Image pickup device and focal plane shutter

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9632394-B2
Application number	US-201514795099-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 9, 2015
Priority date	Jan 31, 2013
Publication date	Apr 25, 2017
Grant date	Apr 25, 2017

Abstract

An image pickup device includes: a focal plane shutter including: a board including an opening; a shutter moving to open and close the opening; an actuator moving the shutter; and a detection portion detecting that the shutter passes through a predetermined position, an image pickup element which light enters through the opening; and a drive control portion that controls the actuator to move the shutter, wherein the drive control portion performs movement control to move the shutter at least until the shutter passes through the predetermined position, and performs brake control to decelerate the shutter while the shutter is moving after the shutter passes through the predetermined position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image pickup device comprising:
a focal plane shutter including:
a board including an opening;
a shutter moving to open and close the opening;
an actuator moving the shutter; and
a detection portion detecting that the shutter passes through a predetermined position;

an image pickup element which light enters through the opening; and
a drive control portion configured to control the actuator to move the shutter,
wherein the drive control portion is configured to perform movement control to move the shutter at least until the shutter passes through the predetermined position by energizing the actuator in an energizing direction, performs brake control to decelerate the shutter while the shutter is moving after the shutter passes through the predetermined position, and, after performs brake control, performs bounce suppression control by energizing the actuator in an energizing direction that is the same direction as the energizing direction in the movement control.

2. The image pickup device of claim 1 ,
wherein electric power is supplied to the actuator in the movement control, and
wherein the brake control includes at least one of changing an energizing direction of the actuator, short-circuiting terminals of the actuator, and making an amount of electric power supplied to the actuator smaller than that of the electric power in the movement control.

3. The image pickup device of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined position is a position closer to a stop position than to a start position between the start position and the stop position in a movable range of the shutter.

4. The image pickup device of claim 1 , wherein
the shutter includes plural blades and is capable of shifting between an overlapped state where the plural blades overlap each other and recede from the opening and an expanded state where the plural blades are expanded and close the opening,
the drive control portion performs the brake control while the shutter is moving from the overlapped state to the expanded state.

5. The image pickup device of claim 1 , wherein
the actuator moves the shutter in first and second directions opposite to each other to open and close the opening,
the predetermined position includes different first and second positions,
the brake control includes:
first brake control to decelerate the shutter while the shutter is moving in the first direction after the shutter passes through the first predetermined position, and
second brake control to decelerate the shutter while the shutter is moving in the second direction after the shutter passes through the second predetermined position.

6. The image pickup device of claim 1 ,
wherein electric power is supplied to the actuator in performing the movement control, and
wherein an amount of electric power supplied to the actuator in performing the bounce suppression control is lower than that of the electric power supplied to the actuator in performing the movement control.

7. The image pickup device of claim 1 , comprising a control portion configured to determine that the shutter is in a malfunction state, when passage of the shutter through the predetermined position is detected, twice or more within a predetermined period, by the detection portion.

8. A focal plane shutter comprising:
a board including an opening;
a shutter moving to open and close the opening;
an actuator moving the shutter; and
wherein movement control on the actuator to move the shutter is performed at least until the shutter passes through the predetermined position by energizing the actuator in an energizing direction, brake control on the actuator to decelerate the shutter while the shutter is moving after the shutter passes through the predetermined position, and bounce suppression control on the actuator after the brake control by energizing the actuator in an energizing direction that is the same direction as the energizing direction in the movement control.

Assignees

• Seiko Precision Kk

Inventors

• Nemoto Chiaki
• Takahashi Hiroshi
• Tokura Shoichi
• Nakano Yoichi
• Sakurai Motoharu

Classifications

• H04N23/75

  by influencing optical camera components · CPC title

• G03B9/58

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

• G03B9/08

  Shutters · CPC title

• G03B9/42 Primary

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

• G03B9/14 Primary

  Two separate members moving in opposite directions · CPC title