JP2016076018A - Electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate an opening/closing operation of a lid member without protruding from an appearance face in a state having the lid member openably/closably covering a slot section opened and in a state having the lid member closed, and to facilitate taking-out of a card type recording medium.SOLUTION: An electronic device comprises: a lid member 200 that openably/closably covers a slot section 211a, is arranged substantially vertically to with respect to a card type recording medium 210a to be loaded into the slot section 211a in a closed state, and is arranged at a position where the lid member does not protrude in a discharge direction of the card type recording medium 210a from a plane section 242 of an appearance face of a device main body in a closed state and an opened state. The lid member 200 has an extension section 204 that protrudes toward an insertion direction of the card type recording medium 210a into the slot section 211a from an end part of a discharge side of the card type recording medium 210a in the closed state on a side proximate to the card type recording medium 210a upon moving from the closed state to an opening direction, and the extension section 204 protrudes in the discharge direction of the card type recording medium 210a from the plane section 242 so as to not hit the card type recording medium 210a.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic apparatus including an imaging device such as a digital camera or a digital video camera that includes a slot portion that detachably holds a card-shaped recording medium.

  In an electronic device such as a digital camera, if the card-like recording medium is removed by mistake during access to the card-like recording medium such as a memory card installed in the slot, there is a possibility of data corruption of the card-like recording medium. is there. Therefore, from the viewpoints of preventing erroneous operation during access to the card-shaped recording medium, dust prevention, and design, the slot portion is often covered with a lid member to be protected.

  For example, when the lid member is closed, the appearance surface of the device main body and the lid member are substantially the same surface, and when the lid member is opened, the lid member is slid into the device main body (inner slide) Has been proposed (Patent Document 1).

  In this proposal, the design of the electronic device can be improved by making the lid member substantially flush with the exterior surface of the device body in the closed state of the lid member, and when opening the lid member, Slidably moves inside the device main body, and therefore does not protrude to the exterior side of the electronic device.

  In addition, a structure is known in which the lid member has a two-body structure and the opening for taking out the card-like recording medium is widened, thereby making it easier to take out the card-like recording medium mounted in the slot portion (Patent Document 2).

JP 2013-101754 A JP 2000-322519 A

  However, in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, when the lid member is opened, the lid member is slid (inner slide) inside the device main body, so that the card passes through the card-like recording medium mounted in the slot portion. It is necessary to prevent the lid member from hitting the recording medium.

  For this reason, the lid member has to be flat, and as a result, the opening shape when the lid member is opened is narrow and the card-like recording medium is in the recessed position, so that the card-like recording medium is removed from the slot portion. There is a problem that it is difficult.

  On the other hand, in Patent Document 2, since the lid member is composed of two parts in order to make it easy to take out the card-like recording medium, the cost increases and the movement of the lid member is complicated and intuitively opens and closes. There are problems such as difficulty in operation.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to make it easy to open and close the lid member with a simple structure, without the lid member that covers the slot portion being openable and closable so as not to protrude from the exterior surface of the device body. Another object is to facilitate removal of the card-like recording medium from the slot portion.

  In order to achieve the above object, an electronic device according to the present invention is provided inside a device main body, detachably mounts a card-like recording medium, covers the slot portion so as to be openable and closable, and is in a closed state. The card-like recording medium mounted in the slot is arranged substantially perpendicular to the card-like recording medium, and does not protrude in the ejecting direction of the card-like recording medium from the flat part of the external surface of the device body in the closed state and the opened state. A lid member disposed at a position, and the lid member is close to the card-like recording medium when moving from the closed state to the opening direction, and the card-like member mounted in the slot portion in the closed state. An extending portion that protrudes in an insertion direction of the card-shaped recording medium from the end portion on the discharge side of the recording medium into the slot portion, and the extending portion includes a closed state and an open state of the lid member Between In which characterized in that projecting from the slot the flat portion so as not to hit the the mounted card-like recording medium in the unit in the discharge direction of the card-like recording medium.

  According to the present invention, the lid member that covers the slot portion so as to be openable and closable does not protrude from the exterior surface of the device main body in the open state and the closed state, and the lid member can be easily opened and closed with a simple structure. The card-shaped recording medium can be easily taken out from the section.

