JP2004046035A - Portable type equipment and detachable member thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide portable type equipment wherein the detachable member is easily detachable, that can be arranged at a low cost, and moreover does not increase power consumption, and to provide a detachable member permitting to easily confirm the mounting direction on the portable equipment even in the dark. <P>SOLUTION: A display part 32 is arranged on the side face 28S of a recording medium holder 28 so as to show the direction of housing a recording medium 72. The display part 32 is formed by applying a light storage paint into a straight recessed groove part 32D. A direction display part 74 formed by applying a light storage paint into a recessed part 74 is arranged on a part of the surface of the recording medium 72. Since the light outside the case 14 passes through the light transmissive plate 34 of a cover plate 26 and is stored in the light storage paint, the display part 32 emits light when the cover plate 26 is opened in the dark to facilitate to repÐlace the recording medium 72. Since external light is utilized, it eliminates the need for a lamp for illuminating the neighborhood of a recording medium insertion port 30 and a circuit therefor, and a digital still camera can be structured at low costs. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a portable device and a detachable member, and more particularly, to a portable device having a structure in which a detachable member is attached to a device body such as a battery or a recording medium, and to a mounting portion of the portable device. The present invention relates to a detachable member that is attached to the body.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As an example of a conventional portable device, a camera (so-called silver salt camera) will be described as an example.
[0003]
FIG. 3 shows the configuration of a conventional camera 112 (see Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-286212). In this camera 112, for example, an illumination lamp 116 is provided in the cartridge chamber 114, so that the film can be easily replaced even in a dark place.
[0004]
However, in the camera 112 of FIG. 3, in order to illuminate the cartridge chamber 114, an illumination lamp 116 and a circuit for causing the lamp to emit light are necessary, which increases costs. Furthermore, since it is necessary to supply electric power to the illumination lamp 116, power consumption is also increased.
[0005]
Further, in the dark, it is difficult to confirm the orientation with respect to the camera 112 when exchanging or removing an exchange member (desorption member) such as a film.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In consideration of the above facts, the present invention can easily be attached and detached with a detachable member, can be configured at low cost, and does not increase power consumption, and can be easily attached to the portable device even in the dark. It is an object to obtain a detachable member that can be confirmed.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In invention of Claim 1, the apparatus main body which comprises a portable apparatus, The attachment part with which the said apparatus main body is equipped, and an attachment or detachment member is attached, It is arrange | positioned in the vicinity of the said attachment part, and it is from the exterior of an apparatus main body. And a phosphorescent member capable of storing light to emit light.
[0008]
Therefore, the phosphorescent member in the vicinity of the attachment portion to which the detachable member is attached accumulates light from the outside and emits light thereby. The user of the portable device can easily attach and detach the detachable member with the light emitted from the phosphorescent member.
[0009]
In addition, since the phosphorescent member is caused to emit light using light from the outside of the device main body, it is not necessary to newly provide a lamp, a circuit, or the like for illuminating the vicinity of the mounting portion, and the device can be configured at low cost. Since it is not necessary to supply power to the lamp, power consumption does not increase.
[0010]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, there is provided an opening / closing member that is attached to the device main body so as to be openable / closable so as to cover the attachment portion and can transmit light from the outside. And
[0011]
By opening the opening / closing member, the attaching / detaching member can be attached to or detached from the attaching portion. In a state where the opening / closing member is closed, the detachable member can be prevented from being inadvertently dropped, and foreign matter (such as dust) can be prevented from entering and adhering to the attachment portion.
[0012]
Since the opening / closing member can transmit light, light outside the device main body passes through the opening / closing member and is guided to the phosphorescent member.
[0013]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the phosphorescent member is a phosphorescent paint, and has contact preventing means for preventing contact of foreign matter with the phosphorescent paint. It is characterized by that.
[0014]
Thus, it can comprise at low cost by using a luminous material as a luminous material paint.
[0015]
In addition, because it is equipped with a contact prevention means that prevents contact of foreign matter with the phosphorescent paint, it can prevent the user's hand or other foreign matter from touching the phosphorescent paint and prevent peeling of the phosphorescent paint. . As an example of a contact prevention means, the recessed part etc. which were provided in the apparatus main body in order to apply a phosphorescent paint can be mentioned.
[0016]
The invention according to claim 4 is a detachable member that is detachably attached to the attachment portion of the portable device, and stores the light from the outside to emit light and indicate the attachment direction to the attachment portion, It is characterized by having.
