JP2002189272A - Film unit with lens - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the waste part of material for packing a unit main body. SOLUTION: Film is loaded in a film unit 2 in advance, and the unit main body 3 is provided with a photographic lens 8 and a finder 9 required for photographing. Transparent covers 4 and 5 with which one part of the main body 3 is covered are fit on the respective side faces of the main body 3. A packing sheet 6 made of the belt-shaped one is stuck to the center part of the main body 3 so as to extend over the transparent covers 4 and 5 on both sides and hermetically seals the main body 3. At the time of photographing, one part 6a of the sheet 6 is cut off and the lens 8 and the finder 9 are exposed to the outside, whereby photographing is performed. Since only one part 6a of the sheet 6 is discarded, the waste of the packing material is restrained.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a film unit with a lens, and more particularly to a packaging of a film unit with a lens.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A film unit with a lens (hereinafter, referred to as a film unit) allows photographers to enjoy photography at low cost. Since the film unit has a built-in unexposed photographic film in the unit body incorporating a simple photographing mechanism, the film unit can immediately take a photograph from the place where it was purchased. Further, the film unit is generally widely used because of its simplicity that the film unit can be taken out to the development handling place even after photographing.

A photographic film is previously loaded in a film unit in a manufacturing process. For this reason, it is necessary to protect the loaded photographic film from moisture, dust, etc. until the user uses it. Therefore, the film units are sealed one by one with a gusset bag having a moisture-proof function when shipped from the manufacturer. The gusset bag is formed of a multilayer structure of aluminum and a polymer, and also has a function of shielding the film unit from light.

[0004]

However, the gusset bag packaging the film unit requires the user to
At the time of shooting, everything was discarded. For this reason, packaging the entire film unit in a gusset bag has a problem in terms of environmental protection since waste is increased.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a film unit with a lens that is packaged with moisture-proof properties so as to reduce the amount of packaging material that is discarded when the film unit is used.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a lens-equipped film unit according to the present invention is provided with a unit main body having a film mounted in advance, a photographing lens and a finder on the front surface thereof, and a unit main body. In a film unit with a lens comprising an exterior body that covers the entire surface, the exterior body includes a pair of side caps that cover the respective side surfaces of the unit main body, and both side caps that cover the photographing lens and the finder and have both side edges. On the front, top, back,
A band-shaped sheet that covers the bottom surface in series, and the band-shaped sheet is provided with a separating portion that is cut out along a breaking line during use to expose the taking lens and the finder to the outside. Before photographing, the unit main body is moisture-proof wrapped by an exterior body. At the time of photographing, photographing can be performed by cutting out only a part of the belt-shaped sheet, so that less packaging material is discarded.

The belt-shaped sheet is configured to double cover the front surface of the unit body, provided with a separating portion for covering the photographing lens and the finder at the lower layer side, and when the upper layer side is peeled off and cut off. The separation section may be affixed to the inner surface on the upper layer side to be separated.

Preferably, the side cap is integrally formed of plastic, and at least one of the side caps is transparent and covers the front surface of the strobe light emission window.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a film unit with a lens according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The film unit 2 of FIG. 2 is packaged by covering the unit body 3 with side caps 4 and 5 and a wrapping sheet 6. A film (not shown) is loaded in the unit body 3 in advance. Also, the unit body 3
Are provided with a photographing lens, an objective finder, an eyepiece finder, a strobe charging switch, a strobe light emitting section, a shutter button, and a film counter, and are covered with a packaging sheet 6.

The side caps 4, 5 are made of resin or the like. As shown in FIG. 3, the unit body 3 is fitted into the unit body 3 from both sides.

As shown in FIG. 3, the packaging sheet 6 covers a part of the side caps 4 and 5 and is attached to the center of the unit body 3. The packaging sheet 6 partially overlaps the surfaces of the side caps 4 and 5 and is sealed and pasted with glue or the like. The wrapping sheet 6 covers the shutter button 12 and the film counter 13 of the unit main body 3 and moisture-proof wraps the film provided in the unit main body 3.

As shown in FIG. 4, the packaging sheet 6 is wound around the unit main body 3 so as to cover the front, top, back and bottom surfaces of the unit main body 3. The packaging sheet 6 has openings 9a, 9b, and 13a corresponding to the objective finder, eyepiece finder, and film counter of the unit body. Further, a part of the packaging sheet 6 is half-cut, and the protection sheet 6b for the photographing lens is formed.
It has become. Another part of the wrapping sheet 6 includes a separating unit 6a.
And is further attached to the packaging sheet 6 so as to cover the openings 9a, 9b and 13a. In this manner, the unit main body 3 is provided so that the photographing mechanisms such as the photographing lens, the objective finder, and the eyepiece finder are not exposed to the outside at all.
It is covered by the packaging sheet 6. In addition, a protection sheet 6b that is peeled off together with the separation portion 6a is provided on the front surface of the photographing lens 8. During photographing, the separating section 6a and the protection sheet 6b are cut off and peeled off.

