JP2004151684A - Camera with built-in stroboscope - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a camera with built-in stroboscope which has a pop-up mechanism with which a stroboscope casing to be attached to a camera main body can be moved and in which miniaturization of the whole of the camera can be attained. <P>SOLUTION: This camera with built-in stroboscope is provided with a camera body 2, a holder 3 which has a first turning part 11 and a second turning part 12 and is pivotally supported to the camera main body 2 to be freely rotatable in the first turning part 11 and a stroboscope casing 4 whose side face is pivotally supported to the holder 3 to be freely rotatable in the second turning part 12, a first locking part 15 which locks the holder 3 in a second position and a second locking part 16 which locks the strobe casing 4 in the second position. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

  The present invention relates to a camera with a built-in strobe, and more particularly to a camera with a built-in strobe having a pop-up mechanism in which a strobe case attached to a camera body is movable between a first position and a second position.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a digital still camera, a film-sensitive small camera, and the like, a strobe built-in camera configured such that a strobe case having a strobe light emitting unit for irradiating an auxiliary light for photographing is built in the camera has been widely used. are doing.

  In addition to the type that opens and closes the lens barrier, this type of camera with a built-in flash has a pop-up mechanism in which a flash case attached to the camera body can move between a first position and a second position. There is something.

  In general, a camera with a built-in flash having a pop-up mechanism has a problem in that the entire camera becomes large in size due to the provision of the pop-up mechanism. In order to solve this problem, for example, cameras with a built-in strobe described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 are known.

  First, a camera with a built-in flash according to Patent Document 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 19 (a), (b) and FIG. Here, FIG. 19A is a diagram illustrating a state in which the strobe housing 102 is in the storage position, FIG. 19B is a diagram illustrating a state in which the strobe housing 102 is in the protruding position, and FIG. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a strobe housing 102 and its vicinity.

  As shown in these drawings, a support lever 101 that supports a flash housing 102 has a first rotating part 101a and a second rotating part 101b, and the first rotating part It is rotatably supported by the moving part 101a. Further, the strobe housing 102 having the strobe light emitting portion 102a has a strobe support portion 102b at a lower portion thereof, and the second rotating portion 101b of the support lever 101 pivotally supports the strobe support portion 102b. It is rotatably attached to 101. In addition, light emitted from the strobe light emitting unit 102a is orthogonal to the rotating shafts 103 and 104 of the first rotating unit 101a and the second rotating unit 101b on each surface of the substantially rectangular solid body 102. Irradiated from the surface. Further, the strobe housing 102 is completely stored in the camera body 100 at the storage position.

  FIG. 19B shows a posture in which the strobe housing 102 is protruded from the camera body 100 so that the strobe light emitting unit 102a can emit light. As shown in FIG. 19B, even in a posture in which the strobe housing 102 is protruded, the strobe housing 102 is not completely exposed from the camera body 100, and the strobe supporting portion 102b of the strobe housing 102 Is in a state of being stored in the camera body 100.

The camera with a built-in strobe disclosed in Patent Literature 1 is configured to reduce the space occupied by the entire strobe device with the above configuration.
By the way, Patent Literature 1 does not mention how to arrange a wiring portion for electrically connecting the strobe light emitting portion 102a and the camera body 100. However, the present applicant has disclosed that the wiring portion is located near the strobe support portion 102b. Guess that it is located in. This is because, if the wiring portion is arranged in a place other than the vicinity of the strobe support portion 102b, the wiring portion is exposed when the strobe housing 102 is at the protruding position, which may cause damage to the wiring portion. . Conversely, in order to prevent the wiring portion from being exposed, it can be considered that the strobe housing 102 is designed without being completely exposed to the outside from the camera body 100 even when the strobe housing 102 is at the projecting position.

Next, the camera with a built-in strobe disclosed in Patent Document 2 has a structure as shown in FIGS. 21, 22A and 22B.
As shown in these figures, the camera with a built-in strobe has a structure in which a strobe block 201 having a substantially triangular shape in a side view is held so as to be able to retreat from the upper surface of the camera body 200. The part is supported by a pair of support link mechanisms 202 so as to be able to move back and forth. Each support link mechanism 202 includes a driving lever 203 that receives a rotational urging force of a torsion spring (not shown) via a plurality of gears, and a C-shaped link that is disposed slightly behind the driving lever 203. The L-shaped link 205 connects the driving lever 203, the C-shaped link 204, and the strobe block 201. One end 203a of the driving lever 203 and one end 204a of the C-shaped link 204 are rotatably attached to a strobe support 205 fixed at a predetermined position of the camera body 200. When the strobe block 201 projects, the end 203b is rotatably connected to the lower end of the strobe block 201. Further, the intermediate portion 205a of the L-shaped link 205 is connected to the driving lever 203, One end 205b of the L-shaped link 205 is connected to the other end of the C-shaped link 204, and the other end 205c of the L-shaped link 205 is connected to the strobe block 201.

  Then, when the strobe block 201 moves from the posture accommodated in the upper surface of the camera body 200 to the protruding posture as shown in FIG. 22A, as shown in FIG. While the strobe lens 201a is turned obliquely downward and forward, the strobe block 201 projects upward while rising almost to the position directly above. As shown in FIG. 21, a lens barrel 206 including a zoom lens and the like is provided at the center of the front surface of the camera body 200. Further, as shown in FIG. 22B, in the camera with a built-in strobe, when the strobe block 201 is stored, the strobe block 201 is stored between the battery chamber 207 and the front part 200 a of the camera body 200. It is arranged.

The camera with a built-in strobe according to Patent Literature 2 has the above-described configuration to reduce the space occupied by the entire strobe device.
Here, Patent Document 2 does not mention how to arrange a wiring portion for electrically connecting the light emitting portion of the strobe block 201 and the camera body 200, but the applicant of the present application describes the wiring portion as, for example, It is considered that the wiring portion is arranged near the support link mechanism 202 so that the wiring portion is not exposed to the outside from the camera body 200 as much as possible even when the strobe block 201 is at the protruding position.
JP-A-11-327008 JP-A-10-228050

  However, in the configuration of Patent Document 1, the strobe support portion 102b pivotally supported by the second rotating portion 101b of the support lever 101 is provided at the lower portion of the strobe housing 102, so that the entire strobe device cannot be further extended. However, it is difficult to reduce the space occupied by the camera and reduce the size of the camera with a built-in strobe.

  The configuration of Patent Document 2 also includes a support link mechanism 202 such as three links (a driving lever 203, a C-shaped link 204, and an L-shaped link 205), a plurality of gears, and the like. ), The C-shaped link 204 and the like protrude downward from the storage location of the strobe block 201 when stored, so that even in this configuration, the space occupied by the entire flash device is reduced, and There is a problem that it is difficult to reduce the size of the built-in camera. Furthermore, if the configuration of Patent Document 2 is applied to a flash block having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, the flash block will be in a posture protruding backward or upward, and it will be difficult to store the flash block satisfactorily. Also occurs.

