JP3146053U - Camera rainwear - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a camera rainwear that can be mounted and applied regardless of the camera size, can be easily assembled by using a lightweight synthetic resin part, and can be adjusted and set according to the degree of expansion and contraction of a camera lens.
The camera rainwear includes a transparent resin cover 1 that encloses the camera and a mounting support arm 2. The mounting support arm can be mounted on an accessory shoe of the camera and has a length in the axial direction. Velcro fasteners comprising an adjustable fixed arm and a pair of arms with a free arm 4 having a C-shaped bending member at its tip, and a waterproof transparent resin cover and a mounting support arm provided on their corresponding joint surfaces 1b, 3d, etc. can be attached to and detached from each other.
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Description

The invention of this application relates to a waterproof cover suitable for application to a camera in order to prevent rain and snow from adhering to a lens during photographing, and more particularly to a waterproof cover that can be easily attached to an accessory shoe of a camera.

  As a camera waterproofing device, there is a waterproofing resin cover (rain coat, rain transparent resin cover) that waterproofs the camera when used on the ground during rainy weather or snowfall.

In general, a waterproof cover that covers the camera with soft and thin vinyl or waterproof cloth is used for camera waterproofing equipment used for shooting on the ground in rainy weather. Camera raincoat or camera rain transparent resin cover is called.
As a camera prevention tool, there is a waterproof cover that can be attached to and detached from a mounting body mounted on a lens tube of a camera and a fixing body (Prior Art 1; Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-58142). .

However, in the case of the preceding example 1, there is a problem of inconvenience in use, for example, a new mounting tool is required for each lens diameter to be mounted, and a replacement work for replacement is required.
In addition, since the camera is operated from the top of the coated polyethylene sheet, the camera itself is waterproof, and when exposed to rain, it becomes slippery and there is annoyance in pressing the button operation reliably. It leaves a problem in terms of operability.

  Also, as a camera rain avoidance device, a pair of support rods that can be adjusted to expand and contract forward are attached to a camera mounting plate set on a tripod head, and an arcuate shape is attached to the tip of the support rod. There is a device for connecting a film-like cover attaching elastic plate with a hook-and-loop fastener attached to the film-like cover attaching elastic plate (Prior Art 2; Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004). -38124).

  In the case of this prior example 2, the assembly structure with a pair of stretchable support rods connecting the elastic cover for attaching the film cover to the tip has a structure as a heavy object mechanically, and has a heavy structure and a complicated structure. Since it has a structure and requires time and labor for carrying, disassembling and assembling, it also leaves problems in terms of manufacturing, assembling and usability.

JP2007-58142A JP 2004-38124 A

  The above-described prior art waterproof transparent resin cover of the camera has a variety of different sizes in order to allow the waterproof cover to be installed immediately in the case of cameras of different sizes. As a spare part, the rigid structure of the waterproof cover assembly is inevitable in terms of weight of the assembly and complications in disassembly / assembly.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the camera is of a different size, and one waterproof cover assembly is a camera of a different size regardless of whether it is one waterproof cover assembly. It is an object of the present invention to provide a camera rainwear that can be mounted and applied, and can be easily assembled by a lightweight part that becomes a synthetic resin product and a waterproof cover that can be attached by a Velcro fastener.
The camera rainwear according to the present invention is basically composed of a waterproof transparent resin cover that encloses the camera and a mounting support arm that can easily attach and detach the waterproof transparent resin cover. The Here, the mounting support arm includes a pair of arms whose lengths can be adjusted in the axial direction, that is, a fixed arm and a free arm. The mounting support arm including the fixed arm and the universal arm includes a fastening fixture at an end of one of the fixed arms, and a C-shaped curve provided with a plurality of Velcro fasteners at the end of the other universal arm. It has a member.
Therefore, it can be easily attached to the accessory shoe of the camera via the fastening fixture, and the waterproof transparent resin cover can be easily attached / detached via a C-shaped curved member with a Velcro fastener. The attachment / detachment operation of the waterproof transparent resin cover and the mounting support arm can be easily performed.
Hereinafter, a waterproof cover that can be easily attached to an accessory shoe of a camera as in the present invention is referred to as “camera rainwear”.

