JPH0455321Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a lens-fitted film unit having an exterior body such as a paper box.

[Conventional technology]

A film unit with a lens (product name: ``Utsurun'') has a simple shooting function built into the container that stores the film, so that you can easily enjoy photography even if you do not own a regular camera.
Hi'') is sold by the applicant.

This lens-equipped film unit includes, for example,
A 24-shot film is stored in the unit, and after this is used up, the user can take the entire unit to a processing shop without having to rewind or take out the film.
Once used, the unit body will not be reused.

Since the lens-fitted film unit is thus disposable, it is preferable to manufacture it at as low a cost as possible. Under these circumstances, the main body of the unit, which houses the film and incorporates a simple photographing function, is manufactured by plastic molding, and its surface treatment is simple. The exterior of the unit is a paper box decorated with printing, etc.
This paper box can be used with the unit body covered.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] As mentioned above, the lens-fitted film unit, which is manufactured with the premise of low cost, is designed to keep the unit body itself small and simple, and even if the exterior Even if various decorations are applied to the surface of paper boxes used as paper boxes, the appearance tends to give a weak impression due to compactness and simplification of shape. Therefore, it is difficult to get the photographer's attention when photographing an infant.

[Purpose of invention]

The present invention was developed to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is a film unit with a lens that can strengthen the impression from the exterior without adding cost, while keeping the unit itself compact. The purpose is to provide.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention forms a protruding piece that protrudes beyond the outline of the unit body on the exterior covering the outer surface of the unit body.

Further, the protruding piece is formed continuously and foldably on a part of the exterior body covering the front surface of the unit main body,
An effective means for achieving the object of the present invention is to make the protrusion length less than the thickness of the unit body so that it covers at least the shutter release operating member when folded.

[Effect]

Since a protrusion piece is formed on the exterior body to protrude beyond the outline of the unit body, the size of the lens-fitted film unit can be made to appear larger than the size of the unit body, and the impression given from the exterior can be strengthened.

In addition, if a protruding piece is provided in a row on a part of the exterior body that covers the front of the unit body, and the protruding piece covers the shutter release operating member when folded, the photographer can remove the obstruction of the shutter release. Because of this, the protruding piece is always made to stand up, so the protruding piece always stands up when taking pictures. This makes it possible to attract the attention of children and the like. Moreover,
By making the length of the protruding piece less than the thickness of the unit body, the protruding piece can be easily packaged when folded.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

〔Example〕

In FIG. 2, which is an external view of the embodiment of the present invention before the outer box is attached, the unit main body 10 is equipped with a photographing lens 12 having a photographing optical axis 11, and a film is preferably loaded in advance. It also has a built-in light-tight container, such as a cartridge, in which exposed film is stored after each shot. Further, the back plate of the unit body 10 is locked, so that the user cannot take out the film.

On the front surface of the unit main body 10, a protrusion 13 is formed around the photographic lens 12, and a finder object side opening 14 is formed in the upper part. Further, a strobe is integrated into the unit main body 10, and a strobe light emitting section 16 and a charging button 17 are provided. A shutter button 18 and a film counter display window 19 are provided on the top surface of the unit body 10, and a film winding knob 21 is provided on the back surface.

The unit main body 10 includes an outer box 22 made of paper, for example.
It will be tightly covered. The outer box 22 is
As shown in the exploded view of FIG. 3, the front cover 23 covers the front of the unit main body 10, the bottom cover 24 covers the bottom, the rear cover 26 covers the back, the top cover 27 covers the top, and the side covers cover both sides. It has covers 28 and 29. In addition, adhesive pieces 31 and 32 that are adhered to each side cover 28 and 29, and a glue allowance 33 that is adhered to the back surface of the front cover 23,
A lower reinforcing piece 34 that is continuously formed on the bottom cover 24 and reinforces the outer box 22 in the installed state, an upper reinforcing piece 36 that is formed continuously on the top cover 27, and an undulating surface that can rise and fall freely around the bending line 37 as a fulcrum. 38
and is provided. Further, the front cover 23 has an opening 39 having a shape corresponding to the protrusion 13, an opening 41 for exposing the viewfinder object side opening 14, and an opening 42 for exposing the light emitting section 16.
A pressing portion 49 is defined below the opening 42 and has a rectangular shape and is cut along three sides other than the fold line 48 . By pressing the pressing portion 49, the charge button 17 is pushed in and the strobe is charged.

The top cover 27 further includes a shutter button 1.
8. Openings 43 and 44 are opened to expose the film counter display window 19, respectively.
Further, a notch 46 is formed from the top cover 27 to the back cover 26 to expose the knob 21. The side cover 28 is provided with a notch 47 for winding up the knob 21. The rear cover 26 has an opening 48 for looking into the viewfinder. Adhesive pieces 31 and 32 continuously formed on the back cover 26 are glued to the front surface of the paper and adhered to predetermined locations. In addition, an illustration of a koala is written from the entire surface of the front cover 23 to the undulating surface 38.
It can attract the attention of young children. The opening 39 is opened exactly at the position of the koala's nose, and is designed to create a sense of unity between the illustration and the unit body 10.