  Light emitted from the strobe light emitting portion 102a shown in FIGS. 19 and 20 and the light emitting portion of the strobe block 201 shown in FIGS. 21 and 22 are irregularly reflected by members such as a lens barrel at the front center of the camera bodies 100 and 200. In order to prevent such a situation, it is desirable that the strobe housing 102 and the strobe block 201 be located as far as possible from the camera bodies 100 and 200 in the protruding posture. However, in this camera with a built-in strobe, the support lever 101, the driving lever 203, and the C-shaped link 204 are provided inside the camera bodies 100 and 200. There is a problem that it is difficult to increase the distance away from 100 and 200.

  Further, in any of the cameras with a built-in strobe, in the protruding posture, the strobe light is emitted from the strobe light emitting portion 102a and the light emitting portion of the strobe block 201, since the strobe light is projected almost directly above the stowed posture. , 200 are also likely to be irregularly reflected by a member such as a lens barrel at the front center of the lens.

  Further, in order to prevent the wiring portion from being exposed even when the strobe housing 102 and the strobe block 201 are projected from the camera bodies 100 and 200, the strobe housing 102 and the strobe block 201 are completely removed from the camera bodies 100 and 200. Also, from this viewpoint, there is also a problem that it is difficult to arrange the strobe housing 102 and the strobe block 201 at a high position in the protruding posture.

  Further, in any strobe built-in camera, in the protruding posture, the strobe light emitting unit 102a and the strobe block 201 are arranged so as to face directly in front, and the light from the light emitting unit directly irradiates the imaging object ahead. When light is emitted, a shadow may appear clearly behind the object to be imaged, and such a problem cannot be alleviated.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and a flash case attached to a camera body has a pop-up mechanism movable between a first position and a second position, while reducing the size of the entire camera. An object of the present invention is to provide a camera with a built-in strobe capable of achieving the following.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a camera with a built-in strobe that can reduce irregular reflection of emitted light by a member such as a lens barrel at the front center of the camera body.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a camera with a built-in strobe that can reduce a problem that a shadow is clearly seen behind an object to be imaged when the strobe emits light.

  In order to achieve these objects, a camera with a built-in strobe of the present invention has a camera body, a first rotating portion and a second rotating portion, and the first rotating portion attaches to the camera body. A supporting portion rotatably supported with respect to the support portion, a side surface rotatably supported by the second rotating portion with respect to the support portion, a strobe light emitting portion, and a first position. A strobe case movable between a second position, a first locking portion for locking the support portion at a second position, and a second locking portion for locking the strobe case at a second position. A locking portion, wherein the first rotating portion is disposed at a position on the front side of the supporting portion when the strobe case is at the first position, and wherein the second rotating portion is When the strobe case is in the first position, it is behind the support portion, and when the strobe case is in the first and second positions, it is on the front side. It is intended to be disposed in the portion which becomes the rear side of the strobe case.

  With this configuration, while the strobe case attached to the camera body has a pop-up mechanism movable between the first position and the second position, when the strobe case is at the first position, the first rotation is performed. Since the moving portion is disposed at a position on the front side of the support portion, and the second rotating portion is disposed at a position on the rear side of the support portion, the strobe case and the support portion are located at the first position. The camera can be stored compactly, and the size of the entire camera can be reduced. In addition, since the second rotating portion is disposed at a position on the rear side of the strobe case when the strobe case is at the first and second positions, the strobe case is projected to the second position. In this case, the light is moved not only upward but also forward, and irregular reflection of the emitted light by a member such as a lens barrel at the front center of the camera body can be minimized.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the size of the entire camera while the flash case attached to the camera body has the pop-up mechanism movable between the first position and the second position. Further, an excellent effect is obtained in that irregular reflection of emitted light by a member such as a lens barrel at the front center of the camera body can be reduced.

  The strobe built-in camera according to claim 1 of the present invention has a camera main body, a first turning part and a second turning part, and the first turning part with respect to the camera body. A supporting portion rotatably supported by the shaft, a side surface rotatably supported by the second rotating portion with respect to the supporting portion, a strobe light emitting portion, and a first position and a second position. , A first locking portion for locking the support portion at a second position, and a second locking portion for locking the flash case at a second position. Wherein the first rotating portion is disposed at a position which is on the front side of a supporting portion when the strobe case is at the first position, and wherein the second rotating portion is provided with the strobe case. Is located at the rear side of the support portion when the flash device is at the first position, and when the flash case is at the first and second positions, The support portion supports the side surface of the strobe case with the second rotating portion, thereby providing a portion used to support the strobe case. In addition, when the strobe case is at the first position, the first rotating portion is disposed at a position on the front side of the support portion, and Since the second rotating portion is provided at a position on the rear side of the support portion, the strobe case and the support portion can be stored compactly at the first position, and the overall size of the camera can be reduced. At the same time, the second rotating portion is disposed at a position on the rear side of the strobe case when the strobe case is at the first and second positions, so that the strobe case is projected to the second position. Move forward as well as upward Thing will have the effect of reducing that emitted light is diffusely reflected by the member of the lens barrel or the like on the front center of the camera body.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the camera with a built-in strobe according to the first aspect, when the strobe case has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the strobe case is at the first position, the supporting portion supports the side surface of the strobe case. And when the strobe case is in the first position, the support portion is disposed so as to cover the side surface and the bottom surface of the strobe case. It has the effect that it can be efficiently and compactly stored in an extremely small space with the postures aligned with each other.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the camera with a built-in strobe according to the first or second aspect, wherein the supporting portion is formed by stacking two plate bodies, and the strobe light emitting portion and the camera body are electrically connected. Since the wiring portion to be connected is sandwiched between the two plate members, the wiring portion is not exposed even when the strobe case is at the second position. Has the effect that damage due to contact with the member can be prevented.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the camera with a built-in strobe according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the first rotating portion is more than the strobe case when the strobe case is at the first position. It is disposed at the front position, and the portion used to support the support portion does not need to be provided below the strobe case, and the camera with a built-in strobe can be downsized accordingly. It has the action of:

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the camera with a built-in strobe according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the support portion and the strobe case are provided on an upper surface portion of the camera body, and the strobe case is located at the first position. At one time, the support portion and the strobe case are arranged so as to be placed on the upper surface of the camera body. By setting the reference of the movement of the support portion and the strobe case to the upper surface of the camera body, the second position is obtained. This has the effect that the distance from the camera body to the position of the strobe case at the position can be increased.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the camera with a built-in strobe according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the support portion and the strobe case are provided on an upper surface portion of the camera body, and the strobe case is located at the first position. At one time, the support portion and the strobe case are arranged so as to be housed in the upper surface portion of the camera body.

  The invention according to claim 7 is the strobe built-in camera according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the first elastic member biases the support portion to the second position with respect to the camera body, A second elastic member for urging the strobe case toward the second position with respect to the support portion, and a third locking portion for locking the strobe case at the first position. The strobe case can be locked at the first position by the third locking portion, and the strobe case can be moved from the first position to the second position by releasing the locking by the third locking portion. It has the effect of moving.