More specifically, when the mounting support arm is mounted on the accessory shoe, the mounting support arm is slid while being inserted into the accessory shoe of the camera via the fastening fixture. Just push in. The mounting support arm can be attached to and detached from the camera by tightening or loosening the rotation button of the tightening fixture at the position where it is completely inserted.
When the transparent resin cover is attached to the attachment support arm, one fixing arm constituting the attachment support arm has a Velcro fastener on the outer surface (plane side) opposite to the surface provided with the fastening fixture. In addition, a plurality of, in the illustrated example, three Velcro fasteners are provided on the outer surface (planar side) of the C-shaped bending member provided at the tip of the other free arm. On the other hand, the transparent resin cover is provided with one velcro fastener at the center and at least two velcro fasteners on both sides on the long side of one of the long sides. Is provided with one Velcro fastener in the center of the bag-like ceiling. Accordingly, the three velcro fasteners (center and both sides) on the long side of the transparent resin cover are attached correspondingly to the velcro fastener of the mounting support arm including the C-shaped bending member, while the short side of the transparent resin cover is attached. Attach the transparent resin cover to the support arm 2 by attaching the Velcro fastener at the center of the bag-shaped ceiling of the side to the Velcro fastener provided on the surface of the fixed arm in the vicinity of the side opposite to the surface provided with the fastening fixture. The transparent resin cover can be easily detached from the mounting support arm.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the camera rainwear of the camera according to the present invention described in claim 1 is a camera rainwear that covers and waterproofs the camera with a thin soft transparent resin cover, the transparent resin covering the camera. The mounting support arm can be attached to the cover and the transparent resin cover and can be detachably attached to the accessory shoe of the camera. The attachment support arm is detachably attached to the accessory shoe on one end side thereof. An axially long fixed arm having a fastening fixture and an axially long universal arm having a C-shaped curved member orthogonal to the axis on the other end side, and the fixed arm and the universal arm mutually in the axial direction And a click stopper that can be engaged and disengaged at predetermined positions in the axial direction. Set the free arm of the mounting support arm fastened and fixed to the sari shoe at a predetermined expansion / contraction position, and attach the transparent resin cover to the mounting support arm. A plurality of Velcro fasteners are attached to the center of the bag-like ceiling on the short side of one side of the transparent resin cover and the vicinity of the side edge on the long side of the Velcro fastener provided on the outer front surface of the C-shaped bending member. Thus, at least the transparent resin cover is mounted on the mounting support arm.

  Further, the camera rainwear of the present invention includes a plurality of Velcro fasteners provided along the vicinity of the side edge on the long side of the transparent resin cover, respectively, on the outer front surface of the C-shaped bending member at the distal end of the universal arm. In addition to the one corresponding to the Velcro fastener, it is also provided with a pair of Velcro fasteners in the vicinity of both ends of the side edge on the long side, so that when the transparent resin cover is attached to the attachment support arm, An end portion is attached, and the periphery of the camera lens is surrounded by the long side of the transparent resin cover so that attachment is possible.

  Furthermore, in the camera rainwear of the present invention, the click stop mechanism that allows the fixed arm and the free arm to be expanded and contracted and engages with a predetermined axial position has a wavy unevenness on the inner surfaces on both sides of the axial groove formed on the fixed arm. It is characterized by being engaged by a locking claw provided with an arc-shaped projection on the outer side surface of the distal end side of an elastic support leg that is cantilever elastically supported on both side edges of the arm via an axial dividing groove, In this case, the camera rainwear is provided in which the free arm is screwed by the lid after being fitted into the fixed arm and is assembled to be extendable and retractable so that the position of the fixed arm can be adjusted in the longitudinal direction.

