JP2024033099A - Lens cap and imaging device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a lens cap with which it is possible for a user of an imaging device to easily close a taking lens.SOLUTION: A lens cap 4 protects a taking lens of an imaging device, said lens cap 4 comprising a base part 20, and a roof plate 30 that is connected to the base part 20 so as to be swingable between a closed position that covers the taking lens and an open position that releases the taking lens open. The base part 20 includes a base part-side hinge part 22. The roof plate 30 includes a roof plate body 31 for covering the taking lens, a roof plate-side hinge part 32 that is provided to an edge of the roof plate body 31 and is swingably connected to the base part-side hinge part 22, and an operation part 33 that is provided adjoining the roof plate-side hinge part 32 and is operated for causing the roof plate body 31 to swing.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a lens cap and a photographing device.

Patent Document 1 discloses a lens cap that protects a photographing lens of a photographing device. The lens cap of Patent Document 1 has a base that is attached to a main body portion of a photographing device that includes a photographic lens, and a base that is swingably connected to the base between a closed position that covers the photographic lens and an open position that opens the photographic lens. and a lid plate.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2004-205923

In the lens cap disclosed in Patent Document 1, it may be difficult to operate the lid plate when the lid plate is placed in the open position. For example, if the photographing device including the lens cap is placed at a high position, it may be difficult for the user's hand to reach the lid plate placed in the open position. In such a case, there is a problem in that the user cannot easily close the photographing lens.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a lens cap that allows a user to easily close a photographic lens, and a photographic device equipped with the lens cap.

A first aspect of the present invention is a lens cap for protecting a photographic lens of a photographing device, which includes a base, a closed position for covering the photographic lens, and an open position for opening the photographic lens. a lid plate swingably connected between the base portion, the base portion having a base-side hinge portion, and the lid plate body including a lid plate body for covering the photographing lens; a lid plate side hinge portion provided on the edge of the lid plate side and swingably connected to the base side hinge portion; and a lid plate side hinge portion provided adjacent to the lid plate side hinge portion and operated to swing the lid plate main body. This is a lens cap having an operation section for controlling the lens.

A second aspect of the present invention includes a photographic lens, a housing that houses the photographic lens and has an opening that allows the photographic lens to face outside, and the lens cap, and the outer surface of the housing includes: The base includes a front surface on which the opening is provided, and an adjacent surface adjacent to the front surface facing in a direction different from the front surface, and the base is provided on the front surface of the casing, and the base side hinge portion and the lid The plate-side hinge portion is located at a corner between the front surface and the adjacent surface, the lid plate main body is located at the open position by being placed overlapping the adjacent surface, and the operating portion is located at the open position. The imaging device extends in a direction away from the adjacent surface of the housing when the lid plate main body is located at the open position.

According to the present invention, the user of the photographing device can easily close the lid of the photographing lens.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a lens cap according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the lens cap of FIG. 1 viewed from a different direction. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an imaging device according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which a lid plate of a lens cap is placed in an open position. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an imaging device according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which a lid plate of a lens cap is placed in an open position. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an imaging device according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which a lid plate of a lens cap is placed in a closed position. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of an imaging device according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which a lid plate of a lens cap is placed in a closed position. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of use of a photographing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6.
As shown in FIG. 3, the photographing device 1 of this embodiment includes a photographing lens 2, a housing 3, and a lens cap 4.

The housing 3 houses the photographic lens 2 and has an opening 11 through which the photographic lens 2 faces outward. The outer surface of the housing 3 includes a front surface 12 in which an opening 11 is provided, and an adjacent surface 13 adjacent to the front surface 12 and facing in a different direction than the front surface 12. In this embodiment, the adjacent surface 13 is the upper surface 13 facing upward (towards the positive Z-axis direction). In FIG. 3, the angle between the front surface 12 and the top surface 13 of the housing 3 is 90 degrees, but the angle is not limited to this.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the lens cap 4 protects the photographic lens 2, and includes a base 20 provided on the front surface 12 of the housing 3, and a lid connected to the base 20 to cover the photographic lens 2. A plate 30 is provided. In addition, in FIG. 5, the photographic lens 2 and the opening 11 of the housing 3 are covered by the cover plate 30 and are therefore not visible. Further, in FIGS. 4 and 6, only the opening 11 of the housing 3 through which the photographic lens 2 faces outward is shown, and the photographic lens 2 is omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the base 20 includes a base main body 21, a base-side hinge portion 22, a connecting portion 23, two engaging pieces 24, 25, and a base-side engaging portion 26. have

