JP3101272U - Camera structure - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to effectively use a space inside a camera and effectively protect a lens and a viewfinder.
A finder device and a spring are disposed between the front lid and the main body, and the front lid and the main body are fitted. When the main body 11 and the front cover 14 are pulled out from the outer shell 15, the finder device 12 is protruded from the finder hole 152 of the outer shell 15 by the elasticity of the spring 13. At the same time, the inner lens hole 142 of the front cover 14 and the outer lens hole 151 of the outer shell 15 are aligned on the same straight line, so that the user can take a picture. When the finder device 12 is pushed into the outer shell 15, the finder device 12 is rotated and accommodated in the main body 11, and the upper plane of the finder device 12 and the finder hole 152 of the outer shell 15 form a flat surface at the same time. Of the outer shell 15 Lens hole 151 is to be covered by the front lid 14.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a structure of a camera, particularly to a camera structure which is devised in terms of space utilization in the structure of the camera, is easy to assemble at the time of manufacturing, reduces costs, and is compact as a whole.

  Cameras that are currently in widespread use have been very advanced in both appearance and internal electronic components, and are being reduced in weight and size.

However, the viewfinders of known miniaturized cameras as described above are mostly fixed on the camera body, and have a disadvantage that the glass provided in the viewfinder is easily stained by finger contact or weather. If the viewfinder becomes dirty, the subject will not be clearly seen during shooting. The lens is also an important part of the camera, and is usually covered and protected by a slide-type lid.However, the small size of the camera prevents it from opening and closing smoothly due to the lid getting caught. There is also a disadvantage that a problem is likely to occur, or the distance between the lens and the lid is too short, and the lens is easily stained when opened and closed.
Therefore, the camera structure of the present invention is provided in order to effectively use the space inside the camera, which is being miniaturized, and to effectively protect the lens and the viewfinder.

  An opening having a substantially rectangular shape is provided on the upper surface and the inner surface of the camera body, and a groove and a positioning hole having a substantially semicircular shape are provided on the inner surface. Is provided on a part of the finder device. In the finder device, the finder device is constituted by an integrally formed finder base and a hollow ring portion, and a flat surface is provided on an outer shell of the finder base, and the ring portion has a semicircular shape of the main body. Corresponding to the groove provided, the ring device being housed in the groove having the semicircular shape, rotating around the opening in the opening, and stopping when the finder device is opened. The rim of the finder base is provided with a spring which is wound several times in an annular shape to correspond to the semicircular groove, and is integrally formed with the finder of the finder base. One end and the second end are provided However, when the spring is installed in the semicircular groove, the first end is pressed by the bottom of the opening of the main body, and the second end is pressed by the finder device, and the finder device is resilient. The front lid has an inner lens hole and a fixing portion facing the positioning hole of the main body, and is fitted in the positioning hole of the main body. Is provided with an outer lens hole at the front thereof, and a finder hole corresponding to the opening of the main body and slightly smaller than the opening at the upper surface of the outer shell, and the side surface of the outer shell is hollow. The main body and the front lid can be put in and out of the hollow side surface, the finder device and the spring are installed in a semicircular groove of the main body, and the front lid is attached to the main body. After fitting to the body, By placing the lid in the outer shell and pulling the main body and the front lid, the finder device jumps out of the finder hole of the outer shell due to the elasticity of the spring, and at the same time, the inner lens hole and the outer lens. Since the lens holes are aligned on the same straight line, the user can take a picture. When the main body and the front lid are accommodated in the outer shell, the finder device is fixed to the semicircular shape by the ring portion. When the body is rotated in the opening of the main body with the groove having the shape as an axis, the upper plane of the finder base and the finder hole of the outer shell form a horizontal plane, and the outer lens hole of the outer shell is Be covered by the lid.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to effectively use the space inside a small camera, and to achieve a purpose of providing a structure for effectively protecting a lens and a viewfinder at the same time as being easy to assemble and reducing costs by a simple structure. Was.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the structure of the camera 1 of the present invention mainly includes a main body 11, a finder device 12, a spring 13, a front cover 14, and an outer shell 15, and when these are assembled, as shown in FIG. State.

  In the main body 11, an opening 111 having a substantially rectangular shape is provided between the upper surface 11C and the inner surface 11A of the main body 11, and a groove 112 having a substantially semicircular shape and several positioning holes 113 are provided. Is provided on the inner surface 11A, and the substantially semicircular groove 112 and the opening 111 partially overlap (see FIG. 1).

