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Shutter for camera
Assignee: West Electric Co Ltd
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Filing: 1975-02-18
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Granted: 1977-04-12
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Expires: 1995-02-18
Abstract
Abstract The invention discloses a shutter for a camera of the type comprising a light control mechanism which comprises a plurality of shutter blades, which may also function as the aperture control diaphragm, and driving means such as a stepping motor for intermittently driving the shutter blades to open and close them in response to shutter driving pulse signals; a circuit for generating the shutter blade driving pulse signals with a frequency or pulse spacing determined in response to the brightness of a subject; a circuit for reversing the direction of drive of the driving means a predetermined time, which is dependent upon the brightness of the subject, after the shutter blades are started to open; a circuit for controlling the frequency or pulse spacing of the driving pulse signals; and a driving circuit for controlling the driving means in response to the outputs of the pulse generating circuit and of the driving direction reversing circuit.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroshi Iwata
- 👤 Katsuji Ishikawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 18:44
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B7/00; G03B7/08; G03B7/081
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
351 words
The shutter for cameras comprising a. shutter blades, shutter driving means for opening and closing said shutter blades in a succession of incremental opening motions, each of said incremental opening motions being in response to a concurrence of a shutter driving pulse and a first driving direction signal, said shutter driving means further comprising means for closing said shutter blades in a succession of incremental closing motions, each of said incremental closing motions being in response to a concurrence of a shutter driving pulse and a second driving direction signal, b. a first brightness detecting element connected to said switching circuit for providing a first brightness signal proportional to the integral with respect to time of said brightness, c. a second brightness detecting element for providing a second brightness signal, d. switching circuit means connected to said first brightness detecting element for providing a first switching circuit output in response to a level of said first brightness signal below a predetermined signal level and for providing a second switching circuit output in response to a level of said brightness signal above said predetermined signal level, e. a shutter driving pulse generator connected to said switching circuit means and to said second brightness detecting element for generating a train of pulses having a controlled pulse frequency, f. a pulse frequency control circuit for setting the frequency of said pulse generator to a first frequency varying as a function of the magnitude of said second brightness signal in response to said first switching circuit output and for setting the frequency of said pulse generator to a second predetermined frequency higher than said first frequency in response to said second switching circuit output, g. a pulse transmitting circuit means for transmitting said shutter driving pulses from said shutter driving pulse generator to said shutter driving means for a predetermined time, and h. a driving direction indicating circuit for generating said first and second driving direction signals in response to said first and second switching circuit outputs from said switching circuit means to said first and second switching circuit outputs from said switching circuit means
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
351 words
The shutter for cameras comprising a. shutter blades, shutter driving means for opening and closing said shutter blades in a succession of incremental opening motions, each of said incremental opening motions being in response to a concurrence of a shutter driving pulse and a first driving direction signal, said shutter driving means further comprising means for closing said shutter blades in a succession of incremental closing motions, each of said incremental closing motions being in response to a concurrence of a shutter driving pulse and a second driving direction signal, b. a first brightness detecting element connected to said switching circuit for providing a first brightness signal proportional to the integral with respect to time of said brightness, c. a second brightness detecting element for providing a second brightness signal, d. switching circuit means connected to said first brightness detecting element for providing a first switching circuit output in response to a level of said first brightness signal below a predetermined signal level and for providing a second switching circuit output in response to a level of said brightness signal above said predetermined signal level, e. a shutter driving pulse generator connected to said switching circuit means and to said second brightness detecting element for generating a train of pulses having a controlled pulse frequency, f. a pulse frequency control circuit for setting the frequency of said pulse generator to a first frequency varying as a function of the magnitude of said second brightness signal in response to said first switching circuit output and for setting the frequency of said pulse generator to a second predetermined frequency higher than said first frequency in response to said second switching circuit output, g. a pulse transmitting circuit means for transmitting said shutter driving pulses from said shutter driving pulse generator to said shutter driving means for a predetermined time, and h. a driving direction indicating circuit for generating said first and second driving direction signals in response to said first and second switching circuit outputs from said switching circuit means to said first and second switching circuit outputs from said switching circuit means
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
A shutter for cameras as set forth in claim 1 wherein said first brightness detecting element comprises a. a photoelectric element, and b. a capacitor connected in series with said photoelectric element, said brightness signal being a voltage to which said capacitor is charged by said photoelectric element.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A shutter for a camera as set forth in claim 1, wherein said second brightness detecting element is a photoelectric element.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
A shutter for cameras as recited in claim 1, wherein said shutter driving means comprises a stepping motor having a rotor provided with a central opening in an optical path get together with shutter blades, whereby light passing through the shutter blades also passes through said central opening in said rotor.
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