JP2012231198A - Electronic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic apparatus which has a protrusion protruded outward from a housing, locks the protrusion in a protruded state and in a housed state, and keeps unlocking the locking state in the protruded state for a predetermined period.SOLUTION: The electronic apparatus is provided with: a housing 10 having an opening 15 formed therein; a protrusion 90 provided so as to be freely protruded outward from and housed into the opening 15 of the housing 10; and a locking mechanism 4 which positions the protrusion 90 at a housed position where the protrusion 90 is housed in the housing and a protruded position where the protrusion 90 is protruded from the housing 10. The electronic apparatus is provided with an unlocking mechanism 5 which when the protrusion 90 is at the protruded position, unlocks the protrusion 90 locked by the locking mechanism 4 and keeps the unlocking state of the protrusion 90 by the locking mechanism 4 until the protrusion 90 is moved to the housed position.

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic device including a protruding portion that is provided so as to freely enter and exit outward.

  Electronic devices such as IC recorders and digital cameras have protrusions such as USB terminals for connection to external devices and the like. In general, such a protruding portion is disposed in a housing so as to be accessible from the outside, and the protruding portion and a terminal provided in the external device are connected via a connection cable. Since such a connection via a connection cable is troublesome, an electronic device that can be connected to an external device without using a connection cable by providing a protrusion on the device main body so that it can protrude and retract outward. Has been proposed.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a portable device in which a rotating lid and a USB terminal as a protruding portion are rotatably provided on a side surface of a device main body. Gears are respectively fixed to the rotating lid of the device main body and the rotation base end side of the USB terminal, and the rotating lid and the USB terminal are connected to the rack and pinion provided in the device main body via these gears. It is linked to the mechanism (see FIG. 1 of Patent Document 1). In the closed state, the rotating lid and the base portion of the USB terminal are arranged so as to constitute the side surface of the housing, and the tip side portion of the USB terminal is covered with the rotating lid (Patent Document 1). FIG. 2). When the rotating lid is rotated in the opening direction in the closed state, the USB terminal rotates in conjunction with the rack and pinion mechanism and protrudes outward from the device body. When the rotating lid is rotated in the closing direction in the open state, the USB terminal rotates in the reverse direction and is stored in the device main body.

JP 2008-244931 A

  In the portable device disclosed in Patent Document 1, access to the USB terminal is blocked by the rotating lid when the USB terminal is stored. Thus, it is preferable that the electronic device including the protruding portion is provided so as to be housed in the housing so as to hide the protruding portion. However, the mechanism disclosed in the portable device of Patent Literature 1 is not preferable in that the protrusion is housed in the housing, but the protrusion is not locked in the storage position and the protrusion position.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and in an electronic device having a protruding portion that is provided so as to be able to protrude and retract outward, the protruding portion protrudes outward from the housing, and the protruding portion protrudes to the protruding position. In addition, a technique is provided in which positioning (locking) is performed at the storage position, and once the locked state at the protruding position is released, the unlocked state can be maintained until the protruding portion is stored in the housing.

In order to solve the above problem, an electronic device according to the present invention includes a housing in which an opening is formed,
A protrusion provided so as to be able to protrude and retract outward from the opening of the housing;
An electronic device comprising: a storage position in which the protruding portion is stored in the housing; and a lock mechanism that positions the protruding portion at a protruding position protruding from the housing;
A lock release mechanism is provided that unlocks the protrusion by the lock mechanism when the protrusion is in the protrusion position and maintains the unlocked state of the protrusion by the lock mechanism until the protrusion moves to the storage position. It is what I did.

