IP Library Granted Patent US 8,840,324
Granted Patent B2
US 8,840,324 · App. 14/023,747 · Granted Sep 23, 2014

Blade drive device and optical instrument

View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,840,324
App. No.
14/023,747
Granted
Sep 23, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A blade drive device includes: a board including an opening; a blade movable between a position receding from the opening and a position covering at least a portion of the opening; a first actuator including a first rotor rotatable about a first axis and a first stator, and being capable of driving the blade; a second actuator including a second rotor rotatable about a second axis and a second stator, and being capable of driving the blade; first and second positioning portions respectively positioning the first and second actuators; and a first biasing member respectively biasing the first and second actuators toward the first and second positioning portions.

Claims (42)

1. A blade drive device, comprising:

a board including an opening;

a blade movable between a position receding from the opening and a position covering at least a portion of the opening;

a first actuator including a first rotor rotatable about a first axis and a first stator, and being capable of driving the blade;

a second actuator including a second rotor rotatable about a second axis and a second stator, and being capable of driving the blade;

first and second positioning portions respectively positioning the first and second actuators; and

a first biasing member respectively biasing the first and second actuators toward the first and second positioning portions,

the first and second positioning portions respectively positioning the first and second stators, and

the first biasing member respectively biasing the first and second stators toward the first and second positioning portions.

2. The blade drive device of claim 1 , wherein the first biasing member is arranged between the first and second stators, and biases the first and second stators in opposite directions.

3. The blade drive device of claim 1 , wherein

the first and second axes are parallel to each other,

the first and second stators are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the first and second axes, and

the first biasing member biases the first and second stators in the direction perpendicular to the first and second axes.

4. The blade drive device of claim 1 , comprising:

a support portion supporting the first and second actuators and provided in the board, and

a second biasing member biasing the first and second actuators toward the support portion in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the first biasing member biases the first and second actuators.

5. The blade drive device of claim 1 , comprising:

a support portion supporting the first and second actuators and provided in the board;

a cover portion secured to the support portion and covering the first and second actuators, and

a second biasing member biasing the first and second actuators toward the cover portion in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the first biasing member biases the first and second actuators.

6. The blade drive device of claim 1 , comprising a third biasing member biasing the first and second actuators in a direction perpendicular to the first and second axes and perpendicular to the direction in which the first biasing member biases the first and second actuators,

wherein the support portion holds the third biasing member.

7. The blade drive device of claim 1 , wherein

the blade includes:

first blades including a plurality of blades and driven by the first actuator, and

second blades including a plurality of blades and driven by the second actuator,

the first blades recede from the opening in a state where the first blades overlap each other, and cover the opening in a state where the first blades expand, and

the second blades recede from the opening in a state where the second blades overlap each other, and cover the opening in a state where the second blades expand.

8. The blade drive device of claim 1 , wherein the first and second stators each includes a plurality of parts overlapping each other in a direction of the first and second axes.

9. The blade drive device of claim 1 , wherein the first biasing member is at least one of a rubber, a foamed member, and a spring member made of a non-magnetic material.

10. The blade drive device of claim 4 , comprising

a cover portion secured to the support portion, covering the first and second actuators, and holding the second biasing member.

11. An optical instrument comprising a blade drive device, comprising:

a board including an opening;

a blade movable between a position to recede from the opening and a position to cover at least a portion of the opening;

a first actuator including a first rotor rotatable about a first axis and a first stator, and capable of driving the blade;

a second actuator including a second rotor rotatable about a second axis and a second stator, and capable of driving the blade;

first and second positioning portions respectively positioning the first and second actuators; and

a first biasing member respectively biasing the first and second actuators toward the first and second positioning portions,

the first and second positioning portions respectively positioning the first and second stators, and

the first biasing member respectively biasing the first and second stators toward the first and second positioning portions.

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 Oct 2, 2013
From: SUZUKI, MITSURU
To: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
Reel/Frame 031332/0413 →