The base main body 21 has a through hole 211. The base main body 21 of this embodiment has a through hole 211 and is generally formed into an annular shape. In this embodiment, the planar shape of the through hole 211 viewed from the axial direction of the through hole 211 is circular. Note that the through hole 211 may have any shape in plan view, such as a rectangular shape.
Gaps 212 and 213 that divide the base body 21 into two in the circumferential direction are provided at two positions of the annularly formed base body 21 at 180 degrees from each other in the circumferential direction. The base main body 21, which is divided into two in the circumferential direction, is connected by two engaging pieces 24 and 25, which will be described later.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the base main body 21 is arranged on the front surface 12 of the housing 3. As shown in FIGS. In this embodiment, the base body 21 is arranged on the front surface 12 of the housing 3 so that the photographing lens 2 faces the outside through the through hole 211 of the base body 21. Furthermore, when the base body 21 is placed on the front surface 12 of the housing 3, the two gaps 212 and 213 of the base body 21 are aligned in the vertical direction (Z-axis direction). In this embodiment, the base body 21 contacts the front surface 12 of the housing 3 . In the following description, the surface of the base body 21 that contacts the front surface 12 of the housing 3 will be referred to as the contact surface 214 of the base body 21.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the base side hinge part 22 is a part for pivotally connecting a cover plate 30, which will be described later, to the base part 20. The base side hinge portion 22 is located apart from the base main body 21 by a connecting portion 23, which will be described later. In this embodiment, the base side hinge portion 22 is arranged at a position corresponding to one gap 212 (first gap 212) in the circumferential direction of the base main body 21.
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the base side hinge portion 22 is located at the corner 14 between the front surface 12 and the top surface 13 of the housing 3 when the base body 21 is placed on the front surface 12 of the housing 3. . Specifically, the base side hinge portion 22 is located on the front surface 12 side of the housing 3 and located above the upper surface 13 of the housing 3 (on the Z-axis positive direction side).

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the connecting portion 23 connects the base body 21 and the base side hinge portion 22, and positions the base side hinge portion 22 away from the base body 21. Specifically, the connecting portion 23 extends from the annular base body 21 toward the outer side in the radial direction of the base body 21 . The base hinge portion 22 is provided at the distal end of the connecting portion 23 in the extending direction. In this embodiment, the connecting portions 23 are provided on both sides of the first gap 212 of the base main body 21. A base-side hinge portion 22 is provided at the tip of each of these two connecting portions 23 .

By positioning the base main body 21 and the base-side hinge part 22 apart by the above-mentioned connecting part 23, a gap 27 (passage gap 27) is formed between the base main body 21 and the base-side hinge part 22. has been done. The passage gap 27 is a gap through which a first operation part 33 of the cover plate 30, which will be described later, passes. In this embodiment, the passage gap 27 is connected to the first gap 212 of the base body 21.
As shown in FIG. 4, the passage gap 27 is located above the top surface 13 of the housing 3 when the base body 21 is placed on the front surface 12 of the housing 3.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the two engaging pieces 24 and 25 each protrude toward the contact surface 214 side of the base body 21 and are spaced apart from each other. In this embodiment, the two engaging pieces 24 and 25 are arranged at positions corresponding to the two gaps 212 and 213 in the circumferential direction of the base main body 21. Moreover, the two engaging pieces 24 and 25 connect both sides of the gaps 212 and 213 of the base body 21, respectively. That is, the two engaging pieces 24 and 25 connect the base main body 21, which is divided into two in the circumferential direction.
In this embodiment, the first engagement piece 24 disposed at a position corresponding to the first gap 212 protrudes from the connecting portion 23 . The second engagement piece 25 is arranged at a position corresponding to the other gap 213 (second gap 213) of the base body 21 in the circumferential direction of the base body 21, and protrudes from the contact surface 214 of the base body 21. In addition, these two engaging pieces 24 and 25 may both protrude from the contact surface 214 of the base main body 21, for example.