  The invention according to claim 8 is the camera with a built-in strobe according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the strobe light emitting unit is covered when the strobe case is at the first position, being integrated with the support unit. The support portion can also be used as a cover when the strobe is not used. In addition, since the cover is integral with the support, even when the support moves relative to the camera body, the positional relationship between the flash case and the cover that rotates about the second rotation remains unchanged. In addition, the strobe case and the cover can be easily prevented from being damaged by contact with the cover.

  According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the camera with a built-in strobe according to the seventh aspect, further comprising a fourth locking portion for locking only the support portion at the first position. By releasing the lock by the third locking portion in a state where the support portion is locked in the first position by the stop portion, only the strobe case is held in the first position while holding the support portion in the first position. Has the effect that it can be moved from the position to the second position.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the camera with a built-in flash according to the ninth aspect, wherein the pop-up operation member attached to the camera body or a member interlocked with the pop-up operation member has the third locking portion and the fourth locking portion. A locking portion is provided, and by operating the pop-up operating member when the strobe case is at the first position, the operation of moving the strobe case and the support portion to the second position, and only the strobe case The operation of moving from the first position to the second position can be performed in a distinguished manner. By simply operating one pop-up operation member, the movement of the strobe case can be distinguished. Can be performed, and convenience is improved.

  An eleventh aspect of the present invention is the camera with a built-in strobe according to any one of the first to fourth, sixth, seventh, ninth or tenth aspects, wherein the strobe case is moved from the second position to the first position. Sometimes, in a predetermined rotation range of the support portion with respect to the camera body, there is provided a regulating means for restricting the rotation of the strobe case toward the first position with respect to the support portion, and is provided in front of the storage position of the strobe case in the camera body. Even when the cover is fixedly provided on the camera body side, the strobe case can be prevented from contacting the cover and being damaged when the strobe case moves from the second position to the first position. Having.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
(Embodiment 1)
1 and 2 are perspective views of a camera with a built-in strobe according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a front view of the same, and FIGS. 4 and 6 are cross-sectional views taken along line AA ′ in FIG. FIG. 5 is an enlarged side view of a main part of the camera with a built-in flash according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 1, 3 to 5 show the case where the flash case 4 is at the second position S, and FIGS. 2 and 6 show the case where the flash case 4 is at the first position F. Here, the terms “first position” and “second position” used in the present specification and claims mean that the camera position is higher when the flash case 4 is in the second position than in the first position. It is used as a term indicating a relative positional relationship that the distance from the main body 2 becomes longer.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, in the camera 1 with a built-in flash, a flash case 4 that is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped and a support portion 3 that supports the flash case 4 are provided on an upper surface 2 a of the camera body 2. . Further, the strobe case 4 is located at a second position S as shown in FIG. 1 with respect to the camera body 2 and the lens barrel 14 as compared with a case where it is at a first position F as shown in FIG. Away from each other. An operation unit such as a shutter button 17 is disposed on the upper surface 2a of the camera body 2. Further, a lens barrel 14 including a zoom lens and the like is attached at a position in front of the flash case 4 in the front part of the camera body 2.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the support unit 3 has a first rotating unit 11 and a second rotating unit 12, and is rotatably mounted on the camera body 2 around the first rotating unit 11. It is pivoted. The first rotating part 11 and the second rotating part 12 are each formed of a cylindrical shaft. The support portion 3 is formed in a substantially U-shape (substantially C-shaped channel shape) mainly having a side surface portion 3d and a flat surface portion, and has a cover portion 3c on a front surface portion. . The flat portion of the support portion 3 is formed by bonding a first plate 3a and a second plate 3b. In the cover 3c, a first elastic member 9 made of an elastic body such as a helical spring is provided in a posture external to the first rotating portion 11, and the first elastic member 9 is The support 3 acts to bias the camera body 2 to the second position S.

  The flash case 4 is pivotally supported on the side surface 4b of the flash case 4 so as to be rotatable about the second rotation portion 12 with respect to the support portion 3 (see FIG. 5). As shown in FIG. 4, a second elastic member 10 made of an elastic body such as a helical spring is provided at a lower end of a rear portion of the strobe case 4 in a posture external to the second rotating portion 12. The second elastic member 10 acts to urge the strobe case 4 to the second position S with respect to the support portion 3.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 6, when the flash case 4 is at the first position F, the first rotating portion 11 is disposed at a position in front of the support portion 3 and in front of the flash case 4, The second rotating part 12 is provided at a position on the rear side of the support part 3. The second rotating portion 12 is located on the rear side of the support portion 3 when the strobe case 4 is at the first position F, and the strobe case 4 is at the first position F and the second position S. In either case, it is provided at a location on the rear side of the flash case 4. That is, in the camera 1 with a built-in strobe according to the first embodiment, when the strobe case 4 is at the first position F, the first rotating portion 11 is in front of the support portion 3 and the second rotating portion 12 Is disposed at a position on the rear side of the support portion 3, and when moving from the first position F to the second position S, the support portion 3 is directed obliquely upward around the first rotating portion 11. The strobe case 4 is positioned such that the strobe case 4 has a forward posture substantially the same as the posture when the strobe case 4 is at the first position F when the strobe case 4 is moved to the second position S. .

  The strobe case 4 has a strobe light emitting section 5, and a wiring section 6 and a trigger coil 6 a are arranged inside the strobe case 4. The strobe light emitting unit 5 is provided on a surface (front surface) parallel to the rotation axis of the first rotation unit 11 and the rotation axis of the second rotation unit 12. Here, the wiring section 6 is a flexible wiring board made of, for example, polyimide, and functions to electrically connect the strobe light emitting section 5 and the camera body 2. Electrical connection between the strobe light emitting unit 5 and the wiring unit 6 is made by a copper wire (not shown). The wiring section 6 is sandwiched between the first plate 3a and the second plate 3b on the way from the flash case 4 to the camera body 2.

  Here, the trigger coil 6a is a step-up transformer, and acts to increase a voltage of, for example, 300 volts to 3000 volts. The strobe light emitting unit 5 receives the power boosted by the trigger coil 6a and starts emitting light. Note that the strobe light emitting section 5 can emit light when the strobe case 4 is at the second position S.

  In addition, the flash case 4 has an engaging portion 4 a that engages with a third locking portion (pop-up operation member) 13 provided on the camera body 2. The third locking portion 13 is slidable in the directions B and C in FIG. 4, has a claw portion 13a, and is urged in the direction B by a spring body 13b. When the flash case 4 is at the first position F, the third locking portion 13 engages the flash case 4 by engaging the claw portion 13a of the third locking portion 13 with the engaging portion 4a. Acts to stop and hold in the first position F.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the upper surface protruding portion 2b provided to protrude from the upper surface 2a of the camera main body 2 has a first locking portion 15, and the supporting portion 3 has a first protruding portion 7 and a second protruding portion. The flash case 4 has a second projection 8. In this configuration, the first locking portion 15 locks the rotation of the support portion 3 with respect to the camera body 2 at the second position S by contacting the first protrusion 7 of the support portion 3. Works. Thus, the support portion 3 is locked at the second position S even if the support portion 3 is constantly urged in the counterclockwise direction in the figure by the first elastic member 9. Further, the second locking portion 16 of the support portion 3 abuts on the second projection 8 of the flash case 4 to lock the rotation of the flash case 4 with respect to the support portion 3 at the second position S. Act to Thus, the flash case 4 is locked at the second position S even if the flash case 4 is constantly urged clockwise in the figure by the second elastic member 10.

