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US 6,665,005 B1Granted
Electronic image pickup apparatus
AssigneeOlympus Corporation
InventorsTatsuji Higuchi, Kenichi Aoki
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Abstract
An electronic image pickup apparatus comprises a shutter having a shielding member which can be inserted into or removed from an optical path of an optical system for forming an image of an object on a light receiving surface of an image pickup element, an inserting/removing mechanism for inserting or removing the shielding member into or from the optical path, a driver for driving the inserting/removing mechanism, and a manipulator for operating the inserting/removing mechanism by a driving system other than the driver.
Claims9
An electronic image pickup apparatus comprising a shutter and a power supply having:
- a shielding member which can be inserted into or removed from an optical path of an optical system including a plurality of moving lens frames for forming an image of an object on a light receiving surface of an image pickup element;
- an inserting/removing mechanism for inserting or removing the shielding member into or from the optical path;
- a driver for driving the inserting/removing mechanism;
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- a manipulator including a cooperation mechanism provided so as to operate the inserting/removing mechanism by a driving system other than the driver, said cooperation mechanism being operated in cooperation with a member which performs a return operation when the power supply for the image pickup apparatus is stopped thereby driving the inserting/removing mechanism;
- said manipulator being capable of inserting the shielding member into the optical path of the optical system, thereby preventing discoloration of a color filter attached to the light receiving surface of the image pickup element.
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An electronic image pickup apparatus comprising a shutter having:
- a shielding member which can be inserted into or removed from an optical path of an optical system including a plurality of moving lens frames for forming an image of an object on a light receiving surface of an image pickup element;
- an inserting/removing mechanism for inserting or removing the shielding member into or from the optical path, the inserting/removing mechanism including:
- an operation lever, which is rotated forward and backward, for operating the shielding member;
- a toggle spring for providing rotation behavior of rotating the operation lever in an opening direction in which the shielding member is opened;
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- an arm portion attached to an end of the toggle spring so as to be externally operable, wherein the arm portion of the toggle spring is pressed by the cam member, thereby moving the shielding member in a shielding direction;
- a driver for driving the inserting/removing mechanism;
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- a manipulator for operating the inserting/removing mechanism by a driving system other than the driver, so that the inserting/removing mechanism is operated to move the shielding member in a shielding direction in cooperation with a return operation of a cam member for moving the lens frames in a direction of an optical axis, said manipulator being capable of inserting the shielding member into the optical path of the optical system, thereby preventing discoloration of a color filter attached to the light receiving surface of the image pickup element.
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An electronic image pickup apparatus comprising a shutter having:
- a shielding member which can be inserted into or removed from an optical path of an optical system for forming an image of an object on a light receiving surface of an image pickup element;
- an inserting/removing mechanism for inserting or removing the shielding member into or from the optical path;
- a driver for driving the inserting/removing mechanism;
- a manipulator for operating the inserting/removing mechanism by a driving system other than the driver, said manipulator being capable of inserting the shielding member into the optical path of the optical system, thereby preventing discoloration of a color filter attached to the light receiving surface of the image pickup element;
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- an opening/closing mechanism for opening or closing an aperture member.
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An electronic image pickup apparatus comprising a shutter having:
- a shielding member which can be inserted into or removed from an optical path of an optical system including a plurality of moving lens frames for forming an image of an object on a light receiving surface of an image pickup element;
- an inserting/removing mechanism for inserting or removing the shielding member into or from the optical path;
- a driver for driving the inserting/removing mechanism;
- a, manipulator for operating the inserting/removing mechanism by a driving system other than the driver, so that the inserting/removing mechanism is operated to move the shielding member in a shielding direction in cooperation with a return operation of a cam member for moving the lens frames in a direction of an optical axis, said manipulator being capable of inserting the shielding member into the optical path of the optical system, thereby preventing discoloration of a color filter attached to the light receiving surface of the image pickup element;
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- an opening/closing mechanism for opening or closing an aperture member.
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An electronic image pickup apparatus comprising a shutter having:
- a shielding member which can be inserted into -or removed from an optical path of an optical system including a plurality of moving lens frames for forming an image of an object on a light receiving surface of an image pickup element;
- an inserting/removing mechanism for inserting or removing the shielding member into or from the optical path, the inserting/removing mechanism including:
- an operation lever, which is rotated forward and backward, for operating the shielding member;
- a toggle spring for providing rotation behavior of rotating the operation lever in an opening direction in which the shielding member is opened;
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- an arm portion attached to an end of the toggle spring so as to be externally operable, wherein the arm portion of the toggle spring is pressed by the cam member, thereby moving the shielding member in a shielding direction;
- a driver for driving the inserting/removing mechanism;
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- a manipulator for operating the inserting/removing mechanism by a driving system other than the driver, so that the inserting/removing mechanism is operated to move the shielding member in a shielding direction in cooperation with a return operation of a cam member for moving the lens frames in a direction of an optical axis.
6 more elements
An electronic image pickup apparatus comprising a shutter and a power supply having:
- a shielding member which can be inserted into or removed from an optical path of an optical system including a plurality of moving lens frames for forming an image of an object on a light receiving surface of an image pickup element;
- an inserting/removing mechanism for inserting or removing the shielding member into or from the optical path;
- a driver for driving the inserting/removing mechanism, and
- a manipulator including a cooperation mechanism provided so as to operate the inserting/removing mechanism by a driving system other than the driver, said cooperation mechanism being operated in cooperation with a member which performs a return operation based on a stop sequence executed before the power supply for the image pickup apparatus is stopped, thereby driving the inserting/removing mechanism.
1 more element
An electronic image pickup apparatus comprising a shutter having:
- a shielding member which can be inserted into or removed from an optical path of an optical system for forming an image of an object on a light receiving surface of an image pickup element;
- an inserting/removing mechanism for inserting or removing the shielding member into or from the optical path;
- a driver for driving the inserting/removing mechanism;
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- a manipulator including a cooperation mechanism provided so as to operate the inserting/removing mechanism by a driving system other than the driver, said cooperation mechanism being operated in cooperation with a member which performs a return operation when the power supply for the image pickup apparatus is stopped, thereby driving the inserting/removing mechanism;
- said manipulator being capable of inserting the shielding member into the optical path of the optical system, thereby preventing discoloration of a color filter attached to the light receiving surface of the image pickup element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.