JPH0862719A - Strap attaching structure for camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To constitute a strap attaching part without damaging a strap and without being affected by the size of a camera. CONSTITUTION: Through-holes 11 and 12 for the strap 13 are formed at one part of the metallic cover 2 of the camera 1. A rear side member 20 consisting of resin moldings or the like is installed to be faced to a part at least corresponding to the through-holes for the strap on the rear side of the cover 2. Through-holes 21 and 22 for the strap, whose diameter is smaller than the inside diameter of the through-hole for the strap of the cover 2, are formed on the member 20. The through-holes 21 and 22 for the strap are constituted of a pair of hole opening parts being an entrance for the strap 13.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure for attaching a strap used when a camera is suspended and carried to a camera body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A suspending belt called a camera strap is generally used to carry a camera. Such a hanging belt (hereinafter referred to as a strap) is suitable for use when the camera is hung on a shoulder, a neck or the like and carried.

Such a strap is hooked to a strap attachment portion provided on a part of the camera body by hooking the strap through an appropriate connecting tool or directly by hooking a looped portion of the strap. It is attached by that.

[0004]

By the way, there is known a camera using a metal cover as a cover for covering the surface portion of the camera body. When the strap attachment portion is provided on a part of such a metal cover, the strap may be partially slid on the metal cover at the attachment portion and may be damaged or worn out.

In particular, as the strap mounting portion described above,
When the strap is hooked through the strap through hole formed by a pair of hole openings formed in the metal cover of the camera, the strap rubs against the hole opening edge of the through hole on the camera body side when the camera is carried. When such a phenomenon becomes remarkable, the strap may be gradually damaged by rubbing at the opening edge portion of the through hole of the metal cover, and as a result, there is a possibility that the strap may be worn out.

In order to prevent such a problem,
It is considered to provide a dedicated strap attachment part on the camera body. However, if such a dedicated strap attachment part is provided on the camera body side, the number of camera components will increase due to the attachment part components, and if the strap attachment part is provided outside the camera body, the appearance of the camera However, there is a drawback that the size of the entire camera becomes large.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to obtain a strap mounting structure for a camera which does not damage the strap and does not affect the size of the camera.

[0008]

In order to meet such a demand, the strap mounting structure of a camera according to the present invention has a back side of a metal cover when a through hole of the strap is formed in a part of the metal cover. At least a strap through hole having a diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the strap through hole of the metal cover is formed on the back side member formed of a resin molded product or the like facing the portion corresponding to the strap through hole. .

Further, according to the present invention, the strap through hole formed in each of the metal cover and the back side member is constituted by a pair of hole openings which serve as entrances and exits of the strap.

[0010]

According to the present invention, in the strap mounting portion of the camera, the through hole on the metal cover side is larger than the size of the strap through hole in the backside member of the metal cover, so that the metal strap can be caught when hooked through the strap. The edge of the through hole on the cover side does not rub.

In particular, in the present invention, a back lid member made of a resin molded product is used, and a strap through hole having a small diameter is positioned and opened at a substantially central portion of the strap through hole of the outer metal cover. Does not rub against the metal cover side.

[0012]

1 and 2 show an embodiment of a camera strap mounting structure according to the present invention. In these drawings, first, a schematic view of a compact camera 1 to which the present invention is applied is shown in FIG. A brief description will be given by using. That is, reference numeral 2 in the drawing is a metal front cover of the camera 1 (hereinafter referred to as a metal cover), 3 is a metal rear cover of the camera 1,
These covers 2 and 3 form a surface cover of the camera body.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a lens barrel having a taking lens optical system provided in the central portion of the front surface of the metal cover 2, 5 denotes an AF window portion provided in the upper front portion of the cover 2, 6,
Reference numeral 7 is a viewfinder window and strobe window provided side by side on the upper front portion of the cover 2, and 8 is a main switch for activating various mechanical parts inside the camera 1, 9
Is a well-known release button provided near the upper one side of the camera 1.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a strap attachment portion provided below one side portion of the camera 1 for hooking through a strap 13 as shown in FIG. 1. The metal cover 2 has a pair of strap through holes 11 and 12 arranged side by side. Is formed. Here, the pair of through holes 11 and 12 have a substantially rectangular shape and form an attachment opening that serves as an entrance and exit of the strap 13. In addition, 11a and 12a are the opening edge of the hole.

According to the present invention, the metal cover 2 in which the through holes 11 and 12 of the strap 13 are partially formed in the strap mounting portion 10 of the camera having the above-described structure.
The strap through hole 1 of the metal cover 2 is attached to the back side member 20 made of a resin molded product, which is attached so as to face at least portions corresponding to the strap through holes 11 and 12 on the back side of the metal cover 2.
Strap through holes 21, 2 with diameters smaller than the inner diameters of 1, 12
2 is characterized in that it is formed.

Here, the strap through holes 21 and 22 in the back member 20 are also formed as a pair of hole openings so as to serve as entrances and exits of the strap 13. These through holes 21 and 22 are also through holes 11 and 1 on the metal cover 2 side.
Similar to 2, it is formed as an opening having a substantially rectangular shape. Then, these through holes 21 and 22 are opened in substantially central portions of the through holes 11 and 12 on the side of the metal cover 2, respectively, and even if the strap 13 is in contact with the hole opening edges 21a and 22a, the holes on the side of the metal cover 2 are formed. The hole opening edges 11a and 12a are not in contact with each other.

