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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186895 | Impulse actuated MEMS devices An apparatus, useful in, for example, a miniature camera, includes an object, e.g., an optical element such as a shutter blade, an actuator operable to apply an impulse to the object such that the object moves from a first position to a second position, and at least... | 05/29/2012 |
| 7972070 | Impulse actuated MEMS devices An impulse actuated device for, e.g., an optical element of a digital camera, includes an elongated flexure having a first end upon which the optical element is disposed, and an opposite second end fixed so as to constrain the element to move along an arcuate, relat... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7832948 | Impulse actuated MEMS devices An impulse actuated mechanism for, e.g., a digital camera shutter, includes a shutter blade disposed at a first end of a flexure having an opposite second end fixed so as to constrain the blade to move along a planar, relatively long, first trajectory between opposi... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7559707 | Screen system A screen assembly is disclosed including a case, a screen assembly, and a bracket assembly that supports the screen assembly within an interior region of the case. ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 6930723 | Quantity-of-light adjusting apparatus In a quantity-of-light adjusting apparatus having an iris and an ND filter which limit incident light, a control method for the quantity-of-light adjusting apparatus, and a computer program product providing a control program for the quantity-of-light adjusting appa... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6547457 | Camera shutter unit The camera shutter unit of the present invention comprises a diaphragm blade arranged to be capable of moving between a stopping-down position wherein an aperture is stopped down, and an evacuating position wherein the aperture is opened. A shutter blade ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6092431 | Rotary type driving device employing electromechanical transducer and apparatus provided with the rotary type driving device A driving device (actuator) 10 includes a driving shaft 16 which is Linearly driven in the axial direction by a piezoelectric element 15 and two disks 18a and 18b which are made of an elastic material and fixed to a rotary shaft 17. Peripheral portions of... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5878296 | Preview apparatus in single lens reflex camera A preview apparatus in a single lens reflex camera is provided in which a mirror drive mechanism, a diaphragm drive mechanism, and a shutter are driven in association with the rotation of a single-revolution cam gear which is driven by a motor. When the r... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5864725 | Control method of single lens reflex camera having preview function and single lens reflex camera A method for controlling a single lens reflex camera having a preview function is provided in which a mirror drive mechanism, a diaphragm drive mechanism, and a shutter are driven in association with the rotation of a single-revolution cam gear which is d... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5663839 | Zoom lens barrel having a rotatable diaphragm mechanism and a mechanism for correcting an aperture diameter during zooming A zoom lens barrel has a first lens unit, a second lens unit sharing an optical axis with the first lens unit, a fixed barrel for containing the first lens unit and the second lens unit, a first lens unit shifting frame held in the fixed barrel so as to b... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5140362 | Shutter for single lens reflex camera A shutter for a single lens reflex camera performs exposure operation by means of a drive motor after closing once an opening responding to release operation from a state that the shutter opening is opened. Said shutter provides a drive member actuated by the ... | 08/18/1992 |
| 4835558 | Position control device for use in a camera A position control device which comprises a ratch wheel adapted to rotate in interlock with motion of an object to be positioned, a rotation detecting unit adapted to detect an amount of rotation of the ratch wheel, a combination solenoid provided with a ... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4702583 | Drive device for lens barrel and diaphragm shutter A drive device for a lens barrel and a diaphragm shutter is disclosed. The drive device of this invention comprises a stepping motor including a stator and rotors. The stator is constituted by a plurality of stator members disposed around a lens barrel, e... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4470679 | Central shutter for cameras, especially professional cameras On professional camera shutters, with an objective comprising a lens system defining an objective light passage, and a polygonal diaphragm, the leaves of which can be actuated by means of a diaphragm actuator control curve cam and in turn be pivoted out o... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4443083 | Driving apparatus in a camera In a single lens reflex camera having a reflecting mirror provided across the light path of a light beam travelling toward a film surface past the stop of a phototaking lens so as to be retractable from the light path, an apparatus for driving the stop de... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4441800 | Driving system in camera A portion of the driving force for the aperture control apparatus is used to accumulate mechanical energy as required to drive a certain particularly selected device which is to be operated after the operation of the aperture control apparatus. To this en... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4354753 | Reflex camera having a focal plane shutter and an interchangeable variable shutter objective Reflex camera having a focal plane shutter in the camera body and a time adjuster associated with the focal plane shutter, and an interchangeable variable central shutter objective and a time adjuster associated with the central shutter, the focal plane s... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4354752 | Photographic camera A photographic camera having a rear lens carrier with a ground-glass screen frame capable of receiving a separate film cassette insertable thereat, and having a front lens carrier frame provided with a between-the-lens shutter containing electromagnetical... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4298266 | Interchangeable lens for cameras, such as reflex cameras Interchangeable lens assembly having a composite two part telescoping force transmission shaft, which functions as a cocking and releasing member, which has one end engageable with the cocking member of the shutter system and the other end engageable with... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4062029 | Lens shutter actuating device for quick-return type single-lens reflex camera A single-lens reflex camera shutter having an operating ring driven in one direction by a gear-rack and pinion combination. The operating ring actuates the diaphragm and shutter blades and is stopped by a stop lever during the taking of an exposure. The s... | 12/06/1977 |
| 4041511 | Driving device of lens shutter of single-lens reflex camera A lens shutter for a quick-return single-lens reflex camera in which the diaphragm blades and shutter blades are operated by an operating ring driven rotationally in opposite directions by a driving device. The driving device has a pair of axially biased ... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4012750 | Camera shutter with diaphragm and electro-magnetic drive for diaphragm A camera shutter assembly is provided having segments which may be moved by electro-magnetic means. The diaphragm blades are also provided with electro-magnetic means and there are mechanical intermediate members so that the blades can be moved into an op... | 03/15/1977 |
| 4005459 | Interlocked manual stop-down and mirror-up mechanism for single lens reflex camera A manual stop button or depth of field button is coaxially mounted in a shaft portion of a self-timer charging lever, and a lens stopping-down operation is carried out by pushing the stop button into a predetermined depressed position when the self-timer ... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3987472 | Bellows device having an automatic diaphragm-interlocking mechanism A bellows device having an automatic diaphragm-interlocking mechanism comprises a camera mount, a bellows portion, a lens mount and a guide rail. The camera mount is provided with an interlocking lever operatively associated with the shutter mechanism of ... | 10/19/1976 |
| 3961343 | Method and arrangement for manual stop-down mirror-ups of single lens reflex camera A control assembly and method are disclosed for providing manual stop-down mirror-up operations in a single lens reflex camera having a camera ready condition wherein an automatic diaphragm arrangement normally biases a diaphragm operating member to a ful... | 06/01/1976 |