(General effects of camera rainwear according to the present invention)
According to the present invention, it can be easily attached via the accessory shoe, and can be used as long as it is set on the accessory shoe of the camera. Therefore, the attachment support arm can be attached to the camera regardless of the difference in camera size and attached to the accessory shoe. By attaching a transparent resin cover to the attached mounting support arm, the camera rainwear can be easily set, thereby preventing the camera from raining and snowing.

(Camera rainwear mounting set specifications)
The camera rainwear is composed of the components, the mounting support arm and the transparent resin cover, both of which are made of synthetic resin, and can be easily assembled with these lightweight components. A plurality of velcro fasteners provided on the predetermined outer surface of the fixed arm and the outer peripheral surface of the C-shaped bending member at the distal end of the free arm, along the center of the bag-like ceiling portion on the short side of the transparent resin cover and the vicinity of the long side. By attaching each of the Velcro fasteners correspondingly, the transparent resin cover can be easily attached to the attachment support arm.

(Adjustment of expansion / contraction of mounting support arm)
The mounting support arm includes a fixing arm and a free arm that are axially fitted to each other and extendable in the axial direction, and are long in the axial direction including a fastening fixture that is detachably mounted to the accessory shoe on one end side thereof. It consists of a fixed arm and an axially long free arm provided with a C-shaped bending member on the other end side perpendicular to the axis. Since the free arm is fitted in the fitting groove of the fixed arm so as to be mutually expandable and contractable in the axial direction, the free arm has a click stopper that can be engaged with each other at a predetermined position in the axial direction. The free arm of the mounting support arm that is fastened and fixed to the accessory shoe can be set at a predetermined expansion / contraction position in accordance with the extended position where the lens tube is extended and contracted during photographing with the camera.

(Storing after removing the mounting support arm)
After the use of the camera rainwear of the present invention, the mounting support arm and the transparent resin cover are first separated. Thereafter, the mounting support arm is removed from the camera. It should be noted that the C-shaped bending member and the fixed arm can be structured to be detachably clip-coupled. In this case, if the mounting support arm separated from the camera with the transparent resin cover separated is pulled apart with a slight force in the separation direction between the C-shaped bending member and the fixed arm, the two are clipped. It can be separated against binding. As a result, when the C-shaped bending member, the mounting support arm without the C-shaped bending member 8 and the transparent resin cover 1 are disassembled, the mounting support arm and the C-shaped bending member are placed inside the transparent resin cover. The camera rainwear is assembled as a whole if it is placed with its long axis aligned and enclosed, and attached using two Velcro fasteners provided at both ends near the long side of the transparent resin cover. Can be carried around. Thereby, it can provide also as camera rainwear convenient for carrying.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

(Camera rainwear in general according to the present invention)
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of camera rainwear A attached to a camera 9 with an accessory shoe 10 (see FIG. 2) according to the present invention. The camera rainwear A includes a waterproof transparent resin cover 1 that covers the camera 9 and a mounting support arm 2. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an assembling position relationship before assembling the camera rainwear A to the camera 9. In FIG. 2, the waterproof transparent resin cover 1 and the mounting support arm 2 which are disassembled in FIG. 1 are assembled by attachment and are shown as camera rainwear A.
Details of the mounting support arm 2 and the waterproof transparent resin cover 1 will be described later.

(Assembling the mounting support arm)
FIG. 3 shows an exploded view of the mounting support arm 2 in the camera rainwear A shown in FIGS. The exploded view of FIG. 3 is an exploded view showing the mounting support arm 2 with the camera mounting side (the back side of the mounting support arm 2) as the top surface. In FIG. 3, the mounting support arm 2 includes a fixed arm 3, a universal arm 4, and a lid body 5, which are schematically shown as a perspective view from above in the drawing.
The fixed arm 3 is provided with a fastening fixture 7 at its one end on the back side, and this fastening fixture 7 is a screw shaft that is vertically installed on one end face of the fixed arm 3 as shown in FIG. 7a, a rotary button 7b screwed onto the screw shaft 7a, and a rectangular plug 7c provided at the tip of the screw shaft 7a and inserted into the accessory shoe 10.
As shown in FIG. 2, the fastening fixture 7 is a means for fastening and fixing to the camera accessory shoe 10 using the camera accessory shoe 10.

