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US5659808A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Optical apparatus

Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1996-07-19
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Granted: 1997-08-19
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Expires: 2016-07-19
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Abstract

Abstract The present invention is directed to an optical apparatus which includes a fluctuation detection device (fluctuation sensors) for detecting a fluctuation of the apparatus; a frame body (comprised of a fixed barrel, an exterior ring, a mount, a back lid, and so on) for holding the fluctuation detection device; and an optical member (fixed lens), wherein the frame body and the optical member are operated in order to substantially shield between a movable member (a shutter member of camera) and the fluctuation detection device so as to prevent a fluctuation of air caused by an operation of the movable member from traveling to the fluctuation detection device through the frame body. By this structure, the fluctuation of air caused by the operation of the movable member is prevented from being transmitted to the fluctuation detection device through the frame body, thereby preventing the fluctuation of air from affecting the detection operation of the fluctuation detection device.

Inventors

  • 👤 Tadanori Okada

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 15:21
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B5/00; G03B2205/00; G03B2205/0007; G03B2205/0015; G03B2205/0053; G03B2205/0069; G03B2217/00; G03B2217/005

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 79 words
An optical apparatus comprising: a fluctuation detection device which detects a fluctuation of the apparatus; a frame body which holds said fluctuation detection device; and an optical member, wherein said frame body and said optical member are operated in order to substantially shield between a movable member and said fluctuation detection device so as to prevent a fluctuation of air caused by an operation of said movable member from traveling to said fluctuation detection device through said frame body.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 79 words
An optical apparatus comprising: a fluctuation detection device which detects a fluctuation of the apparatus; a frame body which holds said fluctuation detection device; and an optical member, wherein said frame body and said optical member are operated in order to substantially shield between a movable member and said fluctuation detection device so as to prevent a fluctuation of air caused by an operation of said movable member from traveling to said fluctuation detection device through said frame body.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 17 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the movable member is an operation portion of a camera.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 17 words
The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the movable member is a shutter member of the camera.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 41 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said optical member and said frame body comprise means for acting in order to form a shield structure to shield a space containing the fluctuation detection device from a space containing the movable member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 17 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said optical member and said frame body are integrally constructed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 18 words
The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said frame body is an outer frame of the optical apparatus.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 19 words
The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the optical apparatus is an interchangeable lens device attached to the camera.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 27 words
The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the movable member is set in the camera and said optical member is a lens member closest to the camera.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 15 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said fluctuation detection device comprises a vibratory gyro.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 28 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: an image blur prevention device for preventing an image blur in accordance with an output from said fluctuation detection device.

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