JPS623238A - Camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To secure the feeling of the holding of a camera by providing a constant gap inside the finger tip part abutting on a grip cover, making the finger tip abutting part soft, and pressing it into the gap freely with finger force. CONSTITUTION:The entire palm is applied to the grip cover 1 and the thumb is applied to the projection/recess part 6a of the soft surface layer 6 of a finger pressure part 4 to recess the finger pressure part 4 with the tip of the thumb, obtaining a secure feeling of holding on the thumb. Further, the finger pressure part 4 is made of only one soft surface layer 5, and a hard skeleton layer 5 is not positioned on the camera body side, so even if there is the variance in thumb size and finger force among respective camera operators, the finger pressure part 4 of the soft surface layer 5 is recessed freely in the camera body side corresponding to the size of the thumb of an individual photographer and the finger force of the thumb to the finger pressure part 4. Consequently, photographers have the feeling of holding different individually.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a camera equipped with a grip cover on the front or rear surface of the camera body.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Hitherto, grips for holding cameras of this type are known to have various structures. For example, as shown in Figure 11,
The cylindrical surface 2
There is a grip 20 which is provided with a locking portion 23 as a non-slip member against which the thumb comes into contact with the cylindrical surface 22 (Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 55-18812).

For example, as shown in FIG. 14, the cylindrical surface 22 and the locking portion 23 have a double structure to prevent the locking portion 23 from slipping.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, with the structure described above, even if a finger comes into contact with the locking part, the soft layer hardly dents because the hard layer is located on the camera body side, and is not effective in preventing slipping. Even so, the grip on the fingers could not be said to be good.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and to provide a camera equipped with a camera holding grip that fits well on the fingers and allows the fingers to reliably feel the feeling of holding the camera. .

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method in which the fingertip abutting portion of the grip cover that covers the palm of the camera body is freely recessed toward the camera body side by finger pressure. It was configured as follows. That is, a certain gap is maintained inside the fingertip contact portion of the grip cover, and at least the fingertip contact portion of the grip cover is formed as a soft finger press, so that when the camera is gripped, the finger press is applied with acupressure. The structure is such that it can be freely pushed into the gap.

Effects of the Invention In the above configuration, when the cover is gripped, when the finger press is applied by applying finger pressure to the finger press portion of the grip cover, the finger press portion is freely pushed into the gap inside the fingertip contact portion due to the finger pressure. .

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1.2.3, the camera 1 according to this embodiment has a grip that protrudes from the other parts of the camera body 2, and has a palm grip that touches the entire surface of the palm from the side to the rear of the camera body 2. Fix cover 1.

As shown in FIG. 4, the grip cover 1 includes a hard skeleton layer 5 that extends along the camera body 2 and covers the entire outer surface of the part of the camera body 2 that is in contact with the palm and fingers; It has a two-layer structure including a soft surface layer 6 that covers the entire outer surface of the substrate 5.

The hard skeleton layer 5 is made of, for example, ABS resin, and has a plurality of pillars in a portion facing the rear surface of the camera body 2. Then, the support column 5b comes into contact with the rear surface of the camera body,
A gap 7 is provided between the outer surface of the camera body 2 and the inner surface of the fingertip contact portion of the hard skeleton layer 5, and as a result, a protrusion 3 is formed that protrudes from the other portion of the grip cover. Also,
The hard skeleton layer 5 has an inner surface and some of the pillars 5b.
Each locking projection 5a is caulked into each locking hole 2a of the camera body 2 to lock the hard skeleton layer 5 and the soft surface layer 6 to the camera body 2. Stop/fix. In addition, a hole 5c is provided in the portion of the protruding portion 3 of the hard skeleton layer 5 on the center side of the camera body 2 and where the thumb comes into contact, and by covering the outside of the hole 5c with the soft surface layer 5, it is possible to A gap 7 is maintained inside the soft surface layer 6, and the finger press part 4 is
form.

The soft surface layer 6 is made of, for example, a polyurethane resin, is integrally formed on the outer surface of the hard skeleton layer 5, and has an uneven portion 6a on the surface of the portion corresponding to the finger press portion 4. , to prevent the thumb from slipping.

Therefore, in the above structure, after the soft surface layer 6 is integrally molded on the outer surface of the hard skeleton layer 5, the locking protrusion 5a of the hard skeleton layer 5 is penetrated into the locking hole 2a of the camera body 2. The grip cover 1 is locked and fixed to the camera body 2 by caulking the tip of the locking protrusion 2a to the camera body 2.