  In the present invention, once the positioning (locking) in the protruding state in which the protruding portion protrudes outward from the opening of the housing is released, the unlocked state is maintained until the protruding portion is stored in the storage position of the housing. be able to. Therefore, the user may perform the unlocking operation of the projecting portion from the state in which the projecting portion projects and is locked, and then stores the projecting portion. Therefore, the storing operation of the protruding portion can be easily performed.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an imaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the front. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the imaging apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the rear. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the imaging apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the rear, and shows a state in which the connection terminals protrude from the housing. FIG. 4 is a plan view of the inside of the imaging apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the back side. FIG. 5A is an enlarged plan view of a main part showing a combined state of the lid body and the slide operation unit of the imaging apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 5B to 5E are FIGS. It is sectional drawing in alignment with line 5b-5b of (a), Comprising: The process of canceling | releasing the lock | rock of a cover body and a connecting terminal is shown. FIG. 6 is an internal plan view of the imaging apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention when the lid is opened. FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the terminal unit. FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a locked state at a protruding position of the connection terminal. FIG. 9 is a plan view showing the unlocking operation at the protruding position of the connection terminal. FIG. 10 is a plan view illustrating the storing operation of the connection terminals. FIG. 11 is a plan view showing a locked state in the storage position of the connection terminal. FIG. 12 is a plan view showing the unlocking operation when the connection terminal is stored. FIG. 13 is a plan view illustrating the connecting terminal protruding operation. FIG. 14 is a plan view illustrating the connecting terminal protruding operation. FIG. 15 is a plan view illustrating a connection terminal protruding state.

  The present invention relates to an electronic device having a protruding portion that protrudes and protrudes from an imaging device (1) such as a digital camera.

  More specifically, the protrusion is a connection terminal (90) (for example, a USB terminal) used for exchanging various data such as image data with an electronic device with an external device (not shown). (Male (plug)), an audio terminal for inputting / outputting an audio signal representing sound, a power supply terminal for receiving power supply, a strobe, a microphone, a speaker, and an antenna can be exemplified.

  In the following description, the imaging apparatus (1) is used as the electronic device, and the USB connection terminal (90) is used as the protruding portion.

<Imaging device (1)>
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, an imaging device (1) according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured by housing main components inside a thin rectangular parallelepiped housing (10). As shown in FIG. 1, an imaging lens (11) and a flash unit (12) are disposed on the front surface of the housing (10), and on the rear surface, a captured image is displayed and a viewfinder as shown in FIG. A display section (13) (for example, a liquid crystal panel) that functions as the above is provided. Further, a shutter button and a jog dial for mode change (none of which are shown) are provided on the upper surface (14a) of the housing (2).

  The imaging device (1) is also provided with a connection terminal (90) arranged in a terminal unit (2) described later so as to be able to appear and disappear. More specifically, the terminal unit (2) is configured so that the connection terminal (90) can protrude and retract from an opening (15) provided in the bottom surface (14) of the housing (10) as shown in FIG. It is housed inside the housing (10).

  Furthermore, the bottom surface (14) of the housing (10) is provided with a slide operation unit (17) provided so as to be slidable with respect to the housing (14), and the slide operation unit (17) The lid (16) that closes (15) and the opening and closing of the lid (16) are controlled, and the appearance of the connection terminal (90) is controlled.

<Cover (16)>
The illustrated lid (16) is hinged to the end of the bottom surface (14) of the housing (10), and opens and closes the opening (15) by rotating as shown in FIGS. It is. The lid (16) can be slidably provided on the housing (10).

The lid (16) is biased in the opening direction (indicated by an arrow in FIG. 6) of the opening (15) by a spring (74) with respect to the housing (10) at the hinge connection portion, and is unloaded. In the state, the open state is maintained as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the lid (16) is a lid comprising a latch (70) biased in a protruding direction by a spring (71) into a hole (72) recessed at the tip of the lid (16). As shown in FIG. 5 (b), when the lid (16) is turned to the closed state, the latch (70) has a housing in the vicinity of the opening (15). Engaging with (10) prevents the lid (16) from opening.

  In order to open the lid (16), the latch (70) is retracted against the spring bias. The backward movement of the latch (70) is performed by pushing in a first projecting portion (19a) provided in a slide operating portion (17) described later and releasing the lid locking mechanism (7). That is, by sliding the first protrusion 19a and pushing the latch 70 into the lid 16 as shown in FIG. 5C, the latch 70 is retracted, and the lid (16) is disengaged from the housing (10), and the cover (16) is rotated by the biasing force of the spring (74) as shown in FIGS. ) Can be opened.

