JPH0943700A - camera - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) Abstract: A camera having a high-quality appearance made of metal, in which a metal strobe cover is housed in a metal part of a camera body without a gap even when a strobe light emitting part is housed. SOLUTION: A metal cover (1, 2) is fixed to a surface of a synthetic resin upper cover base member 3 to form an upper cover member of a camera body, and a light emitting position is provided on a part of the upper cover member. The external strobe cover member 51 is rotatable with respect to the storage position, and has a strobe light emitting portion made of metal, and the hem end of the strobe cover member has a curved bending of the metal upper cover member at the storage position. It is characterized in that it is located on the upper horizontal surface extending from the portion 2c.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a camera appearance structure,
In particular, the present invention relates to an improvement in the external structure of a single-lens reflex camera with a built-in flash that uses metal as an external member.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there have been many cameras using a metal material for their appearance, and many of them have a relatively simple structure. In particular, an upper cover is an integral type that covers the entire camera. It was almost.

The top cover of a conventional camera does not have such a deep diaphragm when viewed as a single component, and there is a relatively deep diaphragm only above the pentaprism, but the design shape is also simple. In terms of press processing technology, relatively simple ones have become the mainstream.

[0004]

However, in recent cameras, especially single-lens reflex cameras, those with a built-in strobe are mainstream, and the strobe position is located above the center of the camera, above the pentaprism or above the penta roof mirror. However, since there is a strobe, the relative aperture depth is significantly larger than that of conventional cameras, and it is extremely difficult to make the upper cover integrally by metal aperture processing. It is had.

Most of the strobe devices move the light emitting position and the storage position in a rotatable manner, and in recent years, the upper cover of a camera has a function of holding a strobe etc. and a function of holding other members. Since many are added, most of them are made of a plastic member, and in such a camera, it becomes impossible to add those functions when the upper cover is made of metal.

Therefore, in a recent single-lens reflex camera with a built-in strobe, in which the strobe device can move the light emitting position and the storage position, the upper cover base member is made of a plastic member or the like as the base of the upper cover, and is viewed from the front. And at least two metal upper cover members that cover the left and right parts,
The top cover of the single-lens reflex camera with a built-in strobe is completely covered by using a metal strobe cover made of metal in the strobe light emission part while realizing a metallic appearance in the upper cover with a structure that does not have a deep central aperture. It is possible to provide a single-lens reflex camera with a metal appearance covered with metal.

However, when such a configuration is adopted,
When storing the strobe, the side surface of the strobe cover is usually configured to have the same definition as the side surface of the upper cover connected to it, and when the strobe is stored, both sides have a sense of unity. there were.

At this time, since a bent portion is formed at the portion where the metal cover member is fitted with the strobe as described above, when the above-mentioned structure is taken, the end face portion of the strobe cover member is formed. Since the R shape for bending is left at the portion where the metal upper cover member is joined to the side surface of the metal strobe cover member, a large gap appears between the metal strobe cover and the metal upper cover. There was a flaw that caused it.

An object of the invention according to the present application is to provide a camera that solves such drawbacks.

[0010]

Therefore, in the present invention, at least two metal upper cover members are provided on the left and right of the upper cover member of a single-lens reflex camera, and the at least two metal upper cover members are fixed, The camera has an upper cover base member formed of a plastic member or the like that integrally forms an upper cover member with at least two metal upper cover members, and is rotatable between a light emitting position and a storage position. In cameras such as single-lens reflex cameras that have a strobe cover member whose supported strobe light emitting part is made of metal,
When the strobe light emitting portion is in the storage position, a curved surface in which an end portion of the strobe cover member is formed in a bent portion of the metal upper cover member at a mating portion of the metal upper cover member and the strobe cover member. The shape and the joint portion of the horizontal straight line shape are arranged so as to be closer to the straight line than the curved surface shape, thereby realizing a very high quality metallic appearance with no gaps.

[0011]

1 to 7 show a camera embodying the present invention.

In the figure, reference numerals 1 and 2 denote a metal upper cover member which is an exterior member of a camera body and is made of a metal such as aluminum, titanium or stainless steel. Reference numeral 3 is a plastic material or the like. The left and right cover parts 3a, 3b
And the metal upper cover members 1 and 2 are almost entirely contacted with the back surfaces of the metal upper cover members 1 and 2 to absorb the shock when the metal upper cover member 1 and the metal upper cover member 2 are shocked. An upper cover base member that integrally forms an upper cover of the camera with the upper cover member.

In FIG. 3, reference numerals 4, 5, 6, and 7 are screw members for integrally fixing the metal upper cover members 1 and 2 and the upper cover base member 3.

