JPH10327923A - Case - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To contain a camera in a camera case as part of the camera is exposed. SOLUTION: A camera 100 is inserted into a camera case 1 which can be folded in the condition where, a photographing lens 101 of the camera 100, a finder 102, and a stroboscope 103 are exposed. Both end parts of the camera case 1 having allowance are respectively folded, magic tapes 14, 13 are each pressed to a magic tape 12 for binding, thereby the camera 100 is contained in the camera case 1 in the condition where the photographing lens 101, the finder 102, and the stroboscope 103 are exposed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a case, and more particularly to a case in which a still video camera or the like can be stored in a plurality of ways by bending and fixing the case.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional camera case has a shape in which a part of a camera body is removed. That is, the camera case is used such that the bottom of the camera case always coincides with the bottom of the camera. And a tripod screw is arranged at the bottom of the camera case. Alternatively, to make the camera smaller and thinner, the tripod screw is removed from the camera body, a tripod screw accessory is prepared as a separate part, the tripod screw accessory is attached to the camera body, and tripod shooting is performed. .

[0003]

However, most users, when using the camera on a daily basis, do not store the camera in the camera case every time shooting is completed, and the case is not used. There are many. For this reason, there is a problem that the camera case is not used efficiently.

For example, when the camera body is formed into a small and thin shape that can be stored in a very small space such as a pocket, the projection and increase in thickness due to the arrangement of the tripod screw are obstacles. There was a problem.

In addition, when a tripod screw accessory is prepared as a separate component separately from the camera body, the tripod screw accessory must be carried separately, which is a troublesome subject.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and when the camera is used on a daily basis,
The camera can be easily stored and removed from the camera case, making it easy to store the camera and without using any special accessories.
This allows the camera to be mounted on a tripod.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a case comprising a storage member for storing an object having a predetermined shape, wherein the object can be stored by the first method. A first fixing means (for example, Velcro 11 and 12 in FIG. 1) for fixing the object and the storage member;
A second fixing means (for example, magic tapes 12, 13, and 14 in FIG. 1) for fixing an object and a storage member so that the object can be stored in the first method and the second method. Is characterized in that the direction of the object with respect to the storage member when the object is stored is different.

Further, the first fixing means fixes the object to the storage member so as to store the whole of the object, and the second fixing means includes
The object can be fixed to the storage member so that the object is stored in a state where a part of the object is exposed.

Further, the second fixing means can fix the object to the storage member in a state where the storage member is deformed.

Further, the first fixing means and the second fixing means can be made of a common member.

[0011] The first fixing means and the second fixing means may be magic tapes.

Further, the first fixing means and the second fixing means can be hooks.

[0013] Further, the positional relationship of the object to the case when the second fixing means stores the object by the second method and the object when the first fixing means stores the object by the first method. May differ from the positional relationship with respect to the case by 90 degrees.

Further, the storage member can be constituted by a deformable flexible member.

The object is a photographing apparatus having a photographing lens, a release button, and at least one of a finder and a liquid crystal screen. The second fixing means is such that the photographing lens and the release button are exposed. The photographing device can be fixed to the storage member so that at least one of the finder and the liquid crystal screen is exposed.

Further, the storage member has a strap through,
The second fixing means can also serve as a hook for passing through the strap.

Further, the storage member may be provided with a tripod screw.

Further, a belt loop formed integrally with the tripod screw can be provided in the storage member.

The case according to claim 1, comprising a storage member for storing an object having a predetermined shape, wherein the object and the storage member are stored so that the object can be stored by the first method. First fixing means for fixing the object and the second fixing means for fixing the object and the storage member so that the object can be stored in the second method.
This method differs from the method of (1) in that the direction of the object with respect to the storage member when the object is stored is different.

[0020]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a camera case to which the case of the present invention is applied. Usually, as shown in FIG.
Camera 100 so that the camera
Insert Then, the magic tape 11 is pressed against the magic tape 12 and adhered to each other so that the camera 100 is completely housed in the camera case 1. The strap through 15 is for passing a strap attached to the camera 100. As shown in FIG. 1, in this case, the camera 100 has a substantially rectangular box shape, and as shown in FIG. 2, a photographing lens 101, a finder 102, and a strobe 1
03 (hereinafter, these are appropriately referred to as photographing units) are arranged.

The magic tapes 13 and 14 are not used when the camera 100 is housed in the camera case 1 as shown in FIG.

