JPH05323512A - Film unit with lens - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a part of the right hand from entering an angle of a field of a camera lens by exposing a part of a release button in the side far from the camera lens. CONSTITUTION:A lens-attached film unit 15 is held in the way a forefinger of a right hand touches a release button 18 through a release button hole 20. In this case, since the position of the release button hole 20 exists in the side far from a camera lens 7, the right hand to hold the lens-attached film unit 15 naturally is located in the position far from the camera lens. Consequently, it is prevented that a part of the right hand enters the angle of the field of the camera lens 7. Also, since the tip end side of the release button 18 is set closer to the back side of the lens-attached film unit than the root part and the release button 18 is tilted as a whole, it becomes difficult that the right hand comes into the front side of the lens-attached film unit 15.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lens-fitted film unit including a unit main body having a built-in film and a photographing mechanism, and an exterior body covering the unit main body.

[0002]

[Prior Art] The applicant of the present invention, "Sharan is Hi",
Film units with lenses such as "Sharp Run Flash" (both are trade names) are provided. These lens-fitted film units are generally widely used because they can be taken immediately on the spot when they are purchased, and they can be taken to a developing shop as they are after shooting. From such a usage pattern, the lens-fitted film unit is required to be low in cost, and a paper box on which printing for cosmetics or the like is applied is used as an exterior body that covers the surface of the unit main body including the film and the photographing mechanism.

Such a lens-fitted film unit 2
Is a unit main body 3 which has a built-in film and a shutter mechanism and a winding mechanism as shown in FIG.
And an exterior body 4 covering the surface thereof. The exterior body 4 is composed of a paper box, and a necessary portion thereof includes a release button hole 6 for exposing the release button 5 to the outside, a photographing lens 7, a finder window 8, a film counter window 9, and a winding knob 10 outside. Each of the holes for exposing to the inside is provided so that the photographing operation can be performed in a state of being covered with the exterior body 4.

[0004]

However, when an attempt is made to shoot with a conventional lens-fitted photo film unit, a part of the right hand 12 holding the lens-fitted photo film unit 2 as shown in FIG. Sometimes it entered the corner and was imprinted with the subject.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and provides a lens-fitted film unit in which a part of the right hand holding the lens-fitted film unit is not carelessly photographed. The purpose is to

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention makes it difficult to perform a shutter release operation when the right hand holding the lens-fitted film unit is near the taking lens. Therefore, in the lens-fitted film unit of the present invention, when the release button provided on the upper surface of the unit main body is exposed to the outside through the hole formed in the exterior body, only a part of the release button on the side away from the taking lens is provided with the hole. It is exposed from.

[0007]

1 and 2 show the appearance of a lens-fitted film unit 15 to which the present invention is applied. The lens-fitted film unit 15 includes a unit main body 16 having a structure similar to that of a conventional lens-fitted film unit, and an exterior body 17 covering the surface thereof. As shown in FIG. 2, the exterior body 17 is formed of a paper box, has a small release button hole 20 for exposing the release button 18, and exposes a part of the release button 18 on the side away from the taking lens 7. Other than that, the structure is the same as that shown in FIG.

When taking a picture with the lens-fitted film unit 15 using the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, the lens-fitted film unit 15 is arranged so that the index finger of the right hand touches the release button 18 through the release button hole 20. Hold. At this time, release button hole 2
Since the position of 0 is on the side farther from the taking lens 7 than the conventional one, the right hand holding the lens-fitted film unit 15 also naturally comes to a position far from the taking lens 7. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a part of the right hand from entering the angle of view of the taking lens 7.

Further, the release button 18 has a lens-equipped film unit 15 at the tip side thereof rather than at the root portion 18a.
Because it is formed diagonally toward the back side of,
It is difficult for the right hand to go around to the front side of the lens-fitted film unit 15. Furthermore, the base part 1 of the release button
8a is integrally connected to the upper surface of the unit main body 16 made of a resin molded product, and when the release button 18 is pressed, the root portion 18a is bent to operate the shutter mechanism. It is easier to operate the release button 18 on the side of the distal end, which is easier to operate, and is also advantageous in preventing camera shake.

[0010]

As described above, according to the lens-fitted film unit of the present invention, one of the release buttons is provided on the side away from the taking lens through the hole formed in the exterior body to expose the release button. Since the lens is exposed to the outside, the right hand when holding the lens-fitted film unit naturally approaches the side of the lens-fitted film unit, and part of the right hand does not fall within the angle of view of the shooting lens. .. Moreover, the present invention does not increase the cost at all because the position or shape of the hole formed in the exterior body is simply changed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a lens-fitted film unit using an exterior body according to the present invention when in use.

FIG. 2 is a partial plan view of the lens-fitted film unit shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a lens-fitted film unit using a conventional exterior body.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram when the lens-fitted film unit shown in FIG. 3 is used.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2,15 Film unit with lens 3,16 Unit body 4,17 Exterior body 5,18 Release button 6,20 Release button hole 7 Shooting lens

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A lens-fitted film unit in which a film and a photographing mechanism are incorporated and a unit main body having a release button on an upper surface is covered with an exterior body and the release button is exposed to the outside through a hole formed in the exterior body. The lens-fitted film unit, wherein the hole exposes a part of the release button on the side far from the taking lens.