JP3035898U - Camera storage case - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a storage case for a camera that is highly portable and makes it easy to shoot using a lens filter. [Structure] A camera housing having an opening through which a photographing lens of the camera faces, and capable of housing the camera for photographing; mounting a lens filter in which the lens filter is detachably formed A storage case for a camera, which is provided with a section and;

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

【Technical field】

 The present invention relates to a camera storage case to which a lens filter can be attached.

[0002]

[Prior art and its problems]

 The camera can obtain various shooting effects by changing the filter for the shooting lens. UV filters (ultraviolet absorption filters) and skylight filters are often used, but in addition, lenses such as ND filters (neutral density filters), PL filters (polarization filters), soft filters, and other special effect filters are used. There are various types of filters. Since such a lens filter needs to be carried separately from the camera and shooting lens body, it may not be available when you want to use it, or it may be troublesome to attach it to the lens, making the filter effect easy. It was difficult to get to. In addition, the lens filter may be lost if carried individually.

Further, many lens barrels of compact cameras have a structure that does not require the mounting of a lens filter. Despite the widespread use of compact cameras in recent years, it was not possible to easily use lens filters.

[0004]

[Purpose of the invention]

 The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a storage case for a camera, which has excellent portability and makes shooting using a lens filter easy.

[0005]

[Outline of the invention]

 The present invention was made with a focus on using the storage case of the camera as part of the shooting function of the camera. A storage case for a camera according to the present invention has an opening portion through which a photographing lens of the camera faces, and a camera storage portion capable of accommodating the camera for taking a picture; and a lens filter is detachably attached to the opening portion. And a lens filter mounting portion formed as described above.

[0006] The camera housing portion is composed of a box-shaped body in which the insertion / removal portion of the camera is opened, and the opening portion is formed by cutting a part of the wall surface of the box-shaped body inward from its open end. The lens filter mounting portion may include a filter mounting groove formed along the inner peripheral surface of the opening. According to this, the lens filter can be easily mounted because it is only necessary to insert the lens filter into the filter mounting groove from the opening end face side of the camera housing portion.

When the camera has a photometric unit, it is desirable that the lens filter is formed in a size that covers the photometric unit and the imaging lens. If the lens filter position is also compatible with the metering section, the shooting effect of the filter can be obtained more accurately.

The camera housing may further include a filter housing means for housing a lens filter for replacement. This makes it easier to carry lens filters, and you can easily use multiple lens filters depending on the purpose of shooting. In addition, the loss of the filter can be prevented. The filter storage means is preferably formed of a pocket type storage section formed inside the camera storage section or a slit type storage section formed inside the wall surface of the camera storage section.

In the above configuration, it is desirable that the camera storage case has an upper lid part that covers the camera storage part and the camera stored in the storage part and that is attachable to and detachable from the storage part.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows a lens filter built-in type storage case 10 to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 shows the appearance of a camera 20 stored in this case. The camera 20 is an ordinary compact camera, and its camera body 21 is a box-shaped body having a width W, a depth L and a height H. On the front side of the camera body 21, there are provided a taking lens 22, a photometric window 23, a viewfinder objective window 24 and a strobe 25, and a release button 26 on the top side. Further, strap fasteners 27 are fixedly provided near the upper ends of both side surfaces of the camera body 21, and straps 28 are inserted therein. A finder eyepiece window (not shown) optically connected to the finder objective window 24 by a predetermined finder optical system is disposed on the back side of the camera body 21.

The storage case 10 includes a camera storage section 11 for storing the camera 20 and a case cover 12 formed integrally with the camera storage section 11. The upper surface of the box-shaped camera housing portion 11 is opened to form a camera insertion / removal portion (opening end surface) 11a. A part of the front side wall surface of the camera housing portion 11 is cut away from the camera insertion / removal portion 11a toward the bottom surface, and a rectangular opening 13 is formed. The rectangular opening 13 has an opening area that allows the taking lens 22 and the photometric window 23 to be exposed when the camera 20 is housed. Since the wall surface of the camera housing portion 11 has a predetermined thickness, the rectangular opening 13 has an inner peripheral surface having a width corresponding to the thickness of the wall surface. A filter mounting groove 14 is bored along the inner peripheral surface.