It is the perspective view which looked at the digital camera which is an example of embodiment of the electronic device of this invention from the back side. It is a perspective view which shows the state which fully opened the display unit of the digital camera shown in FIG. 1 with respect to the camera main body. It is the perspective view which looked at the digital camera shown in FIG. 2 from the front side. It is the top view which looked at the state which opened the display unit with respect to the camera main body from the back side of the camera main body. It is the partial expansion perspective view seen from diagonally upward of FIG. It is a front view of a lid member. It is a disassembled perspective view explaining the attachment structure of a cover member. It is a top view explaining the operation example of the cover member seen from the back side of the camera main body. It is a top view explaining the operation example of the cover member seen from the back side of the camera main body. It is principal part sectional drawing explaining the operation example of the cover member seen from the right side surface of FIG. 8 in the window part vicinity. It is principal part sectional drawing explaining the operation example of the cover member seen from the right side surface of FIG. 9 in the window vicinity. It is principal part sectional drawing explaining the operation example of the cover member seen from the right side surface of FIG. 8 in the lower side slide pin part vicinity. It is principal part sectional drawing explaining the operation example of the cover member seen from the right side surface of FIG. 9 in the lower side slide pin part vicinity. It is the elements on larger scale of Fig.10 (a). It is the elements on larger scale of FIG.10 (b). It is principal part sectional drawing explaining the cover member as a comparative example.

  Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a digital camera, which is an example of an embodiment of an electronic apparatus according to the invention, viewed from the back side.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the digital camera 100 of the present embodiment, an interchangeable lens unit 110 is detachably mounted on the front side of a camera body 101, and a power switch unit 102, a viewfinder unit 150, and the like are provided on the upper part of the camera body 101. Is provided.

  An operation button group 103 is provided on the left side of the camera body 101 when the camera body 101 is viewed from the back side, and an external connection unit 160 and the like are provided on the right side. Here, the camera body 101 corresponds to an example of a device body of the present invention.

  A display unit 120 such as an LCD is supported on the back side of the camera body 101 so as to be rotatable in the opening / closing direction with respect to the camera body 101 via the hinge portion 130 and rotatable in the open state. A battery box unit 104 is provided below the display unit 120 of the camera body 101.

  In the present embodiment, a single-lens reflex digital camera in which the interchangeable lens unit 110 is detachably attached to the camera main body 101 is illustrated. However, a digital camera in which the lens unit is provided integrally with the camera main body 101. It may be.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where the display unit 120 of the digital camera 100 shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the digital camera 100 shown in FIG. 2 as viewed from the front side.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in a state where the display unit 120 is rotated 180 ° with respect to the camera body 101 via the hinge part 130 to be fully opened, a back switch part 107 provided on the back side of the camera body 101, And the cover member 200 is exposed to the external appearance surface. The lid member 200 covers the slot portions 211a and 211b (see FIG. 7) in which card-like recording media 210a and 210b (see FIG. 4) such as a memory card are detachably mounted so as to be openable and closable.

  The lid member 200 is disposed substantially perpendicular to the card-like recording media 210a and 210b mounted in the slot portions 211a and 211b in the closed state. The lid member 200 is provided with transparent or semi-transparent member windows 220a, 220b so that the inside can be confirmed.

  In the display unit 120, a display surface 121, an operation cross switch portion 122, and a panel switch portion 123 are arranged on the surface facing the camera body 101 side in the closed state of FIG. 1. In FIG. 2, the battery 140 is detachably accommodated in the battery box unit 104.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the interchangeable lens unit 110 is attached to the camera body 101 via the lens mount unit 111. The interchangeable lens unit 110 can be attached to and detached from the lens mount unit 111 by operating the attachment / detachment knob 112.

  A grip part 170 that a user grips at the time of shooting is detachably attached to a left side part of the camera body 101 when the camera body 101 is viewed from the front side. The grip part 170 is provided with a grip trigger part 171 and the like. ing.

  FIG. 4 is a plan view of the state in which the display unit 120 is fully opened with respect to the camera body 101 as viewed from the back side of the camera body 101. FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged perspective view seen from obliquely above in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the lid member 200 is used to determine whether or not the card-like recording media 210a and 210b are attached to the slot portions 211a and 211b (see FIG. 7) through the windows 220a and 220b of the lid member 200. It is possible to confirm without opening.

  The card-like recording media 210a and 210b mounted in the slot portions 211a and 211b are disposed below the center in the vertical direction of the window portions 220a and 220b of the lid member 200.

