IP Library Granted Patent US 8,137,011
Granted Patent B2
US 8,137,011 · App. 12/470,914 · Granted Mar 20, 2012

Actuator and blade drive device for camera

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Patent No.
US 8,137,011
App. No.
12/470,914
Granted
Mar 20, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electromagnetic actuator includes: a coil for excitation; a stator excited with different magnetic poles by energization of the coil; a rotor magnetized with the different magnetic poles in accordance with a circumferential direction, and rotated by a magnetic force generating between the rotor and the stator; and an outputting member rotated in conjunction with the rotor and outputting rotational movement of the rotor to a first blade and a second blade. The outputting member is provided with a fitting hole press-fitted onto the rotor.

Claims (15)

1. a blade drive device for a camera comprising:

a base plate, including a first plate having an opening, a second plate, and a third plate, wherein

the second plate is arranged at the image pickup device side with respect to the first plate, and

the third plate is arranged at the object side with respect to the first plate

a blade, for opening and closing the opening, arranged between the first plate and the third plate; and

an actuator for driving the blade, wherein the actuator includes:

a coil for excitation;

a stator excited with different magnetic poles by energization of the coil;

a spindle, provided in the first plate and extending to the second plate in an axial-direction from an object side to an image pickup device side;

a rotor consisting of material magnetized with the different magnetic poles in a circumferential direction thereof, and rotated about the spindle by a magnetic force generating between the rotor and the stator; and

an outputting member rotated in conjunction with the rotor and outputting rotational movement of the rotor to the blade, and the outputting member being provided with a cylindrical fitting hole portion press-fitted onto a cylindrical end portion of the rotor, wherein

the outputting member has the cylindrical fitting hole portion press-fitted onto the cylindrical end portion of the rotor so as to have the cylindrical end portion of the rotor disposed within the cylindrical fitting hole portion of the outputting member, and an arm portion extending radially outwardly of the cylindrical portion,

the cylindrical fitting hole portion has an outer diameter smaller than an inner diameter of a magnetic portion of the stator and the cylindrical fitting hole portion has a height that is within the axial-directional height of the rotor of material having the different magnetic poles in a circumferential direction, with the cylindrical fitting hole portion being press-fitted onto the cylindrical end portion of the rotor,

the blade is arranged at an object side with respect to the rotor, and

the outputting member has a pin extending to the object side and engaging with the blade.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 20, 2022
From: SEIKO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TRADING AS SEIKO HOLDINGS CORPORATION)
To: SEIKO GROUP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062182/0124 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Oct 30, 2019
From: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
To: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
Reel/Frame 050872/0748 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 30, 2019
From: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
To: SEIKO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TRADING AS SEIKO HOLDINGS CORPORATION)
Reel/Frame 050873/0971 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 12, 2009
From: SUZUKI, MITSURU; ITO, AKIHIRO; YANAGISAWA, SHIGERU; YASUDA, AKIRA
To: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
Reel/Frame 022819/0632 →