<Terminal unit (2)>
A connection terminal (90) connected to an external device (not shown) is provided in a terminal unit (2) accommodated in the housing (10).

  The terminal unit (2) has an intrusion mechanism (3) that allows the connection terminal (90) to enter and exit from the opening (15). In the illustrated embodiment, the connection terminal urging means (93), which will be described later, forms part of the intrusion mechanism (3), and the connection terminal (90) is urged in the protruding direction by the connection terminal urging means (93). It is energized.

  In addition, the terminal unit (2) includes a position where the connection terminal (90) is housed in the housing (10) (hereinafter referred to as a “storage position”), and a connection terminal (90) which is a retracting mechanism (3). Is provided with a lock mechanism (4) for positioning the connection terminal (90) at a position most protruded from the housing (10) (hereinafter referred to as a “projection position”). In the illustrated embodiment, a lock lever (50) and an eject lever (40), which will be described later, form part of the lock mechanism (4) and the like.

  Further, the terminal unit (2) releases the positioning of the connection terminal (90) at the storage position and the protruding position by the locking mechanism (4), and the connection terminal (90) stores the release of the positioning at the protruding position. It has an unlocking mechanism (5) that can continue until it is done. In the illustrated embodiment, a knot block (27) and a slide lock lever (30), which will be described later, form part of the lock release mechanism (5).

  The configuration of the terminal unit (2) will be described more specifically. As shown in FIG. 7, the terminal unit (2) houses the connection terminal (90) in the housing (10), and the connection terminal (90). In a protruding or stowed direction along with the sliding of the holding terminal (80) made of resin and slidable so as to protrude outward from the opening (15) of the housing (10) and the connecting terminal (90) A slide lever control section (60) that moves and a slide lock section (20) that controls locking of movement of the connection terminal (90) are provided.

  In addition, the connection terminal (90) in this embodiment includes a substrate holding part (92) that holds a substrate (not shown) and a cover body (91) that protects the substrate holding part (92). The substrate holding part (92) contacts the connection terminal urging means (93) so as to protrude outward from the housing (10). In addition, a moving shaft (94) is provided on the upper surface of the cover body (91).

  As shown in FIG. 7, the holding portion (80) houses the connection terminal (90) in the housing (10), and a base portion (82) that forms the lower surface of the holding portion (80), and a connection terminal ( 90) and a guide portion (81) that forms the upper surface of the hold portion (80).

  A long hole (86) is formed in the guide portion (81) along the sliding direction of the moving shaft (94) protruding from the upper surface of the connection terminal (90). Along the elongated hole (86), the moving shaft (94) slides toward the distal end side or the proximal end side of the guide portion (81).

  As shown in FIG. 7, the guide portion (81) has a first slide shaft (83) in the distal direction of the long hole (86), and a second slide shaft (84) in the proximal direction of the long hole (86). And a third slide shaft (85) in the vicinity of the approximate center of the moving slot (86). The slide shaft (83) (84) (85) includes a slide lever control section (60), a slide lock section (20), a slide lock lever section (30), an eject lever (40), and a lock lever (50) which will be described later. Engage with.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the slide lever control section (60) includes a movement hole (61) that penetrates the movement shaft (94) protruding from the connection terminal (90). The moving hole (61) is formed shorter than the longitudinal direction of the long hole (86) formed in the guide portion (81) along the moving direction of the moving shaft (94). A moving shaft engaging portion (62) for moving the slide lever control portion (60) in the distal or proximal direction in accordance with the movement of the moving shaft (94) is provided at the approximate center of the moving hole (61). When the moving shaft engaging portion (62) is engaged with the moving shaft (94), the slide lever control portion (60) slides along with the movement of the connection terminal (90).