  As a result, the card-like recording media 210a and 210b can be seen when looking through the viewfinder 150 above the lid member 200, in other words, when viewed from obliquely upward on the back side, as shown in FIG. It is possible to more easily check whether or not it is attached.

  FIG. 6 is a front view of the lid member 200. FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the mounting structure of the lid member 200.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the lid member 200 is provided with lower slide pin portions 201a and 201b, upper slide pin portions 202a and 202b, a finger hook portion 203, and window portions 220a and 220b for internal confirmation.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 7, the lid member 200 is disposed so as to be sandwiched between the back cover portion 240 and the inner cover portion 230, and slot portions 211 a and 211 b are mounted on the inner cover portion 230. A slot substrate 212 is attached.

  As described above, the card-like recording media 210a and 210b are detachably attached to the slot portions 211a and 211b, respectively. The spring part 250 generates an urging force for maintaining the open state and the closed state of the lid member 200. On the front side of the inner cover part 230 (opposite side of the slot board 212), the control board 300, the heat radiating part 310, and the heat radiating fan 320 are arranged.

  FIGS. 8A, 8 </ b> B, and 9 are plan views illustrating an operation example of the lid member 200 as viewed from the back side of the camera body 101. 8A shows the closed state of the lid member 200, FIG. 8B shows the half-opened state of the lid member 200, and FIG. 9 shows the fully opened state of the lid member 200.

  FIGS. 10A, 10B, and 11 show examples of the operation of the lid member 200 in the vicinity of the window 220a as viewed from the right side of FIGS. 8A, 8B, and 9. It is principal part sectional drawing demonstrated.

  12 (a), 12 (b), and 13 show the lid member 200 in the vicinity of the lower slide pin portion 201b viewed from the right side of FIGS. 8 (a), 8 (b), and 9, respectively. It is principal part sectional drawing explaining an operation example.

  As shown in FIG. 8A, FIG. 8B, and FIG. 9, the lid member 200 performs an opening / closing operation by sliding up and down as viewed from the back side of the camera body 101. When the lid member 200 is opened and closed, as shown in FIGS. 12A, 12B, and 13, the lower slide pin portion 201b and the upper slide pin portion 202b are respectively connected to the lower rail groove portion 400a. And slide along the upper rail groove 400b.

  The lower rail groove portion 400 a is formed by a lower rail portion 240 b provided in the back surface side cover portion 240 and a lower rail portion 230 b provided in the inner cover portion 230. The upper rail groove portion 400 b is formed by the upper rail portion 241 b provided in the back side cover portion 240 and the upper rail portion 231 b provided in the inner cover portion 230.

  In addition, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted about the lower side slide pin part 201a and the upper side slide pin part 202a, it is the rail groove structure similar to the lower side slide pin part 201b and the upper side slide pin part 202b.

  In the closed state of the lid member 200 shown in FIGS. 8 (a), 10 (a), and 12 (a), the lower slide pin portions 201a, 201b and the upper slide pin portions 202a, 202b are formed on the rail grooves 400a, 400b. Located on the bottom.

  At this time, as illustrated in FIG. 10A, the extending portion 204 provided in the lid member 200 forms a part of the battery box portion 104. As a result, the appearance is improved and the dustproof and dripproof properties are improved.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 14 thru | or FIG. 16, etc., the difference between the cover member 200 of this embodiment and the cover member 2000 as a comparative example is demonstrated.

  FIG. 14 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. FIG. 15 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view of a main part for explaining a lid member 2000 as a comparative example.

  First, referring to FIG. 16, the lid member 2000 as a comparative example does not protrude from the flat surface portion 2420 of the back cover portion 2400 in the vertical direction in the vertical direction in the figure, like the lid member 200 of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG.

  At this time, the lid member 2000 has a lower side further on the discharge side than the discharge side end 2100c so as not to interfere with the end opposite to the insertion direction X of the card-like recording medium 2100a, that is, the discharge side end 2100c. It is arranged at a position away from.

  Further, in order to improve appearance and improve dustproof and drip-proof properties, the battery box portion 1040 is further located at a position in contact with the lid member 2000, that is, a position of the end portion 2100c on the discharge side of the card-like recording medium 2100a. It is necessary to extend and dispose to the discharge side.