Further, in FIG. 1, reference numeral 23 is a communication passage formed in the back side member 20 so as to connect the through holes 21 and 22, and the loop-shaped portion of the strap 13 is passed through the communication passage 23. It is connected and connected to the camera 1 side through 21 and 22. At this time, the strap 13 is pulled out through the through holes 11 and 13 on the metal cover 2 side.

The strap through holes 11 and 1 described above are provided.
Reference numerals 2, 21, 22 are a pair of entrances and exits for the strap 13.

The strap mounting portion 1 of such a camera 1
According to 0, the through holes 11 and 12 on the metal cover 2 side are formed to be larger than the sizes of the strap through holes 21 and 22 in the back side member 20 of the metal cover 2, and when the strap 13 is hooked through the strap 13, Is the hole opening edges 11a, 1 of the through holes 11, 12 on the metal cover 2 side.
The structure is such that it does not hit the 2a and escapes without rubbing.

Therefore, in such a structure, even if the strap 13 is largely shaken as shown by an arrow a in the figure,
This strap 13 is a hole opening edge 11 on the metal cover 2 side.
It can be prevented from being scratched and scratched or worn out by directly contacting with a, 12a, etc., and it is possible to eliminate the conventional problem of fraying due to rubbing between the strap 13 and the metal cover 2 side.

In particular, in the present embodiment, the back side member 20 is made of a resin molded product, and the strap through holes 21, 22 having a small diameter are formed in the substantially central portions of the strap through holes 11, 12 in the outer metal cover 2. By opening the back side member 20, the problem of fraying due to rubbing between the strap 13 and the metal cover 2 side can be eliminated, and by the back side member 20 which is a resin molded product, the through hole opening edges 21a, 22a of the back side member 20 and the connection. The problem of fraying due to rubbing of the strap 13 between the passage 23 and the passage wall does not occur, and the durability of the strap 13 can be improved.

That is, according to the present invention, the presence of the small-diameter strap through holes 21 and 22 in the back member 20 does not damage the strap 13.
Further, since the strap mounting portion 10 does not project to the outside of the camera 1, it does not affect the size or appearance of the camera 1. Here, the above-mentioned back side member 20 may be any of a main body of the camera 1, a backing cover uniformly attached to the back side of the metal cover 2, and a dedicated part for forming a strap attachment portion. .

Further, according to the above-mentioned structure, the back side member 2 is more than the strap through holes 11 and 12 on the metal cover 2 side.
Because the strap through holes 21 and 22 of 0 have a small diameter,
Even when the strap 13 is first passed through and hooked, it does not mean that the strap 13 hits the metal cover 2 side and cannot be passed through.

Further, since the portion through which the strap 13 is inserted is composed of the back side member 20 which is a resin molded product, the back surface (back surface) of the metal cover 2 is the back side member 2.
It is covered with 0, and there is no fear that the finger or the like will be damaged when the strap 13 is assembled.

It is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to the structure of the embodiment described above, and the shape, structure, etc. of each part including the entire camera 1 can be appropriately modified or changed. For example, starting from the attachment position of the strap attachment part 10 in the camera 1,
Various modifications of the type and structure of the camera 1 are possible.

[0026]

As described above, according to the camera strap mounting structure of the present invention, in a camera in which the strap through hole is formed in a part of the metal cover, at least the strap through hole is provided on the back side of the metal cover. Since a strap through hole having a diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the strap through hole of the metal cover is formed on the back side member formed of a resin molded product or the like facing the portion corresponding to the above, the structure is simple. Nevertheless, the following various excellent effects are exhibited.

That is, according to the present invention, the through hole on the metal cover side is larger than the size of the strap through hole in the back side member of the metal cover in the strap attaching portion, and when the strap is hooked through, the strap is on the metal cover side. Since the structure is such that the opening edge of the through hole is not rubbed, it is possible to reliably prevent the strap from being directly rubbed against the metal cover side and being damaged or worn out.

In particular, according to the present invention, the back side member is formed of a resin molded product, and the strap through hole having a small diameter is opened at a substantially central portion of the strap through hole in the outer metal cover, so that the strap is formed. The problem of fraying due to friction between the metal cover and the metal cover can be eliminated.

Further, according to the present invention, the strap through holes respectively formed in the metal cover and the back side member are constituted by a pair of hole openings serving as entrances and exits of the straps, whereby the strap attaching portion can be simplified. There is an advantage that it can be configured.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of an essential part corresponding to a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. 2, showing an embodiment of a camera strap attachment structure according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of an entire camera to which the strap mounting structure according to the present invention is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Compact camera, 2 ... Metal front cover (metal cover), 3 ... Metal rear cover, 10 ... Strap attaching part, 11, 12 ... Strap through hole, 11a, 12a ...
Hole opening edge, 13 ... Strap, 20 ... Back side member composed of resin molded product, 21, 22 ... Strap through hole, 21a, 22a ... Hole opening edge, 23 ... Communication passage.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A camera comprising a metal cover, wherein a strap through hole is formed in a part of the metal cover, the camera being attached so as to face at least a portion corresponding to the strap through hole on the back side of the metal cover. A strap mounting structure for a camera, comprising a back side member, wherein a strap through hole having a diameter smaller than an inner diameter of the strap through hole formed in the metal cover is formed in the back side member. 2. The strap mounting structure for a camera according to claim 1, wherein the back side member having a strap passing hole having a small diameter is a resin molded product made of a synthetic resin material. 3. The strap attachment structure for a camera according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the strap through hole formed in the metal cover and the back side member is constituted by a pair of hole openings serving as an entrance and exit of the strap. The camera has a strap attachment structure.