  As shown in FIG. 6, when the flash case 4 is at the first position F, the engaging portion 4a provided on the flash case 4 is engaged with the claw portion 13a of the third locking portion 13. By doing so, the third locking portion 13 locks the flash case 4 and holds it at the first position F. As described above, when the flash case 4 is at the first position F, the side surfaces 3b and 4c and the bottom surface of the flash case 4 are covered by the side surface 3d and the flat surface of the support portion 3. Although not shown, the support portion 3 is formed with a through hole through which the engaging portion 4a of the flash case 4 and the claw portion 13a of the third locking portion 13 are inserted. When the strobe case 4 is in the first position F, the irradiation window 5a of the strobe light emitting unit 5 is covered by the cover 3c, and the strobe light emitting unit 5 is prohibited from emitting light.

  Note that the support portion 3 and the first protrusion 7 of the first embodiment are examples of the support portion of the present invention, and the strobe case 4, the engagement portion 4a, and the second protrusion 8 of the first embodiment. Is an example of the strobe case of the present invention. The strobe light emitting portion 5 and the irradiation window 5a of the first embodiment are examples of the strobe light emitting portion of the present invention, and the third locking portion 13 of the first embodiment is used. The claw portion 13a and the spring body 13b are examples of a third locking portion of the present invention.

The operation of the camera 1 with a built-in strobe constructed as described above will be described with reference to FIGS.
First, an operation when the flash case 4 of the camera 1 with a built-in flash moves from the first position F shown in FIG. 6 to the second position S shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 6, when the flash case 4 of the camera 1 with a built-in flash is at the first position F, the claw portion 13a of the third locking portion 13 engages with the engaging portion 4a of the flash case 4. Thus, the flash case 4 is held at the first position F. That is, the flash case 4 is held in such a posture that it is directly mounted on the upper surface 2a of the camera body 2.

In this state, when the user moves the third locking portion 13 forward and slides the claw portion 13a in the C direction, the engagement between the claw portion 13a and the engaging portion 4a is released.
Then, the support portion 3 is rotated counterclockwise in the figure with respect to the camera body 2 around the first rotating portion 11 by the urging force of the first elastic member 9, and the strobe case 4 is moved to the second elasticity. Due to the urging force of the member 10, the member 10 rotates clockwise in FIG. Thereafter, when the support portion 3 continues to rotate with respect to the camera body 2 and the first protrusion 7 comes into contact with the first locking portion 15, the support portion 3 stops rotating. Similarly, when the flash case 4 continues to rotate with respect to the support portion 3 and the second protrusion 8 contacts the second locking portion 16, the flash case 4 stops rotating. Thus, the strobe case 4 not only moves upward from the first position F, but also moves forward to the second position S. In the camera 1 with a built-in strobe, the first position F In any of the positions F and the second position S, the strobe light-emitting unit 5 is held in the same posture facing forward.

  As described above, when the user moves the third locking portion 13 in the direction C, immediately after that, the flash case 4 moves from the first position F to the second position S, and the flash light emitting portion 5 emits light. It is possible.

Next, the operation when the flash case 4 of the camera 1 with a built-in flash moves from the second position S shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 to the first position F shown in FIG. 6 will be described.
4 and 5, the support portion 3 is urged by the first elastic member 9, and the first locking portion 15 locks the support portion 3 by abutting on the first protrusion 7; The second locking portion 16 locks the flash case 4 by contacting the second protrusion 8.

  When the user pushes the upper surface of the flash case 4 toward the camera body 2 from this state, the locking state between the first projection 7 and the first locking part 15 and the second projection 8 and the second engagement The locking state with the stop 16 is released, the flash case 4 moves in the direction of the camera main body 2, and the support 3 is moved in the first direction with respect to the camera main body 2 against the urging force of the first elastic member 9. The flash case 4 rotates around the rotation portion 11 in the clockwise direction in the figure, and the flash case 4 rotates about the second rotation portion 12 with respect to the support portion 3 against the urging force of the second elastic member 10. It rotates counterclockwise in the figure.

  Then, when the user pushes the upper surface of the flash case 4 toward the camera body 2, the engaging portion 4 a starts to abut on the third locking portion 13. Further, when the upper surface of the flash case 4 is pushed forward, the claw portion 13a is pushed away by the engaging portion 4a and moves in the C direction.

  When the claw portion 13a moves until it cannot be pushed away, the third locking portion 13 moves in the direction B by the urging force of the spring body 13b, and the claw portion 13a and the engaging portion 4a are engaged. Thus, the third locking portion 13 locks the flash case 4 at the first position F, and the flash case 4 is in the state shown in FIG. In this state, the irradiation window 5a for the strobe light emitting unit 5 is covered by the cover unit 3c, and the strobe light emitting unit 5 is prohibited from emitting light.

  Here, since the second rotating portion 12 of the support portion 3 is configured to pivotally support the side surfaces 4b and 4c of the strobe case 4, when the strobe case 4 is at the first position F, the strobe case 4 The side portions of the support portion 3 can be arranged close to the side surfaces 4b and 4c of the support member 3. Further, since the support portion 3 is arranged along the front-rear direction, the plate body 3a, which is a flat portion of the support portion 3, 3b can be disposed directly below the flash case 4. By utilizing this structure, when the flash case 4 is at the first position F, the support portion 3 is arranged so as to cover the side surfaces 4b, 4c and the bottom surface of the flash case 4. As a result, when the strobe case 4 is in the substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and the strobe case 4 is at the first position F, the support portion 3 and the strobe case 4 are efficiently stored in an extremely small space in a posture in which they are aligned with each other. can do.

  When the strobe case 4 is at the first position F, the first rotating part 11 is located on the front side of the supporting part 3 and the second rotating part 12 is located on the rear side of the supporting part 3. Also, since the second rotating portion 12 is disposed not only when the strobe case 4 is in the first position F but also in the second position S, it is located at the rear side of the strobe case 4. When the strobe case 4 is projected to the second position S, the strobe case 4 moves not only upward but also forward. As a result, when the strobe case is projected to the second position, In comparison with the configuration that moves only upward, it is possible to reduce the irregular reflection of the light emitted from the flash case 4 by the member such as the lens barrel 14 at the front center of the camera body 2.

  When the flash case 4 is at the first position F, the first rotating portion 11 of the support portion 3 is disposed at a position forward of the flash case 4 so that the support portion 3 It is not necessary to provide the first rotating portion 11 which is a pivot portion below the flash case 4, and the camera 1 with the built-in flash when the flash case 4 is at the first position F can be moved up and down. It can be accommodated in a small space.

