IP Library Granted Patent US 10,165,193
Granted Patent B2
US 10,165,193 · App. 15/062,770 · Granted Dec 25, 2018

Image pickup device and focal plane shutter

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Patent No.
US 10,165,193
App. No.
15/062,770
Granted
Dec 25, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image pickup device includes: an image pickup element; a board including an opening through which light entering the image pickup element passes; a shutter opening and closing the opening; an actuator driving the shutter, and including: a rotor; a stator; and first and second coils wound around the stator and not electrically connected to each other; and a drive circuit including plural terminal portions to which the first and second coils are individually connected.

Claims (42)

1. An image pickup device comprising:

an image pickup element;

a board including an opening through which light entering the image pickup element passes;

a shutter opening and closing the opening;

an actuator driving the shutter, and including: a rotor; a stator; and first and second coils wound around the stator and electrically connected to each other in parallel; and

a drive circuit to which the first and second coils are connected,

wherein

the stator includes: a base portion; arm portions extending substantially in parallel with each other from respective ends of the base portion in substantially a same direction,

the first and second coils are wound around one of the arm portions, and

the drive circuit controls the first and second coils in response to an operation state of the shutter.

2. The image pickup device of claim 1 , wherein

the stator includes first and second magnetic pole portions sandwiching the rotor and facing the rotor, and

energization of the first and second coils causes the first and second magnetic pole portions to have different polarity from each other.

3. The image pickup device of claim 1 , comprising a control portion causing an electronic leading shutter to move in a simulated manner by sequentially resetting stored charges in the image pickup element for every pixel line in a predetermined direction,

wherein the shutter is a trailing shutter.

4. The image pickup device of claim 1 , wherein

the shutter is one of a leading shutter and a trailing shutter,

the other of the leading shutter and the trailing shutter is maintained at a predetermined position by an electromagnet and is moved by biasing force of a spring.

5. The image pickup device of claim 1 , wherein

the shutter is one of a leading shutter and a trailing shutter,

the other of the leading shutter and the trailing shutter is driven by another actuator different from the actuator.

6. A focal plane shutter comprising:

a board including an opening;

a shutter opening and closing the opening; and

an actuator driving the shutter, and including:

a rotor;

a stator; and

first and second coils wound around the stator and electrically connected to each other in parallel,

wherein one ends of the first and second coils wound around the stator are electrically connected to each other, and

wherein other ends of the first and second coils wound around the stator are electrically connected to each other.

7. An image pickup device, comprising:

an image pickup element;

a board including an opening through which light entering the image pickup element passes;

a shutter opening and closing the opening;

an actuator driving the shutter, and including:

a rotor;

a stator having arm portions; and

first and second coils wound around the stator and electrically connected to each other in parallel; and

a drive circuit to which the first and second coils are connected,

wherein the first and second coils are wound around one of the arm portions,

wherein one ends of the first and second coils wound around the arm of the stator are electrically connected to each other, and

wherein other ends of the first and second coils wound around the arm of the stator are electrically connected to each other.

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 Mar 29, 2016
From: OISHI, SEIICHI; MURATA, MINORI; SAKURAI, MOTOHARU; ITO, AKIRA
To: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
Reel/Frame 038122/0541 →