FIG. 2 shows a camera 1 compared to the case of FIG.
FIG. 3 shows a state in which the camera case 1 is about to be stored in the camera case 1 while being rotated by 90 degrees with respect to the camera case 1. In the case of the storage method shown in FIG. 2, the magic tape 11 is not used, and the magic tape 14 is pressed and fixed by the magic tape 12, and the magic tape 13 is pressed and fixed by the magic tape 12. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the camera 100 is housed in the camera case 1 with a part of the camera 100 (in this case, an imaging unit) exposed. Further, the portion having the magic tape 11 is turned upside down as shown in FIG.

By turning the portion having the magic tape 11 upside down, the magic tape 11 is exposed to the outside of the camera case 1. For example, by attaching the magic tape to a wall or a side of a desk, the drawing can be performed. As shown in FIG. 4, in a state where the camera 100 is stored in the camera case 1, it can be bonded to a wall or a side of a desk to which a piece of magic tape has been attached. The belt loop 21 is a belt loop without the tripod screw 2 in this example.

FIG. 5 shows a case where the camera 100 is housed in the camera case 1 to which the tripod screw 2 is attached, that is, in a normal storing method.
2 shows a state in which the camera 100 is completely housed in the camera case 1.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the camera 100 is housed in the camera case 1 to which the tripod screw 2 is attached by a normal housing method. The tripod screw 2 is for fixing the camera case 1 to a tripod. Belt loop 3
Is for fixing the camera case 1 to a belt, and is made of, for example, vinyl chloride.

FIG. 7 shows a photographing lens 10 of the camera 100.
The camera 100 is housed in a camera case 1 having a tripod screw 2 so that the camera 1, the viewfinder 102, and the strobe 103 are exposed from the camera case 1. The storage method in this case is the same as the case described above with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 7, a tripod screw 2 is attached to the camera case 1, so that the camera case 1
Can be fixed to a predetermined tripod. Also, camera 1
00 is housed and fixed in the camera case 1.
Therefore, since the camera 100 can be fixed to a tripod via the camera case 1, it is not necessary to provide the tripod screw 2 on the body of the camera 100. This makes it possible for the tripod screw 2 not to prevent the camera 100 from being reduced in size and thickness. Further, since it is not necessary to separately prepare a tripod screw accessory or the like and carry it, it is possible to improve portability and usability.

FIG. 8 is an external view of another embodiment of a camera case to which the case of the present invention is applied. As shown in the drawing, a hook 42 is provided on the camera case 41 so that the camera case 41 can be connected to the hook 16 of the strap through 15. FIG. 9 shows the camera 1
00 is stored in the camera case 41 by a normal storage method. In the case of this storage method, the camera 100 can be completely stored in the camera case 41.

FIG. 10 shows a state in which the camera 100 is housed in the camera case 41 in a state where the camera 100 is oriented vertically.
That is, the direction of the camera 100 with respect to the camera case 41 in the case of FIG. 9 is shifted by 90 degrees. And
As shown in FIG. 10, one extra end of the camera case 41 is bent, and as shown in FIG. 11, the other extra end of the camera case 41 is also bent, and the hook 42 is connected to the hook 16. stop.

Thus, the photographing lens 1 of the camera 100
The camera 100 can be fixed to the camera case 41 with the viewfinder 01, the viewfinder 102, and the flash unit 103 exposed from the camera case 41.

FIG. 12 is an external view of the state where the camera 100 is housed in the camera case 41 as viewed from the side where the belt loop 21 is provided, as shown in FIG.

As described above, the camera 100 can be stored and fixed in the camera case 1 (or the camera case 41) with a part of the camera 100 exposed, as shown in FIG. By passing the belt through the belt loop 3 (or the belt loop 21) of the camera case 1 and fixing the camera case 1 to the belt, the operation of storing the camera 100 in the camera case 1 or taking out the camera 100 from the camera case 1 is performed. Can be easily performed.

FIG. 14 is an external view of still another embodiment of a camera case to which the case of the present invention is applied. The camera case 51 is provided with a tripod screw (female) 2, to which a string 54 can be attached via a tripod screw (male) 52. A lock member 53 is provided on the string 54 so that the string 54 can be fixed to an arbitrary position on the string 54.