  As described above, according to the camera 1 with a built-in strobe of the first embodiment, the first rotating portion 11 and the second rotating portion 12 are provided, and the first rotating portion 11 A supporting portion 3 rotatably supported on the other side, side surfaces 4b and 4c rotatably supported by the second rotating portion 12 with respect to the supporting portion 3, and a strobe light emitting portion 5; A strobe case 4 movable between a first position F and a second position S, a first locking portion 15 for locking the support 3 at the second position S, and a strobe case 4 Since the second locking portion 16 that locks at the second position S is provided, the space required for providing a portion used to support the strobe case 4 can be reduced, and the strobe is built in. The camera 1 itself can be reduced in size. Further, when the strobe case 4 is at the first position F, the first rotating portion 11 is on the front side of the support portion 3, the second rotating portion 12 is on the rear side of the support portion 3, and the second rotating portion 12 is on the rear side. Of the strobe case 4 is disposed not only when the strobe case 4 is at the first position F but also when the strobe case 4 is at the second position S. When the flash case 4 is projected to the second position S, the strobe case 4 moves not only upward but also forward, and as a result, the emitted light is irregularly reflected by members such as the lens barrel 14 at the front center of the camera body 2. Can be reduced.

  Further, according to the first embodiment, since the support section 3 and the strobe case 4 are disposed so as to be placed on the upper surface 2a of the camera body 2, the movement of the support section 3 and the strobe case 4 is prevented. Since the reference is the upper surface 2a of the camera body 2, the strobe case 4 can be locked at the second position S away from the camera body 2 as compared with a conventional case where a support portion or the like is provided inside. This also makes it possible to reduce the irregular reflection of light emitted from the strobe light emitting unit 5 by a member such as the lens barrel 14 in front of the strobe light emitting unit 5.

  Further, according to the first embodiment, the wiring unit 6 is provided for electrically connecting the strobe light emitting unit 5 and the camera body 2, and the support unit 3 has the two plate members 3 a and 3 b. 6 is sandwiched between the two plate members 3a and 3b, so that the wiring portion 6 is not exposed to the outside even when the strobe case 4 is at the second position S away from the camera body 2. In addition, it is possible to prevent the wiring portion 6 from being damaged due to contact with another member. Further, the wiring portion 6 is always sandwiched between the plate members 3a and 3b, and the wiring portion 6 is curved and stable in the vicinity of the first turning portion 11 and the second turning portion 12, respectively. Since the structure is deformed in the posture, disconnection of the wiring portion in the wiring portion 6 can be prevented, and reliability is improved.

  Further, according to the first embodiment, when the flash case 4 is at the first position F, the first rotating portion 11 of the support portion 3 is located at the front position of the flash case 4, so that Unlike the first embodiment, the first rotating portion is not disposed so as to protrude below the flash case. Thus, when the flash case 4 is at the first position F, the distance between the upper surface 2a of the camera body 2 and the upper surface of the flash case 4 can be reduced, and the size can be reduced.

  Further, according to the first embodiment, the camera 1 with the built-in strobe includes the first elastic member 9 for urging the support portion 3 to the second position S with respect to the camera body 2 and the strobe case 4 with the support portion. By providing a second elastic member 10 that urges the flash case 4 to the second position S and a third locking portion 13 that locks the flash case 4 at the first position F, The flash case 4 can be locked at the first position F by the locking portion 13, and the flash case 4 can be locked from the first position F to the second position F by releasing the lock by the third locking portion. Can be automatically moved to the position S. Thus, the user can easily move the strobe case 4 from the first position F to the second position S by operating the third locking portion 13 so that the strobe light-emitting portion 5 can emit light, and photographing is performed. Can be easily performed.

  Further, according to the first embodiment, when the strobe case 4 is at the first position F, the cover 3c that covers the strobe light-emitting unit 5 is provided so as to be integrated with the support unit 3, thereby supporting the strobe. The portion 3 can also be used as the cover portion 3c when no strobe is used. Also, since the cover 3c is integral with the support 3, even when the support 3 moves relative to the camera body 2, the strobe case 4 and the cover 3c rotate about the second rotating part 12. The moving positional relationship is invariable, and by manufacturing such that the distance of the cover portion 3c from the second rotating portion 12 is slightly larger than that of the strobe case 4, the strobe case 4 is moved relative to the support portion 3. Even when the strobe case 4 is closed, the strobe case 4 does not come into contact with the cover portion 3c irrespective of the position of the support portion 3, so that damage due to contact can be prevented.

  In the first embodiment of the present invention, the configuration having the cover portion 3c is shown. However, the configuration may be such that the flash portion 5 can emit light even at the first position F without the cover portion 3c. . According to this configuration, the user can arbitrarily select the first position F and the second position S to perform strobe light emission, which is convenient.

  Further, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the configuration has been described in which the support portion 3 is directly supported by the camera body 2. However, a second support portion is provided, and the support portion 3 is attached to the second support portion. A configuration may be adopted in which the second support portion is supported by the camera main body 2 while being supported by a shaft. According to this configuration, in addition to the fact that the strobe case 4 can rotate with respect to the support portion 3 and the support portion 3 can rotate with respect to the second support portion, the second support portion can be rotated with respect to the camera body 2. Therefore, the number of rotatable locations increases from two to three. Thus, when the flash case 4 is at the first position F, the flash case 4 is further separated from the camera body 2 at the second position S without increasing the space required for storing the flash case 4. be able to.

(Embodiment 2)
7 to 9 are perspective views of a camera with a built-in strobe according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 10 to 13 are enlarged side sectional views of main parts of the camera with a built-in strobe. 7, 10 and 11 show the case where the flash case 4 is at the first position F, FIGS. 8 and 13 show the case where the flash case 4 is at the second position S, and FIGS. FIG. 12 shows a case where the flash case 4 is at the third position B. In addition, components having the same functions as those in the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, also in the camera 1 with a built-in flash, a substantially rectangular parallelepiped flash case 4 and a support portion 3 for supporting the flash case 4 are provided on the upper surface of the camera body 2. However, in the camera with a built-in strobe, as shown in FIG. 7, when the strobe case 4 is at the first position F, the support portion 3 and the strobe case 4 are stored in the upper surface of the camera body 2. It is arranged so that it becomes. That is, a storage recess 2c (see FIG. 13) for storing the flash case 4 is formed in the upper surface of the camera body 2, and the flash case 4 is moved to the first position F as shown in FIGS. , The strobe case 4 and the support portion 3 are stored in the storage recess 2c. In the second embodiment, the storage recess 2c is formed so as to open from the upper surface of the camera body 2 to the rear surface following the upper surface. When the flash case 4 is stored in the first position F, the front surface of the flash case 4 is covered by the front surface 2d of the camera body 2, and the front surface 2d of the camera body 2 also functions as a cover. . Although not shown, a logo mark or the like of a zoom lens or the like is described at a position located in front of the storage recess 2c on the front surface 2d of the camera body 2. It should be noted that a product name or another logo may be described instead of a logo such as a zoom lens.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 to 13, when in the first position F, the support portion 3 in the second embodiment is formed in a shape along the front, bottom, and side portions of the storage recess 2 c. The first rotating unit 11 is disposed immediately below the front upper end of the camera body 2. Further, similarly to the first embodiment, a first elastic member 9 for urging the support portion 3 to the second position S with respect to the camera body 2 is externally provided on the first rotating portion 11, A second elastic member 10 for urging the flash case 4 to a second position S with respect to the support portion 3 is provided on a second rotating portion 12 provided at a lower rear end of the flash case 4. . Further, the side surface of the flash case 4 is rotatably supported by the second rotating portion 12 with respect to the support portion 3. Here, the first rotating portion 11 is disposed at a position on the front side of the support portion 3 when the strobe case 4 is at the first position F, and the second rotating portion 12 is connected to the strobe case 4. Is located at the rear side of the support portion 3 when in the first position F, and the rear side of the flash case 4 not only when the flash case 4 is in the first position F but also in the second position S. It is located at the location where Although not shown, the first locking portion 15 and the first protrusion 7 for locking the support portion 3 at the second position S and the strobe case 4 A second locking portion 16 and a second protrusion 8 that lock at the position S are also provided. Reference numeral 2e denotes a concave wall that forms the storage concave portion 2c of the camera body 2.