  As shown in FIG. 7, a first slide shaft engaging portion that engages with a base portion of a first slide shaft (83) provided on the distal end side of the guide portion (81) is provided at the distal end of the slide lever control portion (60). (63) is formed. The slide lever control part (60) moves in the direction of the distal end of the guide part (81) along with the movement of the connection terminal (90), and the first slide shaft engaging part (63) is moved to the first slide shaft (63). 83), the movement of the guide part (81) of the slide lever control part (60) in the distal direction stops.

  Further, a second slide shaft engaging portion (64) that engages with a second slide shaft (84) provided in the guide portion (81) is provided on the proximal end side of the slide lever control portion (60). When the slide lever control part (60) moves in the proximal direction in conjunction with the movement of the connection terminal (90), the second slide shaft engaging part (64) is attached to the base part of the second slide shaft (84). The movement of the slide lever control unit (60) is stopped by contacting.

  Further, a third slide shaft engaging portion (65) that fits with the base portion of the third slide shaft (85) is formed in the vicinity of the moving hole (61) of the slide lever control portion (60). These slide shaft engaging portions (63), (64) and (65) allow the slide lever control portion (60) to slide on the guide portion (81) along with the movement of the moving shaft (94). The movement limit of the slide lever control unit (60) is determined.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the slide lever control section (60) includes a slide lock control section (67) that engages with an operating shaft (26) that operates the slide lock section (20). Further, the slide lock control section (67) includes an operation shaft engaging section (68) for stopping the movement of the operation shaft (26). Further, the slide lever control part (60) is formed with a substantially T-shaped T-shaped cam groove (66) fitted with the slide lock lever (30) for locking the operation of the slide lock part (20).

  Next, the eject lever (40) and the lock lever (50) for locking the movement of the moving shaft (94) protruding upward from the cover body (91) will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the eject lever (40) has a first moving shaft fixing portion (43) for locking the moving shaft (94) of the connection terminal (90). A fitting hole (41) is formed in the center of the eject lever (40), and is fitted to the first slide shaft (83) so as to be rotatable.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the lock lever (50) has a second moving shaft fixing portion (53) for locking the moving shaft (94) of the connection terminal (90). Further, a fitting hole (52) is formed in the center of the lock lever (50), and is fitted to the second slide shaft (84) so as to be rotatable.

  The lock lever (50) and the eject lever (40) are coupled by a spring lever (54). An upper surface of the eject lever (40) is provided with an eject lever rotation shaft (42) for rotating the injection lever (40) against the urging force of the spring lever (54). A lock lever rotating shaft (51) for rotating the lock lever (50) is provided on the upper surface of the lock lever (50). The eject lever rotation shaft (42) and the lock lever rotation shaft (51) engage with the first cam groove (21) and the second cam groove (22) formed in the slide lock portion (20), respectively. .

  Next, the slide lock lever (30) that locks the movement of the slide lock section (20) will be described. The slide lock lever (30) is rotatably fitted to the third slide shaft (85) through the fitting hole (32).

  The slide lock lever (30) locks or unlocks the movement of the slide lock part (20) by locking or unlocking the movement of the operating shaft (26) provided in the slide lock part (20). The slide lock lever (30) is coupled to the slide lock portion (20) by the spring lever (33).

  The slide lock portion (20) is formed so as to be engaged with the eject lever rotating shaft (42) formed on the eject lever (40) and inclined so as to approach the width of the side wall toward the distal end direction. It has a first cam groove (21) and a second cam groove (22) that engages with a lock lever rotating shaft (22) formed in the lock lever (50). When the slide lock portion (20) slides, the cam grooves (21) and (22) move the eject lever rotating shaft (42) or the lock lever rotating shaft (51) to move the eject lever (40) or lock. The lever (50) is rotated so as to lock or unlock the movement of the moving shaft (94).

  The slide lock portion (20) is formed with holding holes (23), (24) and (25) into which the slide shafts (83), (84) and (85) are slidably fitted. Further, the slide lock portion (20) includes an operation shaft (26) projecting downward, and the operation shaft (26) is a slide lock control portion (67) formed in the slide lever control portion (60). It can move inside.

