JP2005249869A - Case for imaging apparatuses - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a case with which a photograph is taken even if a tripod is used in a state of a camera being put in the case. <P>SOLUTION: The case 10 is so configured that a digital still camera 20 is put in the case 10 from its bottom and the case is shut off by superposing hook-and-loop fasteners disposed on a lid on each other. Ordinary photographing and photographing in the state of mounting the case on the tripod 50 can be performed in the state of the camera being put in the case 10 by providing a sheet metal 14 disposed on the lid with a screw hole 14a for fixing the tripod. A memory card 40 and a battery 41 to be loaded from the bottom of the digital still camera 20 are made freely attachable and detachable by opening the lid. Also, a lens cover 21 of the digital still camera 20 is opened and closed by opening an opening and closing cover 12 disposed at the front surface from the top surface of the case 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a case for an imaging apparatus that is suitable for being mounted on an imaging apparatus such as a digital still camera.

Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 15, there is a case for a camera that is used for a single-lens reflex camera 100 using a silver salt film. This case is composed of a back case 101 and a front cover 102 that are sewn with a thick cushioning cloth integrally formed on the back side of leather or synthetic leather. As shown in FIG. Is mounted by screwing a male screw 103 provided with a knurl through a back case 101 into a female screw provided on the bottom surface of the camera body.
A front cover 102 is detachably provided on the back case 101 by snap buttons 104 and 105 to constitute a case for the single-lens reflex camera 100.

  In this way, the single-lens reflex camera 100 is almost completely covered with the back case 101 and the front cover 102 when not photographing. When shooting, a neck strap (neck strap) provided on the back case 101 is hung on the neck, and the snap button 104 on the upper side of the back case 101 is removed as shown in FIG. Is hung below the camera 100 by the snap button 105. In this state, the camera body is held and held against the subject, the composition is determined by looking through the finder 100a, and a shutter button (not shown) is pressed to take a picture.

  In the case of the single-lens reflex camera 100 configured as described above, the overlapping portion at the corners of the back case 101 and the front cover 102 is formed to be large. And even if it is dropped, most of them fall from the bottom of the camera, so that the cushioning property given to the overlapping part of the bottom of the back case 101 and the front cover 102 has greater impact resistance. It has become. Moreover, even if it falls from other parts, the impact is relieved by the elasticity of the material of the case itself and the gap between the camera 100.

Further, the tripod can be attached to the single-lens reflex camera 100 by fixing the male screw for fixing provided on the tripod by directly screwing into the female screw on the bottom of the single-lens reflex camera 100, or as shown in FIG. A male screw provided on a tripod can be screwed into and fixed to a female screw provided on a knurled screw 103 for fixing the back case 101 to the single-lens reflex camera 100.
A known camera case is disclosed in Patent Document 1.

  On the other hand, digital cameras, which have become popular as an alternative to compact cameras that use silver halide films, are now printing with silver halide films, such as color reversal films, even if they perform high-performance printers and now perform enlarged printing up to about A4 size. High image quality is progressing to the same level as printing on paper. Also, with digital cameras, unsuccessful image files can be immediately thrown away into a “trash can” on a small monitor screen, eliminating unnecessary printing, and thumbnail images in cooperation with personal computers. It is rapidly spreading due to its ease of use, such as easy management of image files because it can be displayed in a list.

In addition, digital still cameras are aimed at high-end users with optional functions that can handle various shooting situations, aiming to replace for example single-lens reflex cameras for silver halide films, and for general consumers Bipolar differentiation is progressing.
And in the latter, it was small enough to fit in a shirt pocket, which was conventionally about the size of a compact camera, due to low power consumption, miniaturization of the recording medium, adoption of a dedicated optical system and battery, etc. Improvements are being made on a daily basis with the aim of higher image quality (for example, an image sensor having an effective number of pixels exceeding 5 million pixels).

