JP5028065B2 - Lid structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a lid structure, and more particularly to a lid structure of a battery lid provided on the exterior of a portable device such as a digital camera.

  In the case of a portable device capable of battery replacement, such as a digital camera, the battery is usually housed in a battery chamber formed in the device body, and the opening of the battery chamber is covered with an openable / closable battery lid.

As one of such battery lid opening / closing structures of a portable device, a method is known in which the battery lid is formed in a plate shape and attached to the exterior of the device body by sliding. In this case, since the device main body and the battery lid are separated, a configuration is known in which the battery lid is swingably supported by a hinge and the battery lid is slidably supported by the hinge. . In the configuration in which the battery lid is slidably supported with respect to the hinge in this way, a spring piece is integrally formed on the metal hinge to click-lock at a predetermined position of the battery lid, and the tip of the spring piece A structure is known in which a protrusion formed on the battery lid is fitted into a fitting portion formed on the battery lid, and the battery lid is click-locked at a predetermined position (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3).
JP-A-11-331666 JP 2004-200377 A JP 2006-49131 A

  By the way, in recent years, portable devices such as digital cameras have been made smaller, lighter, and thinner, and lid members such as battery lids have been made thinner and smaller. Also, due to design requirements, lid materials such as battery lids are becoming thinner and smaller.

  However, the conventional battery lid click mechanism has a structure in which the spring piece is arranged at the center of the battery lid and presses the battery lid at one central point. There is a drawback that the lid is bent. In particular, in the case of a battery lid made of resin, if it is formed thin, there is a drawback that the amount of bending becomes large and smooth opening and closing cannot be performed.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a situation, and it aims at providing the cover structure which can form thinly the resin-made cover members arrange | positioned at the exterior of an apparatus main body.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is formed in a plate shape, and is engaged with the engaging portion formed inside by sliding and fitting into a recess formed in the exterior surface of the device body. A resin lid member that engages with an engaged portion formed in the device main body and closes the opening of the storage chamber formed inside the recess, and the lid member is attached to the device main body. A metallic hinge member that is slidably supported and slidably supported between a locked position and an unlocked position, and a spring piece that is integrally formed with the hinge member and has a protrusion at the tip; Formed inside the lid member, and when the lid member is positioned at the lock position, the lock fitting portion into which the protrusion of the spring piece is fitted, and the lid member is formed inside the lid member. When in the unlocked position, In the lid structure including the lock release insertion portion into which the protrusion of the spring piece is inserted, the spring piece is configured as a pair, and the lock insertion portion and the lock release insertion corresponding to the spring piece Provided is a lid structure characterized in that each part is configured as a pair.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 1, while a spring piece is comprised by a pair, the lock insertion part and the lock release insertion part are each comprised by a pair corresponding to the spring piece. Thereby, the force which a cover member receives from a spring piece can be disperse | distributed, and even if it is a case where a cover member is made thin, it can prevent that bending arises.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, the pair of spring pieces are disposed symmetrically on the hinge member, and the pair of lock fitting portions correspond to the spring pieces. 2. The lid structure according to claim 1, wherein the pair of unlocking fitting portions are arranged symmetrically on the inner side of the lid member.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 2, while the spring piece comprised by a pair is arrange | positioned left-right symmetrically with respect to a hinge member, the lock insertion part and the lock release insertion part correspond to the spring piece. , Are arranged symmetrically inside the lid member. Thereby, the force which a cover member receives from a spring piece can be moved to a periphery, and even if it is a case where a cover member is made thin, it can prevent that a bending arises.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, a reinforcing rib is formed inside the lid member between the pair of lock fitting portions or the pair of lock release fitting portions. A lid structure according to claim 1 or 2 is provided.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 3, the rib for reinforcement is formed between the insertion part for lock | rock or the insertion part for lock release. Thereby, even if it is a case where a lid member is formed thinly, intensity can be secured.

  According to a fourth aspect of the invention, in order to achieve the object, a pair of guide portions are formed inside the lid member, the guide portions are slidably supported by the hinge member, and the guide 4. The lid structure according to claim 1, wherein the lock insertion portion and the lock release insertion portion are formed in the vicinity of the portion.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 4, the insertion part for a lock | rock and the insertion part for a lock release are arrange | positioned in the vicinity of the guide part which guides a cover member slidably. Thereby, even if it is a case where a lid member is formed thinly, intensity can be secured.