Reference numerals 11 and 21 are setting dial members for setting the control state of the camera, and reference numerals 12 and 22 are the setting dial 1 described above.
Setting state transmitting members 13 and 23, which rotate integrally with 1 and 21, respectively, are fixed integrally with the setting state transmitting members 12 and 21, respectively.
Brush members 14, 24 that rotate integrally with 2 are in contact with the brush members 13, 23, respectively, have an electric signal pattern for detecting the setting state of the setting dial member, and control the detected electric signal of a camera (not shown). Signal board for transmitting to the device, 15 and 25 are the setting dials 11 and 21
And the setting state transmitting members 12 and 22 are integrally fixed, and thereby the setting dial members 11 and 12 are rotatably fixed to the upper cover member.

Reference numeral 31 is a display window which protects a display device made of liquid crystal or the like in the camera (not shown) and transmits the display of the display device to inform the photographer of the camera to the upper cover base member 3. Alternatively, it is fixed with double-sided tape or the like.

Reference numeral 51 denotes a strobe metal cover member formed of a metal such as aluminum, titanium or stainless steel, and 52 substantially entirely abuts the back surface of the strobe metal cover member 51, so that the strobe metal cover member 51 is attached to the strobe metal cover member 51. When a shock is applied, the base member of the strobe cover absorbs the shock and is fixed integrally with the metal cover 51 of the strobe to form a strobe cover. Reference numeral 53 denotes the base member 52 of the strobe cover and the metal of the strobe cover. The cover member 51 is fixed by a screw member or the like (not shown), and an arc tube for strobe light emission (not shown) or a member accompanying it is fixedly held in a space formed between them and a strobe device formed by these members is provided. A strobe base portion rotatably fixed to the upper cover base member 3 with stepped screws 54 and 55. It is.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 61 is a metal front cover of a camera formed of a metal member such as aluminum, titanium or stainless steel, which is arranged around the mount of the camera and 62 is provided with the metal front cover 61 and the upper cover base member 3 Also, a screw member 63 is fixed to the mirror box member 71 which is a base of the camera, and 63 is a screw member which fixes the metal front cover 61 to the mirror box member 71.

The mirror box 71 rotatably holds a mount member for fixing a lens (not shown) and a mirror member (not shown) for guiding the light flux of the lens to a viewfinder (not shown), and serves as a base for the camera.

A detailed description will be given of the present embodiment with the above configuration.

As described above, FIG. 1 is a view showing the members constituting the upper cover member of the camera. As shown in the drawing, the left and right metal upper cover members 1 and 2 composed of at least two parts.
And the upper cover base member 3.

At this time, the metal upper cover members 1 and 2 consisting of the at least two parts are shaped so as to avoid a position where the height of the camera upper cover member is the highest. The shape is easily processed. Therefore,
Even in cameras with complicated shapes such as in recent years, it has become possible to realize a metal appearance with low processing man-hours and low cost. FIG. 2 is a drawing for explaining a method of processing the metal upper cover members 1 and 2.

Here, as shown in FIG. 2, the metal upper cover members 1 and 2 composed of the at least two parts are initially integrally molded, and surface treatment and the like are also integrally carried out. In the final step, the dotted line A- By cutting off at A and the dotted line B-B, it becomes possible to process two parts in one process, and by simplifying the shape as described above, the man-hour and cost can be further reduced together with the man-hour and cost that are reduced. It has become possible to halve it.

Next, FIG. 3 is a view of the cross section of the camera upper cover members 1, 2 and 3 as seen from the back side of the camera, as described above.

As shown here, in the present embodiment, the setting dial members 11 and 2 have a metallic appearance, but have the same appearance.
1 has a mechanism for fixing it to the upper cover base member 3 and can be fixed.

Further, since the display window 31 is also fixed to the upper cover base member 3 and the periphery thereof is made of metal, the window can be fixed even though the appearance is metal.

Further, the strobe base member 53 can also be rotatably fixed to the upper cover base member 3, and the upper surface portion of the camera is constituted by the metallic upper cover members 1 and 2 and the strobe metallic cover member 51. Since it is almost covered with metal, a high-quality appearance comparable to the top cover of a camera using a conventional metal cover is possible.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the metal upper cover members 1 and 2 have a structure in which substantially the entire back surface thereof abuts the upper cover base member 3, so that the metal upper cover members 1 and 2 are Since such an impact is absorbed by the upper cover base member 3, the upper metal cover members 1 and 2 are relatively soft and weak against impact, but it is possible to use aluminum having good formability. It was Also,
Thin materials such as titanium and stainless steel, which have poor workability, can be used, resulting in significantly better workability, and the metallic appearance of the upper cover made of titanium or stainless steel can be achieved relatively easily and at low cost. became.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the metal cover member 51 of the strobe has a structure in which substantially the entire back surface thereof abuts the base member 52 of the strobe cover, so that the metal cover member 51 of the strobe is covered. Since the impact is absorbed by the base member of the strobe cover, the strobe metal cover member 51 is relatively soft and weak against impact, but it is possible to use aluminum having good formability as a material. . In addition, it is possible to use thin materials such as titanium and stainless steel, which have poor workability, and the workability is significantly improved, and the metallic appearance of the strobe made of titanium or stainless steel can be realized relatively easily and at low cost. became.

