摘要:
A focal plane shutter for camera comprises an opening blade group and a closing blade group, an opening blade-driving member and a closing blade-driving member, an exposure operation means for moving said blade-driving members for exposure operation, a braking member for changing the position from an initial position while absorbing the kinetic energy of the moving closing blade-driving member and resetting means for moving the blade-driving members and the braking member after completing the exposure operation.
摘要:
A driving device for a piezoelectric actuator, in which a voltage is applied to a piezoelectric actuator to generate a mechanical deformation therein, thus actuating a mechanical system. In an aspect, the piezoelectric actuator is at first given a voltage of inverse polarity, for generating a displacement in an opposite direction, and then given a voltage of forward polarity, for generating a displacement in the normal functioning direction, thereby actuating the mechanical system. Displacement and acceleration become larger, as the displacement of the actuator takes place from a position in the inverse direction. In another aspect, the electrical insulation state of the piezoelectric actuator is detected and, if deteriorated, the destruction of insulation is prevented by an alarm generation and/or inhibition of voltage application in an embodiment, the insulation state is identified from the ambient humidity of the actuator. In another embodiment, if the detected humidity is at a high level that may induce destruction of insulation, the piezoelectric actuator is driven with a low voltage, in order to dehumidify by heat generation. The piezoelectric actuator may be used in a shutter control device for a camera.
摘要:
A focal plane shutter device is provided in which when a rear shutter diaphragm travels in a first direction to retract from a photographing image plane from a state where the rear shutter diaphragm and a front shutter diaphragm shade the photographing image plane doubly, a balancer (42 and 44) travels in a direction which is substantially opposite to the first direction. When the front shutter diaphragm travels in a second direction opposite to the aforesaid first direction to begin exposure subsequent to the retraction of the rear shutter diaphragm, the aforesaid balancer (42 and 44) travels in a direction substantially opposite to the second direction. Consequently, it is possible to prevent camera blurring due to the traveling of the rear shutter diaphragm and the front shutter diaphragm by one balancer means. The device preferably includes an assisting member (45) which is connected to the balancer and which is caused to travel so as to provide a pressing force to assist the rear shutter diaphragm when the rear shutter diaphragm travels in the first direction, thus making it possible to perform the retraction of the rear shutter diaphragm more reliably. A chasing member may also be provided to chase the assisting member and secure a space between the front and rear shutter diaphragms by contacting the assisting member if, for example, the rear shutter diaphragm begins to travel prematurely by malfunction.
摘要:
There is disclosed a driving device for piezoelectric actuator, in which a voltage is applied to a piezoelectric actuator to generate a mechanical deformation therein, thus actuating a mechanical system. In an aspect, the piezoelectric actuator is at first given a voltage of inverse polarity, for generating a displacement in an opposite direction, and then given a voltage of forward polarity, for generating a displacement in the normal functioning direction, thereby actuating the mechanical system. Displacement and acceleration become larger, as the displacement of the actuator takes place from a position in the inverse direction. In another aspect, the electrical insulation state of the piezoelectric actuator is detected, and, if deteriorated, the destruction of insulation is prevented by an alarm generation and/or inhibition of voltage application. In an embodiment, the insulation state is identified from the ambient humidity of the actuator. In another aspect, if the detected humidity is at a high level that may induce destruction of insulation, the piezoelectric actuator is driven with a low voltage, in order to dehumidity by heat generation. Also shutter control devices for camera, utilizing piezoelectric actuator, are disclosed.
摘要:
A shutter of a camera is provided with a shutter trip detecting device includes LEDs and PTRs. Measured are tripping timings of leading and trailing curtains for admitting and intercepting object light to an aperture. An exposure time on a film and a tripping time (curtain velocity) of each curtain are thus detected. The detected result is compared with a fiducial value, and an alarm is given according to the need. There are detected mechanical fluctuation elements relative to the shutter, e.g., a scatter of the exposure time on the film, a partial uneveness of the exposure time and an influence on the exposure time due to a fault in a driving mechanism. The alarm can be thus given to the user, and an automatic adjustment can be made. The shutter trip detecting device includes the shutter leading/trailing curtains, the LEDs and PTRs which detect tripping thereof.