Under these circumstances, the tripod screw hole, which was standard on digital still cameras of the size of compact cameras and used for camera shake and self-timer shooting, is the size of a shirt pocket. In some cases, the structure is omitted because it is an obstacle to thinning.
The case that has been supplied for digital still cameras has a form of a pochette (small bag). When not shooting, the case is stored in the case and the lid is closed with a button. It was like taking it out.
Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2000-2225016 (second page, FIG. 1)

However, the one having the same configuration as the case for a single-lens reflex camera as in the example of FIG. 15 is suitable from the viewpoint of protecting the camera, or being able to perform normal shooting or tripod shooting in the mounted state, In a shirt-sized digital still camera, since the camera itself is required to be thin, a female screw as provided on the bottom surface of the single-lens reflex camera 100 cannot be provided, and the case is similar to that for a single-lens reflex camera case. There was a disadvantage that could not be configured.
That is, a case is directly attached to a thin digital still camera using a knurled screw 103 (see FIG. 15) having a male screw and a female screw having the same size as the male screw for fixing the tripod. The digital still camera could not be fixed to a tripod.

  In addition, in the case that has been supplied for the digital still camera in the past, the impact resistance to the stored camera is insufficient, and damage to the digital still camera composed of electronic parts due to dropping cannot be ignored. It was. Furthermore, since shooting is performed by taking the camera out of the case, the case may be left behind.

  In view of this point, the present invention is suitable for shooting using a tripod and can be photographed in a normal state with a case attached, and even for a small case for an imaging apparatus having the same ease of use as a case for a single-lens reflex camera. The purpose is to propose a case.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object of the present invention, the present invention has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, has an imaging lens on the first main surface, and is a second surface opposite to the first main surface. An image monitor and operation buttons are provided on the main surface, an imaging operation element is provided on the upper surface of the side surface connecting the first main surface and the second main surface, and at least the battery can be exchanged on the bottom surface. An imaging device case of an imaging device configured to have a lid, an opening / closing cover having one end fixed to the first main surface side of the imaging device and the other end being a free end, and the imaging device The soft transparent resin sheet provided on the second main surface side, the soft transparent resin sheet allowing the operation of the imaging operator to be freely operated on the upper surface side of the imaging device, and the free end of the opening / closing cover are locked Locking means, a bottom cover that covers the bottom side of the imaging device, and a closing means that closes the bottom cover. The tripod fixing member provided on the bottom cover, in which so as to close the closure means was charged imaging apparatus from the bottom cover side.

  According to the case for an imaging device of the present invention configured as described above, the imaging device is inserted from the bottom of the case, the bottom cover is closed at the bottom to fix the imaging device to the case, and the bottom of the case Since the imaging device can be fixed to the tripod with a tripod fixing member arranged on the camera, normal shooting and shooting using a tripod can be performed with the case attached.

  According to the present invention, in the imaging device case described above, the closing means is a hook-and-loop fastener, and a male hook-and-loop fastener provided on one of the bottom cover and the closing means provided on the bottom side of the imaging device; A female hook-and-loop fastener provided on the other side is overlapped to close the bottom cover, and the bottom is thickened by the overlap.

  According to the imaging device case of the present invention configured as described above, the imaging device in the case is fixed by overlapping the surface fasteners provided on the bottom cover of the case and the closing means and closing and fixing the case. Since the case fabric and the hook-and-loop fastener are overlapped at the bottom of the case, a large cushioning can be imparted to the bottom of the case, and the imaging device composed of electronic components can be protected from an impact caused by dropping or the like. be able to.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the imaging device case described above, a tripod fixing member is provided via a sheet metal provided in the bottom cover.

  According to the imaging device case of the present invention configured as described above, the sheet metal provided in the bottom cover can be fixed with a hook-and-loop fastener so as to contact the bottom surface of the imaging device without backlash, and is provided on the sheet metal. Even if a tripod is attached to the tripod fixing member, the imaging device itself can be fixed without play.

