Waterproof housing compatible for a plurality of cameras

• US 20060008262A1
• Filed: 07/08/2004
• Published: 01/12/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Olympus Corporation
• Original Assignee: Olympus Corporation
• Inventors: Watanabe, Shinichi, Funahashi, Koji
• Granted Patent: US 7,352,961 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 396/25
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/08 Waterproof bodies or housings

Abstract

A system includes a plurality of cameras and a waterproof housing. The plurality of cameras include a first camera including a first operating member, a second camera including a second operating member which is superposed to the position of the first operating member in the waterproof housing upon storing the second camera in the waterproof housing. The waterproof housing can store whichever one of the first camera and the second camera. The waterproof housing includes a third operating member and a fourth operating member. The third operating member operates the first operating member upon storing the first camera in the waterproof housing, and the fourth operating member operates the second operating member upon storing the second camera.

Claims

1. A system comprising a plurality of cameras and a waterproof housing, the system comprising:

a first camera comprising a first operating member;

a second camera comprising a second operating member which is superposed to the position of the first operating member in the waterproof housing upon storing the second camera in the waterproof housing; and

the waterproof housing comprising

a third operating member which operates the first operating member upon storing the first camera in the waterproof housing and

a fourth operating member which operates the second operating member upon storing the second camera.

2. A system comprising a plurality of cameras and a waterproof housing according to claim 1, further comprising:

locking means which sets the fourth operating member to be non-operated upon operating the third operating member.

3. A system comprising a plurality of cameras and a waterproof housing according to claim 1, wherein when the third operating member is operated, the third operating member is at a locking position for setting the fourth operating member to be non-operated.

4. A system comprising a plurality of cameras and a waterproof housing according to claim 1, wherein the first operating member is a press button and the second operating member is a slide knob.

5. A system comprising a plurality of cameras and a waterproof housing according to claim 2, wherein the first operating member is a press button and the second operating member is a slide knob.

6. A system comprising a plurality of cameras and a waterproof housing according to claim 1, wherein the third operating member is a press member arranged to the waterproof housing, and the fourth operating member is a rotate member which is engaging with a linear movement member which converts the rotation of the rotating member into the linear movement, arranged to the waterproof housing.

7. A system comprising a plurality of cameras and a waterproof housing according to claim 1, further comprising:

non-operation holding means which is arranged to the waterproof housing and sets the third operating member to be non-operated.

8. A system comprising a plurality of cameras and a waterproof housing according to claim 7, wherein the non-operation holding means is a click device.

9. A system comprising a plurality of cameras and a waterproof housing,

the plurality of cameras having varied specifications, and

the waterproof housing which can arbitrarily store one of the plurality of cameras and comprises a plurality of operating members that can operate all of the plurality of cameras.

10. A system comprising a plurality of cameras and a waterproof housing,

the plurality of cameras comprising:

a first camera comprising a first operating member;

a second camera comprising a second operating member which is superposed to the position of the first operating member in the waterproof housing upon storing the second camera in the waterproof housing, and

the waterproof housing comprising;

first means which operates the first operating member upon storing the first camera in the waterproof housing; and

second means which operates the second operating member upon storing the second camera.

11. A waterproof housing for camera storage, comprising:

a plurality of operating members which can arbitrarily operate one of a plurality of camera,

wherein the waterproof housing can store arbitrarily one of the plurality of cameras having different specifications.

12. A waterproof housing for camera storage, wherein, a first camera comprising a first operating member can be stored and a second camera comprising a second operating member which is superposed to the position of the first operating member in the waterproof housing can be stored;

comprising;

a third operating member which operates the first operating button when the waterproof housing stores the first camera; and

a fourth operating member which operates the second operating member when the waterproof housing stores the second camera.

13. A waterproof housing for camera storage according to claim 12, further comprising:

locking means which enables the third operating member to set the fourth operating member to be non-operated upon operating the third operating member.

14. A waterproof housing for camera storage according to claim 12, wherein the third operating member is at a locking position for setting the fourth operating member to be non-operated upon operating the third operating member.

15. A waterproof housing for camera storage according to claim 12, wherein the third operating member is a press member which presses a press button as the first operating member, and the fourth operating member operates a slide member which moves a slide knob as the second operating member.

16. A waterproof housing for camera storage according to claim 13, wherein the third operating member is a press member which presses a press button as the first operating member, and the fourth operating member operates a slide member which moves a slide knob as the second operating member.

17. A waterproof housing for camera storage according to claim 16, wherein the third operating member is at a locking position for setting the fourth operating member to be non-operated upon operating the third operating member.

18. A waterproof housing for camera storage according to claim 12, wherein the third operating member is a press member, and

the fourth operating member is a rotate member which is engaging with a linear movement member which converts the rotation of the rotate member into the linear movement and which slides the second operating member.

19. A waterproof housing for camera storage according to claim 12, further comprising:

non-operation holding means which sets the third operating member to be non-operated.

20. A waterproof housing for camera storage according to claim 19, wherein the non-operation holding means is a click device.

21. A waterproof housing for camera storage, wherein, a first camera comprising a first operating member can be stored and a second camera comprising a second operating member which is superposed to the position of the first operating member in the waterproof housing can be stored;

comprising;

first means which operates the first operating button when the waterproof housing stores the first camera; and

second means which operates the second operating member when the waterproof housing stores the second camera.