摘要:
A camera having a mechanism to determine the precise times at which a shutter or shutter blinds open or close an aperture. The camera measures the actual time in which shutter blinds pass over the aperture by utilizing a projection unit, positioned on one side of the shutter, to project a signal towards the aperture. A signal receiving unit is placed on the other side of the shutter and receives the signal. The output of the signal receiving unit changes depending on whether the signal projected by the projection unit is blocked by the shutter (when the shutter is closed) or whether the projected signal passes through the aperture. The projection unit and the receiving unit can also be placed on the same side of the shutter, with a reflecting unit placed on the other side of the shutter, with the shutter blinds having a different reflectivity than the reflecting unit. When the shutter blinds are closed, the projected signal is reflected off the shutter blinds and received by the receiving unit. When the shutter blinds are open, the projected signal is reflected from the reflecting unit and received by the receiving unit. The output of the receiving unit is different, depending on whether the projected signal was reflected off the shutter blinds or off the reflecting unit. By analyzing the receiving unit output, the state of the shutter can be determined.
摘要:
A camera includes a shutter unit for limiting the exposure time to a record medium, a shutter time setting unit for setting the shutter time of the shutter unit, a shutter drive and control unit for driving and controlling the shutter unit, a shutter condition detecting unit for detecting the condition of the shutter unit, a manifesting unit for manifesting the result detected by the shutter condition detecting unit, a manifestation control unit for driving and controlling the manifesting unit and a memory unit for previously storing inherent data to detect with the shutter condition detecting unit whereby a photographer is informed of the fact that the detection accuracy of the detecting element is insufficient for a shutter time, thus dealing with the situation. The manifestation control unit drives the shutter condition detecting unit, based on a shutter time set by the shutter time setting unit and inherent data stored in the memory unit, thus notifying the shutter condition detecting unit of the result.
摘要:
A camera which prevents accidents which could lead to damage to the shutter when performing shutter time tests in the opened state of the back cover of a camera. The camera has a shutter to limit the exposure time of the recording medium which has been loaded, a measurement unit to measure, according to the action of the shutter, the time of the exposure to the recording medium which the shutter performs, and a back cover sensor to detect whether the back cover is open or closed when film or another recording medium has been loaded into the camera. The action of the measurement unit is inhibited when the back cover sensor detects that the back cover is open. The camera also has a drive unit for recording an image on the film or recording medium and a mode selection switch to select between a normal mode in which a photographic action is performed, in which the shutter and the drive unit are activated, and a test mode in which the shutter and the measurement unit are activated but not the drive unit. A shutter control unit may be used during testing so that the shutter is initially activated for an exposure time other than the minimum exposure time, when the shutter performs an exposure of the recording medium.
摘要:
A camera which can detect the actual opening/closing state of the camera shutter based on a signal reflected towards the shutter by a signal projection unit and received by a signal receiving unit. The signal received by the signal receiving unit is based on the reflectivity of the shutter and, therefore, the signal received by the signal receiving unit is different depending on whether or not the shutter is open or closed. The camera has a reflectivity state detection unit for determining the reflectivity status of the shutter. A reflectivity standard changing unit changes the detection standard of the signal receiving unit based on information output by the reflectivity state detection unit. In this manner, changes in reflectivity of the shutter, due to passage of time or increase in use, will not reduce the accuracy of the detection of the open/close status of the shutter.
摘要:
A shutter device includes shutter blades, a flexible printed circuit board electrically connectable to a camera main body, a shutter base plate having an aperture, a shutter drive mechanism arranged in the vicinity of the aperture on the shutter base plate for driving the shutter blades, and electrical parts arranged in the vicinity of the aperture at one area other than the area of arrangement of the shutter drive mechanism. The flexible printed circuit board is connected to the shutter drive mechanism and the electrical parts and continuously arranged along the periphery of the aperture.