JP2014092684A - Camera rain cover - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a camera rain cover that is less likely to limit intrinsic operability of a camera, and enables the same maneuverable operation as when the camera rain cover is not mounted.SOLUTION: According to the present invention, a camera rain cover composed of a transparent soft sheet, a plurality of transparent hard plates and a structure having a member fitting to a strobe attachment part of a camera assembled is attached to a strobe attachment part on an upper part of a camera in a single lens reflex camera intended for the present invention and a camera screw-thread part at a camera bottom face thereof, and thereby the problem described in the above is solved.

Description

The present invention mainly relates to a camera cover for preventing wetness of a single lens reflex camera due to raindrops when it rains.

A conventional rain cover for a camera, as seen in the following prior art documents, is to store the camera body in a transparent or opaque bag to prevent wetting from raindrops.

JP 2006-201659 A JP 2007-58142 A

A conventional camera rain cover in which a camera is put in a bag requires some time to attach the camera rain cover to the camera.

In addition, when the camera rain cover is attached, the camera 3 is not visible, and the mobility is greatly impaired when the camera is used, and the possibility of missing the most important photo opportunity in photography must be increased. Met.

The present invention is characterized by utilizing a structure in which a transparent material, a soft material, and a hard material are combined, and a strobe mounting portion and a camera screw portion in a single-lens reflex camera targeted by the present invention.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems and facilitates easy storage and removal from a camera bag or the like by quickly folding it when it is carried, thereby improving portability.

It is a perspective view which shows the use Example of the rain cover of the camera of this invention. FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG. 1 for facilitating unraveling the rain cover of the camera of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an opaque transparent rain cover that can be placed in FIG. 1 in order to make the rain cover of the camera of the present invention easier to unravel. This is a single-lens reflex camera optimal for the rain cover of the camera of the present invention. It is a perspective view from the bottom face of the single-lens reflex camera shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the Example of the rain cover of the camera of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the Example from the camera attachment side of the rain cover of the camera of this invention. It is a fitting bracket enlarged view with the strobe attachment part of the single-lens reflex camera of the rain cover of the camera of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the Example at the time of accommodation of the rain cover of the camera of this invention. FIG. 8 is a side view of FIG. 7 for facilitating understanding of the embodiment when the rain cover of the camera of the present invention is stored. FIG. 7 is a development view of the rain cover of FIG. 6 of the camera of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 6, 7, and 11, the rain cover 1 of the camera of the present embodiment is adhered to a transparent soft sheet 11 with transparent hard plates 12, 13, and 14 without losing transparency. A bracket 15 shown in FIG. 8 is screwed.

The camera rain cover 1 has a long hole 16 for a camera screw penetrating through a transparent soft sheet 11 and a transparent hard plate 14.

Next, the attachment of the rain cover of this embodiment to a single-lens reflex camera will be described.
FIGS. 1 to 3 are views showing the attachment of the rain cover of the camera of this embodiment. After passing the camera screw 4 through the hole 16 of the rain cover 1 of the camera shown in FIGS. The rain cover 1 of the camera is attached to the bottom surface of the single-lens reflex camera by fastening to the camera screw portion 32 of the single-lens reflex camera shown in FIG.

Next, the rain cover 1 of the camera is firmly fixed to the single-lens reflex camera 3 by inserting the bracket 15 screwed to the rain cover 1 of the camera into the strobe attachment portion 31 provided in the single-lens reflex camera 3.

The bracket 15 is provided with two protrusions 15-1 and two long holes 15-2. When the bracket 15 is inserted into the strobe attachment portion 31, it can be inserted with an appropriate force. It has a structure that cannot be easily removed.

Since the bracket 15 is screwed as described in 0012, the bracket 15 can be replaced, and it is possible to cope with a change in the shape of the flash mounting portion 31 due to replacement of the target camera body.

Since the camera rain cover 1 and the camera rain cover / lens 2 shown in FIG. 1 are all made of a transparent material except for the bracket 15, a single lens is passed through the camera rain cover 1 and the camera rain cover / lens 2. All of the operation buttons 33 and 37, the viewfinder viewing hole 36, the liquid crystal 34, etc. of the reflex camera 3 can be seen in the same manner as when the rain cover 1 and the rain cover / lens 2 of the camera are not attached.

