JP2008089742A - Lens barrier device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lens barrier device improved to prevent a blade member from rotating from a prescribed stop position by a shock or the like when an electromagnetic actuator is not energized. <P>SOLUTION: A drive member 3 capable of rotating on a shaft 1i has a slot 3b and drive pins 3c and 3d. Two parts to be pressed 4d and 4e, two parts to be restrained 4f and 4g and a stopper part 4h are formed along the edge of a hole 4c on the blade member 4 having a cover part 4a and capable of rotating on a shaft 1h. An output pin 9c integrated with the rotator 9 of the electromagnetic actuator is inserted in a blade chamber from a slot 1c, and fit to the slot 3b of the drive member 3. The parts to be pressed 4d and 4e of the blade member 4 are pressed by the drive pins 3c and 3d, and the blade member 4 is rotated reciprocatively, but the parts to be restrained 4f and 4g come into contact with the drive pins 3c and 3d to prevent the blade member 4 from rotating to another stop position side at two stop positions even though the electromagnetic actuator is not energized. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a lens barrier device that protects the front surface of a lens such as a camera or a telescope.

  Patent Document 1 below describes a shutter device in which one shutter blade is reciprocally rotated by a current-controlled electromagnetic actuator to open and close an opening for a photographing optical path as an example. It is also described that when the shutter blade is used as a barrier blade and is arranged on the front surface of the photographing lens, a lens barrier device is obtained. The present invention relates to a lens barrier device in which a blade member that protects the front surface of a lens such as a camera or a telescope is reciprocally rotated by an electromagnetic actuator.

  By the way, the electromagnetic actuator described in Patent Document 1 rotates a rotor having a permanent magnet in a direction corresponding to an energization direction of a current supplied to a stator coil, and an output pin integrated with the rotor This type of electromagnetic actuator is known to have various configurations mainly due to the difference in the configuration of the stator. Also, in this type of electromagnetic actuator, when the stator coil is de-energized, the rotor stop position becomes extremely unstable. For this reason, it is conventionally known that when the energization of the stator coil is cut off, the stop position of the rotor can be maintained by using the magnetic force of the permanent magnet of the rotor.

  However, even if a means using the magnetic force of the permanent magnet is taken as described above, depending on the case where the blade member is large or depending on the direction of the force acting on the blade member, the blade member may move together with the rotor from the stop position. It may be rotated. Therefore, in Patent Document 1, when the rotational position of the rotor is detected by a photo sensor and the rotor has been rotated from a predetermined stop position, the stator coil is energized and the rotor is moved to the blade member. At the same time, a configuration has been proposed in which the vehicle is returned to a predetermined stop position.

JP 2006-58666 A

  However, in the configuration proposed in Patent Document 1, when the rotor rotates together with the blade member, it is detected by a photo sensor and returned to a predetermined stop position. Therefore, the rotor and the blade member are rotated from the predetermined stop position when the power switch is turned off because the rotor and the blade member are not configured to prevent the rotor and the blade member from rotating from the predetermined stop position. If this happens, it will not be possible to return to the predetermined stop position until the power switch is turned on next time. Therefore, when such a situation occurs, there is a problem that the function as the lens barrier device cannot be performed. Moreover, the use of a photosensor is not advantageous in terms of cost and installation space, and it is not preferable in terms of production to provide a detected portion in an electromagnetic actuator.

  The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and the object of the present invention is that the blade member rotates from a predetermined stop position due to an impact or the like when the electromagnetic actuator is de-energized. It is an object of the present invention to provide a lens barrier device that can prevent this with a simple configuration that can be achieved at low cost without changing the configuration of the electromagnetic actuator.

  In order to achieve the above object, a lens barrier device of the present invention includes a ground plate having an opening disposed on the front surface of a lens, and a reciprocating motion within a predetermined angle range by a rotor attached to the ground plate. An electromagnetic actuator having an output pin to be actuated, a drive member having two drive means and rotatably mounted on the main plate and reciprocally rotated by the output pin within a predetermined angle range; and It has a driven part and two to-be-suppressed parts connected to the driven part, and is rotatably attached to the main plate, and one of the driven parts is pushed by one of the driving means. When the opening of the opening is opened and the other of the driven parts is pushed by the other of the driving means to close the opening, and when the opening and closing positions of the opening are reached, the opening is closed. The deterrent part is the driving hand When the drive member is reversed when the drive member is reversed while being in contact with the blade, the blade that is pushed and rotated by the drive means that has not been inhibited after the drive means that has been inhibited has been released from the inhibited portion. And a member.

  Further, the output pin is integral with the rotor, and the rotation shaft of the drive member is disposed between the rotation shaft of the rotor and an intermediate position of the operation region of the output pin. Then, a stable function can be obtained with a simple configuration. In that case, the rotating shaft of the rotor and the rotating shaft of the blade member may be arranged concentrically, or in order from the vicinity of the opening, the rotor. The three rotation shafts, the drive member rotation shaft, and the blade member rotation shaft may be arranged on a substantially straight line. Further, the electromagnetic actuator is attached to one surface of the ground plate, the output pin protrudes to the other surface of the ground plate, and the drive member and the blade member are connected to the other surface of the ground plate. If it is attached to the surface, it is advantageous in production.