  As shown in FIG. 10 and the like, a pop-up operation member 21 having the same function as the third locking portion 13 in the first embodiment is provided on the upper portion of the camera body 2 in the D and E directions (front and rear directions). It is slidably arranged. The pop-up operation member 21 has an operation button portion 21 a exposed from the camera body 2 to the outside, and a claw-shaped fourth locking member engageable with a second engagement portion 3 f formed on the support portion 3. A portion 21b and a third locking cam portion 21c for locking the flash case 4 at the first position F are formed. Then, as shown in FIG. 10, the fourth locking portion 21 b of the pop-up operation member 21 is engaged with the second engagement portion 3 f formed on the support portion 3, so that the support portion 3 It is configured to lock at the position F of the first position, that is, to hold the storage position along the storage recess 2c.

  The third locking cam portion 21c formed on the pop-up operation member 21 can be brought into contact with the first interlocking lever 18 rotatably supported in the camera body 2, and this first interlocking lever 21 is provided. The lever 18 can be brought into contact with a second interlocking lever 19 supported by the support portion 3 for rotation, and the second interlocking lever 19 can be engaged with an engaging portion 4 a formed on the flash case 4. It has been. That is, the first interlocking lever 18 is rotatably supported in the camera body 2 around the shaft 18a, and is opposed to the first contact portion 18b formed below the first interlocking lever 18. The third locking cam portion 21c formed on the pop-up operation member 21 can be contacted so as to push up from the rear. An upwardly projecting convex portion 18c is integrally formed with the first interlocking lever 18 at a position above the first contact portion 18b. The convex portion 18c is formed on the second interlocking lever 19. The contacted portion 19a can be contacted from below. The second interlocking lever 19 is rotatably supported by the support portion 3 about the shaft portion 19b, and the second claw portion 19c integrally formed on the upper portion of the second interlocking lever 19 is connected to the flash case 4 Is arranged so as to be able to engage with the engaging portion 4a formed at the bottom. Then, as shown in FIG. 10, when the pop-up operation member 21 is not pushed in from the outside, the first interlocking lever 18 and the second interlocking lever 19 are not pushed up, and the second interlocking lever 19 is not pushed up. Are engaged with the engaging portions 4a of the flash case 4 to hold the flash case 4 at the first position F. In this manner, the strobe case 4 is moved to the first position by the third locking cam portion 21c of the pop-up operation member 21 and the first and second interlocking levers 18 and 19 interlocked with the third cam portion 21c. It functions as a third locking portion to be held at F. Although not shown, a biasing spring is interposed between the pop-up operating member 21 and the first interlocking lever 18 so that the pop-up operating member 21 is biased by the biasing force of the biasing spring. Is urged rearward (direction E), and the first interlocking lever 18 is urged so that its first contact portion 18b is located on the lower side.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 10, the distance of the portion where the fourth locking portion 21b of the pop-up operation member 21 engages with the second engagement portion 3f of the support portion 3 is provided relatively long. As shown in FIG. 11, when the user slightly pushes the pop-up operation member 21 in the D direction, the third interlocking lever 18 and the third interlocking lever 21c of the pop-up operation member 21 are used. The contacted portion 19a of the second interlock lever 19 is rotated upward, and the second claw 19c of the second interlock lever 19 is disengaged from the engagement portion 4a of the flash case 4. On the other hand, the fourth locking portion 21b of the pop-up operation member 21 is configured to maintain a state of being engaged with the second engagement portion 3f formed on the support portion 3.

  Note that also in the second embodiment, the wiring section 6 for electrically connecting the strobe light emitting section 5 and the camera body 2 is sandwiched between two plates 3a and 3b constituting the support section 3. In addition, even when the strobe case 4 is at the second position S away from the camera body 2, the wiring section 6 is not exposed.

  In the strobe built-in camera 1 configured as described above, when the pop-up operation member 21 is pressed by a small amount in the D direction, as shown in FIG. 11 and described above, the fourth locking portion 21b of the pop-up operation member 21 The second claw 19c of the second interlocking lever 19 interlocked with the first interlocking lever 18 remains engaged with the second engaging portion 3f formed on the support portion 3, and the strobe case 4 From the engaging portion 4a.

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 12, only the flash case 4 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 12 with respect to the support portion 3 around the second rotation portion 12 by the urging force of the second elastic member 10. The strobe case 4 stops at a position where the strobe light-emitting portion 5 faces obliquely upward (referred to as a third position B), and the strobe light-emitting portion 5 is ready to emit light. In this position, the strobe light-emitting unit 5 emits light in an indoor space or the like where the ceiling has a color close to white, so that the light from the strobe light-emitting unit 5 reflects on the ceiling or the like, and is reflected not only on the imaged object but also on the imaged object. Irradiation is performed entirely in the indoor space, such as at the rear, so that so-called bounce photography can be performed.

  In other words, in the configuration of the camera 1 with a built-in strobe described in the first embodiment, when the strobe light emitting unit 5 is used, not only the strobe case 4 rotates with respect to the support unit 3 but also the support unit 3 As shown in FIG. 4, the optical axis direction of the lens included in the lens barrel 14 and the direction of irradiation of light from the strobe light emitting unit 5 coincide with each other. ing. Therefore, when the strobe light-emitting unit 5 is used, light is radiated only to the front side of the imaged object and a very close place thereof, and when there is a wall or an object behind the imaged object, There is a case where a shadow portion is formed at a rear portion of the image and an unnatural captured image is obtained.

  On the other hand, according to the camera 1 with a built-in flash according to the second embodiment, by setting the flash case 4 to the third position B shown in FIG. While being diffused, it is illuminated from above in a wide range including the imaged object, so the imaged object is illuminated not only on the front side but also on the whole, and also on the object behind the imaged object Light is irradiated as a whole, so that a good captured image can be obtained.

  Further, when the pop-up operation member 21 is pressed strongly in this state or the state shown in FIG. 10, the fourth locking portion 21 b of the pop-up operation member 21 causes the second engaging portion 21 b formed on the support portion 3. As a result, the supporting portion 3 rotates counterclockwise in the figure around the first rotating portion 11 with respect to the camera body 2 by the urging force of the first elastic member 9, As shown in FIG. 13, the strobe case 4 projects upward and forward to reach the second position S, and stops in a posture in which the strobe light emitting unit 5 faces the front. Note that the strobe light emitting unit 5 is also in a state where light can be emitted at the second position S.

