Telescope

Abstract

To provide a telescope by which a user can appeal players or performers whom the user likes in a concert, a theater, sports viewing, for example.SOLUTION: Portable binoculars 10 used by holding one hand or both hands include: an arrangement region 24 provided around a body 12, a paper medium 28 being arranged in the arrangement region; and a transparent member 26 as a fixation member for fixing the paper medium 28 arranged in the arrangement region 24 to the arrangement region 24. The arrangement region 24 is a flat surface formed in the upper surface of the body 12 and the transparent member 26 is a transparent and acryl part covering the whole region of the arrangement region 24.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a telescope. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, telescopes such as binoculars have been used for spectators to more clearly view performers, athletes, etc., for example, at concerts, plays, sporting events, etc. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses binoculars having lens barrels on the left and right. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2009-175498 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Some spectators at concerts, plays, sports events, etc. have a desire to appeal to others the performers, athletes, etc. they are supporting. To do this, spectators use fans with the names and photos of the performers, athletes, etc. drawn on them. However, if a spectator is using a telescope such as binoculars, it is difficult to appeal using a fan.

[0005] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a telescope that allows users to show off their favorite performers or athletes to those around them at concerts, plays, sporting events, etc. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The telescope of one embodiment of the present invention is a portable telescope that can be held in one or both hands, and is equipped with a placement area provided on the outer periphery of the main body in which a paper-like medium is placed, and a fixing member for fixing the paper-like medium placed in the placement area to the placement area.

[0007] With this configuration, the user can place any paper-like medium such as a photograph or printed matter in the placement area on the outer periphery of the main body and fix it with the fixing member, allowing the user to appeal to those around them to highlight their favorite performer or athlete at, for example, a concert, a play, or a sporting event. Effect of the Invention

[0008] According to the present invention, a user can appeal to others about his / her favorite performer or athlete at a concert, a play, a sporting event, or the like. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is an external view of the binoculars according to this embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is an external view showing how a paper-like medium is attached to the binoculars according to this embodiment. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the left lens barrel of the binoculars according to this embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is an external view of the left transparent member according to this embodiment. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a method for attaching and detaching the transparent member according to this embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the embodiment described below shows an example of a case where the present invention is implemented, and the present invention is not limited to the specific configuration described below. In implementing the present invention, a specific configuration according to the embodiment may be appropriately adopted.

[0011] In this embodiment, the portable telescope, which can be held in one or both hands, is used by spectators at concerts, theater events, sporting events, etc. to view performers, athletes, etc.

[0012] In this embodiment, an example of a telescope is a pair of binoculars 10 as shown in Fig. 1. Binoculars 10 are provided with a main body 12 and left and right lens barrels 18 each having an eyepiece lens 14 and an objective lens 16. The main body 12 of binoculars 10 in this embodiment is configured so that lens barrels 18 can be rotated around a rotation axis C that is the central axis between the left and right lens barrels 18 so that the lens barrels 18 can be rotated to match the distance between the user's eyes.

[0013] A user grasps the gripping areas 20 provided on the outer periphery of the left and right lens barrels 18 and looks through the eyepieces 14 to view something far away. The gripping areas 20 are provided with a non-slip surface to prevent the binoculars 10 from slipping out of the user's hands. A focus adjustment ring 22 is provided in the center of the binoculars 10 on the eyepiece 14 side. The user adjusts the focus of the binoculars 10 by rotating the focus adjustment ring 22.

[0014] Furthermore, the binoculars 10 of this embodiment include an arrangement area 24 and a transparent member 26 .

[0015] The placement area 24 is an area provided on the outer periphery of the main body 12, where a paper-like medium 28 (see FIG. 2) is placed. As an example, the placement area 24 in this embodiment is a surface formed on the upper surface of the main body 12, and is formed between the left and right lens barrels 18.

[0016] The paper-like medium 28 placed in the placement area 24 is, for example, paper with photographs, pictures, letters, etc. drawn on it, a thin plastic film, etc. Note that the material, size, etc. of the paper-like medium 28 are not limited as long as it can be placed in the placement area 24 and fixed by the transparent member 26.

[0017] The transparent member 26 is a fixing member for fixing the paper-like medium 28 placed in the placement area 24 to the placement area 24. The transparent member 26 in this embodiment is transparent and covers the entire placement area 24, and is made of, for example, transparent acrylic. Note that there is a possibility that the binoculars 10 may come into contact with an unexpected place when a user, who is an audience member at a concert or the like, moves. Therefore, the transparent member 26 in this embodiment is configured to cover the entire placement area 24. This makes it possible to prevent the paper-like medium 28 attached to the binoculars 10 from being damaged or soiled without impairing the visibility of the paper-like medium 28.

[0018] Furthermore, the placement area 24 of this embodiment is divided into two along a straight line parallel to the rotation axis C, and the transparent member 26 is formed in two parts so that each part can be attached to and detached from the placement area 24 divided into two parts.