  In order to achieve the object, the invention according to claim 5 is formed integrally with the hinge member and disposed at an intermediate position between the pair of spring pieces, and the stopper piece corresponds to the stopper piece. A stopper recess formed on the inside of the lid member, the spring piece sliding on the bottom of the lid member, and restricting a sliding range of the lid member between the lock position and the unlock position. A lid structure according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4 is provided.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 5, the stopper piece which controls the sliding range of a cover member is arrange | positioned in the intermediate position of a pair of spring piece. Accordingly, the lid member is supported at three points including the spring piece, and is supported in a stable state without rattling.

  According to the lid structure according to the present invention, the resin lid member disposed on the exterior of the device main body can be formed thin.

  The best mode for carrying out a lid structure according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a front perspective view showing an example of a digital camera in which a lid structure according to the present invention is applied to a battery lid, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state in which the battery lid is opened.

  As shown in the figure, the digital camera 10 is a so-called compact type digital camera, and its camera body (camera body) 12 is formed in a thin and rectangular box shape in the front-rear direction.

  A lens cover 14 formed in a plate shape is attached to the front surface of the camera body 12. The lens cover 14 is supported so as to be slidable laterally between a cover open position and a cover close position. The photographic lens 16 is disposed in the upper right corner of the front of the camera body 12 and is exposed to the front by sliding the lens cover 14 to the open position (the lens cover 14 is closed in both FIGS. 1 and 2). (Shown in the cover closed position).

  Although not shown, a release button and a microphone are provided on the top surface of the camera body 12, and a liquid crystal monitor and various operation buttons (zoom button, menu button, execution button, cancel button, mode switch, etc.) are provided on the back surface. ) Is provided.

  The battery lid (lid member) 20 is provided on the bottom surface of the camera body 12 and is supported through a hinge 22 so as to be swingable. The battery cover 20 is formed in a rectangular plate shape by a resin material (for example, ABS resin or polycarbonate resin). When the battery cover 20 is closed, the battery cover 20 is integrated with the exterior of the camera body 12 to constitute a part of the bottom surface. . That is, a recess 24 into which the battery cover 20 can be fitted is formed on the bottom surface of the camera body 12, and the battery cover 20 is integrated with the exterior of the camera body 12 by fitting into the recess 24. Part of the bottom.

  At this time, the battery cover 20 is slid along the bottom surface of the camera body 12 and fitted into the recess 24. As will be described later, the engaging portions 52R and 52L formed on the inner surface of the battery lid 20 are engaged with the engaged portions 54R and 54L formed on the camera body side, so that the battery lid 20 is attached to the camera body. This is for locking to 12. For this reason, the battery cover 20 is slidably supported between a predetermined open position and a closed position so that the battery cover 20 can slide with respect to the hinge 22.

  Although not shown, a battery storage chamber and a memory card slot are formed inside the recess 24. When the battery cover 20 is opened, these openings are exposed, and the battery and the memory card can be replaced.

  3 to 7 are a perspective view, a plan view, a side view, a side sectional view (cross-sectional view along 6-6 in FIG. 4), and a front view, respectively, showing the configuration of the battery lid 20. 3 to 6, (a) shows a state in which the battery lid 20 is located at the closed position with respect to the hinge 22, and (b) shows the battery lid 20 in the open position with respect to the hinge 22. The position is shown.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 7, the hinge 22 is mainly composed of a hinge body 30 and a bearing portion 32 formed integrally with a base end portion of the hinge body 30, and is made of metal (for example, brass). , Aluminum, stainless steel, etc.).

  The hinge body 30 is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape, and a trapezoidal notch 34 is formed at the center of the tip. As will be described later, the notch 34 is formed so as to avoid a reinforcing rib formed inside the battery lid 20.

  A stopper piece 36 is integrally formed at the center of the hinge body 30. The stopper piece 36 is formed by hollowing out the hinge body 30, and has an arm portion 36 a that extends linearly from substantially the center of the hinge body 30 toward the tip, and a flange portion 36 b formed at the tip of the arm portion 36 a. It consists of and.

