JPH075632A - Film unit with lens - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a film unit with lens whose appearance is unified in terms of design by balancing a part exposed from an exterior case of a unit main body with the exterior case in terms of the design. CONSTITUTION:The color of a projection cover 14 attached to the main body base part 7 and exposed from the exterior case 3 is made differ from that of the part not exposed from the exterior case 3 to obtain a visual effect excellent in its appearance. Furthermore, the color of the projection cover 14 is made similar as that of the exterior case 3, the appearance of the film unit with lens 1 is unified in terms of the design to improve its commercial value.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a film unit with a lens.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A lens-fitted photo film unit is a unit having a simple photo-taking mechanism and a pre-exposed photo film with a photo film cartridge built-in. It is easy to take a photo without carrying the camera. Therefore, the applicant of the present invention offers "Shaken Run Econo Shot" (trade name) etc. widely at a low price.

Such a lens-fitted photo film unit has been miniaturized in order to improve portability, and in recent years, the thickness and thickness of the unit main body are particularly combined with the miniaturization and simplification of component parts. Has been thinned to about half of the original model.

Even in the case of thinning the unit body as described above, it is mechanically difficult to drastically reduce the thickness of the portion for accommodating the photographic film cartridge and the central portion of the unit body including the photographing lens and shutter mechanism. By making the thickness different from the part and projecting the part that is difficult to be thin from the opening provided in a part of the outer case that houses the unit main body, the overall miniaturization is achieved.

[0005]

The lens-fitted photo film unit has most of its unit body inserted in a color-printed paper outer case. However, as described above, the thickness of the unit body has become large due to the thinning of the unit body.Therefore, in order to ensure the light-shielding property, the black unit body is exposed in many parts from the outer case, which causes color printing. There was a problem in that there was an imbalance in design with the exterior case.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and a design balance is provided between a portion of the unit main body exposed from the outer case and the outer case.
The objective is to provide a film unit with a lens that has a uniform appearance.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems] With the unit body of the lens-fitted film unit housed in an outer case,
A part of the unit body that is exposed from the outer case and a part that is not exposed are molded with different color resins. In the second aspect, the portion of the unit main body exposed from the outer case is molded with resin of the same color as the outer case.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 2 shows a lens-fitted film unit for panoramic photography according to the present invention. The lens-fitted film unit 1 includes a unit body 2 and the unit body 2
And a box-shaped exterior case 3 that accommodates the. The unit main body 2 includes a film and a cartridge, a main body base 7 in which the taking lens 4, a shutter mechanism, and the like are incorporated, and a cover 14 attached to the front surface of the main body base 7. Many of the components that make up the main body base 7 are molded from a black resin mixed with carbon in order to enhance the light blocking effect, and the appearance color is entirely black.

As shown in FIG. 3, the cover 14 is a molded component separate from the main body base 7, and after the operation plate 12 is assembled between the main body 7 and the base 7, the engaging claws 14a and 14b are engaged. Hole 1
It is integrated by engaging with 6a and 16b. Operation board 12
Is operated to slide left and right when switching shooting modes. At the position shown in the figure, the top and bottom of the finder objective aperture are narrowed, and the photographing screen is set to a panoramic size via the exposure frame switching mechanism in the unit body 2. Further, when it is slid to the left from the illustrated position, the finder objective aperture is fully opened and the photographing screen is set to the standard size.

The operation plate 12 and the cover 14 are each formed by resin molding, and a green coloring material is mixed in the resin material so that the appearance color is green. This appearance color is determined in accordance with the green appearance color printed on the outer case 3, and it is possible to use another appearance color in consideration of the color of the outer case 3 and design harmony. . The operation plate 1
2 may be molded with a resin having an appearance color different from that of the cover 14. For example, when the appearance color is yellow,
The operation knob 12a becomes conspicuous with respect to the green cover 14, so that the operation portion can be easily seen.

As described above, the outer case 3 is color-printed based on green from the exterior design, and the shutter button 5, the number-of-shots display 6 and the like provided on the unit body 2 are externally provided. An opening for exposing is formed. The front opening 15 exposes the cover 14. Therefore, the photographing operation can be performed while the unit body 2 is covered with the outer case 3.

FIG. 1 shows a state in which the unit body 2 is covered with an outer case 3. As shown in the figure, the outer case 3 covers most of the main body base portion 7 that constitutes the unit main body 2,
The black color of the main body base 7 hardly appears in the appearance.
Further, although the cover 14 projects from the opening 15 of the outer case 3, since the appearance color thereof is green, which is the basic color of the outer cover 3, the overall appearance color of the lens-fitted film unit 1 is unified. It will be a different design.

As described above, the parts covered with the outer case 3 are molded with black resin in consideration of the light shielding property, and the parts not covered with the outer case 3 are the surface of the outer case 3. By using a resin molded product that is colored in harmony with the color, it is possible to achieve harmony in the appearance color design without deteriorating the light-shielding property.
The appearance color of the main body base 7 is not limited to black as long as the light-shielding property is obtained, and the color of the cover 14 may be another color as long as it can be designed in harmony with the color of the outer case 3. Good. Further, the exterior case 3 is not limited to a paper box-shaped case, and may be a belt-shaped one in which a colored resin sheet material is wound around the unit body 2.

[0014]

As described above, according to the lens-fitted film unit of the present invention, the unit main body is made to have a different color for the part exposed from the outer case and the part not exposed, so that an excellent visual effect can be obtained in appearance. It became possible to obtain.
Also, by making the part exposed from the exterior case of the unit main body and the exterior case the same color, the appearance of the film unit with lens becomes a unified design,
The product value can be increased.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an outer case and a unit body of a lens-fitted film unit embodying the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view of the film unit with lens shown in FIG.
It is an exploded perspective view of a unit main body.

3 is an external perspective view of the lens-fitted film unit shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 unit main body 3 exterior case 7 main body base 11 shooting mode switching mechanism 14 protruding cover 14a, b engaging claw 15 opening 16a, b engaging hole

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A lens-fitted film unit comprising a photographing mechanism such as a lens and a shutter, a unit main body incorporating a photographic film cartridge, and an outer case for accommodating the unit main body, wherein the unit main body is housed in the outer case. A film unit with a lens, characterized in that the exposed portion and the unexposed portion of the outer case are molded with different colors of resin in this state. 2. The lens-fitted film unit according to claim 1, wherein a portion of the unit main body exposed from the outer case is molded from a resin having a color substantially the same as the surface color of the outer case.