(Installation and direction of tightening fixture)
As shown in FIG. 2, the fixing arm 3 is attached to the camera 9 by inserting the insertion plate 7c of the fastening fixture into the accessory shoe 10 of the camera and tightening by rotating the rotation button 7b. And can be fixed via the accessory shoe 10. At that time, as shown in FIG. 3, the fixing arm 3 is fixed in a direction in front of the camera body 9 in a direction perpendicular to the width direction of the camera body 9 by the square shape of the insertion plate 7 c.

(Assembly of fixed arm and free arm)
Further, the fixed arm 3 is formed with an axial slide groove 3 a having a terminal end closed toward an end in a direction opposite to the installation position of the fastening fixture 7. An uneven wall 3b is partially formed on the side wall of the intermediate portion of the slide groove 3a. Then, as shown in FIG. 4A, the free arm 4 is slidably fitted in the slide groove 3a. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, the free arm 4 has an axial leg 4a formed at the axial insertion side end (lower end in the drawing), and an elastic leg to which elasticity is given in the width direction by the slit 4a. 4b is provided, and a protrusion 4c is formed on the outer side of the elastic leg 4b.
In addition, about the side wall of the above-mentioned slide groove 3a, although the shape of the uneven | corrugated wall 3b is shown in round wave shape in FIG. 3, it is not limited to this shape, A triangular wave shape may be sufficient.

(Mounting support arm 2 expansion / contraction adjustment)
FIG. 4A shows the assembled mounting support arm 2 assembled as the mounting support arm 2 by the fixed arm 3, the universal arm 4 and the lid 5 shown in FIG. It is a drawing. As shown in FIG. 4A, the mounting support arm 2 is assembled by screwing the cover plate 5 after fitting the universal arm 4 in the slide groove 3 a of the fixed arm 3. In this example, the assembly of the cover plate 5 and the fixed arm 3 is executed by screwing 6 screws into the screw holes 5a and 3c formed in the respective boss portions as shown in FIG. In the assembled state of the mounting support arm 2, the protrusion 4c of the elastic leg 4b of the free arm 4 is engaged with the concavo-convex wall 3b of the slide groove 3a of the fixed arm 3, thereby constituting a click stop mechanism. Therefore, according to this click stop mechanism, the free arm 4 can be slid with respect to the fixed arm 3 and fixedly set at an arbitrary adjustment position, and the extension length of the mounting support arm 2 can be adjusted.

(Description of the configuration of the universal arm 4)
Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a C-shaped bending member 8 is attached to the other end of the universal arm 4 and provided. The C-shaped bending member 8 has an elastic leg (similar to the elastic leg 4b with the protrusion 4c) at the tip of the free arm 4 by inserting the tip of the free arm 4 into the insertion port of the fixture 8 provided at the center thereof. The tip protrusions of the structure (which have a structure) enter and be locked into both holes at the end of the insertion port of the fixture 8 and are provided with a click stopper mechanism. In this example, both the universal arm 4 and the C-shaped bending member 8 employ a coupling structure that can be easily attached to and detached from each other. On the outer surface of the C-shaped bending member 8 (the surface on the side where the transparent resin cover 1 is pasted; see FIG. 1), the Velcro fasteners (FIG. 1; 3d, 8b) are provided, some of which are shown in FIG. 3 as Velcro fasteners 8b, 8b.
The detachable coupling structure of the universal arm 4 and the C-shaped bending member 8 is not essential and may be integrated.