  Furthermore, the slide lock unit (20) has an inclined surface that moves the slide lock unit (20) in the distal direction or the proximal direction by a slide operation of the slide operation unit (17) formed in the housing (10). Combined with the no-block (27). When the slide operation part (10) pushes the inclined surface formed on the block (27), the block (27) is pushed and the slide lock part (20) coupled to the block (27) is based. Move to the end side.

<Lock state at connecting terminal protruding position>
The locked state by the lock mechanism (4) at the protruding position of the connection terminal (90) will be described.
In the locked state of the connecting terminal (90), as shown in FIG. 8, the moving shaft (94) protruding from the upper surface of the connecting terminal (90) is connected to the first moving shaft fixing part (40) of the eject lever (40). Engage with 43). The eject lever (40) is connected to the lock lever (50) via the spring lever (54) and is biased in the direction to lock the moving shaft (94). It is locked and the connection terminal (90) cannot be stored in the housing (10).

  By positioning the connection terminal (90) in a protruding state as described above, the connection terminal (90) can be connected to an external device or the like without retreating.

<Unlocking at the connecting terminal protruding position>
In order to move the connection terminal (90) from the protruding position to the storage position in the housing (10), it is necessary to release the lock. The lock release mechanism (5) for releasing the lock operates by moving the knot block (27) connected to the slide lock portion (20) in the direction of arrow A shown in FIG. As the kno-block (27) moves, the slide lock portion (20) connected to the kno-block (27) moves backward. Thus, the eject lever rotating shaft (42) protruding from the upper surface of the eject lever (40) is moved in the direction of arrow B by the side wall of the first cam groove (21) formed in the slide lock portion (20). The first moving shaft fixing portion (43) of the eject lever (40) is pushed out from the transition path of the moving shaft (94), and the moving shaft (94) is unlocked.

  Further, when the slide lock portion (20) moves in the proximal direction, the operation shaft (26) protruding downward from the slide lock portion (20) is moved along the side wall of the slide lock control portion (67). Move in the proximal direction. When the operating shaft (26) moves in the proximal direction, the slide lock lever (30) against the urging force from the spring lever (33) moves to engage the operating shaft (26), The operating shaft (26) prevents the return to the position (lock standby position) before the knurled block (27) is pushed.

  As a result, the lock block (27) is held until the connection terminal (90) is stored in the storage position after the lock state is released, so that the lock release state of the connection terminal (90) can be maintained. .

<Connection terminal storage operation>
In a state where the connection terminal (90) is unlocked, the connection terminal (90) can be stored in the housing (10). As described above, the connection terminal (90) is in the protruding position, but the lock in this state is released. Therefore, the user can always store the connection terminal (90) in the housing (10). That is, the user does not need to simultaneously perform the operation of storing the connection terminal (90) in the housing (10) while performing the unlocking operation of the connection terminal (90). Can be simplified as much as possible.

  As shown in FIG. 9, when the connection terminal (90) protrudes outward from the housing (10) and the movement lock of the connection terminal (90) is released, the movement shaft (94) of the connection terminal (90) is released. ) Is not positioned on the first moving shaft fixing portion (43) of the eject lever (40). Therefore, in this state, the connecting shaft (94) is pushed together with the connecting terminal (90) by pushing the connecting terminal (90) toward the housing (10) with a finger or the like.

  The moving shaft (94) is moved in the direction of arrow C in FIG. 10 along the moving hole (61) formed in the slide lever control section (60). As a result, the moving shaft (94) comes into contact with the edge of the moving hole (61). Further, by pushing the moving shaft (94) toward the proximal end and moving the edge of the moving hole (61) while pressing, the slide lever control portion (60) is moved toward the proximal end as shown in FIG. Pushed down.

  When the slide lever control part (60) is pushed down, the slide lock lever part (30) engaged with the lateral groove of the T-shaped cam groove (66) formed in the slide lever control part (60) is pushed out, It moves to the vertical groove of the T-shaped cam groove (66), and the lock of the operating shaft (26) by the slide lock lever part (30) is released. Further, the slide lock portion (20) engaged with the slide lock lever portion (30) via the spring lever (33) is moved in the direction of the tip by the spring lever (33) in the direction of arrow D in FIG. Moved to.

