JP2002139781A - Outer package structure of electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate a complicated appearance caused by a transparent outer package. SOLUTION: An upper cover 18 and a finder storing part 19 are molded of transparent plastic materials. Among an internal mechanism and constitutional parts stored in a cover member 3, the outer peripheral surface of a real image system finder 21 and the top face of the holding plate 22 are coated with silver paint, or double-molded. Then, the complicated internal part is prevented from coming into sight through the finder storing part 19 and the upper cover 18.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an exterior structure of an electronic device such as a camera.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional electronic device is covered with an opaque exterior member so that an internal mechanism is not visible from the outside. For example, in the case of a camera, it is advantageous that the photosensitive film can be easily and completely shielded from external light by being covered with an opaque exterior member. Recently, electronic devices in which a transparent member is used for a part or a wide area of an exterior member, such as a wristwatch covered with a transparent exterior, have been appealing as a design feature.

[0003]

However, in the above electronic equipment, the internal mechanism and the internal parts are provided with a user's interest by observing the internal mechanism and the internal components through the transparent exterior. In an electronic device having components and internal mechanisms with irregularities, the components and internal mechanisms seen through the transparent exterior are not necessarily excellent in aesthetic appearance. In addition, there is a drawback that the appearance becomes complicated when viewed through the transparent exterior, and the transparent exterior with a sharp angle is not alive.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention to express the interestingness of internal components and internal mechanisms seen through a transparent exterior, and at the same time, to eliminate the complexity of appearance caused by using a transparent exterior.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, an exterior structure of an electronic component according to the present invention is provided so as to cover an outer periphery of an equipment main body having an internal mechanism and an outer periphery of the equipment main body. A part and a main part are constituted by a plurality of transparent exterior members formed of a transparent plastic material, and the molded part of the internal mechanism is molded from a black or similar color plastic, and the transparent The portion facing the exterior member is colored so as to increase the lightness and the saturation more than black or a color similar thereto. Coloring applied to the part of the molded part facing the transparent plastic is applied with a paint with higher lightness and saturation than black or a similar color, and the part facing the transparent plastic is black or a similar color Methods include double molding combined with a colored plastic material having higher lightness and saturation, and coating with a higher brightness and saturation colored sheet film.

[0006]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a camera embodying the present invention. The camera 2 has its internal mechanism covered by a cover member 3. On the front of the camera 2, a zoom lens 4, a release button 5, an objective finder window 6, a diffuser plate 7 for strobe light emission, a light receiving window 8 for light control, a light receiving window 9 for AE, and a projection for distance measurement. An optical window 10 and a light receiving window 11 are provided. On the upper surface of the camera 2,
A liquid crystal display window 12 and a setting button 13 are provided.
On the front surface of the setting button 13, a discharge port 14 for discharging the developed instant film is provided.

The cover member 3 of the camera 2 comprises a front cover 16, a rear cover 17, and an upper cover 18. The front cover 16 is, for example, a plastic molded part whose outer surface is painted in silver. The rear cover 17, like the front cover 16, is a plastic molded part whose outer surface is painted silver. A finder housing 19 attached to the rear cover 17 has an external display lamp (FIG. 2).
LED 26) is molded, for example, from an orange transparent plastic material. Thereby, the internal component and the internal mechanism can be observed through the transparent exterior member.

The camera 2 has built-in photographing mechanisms such as a strobe device and a claw device, and a resin molded product constituting these photographing mechanisms is molded from black plastic. As a result, external light is blocked to prevent exposure of the instant film. As shown in FIG. 2, a real image type finder 21, a holding plate 22, a main board 23, and the like are arranged above the camera 2.

The real image type finder 21 includes a zoom lens 4
The size of the subject image observed at the time of photographing changes in accordance with the zooming of. This real image finder 2
The outer peripheral surface of the light-shielding cover 25 is coated with, for example, a silver paint. An LED 26 is attached to the light shielding cover 25 of the real image type finder 21. This LE
D26 is connected to a strobe circuit, and emits light when the charging of the main capacitor is completed.

