JPH0740982Y2 - camera - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Industrial Field The present invention relates to a camera, and more particularly to an arrangement of operating members of the camera.

(Prior Art) In recent years, multifunctionalization has been achieved in small devices such as cameras, and along with this, various operation members for starting operations of these functions have been required.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, when various types of operation members are provided in such a small device such as a camera, the intervals between the operation members become extremely narrow. Therefore, when the operation member is operated to start some operation, there is a high possibility that the other operation member is operated by mistake, which may cause a malfunction.

(Means for Solving Problems) In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has first and second operating members (2, 3) that are frequently used, and is used more frequently than both operating members. A camera having a lower third operating member 4), wherein the first operating member (2) and the second operating member (3)
And operably arranged on the outer surface of the camera body (1), and the distance between the operation members is set such that one of the two members is operated by one finger and the other finger is not caught. The third operation member (4) is arranged between the both members, and the third operation member (4) is provided with an erroneous operation preventing means.

(Operation) The present invention configures the camera as described above, and the arrangement intervals of the first and second operation members are set such that when one of both members is operated with one finger, the other is not covered with the finger. Since it was set to
When operating either one of the first and second operating members, the other operating member will not be operated by mistake. Further, even if the photographer's finger is hung on the location where the third operation member is provided, the erroneous operation preventing means is provided, so that the operation in response to the third operation member is not started. Therefore, when each operation member is operated to start some operation, malfunction due to careless operation of the other operation member is prevented.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a top view of a camera showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, on the upper surface of the camera body 1, a flash button 2 as a first operating member, a self-timer button 3 as a second operating member, and a rewind button 4 as a third operating member.
The three types of switch buttons are arranged in a line from the front side of the camera body 1. The interval between the flash button 2 and the self-timer button 3 is set such that when one of the flash buttons 2 and the self-timer button 3 is operated with one finger, the other is not touched with the finger.

A rewind button 4 is arranged between the flash button 2 and the self-timer button 3. The rewind button 4 is formed smaller than the flash button 2 and the self-timer button 3.

The flash button 2 switches the camera from the normal shooting mode to the flash shooting mode. The flash photographing mode includes an automatic light emission setting for automatically setting whether or not the strobe can emit light according to the brightness of the subject, and a manual light emission setting for allowing the photographer to arbitrarily decide whether or not to emit the strobe according to the photographing situation.

The self-timer button 3 is for setting the self-timer shooting, and by pressing the release button 5 arranged on the right side of the upper surface of the camera body 1 in this setting state, the self-timer shooting is started. Is configured to.

The rewind button 4 starts rewinding of the film.
In this embodiment, the rewinding of the film is performed by the so-called Auto U
It is a turn system, and rewinding of the film is automatically started when the filming of all the films is completed. However, if rewinding is desired in the middle of the film, pressing the rewind button 4 causes the film to be immediately rewound. It is configured to start rewinding.

Incidentally, a taking lens 6 is arranged on the front surface (upper side in the drawing) of the camera body 1. As described above, the release button 5 is provided on the right side of the camera body 1, and the T / W switching button 7 is provided behind the release button 5. A liquid crystal display 8 is arranged to the left of the T / W switching button 7. The T / W switch button 7 sets the taking lens 6 from the retracted position shown in FIG. 1 to the wide-angle position or the telephoto position. The liquid crystal display 8 informs the photographer of information necessary for shooting, such as a flash shooting setting mode, availability of self-timer shooting, and the number of film feeds.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the body surface of the camera body 1 is a front cover 1 formed from the upper surface of the camera body to the front surface.
a, a rear cover 1b formed from the upper surface to the rear surface of the camera body, a finder (not shown) inside the camera body 1, and a window 9 for protecting the AF projection optical system 15.

Further, the flash button 2 and the self-timer button 3 are arranged such that their pressing portions project from the upper surface of the camera body 1. The rewind button 4 is arranged such that its pressing portion is sunk from the upper surface of the camera body 1. In this way, the rewind button 4 is disposed so as to be depressed from the upper surface of the camera body 1, so that the photographer is prevented from accidentally pressing it. This rewind button 4
The erroneous operation constitutes an erroneous operation prevention means.

These flash button 2, self-timer button 3, rewind button 4
Each of them is a conductive rubber part inside the camera body 1.
It is integrally configured as a rubber switch via 10, and together with these, a holding plate 11, a printed board 12, and a reinforcing plate 13.
And are further provided integrally by screws 14.

Below the flash button 2, the self-timer button 3, and the rewind button 4, an AF projection optical system 15 and a circuit element mounting portion 16 are provided.

The operation of the camera having the above configuration will be described.

When flash photography is performed when the subject is dark, when the flash button 2 is pressed, the liquid crystal display 8
The flash display 8a is displayed to inform the photographer that the flash has been set to manual flash. Also, the automatic flash setting and the flash prohibition setting of the strobe are notified to the photographer that they are set by some other display.

When the self-timer shooting is performed in the self-timer shooting, the self-timer display 8b of the liquid crystal display 8 is displayed to inform the photographer that the self-timer shooting is set. And release button 5
Pressing starts the self-timer shooting.