(How to attach a transparent resin cover with Velcro fastener)
A method of attaching the assembled mounting support arm 2 and the transparent resin cover 1 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. The assembled mounting support arm 2 shown here is shown as a front view with the surface to which the transparent resin cover 1 is attached facing up, and the mounting support arm 2 has a Velcro in front of the fixed arm 3 thereof. The fastener 3d is attached, and the C-shaped curved member 8 attachment surface of the end of the free arm 4 slidably fitted to the fixed arm 3 and the both end surfaces of the C-shaped curved member 8 are also Velcro fastener 8b, 8b and 8b are attached.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, the transparent resin cover 1 has a long side having a flat surface at one end, and the other end on the opposite side is cut off and welded to form a welded portion 1c having a roof. In the drawing, the housing space is formed and the end thereof has a short side, and has a substantially square inverted monkey shape.
The length L from the long side portion to the short side portion of the transparent resin cover 1 has the maximum extension length of the mounting support arm 2 so as to correspond to the camera lens extension position during telephoto shooting. The width of the side portion is longer than the circumferential length surrounding the C-shaped bending member, and has a length that can form a ring that does not hinder photographing through the camera lens in the size of the ring formed when both ends are overlapped. ing. In addition, the length of the short side portion is not obstructed when accessing the camera through the lower edge of the transparent resin cover 1 when gripping the camera when attached to the mounting support arm 2. A device is devised that is long enough to cover the top of the mounting support arm 2 and the photographic camera.
To correspond to the Velcro fastener attached to the mounting support arm 2 described above, on the back side of the transparent resin cover 1, there are three locations corresponding to the position of the Velcro fastener provided on the free arm 4 on the long side portion side. Velcro fasteners 1a, 1a, 1a are attached, and a Velcro fastener 1b is provided at the center of the ceiling portion of the housing space. Thus, the Velcro fasteners (1a, 1b) on the back surface of the transparent resin cover 1 can be attached in correspondence with the Velcro fasteners (8b, 5b) of the fixed arm 3.
A pair of Velcro fasteners 1 d and 1 d are also attached to both ends of the long side portion of the transparent resin cover 1. After attaching the transparent resin cover 1 to the mounting support arm 2 and surrounding the camera lens, the both ends of the transparent resin cover 1 face each other with one hand, and these Velcro fasteners 1d and 1d can be pressed and held easily. it can.

Other uses of the Velcro fastener The transparent resin cover 1 described above is attached using the Velcro fasteners 1d and 1d provided at both ends near the long side of the transparent resin cover 1 so as to enclose the mounting support arm 2 because of its dimensions. The camera rainwear itself can be packed and carried easily for portable use.

(Mounting form for use)
In use, first, the attachment support arm 2 is attached to the camera 9 by operating the fastening fixture 7 using the accessory shoe 10 of the camera 9 provided with the accessory shoe 10. For this reason, the rotation button 7b of the fastening fixture 7 provided on the fixed arm 3 which is a component of the mounting support arm 2 is loosened, the insertion plate 7c is inserted into the accessory shoe 10, and after the insertion, the rotation button 7b is rotated. The accessory shoe 10 is fastened and fixed and attached.
Next, from above the mounting support arm 2 attached to the camera, the transparent resin cover 1 is covered, and a Velcro fastener portion (5d; 8a) provided on the surface of the fixed arm 3 and the universal arm 4 constituting the mounting support arm 2 , 8a, 8a) with respect to the Velcro fasteners (1b; 1a, 1a and 1a) are attached correspondingly. The velcro fastener 1d at both end portions left in the vicinity of the long side portion of the transparent resin cover 1 is closed so as to form an Ω-shaped loop by picking both ends with fingers, and is directed toward the opposing inner surface of the Ω-shaped end portion. When the attached Velcro fasteners 1d and 1d are sandwiched and pressed with fingers, the Velcro fasteners 1d are attached to each other. Therefore, the periphery of the lens portion is easily surrounded and covered so as not to hinder the photographing. Since both ends of the transparent resin cover 1 can be fastened to face each other, it is easy to fasten with one hand.
It should be noted that the velcro fasteners provided on the back of the long side of the transparent resin cover 1 in relation to the C-shaped curved member 8 of the free arm 4 correspond to at least the number of velcro fasteners provided on the C-shaped curved member 8 of the free arm 4. If the wind and rain are strong, this part is attached by attaching a Velcro fastener (1d; 1d) that can be attached to both sides of the back of the long side of the transparent resin cover 1 with fingertips. Thus, protection from snow such as wind and rain can be further ensured.

