JPH10133337A - Film unit with lens - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a photographing lens from being damaged in the case a film unit with a lens is put in a pocket and carried. SOLUTION: One end of the folded piece 23 of a spacer sheet 20 is attached to the bottom part side of the unit 2 through a pressure sensitive adhesive both face coated tape 26, so that the unit 2 is covered/uncovered with one end of the sheet 20 as center. When the front side of the unit 2 is coated to be covered with the sheet 20, the sheet 20 becomes a lens hood, so that the photographing lens is prevented from being damaged in the case the unit 2 is put in the pocket and carried. When the sheet 20 is tilted toward the front side of the unit 2, the photographing lens is exposed and photographing can be performed. In the case a lens cover is not required in the midst of photographing or after finishing photographing, the sheet 20 is separated by peeling the tape 24.

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 having a lens cover for covering a taking lens.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A film unit with a lens is composed of a unit body provided with a photographic lens and a shutter mechanism and loaded with a photographic film in advance, and an exterior body that covers the unit. Therefore, it is widely used in general.

[0003] In such a film unit with a lens, a photographic film is loaded in the manufacturing process. Therefore, the photographic film loaded is protected from moisture and dust until it is actually used by a user after manufacture. Need to be kept. For this reason, the film unit with the lens is packed in a moisture-proof packaging bag when shipped from the manufacturer.
Each one is sealed.

In a film unit with a lens, a portion in which a patrone is stored and a portion in which a photographic lens is incorporated protrude toward the front side. Therefore, when the film unit with the lens is packaged in the packaging bag, there is a problem that a part of the packaging bag covering the front surface of the film unit with the lens becomes uneven due to unevenness of the front surface, and the appearance becomes unsightly. Was.

[0005] Further, since a plurality of film units with lenses are packed together in a packaging bag,
During transportation or the like, the corner of another film unit with a lens may enter through an opening for exposing the photographing lens provided on the front surface of the film unit with a lens, and the photographing lens may be damaged.

[0006] For this reason, in a film unit with a lens such as a recently sold “Sharprun Super Slim” (trade name), the front side of the film unit with a lens is displayed with an instruction manual and precautions for use. It is packaged in a packaging bag while being covered with a cardboard spacer sheet. Since a part of the packaging bag covering the front side of the lens-fitted film unit is supported from the inside by the spacer sheet, the photographing lens is protected and the appearance is well adjusted.

[0007]

However, since the above-mentioned spacer sheet is discarded when the packaging bag is opened, when the film unit with the lens is carried in a pocket, the film unit with the lens is not placed in the pocket. The photographing lens moves and rubs, causing damage.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a film unit with a lens which can prevent a photographic lens from being damaged when being carried in a pocket.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, a film unit with a lens according to the present invention is folded so as to cover a top surface, a front surface, and a bottom surface of the film unit with a lens in series, and together with the packaging bag. One end of a spacer sheet that protects the taking lens of the enclosed lens-fitted film unit is configured to be attached to the bottom side of the lens-fitted film unit taken out of the packaging bag, and the spacer sheet is centered on one end. It becomes a lens cover that can be opened and closed.

An adhesive tape whose surface is covered with release paper is provided at one end of the spacer sheet, and one end of the spacer sheet can be fixed to the lens-fitted film unit with the adhesive tape after the release paper is peeled off.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 2 shows how a film unit with a lens is packaged. The film unit with lens 2 is provided with a simple photographing mechanism, and a unit body 3 having a built-in patrone and a photographic film drawn out of it and formed into a roll is attached with an exterior label 4 coated with an adhesive on the back surface and adhered. It is fixed. Label 4
An opening is provided in a required part of the film counter window 6,
The finder window 7, the protruding portion 10, and the like are exposed.

On the front surface of the unit body 2, there is formed a protruding portion 10 protruding from a portion incorporating a photographing mechanism and a protruding portion 11 protruding from a portion housing a patrone. A photographing lens 13 is disposed at a position deep from the opening 12. Before the film unit with lens 2 is packaged in the packaging bag 18, a spacer sheet 20 indicated by a dashed line is put on the front side thereof.

The packaging bag 18 is made of a sheet material having a multi-layered structure in which an aluminum sheet is used as a base material for moisture proofing. On the surface thereof, a display or a design pattern representing the model of the film unit 2 with a lens is printed. Have been. As shown, the center seal portion 18a of the packaging bag 18 is provided.
Is arranged on the front side of the lens-fitted film unit 2 and is bent in a direction overlapping with the projecting portion 10, so that the photographing lens 13 is protected in the packaged state.

The spacer sheet 20 is made of a cardboard sheet. The spacer sheet 20 is provided at the center thereof and covers a front surface including the protrusion 11 of the lens-fitted film unit 2. The spacer sheet 20 is integrally provided on both sides of the support surface 21. Film unit 2 with lens, bent up and down
And bent pieces 22 and 23 that cover the top and bottom surfaces of the bent portions.
At each boundary between the support surface 21 and the bent pieces 22 and 23,
Notches and perforations are included to facilitate folding.

At one end of the support surface 23 of the spacer sheet 20, a double-sided adhesive tape 24 with release paper attached to one side is attached. After taking out the lens-fitted film unit 2 from the packaging bag, the release paper of the double-sided adhesive tape 24 is peeled off, and the spacer sheet 20 is attached and attached to the bottom side of the lens-fitted film unit 2.