As shown in FIG. 4, the two engaging pieces 24 and 25 hold the base body 21 in the housing 3 by engaging with the housing 3. Specifically, the base body 21 is held by the housing 3 by sandwiching the housing 3 between the two engaging pieces 24 and 25.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the cover plate 30 covers the opening 11 of the housing 3 (that is, the photographing lens 2), the base-side engaging portion 26 is connected to the cover plate-side engaging portion 34 of the cover plate 30, which will be described later. is the part of the base 20 that is engaged. In this embodiment, the base-side engaging portion 26 is arranged at a position corresponding to the second gap 213 of the base body 21. Specifically, the base-side engaging portion 26 is provided on the second engaging piece 25. Note that the base-side engaging portion 26 may be provided on the base main body 21, for example.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the cover plate 30 is swingably connected to the base 20 between a closed position P1 that covers the photographic lens 2 and an open position P2 that opens the photographic lens 2. ing.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the lid plate 30 includes a lid main body 31, a lid plate side hinge part 32, a first operating part 33, a lid plate side engaging part 34, and a second operating part 35. and has.

The cover plate main body 31 is a plate-shaped portion for covering the photographing lens 2. That is, the lid plate main body 31 is allowed to swing relative to the base 20 between the closed position P1 and the open position P2. The cover plate main body 31 is formed to close at least the through hole 211 of the base main body 21.
The lid plate main body 31 of this embodiment has a circular plate portion 311 that closes a through hole 211 that is circular in plan view. Moreover, the lid plate main body 31 further includes a first strip-shaped plate portion 312 and a second strip-shaped plate portion 313 that extend in opposite directions with respect to the circular plate portion 311.

As shown in FIG. 5, the circular plate portion 311 closes the through hole 211 of the base body 21 in a state where the cover plate body 31 is placed at the closed position P1. The first band-shaped plate portion 312 closes the first gap 212 of the base body 21 and the passage gap 27 between the base body 21 and the base-side hinge portion 22 in a state where the circular plate portion 311 closes the through hole 211. . The second band-shaped plate portion 313 closes the second gap 213 of the base body 21 in a state where the circular plate portion 311 closes the through hole 211.
In the following description, as shown in FIG. It is called surface 314.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the lid plate side hinge portion 32 is provided at the edge of the lid plate main body 31. As shown in FIGS. The lid plate side hinge part 32 is swingably connected to the base side hinge part 22.
In this embodiment, the lid plate-side hinge part 32 is provided at the distal end of the lid plate main body 31 in the extending direction of the first band-shaped plate part 312. Further, the lid plate-side hinge portion 32 is located between the two base-side hinge portions 22 of the base portion 20 . An axis A1 of the lid plate side hinge part 32, which is the center of swing of the lid plate side hinge part 32 with respect to the base side hinge part 22, is perpendicular to the direction in which the two strip plate parts 312 and 313 are lined up. By providing the cover plate side hinge part 32 in this way, the tip of the second strip plate part 313 in the extension direction is the tip of the cover plate main body 31 that is farthest from the axis A1 of the cover plate side hinge part 32. to do.
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, similarly to the base hinge part 22, the lid plate side hinge part 32 is connected to the front surface 12 and the top surface of the housing 3 when the base part 20 is placed on the front surface 12 of the housing 3. It is located at the corner 14 with 13.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the first operating portion 33 is a portion of the cover plate 30 that is operated to swing the cover plate main body 31. As shown in FIGS. Specifically, the first operation part 33 is a part that is operated to move the lid plate main body 31 from the open position P2 to the closed position P1.
The first operation part 33 is provided adjacent to the lid plate side hinge part 32. In this embodiment, the first operation section 33 is directly connected to the lid plate side hinge section 32.

