JP2013093724A - Electronic apparatus and imaging apparatus equipped with the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that it is difficult to secure dust resistance and drip resistance when a cover member has a structure to cover a part of an apparatus.SOLUTION: An electronic apparatus includes: an operation switch (213); an exterior member (204) in which an opening section from which the operation switch is exposed; and a cover member (211) where a closed position for covering the operation switch with a rotary shaft as a center and an open position for enabling an operation of the operation switch can be rotated. A region (221) in which the operation switch is disposed is arranged in the exterior member. The region is installed so that an end face of the exterior member is overlapped with one side (206). A groove (404) lower than the region in a height direction is arranged on a whole circumference of the region covered with the cover member in the exterior member. An engaging section (405) for maintaining the closed position of the cover member is continuously disposed with the groove section in a place where the groove section crosses the end face.

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic apparatus having an openable / closable cover member attached to an operation unit, and an imaging apparatus including the electronic apparatus.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a cover member that opens and closes an operation unit is provided for an operation unit of an imaging apparatus that causes inconvenience when the user touches carelessly. Since the image pickup apparatus is often used outdoors, the cover member needs to be able to withstand shooting work in a shooting environment such as weather and place.
As an example of the cover member, by fitting a protrusion provided on the cover member into the groove on the main body side, the internal structure can be protected against external pressure while reducing the thickness and weight. A housing structure is disclosed. (Patent Document 1)

JP 2009-99064 A

  However, when the cover member is structured to cover a part of the device, for example, when the water droplet is received, the cover member can prevent the water droplet from entering the operation unit, but the water droplet that has entered the outside of the cover member is discharged. There was a problem that I wanted to do.

  In order to solve the above problems, an electronic device according to the present invention includes an operation switch, an exterior member provided with an opening through which the operation switch is exposed, and a closed cover that covers the operation switch around a rotation shaft. A cover member configured to be able to rotate a position and an open position that allows the operation switch to be operated, and the exterior member is provided with a region in which the operation switch is disposed. The exterior member is disposed so that one side thereof is overlapped with one side, and the exterior member is provided with a groove portion that is lower in the height direction than the region on the entire periphery of the region covered by the cover member. An electronic device, wherein a locking portion for maintaining a closed position of the cover member is provided continuously with the groove portion at a location intersecting with the end face.

  Even when the cover member is configured to cover a part of the device, for example, when receiving a water droplet, the cover member prevents the water droplet from entering the operation unit and discharges the water droplet that has entered the outside of the cover member. be able to.

It is a perspective view of an imaging device provided with a lid structure by the present invention. (A) It is a perspective view of the display apparatus (The cover member 211 is a closed position) which has arrange | positioned the cover structure by this invention. (B) It is a perspective view of the display apparatus (The cover member 211 is an open position) which has arrange | positioned the cover structure by this invention. (A) It is a perspective view of the cover member 211 by this invention. (B) It is the perspective view seen from the back surface side of the cover member 211 by this invention. It is a top view of the display apparatus which has arrange | positioned the cover structure by this invention. It is the disassembled perspective view which decomposed | disassembled the opening / closing mechanism of the cover member 211 by this invention. It is sectional drawing which cut | disconnected the display apparatus which has arrange | positioned the cover structure by this invention in the rotating shaft center. It is an expansion side view of the covering operation part by this invention. It is sectional drawing through which the cover member 211 by this invention passes along the opening-and-closing cover side latching claw part 302 of a closed position. It is sectional drawing which passes along the opening-and-closing cover side latching claw part 302 just before the cover member 211 by this invention becomes a closed position. 2 is a perspective view of a schematic mold structure of an exterior member 401. FIG.

  Hereinafter, the configuration of the electronic device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an imaging apparatus (digital video camera 100) which is an electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the display device 102 attached to the imaging device (digital video camera 100) which is an electronic apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, an image pickup apparatus main body 101 is composed of exterior members fitted with each other, and an image pickup element (not shown), a board, a flexible board, a sheet metal part, a molded part, and the like are housed therein. Yes. A display device 102 is placed on the upper part of the image pickup apparatus main body 101, and a photographer can check images and videos taken by the image pickup apparatus main body 101, and can display videos recorded on a recording medium. .

  A configuration of the display device 102 will be described with reference to FIG. The display device 102 is broadly divided into a display unit 201 having a display surface 202 that is a surface on which an image and a video are displayed and a back surface that is the opposite surface, and an operation switch as a first operation member. The operation unit 204 includes a group 203 and the like. The display unit 201 can be rotated about two axes by a rotation unit 207 having two axes of a first rotation axis 205 and a second rotation axis 206 that are orthogonal to each other.

  The operation unit 204 includes an operation switch group 203, a rotation unit storage unit 209 in which the rotation unit 207 is stored, and a display control switch 210 arranged in the rotation unit storage unit 209. The display control switch 210 is a display inversion switch, and the user can selectively change the display direction of an image or video displayed on the display surface 202 according to the orientation of the display unit 201. The display can be switched.