  For this reason, when taking out the card-like recording medium 2100a with a finger, the finger comes first in contact with the battery box portion 1040, and it becomes difficult to take out the card-like recording medium 2100a.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14, the extending portion 204 of the lid member 200 is formed on the card-like recording media 210a and 210b from the position α of the end portion 210c on the discharge side of the card-like recording media 210a and 210b. It extends to a position β protruding substantially parallel to the insertion direction X side.

  Thereby, when the lid member 200 is in the fully opened state shown in FIG. 11, the card-shaped recording media 210a and 210b can be more easily taken out.

  By the way, when the extending portion 204 is formed so as to protrude from the discharge-side end portion 210c of the card-like recording media 210a and 210b to the insertion direction X side, the card-like recording media 210a and 210b and the card-like recording media 210a and 210b are opened. The extension part 204 interferes.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12B, the lower rail groove portion 400a has a shape that swells in the discharge direction of the card-like recording media 210a and 210b.

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 10B, when the lid member 200 is opened / closed, the card-like recording media 210a and 210b move so as not to interfere with each other at the portion where the extending portion 204 gets over the discharge-side end portion 210c. .

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 15, a part of the lid member 200 protrudes from the position Y of the flat surface portion 242 of the back side cover portion 240 in the ejection direction of the card-like recording media 210a and 210b, whereby the card-like recording medium. Interference between 210a, 210b and the extension 204 is prevented. In the present embodiment, the flat surface 242 forms a storage surface of the display unit 120 of the back side cover 240.

  Further, in the fully opened state of the lid member 200 shown in FIGS. 9, 11, and 13, the lid member 200 extends from the position Y of the flat portion 242 to a position where it does not protrude in the ejection direction of the card-like recording media 210 a and 210 b. It moves along 400a, 400b.

  Actually, the lid member 200 does not stay at the position of FIG. 8B, FIG. 10B, and FIG. 12B due to the spring portion 250, and is always shown in FIG. 10 (a) and 12 (a) are in the closed state or the fully opened state in FIGS. 9, 11 and 13. For this reason, the lid member 200 does not interfere with the display unit 120.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the appearance of the camera body 101 is such that the lid member 200 that covers the slot portions 211a and 211b to which the card-like recording media 210a and 210b are detachably attached is open and closed. It does not protrude from the surface.

  In the present embodiment, the lid member 200 can be easily opened and closed with a simple structure, and the card-like recording media 210a and 210b can be easily taken out from the slot portions 211a and 211b.

  The configuration of the present invention is not limited to that exemplified in the above embodiment, and the material, shape, dimensions, form, number, arrangement location, and the like can be changed as appropriate without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the extension portion 204 provided in the lid member 200 exemplifies a case where a part of the battery box portion 104 is formed in the closed state of the lid member 200. However, the present invention is not limited to this. A corner portion of the main body 101 may be formed.

101 Camera body 200 Lid member 204 Extension part 210a, 210b Card-like recording medium 211a, 211b Slot part 242 Plane part 400a Lower rail groove part 400b Upper rail groove part

Claims (5)

A slot portion provided inside the device body, in which a card-like recording medium is detachably mounted;
The slot portion covers the slot portion so that it can be opened and closed, and is disposed substantially perpendicular to the card-like recording medium mounted in the slot portion in the closed state, and is a flat portion on the external surface of the device body in the closed state and the open state. A lid member disposed at a position that does not protrude in the direction of ejection of the card-like recording medium from,
When the lid member moves in the opening direction from the closed state, the lid member approaches the card-like recording medium, and from the end on the discharge side of the card-like recording medium attached to the slot portion in the closed state. An extending portion that protrudes in the insertion direction of the card-like recording medium into
The extension part is discharged from the flat part so as not to contact the card-like recording medium mounted in the slot part between the closed state and the open state of the lid member. An electronic device characterized by protruding.   The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the lid member slides in an opening / closing direction along a rail portion provided in the device main body. The lid member is provided with a transparent or translucent window,
3. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the card-shaped recording medium mounted in the slot portion is disposed below the center of the window portion in a closed state of the lid member.   The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the extension portion forms a corner portion of the device main body or a part of a battery box portion in a closed state of the lid member. A display unit supported to be rotatable in the opening / closing direction with respect to the device body;
5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the flat portion forms a storage surface of the display unit in a closed state of the display unit.