The lens filter 16 is made of an optical element such as glass or plastic that has been conventionally used for a lens filter, and has a uniform thickness that can be inserted into and removed from the filter mounting groove 14. The shape of the lens filter 16 is a substantially rectangular shape corresponding to the rectangular opening portion 13 and is formed slightly larger than the rectangular opening portion 13 in consideration of the fitting amount into the filter mounting groove 14. Therefore, by inserting the plate-shaped lens filter 16 along the filter mounting groove 14 from the upper surface (opening) side of the camera housing portion 11, the rectangular opening portion 13 can be covered. A plurality of lens filters 16 are prepared according to the required photographing effect.

A storage pocket 15 capable of storing the lens filter 16 is formed on the inner peripheral wall of the camera storage portion 11 at a position facing the rectangular opening 13. The storage pocket 15 can be integrally formed with the camera storage portion 11.

As shown in FIG. 4, the internal size of the camera housing portion 11 is formed to be slightly larger than the lateral width W of the camera body 21 in the longitudinal direction. On the other hand, in the lateral direction, it is slightly larger than the sum of the depth L of the camera body 21 and the thickness of the storage pocket 15.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the depth of the camera housing portion 11 is shallower than the height H of the camera body 21 by a predetermined amount, and when the camera 20 is housed, the upper portion thereof projects. This is because it is premised that the storage case 10 stores the camera 20 for shooting and the wall surface of the camera storage unit 11 does not interfere with the viewfinder objective window 24 or the strobe 25. Further, when the upper surface of the camera 20 is buried in the camera housing portion 11, it is difficult to push the release button 26, but since the upper portion of the camera 20 projects, it is possible to prevent the operational feeling from being deteriorated. it can.

The case cover 12 extends from one side of the camera insertion / removal portion 11a of the camera storage portion 11 and has flexibility. The case cover 12 is composed of a base end portion 12a that covers the upper surface side of the camera housing portion 11 and a front end portion 12b that covers the front surface side thereof. The front end portion 12b has a lower portion on the front side of the camera housing portion 11. A snap socket 17 that can be engaged and disengaged is arranged on a pair of studs 18 that are fixedly mounted on the stud 18. The case cover 12 and the camera housing portion 11 can be obtained by integral molding, and the length and width of the case cover 12 are sizes capable of covering the upper surface side and the front surface side of the camera housing portion 11. .

Although not shown, a screw receiving hole for fixing a tripod is provided on the bottom surface of the camera 20, and an insertion hole corresponding to the screw receiving hole is provided on the bottom surface of the camera housing section 11. Then, the camera 20 can be held in the storage case 10 by screwing a fixing screw member that can be screwed into the screw receiving hole on the camera 20 side from the bottom surface side of the camera storage portion 11 through the insertion hole.

A photographing operation using the storage case 10 will be described. When carrying the camera 20, the camera 20 is housed in the housing case 10 and the snap socket 17 and the stud 18 are fastened to the carrying state of FIG. In this carrying state, the base end portion 12a of the case cover 12 covers the upper surface of the camera housing portion 11 to prevent the camera 20 and the lens filter 16 from falling off. Further, the front end 12b of the case cover 12 covers the rectangular opening 13 and the attached lens filter 16 to protect it. The snap socket 17 and the stud 18 are engaged with each other with sufficient strength, so that the camera 20 and the storage case 10 can be carried while suspended from the strap 28.

At the time of photographing, first, the engagement between the snap socket 17 and the stud 18 is released, and the case cover 12 is opened to bring the photographing state shown in FIG. Then, the desired lens filter 16 is taken out from the storage pocket 15 and attached to the rectangular opening 13. This attachment can be easily performed because it is only necessary to insert the lens filter 16 into the filter attachment groove 14. If the desired lens filter 16 is mounted in advance, this mounting work is not necessary. At this time, the taking lens 22 and the photometric window 23 face the rectangular opening 13 through the lens filter 16. The upper part of the camera having the finder objective window 24, the strobe 25 or a finder eyepiece window (not shown) is projected from the camera housing 11.