  According to the present invention, in the imaging device case described above, one end side on the bottom side of the opening / closing cover is fixed and the other end side is a free end, and the locking means for the free end of the opening / closing cover is a hook-and-loop fastener. When the opening / closing cover is opened, the first main surface of the imaging device is exposed.

  According to the imaging device case of the present invention configured as described above, when the surface fastener at the free end of the opening / closing cover is grasped and removed and the opening / closing cover is opened, the imaging device in which the photographing lens is disposed is provided. The first main surface can be exposed.

Further, according to the present invention, in the imaging device case described above, a belt-like transparent resin sheet is provided between the stitching portion at one end of the opening / closing cover and the locking means at the free end of the opening / closing cover, thereby removing the imaging device. In addition, the lens cover provided on the first main surface of the imaging apparatus can be slid when the opening / closing cover is opened.
Further, in the imaging device case described above, the present invention provides one end side of the opening / closing cover on the first main surface side of the imaging device having a horizontally long lens cover that covers the imaging lens so as to be freely opened and closed. The image pickup apparatus is prevented from coming off between the free end locking means of the opening / closing cover, and a belt-like portion is provided so as to divide the exposed first main surface into left and right, and the opening / closing cover is opened. In this case, the imaging lens is exposed on one side of the first main surface divided into the left and right sides, and one end of the lens cover can be operated on the other side.

  According to the imaging device case of the present invention configured as described above, the open / close cover is opened, the lens cover exposed on the first main surface of the imaging device is pushed down to expose the photographing lens, and the housing is stored in the case. You can shoot.

  According to the case for an image pickup apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to shoot not only in normal shooting but also in a stable state using a tripod with the case covered.

  An example of the best mode for carrying out the imaging device case of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIGS. 1 to 3 show a state in which the digital still camera 20 is mounted on the imaging apparatus case 10 of this example. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the back as viewed from below, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the front. is there. 3 is a cross-sectional view, FIG. 3A is a front view of the digital still camera 20 with the case 10 attached, and FIG. 3B is the center of the imaging lens 24 (cross section AA in FIG. 3A). FIG. 3C is a schematic view of a cross section of a sheet metal 14 that is a tripod fixing member provided at the approximate center of the bottom cover and passes through a fixing screw 14c described later (cross section BB in FIG. 3A).

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the case 10 includes a case main body 11 that houses the digital still camera 20 and covers the whole, a lens cover 21, an imaging lens 24, and the like. 1 is composed of an opening / closing cover 12 disposed on the main surface side. And as shown in FIG. 1, the screw hole 14a for tripods is provided in the sheet metal 14 provided in the bottom part cover of the case main body 11. As shown in FIG.
Moreover, as shown in FIGS. 1-3B, the transparent resin sheet 13 is provided in the front surface and rear surface of the case main body 11. As shown in FIG. The front transparent resin sheet 13 is disposed in a band shape on the first main surface side of the digital still camera 20, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, it is provided so as to cover the entire back surface on which a liquid crystal monitor (image monitor) 25, which is the second main surface, and the like are disposed.

  Hereinafter, the digital still camera 20 mounted on the imaging device case 10 of this example will be described with reference to FIGS. 3A, 3B, 4 and 5. FIG. 4 shows the appearance of the digital still camera 20, FIG. 4A is a front direction, FIG. 4B is a back direction, and FIG. 4C is a perspective view from the bottom. FIG. 5 shows a handling procedure at the bottom of the digital still camera 20, FIG. 5A is a cover opening operation, FIG. 5B is a battery, a memory card and a plug, and FIG. 5C is a view for explaining a cover closing operation. It is. 3A and 4A show a state where the lens cover 21 is slid downward.

The digital still camera 20 of this example has a size of, for example, a width of 90 mm, a height of 60 mm, and a depth of 20 mm (17 mm excluding the lens cover), and as shown in FIG. A lens 24 covered with a lens cover 21 slidable in the direction is disposed on the upper right side of the front, and a flash 22 and a self-timer lamp (also used as an AF illuminator) 23 are provided on the side. Further, a shutter button 36, a POWER button 37, and the like are provided on the upper surface.
The optical system built in the digital still camera 20 of this example uses a prism to bend a subject's optical image downward at a right angle using a prism, as shown in FIG. 3B when the section AA in FIG. 3A is viewed from the direction of the arrow. The thickness of the digital still camera 20 itself is reduced by forming an image with an image sensor (CCD).