  When the user pushes the upper surface of the flash case 4 toward the camera body 2 from the second position S, the flash case 4 moves toward the camera body 2 and the support portion 3 becomes the first elastic member. 9 against the camera body 2 around the first rotating portion 11 in the clockwise direction with respect to the camera body 2, and the strobe case 4 resists the urging force of the second elastic member 10. Thus, it rotates counterclockwise in the figure about the second rotation part 12 with respect to the support part 3. When the user further pushes the upper surface of the flash case 4 downward, the second claw portion 19c of the second interlock lever 19 is engaged with the engaging portion 4a of the flash case 4, and the pop-up operation member 21 Is engaged with the second engagement portion 3f of the support portion 3, and the flash case 4 reaches the first position F and is stored in the storage recess 2c. As a result, the flash case 4 is disposed at the first position F stored in the upper surface of the camera body 2.

  Thus, according to the camera 1 with a built-in strobe, the third locking cam portion 21c as the third locking portion for locking the flash case 4 at the first position F, the first and second locking portions. By providing the fourth locking portion 21b for locking only the support portion 3 at the first position F in addition to the interlocking levers 18 and 19, so-called bounce shooting can be performed, and a good captured image can be obtained. Can be obtained. Further, the function as the third locking portion is combined with the third locking cam portion 21c of the second linking lever 19, the first linking lever 18 built in the camera body 2, and the support portion 3. And a second interlocking lever 19 attached thereto, and these are interlocked to engage with the engaging portion 4a of the flash case 4. Therefore, as in the first embodiment, the third locking portion 13 is provided. It is not necessary to provide a through-hole for inserting the through hole in the support portion 3. Further, in addition to the function of the third locking portion, the bounce photographing can be performed only by adding a simple function of providing the fourth locking portion 21b, so that an increase in manufacturing cost can be minimized. Can be suppressed.

  Further, the pop-up operation member 21 is configured to have both a function of locking the flash case 4 at the first position F and a function of locking only the support portion 3 at the first position F. By operating the pop-up operation member 21 while adjusting the pressing amount (moving amount) of the pop-up operation member 21, the strobe case 4 can be easily moved to the second position S and to the third position S. , The operation performance is improved, and the convenience is improved. That is, when an operation member for moving the flash case 4 to the second position S and an operation member for moving the flash case 4 and the third position S are separately provided, The location (the operation member itself) must be changed, and the number of components is increased. However, since there is no such a problem, the number of components can be reduced and the number of components can be reduced.

  Further, in the first embodiment, since the cover 3c for covering the strobe light emitting unit 5 is provided so as to be integral with the support 3, the logo of the product or part is described on the cover 3c. The mark is divided with respect to the camera body 2 to lose a sense of unity, or when the strobe case 4 is at the second position S, the mark is hidden by the camera body 2 and becomes difficult to see. In contrast, according to the camera 1 with a built-in strobe of the second embodiment, the cover that covers the strobe light emitting section 5 is fixed to the camera body 2. Since it is constituted by the front part 2d, the logo mark drawn on this part is always displayed integrally without being separated from the camera body 2, and it is not hidden and difficult to see, so that visibility is improved. Well maintained.

(Embodiment 3)
14 to 18 are enlarged side sectional views of a main part of a camera with a built-in flash according to the third embodiment of the present invention. 14 shows a case where the flash case 4 is at the first position F, FIG. 15 shows a case where the flash case 4 is at the second position S, and FIGS. Respectively show a state when moving from the position S to the first position F. In addition, components having the same functions as those in the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 to 18, the camera 1 with a built-in strobe has the configuration described in the second embodiment, and in addition to this configuration, a first position F of the strobe case 4 with respect to the support portion 3. It has a regulating mechanism for regulating the rotation to the side. In the first position F, the front surface of the flash case 4 is covered by the front surface 2d of the camera body 2, and the front surface 2d of the camera body 2 also functions as a cover.

  Here, like the camera 1 with a built-in strobe of the second embodiment, a portion functioning as a cover of the strobe case 4 is fixed to the camera main body 2, and is moved from the second position S to the first position F. If the strobe case 4 has a structure that can freely rotate around the second turning portion 12 during movement, the front end of the strobe case 4 is formed at the upper end of the front portion forming the wall surface of the storage recess 2 c of the camera body 2. May touch the back of the vehicle.

  In order to cope with this, in the camera with a built-in strobe according to the third embodiment, when the strobe case 4 moves from the second position S to the first position F in a predetermined rotation range of the support portion 3 with respect to the camera body 2. And a regulating mechanism for regulating the rotation of the strobe case 4 toward the first position with respect to the support portion 3 is provided.

  Specifically, a slide member 22 that can move in the G and H directions within the support portion 3 is provided at a position near the side surface portion of the support portion 3, and the slide member 22 is moved in the H direction inside the slide member 22. An urging spring 23 for urging and a stopper 29 for regulating the position of the slide member 22 and receiving one end of the urging spring 23 are arranged. In addition, a first inclined surface 22a that can abut on a first protruding portion 24 protruding upward from the lower surface side of the storage recess 2c is provided at one end side of the slide member 22; A second inclined surface 22b that can be brought into contact with the second projecting portion 25 that projects toward the side, and a third protrusion 22c that is formed following the second inclined surface 22b are formed. ing. Then, as shown in FIG. 14, when the flash case 4 is at the first position F, the third protrusion 22 c of the slide member 22 is moved from the side with respect to the second protrusion 25 of the flash case 4. The first inclined surface 22 a of the slide member 22 is in contact with the first protrusion 24.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 15, when the flash case 4 is at the second position S, since the flash case 4 is detached from the storage recess 2c of the camera body 2, the slide member 22 is Part 24 and the second protruding part 25.

When the strobe case 4 returns from the second position S to the first position F, the following operation is performed.
First, when the flash case 4 starts to be pushed into the camera body 2 from the second position S, the tip of the second protrusion 25 of the flash case 4 is moved to the second inclined position of the slide member 22 as shown in FIG. It comes into contact with a portion connected from the surface 22b to the third protrusion 22c. Until the second protrusion 25 comes into contact with the slide member 22 as described above, the strobe case 4 can freely rotate toward the first position F (closer side) with respect to the support 3.

  However, when the strobe case 4 is further pushed into the camera body 2 from the position shown in FIG. 16, the tip of the second projection 25 of the strobe case 4 becomes the second inclined surface 22 b and the third protrusion of the slide member 22. The strobe case 4 does not rotate in the direction approaching the support portion 3 (the J direction around the second rotating portion 12) because the strobe case 4 comes into contact with the portion 22c and is in a locked state in which it is stretched. Only the operation of rotating the camera 3 in the K direction toward the inside of the storage recess 2c of the camera body 2 is performed. Thus, when the front end 4d of the flash case 4 is close to the rear portion 2e at the upper end of the front portion forming the wall surface of the storage recess 2c in the camera body 2, the rotation of the flash case 4 with respect to the support portion 3 is restricted, The front end of the strobe case 4 is prevented from contacting the rear portion 2e of the camera body 2.

