JP2010231141A - Device equipped with press button - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device that is able to change the rotating position of a press button such as a shutter button according to the attitude of a cabinet while achieving a reduction in the size of the device. <P>SOLUTION: A rotatable piece 2 with the shutter button 3, which is the press button, is provided on a side of the cabinet 1 of a camera device or inside the cabinet 1. The rotation center axis L of the rotatable piece 2 extends substantially horizontally and substantially intersects forward and backward directions at right angles. The rotatable piece 2 is rotated with a hand so that the shutter button 3 may be directed upward in the forward or backward direction. Thereby, with the shutter button 3 depressed, the lower end portion of the cabinet 1 can be received with the finger or palm. This prevents the camera from being shaken with the hand depressing the shutter button 3 on photographing. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a device having a push button, and specifically to a camera device in which a shutter button is provided so as to be rotatable back and forth with respect to a cabinet.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a camera device in which a shutter button is provided so as to be pivotable back and forth with respect to a cabinet (see, for example, Patent Document 1). As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, this relates to a camera in which a pedestal (7) is rotatably arranged on a cabinet (1), and the rotation center axis L of the pedestal (7) is in the vertical direction. Is inclined by an angle θ. The pedestal (7) is provided with a shutter button (3) that is pushed in with a finger, and the shutter button (3) is offset from the rotation center axis L of the pedestal (7). By rotating the pedestal (7), the shutter button (3) can be moved between a first position indicated by a solid line and a second position indicated by a dotted line in FIG. The position of the shutter button (3) can be changed according to the posture of the photographer holding the).

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-101732

In the conventional configuration shown in FIG. 9, it is necessary to provide a disk-shaped pedestal (7) on the cabinet (1). Since the pedestal (7) is larger than the shutter button (3), the cabinet (1 ) It is necessary to provide a large area according to the pedestal (7). This is contrary to the market demand for smaller equipment.
The objective of this invention is providing the apparatus which can change the rotation position of pushbuttons, such as a shutter button, according to the attitude | position of a cabinet (1), fulfilling size reduction of an apparatus.

  A pivot piece (2) provided with a push button is pivotally supported (20) on the side of the cabinet (1) or in the cabinet (1), and the pivot center axis L of the pivot piece (2) is substantially the same. It extends horizontally and is substantially orthogonal to the front-rear direction.

Since the rotation center axis L of the rotating piece (2) extends substantially horizontally and is substantially orthogonal to the front-rear direction, the rotating piece (2) rotates while facing the side surface of the cabinet (1). Even when a push button is provided on the upper surface of the rotating piece (2), it is sufficient that the upper surface area of the rotating piece (2) is larger than the size of the push button.
This reduces the area on the cabinet (1) compared to the conventional configuration shown in FIG. 9 and achieves downsizing of the device, and push buttons such as shutter buttons according to the posture of the cabinet (1). The rotational position of can be changed. Since the rotation position of the shutter button can be changed, the cabinet (1) can be supported by other fingers or palms when the shutter button is pressed, thereby preventing camera shake during photographing.

It is the perspective view which looked at the camera apparatus concerning this example from the back. FIG. 2 is a right side view of the camera device of FIG. 1, in which a rotating piece is inclined obliquely forward. It is a perspective view which shows the state which hold | gripped the camera apparatus of FIG. 1 with the right hand. FIG. 2 is a right side view of the camera apparatus of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which hold | gripped the camera apparatus of FIG. 4 with the right hand. It is a perspective view of the camera apparatus of this example, and stands the cabinet. It is a perspective view which shows the state which hold | gripped the camera apparatus of FIG. 6 with the right hand. It is a perspective view which shows the camera apparatus of another example. It is a side view of the conventional camera apparatus. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the camera device of FIG. 9.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a camera device according to this example, specifically, a digital camera as viewed from the back. A lens barrel (6) is disposed on the front of the cabinet (1), and a liquid crystal panel (10) is disposed on the rear as is well known. The optical axis K of the lens barrel (6) extends in the front-rear direction.
On the side of the cabinet (1), a rotating piece (2) having a shutter button (3) as a push button provided on the upper surface is pivotally supported (20), and a rotation center axis L of the rotating piece (2) is provided. Is substantially horizontal and is substantially orthogonal to the front-rear direction. That is, the rotating piece (2) rotates in a vertical plane including the front-rear direction.