As shown in FIG. 4B, a digital still camera 20 has a liquid crystal screen 25 for image monitoring, a zoom (wide-angle / telephoto) button 26, a shooting mode changeover switch 27, a four-way arrow key, and a center determination key. A control button 28, an image size switching / deleting button 29, a strap attaching portion 32, and the like.
Reference numeral 30 denotes a screen display / LCD backlight button, 31 denotes an access lamp, and 33 denotes a speaker.

Then, at the bottom of the digital still camera 20, as shown in FIG. 4C, the multi-connect terminal 38 to which the cable with plug 42 (see FIG. 5B) is attached, the memory insertion port 20a, and the battery insertion port 20b can be opened and closed. A covering battery / memory cover 39 is provided.
As shown in FIG. 5A, the battery / memory cover 39 is normally closed, and if necessary, first slides upward in the order of arrows A and B in the figure to unlock, and then turns forward. It can be moved and opened. Then, the memory card 40 or the battery 41 is inserted into the exposed memory insertion port 20a and the battery insertion port 20b. Then, as shown in FIG. 5C, after rotating from the front to the back in the order of arrows C and D in the figure, it can be slid downward to be locked and closed.

The memory card 40 used here is a stick-like non-volatile memory element and is detachably attached to the digital still camera 20. The battery 41 is a thin rectangular parallelepiped obtained by downsizing a lithium ion secondary battery or the like.
The replacement and insertion of the memory card 40 are performed when the image file in the memory becomes full during shooting, and the replacement and insertion of the battery 41 are performed when the battery runs out during shooting. .

In the digital still camera 20, after the memory card 40 and the battery 41 are mounted, the POWER button 37 is pressed, and the lens cover 21 is slid downward (see FIG. 4A), so that photographing can be performed. Then, as shown in FIG. 4B, the mode changeover switch 27 sets the desired shooting mode, confirms the shot image on the liquid crystal screen 25 on the back, presses the shutter button 36, and the image is stored in the memory element of the memory card 40. Record and save in size.
A plurality of captured images can be reproduced and confirmed with the control button 28, and those that have failed can be deleted with the image size switching / deleting button 29.

Hereinafter, the case 10 to which the digital still camera 20 is mounted will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 and FIGS. 6 to 14.
FIG. 6 is a developed view of the front surface of the case main body 11 and FIG. In addition, the broken line in a figure has shown the seam by sewing.

The fabric used for the case body 11 has a surface 11-1 (see FIG. 6) made of a material having an appropriate flexibility that is not easily scratched by leather or synthetic leather. In FIG. 7), the nonwoven fabric subjected to the bulking (bulk) treatment is integrally provided to have impact resistance.
As shown in FIG. 6, the case body 11 is provided with rectangular holes 11a and 11b arranged vertically in the center of the surface 11-1 of a substantially rectangular cloth, and an elongated band 11c between the two holes 11a and 11b. Is provided. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the upper side of the substantially rectangular fabric is cut so as to form a recess at the center, ears 11d and 11e are provided at both ends, and the lower side is shaped to have a bulge at the center. . This lower side becomes the bottom cover 11j.

Then, as shown in FIG. 6, a sheet metal 14 provided with a loop-shaped hook-and-loop fastener (female) 15a on an elongated band 11c, and provided with a tripod screw hole 14a on the lower side to be the bottom cover 11j apart from the edge. And hook-shaped hook-and-loop fasteners (male) 15b and 15c.
Moreover, as shown in FIG. 7, loop-shaped hook-and-loop fasteners (female) 15d and 15e are provided on the back surface 11-2 of the two ears 11d and 11e on the upper side of the fabric. And as shown in FIG. 6, the two side gussets 11f and 11g which form the gusset of the case main body 11 are provided in the two short sides of the rectangular hole 11b provided in the substantially rectangular cloth. Here, the side gusset 11f is provided with a large notch 11f-1.