Furthermore, when rewinding in the middle of the film,
When the rewind button 4 is pressed, the film rewind is immediately started.

As described above, the flash shooting, the self-timer shooting, and the rewinding are set or started by pressing the respective switch buttons, but in the embodiment of the present invention, as described above. Configure the camera,
The interval between the flash button 2 and the self-timer button 3
When one of the two members is pressed with one finger, the other is set so that the finger is not caught. Therefore, when one of the flash button 2 and the self-timer button 3 is pressed, the other switch button is mistakenly pressed. There is no pressing. Also, to start flash photography or self-timer photography,
Even if the rewind button 4 is inadvertently touched when pressing the flash button 2 or the self-timer button 3, the rewind button 4 is sunk from the upper surface of the camera body 1, so the rewind button 4 The film rewinding operation in response to No. 4 is not started.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a partial sectional view of a camera showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 3, the periphery of the rewind button 24 is surrounded by a protrusion 25 that is higher than the height of the rewind button 24 from the upper surface of the camera body 21. The camera having the above structure operates in the same manner as in the first embodiment. Since the rewind button 24 is configured as described above, it is possible to prevent the photographer from accidentally pressing the button.
The formation of the protrusion 25 constitutes an erroneous operation preventing means.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a camera showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 4, the rewind slide member 34 is a flash button.
It is possible to slide the first position and the second position against the biasing force by a biasing member (not shown) along the same surface as 32 and the self-timer button 33 in parallel with the front surface of the camera body 31. Has become. Then, when the rewind slide member 34 is slid, the film rewind operation is started.

In this way, since the rewind slide member 34 is arranged orthogonal to the flash button 32 and the self-timer button 33, even if the photographer's finger touches the rewind slide member 34, no operation is performed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the photographer from making an erroneous operation. The arrangement of the rewind slide member 34 constitutes an erroneous operation prevention means.

Further, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a camera showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 5, the rewind auxiliary button is located at a position parallel to the rewind button 44.
44a is provided. To start the rewinding operation by pressing the rewinding button 44, it is necessary to press the rewinding auxiliary button 44a at the same time. With this configuration, even if the rewind button 44 is pressed, the operation does not start. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the photographer from making an erroneous operation. The disposition of the rewind button 44 and the rewind assist member 44a constitutes an erroneous operation preventing means.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, according to the present invention, the arrangement interval of the first and second operation members is set so that when one of both members is operated with one finger, the other is not covered with the finger. Therefore, when either one of the first and second operating members is operated, the other operating member is not operated by mistake. Further, even if a finger is hung on the location where the third operation member is provided, the erroneous operation preventing means is provided, so that the operation in response to the third operation member is not started. Therefore, when each operation member is operated to start some operation, malfunction due to careless operation of the other operation member is prevented.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a top view of a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. FIG. 3 is a partial sectional view of a camera according to a second embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 4 is a partial top view of the camera of the third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a partial top view of the camera of the fourth embodiment of the present invention. (Description of symbols of main parts) 1 ... Camera body, 2 ... Flash button, 3 ... Self-timer button, 4 ... Rewind button, 5 ... Release button, 6 ...
… Shooting lens, 7 …… T / W switch button, 8 …… Liquid crystal display

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Kiyoshisada Machida Kiyosada Machida 1-6-3 Nishioi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Inside Oi Manufacturing Co., Ltd. of Japan Optical Industry Co., Ltd. (72) Yuji Katano 1-6 Nishi-oi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo No. 3 Japan Optical Industry Co., Ltd. (56) References Actually open 60-90612 (JP, U) Actually open 58-188389 (JP, U) Actually open 58-90626 (JP, U)

Claims (6)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A first and a second operating member, which are frequently used,
In a camera having a third operating member that is less frequently used than both operating members, the first operating member and the second operating member are operably arranged on the outer surface of the camera body, and the distance between the operating members is large. To
When one of the two members is operated with one finger, the other is set so that the finger is not caught, and the third member is provided between the both members.
The operation member is arranged and the third operation member is provided with an erroneous operation preventing means. 2. The first and second operating members are arranged so as to project from the upper surface of the camera body, and the erroneous operation preventing means is arranged so that the third operating member is submerged from the outer surface of the camera body. The camera according to item 1 of the scope of utility model registration, which is configured by: 3. The erroneous operation preventing means has the height of the third operating member from the outer surface of the camera body equal to or higher than the height of the first and second operating members from the outer surface of the camera body. The camera according to claim 1, characterized in that it is constituted by being surrounded by a protrusion which is higher than that. 4. The utility model registration claim, wherein the erroneous operation preventing means is constituted by making an operation direction of the third operation member orthogonal to an operation direction of the first and second operation members. The camera described in the first item of the range. 5. The erroneous operation preventing means is configured by pressing the first and second operation members orthogonal to the outer surface of the camera body and sliding the third operation member along the outer surface of the camera body. 5. The camera according to claim 4, wherein the utility model registration is claimed. 6. The malfunction preventing means has a fourth operation member arranged on the upper surface of the camera body, and starts the operation accompanying the operation of the third operation member. The camera according to claim 1, wherein the camera is constructed by enabling simultaneous operation as a condition.