FIG. 15 shows that the camera 100 is connected to the camera case 5.
FIG. 1 shows a state of being housed by a normal method. In the case of this example, the periphery of the camera case 51 accommodating the camera 100 is surrounded by a string 54, and the string 54 is tightened using a lock member 53 to fix the camera 100 to the camera case 51.

FIG. 16 shows a case where the camera 100 is connected to the camera case 5.
1 shows a state in which the camera 100 is housed vertically, the portion of the camera case 1 where a margin is formed is bent, and the camera 100 is fixed to the camera case 1 with the cord 54 and the lock member 53. At this time,
By moving the lock member 53 away from the tripod screw 52, the camera case 51 is tightened with the cord 54, and the lock member 53 is fixed at that position. In this manner, the camera 100 can be stored and fixed in the camera case 51 with the photographing lens 101, the viewfinder 102, and the flash 103 exposed.

Therefore, also in this case, as shown in FIG. 13, the operation of storing and removing the camera 100 in and from the camera case 51 can be easily performed by passing the belt through the belt loop 3. be able to. Also,
By fixing the tripod screw 2 of the camera case 51 to the tripod, the camera 100 can be fixed to the tripod via the camera case 51.

FIG. 17 shows an example of the camera case 1 provided with a sandwiching member 62 for fixing the camera 100 so as to sandwich it. This sandwiching member is the case 1
It is welded or sewn on and fixed. Alternatively, it is fixed by hooking or the like. The holding member 62 is provided with a tripod screw 2 for fixing the camera case 1 to a tripod.

FIG. 18 shows the camera case 1 shown in FIG.
2 shows a cross-sectional view when the camera 100 is stored in the vertical direction. The storage method here is the same as the case described above with reference to FIGS. And in this case,
The sandwiching member 62 suppresses the camera 100 from moving in the left-right direction with respect to the paper surface. Also, the camera case 61
Suppresses the camera 100 from moving in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface. Thereby, the camera 100 can be firmly fixed to the tripod via the camera case 1.

FIG. 19 shows that the camera 100 is
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view when the camera is housed in the camera case 1 such that the camera 01, the finder 102, and the strobe 103 are exposed from the camera case 1. In the case of this example, a rubber case 31 is provided in the camera case 1, and the inside of the rubber case 31 is formed of a mold member 32 and the like. Further, the protrusion 3 is provided at a predetermined position of the mold member 32.
The projections 33 are formed so that the projections 33 pinch and fix the camera 100 with a strong force based on the principle of leverage. Further, the magic tape 12, the magic tape 14 and the magic tape 13 of the camera case 1 are adhered to each other in a state as shown in FIG. 3 to fix the camera 100 to the camera case 1.

The tripod screw 2 is connected to the mold member 32
It is formed so as to be embedded in. Thus, when the tripod screw 2 is attached to the tripod, the mold member 32 and the rubber case 33 are firmly fixed to the tripod, so that the camera 100 can be firmly fixed to the tripod via the camera case 1.

As described above, in each of the above embodiments, the camera 100 is attached to the camera case 1 (or the camera cases 41 and 51),
02 and the strobe 103 are housed in a state where they are exposed from the camera case 1.
The camera 100 can be held by folding and fixing the portion where the margin has occurred.

Since the camera case 1 can be used as a holder for holding the camera 100, the camera case 1 can be used effectively at all times even when it is used daily, and the camera case 1 is lost. Can never be. Also, a tripod screw 2 is provided on the camera case 1 so that the camera 100 can be attached to a tripod via the camera case 1.
0 The tripod screw 2 can be removed from the body,
It is possible to reduce the size and thickness of the device.

Further, since the tripod screw 2 is attached to the camera case 1, there is no need to separately carry a tripod screw accessory or the like, so that portability and usability can be improved.

In each of the above embodiments, the camera 100 can be a silver halide camera, an electronic camera, a video camera, or another camera.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, when the camera case is held in a deformed state, a magic tape or a hook is used. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It is also possible to use other members such as a chuck.

In each of the above embodiments, the case where the camera has a rectangular box shape has been described.
The present invention can be applied to cameras having other shapes.

In each of the above embodiments, the case where the present invention is applied to a camera case for housing a camera has been described. However, the present invention is also applied to a case for housing a mobile phone and other electronic devices. It is possible.

