IP Library Granted Patent US 9,304,374
Granted Patent B2
US 9,304,374 · App. 14/862,420 · Granted Apr 5, 2016

Focal-plane shutter, optical device, and method for adjusting current for focal-plane shutter

Inventors: Seiichi Oishi (Narashino, JP); Minori Murata (Narashino, JP); Shoichi Tokura (Narashino, JP); Hiroshi Takahashi (Narashino, JP)
Assignee: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
G03B9/40
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Patent No.
US 9,304,374
App. No.
14/862,420
Granted
Apr 5, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A focal-plane shutter includes: a mechanical portion including: a board including an opening; and a leading blade and a trailing blade capable of opening and closing the opening; and a leading blade actuator and a trailing blade actuator respectively driving the leading blade and the trailing blade, and respectively including a leading blade coil and a trailing blade coil, wherein a current value flowing through at least one of the leading blade coil and the trailing blade coil is adjusted such that one of variations in a leading blade run-up period and a trailing blade run-up period depending on a temperature change corresponds to the other one.

Claims (45)

1. A focal-plane shutter comprising:

a mechanical portion including:

a board including an opening; and

a leading blade and a trailing blade capable of opening and closing the opening; and

a leading blade actuator and a trailing blade actuator respectively driving the leading blade and the trailing blade, and respectively including a leading blade coil and a trailing blade coil,

wherein

a leading blade run-up period is from a time when the leading actuator starts being energized such that the leading blade opens the opening to a time when the leading blade starts opening the opening,

a trailing blade run-up period is from a time when the trailing actuator starts being energized such that the trailing blade closes the opening to a time when the trailing blade starts closing the opening, and

a current value flowing through at least one of the leading blade coil and the trailing blade coil is adjusted such that one of variations in the leading blade run-up period and the trailing blade run-up period depending on a temperature change corresponds to the other one.

2. The focal-plane shutter of claim 1 , wherein

each of the leading blade run-up period and the trailing blade run-up period is shorter as temperature of the mechanical portion is higher,

the leading blade run-up period and the trailing blade run-up period are longer as temperature the leading blade coil and the trailing blade coil are higher, respectively, and

change rates of the leading blade run-up period and the trailing blade run-up period against respective temperatures of the leading blade coil and the trailing blade coil are greater as respective current values flowing through the leading blade coil and the trailing blade coil are higher, respectively.

3. The focal-plane shutter of claim 2 , wherein a change rate of the leading blade run-up period against temperature of the mechanical portion is greater than that of the trailing blade run-up period against temperature of the mechanical portion, and

a current value flowing through the leading blade coil is higher than a current value flowing through the trailing blade coil.

4. The focal-plane shutter of claim 1 , wherein

a current value flowing through the leading blade coil or the trailing blade coil is adjusted by changing at least one of a rotational start position of a rotor of the leading blade actuator, a rotational start position of a rotor of the trailing blade actuator, a shape and a material of the rotor of the leading blade actuator, a shape and a material of the rotor of the trailing blade actuator, a shape and a material of a stator of the leading blade actuator, a shape and a material of a stator of the trailing blade actuator, a number of turns of the leading blade coil, a number of turns of the trailing blade coil, weight and a shape of a member driven by the leading blade actuator, and weight and a shape of a member driven by the trailing blade actuator.

5. A focal-plane shutter comprising:

a mechanical portion including:

a board including an opening; and

a leading blade and a trailing blade capable of opening and closing the opening; and

a leading blade actuator and a trailing blade actuator respectively driving the leading blade and the trailing blade, and respectively including a leading blade coil and a trailing blade coil,

wherein

the mechanical portion includes a leading blade output member and a trailing blade output member respectively secured to the leading blade rotor and the trailing blade rotor,

a leading blade run-up period is from a time when the leading actuator starts being energized such that the leading blade opens the opening to a time when the leading blade starts opening the opening,

a trailing blade run-up period is from a time when the trailing actuator starts being energized such that the trailing blade closes the opening to a time when the trailing blade starts closing the opening, and

at least one of a relative angle of the leading blade rotor against the leading blade output member in a rotational direction of the leading blade rotor and a relative angle of the trailing blade rotor against the trailing blade output member in a rotational direction of the trailing blade rotor is adjusted such that one of variations in the leading blade run-up period and the trailing blade run-up period corresponds to the other one.

6. An optical device comprising a focal-plane shutter including:

a mechanical portion including:

a board including an opening; and

a leading blade and a trailing blade capable of opening and closing the opening; and

a leading blade actuator and a trailing blade actuator respectively driving the leading blade and the trailing blade, and respectively including a leading blade coil and a trailing blade coil,

wherein

a leading blade run-up period is from a time when the leading actuator starts being energized such that the leading blade opens the opening to a time when the leading blade starts opening the opening,

a trailing blade run-up period is from a time when the trailing actuator starts being energized such that the trailing blade closes the opening to a time when the trailing blade starts closing the opening, and

a current value flowing through at least one of the leading blade coil and the trailing blade coil is adjusted such that one of variations in the leading blade run-up period and the trailing blade run-up period depending on a temperature change corresponds to the other one.

7. A method for adjusting current for a focal-plane shutter, the focal-plane shutter including:

a mechanical portion including:

a board including an opening; and

a leading blade and a trailing blade capable of opening and closing the opening; and

a leading blade actuator and a trailing blade actuator respectively driving the leading blade and the trailing blade, and respectively including a leading blade coil and a trailing blade coil,

wherein

a leading blade run-up period is from a time when the leading actuator starts being energized such that the leading blade opens the opening to a time when the leading blade starts opening the opening, and

a trailing blade run-up period is from a time when the trailing actuator starts being energized such that the trailing blade closes the opening to a time when the trailing blade starts closing the opening,

the method comprises adjusting a current value flowing through at least one of the leading blade coil and the trailing blade coil such that one of variations in the leading blade run-up period and the trailing blade run-up period depending on a temperature change corresponds to the other one.

Assignments (3)
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 21, 2015
From: OISHI, SEIICHI; MURATA, MINORI; TOKURA, SHOICHI; TAKAHASHI, HIROSHI
To: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
Reel/Frame 036848/0169 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-133164 · Jun 25, 2013 · national
Continuity (2)
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