IP Library Granted Patent US 8,356,949
Granted Patent B2
US 8,356,949 · App. 13/235,875 · Granted Jan 22, 2013

Focal plane shutter and optical device

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Patent No.
US 8,356,949
App. No.
13/235,875
Granted
Jan 22, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A focal plane shutter includes: a board including an opening; a blade movable between a position where the blade recedes from the opening and a position where the blade covers at least part of the opening; a drive arm connected to the blade, the drive arm including an engagement hole; a drive lever including a drive pin engaging the engagement hole; and a restriction portion provided in the drive arm, the restriction portion abutting the drive pin and being thicker than the drive arm.

Claims (22)

1. A focal plane shutter comprising:

a board including an opening;

a blade movable between a position where the blade recedes from the opening and a position where the blade covers at least part of the opening;

a drive arm connected to the blade, the drive arm including an engagement hole;

a drive lever including a drive pin engaging the engagement hole; and

a restriction portion provided in the drive arm, the restriction portion abutting the drive pin and being thicker than the drive arm,

wherein the engagement hole includes a first edge positioned at a start side where the drive pin moves in a predetermined direction and a second edge positioned at a terminal side where the drive pin moves in the predetermined direction, and

the restriction portion allows an abutment of the second edge with the drive pin, and abuts the drive pin to restrict an abutment of the first edge with the drive pin.

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

the drive lever is movable in a first direction at a predetermined speed and is movable in a second direction opposite to the first direction at a speed slower than the predetermined speed; and

the start side and the terminal side of a movable range of the drive pin are set for a case where the drive lever moves in the first direction.

3. The focal plane shutter of claim 1 , wherein the restriction portion is elastically deformable.

4. The focal plane shutter of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the drive pin and the drive arm is made of a synthetic resin.

5. An optical device comprising a focal plane shutter,

the focal plane shutter including:

a board including an opening;

a blade movable between a position where the blade recedes from the opening and a position where the blade covers at least part of the opening;

a drive arm connected to the blade, the drive arm including an engagement hole;

a drive lever including a drive pin engaging the engagement hole; and

a restriction portion provided in the drive arm, the restriction portion abutting the drive pin and being thicker than the drive arm,

wherein the engagement hole includes a first edge positioned at a start side where the drive pin moves in a predetermined direction and a second edge positioned at a terminal side where the drive pin moves in the predetermined direction, and

the restriction portion allows an abutment of the second edge with the drive pin, and abuts the drive pin to restrict an abutment of the first edge with the drive pin.

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 4, 2011
From: TAKAHASHI, HIROSHI; OISHI, SEIICHI
To: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
Reel/Frame 027012/0750 →