[0048]

As described above, according to the case of the present invention,
First fixing means for fixing the object and the storage member so that the object can be stored in the first method, and fixing the object and the storage member so that the object can be stored in the second method. The first method and the second method have different orientations of the object with respect to the storage member when the object is stored, so that the entire object can be stored or the object can be stored. The storage can be performed with a part thereof exposed, and the storage method can be selected according to the situation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing a state in which a camera 100 is stored in a camera case 1 by a normal method.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state in which the camera 100 is stored in the camera case 1 so that a photographing unit of the camera case 1 is exposed.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a state in which the camera 100 is stored in the camera case 1 so that a photographing unit of the camera case 1 is exposed.

4 is an external view of the camera 100 and the camera case 1 of FIG. 3 as viewed from the rear side.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a camera case 1 provided with a tripod screw.

FIG. 6 is an external view showing a state in which the camera 100 is housed in the camera case 1 provided with a tripod screw.

FIG. 7 is an external view showing a state where the camera 100 is stored in a camera case 1 provided with a tripod screw with a part thereof being exposed.

FIG. 8 is an external view showing an embodiment of a camera case including a hook 42.

FIG. 9 is an external view showing a state in which the camera 100 is stored in the camera case 41 of FIG.

FIG. 10 is an external view showing a state in which the camera 100 is stored vertically in the camera case 41 of FIG.

FIG. 11 is an external view showing a state in which the camera 100 is stored in the camera case 41 of FIG. 8 vertically.

FIG. 12 is an external view of a state where the camera 100 is stored in the camera case 1 as viewed from the back.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the camera case 1 in which the camera 100 is stored with the imaging unit exposed is mounted on a belt.

FIG. 14 is an external view showing still another embodiment of a camera case to which the case of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 15 shows a camera case 5 in a normal manner.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state of being housed in the storage unit 1 and being fixed by being fastened with a string 54.

FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the camera 100 is housed vertically in the camera case 51, and the camera case 51 is fastened and fixed with the string 54 in a state where the photographing unit is exposed.

17 shows a sandwiching member 62 for sandwiching the camera 100. FIG.
FIG. 1 is an external view of a camera case 1 provided with.

18 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the camera 100 is stored vertically in the camera case 1 having the sandwiching member 62 of FIG.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example in which a projection 33 is formed on a sandwiching member 62 in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Camera case 2 Tripod screw 3, 21 Belt loop 11 Magic tape (first fixing means) 12 Magic tape (first fixing means, second fixing means) 13, 14 Magic tape (second fixing means) 15 Strap passing 16, 17 Hook 31 Rubber case 32 Mold member 33 Projection 41 Case 42 Hook 51 Case 52 Tripod screw 53 Lock member 54 String 62 Pinching member 100 Camera 101 Photo lens 102 Finder 103 Strobe

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A case comprising a storage member for storing an object having a predetermined shape, wherein a first member for fixing the object and the storage member so that the object can be stored in a first method. And a second fixing means for fixing the object and the storage member so that the object can be stored in the second method. The first method and the second method The case is characterized in that the direction of the object with respect to the storage member when the object is stored is different. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first fixing unit fixes the object to the storage member so as to store the entirety of the object, and the second fixing unit operates in a state where a part of the object is exposed. The case according to claim 1, wherein the object is fixed to the storage member so as to store the object. 3. The case according to claim 2, wherein the second fixing means fixes the object to the storage member in a state where the storage member is deformed. 4. The case according to claim 1, wherein said first fixing means and said second fixing means are made of a common member. 5. The case according to claim 1, wherein said first fixing means and said second fixing means are Velcro. 6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first fixing means and said second fixing means are hooks.
Or the case described in any of 3. 7. The positional relationship between the object and the case when the second fixing means stores the object by the second method, and the first fixing means fixes the object to the first case. The case according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a positional relationship between the object and the case when the object is stored by a method is different by 90 degrees. 8. The storage member according to claim 1, wherein the storage member is formed of a deformable flexible member.
Case described in any of the above. 9. The photographing apparatus, comprising: a photographing lens, a release button, and at least one of a finder and a liquid crystal screen, wherein the second fixing unit includes the photographing lens, the release button, The case according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the photographing device is fixed to the housing member such that the camera is exposed and at least one of the finder and the liquid crystal screen is exposed. 10. The case according to claim 9, wherein the storage member has a strap through, and the second fixing means doubles as a hook for the strap through. 11. The case according to claim 9, wherein a tripod screw is provided on the storage member. 12. The case according to claim 11, wherein the storage member is provided with a belt loop formed integrally with the tripod screw.