  As shown in FIG. 1, the finder device 12 includes an integrally molded finder base 121 and a hollow ring portion 122, and a flat surface 121 </ b> A is formed on an outer shell of the finder base 121. The outer ring portion 122 corresponds to the inside of the substantially semicircular groove 112 on the main body side, and the hollow ring portion 122 is installed in the semicircular groove 112 of the main body 11. With this as a rotation axis, the finder device 12 is to be rotated in the opening 111, and the edge 111A of the opening 111 of the main body 11 provides a place to stop when the finder device 12 is opened. It is assumed that The finder base 121 is further provided with a finder 1210 so that a user can look into the subject through the finder 1210.

  The spring 13 is formed by integral molding wound several times, corresponds to the semicircular groove 112, and has a first end 131 and a second end 132. The spring 13 is installed in the semicircular groove 112, and the first end 131 is pressed by the bottom 111 </ b> B of the opening 111 of the main body 11. The second end 132 is pressed by the finder device 12 at a point where the finder base 121 and the ring portion 122 of the finder device 12 come into contact with each other so that the finder device 12 rotates by elasticity. Pressing is most desirable.

  The front cover 14 is fitted with the positioning holes 113 of the main body by providing a plurality of fixing portions 141 opposite to the positioning holes 113 of the main body 11. The front lid 14 is tightly positioned and can be removed by pulling. Further, in the outer shell 15, an outer lens hole 151 is provided on the front surface 15A, and an inner lens hole 142 is provided in the front cover 14, and the front cover 14 is attached to the main body 11 after assembly. When it is not opened, the outer lens hole 151 and the inner lens hole 142 are located on different straight lines, and the front cover 14 covers the outer lens hole 151. Conversely, when the front lid 14 is opened from the main body 11, the outer lens hole 151 is located on the same straight line as the inner lens hole 142, and a state where a picture can be taken is obtained.

  Further, the outer shell 15 is provided with a finder hole 152 on the upper surface 15B, and the position where the finder hole 152 is provided is opposed to the opening 111 of the main body 11 and at the same time, The size is slightly smaller than the portion 111. Therefore, when the main body 11 and the front cover 14 are pushed into the outer shell 15, the finder device 12 is accommodated in the outer shell 15. The side surface 15C of the outer shell 15 has an opening, so that the main body 11 and the front lid 14 can be easily put in and out of the outer shell 15 from the side surface 15C having the opening. Thus, as shown in FIG. 3, when the main body 11 and the front lid 14 are pulled out from the outer shell 15 after assembly, the finder device 12 is configured to pop out from the finder window 152. .

  In the embodiment of the present invention, the finder device 12 and the spring 13 are accommodated in appropriate positions in the semi-circular groove 112 of the main body 11, and after the front lid 14 is fitted to the main body 11, The main body 11 and the front lid 14 are housed in the outer shell 15 (see FIG. 2). When the main body 11 and the front lid 14 are pulled out, the main body 11 and the front lid 14 simultaneously move, and the finder device 12 is moved out of the finder hole 152 of the outer shell 15 by the elasticity of the spring 13. At the same time, the lens hole 141 of the front cover 14 and the outer lens hole 151 of the outer shell 15 are aligned on the same straight line, so that the user can view the lens from the viewfinder and take a picture (FIG. 3). When the main body 11 and the front lid 14 are pushed into the outer shell 15, the finder device 12 is rotated by the hollow ring portion 122 in the opening 111 around the groove 112 of the main body 11 as a rotation axis. The upper flat surface 121A of the finder base 121 and the finder hole 152 of the outer shell 15 form a plane (see FIG. 2). Thus, the outer lens hole 151 of the outer shell 15 is not located in a straight line with the inner lens hole 141 of the front cover 14, so that the inner lens hole is protected by the front cover and the user cannot release the shutter. Notify status.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a track projection 115 having a substantially rectangular shape is provided on the rear outer surface 11 </ b> B of the main body 11, and the back of the outer shell 15 faces the track projection 115. An opening 153 is provided, and when the main body 11 and the front lid 14 are accommodated in the outer shell 15, the main body 11 and the front lid 14 slide along the upper and lower edges 115A and 115B of the track protrusion 115. I have. Similarly to the known structure, in the present invention, the monitor 1151 and the adjustment button 1152 are provided on the track projecting portion 115 of the main body 11 so that a user can select a function or operate the selected operation. 1151. Several circular anti-slip projections 1153 are further provided on the track projecting portion 115 of the main body 11 so that the main body 11 can be easily put in and out of the outer shell 15. Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the present invention has a compact and clean overall structure, so that its assembly is further facilitated and cost can be reduced.