[0019] Fig. 2 is an external view showing attachment of paper-like medium 28 to binoculars 10. As shown in Fig. 2, after paper-like medium 28 is placed in arrangement area 24 on the top surface of binoculars 10, transparent member 26 is attached to arrangement area 24 to fix paper-like medium 28 to arrangement area 24.

[0020] 2 illustrates a case where the paper-like medium 28 is fixed to the left-hand placement area 24 of the placement area 24 divided into two, left and right, but the same applies when the paper-like medium 28 is fixed to the right-hand placement area 24. Also, in the example of FIG. 2, the paper-like medium 28 is also divided into two, left and right, but the paper-like medium 28 does not have to be divided into two.

[0021] In this way, the binoculars 10 of this embodiment allow the user to place any paper-like medium 28, such as a photograph or printed matter, in the placement area 24 on the outer periphery of the main body 12 and secure it in place with the transparent member 26, allowing the user to show off their favorite performer or athlete to those around them while using the binoculars 10, for example, at a concert, a play, or a sporting event.

[0022] Next, the configurations of the arrangement region 24 and the transparent member 26 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

[0023] Fig. 3 is an exploded view of the left lens barrel 18 of the binoculars 10 according to this embodiment, Fig. 3(A) is a perspective view from the front right, and Fig. 3(B) is a perspective view from the front left. Fig. 4 is an external view of the left transparent member 26 according to this embodiment, Fig. 4(A) is a perspective view from the front right, and Fig. 4(B) is a perspective view from the front left.

[0024] The placement area 24 in this embodiment is formed in a concave shape with respect to the surface of the main body 12. That is, the placement area 24 is recessed with respect to the surface of the main body 12. The thickness T2 of the transparent member 26 is the same as the depth T1 of the placement area 24. As a result, the placement area 24 has the same height as the surrounding area of ​​the placement area 24 by fixing the transparent member 26.

[0025] Moreover, the transparent member 26 has a first convex portion 34 formed on one side surface 26A, and a second convex portion 36 formed on the other side surface 26B. The arrangement region 24 has a first recess 30 formed on one side surface 24A into which the first convex portion 34 fits, and a second recess 32 formed on the other side surface 24B into which the second convex portion 36 fits. In this way, the transparent member 26 of this embodiment is fixed to the arrangement region 24 with a minimum number of components.

[0026] In this embodiment, the second protrusion 36 has a triangular cross section, for example. Therefore, the second recess 32 has a triangular cross section so that the second protrusion 36 fits in. The second recess 32 and the second protrusion 36 have triangular cross sections, which allows the transparent member 26 to be attached to and detached from the arrangement region 24 smoothly.

[0027] In this embodiment, the side surfaces 24A, 24B of the placement area 24 and the side surfaces 26A, 26B of the transparent member 26 are surfaces extending in the front-to-back direction of the binoculars 10, but this is not limited thereto, and the side surfaces 24A, 24B of the placement area 24 and the side surfaces 26A, 26B of the transparent member 26 may also be surfaces extending in the left-to-right direction of the binoculars 10.

[0028] Moreover, in the transparent member 26 of this embodiment, a pull-up portion 38 is formed in a part of the side surface 26B where the second protrusion 36 is formed. Correspondingly, in the arrangement region 24 of this embodiment, the second recess 32 is not formed in an area of ​​the side surface 24B where the second recess 32 is formed, which corresponds to the pull-up portion 38. With this configuration, a user can easily remove the transparent member 26 from the arrangement region 24 by hooking the tip of his / her finger on the pull-up portion 38 and pulling up the transparent member 26. Note that, as an example, the pull-up portion 38 is a notch formed in the side surface 26B of the transparent member 26, but is not limited thereto, and the pull-up portion 38 may be another shape, such as a concave shape.

[0029] As described above, the arrangement area 24 in this embodiment is divided into two along a straight line parallel to the rotation axis C, and therefore, side surfaces 24B corresponding to each arrangement area 24 are formed along a straight line parallel to the rotation axis C. In addition, in the area corresponding to the pull-up portion 38 of the transparent member 26, no side surface 24B is formed, and a space exists between the front side surface 24B and the rear side surface 24B.

[0030] When the transparent members 26 are fixed to the left and right arrangement regions 24, the side surfaces 26B of the two transparent members 26 face each other. For this reason, in order to remove the transparent members 26 from the arrangement region 24 using the pull-up parts 38, the shapes of the arrangement region 24 and the transparent members 26 are designed so that a slight gap is generated between the opposing side surfaces 26B of the two transparent members 26 fixed to the arrangement region 24, in other words, between the regions where the pull-up parts 38 of the transparent members 26 are provided.

[0031] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a method for attaching and detaching the transparent member 26 according to this embodiment.