  The operation unit 204 includes a cover member 211 that can rotate around the rotation shaft 214, an operation switch group 203 that is not covered by the cover member 211, and a cover operation switch group 213 (second operation member) that is covered by the cover member 211. Composed. The covering operation switch group 213 is covered with the cover member 211 to prevent the photographer from touching it unintentionally. Further, a surface of the operation unit 204 on which the operation switch group 203 is disposed is an area 220 (first area).

  The cover member 211 (cover member) rotates around the rotation shaft 214, thereby closing the operation unit 204 as shown in FIG. 2A and the open position as shown in FIG. And can take two positions. In addition, a finger hooking portion 212 is provided on the side surface of the cover member 211 so that the user can easily perform the opening / closing operation.

<Structure of cover member 211>
The structure of the cover member 211 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b). FIG. 3A is a perspective view of the cover member 211, and FIG. 3B is a perspective view from the back side of the cover member 211.

  The cover member 211 is made of a transparent material and has a substantially planar shape so that the position of the covering operation switch group 213 (second operation member) can be easily seen. The cover member 211 is formed with a rotation shaft hole 301 through which the rotation shaft 214 is inserted, an opening / closing cover side locking claw portion 302 for maintaining the closed position of the cover member 211, and a finger hook portion 212. The opening / closing cover side latching claw portion 302 is disposed so that the width direction of the opening / closing cover side latching claw portion 302 and the rotation shaft 214 are parallel to each other. On the other hand, the finger hanging part 212 is disposed on a surface (finger hanging installation surface 303) perpendicular to the width direction of the opening / closing cover side locking claw 302.

  This is because if the finger hook installation surface 303 and the opening / closing cover side latching claw portion 302 are parallel in the width direction, when the user operates the cover member 211 from the closed position to the open position, Multiply. However, a load acts in the direction perpendicular to the finger-hanging installation surface 303, and the opening / closing cover side locking claw portion 302 and the operation portion side locking claw portion 405 are pushed deeply (see FIG. 8). ). For this reason, the operating force required to open the cover member 211 increases, making it difficult to operate. Therefore, the operability of the cover member 211 is improved by disposing the finger hanging portion 212 of the cover member 211 on a surface (finger hanging installation surface 303) perpendicular to the width direction of the opening / closing cover side claw portion 302.

<Mounting structure of cover member 211>
The attachment structure of the cover member 211 which is an opening / closing cover is demonstrated using FIGS. FIG. 4 is a top view of the display device 102 in which the cover member 211 is disposed in the open state. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view in which the opening / closing mechanism of the opening / closing cover member including the cover member 211 is disassembled. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the display device 102 arranged in a state in which the cover member 211 is closed, cut along the rotation axis. FIG. 7 is an enlarged side view of the covering operation switch group 213.

  To attach the cover member 211, first, the rotation shaft 214 is inserted into the rotation shaft hole 301. Next, the cover member 211 through which the rotation shaft 214 is inserted is placed on the exterior member 401. Next, the rotating shaft holding member 502 to which the sealing member 501 is attached is positioned on the exterior member 401 from the inside of the exterior member 401, and fastened and fixed with screws 503. By adopting such a structure, the gap around the rotation shaft 214 can be sealed, so that it is possible to ensure dustproofness and dripproofness.

  In an area 221 (second area) that is a surface on which the covering operation switch group 213 is arranged, an opening 402 through which the covering operation switch group 213 is exposed is configured. In addition, a covering operation section arrangement region 403 is formed which is a main surface on which the covering operation switch group 213 is exposed and the function names of the covering operation switch group 213 are displayed by printing. Further, a groove portion 404 that circulates around the covering operation portion arrangement region 403 and an operation portion side locking claw portion 405 having an engagement shape for maintaining the closed position of the cover member 211 are configured.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the covering operation unit arrangement region 403 is set at a position lower than the surface on which the operation switch group 203 is arranged so that the cover member 211 can be in the closed position and the display unit 201 can be in the non-display position. ing. That is, the area 221 (second area) on which the covering operation switch group 213 is arranged is located at a lower position than the area 220 (first area) on which the operation switch group 203 is arranged. At the same time, the height of the cover member 211 is also set so that the display unit 201 can take a non-display posture while the cover member 211 is in the closed position. That is, the upper surface when the cover member 211 is in the closed position and the surface (220) on which the operation switch group 203 is arranged are configured to be on the same plane or slightly lower. A region 220 that is a surface on which the covering operation switch group 213 is arranged is configured such that one side opens to the end face side of the exterior member 401 (covering operation portion opening 406).

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, in the groove 404, a part of the groove 404 is formed on three sides of the covering operation portion arrangement region 403 excluding the covering operation portion opening 406. The groove 404 is formed at a height lower than that of the covering operation portion arrangement region 403. Further, the groove portion 404 also surrounds the side surface of the exterior member 401 that shares one side with the covering operation portion opening 406. That is, the groove portion 404 is disposed on the entire circumference of the region covered with the cover member 211.

  By configuring the groove portion 404 so as to surround the covering operation portion arrangement region 403 in this way, water droplets that have entered from the periphery of the cover member 211 are received by the groove portion 404 and discharged from the covering operation portion opening 406 to the outside of the exterior member 401. Will be able to.

