US 2004/0170423 A1Published application

Focal plane shutter for cameras

AssigneeNidec Copal Corporation

InventorsKouichi Kudo, Nobuyoshi Inoue

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Abstract

A focal plane shutter for cameras is provided with a shutter blade which can be actuated to both directions for opening and for closing a photographing optical path by an electromagnetic apparatus. When a rotor is rotated to the direction corresponding to the direction of conduction of coils an actuating member which is formed in one with the rotor make arms rotate by its actuating pin and actuates four blades of the shutter blade about upward and downward direction. A brake member rotatably arranged together with on a friction plate on a shaft has bent portions formed near tip portions of the arm portions which are inserted in a slot on a shutter base plate. An operation for opening the shutter blade is braked by the actuating pin contacting, pressing and moving one of the bent portions at termination stage, and a closing operation is braked by the actuating pin contacting, pressing and moving another bent portion at the termination stage. Thus the shutter blade can be braked suitably at the termination stage and stopped early.

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Dependent claims

A focal plane shutter for cameras comprising:

a shutter base plate having a first opening for a photographing path,
an auxiliary base member which has a second opening to regulate an opening for the photographing optical path by at least one of the first opening and the shutter base plate, and constitutes a blade chamber between the shutter base plate and the auxiliary base member,
a shutter blade which is constituted by a plurality of arms arranged in the blade chamber and pivoted on the shutter base plate, and at least one blade pivoted respectively on each arm,
an actuating member which is rotatably arranged on the shutter plate and is connected with the shutter blade, and actuates the shutter blade by its reciprocating rotation between a fully opened position and a completely closed position of the opening for the photographing optical path,
an electromagnetic actuating device which is arranged on the shutter base plate and carries out the reciprocating rotation of the actuating member,
a brake member which is rotatably arranged on the shutter base plate and has two pressed portions which are contacted, pressed and moved by the actuating member at each termination stage of the reciprocating rotation of the actuating member, and
a brake means which brakes rotation of the brake member by friction power generated by contacting under pressure with the brake member.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.