JPH117059A - Camera provided with slide cover - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a camera provided with a slide cover which can be easily produced and increased in the space efficiency of the camera. SOLUTION: The camera is provided with the slide cover 1 being slidable in a direction nearly perpendicular to the cross direction of the camera, along its main body 2, between a closing position where the cover 1 covers a photographic lens 4A attached to face forward in the camera and an opening position where the cover 1 is retreated from the lens 4A and a supporting member 3 for slidably supporting the slide cover 1, in such a manner that it is held between the supporting member 3 and the camera main body 2. The slide cover 1 is only abutted on the camera main body 2, to be regulated in movement to the front of the camera and only abutted on the supporting member 3, to be regulated in the movement to the rear of the camera.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a camera with a slide cover slidable between a closed position for covering a photographic lens and an open position for retracting from the photographic lens.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a camera of this type, for example,
The one disclosed in -55309 is known.
The camera includes a slide cover disposed on a front surface of the camera body, and upper and lower guide protrusions of the slide cover are engaged with guide grooves formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the camera outer cover. Is configured to slide in the lateral direction of the camera.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional camera, since the guide grooves for guiding the slide cover are formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the outer cover of the camera, the shape of the outer cover of the camera becomes complicated, which makes the manufacture difficult. Problem.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention to provide a camera having a slide cover which can be easily manufactured and which can improve the space efficiency of the camera.

[0005]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention.
The invention described in claim 1 relates to a camera body between a closed position for covering a photographing lens 4A mounted forward of the camera and an open position retracted from the photographing lens 4A. 2. A slide cover 1 slidable in a direction substantially perpendicular to the front-rear direction of the camera along
And a support member 3 that slidably supports the slide cover 1 by sandwiching the slide cover 1 with the camera body 2.
The slide cover 1 is restricted from moving forward in the camera only by contact with the camera body, and is restricted from moving backward by the contact only with the support member 3. Is achieved. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the camera having the slide cover according to the first aspect, a protrusion 1b is formed on the slide cover 1 so as to extend in a sliding direction of the slide cover 1. The movement of the slide cover 1 in front of the camera is restricted by the contact between the camera body 1b and the camera body 2. According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a camera having the slide cover according to the first or second aspect, wherein the slide cover 1 is brought into contact with the camera rear end 1d of the slide cover 1 and the support member 3. The movement to the rear of the camera is restricted.

[0006] In the section of the means for solving the above-mentioned problems, which explains the configuration of the present invention, the drawings of the embodiments of the present invention are used to make the present invention easy to understand. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 are front views of a camera according to the present invention, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are sectional views taken along lines III-III and IV-IV of FIGS. 1 and 2, respectively. Reference numeral 2 denotes an outer cover that forms an outer shell of the camera body. Hereinafter, portions of the outer cover 2 that form the front, upper, and lower surfaces of the camera body are referred to as a front cover 2A, an upper cover 2B, and a lower cover 2C, respectively. On the front surface of the front cover 2A, a strobe light emission window 11 is provided at the upper right in the figure, an opening 2a (FIG. 2) is formed at the center, and a tunnel forming member 2D is attached at the left end. Tunnel forming member 2D
Both ends are fixed to the upper and lower ends of the front cover 2A, respectively, and a tunnel for accommodating one end of a slide cover 1 described later is formed between the member 2D and the front surface of the front cover.

Reference numeral 3 denotes an inner cover disposed inside the outer cover 2. A finder window 3a and a distance measuring window 3b are provided at a predetermined upper portion of the front cover, and a lens barrel 4 is protruded / retracted at a lower portion. Lens windows 3c are respectively formed. The finder window 3a, the distance measuring window 3b, and the lens window 3c can be exposed from the opening 2a of the front cover 2A. The lens barrel 4 includes a plurality of photographing lenses 4A.
And the optical axis L from the collapsed position shown in FIG. 3 to the wide-angle end position shown in FIG.
It is possible to move in the direction.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a slide cover disposed on the front surface of the front cover 2A, which is slidable in the lateral direction of the camera between a closed position shown in FIG. 1 and an open position shown in FIG. At the closed position, the opening 2a of the front cover 2A is closed to cover the taking lens 4A, the finder window 3a, and the distance measuring window 3b, and at the open position, they are retracted from the opening 2a to expose them. The right end of the slide cover 1 has a vertically projecting portion 1 as shown in FIG.
B has a special shape, but since the right end of the front cover opening 2a is formed according to the shape, the opening 2a is closed without a gap when the slide cover 1 is closed. be able to.

The slide cover 1, the outer cover 2 and the inner cover 3 are formed by a plastic mold.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show VV line and VI- line in FIGS. 1 and 2, respectively.
7 and 8 are partially enlarged views of FIG. 3. As shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 4, FIG. 7, and FIG. 8, upper and lower ends of the inner cover 3 are formed with protruding portions 3A protruding upward and downward. 2C. On the other hand, overhanging portions 1A projecting toward the rear of the camera are respectively formed on the upper and lower projecting portions 1B (FIGS. 1 and 2) of the slide cover 1. Can be contacted. As a result, the movement of the slide cover 1 in the rear direction of the camera is restricted.

Also, ridges 1 are provided above and below the slide cover 1.
b is formed over the entire length, and the front face 1 of these ridges 1b is formed.
7 (FIGS. 7 and 8) can be brought into contact with the inner surface of the protruding portion 2b provided on the upper and lower portions of the opening 2a of the front cover 2.
This restricts the movement of the slide cover 1 in the front direction of the camera.

3 is a liquid crystal display window provided on the upper cover 2B, 6 is a liquid crystal display panel, 7 is a liquid crystal display backlight, 8 is a mode selection switch, 9 is an electric mounting board, and 10 is a click switch. , 12 are viewfinders, FIG.
Reference numeral 13 denotes a release button.

