Shutter apparatus and imaging apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10539857-B2
Application number	US-201816019698-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 27, 2018
Priority date	Jul 3, 2017
Publication date	Jan 21, 2020
Grant date	Jan 21, 2020

Abstract

A shutter apparatus includes a shutter base having an opening, a light shield configured to reciprocate between a closed state that closes the opening and an open state that opens the opening, a motor, a cam member configured to move the light shield when the cam member is rotated by the motor, and a restricting member configured to contact the cam member and to restrict the cam member from rotating in a first direction and in a second direction different from the first direction, the restricting member being rotatable and including a rotary damper engaged with the cam member. The restricting member is located at different positions in a rotating direction between when the restricting member restricts the cam member from rotating in the first direction and when the restricting member restricts the cam member from rotating in the second direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A shutter apparatus comprising:
a shutter base having an opening;
a light shield configured to reciprocate between a closed state that closes the opening and an open state that opens the opening;
a motor;
a cam member configured to move the light shield when the cam member is rotated by the motor; and
a restricting member configured to contact the cam member and to restrict the cam member from rotating in a first direction and in a second direction different from the first direction, the restricting member being rotatable and including a rotary damper engaged with the cam member,
wherein the restricting member is located at different positions in a rotating direction between when the restricting member restricts the cam member from rotating in the first direction and when the restricting member restricts the cam member from rotating in the second direction.

2. The shutter apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the restricting member includes a first contact part configured to contact the cam member when the restricting member restricts the cam member from rotating in the first direction, and a second contact part configured to contact the cam member when the restricting member restricts the cam member from rotating in the second direction.

3. The shutter apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the restricting member is located at different positions in the rotating direction between after the cam member rotates in the first direction and the restricting member contacts the cam member and after the cam member rotates in the second direction and the restricting member contacts the cam member.

4. The shutter apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the motor is rotatable in a third direction and in a fourth direction, and
wherein the cam member moves the light shield from the closed state to the open state when the motor rotates in the third direction, and the cam member moves the light shield from the open state to the closed state when the motor rotates in the fourth direction.

5. The shutter apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the cam member includes:
a first area in which the cam member is movable without moving the light shield;
a second area that moves the light shield; and
a third area in which the cam member is movable without moving the light shield.

6. The shutter apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the restricting member changes an orientation as the cam member rotates.

7. The shutter apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the restricting member is engaged with the cam member and changes the orientation in the third area when the motor rotates in the third direction, and the restricting member is engaged with the cam member and changes the orientation in the first area when the motor rotates in the fourth direction.

8. The shutter apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the rotary damper includes a fixed part with which viscous liquid is filled, and a rotator that rotates relative to the fixed part.

9. The shutter apparatus according to claim 8 , further comprising a holder member attached to the motor,
wherein the rotator in the rotary damper includes a first arm and a second arm, each of which is configured to contact the cam member and thereby to rotate, and
wherein the rotary damper restricts the cam member from rotating with a first orientation in which the first arm contacts the holder member, and with a second orientation in which the second arm contacts the holder member.

10. The shutter apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein when the rotary damper has the first orientation, the cam member contacts the holder member via the first arm and determines a rotational phase the cam member, and when the rotary damper has the second orientation, the cam member contacts the holder member via the second arm and determines a rotational phase the cam member.

11. The shutter apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the shutter apparatus is an electronic front-curtain type shutter apparatus.

12. An imaging apparatus comprising:
a shutter apparatus; and
an image sensor configured to photoelectrically convert an optical image formed via an imaging optical system,
wherein a shutter apparatus includes a shutter base having an opening, a light shield configured to reciprocate between a closed state that closes the opening and an open state that opens the opening, a motor, a cam member configured to move the light shield when the cam member is rotated by the motor, and a restricting member configured to contact the cam member and to restrict the cam member from rotating in a first direction and in a second direction different from the first direction, the restricting member being rotatable and including a rotary damper engaged with the cam member,
wherein the restricting member is located at different positions in a rotating direction between when the restricting member restricts the cam member from rotating in the first direction and when the restricting member restricts the cam member from rotating in the second direction.

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Ishibiki Jumpei
• Aoshima Chikara

Classifications

• G03B9/10 Primary

  Blade or disc rotating or pivoting about axis normal to its plane · CPC title

• G03B9/36

  Sliding rigid plate · CPC title

• G03B9/58

  Means for varying duration of "open" period of shutter · CPC title

• G03B9/42 Primary

  with adjustable slot; with mechanism controlling relative movement of plates to form slot · CPC title