<Lock state in the storage position of the connection terminal>
When the slide lock portion (20) moves in the direction of arrow D in FIG. 11, the knot block (27) coupled to the slide lock portion (20) moves in the direction of arrow E in FIG. Returned to the lock standby position. The slide lock portion (20) moves in the distal direction, and the lock lever rotation shaft (51) engaged with the second cam structure (22) moves in the direction of arrow F shown in FIG. Thereby, the lock lever (50) is rotated by the urging force of the spring lever (54), and the second moving shaft fixing portion (53) locks the movement of the moving shaft (94). As a result, the connection terminal (90) is maintained in the state accommodated in the housing (10).

<Connecting terminal protruding operation>
In order to project the connection terminal (90) accommodated in the housing (10), the following operation is performed.
To release the lock from the state shown in FIG. 11, the slide lock portion (20) is pushed down by retracting the knot block (27) located at the lock standby position in the direction of arrow G in FIG. As a result, the slide lock portion (20) moves in the proximal direction, and the second cam groove (22) formed in the slide lock portion (20) moves. The lock lever rotating shaft (51) moves in the direction of arrow H in FIG. 12 along the inclination formed in the side wall of the second cam groove (22), and the lock lever (50) rotates.

  As a result, the second moving shaft fixing portion (53) of the lock lever (50) that has locked the moving shaft (94) protruding from the upper surface of the connection terminal (90) is moved on the transition path of the moving shaft (94). The movement axis (94) can move in the distal direction. The urging force of the connection terminal urging means (93) connected to the base end side of the connection terminal (90) urges the connection terminal (90) in the protruding direction, so that the connection terminal (90) is moved to the housing (10 ) Protrude outward.

  As the connecting terminal (90) moves, the moving shaft (94) moves in the distal direction, so that the moving shaft (94) is provided with the moving shaft engaging portion provided in the moving hole (61) as shown in FIG. Engage with (62) to move the slide lever control section (60) in the distal direction.

  As a result, the slide lock lever (30) is pushed out from the lateral groove of the T-shaped cam groove (66) formed in the slide lever control section (60) and fits into the vertical groove of the T-shaped cam groove (66). Therefore, the operating shaft (26) of the slide lock section (20) rides on the operating shaft engaging section (68) of the slide lock control section (67), and the lock of the slide lock lever (30) is released.

The lock of the slide lock lever (30) with respect to the slide lock portion (20) is released, and the urging force of the spring lever (33) moves the slide lock portion (20) in the distal direction as shown by the arrow I in FIG. Let
As a result, the connection terminal (90) is in a protruding state.

<Lock operation in the lock protruding state>
As the slide lock portion (20) moves in the distal direction, as shown in FIG. 15, the knot block (27) coupled to the slide lock portion (20) moves to the lock standby position. The connection terminal (90) can be kept locked until the block (27) is pushed down.

<Slide operation part (17)>
In the imaging device (1) of the present embodiment, the opening / closing operation of the lid (16) and the protruding operation of the connection terminal (90) are performed by sliding the slide operation section (17). In addition, although the operation part (17) illustrated the structure which slides in a linear direction, the operation part (17) may be the structure etc. which rotate like a dial etc., for example.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the slide operation part (17) has a substantially U-shaped cross section at the top and has protrusions (19 a, 19 b) on the top and bottom. As shown in FIG. 5, the slide operation section (17) is urged by a spring (73) in a direction away from the opening (15).

The first projecting portion (19a) formed above the slide operation portion (17) contacts the latch (70) of the lid (16) when the slide operation portion (17) is slid, and the latch ( 70) is pushed in the backward direction, and the lid (16) is unlocked by the lid lock mechanism (7).
In addition, the second projecting portion (19b), which is located below the slide operating portion (17) and is longer than the first projecting portion (19a), has a terminal unit (when the slide operating portion (17) is slid. 2) Touch the inclined surface of the block (27) and push up the block (27).

