JP3632168B2 - Camera grip strap - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a grip strap for gripping a camera by pressing a pad against the back of a hand.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A grip strap (also referred to as a hand strap) is often attached to the camera to ensure that the camera is gripped and stabilized during shooting, and to prevent the camera from falling off when it is carried with one hand. .
[0003]
For example, in a camera with a larger vertical width and front / rear width than the horizontal width, the grip strap is attached to the right side of the camera (when viewed from the rear of the camera) so that the camera is held with the right hand. .
Such grip straps are widely known in various shapes and structures, but are generally composed of pads that are placed on the back of the hand and bands that extend from both sides of the pads. Yes.
[0004]
In the case of this grip strap, the end of each band extending from both sides of the pad is supported at both ends of a slender plate-like strap attachment, and the strap attachment strap is screwed to the side of the camera. Can be attached to the camera.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Grip straps such as those described above are installed by screwing the mounting screw provided on the strap fixture into the screw hole of the camera, and align the mounting screw with the screw hole of the camera while pressing the strap fixture against the side of the camera. Since this position is required, it is not always convenient for installation.
[0006]
In addition, the grip strap may be inadvertently loosened, so that the strap may be removed while the camera is being carried with the strap held in hand, causing the camera to fall.
[0007]
In addition to the pad and the band, the grip strap has a plate-like strap holder, so that when the strap is removed from the camera and carried, it becomes a bulky strap.
[0008]
In view of the above circumstances, the present invention has an object to provide a camera grip strap that is easy to carry while being easy to attach, while being easy to mount.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-described object, the present invention relates to a camera grip strap having a pad that is pressed against the back side of the hand and grips the camera, and a band that extends from both sides of the pad and is attached to the camera.
[0010]
And the 1st attachment means which fixes the band extended from the one side of a pad to a camera has a screw hole provided in the camera, and a screw part screwed into this screw hole in the tip part, and the screw part is It is comprised from the fixture attached to the said band which consists of a support part which can rotate within the said screw hole by passing through the said screw hole.
[0011]
Further, the second mounting means for fixing the band extending from the other side of the pad to the camera is provided by a plate-shaped mounting tool provided on the band with a locking hole and the insertion port provided on the camera. The locking pin is provided with a spring force that enters the locking hole by inserting a tool.
[0012]
[Action]
When the grip strap is attached to the camera, the band on one side of the pad is attached by screwing the screw portion of the fixture into the screw hole of the camera and screwing the screw portion until it passes through the screw hole.
That is, when the screw portion passes through the screw hole of the camera, the support portion of the fixture becomes rotatable within the screw hole and is prevented from coming off.
[0013]
The band on the other side of the pad is attached because the locking pin enters the locking hole by inserting the mounting tool into the insertion slot of the camera.
[0014]
Therefore, the strap can be attached simply by screwing the attachment of the band on one side into the screw hole of the camera and inserting the attachment of the band on the other side into the insertion slot of the camera.
[0015]
When removing the grip strap from the camera, remove the camera's locking pin from the locking hole with a tool, pull out the other band's mounting tool, and then unscrew it while pulling the one band's mounting tool. Rotate in the direction and pull out the threaded part of the fixture from the screw hole of the camera.
[0016]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a side view of a camera 11 equipped with a grip strap (hereinafter simply referred to as “strap” in the embodiment), FIG. 2 is a front view of the camera, and FIG. 3 is a rear view of the camera.
[0017]
As shown in the figure, the camera 11 has a box-like camera shape having a vertical width and a front-back width (depth width) larger than the horizontal width, and a strap 10 is attached to the right side (viewed from the back side) of the camera. is there.
[0018]
The camera 11 includes a lens barrier 12 provided on the front surface of the photographing lens, a flash light emitting unit 13, a finder window 14, an AF window 15 and the like on the front side.
[0019]
Further, a main switch 16, a viewfinder eyepiece 17, a photographing mode setting button 18, and a mode display unit 19 are provided on the back of the camera, and a mode button cover 20 is provided on the back. I have.