<Operation of Cover Member 211>
Next, the operation of the cover member 211 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 (a), 2 (b), 8 and 9. FIG. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the cover member 211 passing through the opening / closing cover side locking claw 302 (operation unit side locking claw) when the cover member 211 is in the closed position, and FIG. It is sectional drawing which passes along the pawl part 302 (operation part side latching claw) part.

  A case where the cover member 211 is moved from the closed position to the open position will be described. First, a user puts a finger on the finger rest 212 and a load is applied in the direction of the arrow 801 so that the cover member 211 is in the open position. At that time, a load acts on the contact surfaces of the open / close cover side latching claw portion 302 and the operation portion side latching claw portion 405 that are locked, and the open / close cover side latching claw portion 302 becomes the operation portion side latching claw. By bending away from the portion 405, the opening / closing cover side latching claw portion 302 is detached and can be rotated to the open position.

  A case where the cover member 211 is moved from the open position to the closed position will be described. First, the cover member 211 in the open position is rotated in the direction of the arrow 901 so as to be in the closed position, and the cover member 211 is operated until the opening / closing cover side locking claw portion 302 and the operation portion side locking claw portion 405 come into contact with each other. To do. Next, by applying a load from the upper surface of the cover member 211, the load acts on the contact surfaces of the opening / closing cover side locking claw portion 302 and the operation portion side locking claw portion 405. Due to the load, the opening / closing cover side latching claw portion 302 bends away from the operation portion side latching claw portion 405 so that the latching claws are engaged with each other and can be operated to the closed position.

<Configuration of locking claw>
Next, the relationship between the opening / closing cover side locking claw portion 302 and the operation portion side locking claw portion 405 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4, 7, 8, and 9.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, the operation portion side locking claw portion 405 is disposed so as to be continuous with the groove portion 404 at a location where the groove portion 404 and the covering operation portion opening 406 intersect. Further, the rotation axis 214 and the operation part side locking claw part 405 are arranged so as to be parallel to the operation part side locking claw arrangement surface 701 shown in FIG. The operation part side latching claw arrangement surface 701 is a side facing the rotation axis 214 in a substantially rectangular shape formed by the covering operation part arrangement area 403 having the rotation axis 214 as one side. It is assumed that the surface is vertical and parallel to the rotation shaft 214.

  FIG. 10 is an outline of the mold structure of the exterior member 401.

  The exterior member 401 includes a fixed mold 1001 and a slide mold 1004. The fixed mold 1001 forms a surface on which the covering operation switch group 213 is arranged. The slide mold 1004 is a movable mold (not shown) that moves in a direction opposite to the fixed mold 1001 (arrow 1002 side), and a direction parallel to the surface on which the operation switch group 203 is arranged (arrow 1003 side). Move. The slide mold 1004 is provided with an operation portion side locking claw forming portion 1005 for forming the operation portion side locking claw portion 405.

  Conventionally, when a shape such as the operation portion side locking claw portion 405 is created with such a mold structure, the bite is cut off (the movable mold side is projected to the fixed mold 1001 side, and a hole shape is created in the exterior member 401. It is created by such a mold construction method. However, by arranging the operation part side latching claw arrangement surface 701 as described above, the exterior member 401 can be provided without providing a hole shape on the entire circumference of the surface (region 221) on which the covering operation switch group 213 is arranged. It becomes possible to form. For this reason, since the outer member 401 has no hole shape, dust resistance and drip resistance are ensured.

  The locking portion is disposed on a surface that is perpendicular to the region (221) where the operation switch is disposed and parallel to the rotation axis at the closed position of the cover member 211, and between the rotation axis and the locking portion. The width direction was arranged in parallel. As a result, it was possible to improve the operability of the cover member 211 while ensuring the dustproof and dripproof properties of the cover member 211.

  Although the present invention has been described in detail based on preferred embodiments thereof, the present invention is not limited to these specific embodiments, and various forms within the scope of the present invention are also included in the present invention. included. Moreover, you may combine suitably a part of above-mentioned embodiment. For example, you may use for electronic devices other than a digital video camera.

211 Cover member 213 Cover operation switch group 404 Groove

Claims (3)

An operation switch;
An exterior member provided with an opening through which the operation switch is exposed;
A cover member configured to be able to rotate a closed position that covers the operation switch around a rotation axis and an open position that allows the operation switch to be operated;
The exterior member is provided with a region where the operation switch is disposed, and the region is disposed so that one side thereof overlaps with an end surface of the exterior member,
The exterior member is provided with a groove portion that is lower in the height direction than the region around the entire region covered by the cover member, and maintains the closed position of the cover member at a location where the groove portion intersects the end surface. An electronic device characterized in that a locking portion is provided continuously with the groove portion.   The locking portion is disposed on a surface that is perpendicular to a region where the operation switch is disposed and parallel to the rotation shaft in the closed position of the cover member, and is connected to the rotation shaft and the engagement portion. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the stop portions are arranged so that the width directions thereof are parallel to each other.   The imaging device provided with the electronic device of Claim 1 or 2.

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