  The arm portion 36a is provided so as to be orthogonal to the rotation axis 40 of the hinge 22, and is formed with a certain width.

  The flange portion 36b is formed by bending the tip of the arm portion 36a at a right angle toward the back surface of the hinge body 30 (the surface facing the inner surface of the battery cover 20), and projects a predetermined amount from the back surface of the hinge body 30. Is formed.

  The hinge body 30 is formed with a pair of spring pieces 38R, 38L symmetrically with the stopper piece 36 interposed therebetween. Each of the spring pieces 38R and 38L is formed by cutting out the hinge main body 30, and is formed at the distal ends of the arm portions 38Ra and 38La that are curved outward from the base end portion of the hinge main body 30 and the arm portions 38Ra and 38La. It is comprised by the formed projection part 38Rb and 38Lb.

  As described above, the arm portions 38Ra and 38La are curved outward from the base end portion of the hinge body 30. This is to lengthen the entire length of the arm portions 38Ra and 38La so that the arm portions 38Ra and 38La can be elastically deformed, and the tip portion thereof is formed linearly so as to be orthogonal to the rotation shaft 40 of the hinge 22 (with the stopper piece 36). Formed in parallel).

  The projecting portions 38Rb and 38Lb are formed by bending the tips of the arm portions 38Ra and 38La in an arc shape toward the back surface of the hinge body 30 and projecting a predetermined amount from the back surface of the hinge body 30. The protruding amounts of the projecting portions 38Rb and 38Lb are substantially the same as the protruding amount of the flange portion 36b of the stopper piece 36.

  The spring pieces 38R, 38L are elastically deformed and bent when the projections 38Rb, 38Lb are pressed and the arms 38Ra, 38La are elastically deformed and released, and when the pressing force to the projections 38Rb, 38Lb is released, the spring pieces 38R, 38L return to their original shapes. Restore to.

  The bearing portion 32 is formed integrally with the base end portion of the hinge body 30, and a step portion 32 a formed one step higher than the hinge body 30 and a cylindrical portion 32 b formed at the tip of the step portion 32 a. It consists of and.

  The step portion 32a is formed with a predetermined height from the hinge body 30, and is formed in a step shape by bending the base end portion of the hinge body 30 twice at a right angle.

  The cylindrical portion 32b is formed by rounding the tip end of the stepped portion 32a toward the back surface side of the hinge body 30, and is formed so that the rotary shaft 40 having a predetermined diameter can be inserted. The hinge 22 is rotatably supported with respect to the rotation shaft 40 by inserting the rotation shaft 40 through the cylindrical portion 32b. The rotary shaft 40 is pivotally supported by a bearing (not shown) formed on the camera body 12, whereby the hinge 22 is supported so as to be swingable with respect to the camera body 12.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the hinge 22 supported so as to be swingable with respect to the camera body 12 is always attached in the direction in which the battery cover 20 is opened by a torsion spring 41 wound around the rotation shaft 40. Be forced.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 7, the battery lid 20 is formed in a rectangular plate shape as a whole, and its tip is curved in an arc shape to match the shape of the bottom surface of the camera body 12. ing. That is, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in the digital camera 10 of the present embodiment, the edge of the bottom surface of the camera body 12 is chamfered in an arc shape, so that a part of the bottom surface of the camera body 12 is formed. The battery cover 20 that constitutes is also formed in a portion corresponding to the edge of the bottom surface, that is, the tip is curved in an arc shape.

  On the back side of the battery lid 20, a pair of guide portions 42R and 42L are formed symmetrically. The guide portions 42R and 42L are side guide portions 42Ra and 42La which are erected vertically from the inner side surface of the battery lid 20, and upper surface guide portions 42Rb and 42Lb formed at the upper end portions of the side surface guide portions 42Ra and 42La. It consists of

  The side surface guide portions 42Ra and 42La are provided in parallel with the short side of the battery lid 20, and the distance therebetween is formed to be approximately the same as the lateral width of the hinge 22.

