JPH0116088Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to an improvement of a data imprinting device for a camera.

In a data copying device for a camera, a battery serving as a power source for causing a light source to emit light is usually housed in a storage section formed in the camera body and covered with a lid for the storage section. If this lid does not have a locking device, it may open accidentally and cause an unexpected failure in the data copying operation.

For this purpose, coin slot type locking devices, etc.
Various locking devices have been devised. However, many conventional locking devices are exposed to the outside, and therefore, during normal use or carrying, the locking device may be released and the battery cover may be opened inadvertently.

The present invention solves the drawbacks of the above-mentioned conventional examples. In other words, even if an external force is applied to the camera body from the outside, the battery compartment will not close unless the user consciously performs the prescribed operations according to a certain procedure. The purpose of this invention is to provide a data copying device for a camera whose lid does not open.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention uses an external operating member cover to cover the operating member for the data imprinting device. This made it impossible to release the lock by the locking device for the lid.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail based on the drawings.

In FIGS. 1 to 3, a data back cover 12 is fixed to the rear surface of the back cover of the camera body 10, and lids 14 and 16 are disposed on this cover 12. Among these, the lid 14 is for covering the operating member 18 for data imprinting in the recess 20, and is rotatable around its lower edge. This operating member lid 14 is made of iron, and when closed, is held in the closed state by a magnet piece 22 provided at one corner of the recess 20, and is
It can be easily opened by inserting a finger into the opening and applying force. On the other hand, battery compartment lid 1
6 is provided with guiding protrusions 26 (only one shown) along both sides thereof, as shown in FIG. It can be slid left and right in the figure.

A plate-shaped body 30 as shown in FIG. 4 is disposed on the front side of the cover 12 (in FIG. 3, the other side in the direction perpendicular to the paper surface). This plate-like body 30 is made of synthetic resin, for example, and has a generally rectangular main body 3.
2 and an arm portion 34 extending from one side thereof.
A cylindrical notch 36 for storing a battery is formed in the main body part 32, and an elastic arm part 34 is formed in the body part 32.
A lock pawl 38 and a lock release button 40 are provided protrudingly from the intermediate portion and the tip portion of the lock member, respectively. As is clear from FIGS. 2 and 3, the lock release button 40
is located within the recess 20. Further, as is clear from FIG. 5, a protrusion 42 is formed on the lower surface of the tip edge of the battery storage lid 16, and a locking surface 44 and a slope 46 are formed on the surface thereof.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

When it is desired to open the battery compartment lid 16 for battery replacement, first insert a finger into the notch 24 and open the operating member lid 14. Then, the operation button 40 is exposed.
When this is pressed, the arm portion 34 of the plate-shaped body 30 is elastically deformed forward, and the engagement between the lock pawl 38 and the lock surface 44 is released. Therefore, it becomes possible to slide the lid 16 to the right and replace the battery in the notch 36.

After loading a new battery, slide the lid 16 to the left. Then, the lock pawl 38, that is, the arm portion 34
is elastically deformed forward, and the lock pawl 38
After getting over it, it shifts slightly backward and locks 4.
4. After that, the operating member lid 14 is closed.

In this state, the operation button 40 is covered by the lid 14, so the lid 16 will never slide inadvertently during normal use (when photographing) or when carrying the camera. The lid 16 can be opened only when a predetermined operation is performed according to the above-described procedure, and cannot be opened at any other time.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the same plate-like body 3
Since the notch 36 for storing batteries, the lock pawl 38 as a locking member, and the operation button 40 as a release member are integrally formed on the 0, the number of parts is reduced and the overall structure of the device is simplified. is now possible.

Moreover, the above-mentioned is only one embodiment of the present invention, and it goes without saying that the present invention should not be limited to the above-mentioned embodiment. For example, the means for locking and releasing the operating member lid 14 is not limited to the magnet piece 22 and the notch 24 described above. Furthermore, it goes without saying that the specific configurations of the locking member 38 and the release member 40 can be modified and improved as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

Note that with some data imprinting devices, when the battery is removed, the data that was set and displayed at that time is cleared. The present invention is particularly effective for this type of imaging device. That is, in this case, since the operating member lid 14 has already been opened, the operating member 18 can be operated to input predetermined data immediately after the battery is loaded.

As described above, according to the present invention, the battery compartment cover will not be opened inadvertently unless an operation is performed in accordance with a predetermined procedure, and failures in data imprinting can be prevented. Moreover, the above-described effects can be achieved without particularly increasing the number of parts or complicating the structure compared to conventional data imprinting devices.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a camera incorporating an embodiment of the present invention (with the lid 16 closed), FIG. 2 is an illustration of its operation (with the lid 16 open), and FIG. An enlarged view of the main part in the figure, Figure 4 is the plate-shaped body 3
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the relationship between the lock claw 38 and the protrusion 42. Explanation of symbols of main parts, 14... Operation member lid,
16... Battery storage lid, 18... Operation member for the imaging device, 36... Battery storage, 38... Locking member, 40... Release member.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] 1. An operating member for an imprinting device, an externally provided cover for the operating member that can be opened and closed to cover the operating member, a storage portion for a battery for the imprinting device, and An openable and closable storage lid provided externally to cover the storage, a locking member for holding the storage lid in the covering position, and locking of the storage lid by the locking member. and a release member for releasing the operation member, the release member being able to be covered by the operation member cover in the covered position, and the release member being operable only when it is not covered by the operation member cover. A data recording device for a camera, which is characterized in that it is capable of recording data. 2. The data imprinting device according to claim 1, wherein the battery storage portion, the locking member, and the release member are formed of a single member.