However, in the case where it is difficult to see the image of the finder during photographing due to dirt on the flat surface portion 19 of the rain cover 1 of the camera of this embodiment, the rain cover 1 of the camera is shown in FIGS. It is also possible to pierce the flat portion 19 with a round hole 18 without significantly impairing the wettability of the camera by raindrops. If importance is attached to the wettability of the camera by raindrops, the round hole 18 may be omitted.

FIG. 2 shows a gap 5 between the rain cover 1 of the camera and the single-lens reflex camera 3. By making such a gap, a finger can be put between the rain cover 1 of the camera and the single-lens reflex camera 3. it can.

The visibility of the operation buttons 33 and 37, the viewfinder viewing hole 36, the liquid crystal 34, etc., and the ability to insert a finger between the rain cover 1 and the single-lens reflex camera 3 of the camera, There is no significant difference from the state where the rain cover 1 is not installed.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, 11, etc., the soft sheet 11 has a larger area than the hard plates 12, 13, and 14 and protrudes from the end surfaces of the hard plates 12, 13, and 14. For this reason, when the operation button of the single-lens reflex camera is operated, the finger contacts the soft sheet 11, but does not contact the hard plate and does not damage the finger.

The functions described above can be seen in FIGS. 2, 3, 6, and 7, and the rain cover 1 of the camera of the present invention is composed of only a transparent soft sheet or only a transparent hard plate. The U-shape is maintained by a structure in which a transparent soft sheet and a plurality of transparent hard plates are bonded together, and its end can be made of a soft member. Is contributing. Thus, in the camera equipped with the rain cover 1 of the camera of the present invention, there is no inconvenience of operation such as operating the camera over the bag found in the conventional rain cover.

Next, the portable performance of the rain cover 1 of the camera will be described.
In FIG. 11, the rain cover 1 of the camera is shown in an unfolded state for easy understanding, but the transparent hard sheets 12, 13, and 14 are bonded to the transparent soft sheet 11 without impairing the transparency. ing.

When it is attached to a single-lens reflex camera as a rain cover for the camera, it is bent at about 90 degrees at two locations indicated by a one-dot chain line 17, and is used in a U-shape as shown in FIGS.

When carrying it without using it as a rain cover for a camera, if it is folded 180 degrees with two alternate long and short dash lines 17, the U-shaped one becomes as thin as about 5 mm, and is excellent in portability.

Next, the rain cover lens 2 of the camera will be described.
The rain cover lens 2 of the camera is a transparent soft material, one is attached to the lens-side end surface of the camera rain cover 1 and the other is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the lens barrel 35 with double-sided adhesive tape. The lens-side adhesion has a structure that can be removed because the lens is exchanged (not shown).

In order to correspond to the length of the exchanged lens, the rain cover lens 2 of the camera has a bellows structure.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Camera rain cover 2 Camera rain cover lens 3 Single-lens reflex camera 4 Camera screw 5 Crevice 11 Transparent soft sheet 12 Transparent rigid board 13 Transparent rigid board 14 Transparent rigid board 15 Bracket 15-1 Projection 15-2 Slot 16 Slot for camera screw 17 Dotted line 18 Round hole 19 Plane portion 31 Strobe mounting portion 32 Camera screw portion 33 Operation buttons 34 Liquid crystal 35 Lens 36 Viewfinder viewing hole 37 Operation buttons

Claims (5)

A camera rain cover that can be folded at a transparent soft sheet with a structure in which a transparent soft sheet and multiple transparent hard plates are bonded together. With a structure in which a transparent soft sheet and a plurality of transparent hard plates are bonded together, a part of the rain cover of the camera that can be bent at the transparent soft sheet part has a hole into which a camera screw can be inserted. A rain cover for a camera, which is provided with a hard fitting member that engages with a strobe mounting portion provided on the camera body. With a structure in which a transparent soft sheet and a plurality of transparent hard plates are bonded together, a part of the rain cover of the camera that can be bent at the transparent soft sheet part has a hole into which a camera screw can be inserted. A rain cover for a camera provided with a hole into which a screw for attaching a hard fitting member to be fitted with a strobe mounting portion provided in the camera body can be inserted. This is a camera rain cover made of a U-shaped transparent material, and a hard fit that fits into a hole into which a camera screw can be inserted and a strobe mounting part provided on the camera body A rain cover for a camera with components. A rain cover for a camera made of a transparent material with a U-shape, for attaching a hole into which a camera screw can be inserted and a hard fitting member that mates with a strobe attachment part provided on the camera body A rain cover for a camera with a hole that can be inserted with a screw.