JP2016075749A - Imaging apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mechanism capable of easily opening or closing a display unit without enlarging an imaging apparatus, even when a hinge unit of a relatively large torque is used.SOLUTION: An imaging apparatus 100 includes: an apparatus main body 101; and a display unit 120 supported by the apparatus main body 101 turnably in the opening/closing direction via a hinge portion 130. Regarding the display unit 120, a part 120a of a side portion on the opposite side to the hinge portion 130 is exposed from the apparatus main body 101 in the closed state of the display unit 120. The exposed part is located at an opening recess formed by intersection of two adjacent outer surfaces 109 and 160 of the apparatus main body 101.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

  The present invention relates to an imaging apparatus such as a digital camera or a digital video camera.

  In some imaging apparatuses such as digital cameras, a display unit is supported so as to be rotatable in an opening / closing direction via a hinge portion with respect to the apparatus main body.

  As such an imaging apparatus, conventionally, a technique has been proposed in which a finger-hanging groove is formed on the side surface opposite to the rotation axis of the display unit so that the display unit can be easily opened and closed (Patent Document 1). .

  In this proposal, two groove portions are provided on the side surface of the display unit opposite to the rotation axis, one groove portion engages with a lock claw that locks the display unit in a closed state, and the other groove portion holds the display unit. It is a finger hook for opening and unlocking. Then, a part of the apparatus main body is largely cut away so that the finger-hanging groove is exposed so that the finger can be easily hooked.

JP 2002-204380 A

  By the way, in particular, an image pickup apparatus for business use has a large display unit. However, in order to prevent the display unit from being rugged and causing the display unit to move carelessly, a hinge part having a large torque should be used. There are many.

  However, in Patent Document 1, the finger-hanging groove portion is formed to be relatively small and has a small finger-hanging margin, similarly to the groove portion with which the lock claw is engaged, and therefore cannot sufficiently apply force. For this reason, it is difficult to open and close the display unit easily when using a hinge portion with a large torque, particularly in a business imaging apparatus.

  Further, in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, since a part of the apparatus main body is largely cut away to expose the finger groove, the area of the cut-out portion is required for the apparatus main body. Invite.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a mechanism that can easily open and close a display unit without increasing the size of an imaging device even when a hinge portion having a relatively large torque is used.

  In order to achieve the above object, an imaging apparatus according to the present invention includes an apparatus main body, and a display unit that is rotatably supported in an opening / closing direction via a hinge portion with respect to the apparatus main body. A part of the side surface opposite to the hinge portion is exposed from the device main body in the closed state of the display unit, and the exposed portion has an angle between two or more external surfaces adjacent to the device main body. It is located in the open recessed part formed by crossing.

  According to the present invention, even when a hinge portion having a relatively large torque is used, the display unit can be easily opened and closed without increasing the size of the imaging device.

It is the perspective view which looked at the digital camera which is an example of the embodiment of the imaging device of the present invention from the back side. It is a perspective view which shows the state which fully opened the display unit of the digital camera shown in FIG. 1 with respect to the camera main body. It is the perspective view which looked at the digital camera shown in FIG. 2 from the front side. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the display unit is reversed from the state shown in FIG. 2 and closed with respect to the camera body. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the state where the display unit is closed without being inverted from the state of FIG. 2 as viewed from the back side of the camera body. It is the perspective view seen from the front side of FIG. It is the perspective view seen from the right side rear of FIG. FIG. 6 is a plan view of a state in which an operation for opening the display unit with respect to the camera body from the closed state of the display unit shown in FIG. 5 is viewed from the back side of the camera body. It is the perspective view seen from the front side of FIG. It is the perspective view seen from the right side rear of FIG. It is a figure which shows the state which removed the grip part from the state of FIG. It is the top view which looked at the state of Drawing 4 in the direction of an optical axis from the back side of a camera body. It is the perspective view seen from the right side rear of FIG. It is the top view which looked at the mode at the time of operating the operation cross switch part in the state which reversed and closed the display unit from the back side of the camera main body. It is the perspective view seen from the right side rear of FIG.

  Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a digital camera, which is an example of an embodiment of an imaging apparatus according to the present invention, as viewed from the back side.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the digital camera 100 of the present embodiment, an interchangeable lens unit 110 is detachably mounted on the front side of a camera body 101, and a switch unit 102, a viewfinder unit 150, and the like are disposed on the upper part of the camera body 101. Is provided.

