characterized by having an obstructing structure. 2. A lens light-transmitting portion and a flash light-transmitting portion are further provided, and the lens light-transmitting portion and the flash light-transmitting portion are an imaging lens of a camera housed in the housing space. The camera case according to claim 1, wherein the camera case is arranged at a position corresponding to a flash, and the blocking portion is arranged between the lens light-transmitting portion and the flash light-transmitting portion. . 3. The camera case according to claim 1, wherein the inhibition portion is a rib protruding inward of the storage space. 4. The blocking portion is a bent portion that is provided between the lens light-transmitting portion and the flash light-transmitting portion, and is formed by bending the camera case itself. The camera case according to claim 1 or 2. 5. A case main body and a strap attached to the case main body are provided, the case main body having a support piece for supporting the strap, and the support piece includes the strap and the case main body. A camera case characterized by being deformable by a tensile force acting between and. 6. The camera case according to claim 5, further comprising an abutting portion that abuts on the support piece deformed by the tensile force. 7. The support piece is provided with a weakening portion for facilitating deformation of the support piece.
Or the camera case described in 6. 8. The camera case according to claim 5, wherein the strap is detachable from the case body by deformation of the support piece.