JP4680002B2 - Strobe device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a strobe device, and more particularly to a single strobe device configured to be attachable to a camera via a bracket.

As shown in FIG. 8, the conventional strobe device includes a light emitting unit housing 32 including a light emitting unit 31 and a support housing 35 that supports the light emitting unit housing 32. 33. Such strobe device 30 is attached to part of the bracket 39 to the lower surface of the screw holes 33 of the support housing 35, by attaching the other portion of the bracket 39 to the camera 42 the lower surface of the tripod screw hole 43, a camera 42 Can be attached to. The light emitting unit housing 32 is appropriately supported so that the irradiation angle can be changed vertically and horizontally with respect to the support housing 35 (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  Incidentally, as shown in FIG. 9, when an accessory shoe 38 for attachment and connection to the camera 42 is provided at the lower part of the strobe device 30, attachment to the camera 42 is performed by a bracket on the side surface of the support housing 35. The bracket 39 is attached to the mounting screw hole 40. In this case, the accessory shoe 38 is connected to the camera 42 by a separate cable (not shown). The bracket mounting screw hole 40 is required to have a strength sufficient to support the strobe device 30 and to withstand a certain degree of impact caused by dropping or the like. It is molded as a “hole” and embedded in the support housing 35 of the strobe device 30 integrally. The bracket screw hole 40 is covered with a lid when not in use, and is used by removing the lid when in use.

In this configuration, when an impact such as a drop is applied, a stress load is concentrated on the periphery of the screw hole body 44, and the screw hole body 44 is integrally supported even if the screw hole body 44 is firmly embedded. Since the support housing 35 to be molded has a two-piece structure, the support housing 35 may be bent and the two-piece housing may be detached and disassembled. Therefore, in the vicinity of the screw hole body 44, an engagement metal fitting (not shown) is provided at the boundary position of the two-piece case, and the case is easily engaged with a claw (not shown) provided on the case side. To avoid disassembling.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-16929

  However, when such an engagement fitting is provided, it becomes very difficult to release the engagement between the engagement fitting and the claw on the case side when it is necessary to disassemble the case for repair or the like. There was a problem of lack of maintainability.

To accommodate such a repair or the like, it is conceivable to operate the engagement alloy tool by inserting the tool from there a hole provided in the housing for disassembling the housing, corresponding to correspond to the insertion of the tool It is necessary to provide a large hole on the surface, which is not preferable in appearance. Even if this hole is covered with a lid that can be opened and closed as appropriate, it is not preferable to provide a hole for repair or repair that is basically unnecessary for general users.

An object of the present invention is to provide a stroboscopic device which has been processed so that a hole through which a tool for releasing the engagement is inserted is not conspicuous while corresponding to the detachment of the engagement metal fitting for fixing the housing of the stroboscopic device. It is in.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a casing formed by combining a plurality of cases, and a bracket mounting screw hole for mounting a camera mounting bracket has a combination boundary of the plurality of cases of the casing. is provided at a position, inhibits the engagement member decomposition of the housing due to the stress load applied to the bracket mounting holes are provided, an engagement hole provided on one end of said engaging member of said plurality of casing engaged with the claws provided on one, the engagement end of coupling member is fixed to the case other in combination with the one case, screw holes for the bracket mounting, on an inner surface of the housing It is formed in the installed bracket mounting member, before appropriate occlusion friendly an opening to expose the bracket mounting holes of the bracket mounting member from Kikatamitai A flash device an opening is provided, between the inner surface of the bracket attachment member and the housing, release the engagement between the engaging member and the pawl provided on said one casing It is characterized in that a gap is provided through which a tool for doing so can be inserted .

In this case, since a gap is provided between the bracket mounting member and the inner surface of the strobe housing, for example, a pointed tool is inserted into the gap from the opening where the bracket mounting member is exposed. Thus, the tool can be inserted between the engaging member and the inner surface of the housing, the engaging member can be pushed down, and the engagement between the engaging member and the claw of the case can be released. Since the opening can be appropriately closed with a lid or the like, when the bracket is not used, a gap for tool insertion cannot be seen in appearance. Therefore, according to the present invention, there is provided a strobe device that copes with the disengagement of the engagement member that fixes the housing of the strobe device, and that has successfully processed the hole through which the tool for disengagement is inserted. Can do.