  Thereafter, the strobe case 4 is further pushed into the camera body 2 side, and as shown in FIG. 17, the support portion 3 is inserted into the inside of the storage recess 2c of the camera body 2, so that the first inclined surface 22a of the slide member 22 is moved. It contacts the first protrusion 24. Then, when the strobe case 4 is further pushed into the camera body 2 side from this state, the slide member 22 is pushed in the G direction by the first protrusion 24 abutting on the first inclined surface 22 a of the slide member 22. As a result, the tip of the second protrusion 25 of the flash case 4 is separated from the portion connecting the second inclined surface 22b of the slide member 22 to the third protrusion 22c. As a result, the flash case 4 is in an unlocked state in which the strobe case 4 can be turned in the J direction toward the first position F, and can be turned to the first position F without any trouble and stored.

  With this configuration, even when the cover portion is fixedly provided on the camera body 2 side by giving the function of the cover portion to the front portion 2d of the camera body 2, the second position S of the strobe case 4 can be used. When the flash unit 4 is moved to the position F, the strobe case 4 can be prevented from being damaged by contact with the front surface 2d as the cover.

  Further, according to this configuration, since the cover portion is integrated with the camera body 2 itself, when the strobe case 4 is stored at the first position F, the strobe case 4 is inconspicuous and has a simple design. It becomes.

  In the second and third embodiments, the case where the flash case 4 is stored in the storage recess 2c provided in the upper part of the camera body 2 at the first position F has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Alternatively, a cover portion may be provided so as to protrude upward from the upper surface of the camera body 2 and fixed to the camera body 2, and the strobe case 4 and the support portion 3 may be stored behind the cover portion.

  The camera with a built-in strobe of the present invention is useful for various cameras with a built-in strobe, such as a digital still camera and a film-sensitive small camera.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the camera with a built-in strobe at the second position according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the camera with a built-in strobe at the first position according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Front view of strobe built-in camera at second position in Embodiment 1 of the present invention FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a main part of a cross section taken along line A-A ′ in FIG. 3 at a second position. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a main part of a side surface of the camera with a built-in strobe at the second position according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a main part of a cross-section taken along line A-A ′ in FIG. 3 at a first position. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the camera with a built-in strobe at the first position according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the camera with a built-in strobe at the second position according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the camera with a built-in strobe at the third position according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of a main part of the camera with a built-in strobe at the first position according to the second embodiment of the present invention. Principal part enlarged view of the camera with a built-in flash at the moment when the third locking part is pressed at the first position in the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of a main part of the camera with a built-in strobe at the third position according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of a main part of the camera with a built-in strobe at the second position according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of a main part of the camera with a built-in strobe at the first position according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of a main part of the camera with a built-in strobe at the second position according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of a main part of the camera with a built-in strobe when moving from the second position to the first position according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of a main part of the camera with a built-in strobe when moving from the second position to the first position according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of a main part of the camera with a built-in strobe when moving from the second position to the first position according to the third embodiment of the present invention. (A), (b) is an enlarged view of a main part of a conventional camera with a built-in strobe, (a) is a view showing a state in which a strobe housing is in a storage position, and (b) is a state in which a strobe housing is in a protruding position. Figure showing Main part exploded perspective view of the conventional camera with built-in flash Side view of other conventional cameras with built-in strobe (A), (b) is an enlarged view of a main part of another conventional camera with a built-in strobe, (a) is a diagram showing a state in which the strobe block is in a protruding position, and (b) is a view in which the strobe block is in a stowed position. Diagram showing status

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Built-in flash camera 2 Camera main body 2c Storage recess 2d Front part 3 Support part 3a First plate body 3b Second plate body 3c Cover part 3f Second engagement part 4 Strobe case 4a Engagement part 4b, 4c Side surface 5 Strobe light emitting unit 5a Irradiation window 6 Wiring unit 6a Trigger coil 7 First protrusion 8 Second protrusion 9 First elastic member 10 Second elastic member 11 First rotating unit 12 Second rotating unit 13 Third locking portion 13a Claw portion 13b Spring body 14 Lens barrel 18 First interlocking lever 18a Shaft portion 18b First contact portion 18c Convex portion 19 Second interlocking lever 19a Contacted portion 19b Shaft portion 19c Second claw portion 21 Pop-up operation member 21a Operation button portion 21b Fourth locking portion 21c Third locking cam portion 22 Slide member 22a First inclined surface 22b Second inclined surface 22c The projection 24 first protrusion 25 second protrusion

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The camera body,
A support portion having a first rotation portion and a second rotation portion, the support portion being rotatably supported by the first rotation portion with respect to the camera body;
A strobe case rotatably supported by the second turning portion with respect to the support portion, having a strobe light emitting portion, and movable between a first position and a second position; ,
A first locking portion for locking the support portion at a second position;
A second locking portion for locking the strobe case at a second position,
The first rotating portion is disposed at a position that is on the front side of the support portion when the strobe case is at the first position;
The second rotating portion is located on the rear side of the support portion when the strobe case is at the first position, and is located at the rear side of the strobe case when the strobe case is at the first and second positions. A camera with a built-in strobe installed at The strobe built-in camera according to claim 1, wherein the strobe case has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the supporting portion covers the side and bottom surfaces of the strobe case when the strobe case is at the first position. The support portion is formed by laminating two plate bodies,
The camera with a built-in flash according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a wiring portion for electrically connecting the strobe light emitting portion and the camera body is sandwiched between the two plates. The strobe built-in camera according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first rotating portion is disposed at a position forward of the strobe case when the strobe case is at the first position. The support portion and the strobe case are provided on an upper surface portion of the camera body, and the support portion and the strobe case are arranged so as to be placed on the upper surface of the camera body when the strobe case is at the first position. The camera with a built-in flash according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The support portion and the strobe case are provided on the upper surface of the camera body, and the support portion and the strobe case are arranged so as to be housed in the upper surface portion of the camera body when the strobe case is at the first position. The camera with a built-in strobe according to claim 1. A first elastic member for urging the support to a second position with respect to the camera body;
A second elastic member for urging the strobe case to a second position with respect to the support portion;
The camera with a built-in flash according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a third locking portion that locks the flash case at a first position. The camera with a built-in flash according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a cover unit that is integrated with the support unit and covers the flash unit when the flash case is at the first position. The camera with a built-in strobe according to claim 7, further comprising a fourth locking portion that locks only the support portion at the first position. A third locking portion and a fourth locking portion are provided on a pop-up operation member attached to the camera body or a member interlocked with the pop-up operation member, and the pop-up operation member is provided when the strobe case is at the first position. By operating the operation member, the operation of moving the strobe case and the support portion to the second position and the operation of moving only the strobe case from the first position to the second position can be performed separately. The camera with a built-in strobe according to claim 9, wherein the camera is configured to be capable of being used. When the strobe case is moved from the second position to the first position, a restricting means is provided for restricting the turning of the strobe case toward the first position with respect to the supporting portion of the strobe case within a predetermined turning range of the supporting portion with respect to the camera body. The camera with a built-in flash according to any one of claims 1 to 4, 6, 7, 9 and 10.

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