Further, the first operation portion 33 extends in a direction different from the direction in which the lid plate main body 31 extends from the axis A1 of the lid plate side hinge portion 32. In this embodiment, the first operating portion 33 protrudes toward the opposing surface 314 of the lid plate main body 31. Specifically, the first operation part 33 has a height in a direction making an angle of 90 degrees with respect to the direction in which the cover plate main body 31 extends so as to protrude toward the facing surface 314 side of the cover plate main body 31. The size of the first operation part 33 is set so as not to interfere with the housing 3 when the cover plate main body 31 swings between the open position P2 and the closed position P1.
The first operating portion 33 passes through the passage gap 27 between the base body 21 and the base side hinge portion 22 as the lid plate body 31 swings between the open position P2 and the closed position P1.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the lid plate-side engaging portion 34 is provided at the distal end of the second strip-shaped plate portion 313 in the extending direction (that is, at the distal end of the lid plate main body 31). The lid plate side engaging portion 34 protrudes toward the facing surface 314 side of the lid plate main body 31.
As shown in FIG. 6, the lid plate side engaging portion 34 engages with the base side engaging portion 26 in a state where the lid plate main body 31 is placed at the closed position P1. In this state, the lid plate main body 31 is held at the closed position P1. Note that the holding force of the lid plate main body 31 by the base side engaging portion 26 and the lid plate side engaging portion 34 is such that the user can move the lid plate main body 31 from the closed position P1 with his/her fingers or the like. be.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the second operating section 35, like the first operating section 33, is a part of the cover plate 30 that is operated to swing the cover plate main body 31. Specifically, the second operation part 35 is a part that is operated to move the lid plate main body 31 from the closed position P1 to the open position P2.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the second operating section 35 is provided at the distal end of the second strip-shaped plate section 313 in the extending direction (that is, at the distal end of the lid plate main body 31). In the present embodiment, the second operating section 35 further extends from the distal end of the second strip plate section 313 in the extending direction of the cover plate main body 31. In addition, the second operation part 35 should just be formed so that it can be operated by a user's fingers in order to move the cover plate main body 31 from the closed position P1 to the open position P2 at least. For this reason, the second operation part 35 may be formed to protrude from the front surface of the lid plate main body 31 facing opposite to the opposing surface 314, for example.

In the photographing device 1 of this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the cover plate main body 31 is disposed overlapping the upper surface 13 of the housing 3, thereby being located at the open position P2. In this state, the first operation section 33 extends in a direction away from the upper surface 13 of the housing 3. Specifically, when the cover plate main body 31 is located at the open position P2, the first operation section 33 has a height generally upward (in the positive Z-axis direction) from the upper surface 13 of the housing 3.

When the lid plate main body 31 is swung between the open position P2 and the closed position P1 described above, the first operation part 33 is formed between the base main body 21 and the base side hinge part 22 by the connecting part 23. It passes through the passage gap 27. For this reason, when the cover plate main body 31 is swung relative to the base 20, the first operating section 33 does not interfere with the base 20 (particularly the base main body 21).
On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, when the cover plate main body 31 is located at the closed position P1, the opposing surface 314 of the cover plate main body 31 faces the photographing lens 2. In this state, the first operating portion 33 protruding toward the facing surface 314 side of the cover plate main body 31 does not interfere with the housing 3. To explain this point, the lid plate side hinge part 32 from which the first operation part 33 protrudes is located above the upper surface 13 of the casing 3. Therefore, even if the cover plate main body 31 is located at the closed position P1, the first operation section 33 does not come into contact with the housing 3 (for example, the front surface 12) or the photographing lens 2.

As explained above, in the lens cap 4 of this embodiment, the first operation part 33 is provided adjacent to the lid plate side hinge part 32. Here, the lid plate side hinge part 32 (base side hinge part 22) is always located at the same location regardless of the position of the lid plate main body 31 (closed position P1 and open position P2). Therefore, by placing the lid plate side hinge part 32 (base side hinge part 22) in a position where the user can reach, the first operation part 33 can be placed in a position where the user can reach. . As a result, even if the lid plate main body 31 (especially the tip) located at the open position P2 is placed in a position where it is difficult for the user to reach, the user can operate the first operation part 33 to open the lid. The movement of the plate main body 31 from the open position P2 to the closed position P1 can be easily started.
That is, the user can easily close the photographing lens 2.
Hereinafter, the above effects will be specifically explained using the photographing device 1 of this embodiment as an example.

In the photographing device 1 of this embodiment, the cover plate main body 31 of the lens cap 4 attached to the housing 3 is placed on the upper surface 13 of the housing 3 in a state where it is located at the open position P2. For this reason, when the photographing device 1 is placed at a high position, the upper surface 13 of the housing 3 and the cover plate main body 31 disposed on the upper surface 13 are difficult for users on the front side 12 of the housing 3 to reach. .
For example, as shown in FIG. 7, in order to perform two-way communication using videos and images such as a video conference, the photographing device 1 is placed on a display device 5 having a display surface 51 that displays videos and images of the other party. May be placed. In this configuration, the photographing device 1 is arranged such that the front surface 12 (photographing lens 2) of the housing 3 faces the display surface 51 of the display device 5. When the size of the display device 5 is large, since the photographing device 1 is located high, the hand of the user U who is on the display surface 51 side of the display device 5 is placed on the cover plate main body 31 located at the open position P2. Hard to reach.