As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 8 explaining the structure of the screw hole for the tripod, the sheet metal 14 is disposed on the bottom cover 11j side of the surface 11-1 of the case body 11, and is used for fixing the tripod at the center. A screw hole 14a is provided, and insertion holes for two fixing screws 14c and 14c are provided on both sides thereof.
Also, as shown in FIGS. 3B and 3C and FIG. 6, a U-shaped sheet metal 14 d is disposed on the opposite side of the sheet metal 14 with the fabric of the case body 11 interposed therebetween. The U-shaped sheet metal 14d is reinforced by bending a thin steel plate or the like into a U-shape, the length is about the width of the case body 11, and two screws (not shown) are processed on the upper surface.

The U-shaped sheet metal 14d and the sheet metal 14 are fixed to the case body 11 by sandwiching the cloth from the front and back surfaces.
That is, if the exposed metal directly hits the fabric, the fabric may be cut. Therefore, the sheet metal 14 is fixed to the fabric via the resin plate 14b with the corners chamfered. On the other hand, after the corner portion of the U-shaped sheet metal 14d is chamfered, a thin sheet 14e (see FIGS. 3B and C, FIG. 8) made of a resin such as polypropylene is buried on the groove-shaped groove side and buried. On this, it is provided so as to be covered with a large resin sheet 14f having rubber elasticity, and then is wrapped and integrated with a cloth.
Then, as described above, the fixing screws 14c and 14c are screwed into the two screw holes (not shown) of the U-shaped metal plate 14d from the two screw insertion holes of the metal plate 14, and fixed to the fabric of the case body 11. Yes.

  FIG. 9 shows the back surface 12-2 of the open / close cover 12. The open / close cover 12 is substantially rectangular with the same fabric as the case main body 11, and has a hook-like surface in the form of a band below the back surface 12-2. After the fastener (male) 12a is provided, the edge of the fabric is sewn so as to be covered with another belt-like fabric 12b.

  FIG. 10 is a developed schematic view of the transparent resin sheet 13. As shown in FIG. 10, the transparent resin sheet 13 is a transparent and flexible resin sheet such as a plastic, and has a surplus covering the two rectangular holes 11a and 11b provided in the case body 11 shown in FIG. In size, two rectangular holes 13a and 13b are provided. The hole 13a and the hole 13b are separated by a band 13c.

In the case 10, first, the transparent resin sheet 13 is sewn into the case main body 11 shown in FIG. 6 in the unfolded state (see FIG. 7). Then, the S1 region of the opening / closing cover 12 shown in FIG. 9 is overlapped with the S0 region of the case body 11 shown in FIG. Finally, as shown in FIG. 6, the upper side of the case body 11 is folded back to the back as shown by the arrow, and the side gussets 11f and 11g on both sides are sewn in the areas M1 and M2 on the side of the case body 11, respectively. Include.
Then, in order to prevent the overlap of the fabrics due to the stitching from being conspicuous, another belt-like fabric 11h is sewn so as to cover the entire periphery of the fabric edge.
In this way, as shown in FIG. 11, the case 10 of the digital still camera 20 is formed in which one side of the opening / closing cover 12 is sewn and fixed to the case body 11.

As shown in FIG. 11, the case 10 of the digital still camera 20 is provided with a tripod fixing member and hook-shaped hook-and-loop fasteners (male) 15 b and 15 c on the surface side of the cloth on the bottom side of the case body 11. Ears 11d and 11e that engage with the bottom cover 11j and these surface fasteners (male) 15b and 15c and close the bottom cover 11j are disposed.
A hook-shaped hook-and-loop fastener (male) 12a provided at one end of the opening / closing cover 12 on the bottom side of the case body 11 and provided at the other end side serving as a free end is shown in FIGS. 3B and 6. The case main body 11 is provided so as to be freely engageable with a loop-shaped surface fastener (female) 15a.
Therefore, the opening / closing cover 12 can be freely opened and closed by the hook-and-loop fasteners 12a and 15a, and the bottom cover 11j of the case 10 can be closed by the hook-and-loop fasteners 15b, 15c, 15d and 15e.

