Focal plane shutter and optical apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9395599-B2
Application number	US-201514626014-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 19, 2015
Priority date	Mar 24, 2014
Publication date	Jul 19, 2016
Grant date	Jul 19, 2016

Abstract

A focal plane shutter includes: a first board including a first opening; a first shutter including plural first blades, and facing the first board and closing the first opening such that an overlapped state where the plural first blades overlap each other is shifted to an expanded state where the plural first blades expand; and a drive member connected to a root portion of the first shutter and causing the first shutter to move.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A focal plane shutter comprising:
a first board including a first opening;
a first shutter including plural first blades, and facing the first board and closing the first opening such that an overlapped state where the plural first blades overlap each other is shifted to an expanded state where the plural first blades expand; and
a drive member connected to a root portion of the first shutter and causing the first shutter to move,
wherein the first board includes:
a main board, the main board having a substantially lateral U-shape; and
a sub-board secured to the main board,

the main board and the sub-board cooperatively define the first opening,
the main board includes:
first and second portions extending in a direction intersecting with a movement direction of the first shutter, and facing each other; and
a third portion continuous to the first and second portions, extending in the movement direction, and positioned in the root portion side,

front end portions of the first and second portions are spaced away from each other,
when the first shutter closes the first opening, the first shutter moves from the second portion side to the first portion side,
the sub-board faces the third portion, extends in the movement direction, is positioned in a front end portion side of the first shutter, and is secured to the front end portions of the first and second portions,
one end of the sub-board is secured to a surface, of the first portion, facing the first shutter and another end of the sub-board is secured to a surface of the second portion, opposite to a surface of the second portion facing the first shutter, and
a portion between the one end and the another end does not overlap the main board.

2. The focal plane shutter of claim 1 , comprising a second shutter including plural second blades, facing the first board in opposition to the first shutter, and closing the first opening such that an overlapped state where the plural second blades overlap each other is shifted to an expanded state where the plural second blades expand,
wherein when the second shutter closes the first opening, the second shutter moves from the first portion side to the second portion side, and
the another end of the sub-board is secured to a surface, of the second portion, facing the second shutter.

3. The focal plane shutter of claim 2 , comprising:
a second board including a second opening, the first and second boards sandwiching the first shutter; and
a third board including a third opening, the first and third boards sandwiching the second shutter.

4. The focal plane shutter of claim 1 , wherein the another end of the sub-board is secured to a surface, of the second portion, facing the first shutter.

5. The focal plane shutter of claim 4 , comprising a second board including a second opening, the first and second boards sandwiching the first shutter.

6. An optical apparatus comprising a focal plane shutter comprising:
a first board including a first opening;
a first shutter including plural first blades, and facing the first board and closing the first opening such that an overlapped state where the plural first blades overlap each other is shifted to an expanded state where the plural first blades expand; and
a drive member connected to a root portion of the first shutter and causing the first shutter to move,
wherein the first board includes:
a main board, the main board having a substantially lateral U-shape; and
a sub-board secured to the main board,

the main board and the sub-board cooperatively define the first opening,
the main board includes:
first and second portions extending in a direction intersecting with a movement direction of the first shutter, and facing each other; and
a third portion continuous to the first and second portions, extending in the movement direction, and positioned in the root portion side,

front end portions of the first and second portions are spaced away from each other,
when the first shutter closes the first opening, the first shutter moves from the second portion side to the first portion side,
the sub-board faces the third portion, extends in the movement direction, is positioned in a front end portion side of the first shutter, and is secured to the front end portions of the first and second portions,
one end of the sub-board is secured to a surface, of the first portion, facing the first shutter and another end of the sub-board is secured to a surface of the second portion, opposite to a surface of the second portion facing the first shutter, and
a portion between the one end and the another end does not overlap the main board.

Assignees

• Seiko Precision Kk

Inventors

• Oishii Seiichi
• Tokura Shoichi

Classifications

• G03B9/40 Primary

  Double plate · CPC title

• G03B9/36

  Sliding rigid plate · CPC title