The procedure for attaching the outer box 22 to the unit main body 10 will be described below. The dashed-dotted lines in the figure indicate the bending lines of each part. The side covers 28 and 29 are folded along the folding lines to the back side of the page. Similarly, when each part is folded toward the back side of the paper, the state shown in FIG. 2 is obtained. Next, the bottom cover 24 is brought into sliding contact with the bottom surface of the unit main body 10, and the glue margin 33 is adhered at a predetermined position on the upper end of the back side of the front cover 23. At this time, care is taken so that the gluing allowance 33 does not block the openings 41 and 42. And upper reinforcement piece 3
6. Keep both the lower reinforcing pieces 34 in a position where they are in contact with the side surface of the unit main body 10, cover them with the adhesive pieces 31 and 32, and glue them on one predetermined side. The side covers 28 and 29 are respectively glued on top of this to complete the installation.

The first diagram shows the appearance of the film unit obtained by covering the unit body 10 with the outer box 22.
In the figure, the pressing portion 49 corresponds to the position of the charging button 17, and by pressing this portion, it becomes possible to perform strobe photography. An indicator may be written on the pressing portion 49 to indicate that it is a pressing portion for strobe charging. By bending the undulating surface 38 along the fold line 37, it stands up and attracts attention when photographing, and does not obstruct the pressing of the shirt button 18. In addition, the height H of the undulating surface 38
is smaller than the depth L of the top cover 27.

On the other hand, when storing, the undulating surface 38 is covered with the top cover 27.
By bending it so as to touch it, it becomes possible to store it in, for example, a moisture-proof package 51, as shown in FIG. This makes it very convenient for automatic packaging during the manufacturing process. Furthermore, the length H may be set to such a length that the undulating surface 38 covers the shutter button 18 when folded. As a result, even if the undulating surface 38 does not stand up due to its restoring force alone, the photographer always takes the picture with the undulating surface 38 standing up in order to eliminate interference from pressing the shutter button 18, so even if the undulating surface 38 is not intended to be can also attract the attention of young children.

Incidentally, a conventional rectangular outer box having no undulating surface 38 may be used as the outer box, and an illustration board 60 as shown in FIG. 5 may be adhered to the front surface of the outer box. The undulating surface 62 above the fold line 61 is a portion that protrudes largely from the front surface of the film unit 10. In this case, since a conventionally existing outer box can be used, the present invention can be implemented economically with less waste in practice.

[Effect of idea]

As explained above, the present invention consists of a unit body equipped with a photographing mechanism and with a film built in in advance, and an exterior body that covers the outer surface of this unit body, and the exterior body has a part that protrudes beyond the outline of the unit body. A protruding piece was formed. Therefore, since the front side of the unit can be made to look large while keeping the unit itself compact, it is easy to attract the attention of the subject, such as an infant, and it is possible to take pictures with natural facial expressions.

In addition, the protruding piece is continuous with a part of the exterior body that covers the front surface of the unit body, and is formed so as to be foldable.The protruding length is less than or equal to the thickness of the unit body, and when folded, it covers at least the shutter release operating member. In this case, since the protruding piece is always in an upright position when taking pictures, it attracts the attention of infants, etc., and it is possible to enjoy fun photography that infants will enjoy.In addition, it can be easily folded for storage, which is very convenient. It's convenient.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a film unit according to an embodiment of the present invention with an outer box attached. Second
This figure is a perspective view of the film unit shown in FIG. 1 before an outer box is attached thereto. FIG. 3 is a developed view of the outer box used in the embodiment shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is an external view showing the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 while being housed in a moisture-proof package. FIG. 5 is a plan view of an illustration board used in another embodiment of FIG. 1. 10...Unit body, 12...Photographing lens,
13...Protrusion part, 14...Finder objective side opening, 16...Light emitting part, 17...Charging button, 18
...Shutter button, 22...Outer box, 23...
Front cover, 24... Bottom cover, 26... Back cover, 27... Top cover, 33... Gluing allowance,
49...Press portion, 51...Moisture-proof package, 60
...Illustrated board.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) Consisting of a unit body that is equipped with a photographing mechanism and has a film built in in advance, and an exterior body that covers the outer surface of the unit body, the exterior body has a shape that is larger than the outline of the unit body. A lens-equipped film unit characterized by forming a protruding piece. (2) The protruding piece is continuous with a part of the exterior covering the front surface of the unit main body, and is formed so as to be freely foldable, its protruding length is less than or equal to the thickness of the unit main body, and when folded, at least the shutter release operating member 1. A lens-fitted film unit according to claim 1, which covers the lens.