The spacer sheet 20 is subjected to a sufficient drying treatment before the film unit with lens 2 is packed in the packaging bag 18, and is then placed on the front side of the film unit 2 with lens. By the automatic packaging, the film unit with lens 2 is wrapped in the packaging bag 18 together with the spacer sheet 20. After this wrapping step, the open end of the packaging bag 18 is end-sealed.

In the packaged state, the support surface 21 rests on the front surface of the film unit 2 with a lens, and the leading edges of the bent pieces 22 and 23 are attached to the film unit 2 with a lens.
Along the upper and lower surfaces of the device. Therefore, since a part of the packaging bag 18 covering the front side of the lens-fitted film unit 2 is supported from the inside by the support surface 21, there is no unevenness or wrinkles. Further, even if a part of the packaging bag 18 covering the front side of the lens-fitted film unit 2 is pushed and a slight pressing force is applied to the support surface 21, the leading edges of the bent pieces 22 and 23 can be used. Abuts against the inner surface of the packaging bag 18 covering the back side of the camera, the support surface 21 is not easily dented, and the photographing lens 13 is protected.

When using the lens-fitted film unit 2, the packaging bag 18 is broken, the lens-fitted film unit 2 is taken out together with the spacer sheet 20, and the spacer sheet 20 is separated.

A person who uses the spacer sheet 20 as a lens cover peels off the release paper of the double-sided adhesive tape 24 attached to one end of the bent piece 23 and attaches it to the bottom side of the film unit 2 with lens. Is attached to the film unit 2 with the lens. Further, those who do not need the lens cover may discard the spacer sheet 20.

As shown in FIG. 1, the spacer sheet 20 attached to the lens-fitted film unit 2 serves as a lens cover that can be opened and closed about one end of a bent piece 23. If the spacer sheet 20 is placed in a pocket with the spacer sheet 20 placed over the front of the lens-fitted film unit 2, the photographing lens 13 is covered with the spacer sheet 20, so that the photographing lens 13 can be prevented from being damaged.

When the film unit with lens 2 is taken out of the pocket and the spacer sheet 20 is turned forward,
The photographing lens 13 is exposed to allow photographing. One end of the spacer sheet 2 is affixed to the bottom side of the lens-fitted film unit 2 by the double-sided adhesive tape 24. Therefore, when carrying it in a pocket again, the spacer sheet 20 is put on the front surface of the lens-fitted film unit 2. I just need. Since the spacer sheet 20 is merely adhesively fixed, it can be separated from the lens-fitted film unit 2 by peeling off the double-sided adhesive tape 24 when it becomes unnecessary during or after photographing.

Although the embodiment has been described with reference to the illustrated embodiment, the attachment of the spacer sheet to the lens-fitted film unit is not limited to the double-sided adhesive tape attached to one end of the spacer sheet. For example, a double-sided adhesive tape having release paper attached to one side may be attached to the bottom side of the film unit with a lens facing one end of the spacer sheet. Also, instead of using a double-sided adhesive tape, attach a single-sided adhesive tape with a single-sided adhesive surface to the bottom side of the lens-fitted film unit or one end of the spacer sheet, leaving release paper on part of the adhesive surface. May be.

Further, the release tape may be separately sealed in a state where the release tape is attached to the adhesive tape, and the release paper may be peeled off and attached when the film unit with the lens is used. This saves the time of attaching the adhesive tape,
Production costs can be reduced.

The attachment of one end of the spacer sheet to the bottom of the film unit with a lens is not limited to the method using an adhesive tape. For example, a connecting portion having a semicircular, square, or triangular tongue is integrally formed at one end of the spacer sheet, and the connecting portion is formed by bending the tongue into a slit provided on the bottom side of the film unit with a lens. After inserting the tongue pieces, the tongue pieces may be spread out to prevent the tongue pieces from being attached. Alternatively, an adhesive may be applied to one end of the spacer sheet, and a release paper may be pasted thereon, and the release paper may be peeled off and the spacer sheet may be pasted.

The material of the spacer sheet 20 is preferably made of cardboard in terms of cost, but a plastic sheet or a metal sheet may be used to increase the strength.

[0026]

As described above, according to the film unit with the lens of the present invention, one end of the spacer sheet is attached to the bottom side of the film unit with the lens, and the spacer sheet is opened and closed around the one end. With this configuration, when carrying the camera in a pocket, the photographing lens can be prevented from being damaged by covering the front surface of the film unit with a lens with the spacer sheet as a lens cover.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing how the film unit with lens is packaged.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Film unit with lens 13 Photographing lens 18 Packaging bag 20 Spacer sheet 24 Double-sided adhesive tape

Claims (2)

[Claims] An end of a spacer sheet, which is bent so as to cover a top surface, a front surface, and a bottom surface of a film unit with a lens in series, and protects a photographing lens of the film unit with a lens enclosed in the packaging bag, is attached to a packaging bag. A film unit with a lens, wherein the spacer sheet serves as a lens cover which can be opened and closed around the one end. 2. An adhesive tape whose surface is covered with release paper is provided on the one end of the spacer sheet, and one end of the spacer sheet can be fixed to the lens-fitted film unit with the adhesive tape after peeling off the release paper. The lens-fitted film unit according to claim 1.