Preferably, the first protrusion 19a and the second protrusion 19b first contact the latch 70 when the slide operation part 17 is slid. Then, the latch (70) is pushed backward to release the lid locking mechanism (7), the lid (16) is opened, and then the second protrusion (19b) comes into contact with the no-block (27) and the no-block ( 27) Push up to release the locking mechanism (4) and allow the connection terminal (90) to protrude.
Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the connection terminal (90) from protruding when the lid (16) is in the closed state, and the tip of the connection terminal (90) from colliding with the lid (16).

  Of course, the unlocking operation of the lid locking mechanism (7) and the unlocking operation of the connection terminal (90) may be performed simultaneously, for example, other than the above timing.

  When the lid (16) is in the closed state and the connection terminal (90) is in the projecting position, the slide operation unit (17) is slid toward the opening (15), thereby causing the second projecting part (19b) Press down to unlock the connection terminal (90).

<Operation of slide operation section (17)>
As shown in FIG. 4, the opening operation of the lid (16) and the protruding operation of the connection terminal (90) are performed in a state where the opening (15) of the bottom surface portion (14) is covered with the lid (16). As shown in FIGS. 5 (b) to 5 (e), the slide operation section (18) provided in the slide operation section (17) is slid. When the slide operating part (17) is slid, the first projecting part (19a) comes into contact with the latch (70) of the lid (16), and the latch (70) is pushed into the lid (16). The lid (16) is disengaged from the housing (10), and the lid (16) is rotated by the biasing force of the spring (74) provided at the base end of the lid (16) to open the lid (16). (15) opens.
After the above operation, after the slide operation, when the hand is released from the slide operation unit (17), the slide operation unit (17) returns to the direction away from the opening (15) by the biasing force of the spring (73). To do.

  When the slide operation part (17) is further slid from this state, the second projecting part (19b) of the slide operation part (17) comes into contact with the inclined surface of the block (27) of the terminal unit (2). The block (27) is pushed up, and the connection terminal (90) is unlocked as described above. Thereby, the connection terminal (90) jumps outward from the opening (15) of the housing (10) by the urging force of the connection terminal urging means (93).

  The connection terminal (90) protruding from the opening (15) is locked at the protruding position. Thereby, since the connection terminal (90) does not move backward, it can be inserted into the external device and can be connected to the external device. Further, since the connection terminal (90) is locked at the protruding position by the lock mechanism (4), it does not retract into the housing (10) due to contact or impact.

  Note that the connection terminal (90) can be opened by releasing the lock by the lock mechanism of the cover (16) and projecting the connection terminal (90) from the state in which the opening (15) is opened first. There is no collision with the body (16).

  As shown in FIG. 3, the connection terminal (90) protrudes from the opening (15) and can be connected to the external device in a locked state.

  In order to store the connection terminal (90), the slide operation (17) is slid again, and the knot block (27) is pushed up by the second protrusion (19b). As described above, the connection terminal (90) can be unlocked by pushing up the block (27) from the locked state.

  Once the connection terminal (90) is unlocked at the protruding position, the lock release state is maintained until the connection terminal (90) is housed in the housing (10).

  For this reason, after the unlocking operation of the protruding connection terminal (90) is performed, the connection terminal (90) may be stored. That is, the user does not have to simultaneously store the connection terminal (90) while performing an operation for unlocking, so that the storage terminal (90) can be easily stored.

  When the connection terminal (90) in the unlocked state is pushed into the housing (10) and the connection terminal (90) is positioned in the storage position, the connection terminal (90) is locked in the storage state by the locking mechanism (4). .

  After storing the connection terminal (90), the lid (16) is rotated in the closing direction, so that the latch (70) is engaged with the housing (10) and the opening (15) of the housing (10) Can be closed.

  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 of the claims. Moreover, each part structure of this invention is not restricted to the said Example, Of course, a various deformation | transformation is possible within the technical scope as described in a claim.