Then, as shown in FIG. 12, the digital still camera 20 is first attached to the case 10 with a bottom cover 11j provided on the bottom of the case body 11 and hook and loop fasteners 15d and 15e serving as closing means. The ears 11d and 11e are inserted so as to spread.
Then, as shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3B and FIG. 3C, the tripod fixing member of the bottom cover 11j is brought into contact with the bottom surface of the digital still camera 20 without looseness, and the tip of the bottom cover 11j is folded. The hook-and-loop fasteners 15d and 15e of the ears 11d and 11e are engaged with the hook-and-loop fasteners 15b and 15c of the bottom cover 11j to close and fix.
At this time, from the notch 11f-1 provided in the side gusset 11f, as shown in FIG. 1, the mode changeover switch 27 and the strap attachment portion 32 at the time of photographing are exposed, and the strap attachment portion 32 is exposed. The carrying strap 43 attached to the is pulled out.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the transparent resin sheet 13 disposed on the front surface of the case body 11 is formed on the front surface of the digital still camera 20 from the hole 13a by the band 13c that separates the hole 13a and the hole 13b. The hole 13a exposes the flash 22, the self-timer lamp (also used as AF illuminator) 23, and the imaging lens 24 so that the lens cover 21 can be opened and closed with a finger through the hole 13b. .
At this time, as shown in FIG. 1, the transparent resin sheet 13 disposed on the rear surface of the case body 11 covers most of the back surface of the digital still camera 20, and the liquid crystal screen 25 on the back surface of the digital still camera 20. Confirmation and operation of various operation buttons can be performed from the transparent resin sheet 13.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the digital still camera 20 is configured so that a plug for data transmission / reception / power supply can be inserted and removed and the memory card 40 and the battery 41 can be attached from the bottom. Even if the digital still camera 20 itself is not taken out from the case 10, as shown in FIG. 13, the digital still camera 20 can be mounted on the bottom of the digital still camera 20 only by opening the bottom cover 11j closed by the hook-and-loop fastener on the bottom of the case 10. The connection terminal 38 and the battery / memory cover 39 can be exposed. Then, the plug 42 can be easily inserted into and removed from the digital still camera 20, and the memory card 40 and the battery 41 can be inserted or replaced.
If necessary, as shown in FIG. 14, the fixing screw 50a of the tripod 50 can be screwed into the screw hole 14a for the tripod on the bottom of the case 10 to fix it, and photographing can be performed in a stable state.

According to the imaging device case 10 of this example configured as described above, the digital still camera 20 is inserted from the bottom of the case 10 and is an elongated U-shaped sheet metal disposed on the bottom cover 11j of the case 10. When the lid is closed by 14d and the surface fasteners 15b and 15c on the front surface 11-1 and the surface fasteners 15d and 15e on the rear surface 11-2, the digital still camera 20 can be mounted without backlash. And the tripod 50 can be fixed without looseness by the screw hole 14a of the sheet metal 14 fixed to the U-shaped sheet metal 14d.
Even if the case 10 is always attached to the digital still camera 20, the memory card 40 and the battery 41 can be exchanged and inserted without any trouble.

