US4129877A
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Photographic camera having electromagnetic operation control
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1976-08-02
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Granted: 1978-12-12
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Expires: 1996-08-02
Abstract
Abstract A camera having an automatic diaphragm control range where the exposure value derived from an exposure control circuit is introduced to a diaphragm mechanism through a scanning mechanism. The termination of scanning operation is electromagnetically effected by an arresting device comprising an electromagnet, an arresting lever carrying an armature, a first spring connected to the arresting lever to urge the armature for movement toward the electromagnet, a driving lever pivotal about a common shaft of the arresting lever and arranged to cooperate with a cocking and release member, a second spring connected to the driving lever and having a stronger force than the first spring by a magnitude necessary to permit the arresting operation of the arresting lever against the first spring, and a transmitting pin mounted on the arresting lever and extending into the range of movement of the driving lever at a point where the driving lever in the cocked position is spaced apart from the pin by a distance large enough to insure that the armature is brought into intimate contact with the electromagnet yoke under the same conditions each time the scanning mechanism is reset as the camera is cocked. The transmitting pin also serves as a position-adjusting means in order to insure that the time interval between the deenergization of the electromagnet and the initiation of arresting operation of the arresting lever by the driving lever is minimized and made uniform from camera to camera to improve the accuracy of diaphragm control.
Inventors
- 👤 Masayoshi Yamamichi
- 👤 Yukio Iura
- 👤 Nobuo Tezuka
- 👤 Satoshi Watanabe
- 👤 Masanori Uchidoi
- 👤 Hiroshi Aizawa
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 07:22
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B7/00; G03B7/08; G03B7/081
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
320 words
An electromagnetic control system comprising: (a) an electromagnet; (b) movable means arranged to be movable between a position where it is in contact with said electromagnet and a position where it is spaced apart from said electromagnet; (c) first resilient means connected to said movable means to urge said movable means for movement to said contacting position; (d) driving means for driving said movable means wherein said driving means is shifted between a first position at which said movable means remains at a contacting position and a second position at which said movable means is driven by said driving means to a spaced position; (e) second resilient means connected to said driving means to urge said driving means for movement to the second position; (f) resetting means for moving said driving means to the first position against the force of said second resilient means; (g) latching means for latching said driving means in the first position; (h) release means for releasing said latching means from its latching position; and (i) transmitting means arranged between said movable means and said driving means, wherein said transmitting means releases the associated state between the driving means and the movable means as the driving means is shifted from the second position to the first and retains said associated state as the driving means is shifted from the first position to the second position, said transmitting means being provided with position-adjusting means arranged to adjust the spacing relation between said driving means latched in the first position and said movable means; whereby when said driving means is moved to the first position, said movable means is caused to move to the contacting position by said first resilient means, while when said driving means is moved to the second position, said movable means is caused to move to the spaced apart position under the action of said second resilient means which overcomes said first resilient means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
320 words
An electromagnetic control system comprising: (a) an electromagnet; (b) movable means arranged to be movable between a position where it is in contact with said electromagnet and a position where it is spaced apart from said electromagnet; (c) first resilient means connected to said movable means to urge said movable means for movement to said contacting position; (d) driving means for driving said movable means wherein said driving means is shifted between a first position at which said movable means remains at a contacting position and a second position at which said movable means is driven by said driving means to a spaced position; (e) second resilient means connected to said driving means to urge said driving means for movement to the second position; (f) resetting means for moving said driving means to the first position against the force of said second resilient means; (g) latching means for latching said driving means in the first position; (h) release means for releasing said latching means from its latching position; and (i) transmitting means arranged between said movable means and said driving means, wherein said transmitting means releases the associated state between the driving means and the movable means as the driving means is shifted from the second position to the first and retains said associated state as the driving means is shifted from the first position to the second position, said transmitting means being provided with position-adjusting means arranged to adjust the spacing relation between said driving means latched in the first position and said movable means; whereby when said driving means is moved to the first position, said movable means is caused to move to the contacting position by said first resilient means, while when said driving means is moved to the second position, said movable means is caused to move to the spaced apart position under the action of said second resilient means which overcomes said first resilient means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
An electromagnetic control system according to claim 1, wherein said first and said second resilient means are springs, and said second resilient means has a larger springing force than said first resilient means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
An electromagnetic control system according to claim 1, wherein said movable means has an armature arranged to cooperate with said electromagnet and has an output member carrying said armature and arranged to be acted on by said driving means through said transmitting means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
342 words
An electromagnetic control system for a camera, said system comprising: (a) an electromagnet; (b) electric current flow control means for controlling the period of energization of said electromagnet, said control means being actuable in response to the release of said camera; (c) a diaphragm means; (d) an adjusting means to set an aperture of said diaphragm means, wherein said adjusting means is activated in association with a release of the camera; (e) arresting means arranged to be movable between a position where it is in contact with said electromagnet and a position where it is spaced apart from said electromagnet to arrest said scanning means; (f) first resilient means connected to said arresting means to urge said arresting means for movement toward the contacting position; (g) driving means to drive said movable means, wherein said driving means is shifted between a first position at which said arresting means remains at a contacting position and a second position at which said movable means is driven by said driving means to a spaced apart position; (h) second resilient means connected to said driving means to urge said driving means for movement to the second position; (i) latching means for latching said driving means in the first position; (j) release means for releasing said latching means from its latching position in response to the release of said camera; (k) resetting means for moving said driving means to the first position against the force of said second resilient means when said camera is reset; and (l) a transmitting means provided between the movable means and the driving means, wherein said transmitting means is provided with position-adjusting means arranged to adjust the spacing relation between said driving means latched in the first position and said arresting means and wherein said transmitting means releases an associated state between the driving means and the movable means as the driving means is shifted from the second position to the first position and retains said associated state as the driving means is shifted from the first position to the second positon.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
342 words
An electromagnetic control system for a camera, said system comprising: (a) an electromagnet; (b) electric current flow control means for controlling the period of energization of said electromagnet, said control means being actuable in response to the release of said camera; (c) a diaphragm means; (d) an adjusting means to set an aperture of said diaphragm means, wherein said adjusting means is activated in association with a release of the camera; (e) arresting means arranged to be movable between a position where it is in contact with said electromagnet and a position where it is spaced apart from said electromagnet to arrest said scanning means; (f) first resilient means connected to said arresting means to urge said arresting means for movement toward the contacting position; (g) driving means to drive said movable means, wherein said driving means is shifted between a first position at which said arresting means remains at a contacting position and a second position at which said movable means is driven by said driving means to a spaced apart position; (h) second resilient means connected to said driving means to urge said driving means for movement to the second position; (i) latching means for latching said driving means in the first position; (j) release means for releasing said latching means from its latching position in response to the release of said camera; (k) resetting means for moving said driving means to the first position against the force of said second resilient means when said camera is reset; and (l) a transmitting means provided between the movable means and the driving means, wherein said transmitting means is provided with position-adjusting means arranged to adjust the spacing relation between said driving means latched in the first position and said arresting means and wherein said transmitting means releases an associated state between the driving means and the movable means as the driving means is shifted from the second position to the first position and retains said associated state as the driving means is shifted from the first position to the second positon.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
An electromagnetic control system according to claim 4, wherein said first and said second resilient means are springs, and said second resilient means has a larger spring force than said first resilient means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
An electromagnetic control system according to claim 4, wherein said arresting means has an armature arranged to cooperate with said electromagnet and an output member carrying said armature and arranged to be acted on by said driving means through said transmitting means.
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