When the film unit 2 with the lens is used, as shown in FIG.
And the protection sheet 6b are cut off and peeled off. In order to expose the photographing lens 8, the objective finder 9, the eyepiece finder (not shown) provided on the back of the camera, and the film counter 13, the packaging sheet 6 from which the separating portion 6a has been cut is opened at the corresponding positions. 8a, 9a,
9b (see FIG. 4) and 13a are provided. The side cap 4 is provided with a notch 4 a for exposing the flash charging switch 10. Further, the side cap 5 is provided with a notch 5 a for exposing the shutter button 12. As shown in FIG. 2, before photographing, the separating section 6a includes a photographing lens 8, an objective finder 9, an eyepiece finder, a strobe charging switch 10, a strobe light emitting section 11, a shutter button 12, a shutter button 12, and a film counter of the film unit 2. 13, the film unit 2 is moisture-proof wrapped. The photographing can be performed by discarding only a part of the packaging sheet (separating section 6 and protection sheet 6b), so that a small number of members are discarded.

As shown in FIG. 5, the shape of the exterior sheet 6 is such that a part of a band is widened. The notch 4a of the side cap 4 shown in FIG.
And the notch 5a of the side cap 5 are closed. However, the present invention is also applicable to a film unit in which a strobe charging switch 10 and a shutter button 12 are provided at the center of the unit main body 3. In this case, the packaging sheet 6 does not need to have a widened portion. The opening 1 of the film counter 13
3a is not always necessary if the photographer can check the film counter 13 via the side caps 4 and 5.

In order to protect the photographing lens 8, a part of the packaging sheet 6 is provided with a protective sheet 6b.
Is provided. The protective sheet 6b is provided to prevent fingerprints and dust from adhering to the photographing lens 8.
Usually, the photographing lens 8 is arranged at a position deeper than the photographing window. However, when transporting the film unit or displaying it at a store, sharp edges, such as the corners of the film unit or the tip of the display shelf, can push the photographic lens from above the packaging sheet, causing it to shift or break. is there.
In the present invention, in order to protect the photographing lens 8, a part of the packaging sheet 6 is subjected to half-cut processing, and a protection sheet 6b is provided. When the separation part 6a is cut off, the protection sheet 6b is attached to the surface 6c of the separation part 6a and peeled off. However, the film unit of the present invention does not necessarily need to have a protective sheet.

Various external designs can be applied to the packaging sheet 6 that is still attached to the unit body 3. By changing the appearance design of the packaging sheet 6, the appearance design of the film unit can be freely changed. In addition, since the packaging sheet 6 in this portion is usually covered with the separating portion 6a, a less expensive one can be used as compared with a laminate material using expensive gravure printing. Further, as the packaging sheet, a sheet which is wrapped with a heat-shrinkable film as a shrink material and then integrally packaged by heating may be used. Moreover,
Either of the side caps 4 and 5 may be formed of a transparent resin. In this case, if the side cap covers the strobe light emitting section 11, it is not necessary to perform special processing for strobe light emission.

[0017]

As described above, in the film unit with lens of the present invention, the unit main body is wrapped by the side cap and the wrapping sheet to prevent the unit main body from moisture. Since photographing can be performed by discarding only a part of the packaging sheet, the number of members to be discarded can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a film unit with a lens according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where the lens-fitted film unit shown in FIG. 1 is packaged.

FIG. 3 is a top view of the film unit with a lens shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a side view of the film unit with a lens shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a development view of a packaging sheet according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Film unit with lens 3 Unit body 4, 5 Side cap 6 Packaging sheet 8 Photo lens 9 Objective finder 10 Strobe charging switch 11 Strobe light emitting unit 12 Shutter button 13 Film counter

──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification symbol FI Theme coat ゛ (Reference) G03B 15/05 G03B 15/05 17/02 17/02 17/04 17/04 (72) Inventor Toshihide Nagasaka 210 Nakanakanuma, Minamiashigara-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture Fuji Photo Film F-term (reference) 2H053 CA12 CA41 CA45 2H100 AA32 AA41 BB03 BB07 BB09 EE06 2H101 AA02

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A lens-equipped film unit comprising: a unit main body which is pre-loaded with a film, a photographing lens and a finder are provided on the front side thereof, and an exterior body which entirely covers the unit main body. A pair of side caps that cover the respective side surfaces of the main body, and a band-shaped sheet that covers the photographing lens and the finder and has both side edges superimposed on the respective side caps and covers the front, top, back, and bottom surfaces of the unit main body in a series. A film unit with a lens, wherein the strip-shaped sheet is provided with a separation portion that is cut out along a breaking line during use to expose the photographing lens and the finder to the outside. 2. The belt-like sheet is configured to double cover the front surface of the unit main body, provided with a separating portion that covers the photographing lens and the finder on the lower layer side, and the upper layer side is peeled off when cut off. 2. The film unit with a lens according to claim 1, wherein the separating unit is attached to an inner surface on an upper layer side and separated. 3. The device according to claim 1, wherein the side cap is integrally formed of plastic, and at least one side cap is transparent and covers a front surface of the strobe light emission window.
Or the film unit with a lens according to 2.