When a right-handed photographer presses the shutter button (3) with his index finger while suppressing camera shake with one hand, as shown in FIG. 2, the shutter button (3) is diagonally forward and faces upward. The rotating piece (2) is rotated by hand. A locking mechanism (not shown) is provided between the rotating piece (2) and the side surface of the cabinet (1) to lightly hold the rotating piece (2) in the rotating position. Even if the shutter button (3) is pushed in, the rotating piece (2) does not rotate carelessly.
In the case of FIG. 2, when the shutter button (3) is pressed, the lower end rear end (12) of the cabinet (1) is received as indicated by an imaginary line M.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, when the shutter button (3) is pressed with the index finger (50) of the right hand, the cabinet (1) is held between the middle finger (51) and the thumb (5) of the right hand, The rear end (12) of the lower end of the cabinet (1) is received by the base of the thumb (5) or the palm (52). That is, when the shutter button (3) is pressed, the cabinet (1) can be supported by another finger or palm (52) which is different from the finger pressing the shutter button (3), which leads to prevention of camera shake during photographing.
Further, since the shutter button (3) is provided on the upper surface of the rotating piece (2), it is sufficient that the upper surface area of the rotating piece (2) is larger than the size of the shutter button (3). Can be reduced.

When a right-handed photographer presses the shutter button (3) with a thumb while suppressing camera shake with one hand, as shown in FIG. 4, the shutter button (3) is obliquely rearward and faces upward. The rotating piece (2) is rotated by hand. In this case, the lower end front end (11) of the cabinet (1) in FIG.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, when the shutter button (3) is pressed with the thumb (5) of the right hand, the cabinet (1) is held between the middle finger (51) and the thumb (5) of the right hand, The lower end front end (11) of the cabinet (1) is received by the middle finger (51). That is, when the shutter button (3) is pressed, the cabinet (1) can be supported by another finger other than the finger pressing the shutter button (3), which leads to prevention of camera shake during photographing. In other words, by changing the rotation position of the shutter button (3) according to the posture of the photographer, camera shake during photographing can be prevented in any posture.

Further, in this example, as shown in FIG. 6, with the cabinet (1) standing, the rotating piece (2) is substantially orthogonal to the cabinet (1), and the shutter button (3) is moved. Can be directed to the photographer.
Thus, when the shutter button (3) is directed, as shown in FIG. 7, the cabinet (1) is placed on the palm (52) of the right hand and the fingers other than the thumb (5) are used in a so-called vertical shooting state. The shutter button (3) can be pushed with the thumb (5) while holding the cabinet (1). That is, this also allows the cabinet (1) to be supported by other fingers or palms than the finger pressing the shutter button (3) when the shutter button (3) is pressed, leading to prevention of camera shake during shooting. .

In the above example, the rotating piece (2) is located on the side of the cabinet (1). However, instead of this, as shown in FIG. 8, a recess (15) is formed at the upper end of the cabinet (1), and a rotating piece (2) is rotatably disposed in the recess (15). May be. Also in this case, the rotation center axis L of the rotation piece (2) is substantially orthogonal to the optical axis K of the lens barrel (6) extending in the front-rear direction.
Moreover, although the case where the cabinet (1) was held with the right hand was described in this example, the cabinet (1) may be held with the left hand. In this case, if the rotating piece (2) is arranged on the left side of the cabinet (1), it is convenient for the photographer.

  The above description of the embodiments is for explaining the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the invention described in the claims or reducing the scope thereof. In addition, the configuration of each part of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the technical scope described in the claims.

(1) Cabinet
(2) Rotating piece
(3) Shutter button
(6) Lens tube

Claims (2)

A device having a cabinet having a push button to be operated by pushing,
A pivot piece provided with a push button is pivotally supported on the side of the cabinet or in the cabinet, and the pivot center axis L of the pivot piece extends substantially horizontally and is substantially orthogonal to the front-rear direction. Equipment. The device according to claim 1, wherein the push button is a shutter button for photographing.

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