As shown in FIG. 4, the cover 20 is opened by pivoting downward with the shaft support portion 21 as a support shaft.
[0020]
Further, on the right side surface (the strap side) of the camera 11, a shutter button 22 and a zoom lever 23 are provided, and a recess 24 for inserting a finger to hold the camera is formed.
An angle-of-view size switching lever 25 is provided on the left side surface of the camera 11.
[0021]
On the other hand, the strap 10 is formed by a pad 10a and bands 10b and 10c extending from both sides of the pad 10a.
And about the band 10b, it attaches to the front part of the camera side surface by the 1st attachment means comprised with the fixture which consists of the screw body 31 and the triangular ring 32, and the screw hole of the camera 11 which screws in the said screw body 31. is there.
[0022]
5 and 6 are enlarged detailed views showing the first attachment means.
As shown in the figure, the screw body 31 has a threaded portion 31a of a male screw at the tip, a triangular cross section is provided in a support portion 31b having a circular cross section whose diameter is smaller than the diameter of the screw portion, and a support hole 31c provided in the flat forming portion. The main body 31d is a circular base portion to which a ring 32 is attached.
[0023]
The band 10b is folded on the end side of the band through the triangular ring 32, and the folded portion is fixed to the back surface of the band and attached to the triangular ring 32.
[0024]
Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a screw receiving member 33 provided with a screw hole 33a for a female screw is fitted to the camera body-11a at the front portion on the side surface of the camera.
[0025]
The first mounting means configured as described above rotates the screw body 31 in one direction and screws the screw body 31 into the screw hole 33a of the camera 11. In this screwing operation, the screw portion 31a is screwed until it passes through the screw hole 33a.
When screwed in this way, the support portion 31b of the screw body 31 is inserted into the screw hole 33a, so that the support portion 31b is rotatable in the screw hole 33a.
[0026]
In this state, if the screw body 31 is simply pulled back, the screw body 31 will not come out of the screw hole 33a.
That is, when the screw body 31 is pulled, the screw portion 31a hits the edge of the screw hole 33a and prevents the screw body 31 from being pulled out.
Thus, the band 10b is securely attached to the camera 11.
[0027]
Note that when the screw body 31 is rotated in the other direction while being pulled, the screw portion 31a moves backward through the screw hole 33a by being screwed back, so that the screw body 31 comes out of the screw hole 33a.
By this operation, the band 10b can be removed from the camera 11.
[0028]
On the other hand, the band 10c is attached to the rear portion of the side surface of the camera by a second attachment means constituted by a fixture made of the insertion plate 41 and a locking pin 42 provided on the camera 11.
[0029]
7 to 9 are detailed views showing the second attachment means in an enlarged manner.
8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 7, and FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.
As shown in the drawing, the insertion plate 41 is a plate-like member formed from a ring portion 41a and a tongue piece portion 41b provided with a locking hole 41c.
[0030]
The band 10c is folded back at the end of the band through the hole of the ring portion 41a of the insertion plate 41 described above, and the folded portion is fixed to the back side of the pad 10a by a surface fastener.
That is, the pad 10a is folded in two, and surface fasteners are provided on the inner surfaces of both pad portions facing each other by folding.
Then, the pad 10a is folded and the band length is adjusted so that the end side of the band 10c is fixed by the surface fastener of one pad part, and then the other pad part is folded to one pad part. They are overlapped and fixed by a surface fastener to form a folded pad 10a.
The folded portion of the band 10c may be fixed by hooks or the like instead of the surface fastener.
[0031]
In addition, it is preferable to form the hole edge used as the front end side of the locking pin 42 in the taper shape, as the locking hole 41c of the above-mentioned insertion board 41 was expanded and shown in FIG. That is, when the band 10c is removed, the insertion pin 41 is pulled out of the camera 11 while pushing the locking pin 42 with a thin tool to escape from the locking hole 41c. In this case, the taper is inserted. The drawer of the plate 41 is facilitated.
[0032]
The tongue piece 41b of the insertion plate 41 has a taper 41d at the tip.