The holding plate 22 includes a film pack loading chamber 28.
And is in contact with the front cover 16 and the rear cover 17 when the camera 2 is manufactured. Like the real image finder 21, the holding plate 22 has its outer peripheral surface coated with, for example, a silver paint. This holding plate 22
A flexible circuit board 29 is attached to the upper surface of the substrate. An opening 30 is provided near the center to constitute an instant film discharge path.

An LCD 31 is mounted on the flexible circuit board 29.
Is crimped, and a circuit terminal is exposed at a position corresponding to the operation button 13. This flexible circuit board 29
Are attached to the main board 23. The main board 23 includes a CPU 33, a phototransistor 34, a CdS
Circuit elements such as 35 are integrally mounted. Also,
On the left side of the main board 23 in the figure, a strobe light emitting section 36 is provided.
Are formed.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described. Viewfinder storage unit 1 attached to rear cover 17
9 is made of an orange transparent plastic material, and the rear cover 17 itself is a plastic molded part whose outer surface is painted silver. Further, the upper cover 18 is molded from an orange transparent plastic. The cover member 3 formed in this way is attached to the main body base in which the photographing mechanism is incorporated. The molded product constituting the photographing mechanism and the internal parts is made of black plastic. For example, a real image type finder 21 stored in the finder storage unit 19 and a holding plate 22 disposed near the upper cover 18 are provided.
Is coated with the same color as the front cover 16, that is, silver paint. Thus, when the camera 2 is completed, the holding plate 22 and the real image type finder 21 can be observed through the upper cover 18 and the finder storage unit 19, and the appearance of the camera can be clearly seen. Also,
Since the LED 26 is attached to the real image type finder 21, when the flash charging is completed, the LED 26 emits light, and the finder housing 19 is illuminated. Further, since the holding plate 22 and the front cover 16 and the rear cover 17 are in contact with each other, external light transmitted through the upper cover 18 can be shielded.

In this embodiment, a high-brightness and high-saturation paint is applied to the outer periphery of the real image finder and the holding plate.
Instead of this, for example, the component may be formed by double molding of a plastic having high brightness and saturation and a black plastic material. The same effect can also be obtained by laminating a sheet film having high brightness and saturation on the outer peripheral surface of a black plastic (in-mold molding).

In this embodiment, a camera is taken as an example. However, for example, a cover of an electronic device such as a TV or a printer may be formed of a transparent plastic, and the inside molded part may be colored with high brightness and saturation. Good.

[0015]

As described above, according to the exterior structure of the electronic apparatus of the present invention, a part and the main part of the exterior member are made of transparent plastic, and the molded part of the internal mechanism facing this transparent plastic is made of black or black. In addition to being formed from black plastic, the parts facing the transparent plastic of the molded parts are colored to increase the brightness or saturation, so the internal parts and mechanisms observed through the transparent exterior member are complicated. It is not reflected, and the transparency of the transparent exterior can be maintained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a camera embodying the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the camera.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Camera 3 Cover member 16 Front cover 17 Rear cover 18 Upper cover 21 Real image type finder 22 Holding plate

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Kenki Nakajima 2-18-10 Shimura, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo Nidec Copal Corporation F-term (reference) 2H100 AA41 BB03 BB05 BB06 BB09

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An apparatus main body in which an internal mechanism is incorporated, and a plurality of exterior members which are attached so as to cover an outer periphery of the apparatus main body and a part and a main part of which are formed of transparent plastic. In the exterior structure of the electronic device, the molded part of the internal mechanism is molded from black or a plastic having a similar color, and a portion of the molded part facing the transparent plastic has a higher color than the black or a similar color. An exterior structure of an electronic device, which is colored to enhance brightness and saturation. 2. The exterior of an electronic device according to claim 1, wherein a portion of the molded part facing the transparent plastic is coated with a paint having a higher lightness and saturation than black or a color similar thereto. Construction. 3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the portion of the molded part facing the transparent plastic is formed of a plastic having a higher lightness and saturation than black and a color similar thereto. Exterior structure. 4. The molded part according to claim 1, wherein a portion of the molded part facing the transparent plastic is coated with a colored sheet film having higher lightness and saturation than black and a color similar thereto. Exterior structure of electronic equipment.