Further, the fabric of the case 10 is subjected to a bulking process to provide cushioning properties to improve impact resistance, and further, the edge of the fabric of the case 10 is belt-shaped so as to correspond to the side of the outer casing of the substantially rectangular parallelepiped digital still camera 20. Since it is sewed so as to be covered with another fabric 11h (see FIG. 7), it is possible to improve the impact resistance due to dropping at the corners.
When the image pickup apparatus is accidentally dropped, the image pickup apparatus often falls from the bottom. In the case 10 of this example, the bottom cover 11j and the ears 11d and 11e are overlapped on the bottom of the case 10. Since it has a closed structure, the bottom is double protected and impact resistance can be significantly improved.
Furthermore, even when an impact is applied to the bottom corner of the image pickup device, the U-shaped sheet metal 14d distributes and relaxes the impact force over the entire bottom without concentrating on the bottom corner of the image pickup device. Therefore, the impact resistance is further increased. In other words, the digital still camera 20 is not so large in impact resistance with an image pickup device alone composed of electronic parts, but it has impact resistance due to the additive effect of each cushioning property by superimposing the hook-and-loop fastener and the fabric. Since it can be sufficiently exerted, the digital still camera 20 can be protected from damage and the like.

  That is, the present invention is characterized by comprising a bottom cover of a case in which the imaging device is inserted, a closing means for closing the bottom cover, and a tripod fixing member on the bottom cover, and the imaging device is mounted on the case. An imaging device case configured to be able to capture an image in a state in which the imaging device is configured, wherein the closing means is a hook-and-loop fastener and is provided on one of the bottom cover and the closing means provided on the bottom side of the imaging device. A male hook-and-loop fastener and a female hook-and-loop fastener provided on the other are overlaid to close the bottom cover, and a tripod fixing screw hole is provided through a sheet metal provided in the bottom cover. It can also be expressed as a case for an imaging device provided with a member.

Further, since a transparent resin sheet made of a flexible material is provided on the case body 11 so as to correspond to the liquid crystal screen 25 of the digital still camera 20, most of the digital still camera 20 is covered with the case 10 without impairing operability. The surface of the screen 25 can be scratched, the outer surface of the digital still camera 20 can be scratched, and the entry of foreign matter into the interior can be greatly reduced.
In this way, it is possible to make a small case that is easy to use even if it is always mounted as in the case of a single-lens reflex camera or the like, and the case is not left behind.

  In the image pickup apparatus of this example, an example using an optical system that bends light at a right angle downward using a prism has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to such an optical system. Of course, it can also be used in a so-called collapsible type in which the lens is extended forward during photographing. Furthermore, even when not in use, it is of course possible to use an image pickup apparatus having a structure in which an image pickup lens protrudes from the main body by expanding the open / close cover 12.

In the imaging apparatus case 10 of the present example, first, a bottom cover 11j provided with a U-shaped sheet metal 14d is disposed on the bottom side of the digital still camera 20, and then two ears 11d are disposed thereon. , 11e is pressed and closed and fixed with hook-and-loop fasteners 15b, 15c, 15d, and 15e. However, in order to further improve the impact resistance, a bottom cover provided with a U-shaped sheet metal 14d on the outside is provided. Alternatively, the cushion layer near the outer casing of the digital still camera 20 may be sufficiently thick. However, in this case, since the tripod fixing member is fixed only by the hook-and-loop fastener, there is a possibility that the hook-and-loop fastener may be peeled off due to the falling of the digital still camera 20 due to its own weight when it is fixed to the tripod. As a result, stable mounting on a tripod and a significant improvement in impact resistance can be realized.
In addition, the imaging apparatus case 10 of this example is configured to be fixed to the tripod 50 by the screw hole 14a provided in the tripod fixing member. However, when the impact resistance of the case is desired to be further improved, the bottom cover 11j Of course, the sheet metal 14 and the ears 11d and 11e are not provided, and the entire bottom of the case may be overlapped.

  Further, although the description has been made on the case where the memory card 40 is used as the imaging device to which the case 10 of the present example is mounted, other recording media such as an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a hard disk drive, a hologram memory, etc. are used instead of the memory card 40. Of course, you may use for the used imaging device.

  Needless to say, the imaging device case of the present invention is not limited to the above-described example, and can take other various configurations without departing from the gist of the present invention.