  The upper surface guide portions 42Rb and 42Lb are formed by bending the upper end portions of the side surface guide portions 42Ra and 42La at right angles toward the inside. A predetermined gap is formed between the upper surface guide portions 42 </ b> Rb and 42 </ b> Lb and the back surface of the battery lid 20, and this gap is formed to be approximately the same as the thickness of the hinge 22.

  The battery lid 20 is attached to the hinge 22 by fitting the hinge body 30 of the hinge 22 into a space formed by the side surface guide portions 42Ra and 42La of the pair of guide portions 42R and 42L and the upper surface guide portions 42Rb and 42Lb. And is slidably supported. That is, the upper surface guide portions 42Rb and 42Lb sandwich the hinge main body 30 from above and below with the inner surface of the battery lid 20, so that the battery lid 20 is slidably supported along the back surface of the hinge main body 30, and The side surface guide portions 42Ra and 42La sandwich the hinge main body 30 from the left and right sides, so that the battery lid 20 is slidably supported along both side portions of the hinge main body 30. As a result, the battery cover 20 is supported so as to be slidable in a direction orthogonal to the rotation axis 40 of the hinge 22 (radial direction of the rotation axis 40).

  On the inner side surface of the battery lid 20, a pair of locking insertion portions 44R and 44L into which a pair of projections 38Rb and 38Lb of a pair of spring pieces 38R and 38L formed on the hinge 22 are inserted, and a pair of unlocking insertion portions 46R. , 46L. The lock fitting portions 44R and 44L and the lock release fitting portions 46R and 46L are formed as recesses into which the projections 38Rb and 38Lb can be fitted, and both are formed on the movement locus of the projections 38Rb and 38Lb. Yes. The lock insertion portions 44R and 44L are formed at positions where the protrusions 38Rb and 38Lb are inserted when the battery lid 20 is slid to the closed position with respect to the hinge 22, and the lock release insertion portions 46R and 46L is formed at a position where the protrusions 38Rb and 38Lb are inserted when the battery cover 20 is slid to the open position with respect to the hinge 22.

  Thereby, the battery cover 20 is click-locked at the open position and the closed position. That is, when sliding to the open position, the protrusions 38Rb, 38Lb of the spring pieces 38R, 38L are temporarily inserted into the unlocking insertion portions 46R, 46L, and when locked to the closed position, the locking insertion portions 44R, The protrusions 38Rb and 38Lb of the spring pieces 38R and 38L are inserted into the 44L and temporarily fixed.

  Note that the pair of lock fitting portions 44R and 44L and the pair of lock release fitting portions 46R and 46L are formed in the vicinity of the guide portions 42R and 42L, respectively. Thereby, the battery lid 20 can be slidably supported without rattling.

  On the inner surface of the battery lid 20, a stopper groove (a stopper recess) 48 that is formed on the hinge 22 and accommodates the flange 36 b of the stopper piece 36 is formed. The stopper groove 48 is formed along the sliding direction of the battery lid 20, and the flange portion 36 b of the stopper piece 36 abuts on both ends thereof to restrict the sliding range of the battery lid 20. That is, when the battery lid 20 is slid to the open position, the flange 36b comes into contact with one end of the battery lid 20 to restrict further sliding, while when the battery lid 20 is slid to the closed position, the flange 36b is moved to the other end. Abut and limit further slides. Thereby, the slide range of the battery cover 20 is regulated between the open position and the closed position.

  The stopper groove 48 is formed with substantially the same depth as the protruding amount of the flange 36b. Therefore, when the battery cover 20 is slid, the flange portion 36 b slides on the bottom portion of the stopper groove 48. Thus, by forming the flange 36b to slide on the bottom of the stopper groove 48, the battery cover 20 is supported at the three points of the flange 36b formed on the hinge 22 and the protrusions 38Rb and 38Lb. In this state, the slide is performed with respect to the hinge 22, and the slide operation can be performed in a stable state without rattling.

  On the inner side of the battery lid 20, a reinforcing rib 50 is integrally formed at the tip portion. The rib 50 is formed in a trapezoidal shape, and is formed between the pair of lock insertion portions 44R and 44L and the pair of lock release insertion portions 46R and 46L. The battery lid 20 is reinforced by the ribs 50 to ensure strength.

