Camera provided with electromagnetic drive source

Claim 2

A camera with an electromagnetically driven shutter, comprising: (a) electromagnetic drive sources for opening and closing said shutter by electromagnetic forces, said electromagnetic drive sources being used only as the drive source for the shutter; (b) an automatic diaphragm device for performing a closing down operation and its returning operation, said device performing the closing down operation in response to a release actuation; (c) control means for performing drive control of said electromagnetic drive sources, said means operating in response to a release actuation; (d) signal forming means for producing a signal in response to a closing operation of the shutter; and (e) an electromagnetic device of which the operation is controlled by the signal from said signal forming means, said electromagnetic device causing the returning operation of the automatic diaphragm device to be initiated.

Claim 3

A camera according to claim 1, further including mirror drive control means for performing drive control of a mirror, said means performing upward movement of the mirror in response to the release actuation and initiating a returning movement of the mirror by the electromagnetic device.

Claim 4

A camera according to claim 1, further including lock means for locking the shutter operation, said means being lock-released in response to the release actuation and being brought into locking position by the electromagnetic device.

Claim 5

A camera according to claim 1, wherein said signal forming means has a switch, said switch being closed by the closing operation of the shutter.

Claim 6

A camera according to claim 1, wherein said electromagnetic device is provided with a permanent magnet.

Claim 7

A single lens reflex camera with an electromagnetically driven shutter, comprising: (a) a shutter leading member and a shutter trailing member; (b) a first electromagnetic drive source for moving said shutter leading member; (c) a second electromagnetic drive source for moving said shutter trailing member; (d) control means for driving said second electromagnetic drive source in a certain time interval from the driving of the first electromagnetic drive source, said means being actuated in response to a release actuation; (e) automatic diaphragm device for performing a closing down operation and its returning operation, said device performing the closing down operation in response to the release actuation; (f) mirror drive control means for performing an upward movement and a returning movement of the mirror, said means performing the mirror up operation in response to the release actuation; (g) signal forming means for producing a signal in response to an actuation of the shutter trailing member; and (h) an electromagnetic device of which the operation is controlled by the signal from said signal forming means, said electromagnetic device initiating a returning operation of the automatic diaphragm device and the mirror drive control means.

Claim 8

A single lens reflex camera with an electromagnetically driven shutter, comprising: (a) a shutter leading member and a shutter trailing member; (b) a first electromagnetic drive source for moving said shutter leading member; (c) a second electromagnetic drive source for moving said shutter trailing member; (d) control means for driving said second electromagnetic drive source in a certain time interval from the driving of the first electromagnetic drive source, said means being actuated in response to a release actuation; (e) automatic diaphragm device for performing a closing down operation and its returning operation, said device performing the closing down operation in response to the release actuation; (f) mirror drive control means for performing an upward movement and a returning movement of the mirror, said means performing the mirror up operation in response to the release actuation; (g) signal forming means for producing a signal in response to an actuation of the shutter trailing member; and (h) an electromagnetic device of which the operation is controlled by the signal from said signal forming means, said electromagnetic device initiating a returning operation of the automatic diaphragm device and the mirror drive control means.

Claim 9

A single lens reflex camera according to claim 6, further including: lock means for locking the shutter leading member and the shutter trailing member, said means being released from the locking connection in response to the release actuation, and being brought into locking position by the actuation of the electromagnetic device.

Claim 10

A single lens reflex camera according to claim 7, wherein said control means has reset means for driving the first and second electromagnetic drive sources to move the shutter leading member and the shutter trailing member in the reversed direction so as to be reset after the first and second electromagnetic drive sources are driven.

Claim 11

A single lens reflex camera according to claim 8, further including delay means intervening between said signal forming means and said electromagnetic device, said means controlling the actuation of said electromagnetic device after the resetting operation of the shutter leading and trailing members.