  An operation button group 103 is provided on the left side of the camera body 101 when the camera body 101 is viewed from the back side, and an external connection unit 160 and the like are provided on the right side. The camera body 101 corresponds to an example of the apparatus body of the present invention.

  A display unit 120 such as an LCD is supported on the back side of the camera body 101 so as to be rotatable in the opening / closing direction with respect to the camera body 101 via the hinge portion 130 and rotatable in the open state. In FIG. 1, the display unit 120 is in a closed state with respect to the camera body 101 and corresponds to an example of a first closed state of the present invention in which the display surface 121 (see FIG. 2) is closed toward the camera body 101. To do. A battery box unit 104 is provided below the display unit 120 of the camera body 101.

  In the present embodiment, a single-lens reflex digital camera in which the interchangeable lens unit 110 is detachably attached to the camera main body 101 is illustrated. However, a digital camera in which the lens unit is provided integrally with the camera main body 101. It may be.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where the display unit 120 of the digital camera 100 shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the digital camera 100 shown in FIG. 2 as viewed from the front side.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in a state where the display unit 120 is rotated 180 ° with respect to the camera body 101 via the hinge part 130 to be fully opened, a back switch part 107 provided on the back side of the camera body 101, And the cover part 200 which protects a memory card is exposed to an external appearance surface.

  In the display unit 120, a display surface 121, an operation cross switch portion 122, and a panel switch portion 123 are arranged on the surface facing the camera body 101 side in the closed state of FIG. 1. In FIG. 2, the battery 140 is detachably accommodated in the battery box unit 104.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the interchangeable lens unit 110 is attached to the camera body 101 via the lens mount unit 111. The interchangeable lens unit 110 can be attached to and detached from the lens mount unit 111 by operating the attachment / detachment knob 112.

  A grip part 170 that a user grips during photographing is detachably attached to a left side surface part (hereinafter referred to as a left side part) 109 of the camera body 101 when the camera body 101 is viewed from the front side. A grip trigger portion 171 and the like are provided.

  4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the display unit 120 is reversed and closed with respect to the camera body 101 from the state shown in FIG.

  In the present embodiment, the display unit 120 is rotatably supported with respect to the camera body 101 via the hinge portion 130 in the opened state shown in FIG. Therefore, by rotating the display unit 120 180 degrees from the state shown in FIG. 2 and closing it, the display unit 120 can be closed with the surface 121 inverted as shown in FIG. Here, the closed state of the display unit 120 shown in FIG. 4 corresponds to an example of the second closed state of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the state in which the display unit 120 is closed without being inverted from the state of FIG. 6 is a perspective view seen from the front side of FIG.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view seen from the rear right side of FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the upper corner portion 120 a of the side surface portion opposite to the hinge portion 130 of the display unit 120 is disposed in the open recess of the camera body 101 when the display unit 120 is closed. This open recess is formed when the left side surface portion 109 of the camera body 101 and the external connection portion 160 intersect at an angle.

  In this state, a part of the display surface 121 of the display unit 120 is disposed so as to be exposed on the front side of the camera body 101, that is, on the interchangeable lens unit 110 side. Here, the left side surface portion 109 and the external connection portion 160 correspond to an example of two adjacent external surfaces of the present invention.

  FIG. 8 is a plan view of the state when the display unit 120 is opened with respect to the camera body 101 from the closed state of the display unit 120 shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is a perspective view seen from the front side of FIG. FIG. 10 is a perspective view seen from the rear right side of FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the photographer's finger 500 pushes the upper corner 120a, which is the exposed portion of the display unit 120, from the front side to the back side (arrow A side in FIG. 11), thereby 120 can be easily rotated in the opening direction via the hinge 130.

  In this case, the upper corner portion 120a of the display unit 120 can be pushed and operated with a large area using the belly of the finger portion 500. For this reason, the display unit 120 can be easily opened and closed even when the hinge portion 130 having a large torque is used, such as a digital camera for business use.