  In addition, engaging portions 52R and 52L are formed inside the battery lid 20 at both ends of the tip. The engaging portions 52R and 52L have a function of locking the battery lid 20 to the camera body 12, and include leg portions 52Ra and 52La that are vertically erected from the inner surface of the battery lid 20, and leg portions 52Ra and 52Ra, It is comprised by engagement piece 52Rb, 52Lb formed in the upper end part of 52La. The leg portions 52Ra and 52La are formed linearly along the sliding direction of the battery lid 20, and the engaging pieces 52Rb and 52Lb are bent at a right angle with the upper ends of the leg portions 52Ra and 52La facing outward. Is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, engaged portions 54 </ b> R and 54 </ b> L into which the engaging pieces 52 </ b> Rb and 52 </ b> Lb of the engaging portions 52 </ b> R and 52 </ b> L are fitted are disposed inside the recess 24 formed in the camera body 12. It is formed in parallel with the bottom surface.

  The battery cover 20 is parallel to the bottom surface of the camera body 12 in the state where the battery cover 20 is located at the open position. When the battery cover 20 is slid from the open position to the closed position in this state, the engagement pieces 52Rb and 52Lb are engaged. It fits into the parts 54R and 54L and is locked to the camera body 12.

  Further, when the slide is performed from the closed position to the open position while being locked to the camera body 12, the engagement pieces 52Rb and 52Lb are detached from the engaged portions 54R and 54L, and the engagement with the camera body 12 is released. The

  The operation of the battery lid 20 of the present embodiment configured as described above is as follows.

  As shown in FIG. 1, when the battery lid 20 is closed, the battery lid 20 is fitted into a recess 24 formed in the bottom surface portion of the camera body 12, and constitutes a part of the bottom surface integrally with the exterior of the camera body 12. .

  When opening the battery cover 20, the battery cover 20 is slid along the bottom surface of the camera body 12 from the back side to the front side. That is, the battery cover 20 is pulled out to the front side of the camera body 12.

  The battery cover 20 pulled out to the front side of the camera body 12 is stopped at the open position by the action of the stopper piece 36 and the spring pieces 38R and 38L. That is, the protrusions 38Rb and 38Lb of the spring pieces 38R and 38L are fitted and click-locked into the lock release fitting parts 46R and 46L, and the flange part 36b of the stopper piece 36 comes into contact with the end of the stopper groove 48. Thus, sliding beyond the open position is restricted.

  When the battery cover 20 is slid to the open position, the engagement pieces 52Rb and 52Lb formed on the inner surface of the battery cover 20 come out of the engaged portions 54R and 54L formed on the camera body side, and the camera The engagement with the body 12 is released.

  When the engagement pieces 52Rb and 52Lb come out of the engaged portions 54R and 54L and the engagement with the camera body 12 is released, the battery cover 20 rotates in a direction to open the recess 24 by the urging force of the torsion spring 41. Move.

  As a result, the recess 24 is opened, and the battery storage chamber and the opening of the memory card slot formed inside thereof are exposed, so that the battery and the memory card can be replaced.

  When closing the battery cover 20, first, the battery cover 20 is rotated in a direction to close the recess 24 against the biasing force of the torsion spring 41, so that the battery cover 20 is in a state parallel to the bottom surface of the camera body 12. Next, the battery cover 20 is slid toward the camera body 12 from this state. That is, it is pushed toward the camera body 12.

  When the battery cover 20 is pushed toward the camera body 12, the engaging pieces 52Rb and 52Lb formed on the inner surface of the battery cover 20 are engaged with the recessed portion 24, and at the same time, the engaged parts are formed on the camera body side. 54R and 54L are fitted and locked to the camera body 12. At this time, the battery lid 20 is click-locked with the projections 38Rb and 38Lb of the spring pieces 38R and 38L fitted in the lock fittings 44R and 44L formed on the inner surface thereof. Thereby, the battery lid 20 is maintained in the closed state without moving with respect to the hinge 22.

