JP2003158657A - Electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide electronic equipment with high operability, which can stepwise open/close a cover in common use of a container cover for two container sections by each container section. SOLUTION: In order to fix a slide position of the cover 6 in common use of two container sections, three lock sections 6a to 6c are provided to the cover 6, a claw 7b locked to the lock sections 6a to 6c is provided to a cover support member 7, and turn prevention members 9a, 9b are provided to the cover 6 and an enclosure 2 so as to prevent the cover 6 from being turned until a second stroke is executed.

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic device,
More specifically, the present invention relates to a lid mechanism that also serves as a storage lid for a plurality of storage sections. 2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, electronic devices such as digital cameras and video cameras have been miniaturized due to the importance of portability. To reduce costs, a storage space for a memory card and a battery is required. The storage lid is often used adjacently. However, in the above-mentioned conventional lid mechanism, when the lid is opened to replace the memory card, the lid of the battery storage section is also opened, and the battery is stored in the storage section. There was a problem that it was difficult to operate because it was out of alignment. To solve this problem, it is conceivable to provide a stopper in the battery storage part so that the battery does not come off.However, depending on the type of battery, the effect of the stopper is not provided, and the work of replacing the battery becomes complicated. There's a problem. [0004] It is an object of the present invention to provide a highly operable electronic device capable of opening and closing a lid which also serves as a storage lid of two storage sections in a stepwise manner for each storage section. [0005] The invention as defined in claim 1 is:
In an electronic device in which a lid that opens and closes by slidingly moving an opening of a first storage unit and a second storage unit that are formed adjacently in a housing is rotatably attached to the housing, A support member having one end rotatably connected to the housing and the other end slidably connected to the lid;
A locking portion formed on the sliding surface of the lid and a connecting portion of the support member for fixing a sliding position of the lid; and a sliding movement of the lid and the first storage portion. An electronic device, comprising: a rotation restricting member that restricts rotation of the lid from the housing while opening the opening. According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the sliding position of the lid is fixed by the locking portion, the sliding position of the lid is fixed with the opening of the first storage portion being opened. Further, since the rotation restricting member restricts the rotation of the lid from the housing while opening the opening of the first storage section, the second storage section can be closed with the lid closed. 1 can be opened. Further, when the restriction by the rotation restricting member is released, the lid can be rotated to open the second storage section, so that the objects to be stored in both storage sections can be very easily taken in and out. Therefore, it is possible to provide an electronic device with high operability that can be opened and closed step by step for each storage unit. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to FIGS. First, the configuration will be described. FIG. 1 is an external front view of a digital camera 1 as an example to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a diagram of the digital camera 1 shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from the bottom side, and FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b). 2 is a left side view of the digital camera 1 shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the digital camera 1 is provided with an image pickup section 3 for picking up an image of a subject on the front of a housing 2, and has a memory card storage section 4, The battery housing 5 is attached to the side of the housing 2 by the locking portion 6a.
6c, a contact portion 7a, a pawl 7b, a lid support member 7 having a hinge 7c, a slide guide portion 8, and rotation preventing members 9a and 9b. Inside the housing 2, a memory card storage section 4 formed in an inner shape corresponding to the outer shape of the memory card, and a battery storage section formed in an inner shape corresponding to the outer shape of the battery. 5 are provided. The cover 6 is formed in a substantially flat plate shape having a size to cover the opening portions of the memory card storage section 4 and the battery storage section 5, and each storage section is closed by the cover 6. The batteries 4 and 5 can be held by covering the openings 4 and 5 and holding the batteries and memory cards housed in the housings. As shown in FIG. 3A, a pair of parallel slide guides 8 are formed in the housing 2 so as to correspond to both sides of the lid 6, and along the slide guides 8, The lid 6 slides and can open and close the openings of the storage sections 4 and 5. Further, the lid 6 is provided with a lid support member 7. As shown in FIG. 3A, the lid supporting member 7 is formed in a substantially flat shape inside the lid 6 so as not to cover the memory card storage unit 4 and the rotation preventing member 9b, and is formed at one end. By attaching the hinge 7 c to the housing 2, the lid 6 supported by the lid support member 7 can rotate with respect to the housing 2 using the hinge 7 c as a fulcrum. Also,
As shown in the side view of FIG. 1, the lid support member 7 has a convex contact portion so as to come into contact with an electrode of a battery stored in the battery storage portion 5 with the lid 6 closed. 7a is formed. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a pawl 7b is formed on the lid supporting member 7, and locking portions 6a to 6b formed on the lid 6 are formed.
Since the pawl 7b is locked to 6c, the sliding movement of the lid 6 can be stopped and fixed at the positions of the locking portions 6a to 6c. This fixing can be released by manually applying a certain pressing force. When the lid 6 is closed, the lid 6 is fixed at the position of the locking portion 6a, and a first stroke for opening the opening of the memory card storage section 4 is performed by a manual sliding operation. In this case, the lid 6 is fixed at the position of the locking portion 6b, and is further manually slid.
When the second stroke for opening the opening is performed, the lid 6 is fixed at the position of the locking portion 6c. The rotation preventing members 9a and 9b keep the cover 6 sliding while the cover 6 slides from the locking portion 6a to the locking portion 6c, that is, while opening the opening of the memory card storage portion 4. Is provided so as to restrict rotation in the opening direction. The rotation preventing member 9a is provided on the side of the lid 6a, and is provided between the locking portion 6a and the locking portion 6b at an intermediate portion on the inside of both sides on the other end side with respect to the hinge 7c of the lid 6. It is arranged so as to have a size substantially equal to the size so as not to come into contact with the battery housing portion 5. The rotation preventing member 9b is formed by bending a substantially rectangular flat plate, and is disposed in the housing 2 in a substantially L-shape in which the cross-sectional shapes are opposite to each other as shown in FIG. Also,