The taper 41d acts to easily advance the tongue piece 41b on the locking pin 42 when the insertion plate 41 is inserted into the camera 11.
[0033]
The above-described locking pin 42 is disposed at the back of an insertion port 43 (see FIG. 7) formed in the rear portion of the side surface of the camera so that when the insertion plate 41 is inserted, the locking pin 42 enters the locking hole 41c. It has become.
That is, the locking pin 42 is fixed at one end to the tip of the leaf spring 45 that is fixed to the camera body 11 a by the support shaft 44.
[0034]
As shown in FIG. 4, the locking pin 42 is located in a convex portion 11b formed on the back side of the camera body-11a, and is narrower than the small hole 46 formed in the convex portion 11b. The tool is inserted to push out the locking pin 42 from the locking hole 41c.
[0035]
The second mounting means configured as described above inserts the tongue piece portion 41 b of the insertion plate 41 from the insertion port 43 of the camera 11.
When the tongue portion 41b is inserted, the taper portion 41d hits the locking pin 42, and the taper portion 41d pushes the locking pin 42 and advances.
[0036]
When the tongue piece 41b advances so that the locking hole 41c faces the locking pin 42, the locking pin 42 receives the elastic force of the leaf spring 45 and enters the locking hole 41c.
As a result, the insertion plate 41 is prevented from being pulled out by the locking pin 42, and the band 10 c is securely attached to the camera 11.
[0037]
When the band 10c is removed from the camera 11, a thin tool is inserted into the small hole 46 of the camera convex portion 11b, and the locking pin 42 is pushed out from the locking hole 41c. In this state, the insertion plate 41 is inserted. The tongue piece 41 b is pulled out from the insertion opening 43. In this removal operation, the insertion plate 41 is pulled out while pushing the locking pin 42 out of the locking hole 41c with a tool. However, since the hole edge of the locking hole 41c has a taper shape, the insertion plate 41 is pulled out. Can be pulled out easily.
[0038]
As described above, the strap 10 can be attached to the camera 11 and the camera 11 can be gripped by inserting a hand between the pad 10 a and the camera 11.
Further, as shown in the figure, if the wrist strap 50 is attached to the camera 11, even if the camera 11 is carelessly removed from the hand, the wrist strap 50 passing through the wrist can prevent the camera 11 from falling. Is.
[0039]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the grip strap of the present invention can be attached simply by screwing the attachment of the first attachment means into the screw hole of the camera and inserting the attachment of the second attachment means into the insertion slot of the camera. The strap can be attached easily and securely.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side view of a camera equipped with a grip strap embodying the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view of the camera.
FIG. 3 is a rear view of the camera.
FIG. 4 is a partial rear view of the camera showing a state in which a mode button cover is opened.
FIG. 5 is an enlarged front view showing a fixture for attaching a band extending to one side of the pad.
FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a mounting state of a band extending to one side of the pad.
FIG. 7 is an enlarged mechanism diagram showing a mounting state of a band extending to the other side of the pad.
8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.
9 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Grip strap 10a Pad 10b, 10c Band 11 Camera 31 Screw body 31a Screw part 31b Support part 32 Triangular ring 33a Screw hole 41 Insertion plate 41a Ring part 41b Tongue piece part 41c Locking hole 42 Locking pin 43 Insertion slot 45 Leaf spring 46 small hole

Claims (1)

In a camera grip strap having a pad that is pressed against the back of the hand and grips the camera, and a band that extends from both sides of the pad and is attached to the camera, the band extending from one side of the pad is attached to the camera. The first mounting means fixed to the screw has a screw hole provided in the camera and a screw portion screwed into the screw hole at the tip portion, and the screw portion passes through the screw hole so that the screw hole is inserted into the screw hole. And a second mounting means for fixing the band extending from the other side of the pad to the camera, provided with a locking hole. A camera grip characterized by comprising: a plate-shaped fixture attached; and a locking pin that is provided with a spring force to enter the locking hole by inserting the mounting tool from an insertion port provided in the camera. Strap.

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