The photographer holds the camera housing 11 while holding the case cover 12 open, and holds the camera housing 11 toward the subject. Since the viewfinder objective window 24 and the viewfinder eyepiece window (not shown) are not interfered with by the camera housing 11, the subject can be captured through the viewfinder as usual. Since the camera 20 and the storage case 10 are held by the screw receiving hole (not shown) and the fixing screw member (the same), the camera 20 does not fall off even when the case cover 12 is opened. .

When the subject is determined, the release button 26 is pressed to take a picture. The lens filter 16 mounted in the rectangular opening 13 faces in front of the optical axis of the taking lens 22 and the metering window 23. Therefore, when the release button 26 is pressed, the metering and photographing according to the lens filter 16 are performed. Then, the effect of the lens filter 16 can be obtained. As with the finder, the strobe 25 also projects from the camera housing 11, so that its light emission is not obstructed when the strobe 25 is used. After the shooting is completed, the case cover 12 is closed, the snap socket 17 and the stud 18 are fastened, and the portable state shown in FIG. 5 is restored again.

The present invention is characterized in that a lens filter is attached to a storage case to enable photographing, and various modifications other than the above-described embodiment are possible without departing from the scope of the invention. . For example, as shown in FIG. 6, a storage slit 33 capable of storing a plurality of lens filters can be provided in the wall surface of the camera storage unit 31. Since the storage pocket 15 can be omitted, the width of the camera storage portion 31 in the front-rear direction can be shortened to reduce the size of the storage case. This storage case has an upper lid 34 that covers the camera storage portion 31 to protect it. As a further different form (not shown), a storage slit similar to that shown in FIG. 6 may be provided in a case cover having a certain thickness. In these cases, it is desirable to protect the lens filter by forming a hard rubber around the storage slit or attaching a well-known shock absorbing material. As a method of closing the case cover, a surface fastener (velcro tape) or the like may be used instead of the snap button.

The type of lens filter used in the storage case and the combination thereof are arbitrary. For example, if the strobe loses the light of a fluorescent lamp, you can attach an L-W filter (color correction filter for white fluorescent lamp) that prevents the green fog of the image, and when shooting toward the water surface or glass. It is sufficient to prepare a PL filter (polarization filter) to prevent reflections.

[0024]

[Effect of the invention]

 As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a storage case for a camera which has excellent portability and facilitates shooting using a lens filter. (Note) In the detailed description of the invention, Velcro is a registered trademark.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a camera storage case to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a compact camera stored in the storage case of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a storage case and a camera which are in a state capable of photographing.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a carrying state.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a different form of a lens filter housing means.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Storage Case 11 Camera Storage Section 12 Case Cover 13 Rectangular Opening Area 14 Filter Mounting Groove 15 Storage Pocket 16 Lens Filter 20 Camera 22 Photographic Lens 23 Photometric Window

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Kazuki Yazawa 2-36-9 Maeno-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Co., Ltd. (72) Toshiyuki Omori 2-36-9 Maeno-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo Issue Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Fuji ▲ Saki ▼ Yoshifumi 2-36 Maeno-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo Inside Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Co., Ltd. (72) Ayako Nakamura 2-chome Maeno-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo No. 36-9 Asahi Kogaku Industry Co., Ltd.

Claims (7)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A camera accommodating portion having an opening facing a photographing lens of the camera and capable of accommodating the camera for photographing, and a lens having a lens filter detachably formed in the opening. A storage case for a camera, which is provided with a filter mounting portion. 2. The camera storage unit according to claim 1, wherein the camera storage unit is a box-shaped body in which an insertion / removal unit of the camera is opened.
The opening is formed by cutting a part of the wall surface of the box-like body inward from its open end, and the lens filter mounting portion is formed along the inner peripheral surface of the opening. Camera storage case equipped with a filter mounting groove. 3. The camera storage case according to claim 1, wherein the camera includes a photometric unit, and the lens filter is formed to have a size that covers the photometric unit and the photographing lens. 4. The camera storage case according to claim 1, wherein the camera storage section further includes filter storage means for storing a replacement lens filter. 5. The camera storage case according to claim 4, wherein the filter storage means is a pocket type storage section formed inside the camera storage section. 6. The camera storage case according to claim 4, wherein the filter storage means comprises a slit type storage section formed in a wall surface of the camera storage section. 7. The camera storage case according to claim 1, further comprising an upper lid part that is detachable from the camera storage part and covers the camera storage part and the camera stored in the storage part.