On the other hand, the lid plate-side hinge portion 32 is arranged at the corner 14 between the front surface 12 and the top surface 13 of the housing 3 . Therefore, the first operation section 33 provided adjacent to the lid plate side hinge section 32 is arranged at or near the corner 14 between the front surface 12 and the top surface 13 of the housing 3 . Further, the first operation section 33 has a height in a direction away from the upper surface 13 of the housing 3 when the cover plate main body 31 is located at the open position P2. Therefore, even when the cover plate main body 31 is located at the open position P2, the user's hand (operating the cover plate main body 31 from the bottom) can easily reach the first operation part 33 and operate the cover plate main body 31. Cheap. As a result, even if the user's hand cannot reach or is difficult to reach the lid plate main body 31 (especially the tip) located at the open position P2, the user can operate the first operation part 33 to The main body 31 can be easily moved from the open position P2 toward the closed position P1. That is, the user can easily close the photographing lens 2.

Moreover, in the lens cap 4 of this embodiment, the first operation part 33 extends in a direction different from the direction in which the lid plate main body 31 extends from the axis A1 of the lid plate side hinge part 32. Thereby, the first operating section 33 can be placed at a position where it can be more easily operated by the user's hand.

Further, in the lens cap 4 of this embodiment, the first operation portion 33 protrudes toward the facing surface 314 side of the cover plate main body 31. As a result, when the lid plate main body 31 is placed at the open position P2, the user can open the lid plate main body 31 by simply moving the first operating section 33 with his fingers to the front side (user side) of the housing 3. Movement from position P2 to closed position P1 can be easily started.

Furthermore, in the lens cap 4 of this embodiment, the angle formed by the cover plate main body 31 and the first operating portion 33 protruding toward the facing surface 314 side of the cover plate main body 31 is 90 degrees. As a result, even if the user uses a small force to move the first operating section 33 toward the front side (user side) of the housing 3 when the cover plate main body 31 is placed at the open position P2, the cover plate main body 31 can be easily started to move from the open position P2 to the closed position P1.
In addition, when rotating the lid plate main body 31 from the open position P2 to the closed position P1, the user must at least move the lid plate body 31 from the open position P2 to a position slightly smaller than the position where it stands vertically on the lid plate side hinge part 32. The first operating portion 33 may be operated so as to rotate to the closed position P1 side. In a state where the cover plate main body 31 is located at such a position, the cover plate main body 31 rotates toward the closed position P1 due to its own weight. That is, the user can bring the lid plate main body 31 to the closed position P1 by simply rotating the lid plate main body 31 from the open position P2 to a position midway from the open position P2 to the closed position P1.

Furthermore, in the lens cap 4 of this embodiment, the first operation section 33 is directly connected to the lid plate side hinge section 32. As a result, the first operating section 33 can be placed at a position that is easier for the user to reach than when the first operating section 33 is directly connected to the cover plate main body 31.

In addition, in the lens cap 4 of the present embodiment, the connecting portion 23 that connects the base body 21 and the base side hinge portion 22 is arranged so that the base side hinge portion 22 is located apart from the base body 21. A passage gap 27 is formed between the base side hinge portion 22 and the first operation portion 33 through which the lid plate main body 31 swings between the open position P2 and the closed position P1. This can prevent the first operating section 33 from interfering with the base 20 (particularly the base body 21) as the cover plate main body 31 swings relative to the base 20.

Although the present invention has been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

In the present invention, the angle between the lid plate main body 31 and the first operation part 33 is not limited to 90 degrees, but may be at least greater than 0 degrees and equal to or less than 180 degrees. When the angle between the cover plate main body 31 and the first operation part 33 is greater than 0 degrees and smaller than 180 degrees, the first operation part 33 only needs to protrude at least toward the facing surface 314 side of the cover plate main body 31. .

The fact that the lid plate main body 31 and the first operating portion 33 form an angle of 180 degrees means that the lid plate main body 31 and the first operating portion 33 extend in opposite directions from the lid plate side hinge portion 32. . When the cover plate main body 31 and the first operation part 33 form an angle of 180 degrees, the first operation part 33 is arranged so as to protrude from the front surface 12 of the housing 3 when the cover plate main body 31 is placed in the open position P2. Located in That is, the first operation portion 33 extends in a direction away from the upper surface 13 (adjacent surface 13) of the housing 3. Therefore, even when the cover plate main body 31 is located at the open position P2, the user's hand can easily reach the first operation part 33 and operate it. This produces the same effects as the above embodiment.

