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US 7,722,265 · App. 11/846,431 · Granted May 25, 2010

Shutter device and image pickup apparatus

Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
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Patent No.
US 7,722,265
App. No.
11/846,431
Granted
May 25, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A shutter device makes it possible to restrict bounding of a shutter blade using a shock-absorbing member when movement of the shutter blade is completed. In addition, the shutter device makes it possible to reduce production of dust that is produced when the shock-absorbing member and the shutter blade collide with each other. Examples of dust are wear powder and flake.

Claims (16)

1. A shutter device comprising:

a shutter blade;

a shock-absorbing member configured to absord shock when movement of the shutter blade is completed; and

a blade contact member configured to contact the shutter blade by covering a surface of the shock-absorbing member to prevent the shutter blade from directly contacting the shock-absorbing member, wherein the blade contact member is not joined to the shock-absorbing member.

2. The shutter device according to claim 1 , wherein the blade contact member is formed of a material having a wear resistance that is greater than that of the shock-absorbing member.

3. The shutter device according to claim 1 , wherein the shock-absorbing member is deformed by deformation of the blade contact member resulting from collision of the shutter blade with the blade contact member.

4. The shutter device according to claim 1 , wherein after the shutter blade collides with the blade contact member, the blade contact member collides with the shock-absorbing member.

5. The shutter device according to claim 1 , wherein the shutter blade comprises a plurality of shutter blades including a first curtain shutter blade unit that moves from a position where the first curtain shutter blade unit covers an opening to a position where the first curtain shutter blade unit withdraws from the opening.

6. The shutter device according to claim 1 , wherein an elastic modulus of the shock-absorbing member is less than an elastic modulus of the blade contact member.

7. The shutter device according to claim 1 , wherein there is a gap between the blade contact member and the shock-absorbing member before completing the movement of the shutter blade.

8. A shutter device comprising:

a first curtain shutter blade unit that moves from a position where the first curtain shutter blade unit covers an opening to a position where the first curtain shutter blade unit withdraws from the opening;

a first shock-absorbing member configured to absorb shock when movement of the first curtain shutter blade unit is completed;

a blade contact member configured to contact the first curtain shutter blade unit by covering a surface of the first shock-absorbing member to prevent the first curtain shutter blade unit from directly contacting the first shock-absorbing member, wherein the blade contact member is not joined to the first shock-absorbing member, and the blade contact member being formed of a material having a wear resistance that is greater than that of the first shock-absorbing member;

a second curtain shutter blade unit that moves from a position where the second curtain shutter blade unit withdraws from the opening to a position where the second curtain shutter blade unit covers the opening; and

a second shock-absorbing member configured to absorb shock when movement of the second curtain shutter blade unit, the second shock-absorbing member being formed of the same material as the first shock-absorbing member.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2026
From: CANON INC.
To: ADEIA MEDIA HOLDINGS LLC
Reel/Frame 074166/0097 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 24, 2026
From: ADEIA MEDIA HOLDINGS LLC
To: ADEIA MEDIA HOLDINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 075203/0334 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 28, 2025
From: ADEIA INC. (F/K/A XPERI HOLDING CORPORATION); ADEIA HOLDINGS INC.; ADEIA MEDIA HOLDINGS INC.; ADEIA IMAGING LLC; ADEIA MEDIA LLC; ADEIA MEDIA SOLUTIONS INC.; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR BONDING TECHNOLOGIES INC.; ADEIA TECHNOLOGIES INC.; ADEIA GUIDES INC.; ADEIA SOLUTIONS LLC; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INC.; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS LLC; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LLC; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES LLC; ADEIA PUBLISHING INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 071454/0343 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2007
From: NISHIO, TETSUYA
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 019893/0169 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2006-232351 · Aug 29, 2006 · national
Continuity (1)
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