  For example, in the above description, the unlocking of the protruding portion, which is the connection terminal (90), is interlocked with the unlocking of the lid (16) by the operation of the slide operation unit (17). However, the opening / closing of the lid (16) and the protrusions and depressions of the protrusions may be operated independently. Specifically, with the lid (16) opened, the knot block (27) arranged in the vicinity of the protruding portion is pressed directly or by another method, and the protruding portion is discharged to the protruding position by the spring force and locked. In this state, the user can push the knot block (27) directly or by another method to unlock the protruding portion, and the protruding portion can be accommodated by pushing the protruding portion in this state. .

  In the above embodiment, the lid (16) is closed by interlocking the unlocking of the projecting portion, which is the connection terminal (90), with the unlocking of the lid (16) by operating the slide operating portion (17). It is possible to prevent the connection terminal (90) from protruding in the state and the front end of the connection terminal (90) from colliding with the lid (16). Of course, this series of operations can also be applied to a configuration that does not maintain the unlocked state for the unlocking operation from the protruding position of the protruding portion.

  Of course, the unlocking operation of the lid locking mechanism (7) and the unlocking operation of the connection terminal (90) may be performed simultaneously, for example, other than the above timing.

  The present invention is useful as an electronic device that can maintain the unlocked state of the protruding portion.

(1) Imaging device
(2) Terminal unit
(10) Housing
(11) Imaging lens
(12) Strobe section
(13) Display section
(14) Bottom part
(15) Opening
(16) Lid
(17) Slide operation section
(18) Slide actuator
(19a) First protrusion
(19b) Second protrusion
(20) Slide lock
(30) Slide lock lever
(4) Lock mechanism
(40) Eject lever
(5) Lock release mechanism
(50) Lock lever
(60) Slide lever control
(7) Lid lock mechanism
(80) Hold section
(90) Connection terminal (protruding part)

Claims (5)

A housing in which an opening is formed;
A protrusion provided so as to be able to protrude and retract outward from the opening of the housing;
An electronic device comprising: a storage position in which the protruding portion is stored in the housing; and a lock mechanism that positions the protruding portion at a protruding position protruding from the housing;
A lock release mechanism is provided that unlocks the protrusion by the lock mechanism when the protrusion is in the protrusion position and maintains the unlocked state of the protrusion by the lock mechanism until the protrusion moves to the storage position. An electronic device characterized by that. A lid that is openable and closable with respect to the opening of the housing;
A slide operation unit provided slidably with respect to the lid,
The slide operation part
A first protrusion that is provided on the lid and abuts against a lid lock mechanism that locks the lid in a state of closing the opening of the housing, and pushes the lid lock mechanism in a direction to release the first lock;
A second protrusion that pushes a knot block that activates the unlocking mechanism of the locking mechanism;
The slide operation part releases the lock of the lid by the lid lock mechanism in conjunction with the unlocking operation for releasing the lock of the protrusion by the lock mechanism when the protrusion is housed in the housing. Item 2. The electronic device according to Item 1.   The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the slide operation unit performs an unlocking operation of the lid body on the lid locking mechanism before an unlocking operation of the protruding portion housed in the housing. The lock mechanism includes an eject lever that prevents the protrusion from retreating at the protrusion position;
The lock release mechanism has a knot block that can be pushed in, and a slide lock unit coupled to the kno block,
The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the slide lock portion releases the lock at the protruding position of the protruding portion by the eject lever by pushing the knob. A housing in which an opening is formed;
A protrusion provided so as to be able to protrude and retract outward from the opening of the housing;
A storage position in which the protruding portion is stored in the housing; and a lock mechanism that positions the protruding portion at a protruding position protruding from the housing;
A lid that is openable and closable with respect to the opening of the housing;
An operation unit provided for the lid;
An electronic device comprising:
The operation part
A first protrusion that is provided on the lid and abuts against a lid lock mechanism that locks the lid in a state of closing the opening of the housing, and pushes the lid lock mechanism in a direction to release the first lock;
A second protrusion that pushes a knot block that activates the unlocking mechanism of the locking mechanism;
The operation unit unlocks the lid by the lid lock mechanism in conjunction with the unlocking operation for unlocking the projection by the lock mechanism when the projection is housed in the housing. Features electronic equipment.

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