[0032] In order to fix the transparent member 26 to the placement area 24, after placing the paper-like medium 28 in the placement area 24, the transparent member 26 is pushed diagonally from above into the placement area 24 so that the first convex portion 34 of the transparent member 26 fits into the first concave portion 30 of the placement area 24 (FIG. 5(A)). Then, with the first convex portion 34 and the first concave portion 30 fitted together, the transparent member 26 is pushed from above into the placement area 24. As a result, the second convex portion 36 of the transparent member 26 fits into the second concave portion 32 of the placement area 24 (FIG. 5(B)), and the transparent member 26 is fixed to the placement area 24.

[0033] Furthermore, when removing the transparent member 26 from the placement area 24, as shown in FIG. 5(C), the user hooks a fingernail or the like on the pull-up portion 38 of the transparent member 26 and pulls up the transparent member 26 diagonally to the upper right, using the first recess 30 and the first protrusion 34 as fulcrums.

[0034] Although the present invention has been described above using the above embodiment, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiment. Various modifications or improvements can be made to the above embodiment without departing from the gist of the invention, and the forms with such modifications or improvements are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

[0035] In the above embodiment, the binoculars 10 are described as a portable telescope that can be held in one or both hands, but the present invention is not limited to this. The telescope may be a monocular equipped with only one lens barrel 18 having an eyepiece lens 14 and an objective lens 16.

[0036] In the above embodiment, the arrangement area 24 is provided on the top surface of the binoculars 10, but the present invention is not limited to this. The arrangement area 24 may be provided on the side surface of the binoculars 10, for example.

[0037] In the above embodiment, a configuration has been described in which the fixing member that fixes the paper-like medium 28 to the placement area 24 is the transparent member 26 that covers the entirety of the placement area 24, but the present invention is not limited to this. The fixing member may have other shapes as long as it can fix the paper-like medium 28, and for example, the paper-like medium 28 may be fixed to the placement area 24 by covering a portion of the placement area 24. In this configuration, the fixing member does not need to be transparent.

[0038] In the above embodiment, the arrangement area 24 is a flat surface on the outer periphery of the body of the binoculars 10, but the present invention is not limited to this. The arrangement area 24 may be provided on, for example, a curved surface, so long as it is on the outer periphery of the body of the binoculars 10. In this embodiment, the transparent member 26 is also not flat, but curved according to the curvature of the arrangement area 24.

[0039] In the above embodiment, the left and right lens barrels 18 constituting the binoculars 10 are described as rotating, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the left and right lens barrels 18 do not have to rotate. In this case, the arrangement area 24 and the transparent member 26 do not have to be divided into two.

[0040] In the above embodiment, the concave and convex shapes of both side surfaces of the arrangement area 24 and both side surfaces of the transparent member 26 are fitted together, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the arrangement area 24 and the transparent member 26 may be connected by a hinge, and the transparent member 26 may open and close relative to the arrangement area 24. Furthermore, the transparent member 26 may be fixed to the main body 12 by screws.

[0041] In the above embodiment, the configuration in which the pull-up portion 38 is formed on the side surface 26B of the transparent member 26 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a protrusion may be formed on the upper surface of the transparent member 26 for the user to pinch the transparent member 26 with the toes of the fingernails or the like and pull the transparent member 26 up from the arrangement region 24. [Explanation of symbols]

[0042] 10 Binoculars (telescope) 12 Main unit 18 Telescope tube 24 Placement area 26 Transparent parts (fixing parts) 28 Paper media

Claims

1. A portable telescope that can be held in one or both hands, an arrangement area provided on the outer periphery of the main body, in which the paper-like medium is arranged; a fixing member for fixing the paper-like medium placed in the placement area to the placement area; A telescope comprising:

2. The placement area is formed on an upper surface of the main body, The fixing member is a transparent member that covers the entire arrangement area.

2. The telescope of claim 1.

3. The main body includes a lens barrel having an eyepiece lens and an objective lens on the left and right sides, The arrangement area is formed between the left and right lens barrels.

3. The telescope of claim 2.

4. the main body allows the lens barrel to rotate about a central axis between the left and right lens barrels as a rotation axis so as to match the distance between the eyes of a user; The arrangement area is divided into two along a straight line parallel to the rotation axis, the transparent member is formed in two parts so that each part can be attached to and detached from the two divided arrangement areas; 4. The telescope of claim 3.

5. The placement area is formed in a concave shape with respect to a surface of the main body, The thickness of the transparent member is the same as the depth of the placement area.

3. The telescope of claim 2.

6. the transparent member has a first convex portion formed on one side surface and a second convex portion formed on the other side surface; The arrangement region has a first recess formed on one side thereof into which the first protrusion is fitted, and a second recess formed on the other side thereof into which the second protrusion is fitted.

6. The telescope of claim 5.

7. the transparent member has a pull-up portion formed on a part of the side surface on which the second protrusion is formed, In the arrangement region, the second recess is not formed in a region corresponding to the pull-up portion on the side surface on which the second protrusion is formed.

7. The telescope of claim 6.

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