Moreover, it is preferable that the side which faces the said clearance gap is bent in the inner side direction of the said housing | casing . In this case, since the tool for releasing the engagement of the engagement member easily enters between the engagement member and the inner surface of the housing, the engagement can be released smoothly.

As described above, according to the strobe device of the present invention, the tool for releasing the engagement between the claw and the engaging member provided in the case is provided between the bracket mounting member and the inner surface of the strobe housing. Since the gap that can be inserted is provided, the tool is inserted between the engaging member and the inner surface of the housing by inserting the tool into the gap from the opening through which the bracket mounting member is exposed. , And the engagement between the engagement member and the claw of the case can be released. Since the opening can be appropriately closed with a lid or the like, when the bracket is not used, a gap for tool insertion cannot be seen in appearance. Therefore, according to the present invention, there is provided a strobe device that copes with the disengagement of the engagement member that fixes the housing of the strobe device, and that has successfully processed the hole through which the tool for disengagement is inserted. Can do.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the strobe device according to the present embodiment includes a light emitting unit housing 2 including a light emitting unit 1 and a support housing 5 that supports the light emitting unit housing via hinges 3 and 4. Is done.

  The light emitting unit housing 2 can change the vertical irradiation angle by the hinge 3 and the horizontal irradiation angle by the hinge 4. The irradiation angle of the light emitting unit housing 2 is changed manually by holding the light emitting unit housing 2 with the hand while the support housing 5 is fixed to the camera.

  The support housing 5 has a two-piece structure configured by combining the front case 6 and the rear case 7 and is made of a black mold.

A dedicated accessory shoe 8 that can be attached to and electrically connected to a specific camera is provided at the lower portion of the support housing 5, but when attached to a camera that does not support this accessory shoe 8, When it is desired to irradiate the strobe light from the lateral direction, as shown in FIG. 2, it is attached to the camera via the bracket 9. In this case, the bracket mounting screw hole 10 ( hereinafter simply referred to as "threaded hole 10 '.) to attach the part of the bracket 9 with fixing screw 11, attached with a fixing screw 14 and another portion to the camera mounting holes 13 of the lower surface of the camera 12. The accessory shoe 8 is connected to the camera with a cable (not shown).

  Here, when some impact such as dropping is applied, a stress load is applied intensively to the screw hole 10 and a torsional force is applied to the surrounding support housing 5, but the support housing 5 is made of a flexible mold. There is a possibility that the assembly of the front case 6 and the rear case 7 is released due to bending. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, in the vicinity of the screw hole 10, an engagement fitting 15 as an engagement member is provided at a boundary position between the front case 6 and the rear case 7, and a claw provided inside the front case 6. 16 so that the housing 5 is not easily detached.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the engagement fitting 15 is provided with an engagement hole 18 that engages with the claw 16 of the front case 6 at one end, and the other end (not shown) is screwed inside the rear case 7. Screwed. In order not to be easily released from the state in which the front case 6 and the rear case 7 are assembled, the engagement fitting 15 is configured to be slightly biased in a direction to engage with the claw 16.

  In the present embodiment, the installation structure of the screw hole 10 is devised. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the screw hole 10 has a bracket mounting bracket 19 (hereinafter referred to as “bracket bracket 19” as a bracket mounting member made of a substantially rectangular metal plate made of SUS430 having a thickness of about 1.5 mm. And the bracket bracket 19 is fixed to the inside of the support housing 5.

  An opening 20 is provided at the lower end of one side surface of the support housing 5. The opening 20 is smaller than the size of the bracket fitting 19 and larger than the screw hole 10 of the bracket fitting 19, and the bracket fitting 19 is attached from the inside of the support housing 5 so that the screw hole 10 is completely exposed from the opening 20. Installed. On the inner surface of the support housing 5, the bracket fitting 19 is positioned by surrounding the bracket fitting 19.