In the present invention, the first operating portion 33 may be connected to a portion of the lid plate main body 31 near the lid plate side hinge portion 32, for example. The portion of the lid plate main body 31 near the lid plate side hinge portion 32 is, for example, based on the length of the lid plate main body 31 in the direction away from the axis A1 of the lid plate side hinge portion 32. The cover plate main body 31 may be provided at a position extending from half to one-third of the length of the cover plate main body 31 from the axis A1 of the cover plate body 31. Even with such a configuration, when the cover plate main body 31 is placed in the open position P2, the first operation section 33 is placed at a position that is easily accessible by the user. Therefore, the same effects as the above embodiment are achieved.

In addition, when the first operation part 33 is arranged so as to protrude from the opposing surface 314 of the cover plate main body 31, the first operation part 33 is arranged so as to protrude from the opposing surface 314 of the cover plate main body 31, and the first operation part 33 It extends from the camera lens 2 toward the front surface 12 of the housing 3 . For this reason, it is preferable to prevent the first operation section 33 from touching the photographing lens 2 or from being pressed against the front surface 12 of the housing 3. Specifically, for example, the protrusion length of the first operating section 33 may be set to such a length that the first operating section 33 does not come into contact with the photographing lens 2 or the front surface 12 of the housing 3. Further, for example, it is preferable that the photographing lens 2 is recessed from the front surface 12 of the housing 3 so as not to come into contact with the first operation section 33 .

In the present invention, the base 20 of the lens cap 4 is not limited to being attached to the housing 3 as in the above embodiment, but may be formed integrally with the housing 3, for example. In this case, the base 20 may not include the two engaging pieces 24 and 25, for example.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Photographing device, 2...Photographing lens, 3...Housing, 4...Lens cap, 11...Aperture, 12...Front surface, 13...Top surface (adjacent surface), 14...Corner part, 20...Base part, 21...Base main body, 22... Base side hinge part, 23... Connection part, 27... Passage gap (gap), 30... Cover plate, 31... Cover plate main body, 314... Opposing surface, 32... Cover plate side hinge part, 33... First operation section (operation section), P1...closed position, P2...open position

Claims (7)

A lens cap that protects a photographic lens of a photographic device,
comprising: a base; and a lid plate connected to the base so as to be swingable between a closed position that covers the photographic lens and an open position that opens the photographic lens;
The base has a base side hinge part,
The cover plate includes a cover plate main body for covering the photographing lens, a cover plate side hinge part provided at the edge of the cover plate main body and swingably connected to the base side hinge part, and the cover plate side hinge part provided on the edge of the cover plate main body and swingably connected to the base side hinge part. A lens cap comprising: an operating section provided adjacent to a side hinge section and operated to swing the cover plate main body. The lens cap according to claim 1, wherein the operating section is operated to move the lid plate main body from the open position to the closed position. 3. The lens cap according to claim 1, wherein the operating portion extends in a direction different from the direction in which the lid plate main body extends from the axis of the lid plate side hinge portion. 3. The lens cap according to claim 1, wherein the operating portion protrudes toward a surface of the cover plate body that faces the photographing lens when the cover plate body is placed in the closed position. The lens cap according to claim 3, wherein the operating section is directly connected to the lid plate side hinge section. The base includes a base main body, and a connecting part that connects the base main body and the base side hinge part and positions the base side hinge part away from the base main body,
5. A gap is formed between the base body and the base side hinge part, through which the operating part passes when the cover plate body swings between the open position and the closed position. Lens cap as described. comprising a photographic lens, a casing that houses the photographic lens and has an opening that allows the photographic lens to face outside, and the lens cap according to claim 1 or 2,
The outer surface of the housing includes a front surface on which the opening is provided, and an adjacent surface adjacent to the front surface and facing in a direction different from the front surface,
The base is provided on the front surface of the housing,
The base side hinge part and the lid plate side hinge part are located at the corner of the front surface and the adjacent surface,
The lid plate main body is located in the open position by being placed over the adjacent surface,
The operating section is an imaging device that extends in a direction away from the adjacent surface of the housing when the cover plate main body is located at the open position.

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