(Change of usage pattern)
The camera covered with the transparent resin cover 1 via the mounting support arm 2 mounted using the accessory shoe 10 according to the present invention is protected from rain and snow in the external rainy environment and snowfall environment. In a camera having a telephoto lens, the mounting support arm 2 may be extended and set in accordance with the expansion of the lens.

It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the mounting support arm 2 and the transparent resin cover 1 which camera rainware comprises. It is a side view which shows typically the attachment positional relationship at the time of mounting | wearing the mounting support arm 2 with a camera. It is a disassembled perspective view which disassembles the mounting | wearing support arm 2 of FIG. It is a figure which shows the clamping fixture 7 of the mounting support arm 2, (a) is an axial direction perspective view which shows arrangement | positioning of the clamping fixture 7 in the back surface of the mounting support arm 2 shown partially broken, (b) ) Is a side view showing an enlarged portion of the fastening fixture 7 when the side surface of the fastening fixture 7 is viewed from the Y-Y direction. It is a disassembled perspective view of the prior example 1. FIG. It is a specification state perspective view of prior example 2.

Explanation of symbols

A Camera rainwear 1 Transparent resin cover 1a Velcro fastener 1b Velcro fastener 1c Welding part 2 Mounting support arm 3 Fixed arm 3a Slide groove 3b Uneven wall 3c Screw hole 3d Velcro fastener 4 Swivel arm 4a Slit 4b Elastic leg 4c Projection 5 Lid 5a Screw hole 6 Screw 7 Tightening fixture 7a Screw shaft 7b Rotating button 7c Insertion plate 8 C-shaped bending member 8a Fixing tool 8b Velcro fastener 9 Camera body 10 Accessory shoe

Claims (4)

  Camera rainwear that covers and waterproofs the camera with a thin, soft transparent resin cover that can be attached to the camera's accessory shoe and can be attached to the camera's accessory shoe. The mounting support arm has an axially long fixed arm having a fastening fixture that is detachably mounted on the accessory shoe on one end side, and a C-shaped bending member on the other end side. The fixed arm and the free arm are fitted to each other so that they can be extended and contracted in the axial direction and can be engaged and disengaged at a predetermined position in the axial direction. A flexible click stopper and a mounting support arm that is fastened and fixed to the accessory shoe are set to a predetermined telescopic position. When attaching the transparent resin cover to the mounting support arm, a transparent resin is attached to a plurality of Velcro fasteners provided in the vicinity of the front surface of the fixing arm and the outer surface of the C-shaped bending member at the end of the free arm. A camera characterized in that a plurality of velcro fasteners are attached along the center of the bag-like ceiling on the short side of the cover and the vicinity of the side edge on the long side, thereby mounting at least a transparent resin cover on the mounting support arm. Rainwear.   The plurality of velcro fasteners provided along the vicinity of the side edge on the long side of the transparent resin cover are not limited to those corresponding to the velcro fasteners respectively provided on the outer front surface of the C-shaped bending member at the distal end of the universal arm. A pair of Velcro fasteners are provided near both ends of the side edge of the side, so that when the transparent resin cover is mounted on the mounting support arm, the end of the transparent resin cover is attached, and the long side of the transparent resin cover The camera rainwear according to claim 1, wherein the camera lens can be attached by surrounding the camera lens.   The click stopper that allows the fixed arm and the free arm to be expanded and contracted to engage with a predetermined axial position includes an uneven wall on the inner surface of both side edges formed with axial grooves on the fixed arm, and an axial direction on both side edges of the free arm 4. 2. The camera rain wear according to claim 1, wherein the camera rain wear is a click stop mechanism that becomes a protrusion provided at a tip of an elastic leg that is elastically supported by a cantilever via a split groove.   3. The camera rain according to claim 2, wherein the universal arm constituting the mounting support arm 2 is assembled in a fixed arm 3 screwed with a lid so as to be adjustable in a longitudinal direction so as to be stretchable. Wear.