  The opening 20 is provided across the boundary between the front case 6 and the rear case 7, and when the support housing 5 is assembled, the bracket case 19 is installed at one end loosely on the rear case 7 side, and then the front case 6 is mounted. By attaching it, the bracket can be easily installed.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a predetermined gap 21 is secured between the inner surface of the support housing 5 and the exposed side surface of the bracket fitting 19.

On the other hand, the engagement metal fitting 15 is provided with a catching portion 22 provided on the side closer to the installation position of the bracket metal fitting 19 so as to warp inwardly of the support housing 5. When the tool 23 having a sharp tip is inserted through the gap, the tool 23 enters between the catch portion 22 and the inner surface of the support housing 5, pushes down the engagement fitting 15, and makes contact with the claw 6 of the support housing 5. The engagement is released.

  The opening 20 of the support housing 5 is covered with a lid 24 that is flush with the outer surface of the support housing 5 when the bracket 9 is not attached.

According to the above configuration, the gap 21 is provided between the bracket fitting 19 and the inner surface of the strobe support housing 5, and the engagement fitting 18 is arranged so that the engagement hole 18 of the engagement fitting 15 approaches the gap 21. since 15 is installed, the tool 23 allowed to enter between the engaging alloy member 15 and housing surface by inserting the tool 23 through the opening 20 into the gap which the bracket fitting 19 is exposed, the engagement alloy tool 15 By pushing down, the engagement between the engagement fitting 15 and the claw 16 of the case 6 can be released. And since the opening 20 can be obstruct | occluded with the lid | cover 24, when the bracket 9 is not used, it will be in the state which cannot see the clearance gap 21 for inserting the tool 23 on appearance. In other words, according to the strobe device of the present embodiment, the hole for inserting the tool for releasing the engagement is processed well in appearance while corresponding to the disengagement of the fitting 15 for fixing the support housing 5. can do.

  Of course, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be applied to all other uses.

  The present invention is suitable as a strobe device, particularly as a single strobe device configured to be attached to a camera via a bracket.

1 is an overall perspective view showing a strobe device according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view which shows the bracket attachment state of the strobe device of FIG. It is a principal part expansion perspective view of the strobe device of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the bracket attachment bracket of the strobe device of FIG. It is a principal part expansion perspective view of the strobe device of FIG. It is an expanded sectional view of the engagement metal fitting of the strobe device of FIG. It is a principal part expanded sectional view of the strobe device of FIG. It is a front view which shows the bracket attachment state of the conventional strobe device. It is another front view which shows the bracket attachment state of the strobe device of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Light emission part 2 Light emission part housing | casing 3, 4 Hinge 5 Support housing 6 Front case 7 Rear case 8 Accessory shoe 9 Bracket 10 Bracket mounting screw hole 11 Fixing screw 12 Camera 13 Camera mounting screw hole 14 Fixing screw 15 Engagement metal Tool 16 Claw 18 Engagement hole 19 Bracket mounting bracket 20 Opening 21 Gap 22 Hook part 23 Tool 24 Lid

Claims (2)

Has a casing formed by combining a plurality of cases, provided brackets mounting holes for mounting the camera mounting bracket to the combination boundary position of the plurality of cases of the housing, the bracket mounting holes inhibiting engagement member decomposition of the housing is provided by the stress load, an engagement hole provided on one end of the engaging member is engaged with the claws provided on one of said plurality of cases, the engagement end of coupling member is fixed to the case other in combination with the one case, the bracket mounting holes are formed in the housing bracket mounting member installed on the inner surface side of, flash device der said appropriately closable opening bracket mounting holes is an opening that is exposed is provided in the bracket mounting member before Kikatamitai Te,
Between the bracket mounting member and the inner surface of the housing, there is a gap through which a tool for releasing the engagement between the claw and the engagement member provided in the one case can be inserted. A strobe device characterized by being provided. The strobe device according to claim 1, wherein an end of the engaging member facing the gap is bent in an inner direction of the housing.

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