As shown in the top view of FIG. 3A, the rotation preventing member 9b has one corner formed according to the shape of the battery so as not to come into contact with the battery housing portion 5. As shown in FIG. 3A, while the lid 6 opens the opening of the memory card storage 4, the rotation preventing member 9b is locked by the rotation preventing member 9b and Body 6
Is prevented from turning in the opening direction. As shown in FIG. 3B, when the lid 6 is manually slid and slid in the opening direction to release the locking of the rotation preventing member 9a by the rotation preventing member 9b, the lid 6 is rotated. Can rotate freely after leaving the housing 2. Next, the opening and closing operation of the lid 6 will be described with reference to FIG. First, the opening operation will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, when the lid 6 covers the opening of each storage section and is closed, the pawl 7b is locked by the locking section 6a, and this state is maintained. First, a first stroke executed when a memory card is inserted and removed will be described. The first stroke is performed by manually pressing the lid 6 in the opening direction. When a certain pressure is applied to the lid 6 fixed by the locking portion 6a in the opening direction, the locking of the pawl 7b by the locking portion 6a is released, and the lid 6 is moved as shown in FIG. 8 can be slid. When pressure is further applied in the opening direction, the pawl 7b is locked by the locking portion 6b as shown in FIG. 2, and only the opening of the memory card storage portion 4 is opened and fixed as shown in FIG. Is done. While the first stroke is executed and the memory card storage unit 4 is opened, the rotation preventing member 9a is moved by the rotation preventing member 9b in the opening direction as shown in FIG. Since the rotation is locked, the lid 6 cannot rotate away from the housing 2. Next, a description will be given of a second stroke executed when a battery is taken in and out. The second stroke is performed by further pressing the lid 6 in the opening direction from the state where the lid 6 is fixed by the locking portion 6b. Lid 6
When a certain amount of pressure is applied in the opening direction to the pawl, the locking portion 6 of the pawl 7b
3B, the pawl 7b is further slid in the opening direction and the pawl 7b is locked by the locking portion 6c. As shown in FIG. 3B, the rotation preventing member 9a of the lid 6 rotates. The lock by the movement preventing member 9b is released, and as shown in FIG. By rotating the lid 6 in the opening direction, the opening of the battery housing 5 is opened, and the battery can be taken in and out. Next, the closing operation will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the lid 6 is fixed by the locking portion 6c,
5 from the state where the opening of the opening 5 is opened, the cover 6 is turned to the housing side, and the cover 6 is slid in the closing direction so as to be locked.
Then, the opening of the battery storage unit 5 is closed. Further, the lid 6 is slid in the lid closing direction so that
When fixed at a, both storage sections are closed. As described above, in order to fix the sliding position of the lid 6, which also serves as the two storage sections, the lid 6 is provided with the locking portions in three stages of the locking portions 6a to 6c and the lid. The support member 7 is provided with a pawl 7b that is locked by the locking portion, and the cover 6 and the housing 2 are prevented from rotating until the cover 6 rotates until the second stroke is performed.
Since a and 9b are provided, the lid 6 can be opened and closed in a stepwise manner for each storage section, and it is extremely easy to insert and remove the memory card by preventing the battery from falling off. Therefore, the operability of replacing the memory card and the battery is improved. The description in the present embodiment is as follows.
This is a preferred example of the lid mechanism according to the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in the present embodiment, the cover common to the storage section of the memory card and the battery in the digital camera has been described, but not limited to the digital camera,
Other electronic devices such as a portable playback device may be used. According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the sliding position of the lid is fixed by the locking portion, the sliding of the lid can be performed with the opening of the first storage portion opened. The position can be fixed, and the rotation of the lid from the housing is restricted by the rotation restricting member while the opening of the first storage is opened, so that the second storage is closed. The first storage section can be opened with the lid kept. Further, when the restriction by the rotation restricting member is released, the lid can be rotated to open the second storage section, so that the objects to be stored in both storage sections can be very easily taken in and out. Therefore, it is possible to provide an electronic device with high operability that can be opened and closed step by step for each storage unit.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a digital camera 1 according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a view of the digital camera 1 of FIG. 1 as viewed from the bottom. FIG. 3 is a view of the digital camera of FIG. 1 viewed from a side;
(A) is a diagram showing a state where both storage units 4 and 5 are closed, and (b) is a diagram showing a state where only the memory card storage unit 4 is opened. [Description of Signs] 1 Digital camera 2 Housing 3 Imaging section 4 Memory card storage section 5 Battery storage section 6 Lids 6a to 6c Locking section 7 Lid support member 7a Contact section 7b Nail 7c Hinge 8 Slide guide section 9a Lid side Rotation preventing member 9b Rotation preventing member on the housing side

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Claims (1)

Claims: 1. A lid, which is opened and closed by sliding movement of an opening of a first storage portion and a second storage portion formed adjacent to each other in a housing. An electronic device rotatably mounted, a support member having one end rotatably connected to the housing and the other end slidably connected to the lid, and a sliding surface of the lid. A locking portion formed on the connecting portion of the support member to fix a sliding position of the lid, and a lid slidingly moving to open the opening of the first storage portion. An electronic device, comprising: a rotation restricting member that restricts rotation of the lid from the housing.