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the present invention. It is a three-dimensional view in this invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a use state in the present invention. FIG. 4 is a rear view in FIG. 3. It is a front view in FIG. It is a front view in FIG.

Explanation of reference numerals

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Camera 11 Main body 111 Opening 111A Edge of opening 111B Bottom of opening 11B Outer surface 11A of main body Inner surface 11C Upper surface of main body 112 Groove 113 Positioning hole 12 Finder device 121 Finder base 122 Ring part 121A Upper plane of finder 121B Arc view of viewfinder 1210 Viewfinder 13 Spring 131 First end of spring 132 Second end of spring 14 Front cover 141 Fixing part 142 Inner lens hole 15 Outer shell 15A Outer shell front surface 15B Outer shell upper surface 15C Outer shell Side surface 151 Outer lens hole 152 Finder hole 114 Button receiving recess 16 Button 115 Main body track projection 115A Upper edge of track projection 115B Lower edge of track projection 153 Outer shell cavity 1151 Monitor 1152 Adjustment button 1153 Circular Protrusion

Claims (6)

In the structure of the camera composed of the main body, the finder device, the spring, the front lid and the outer shell,
A substantially rectangular opening is provided at a location between the upper surface and the inner surface, a substantially semicircular groove and a positioning hole are provided on the inner surface, and the semicircular groove is formed by the opening. Said body provided on a part of the part;
A finder, a finder base provided with a flat surface corresponding to the finder hole at the top of the outer shell by integral molding, and corresponding to the semicircular groove to be installed in the semicircular groove and rotate in the opening A ring portion provided as
The finder device having a stopper portion that comes into contact with the opening edge of the main body when the finder jumps out,
In order to be installed in the semicircular groove, it is integrally molded in a state of being wound several times, and the first end presses the bottom of the opening of the main body so that the finder device rotates by elasticity, A spring whose second end is pressing the finder device;
A hole for the inner lens, and a fixing part provided opposite to the positioning hole of the main body, the front lid fitted into the positioning hole of the main body,
An outer lens hole is provided on the front, and a finder hole corresponding to the opening of the main body and slightly smaller than the opening is provided on the upper surface, and a side surface for sliding the main body and the front lid in and out. Said shell forming an opening;
The finder device and the spring are installed in a semicircular groove of the main body, the front lid is fitted to the main body, and the main body and the front lid are installed in the outer shell,
When the main body and the front lid are pulled out during use, the finder device jumps out of the finder hole of the outer shell due to the elasticity of the spring, and at the same time, the inner lens hole and the outer lens hole are the same. The user can take a picture in line with the straight line, and conversely, by pushing the main body and the front lid into the outer shell during storage, the finder device is moved into the opening of the main body by the ring portion. And the upper surface of the finder base forms a flat surface with the finder hole of the outer shell, and at the same time, the outer lens hole of the outer shell is covered by the front lid. Camera structure.   2. The camera structure according to claim 1, wherein the main body is provided with a button housing recess for housing the button so that the button is pressed when a user releases the shutter.   A track protrusion having a substantially rectangular shape is provided on an outer surface of the main body, and an opening facing the track protrusion is provided on a back surface of the outer shell, so that the main body is formed. When pushed into the outer shell, the track protrusion fits into the opening, the outer surface of the main body is exposed from the back of the camera, and when the main body and the front lid are pushed into the outer shell and pulled out, The camera structure according to claim 1, wherein the camera slides along an edge of the track protrusion.   A monitor and an adjustment button are further provided on the track protrusion of the main body, so that a user can select a function at the time of use, and the selected function is displayed on the monitor. 4. The structure of the camera according to claim 3, wherein:   4. The camera according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of circular projections are further provided on the track projecting portion of the main body so as to prevent slippage when taking in and out. Construction.   The second end of the spring is pressed at a place where the finder base of the finder device and the ring portion presenting the cavity are connected, whereby the finder device is elastically rotated. Item 2. The structure of the camera according to Item 1.

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