[0017]
Therefore, the light from the outside of the light storage unit is stored and emitted. Thereby, even if it is dark, the attachment direction to a portable apparatus can be known easily.
[0018]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 is a perspective view from the back side of a digital still camera 12 that is a portable device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
[0019]
The digital still camera 12 has a housing 14. The casing 14 is formed in a substantially box shape, and members such as a photographing lens, a photographing light emitting member (so-called strobe), and a finder light receiving unit (all not shown) are provided on the front surface 14F side. . A shutter switch 22 is provided on the upper surface 14T, and a viewfinder 16, a liquid crystal display 24, and various operation switches 18 are provided on the rear surface 14B. The user of the digital still camera 12 can take an image by pressing the shutter switch 22 while viewing the image on the liquid crystal display 24 (or viewing the image in the viewfinder 16).
[0020]
As shown in FIG. 2A, a cover plate 26 is rotatably attached to the side surface 14S of the housing 14. The cover plate 26 is urged to rotate to an open position (position shown in FIG. 2B) by a spring (not shown), but is locked in the closed position (position shown in FIG. 2A). Locked by the mechanism. When the lock release knob 36 is slid downward to release the lock, the cover plate 26 is rotated by the urging force of the spring to reach the open position.
[0021]
A recording medium holder 28 is attached in the housing 14, and the recording medium insertion slot 30 is exposed in a state where the cover plate 26 is opened (see FIG. 2B), and the recording medium 72 is accommodated (FIG. 2). (See (C)). A display unit 32 is provided on the side surface 28S of the recording medium holder 28 so that the user can know the direction in which the recording medium 72 is accommodated. The display unit 32 is configured by applying a phosphorescent paint in a longitudinal linear recess 32D formed on the side surface 28S of the recording medium holder 28.
[0022]
The central portion of the lid plate 26 is constituted by a light transmission plate 34 that can transmit light from the outside of the housing 14. Therefore, even when the lid plate 26 is in the closed position, the light outside the housing 14 passes through the light transmission plate 34 and reaches the display unit 32.
[0023]
Further, the lock release knob 36 is also provided with a knob display section 40 configured by applying a phosphorescent paint.
[0024]
Note that a plurality of terminals 42 are provided on the side surface 14S of the housing 14 and can be electrically connected to external devices.
[0025]
As can be seen from FIG. 2C, the recording medium 72 as an example of the detachable member of the present invention is formed in a flat plate shape that can be inserted into the recording medium insertion slot 30, and a direction is formed on a part of the surface. A display unit 74 is provided. The direction display unit 74 is configured by applying a phosphorescent paint to a recess 74 </ b> D formed on the surface of the recording medium 72. The direction display unit 74 has a direction that matches the display unit 32.
[0026]
In the digital still camera 12 of this embodiment configured as described above, the recording medium 72 is inserted from the recording medium insertion port 30 and held by the recording medium holder 28 in a normal use state. Further, light outside the housing 14 is transmitted through the light transmission plate 34 of the lid plate 26 and is stored in the phosphorescent paint of the display unit 32.
[0027]
When the recording medium 72 of the digital still camera 12 is replaced, the user of the digital still camera 12 first releases the lock by sliding the unlocking knob 36 downward to unlock the cover plate 26. At this time, since the phosphorescent paint of the knob display unit 40 is stored, the knob display unit 40 shines even in the dark, and the position of the unlocking knob 36 can be easily known. When the lock of the cover plate 26 is released, the cover plate 26 is rotated by a biasing force of a spring (not shown) to reach the open position as shown in FIG.
[0028]
Next, the user of the digital still camera 12 takes out the recording medium 72 from the recording medium insertion port 30 and inserts the new recording medium 72. At this time, the light outside the housing 14 is transmitted through the light transmission plate 34 of the cover plate 26 and stored in the display unit 32 (light storage paint). Therefore, for example, even when the cover plate 26 is opened in the dark, the display unit 32 shines, so that the user can know the position of the recording medium insertion port 30 and the direction in which the recording medium 72 is inserted. 72 can be exchanged easily. In particular, since the direction display unit 74 is also provided in the recording medium 72, it is possible to easily know the insertion direction (attachment direction) of the recording medium 72 by matching the directions of the direction display unit 74 and the display unit 32. Can do.