  As described above, the battery lid 20 of the present embodiment is locked / unlocked to the camera body 12 by sliding along the bottom surface of the camera body 12. At this time, the battery lid 20 is click-locked at a predetermined open position and a closed position by the action of the spring pieces 38R, 38L, the lock insertion portions 44R, 44L, and the lock release insertion portions 46R, 46L. Since the spring pieces 38R, 38L, the lock insertion portions 44R, 44L, and the lock release insertion portions 46R, 46L are configured as a pair, the spring pieces 38R, 38L are effectively bent by the load received from the spring pieces 38R, 38L. Can be prevented. That is, in the conventional battery lid, since the spring piece for the click lock is arranged at the center of the battery lid and is configured to receive the load of the spring piece at one central point, the battery lid is configured to be easily bent, Like the battery cover 20 of the present embodiment, the spring cover 38R, 38L, the lock fitting parts 44R, 44L and the lock release fitting parts 46R, 46L are configured as a pair, so that the battery cover 20 has the spring pieces 38R, The load received from 38L can be moved from the center to the periphery, and the battery cover 20 can be effectively prevented from being bent by the load received from the spring pieces 38R and 38L. In particular, the battery cover 20 of the present embodiment is formed in a horizontally long shape and has a configuration in which the rotation shaft 40 of the hinge 22 is disposed along the long side direction thereof, so that the spring pieces 38R and 38L and the lock fitting portions are arranged. The battery lid 20 can be effectively prevented from being bent by forming a pair of the 44R, 44L and the lock release fitting portions 46R, 46L.

  Further, in the battery lid 20 of the present embodiment, since the lock fitting portions 44R and 44L and the lock release fitting portions 46R and 46L are arranged in the vicinity of the guide portions 42R and 42L, they are received from the spring pieces 38R and 38L. It is possible to more effectively prevent the battery lid 20 from being bent by the load.

  As described above, according to the structure of the battery lid 20 of the present embodiment, the battery lid 20 can be effectively prevented from being bent, so that the resin battery lid 20 can be formed as thin as possible. .

  Further, in the battery lid 20 of the present embodiment, the lock insertion portions 44R, 44L and the lock release insertion portions 46R, 46L configured in a pair are arranged symmetrically, so that the battery lid 20 is arranged at the center of the battery lid 20. A reinforcing rib 50 can be formed. Thereby, even if it is a case where the resin-made battery cover 20 is formed thinly, intensity | strength is securable.

  Furthermore, the battery lid 20 of the present embodiment is configured with a pair of spring pieces 38R, 38L, lock fitting portions 44R, 44L and lock release fitting portions 46R, 46L, and a stopper piece 36 disposed therebetween, Since the battery lid 20 is configured to be supported at three points with respect to the hinge 22, even when the battery lid 20 is formed thin, the battery lid 20 can be supported in a stable state without play.

  As described above, according to the structure of the battery lid 20 of the present embodiment, since the resin battery lid 20 can be formed as thin as possible, the quality of the appearance of the digital camera 10 and the freedom of design can be achieved. The degree can be improved. That is, by making the battery cover 20 thinner, the outline of the battery cover 20 appearing on the appearance of the camera body 12 can be made as small as possible, and the quality of the appearance of the digital camera 10 and the degree of freedom of design can be improved. it can. For example, in the case of the digital camera according to the present embodiment, the outline of the battery cover 20 appears at the lower edge of the front surface of the camera body 12, but appears on the front side of the camera body 12 because the battery cover 20 can be formed thin. The contour line can be made inconspicuous. In the case of the digital camera according to the present embodiment, the lens cover 14 is arranged on the front surface of the camera body 12. However, since the battery cover 20 can be formed thin, the lens cover 14 extends over the entire height of the camera body 12. The design which covers with becomes possible.

  In the digital camera 10 of the present embodiment, the battery cover 20 is disposed on the bottom surface of the camera body 12, but the location where the battery cover 20 is disposed is not limited to this. For example, it is good also as a structure arrange | positioned on the side surface of the camera body 12. FIG. Also in this case, since the battery cover can be formed thin, the appearance is not impaired.