  Further, the upper corner 120a of the display unit 120 is disposed and exposed in the open recess of the camera body 101. For this reason, the upper corner portion 120a of the display unit 120, which is a finger-hanging portion, can be exposed without forming a large cutout portion in the camera body 101 as in the prior art, and the camera body 101 and thus the small size of the digital camera 100 can be exposed. Can be realized.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a state where the grip 170 is removed from the state of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the upper corner portion 120a of the display unit 120 is disposed in the open recess of the camera body 101 as described above. The upper corner 120 a of the display unit 120 is disposed at an inner position closer to the camera body 101 than the tangent line 600 connecting the outer vertices of the left side surface 109 of the camera body 101 and the external connection portion 160.

  For this reason, even when an impact such as dropping to the floor is applied with the grip 170 removed from the camera body 101, the display unit 120 does not directly contact the floor surface, and the display unit 120 is protected. Is possible.

  FIG. 12 is a plan view of the state of FIG. 4 viewed from the back side of the camera body 101 in the optical axis direction. 13 is a perspective view seen from the rear right side of FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, when the display unit 120 is reversed and closed, a lower corner 120 b opposite to the upper corner 120 a of the display unit 120 is formed in the open recess of the camera body 101. Be placed.

  In this state, a part of the surface opposite to the display surface 121 of the display unit 120 is disposed so as to be exposed on the front side of the camera body 101, that is, on the interchangeable lens unit 110 side. Further, an operation cross switch 122 and a panel switch 123 are provided outside the display surface 121 of the display unit 120.

  The operation cross switch unit 122 and the panel switch unit 123 are arranged in the vicinity of the lower corner 120b of the display unit 120, that is, in the vicinity of the opening recess of the camera body 101 when the display unit 120 is inverted and closed. The

  FIG. 14 is a plan view of the operation of the operation cross switch unit 122 with the display unit 120 reversed and closed, as viewed from the back side of the camera body 101. 15 is a perspective view seen from the rear right side of FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, when operating the operation cross switch 122 and the panel switch 123 with the thumb 501, the surface opposite to the display surface 121 of the lower corner 120 b of the display unit 120 is placed. It can be supported by the index finger unit 500. For this reason, it becomes possible to operate the display unit 120 more stably than operating the display unit 120 without supporting the surface opposite to the display surface 121.

  Further, by supporting the surface opposite to the display surface 121 with the index finger unit 500, the operation cross switch unit 122 can be operated with the thumb unit 501 while avoiding the display surface 121 of the display unit 120. For this reason, various functions can be operated while confirming the image displayed on the display surface 121.

  As described above, in this embodiment, even when the hinge part 130 having a relatively large torque is used, the display unit 120 can be easily opened and closed without increasing the size of the digital camera 100.

  The configuration of the present invention is not limited to that exemplified in the above embodiment, and the material, shape, dimensions, form, number, arrangement location, and the like can be changed as appropriate without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Digital camera 101 Camera main body 109 Left side surface part 120 Display unit 120a Upper corner | angular part 120b Lower side corner | angular part 121 Display surface 130 Hinge part 160 External connection part

Claims (6)

The device body;
A display unit supported so as to be pivotable in the opening and closing direction via a hinge portion with respect to the apparatus main body,
In the display unit, a part of the side surface portion opposite to the hinge portion is exposed from the apparatus main body in a closed state of the display unit,
The image pickup apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the exposed portion is located in an open recess formed by two or more adjacent outer surfaces of the apparatus body intersecting at an angle.   The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a part of the side surface portion of the display unit opposite to the hinge portion is a corner portion of the side surface portion. The hinge portion rotatably supports the display unit in an open state with respect to the apparatus main body,
The display unit has a first closed state in which the display surface is closed toward the apparatus main body, and a second closed state in which the display surface is closed toward the opposite side of the apparatus main body,
An operation switch is disposed outside the display surface of the display unit,
3. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in the second closed state, the switch for operation is located in the vicinity of the opening recess. 4.   4. The exposed portion of the display unit is disposed at an inner position closer to the apparatus main body than a tangent line connecting two adjacent outer surfaces of the apparatus main body. The imaging device according to one item. A lens portion is provided on the front side of the apparatus body,
The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display unit is disposed on a back side of the apparatus main body.   The imaging device according to claim 5, wherein the lens unit is an interchangeable lens unit that is detachably attached to the apparatus main body.