It is the external appearance perspective view seen from the back surface of the state which mounted | wore the image pick-up device of the example of the case for image pick-up devices of this invention. It is the external appearance perspective view seen from the front of the example of FIG. 1 is a front view of the example of FIG. 1, B is a schematic cross-sectional view at the center of the lens, and C is a schematic cross-sectional view of a hook-and-loop fastener at the bottom. 1A and 1B are external perspective views of an imaging apparatus to which the case of FIG. 1 is mounted, as viewed from the front, B from the back, and C from the bottom. 1 is an explanatory diagram of an opening operation, B is a mounting scan, and C is a closing operation of the battery / memory cover at the bottom of the imaging apparatus to which the case of FIG. 1 is mounted. It is a development view of the surface of the example of FIG. It is an expanded view of the back surface of the example of FIG. It is structure explanatory drawing of the screw hole for tripods of the example of FIG. It is a front view of the opening-and-closing cover of the example of FIG. It is a front view of the transparent resin sheet of the example of FIG. It is an external appearance perspective view of the example of FIG. It is explanatory drawing of loading an imaging device into the case of the example of FIG. It is explanatory drawing of insertion / extraction of a memory card, a battery, etc. with respect to the imaging device in the case of the example of FIG. It is a figure explaining mounting | wearing of the tripod to the case of the example of FIG. In the case of a conventional single-lens reflex camera case, A is a schematic illustration of the camera housed and B is the front cover opened.

Explanation of symbols

  10 .... Case, 11 .... Case body, 12 .... Open / close cover, 13 .... Transparent resin sheet, 14a ... Screw hole for tripod, 20 .... Digital still camera , 21 ... Lens cover, 40 ... Memory card, 41 ... Battery, 50 ... Tripod

Claims (5)

It has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, has an imaging lens on the first main surface, has an image monitor and operation buttons on the second main surface facing the first main surface,
An imaging apparatus configured to have an imaging operation element on an upper surface of a side portion connecting the first main surface and the second main surface, and to have a lid on the bottom surface so that at least the battery can be exchanged. A case for an imaging device,
An opening / closing cover having one end fixed to the first main surface side of the image pickup device and the other end being a free end;
A soft transparent resin sheet provided on the second main surface side of the imaging device;
On the upper surface side of the imaging device, a soft transparent resin sheet that allows the imaging operator to be freely operated, and a locking means that locks the free end of the open / close cover;
A bottom cover that covers the bottom side of the imaging device;
Closing means for closing the bottom cover;
A tripod fixing member is provided on the bottom cover,
A case for an imaging apparatus, wherein the imaging apparatus is inserted from the bottom cover side and is closed by the closing means. The imaging device case according to claim 1,
The closing means is a hook-and-loop fastener;
A male hook-and-loop fastener provided on one side and a female hook-and-loop fastener provided on the other of the bottom cover and closing means provided on the bottom side of the imaging device are overlapped to close the bottom cover. And a case for an imaging device, wherein the bottom portion is configured to be thicker by the superposition. The case for an imaging device according to claim 1 or 2,
A case for an imaging apparatus, wherein the tripod fixing member is provided via a sheet metal provided in the bottom cover. The imaging device case according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
One end side of the bottom side of the opening / closing cover is fixed and the other end side is the free end, and the locking means of the free end of the opening / closing cover is a hook-and-loop fastener,
An imaging device case, wherein the first main surface of the imaging device is exposed when the opening / closing cover is opened. The imaging device case according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
On the first main surface side of the imaging device having a horizontally long lens cover that covers the imaging lens so that it can be opened and closed up and down.
Between the one end side of the opening / closing cover and the locking means of the free end of the opening / closing cover, the imaging device is prevented from being detached and the exposed first main surface is divided into left and right With a band
When opening the opening / closing cover,
Of the first main surface divided into left and right,
A case for an imaging apparatus, wherein the imaging lens is exposed on one side surface, and one end of the lens cover can be operated on the other side surface.

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