  In addition, as mentioned above, since the quality of an external appearance will be impaired when the outline appears conspicuously, it is preferable to arrange | position to a bottom face. In this case, the battery cover is preferably arranged so that the contour line appears only on the bottom surface and the other surface (in the case of the digital camera of the present embodiment, the contour line appears only on the bottom surface and the lower edge of the front surface. ) In other words, when the battery cover is arranged at the right corner or the left corner of the bottom surface, the contour line appears on the lower edge of the right side surface or the left side surface in addition to the front surface of the camera body 12, and thus the contour line extends in many ways. It is preferable to arrange the battery cover so that the contour line appears only on the bottom surface and the other surface. For example, it is preferable to arrange so that the outline appears only on the bottom surface and the right side surface, or only on the bottom surface and the left side surface.

  In this embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the battery cover of a digital camera has been described as an example. However, the application of the present invention is not limited to this. In addition, it applies to battery lids, media slot lids (including covers), terminal lids (including covers), etc. for silver halide cameras, video cameras, mobile phones, notebook computers, PDAs, portable music players, etc. be able to. In particular, it works effectively when applied to a portable device in which appearance design is regarded as important.

The front perspective view which shows an example of the digital camera with which the cover structure concerning this invention was applied to the battery cover (state which closed the battery cover) The front perspective view which shows an example of the digital camera with which the cover structure concerning this invention was applied to the battery cover (the state which opened the battery cover) The perspective view which shows the structure of a battery cover Plan view showing the configuration of the battery cover Side view showing the configuration of the battery cover Side sectional view showing the structure of the battery lid (cross sectional view taken along 6-6 in FIG. 4) Front view showing the configuration of the battery cover

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Digital camera, 12 ... Camera body (camera main body), 14 ... Lens cover, 16 ... Shooting lens, 20 ... Battery cover (lid member), 22 ... Hinge, 24 ... Recessed part, 30 ... Hinge main body, 32 ... Bearing part 34 ... Notch part, 36 ... Stopper piece, 36a ... Arm part, 36b ... Gutter part, 38R, 38L ... Spring piece, 38Ra, 38La ... Arm part, 38Rb, 38Lb ... Projection part, 40 ... Rotating shaft, 42R, 42L ... guide portion, 44R, 44L ... lock insertion portion, 46R, 46L ... lock release insertion portion, 48 ... stopper groove, 50 ... rib, 52R, 52L ... engagement portion, 54R, 54L ... engaged portion

Claims (5)

It is formed in a plate shape and is slid and fitted into a recess formed on the exterior surface of the device main body so that the engaging portion formed on the inside engages with the engaged portion formed on the device main body. A lid member made of resin that closes the opening of the storage chamber formed inside the recess, and supports the lid member in a swingable manner with respect to the device body, and includes a lock position and an unlock position. A metal hinge member slidably supported between the hinge member, a spring piece formed integrally with the hinge member and having a protrusion at the tip, and an inner side of the lid member, the lid member being in the locked position Is formed on the inside of the lid member, and when the lid member is located at the unlocked position, the projection of the spring piece is inserted. Lock release fitting In Ranaru lid structure,
A lid structure in which the spring pieces are configured as a pair, and the lock insertion portion and the lock release insertion portion are configured as a pair corresponding to the spring pieces.   The pair of spring pieces are disposed symmetrically with respect to the hinge member, and the pair of lock fitting portions and the pair of lock release fitting portions correspond to the spring pieces, respectively, of the lid member. The lid structure according to claim 1, wherein the lid structure is arranged symmetrically inside.   The lid structure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a reinforcing rib is formed inside the lid member between the pair of lock insertion portions or the pair of lock release insertion portions. .   A pair of guide portions are formed inside the lid member, the guide portions are slidably supported by the hinge member, and the lock insertion portion and the lock release insertion portion are provided in the vicinity of the guide portion. The lid structure according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the lid structure is formed. A stopper piece integrally formed with the hinge member and disposed at an intermediate position between the pair of spring pieces;
A stopper that is formed on the inner side of the lid member corresponding to the stopper piece, and the spring piece slides on the bottom thereof to restrict the sliding range of the lid member between the locked position and the unlocked position. A recess for
5. The lid structure according to claim 1, wherein the lid structure is provided.

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