Next, FIG. 4 is a drawing showing a partial cross section of the camera according to the present embodiment as seen from the lateral direction of the camera.

As shown in FIG. 4, the metal front cover 61 of the camera is almost in contact with the mirror box member 71 in the lower direction of the camera on the back surface thereof, and the upper cover base member is in the upper direction of the camera. 3, the impact applied to the metal front cover 61 of the camera is absorbed by the mirror box member 71 and the upper cover base member 3, so that the metal front cover 61 is relatively soft and impacted. It is now possible to use aluminum as a material, which is weak against such problems, but has good formability.
Further, it is possible to use a thin material such as titanium or stainless steel, which has poor workability, so that the workability is significantly improved, and the metal front cover 61 of the camera made of titanium or stainless steel can be realized relatively easily and inexpensively. It has become possible.

Next, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the upper cover portion of the camera and the strobe portion, which are enlarged views of the portion C of FIG.

Here, the metal cover member 5 of the strobe is used.
The end surface portion 51a of the first metal member 1 is bent to the bent portion 2c
It is located on the right side of the drawing from the R shape at the joint of the bend R and the straight line. That is, the end surface portion 51a of the metal cover member 51 is located in the straight line portion, and the appearance line 51b of the strobe metal cover member 51 and the appearance line 2d of the upper metal cover 2 do not match.

If the line 51b and the line 2d are made to coincide with each other, the end face portion 5 of the strobe metal cover member 51 is formed.
In the case of 1a, the gap between the two is extremely large due to the influence of the R shape of the bent portion 2c of the upper metal cover 2, and the quality is remarkably degraded.

In the present embodiment, however, the above-mentioned configuration makes it possible to almost eliminate the gap, and even in a recent single-lens reflex camera with a built-in strobe device, a very high quality metallic appearance is obtained. Will be made feasible.

Next, FIGS. 6 and 7 show the overall appearance of the single-lens reflex camera of this embodiment as seen from above and from the front, respectively.

Here, as apparent from FIG. 6, even in a camera having a built-in strobe, the upper metal covers 1 and 2, the metal cover member 51 of the strobe, and the metal cover member 51 of the strobe when viewed from above. By configuring with the metal front cover 61 of the camera, the camera whose main part of the outer appearance is almost entirely covered with metal has a shorter processing process than the conventional metal cover and can be realized at a very low cost. .

Further, as seen from FIG. 7, the high-quality metal appearance in which the main part is covered with metal when viewed from the front has been improved even in recent cameras with built-in strobes, especially single-lens reflex cameras. It is possible to realize it with shorter cost and lower cost.

[0038]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the strobe light emitting portion is in the storage position, the hem end of the strobe cover member is formed at the mating portion of the metal upper cover member and the strobe cover member. However, since the R shape formed in the bent portion of the metal upper cover member and the joint portion of the horizontal straight line shape are closer to the straight line than the R shape, there is a gap between the strobe cover and the upper cover member. It is possible to achieve a very high quality metallic appearance that cannot be achieved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded front view of an upper cover member that configures the appearance of a camera according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a method for forming the upper metal cover member of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the upper portion of the camera showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a partial cross-sectional view of the camera shown in FIG.

5 is a detailed cross-sectional view of a C portion of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a top view showing the overall appearance of the camera of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing the overall external appearance of the camera of the first embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 2 ... Metal upper cover 3 ... Upper cover base member 11, 21 ... Setting dial member 12, 22 ... Setting state transmitting member 13, 23 ... Brush member 14, 24 ... Signal board 31 ... Display window 51 ... Strobe metal cover Member 52 ... Strobe cover base member 53 ... Strobe base member 61 ... Camera metal front cover 71 ... Mirror box member

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A metal cover is fixed on the surface of a synthetic resin upper cover base member to form an upper cover member of a camera body, and a part of the upper cover member is provided between a light emitting position and a storage position. The flash strobe cover member has a stroboscopic light emission part made of metal, and the hem end of the strobe cover member is on the upper horizontal surface extending from the curved bent part of the metal upper cover member at the storage position. A camera characterized by being located at.