According to the above embodiment, the entire surface of the palm is placed on the grip cover 1, and the thumb is placed on the soft surface of the finger press section 4.
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Place the tip of your thumb against the uneven portion 6a of the layer 6, and press the finger press 4 with the tip of your thumb.
If you make it concave, you can get a secure grip on your thumb. In addition, since the finger holding part 4 is made up of only one layer of the soft surface layer 5, and the hard skeleton layer 5 is not located on the camera body side, even if the thumb size and finger pressure of each camera operator differ, The finger press part 4 of the soft surface layer 5 can be freely recessed toward the camera body depending on the size of each person's thumb and the pressure of that thumb on the finger press part 4, so it can accommodate a different holding feeling for each person. You can get a strong hold feeling.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments,
It can be implemented in various other ways. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the soft cover 9 may be integrally formed directly on the outer surface of the camera body 2 by insert molding or the like. The camera body 2 has a hole 2b, and the hole 2b is covered with a soft cover 9, and the surface thereof has an uneven portion 6a to form a finger press portion 4 similar to that of the above embodiment. The finger holding part 4 can provide a holding feeling to the finger by pushing the soft cover 9 into the gap 7 in the hole 2b of the camera body 2 with the finger. In this embodiment and the embodiments shown below, the same parts as those in the previous embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and the explanation thereof will be omitted.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, when the soft cover 10 is directly integrally formed on the outer surface of the camera body 2, a locking screw 1 is inserted into the locking convex portion 10a of the soft cover 10 from the camera body side.
1 may be screwed to secure the soft cover 10 to the camera body 2.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the finger holding part 4 does not necessarily have holes 2c,
There is no need to form. That is, while the portion of the hard skeleton layer 12 forming the protruding portion 3 on the camera body center side, that is, the fingertip abutting portion 12a, is formed to be sufficiently thinner than other portions, the corresponding portion of the soft surface layer 13, that is, the fingertip abutting portion 13a, is made sufficiently thinner than the other portions.
The finger press portion 4 may be formed by forming the finger press portion 4 thicker than other portions.

Furthermore, as shown in Figures 8.9.10, the grip cover 1 may be provided not only on the side surface to the rear surface of the camera body 2, but also on the front surface of the camera body 2. The finger press portion 4 may also be provided on the entire surface or part of the portion of the front surface of the camera body that is in contact with the finger. In this case, a grip 14 protruding from the front surface of the camera body is formed on the front surface of the camera body, and a grip cover 14 consisting of a hard skeleton layer 15 and a soft surface layer 16 is provided on the grip 14.
form. A hole 15a is formed on the entire surface or a part of the part of the hard skeleton layer 15 that is in contact with a finger on the center side of the camera body, and the outside of the hole 15a is covered with a soft surface layer 16. The finger press portion 4 is formed by having an uneven portion 6a on the surface thereof. The soft surface layer 16 is pressed against the air gap 7 in the hole ISa of the hard skeleton layer 15 by pressing this finger holding part 4 with your finger.
By pushing in, you can get a secure grip on your fingers.

Effects of the Invention According to the above configuration, when gripping the camera, if the finger is placed on the finger press part of the grip cover and the finger press is recessed toward the camera body side with the tip of the finger, the finger can be held securely. You can feel it. In other words, for example, compared to a case where the part of the grip cover that touches the finger is recessed in advance, each person's fingers can be used to recess the finger press, and this recessing action provides a better feeling of holding the camera. In addition, even if the size of each camera operator's finger and the pressure applied to the finger press are different, the finger press is recessed according to the size of each person's finger and the pressure applied to the finger press, so that each camera operator can A hold feeling corresponding to various hold feelings can be obtained.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1.2.3 are a plan view, a rear view, and a perspective view from the rear of a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the above-mentioned palm grip, and 5.6.7 Figures 8 and 9 are cross-sectional views showing the grip portions of cameras according to other embodiments, and Figures 8 and 9 are perspective views and plan views of cameras according to still other embodiments, respectively, as seen from the front. (Middle □ Figure 10 is a cross section of the camera grip shown in Figure 8.
t'', ゛・ Figures 11, 12, and 13 are the backs of conventional cameras, respectively.
ゝ7″: Front view, perspective view from the rear, and plan view, Figure 14
1゛□ is a cross-sectional view of the grip of a conventional camera. 6゛Pa□,). 1...Grip cover, 2...Camera body, 2a.
... 1' locking hole, 2b... hole, 3... protruding part, 4... finger holding part, S, 12.1
6... Soft surface layer, 5a... Locking protrusion, 5b...
Post, 5C... Hole, 6, 9, 10, 13.15...
Hard skeleton layer, 6a... Uneven portion, 7... Void, 10a
... Locking convex portion, 11 ... Screw, 14 ... Cylindrical surface,
15a...hole.

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) In a camera in which a grip cover (1) covering the palm part is fixed to the palm part of the camera body (2), a certain gap (7) is provided inside the fingertip contact part of the grip cover (1). ) as well as the above grip cover (
At least the fingertip abutment part of 1) is formed as a soft finger press part (4), and when the camera is gripped, the finger press part (4)
A camera characterized in that it can be freely pushed into the gap (7) by finger pressure. (2) The grip cover (1) is attached to the camera body (
2) has a two-layer structure of a hard skeletal layer (12) covering the outer surface of the grip cover (12) and a soft surface layer (13) covering the outer surface of the hard skeletal layer (12), and the fingertip contact portion of the grip cover (1). The gap (7) is maintained between the inner surface of the hard skeleton layer (12) and the outer surface of the camera body, and furthermore, the fingertip contact part of the hard skeleton layer (12) is made sufficiently thinner than other parts. The camera according to item 1, characterized in that: (3) The grip cover (1) is attached to the camera body (
a hard skeleton layer (5) covering the outer surface of the hard skeleton layer (2);
a soft surface layer (6) covering the outer surface of the grip cover (1), and a hard skeleton layer (6) at the fingertip contact portion of the grip cover (1);
The above-mentioned gap (7) is formed between the inner surface of 5) and the camera body (2).
2. The camera according to item 1, wherein a hole (5c) is formed in the fingertip contact portion of the hard skeleton layer (5). (4) The grip cover (1) is composed of a single soft cover (9, 10), and is characterized in that a hole (2b) is formed in the fingertip contact portion of the camera body (2). 1st
Cameras listed in section.