In the camera configured as described above,
When the slide cover 1 is in the closed position, the taking lens 4A, the finder window 3a, and the distance measuring window 3b are covered as shown in FIG. At this time, the ridges 1b formed on the upper and lower end surfaces of the slide cover 1 are in full contact with the protrusions 2b of the front cover 2, thereby preventing the slide cover 1 from rising from the front cover 2A.

When a leftward force is applied to the slide cover 1,
The slide cover 1 slides to the left. At this time, the upper and lower overhangs 1A move through the gap between the upper and lower covers 2B and 2C and the inner cover 3 while penetrating the opening 2a of the front cover 2A. The protrusion 1b of the slide cover 1 slides on the protrusion 2b, but with the opening of the slide cover 1, the protrusion 1b gradually separates from the protrusion 2b provided at the upper and lower portions of the opening 2a. Eventually, the detached portion is exposed to the outside.

When the slide cover 1 is completely opened as shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, the ridge 1b is separated from the protrusion 2b except for a very short portion at the right end thereof. Part is the tunnel forming member 2D and the front cover 2
Since the slide cover 1 is accommodated in the tunnel between the front cover 2A and the front cover 2A, the slide cover 1 can be prevented from floating. That is, even if a force is applied to the left end (opening end) of the slide cover 1 toward the front of the camera for some reason, the front surface of the slide cover 1 abuts against the tunnel forming member 2D to prevent the slide cover 1 from rising. Is done. Note that the tunnel forming member 2D can also be used as a grip for holding the camera, and serves to firmly hold the camera.

In the present embodiment, the movement of the slide cover 1 in the rear direction of the camera is restricted by contacting the tip 1d of the upper and lower projecting portion 1A of the slide cover 1 with the protrusion 3A of the inner cover 3, and at the same time, the slide cover is formed. The movement of the slide cover 1 in the front direction of the camera is restricted by the abutment of the one ridge 1b against the protrusion 2b of the outer cover 2. Therefore, the shapes of the slide cover 1, the inner cover 3, and the outer cover 2 are not complicated, and the manufacture thereof is easy.

In this regard, the advantages of the camera according to the present embodiment will be further described in comparison with the case where the movement of the slide cover in both the front and rear directions is restricted by only the inner cover or the outer cover. In the camera shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, an inner cover 103 having an engagement groove 103 d is used instead of the inner cover 3, and an engagement claw 101 a that engages with the engagement groove 103 d is provided on the slide cover 101. Is formed. In addition, 101A is a projecting portion projecting in the camera rear direction, and 101b is a protrusion similar to the protrusion 1b.

In the camera shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the engagement groove 103d formed in the inner cover 103 and the engagement claw 101a formed in the slide cover 101 are engaged with each other, so that the front and rear of the slide cover 101 can be moved. Restricts movement in the direction. However, since the engagement groove 103d is a so-called undercut, the inner cover 10
When molding 3 with a plastic mold, a slide mold is required, and the mold structure becomes complicated, thereby increasing the manufacturing cost. Since the slide cover 101 also has an undercut portion, the manufacturing cost similarly increases. If the position of the slide cover is to be restricted in both the front and rear directions by engagement with the outer cover, the shape of the outer cover or the slide cover becomes complicated, which also increases the manufacturing cost.

As described above, when the movement of the slide cover 1 in both the front and rear directions is restricted only by the engagement with the inner cover or the engagement with the outer cover, the slide cover 1 and the inner cover Either the shape of the outer cover 3 or the outer cover 2 must be complicated, and the manufacturing cost increases.

On the other hand, since the inner cover 3 and the slide cover 1 in the present embodiment do not have a portion to be undercut, a complicated mold is not required.
Manufacturing costs can be reduced. 9 and 10, the space for accommodating the engagement groove 103d and the engagement claw 101a is increased, and the internal space of the camera is narrowed. And space efficiency can be improved.

In the present embodiment, the outer cover 2
Corresponds to the camera body, the inner cover 3 corresponds to the support member, the protrusion 1b corresponds to the protrusion, and the tip 1d corresponds to the rear end of the camera. In the present specification, the “camera body” is a concept including all members constituting the camera other than the “support member” and the “slide cover”.

[0023]

According to the present invention, the movement of the slide cover to the front of the camera is restricted only by contact with the camera body, and the movement of the slide cover to the rear of the camera is restricted only by contact with the support member. Therefore, the shapes of the slide cover, the camera body, and the support member can be simplified, and the manufacturing becomes easy. Further, the space efficiency of the camera can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing a state where a slide cover is closed.

FIG. 2 is a view similar to FIG. 1, showing a state in which a slide cover is opened.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 3;

FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 3;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration in which an engagement groove is formed in an inner cover.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view showing a configuration in which an engagement groove is formed in an inner cover.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 slide cover 1b ridge 1d tip 2 outer cover 3 inner cover 4A photographic lens

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A camera according to claim 1, wherein said camera is slidable along a camera body in a direction substantially orthogonal to a front-rear direction of the camera between a closed position for covering a photographing lens mounted forward of the camera and an open position retracted from the photographing lens. A slide cover, and a support member that slidably supports the slide cover by sandwiching the slide cover between the camera body and the slide cover is restricted from moving forward of the camera only by contact with the camera body. A rearward movement of the camera is restricted only by contact with the support member. 2. A projection which is formed on the slide cover and extends in a sliding direction of the slide cover, and abutment between the projection and the camera body restricts movement of the slide cover forward of the camera. A camera having a slide cover according to claim 1, wherein 3. The slide cover according to claim 1, wherein the rearward movement of the slide cover is restricted by abutting the rear end of the slide cover on the camera and the support member. Camera with slide cover.