[0029]
And the display part 32 is comprised by apply | coating a luminous paint in the recessed part 32D. Moreover, the direction display part 74 is also comprised by apply | coating a luminous paint in the recessed part 74D. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the user's hand or other foreign matter from directly touching the phosphorescent paint, and to prevent the phosphorescent paint from peeling off.
[0030]
As described above, according to the present invention, the recording medium 72 can be easily replaced even in the dark. In addition, since light outside the housing 14 of the digital still camera 12 is stored in the display unit 32 and the display unit 32 emits light, a lamp or circuit for illuminating the vicinity of the recording medium insertion port 30 is provided. This eliminates the need for a digital still camera at a low cost. The digital still camera 12 can also be reduced in size and weight. Moreover, since it is not necessary to supply power to such a lamp, the power consumption of the digital still camera 12 does not increase.
[0031]
In the above description, a digital still camera is taken as an example of the portable device of the present invention, but the portable device is not limited to this. For example, an imaging device such as a silver salt camera can be used. Furthermore, a moving image shooting device capable of shooting a moving image, a sound reproducing device such as a so-called headphone stereo, a portable game machine, a portable receiver such as a portable radio, a portable radio such as a portable transceiver, “PDA” Personal information devices (personal digital assistants), mobile phones and the like are also included in the portable devices of the present invention. Moreover, in an actual use situation, it does not matter whether it is used with being carried around or used in a stationary manner, so long as it is configured to be portable.
[0032]
Specific examples of the recording medium 72 that is the detachable member of the present invention include a so-called memory card, CF card, SD memory card, multimedia card, smart media card, and the like.
[0033]
The detachable member of the present invention is not limited to these recording media 72, and any detachable member may be used. For example, a battery used in the above-described portable device is also included in the detachable member of the present invention. In this case, the phosphorescent member of the present invention may be provided in the vicinity of the battery storage chamber in which the battery is stored. In addition, it is preferable that the battery is provided with a direction display unit similar to the direction display unit 74 so that the direction can be easily recognized even in the dark.
[0034]
The contact preventing means of the present invention is not limited to the above-described recess 32D, and may be a place where the user's hand or other foreign matter is less likely to touch. In addition, the contact prevention means may be configured by covering the luminous paint with a transparent film or the like.
[0035]
The configuration that allows light to pass through the opening / closing member (cover plate 26) of the present invention is not limited to the above-described light transmission plate 34. For example, a hole may be formed in the lid plate 34 so that light passes through the hole and reaches the display unit 32. Alternatively, the lid plate 26 may be formed so that a gap is formed between the lid plate 26 and the housing 14, and light may be transmitted through the gap to reach the display unit 32.
[0036]
In the present invention, the user and the portable device are associated with each other by making the phosphorescent member different in shape, position, and the like according to each portable device (for example, in the case of a camera such as the digital still camera 12) It is possible to confirm that it is “My Camera”.
[0037]
【The invention's effect】
Since the present invention has the above-described configuration, it is easy to attach and detach the detachable member, it can be configured at low cost, and power consumption is not increased.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a digital still camera according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 2A and 2B are side views showing the digital still camera according to the first embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 2A is a state in which the cover plate is closed, and FIG. (C) is a front view showing the recording medium of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the back side of a conventional camera without a lid.
[Explanation of symbols]
12 Digital still camera (portable device)
14 Housing (equipment main unit)
30 Recording medium insertion slot (mounting part)
32 Display unit (phosphorescent member)
32D recess (contact prevention means)
34 Lid (opening / closing member)
72 Recording medium (detachable member)
74 Direction display part 74D Concave part (contact prevention means)

Claims (4)

A device body constituting a portable device;
An attachment part provided in the apparatus main body, to which a detachable member is attached,
A phosphorescent member arranged near the mounting portion and capable of accumulating light from the outside of the device body to emit light;
A portable device characterized by comprising: An opening / closing member that is attached to the device body so as to be openable and closable so as to cover the attachment portion, and is capable of transmitting light from outside
The portable device according to claim 1, comprising: The phosphorescent member is a phosphorescent paint,
Contact preventing means for preventing foreign matter from contacting the phosphorescent paint,
The portable device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by comprising: A detachable member that is detachably attached to an attachment part of a portable device,
A phosphorescent part that accumulates light from outside and emits light to indicate the direction of attachment to the attachment part;
Desorption member characterized by having.

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