  The lens barrier device of the present invention can prevent the blade member from rotating from a predetermined stop position due to an impact or the like when the electromagnetic actuator is energized without changing the configuration of the conventional electromagnetic actuator. . Further, since the drive member is merely interposed between the conventional electromagnetic actuator and the blade member, the configuration is simple and the cost is low.

  The embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to two illustrated examples. The two embodiments can be used for various cameras, telescopes, etc., but will be described on the assumption that they are used for cameras. 1 to 5 are for explaining the first embodiment, and FIGS. 6 and 7 are for explaining the second embodiment.

  Example 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a front view showing a state in which the blade member is retracted from the front surface of the lens, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG. 4 is a front view showing a state in which the blade member covers the front surface of the lens, and FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG.

  First, the configuration of this embodiment will be described. The base plate 1 made of synthetic resin has a circular opening 1a for the photographing optical path, and is attached to the camera body so that the opening 1a is disposed in front of the photographing lens. The cover plate 2 is also made of a synthetic resin and has a circular photographing optical path opening 2a in a region facing the opening 1a of the base plate 1, but the opening 1a of the base plate 1 has a diameter. Somewhat big. The cover plate 2 is attached to the base plate 1 by means not shown, and constitutes a blade chamber between the cover plate 2 and the base plate 1. 2 to 5 show the inside of the blade chamber with the cover plate 2 removed.

  The base plate 1 has a recess 1b formed on the surface on the blade chamber side, and a penetrating arc-shaped long hole 1c is formed there. Although not shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the ground plane 1 is also formed with two circular holes 1 d and 1 e as shown in FIG. 1. Further, two stopper shafts 1f, 1g and two shafts 1h, 1i are erected on the surface of the main plate 1 on the blade chamber side, and two illustrated hook portions 1j are disposed on the surface outside the blade chamber. , 1k are formed. The distal ends of the stopper shafts 1 f and 1 g are inserted into the holes 2 b and 2 c of the cover plate 2, and the distal ends of the shaft 1 h are brought into close contact with the cover plate 2. Further, the cover plate 2 is also formed with a hole 2d having the same planar shape as the above-described recess 1b, but this is provided so that drive pins 3c and 3d described later can operate without any trouble. It is a hole.

  In the blade chamber, a driving member 3 and a blade member 4 are arranged in this order from the main plate 1 side. First, the drive member 3 has a hole 3a, a long hole 3b, and two drive pins 3c and 3d. The hole 3a is fitted to the shaft 1i and attached to the base plate 1 so as to be rotatable. It has been. Further, the blade member 4 has a cover portion 4a, a circular hole 4b, and a large hole 4c shaped like a ginkgo leaf, and the hole 4b is fitted to the shaft 1h, The base plate 1 is rotatably attached. Then, along the inner surface of the hole 4c, two driven portions 4d and 4e that are slidably contacted while being pressed by the drive pins 3c and 3d, and one end thereof are formed to be connected to the drive pins 3c and 3d. Two blocked portions 4f, 4g that are prevented from rotating by rotating the blade member 4, and a stopper portion 4h having an arc surface formed around the shaft 1h between the blocked portions 4f, 4g. Is provided.

  An electromagnetic actuator is attached to the surface of the main plate 1 outside the blade chamber, and the electromagnetic actuator of this embodiment has a known configuration. First, the configuration of the stator will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the stator frame has a first coil frame 5 made of synthetic resin and a cup-like shape as a whole with a closed wall at one end of the cylindrical portion. The second coil frame 6 is used, and a cylindrical space formed by the second coil frame 6 serves as a storage chamber for the rotor 9 described later. On the outside of the first coil frame 5 and the second coil frame 6, concave grooves are formed with predetermined widths, respectively. The second coil frame 6 and the hook portions 6 a and 6 b are connected to the first coil frame. When inserted into the five holes 5a and 5b and hooked onto the edges of the holes 5a and 5b, the concave grooves form one annular groove surrounding the accommodation chamber. And the two coil frames 5 and 6 are integrated by winding the coil 7 in the annular groove formed in that way. Further, after winding the coil 7 in such a manner, a cylindrical yoke 8 is fitted to the outside thereof. Further, although not shown, the well-known four magnetic rods as described in Patent Document 1 are embedded in the second coil frame 6.

  Next, the configuration of the rotor 9 accommodated in the accommodation chamber will be described. The rotor 9 of this embodiment has a permanent magnet 9a magnetized in two poles in the radial direction, and a rotating shaft made of synthetic resin is supported by the first coil frame 5 and the second coil frame 6 as bearings. Has been. Further, the synthetic resin arm portion 9b formed so as to protrude in the radial direction from the peripheral surface of the permanent magnet 9a is also disposed in the large hole 5c formed in the first coil frame 5, and the tip thereof. Is provided with an output pin 9c so as to be parallel to the rotation axis. In the rotor 9 of this embodiment, the arm portion 9b and the output pin 9c are made of a synthetic resin. However, it is also well known that the entire rotor 9 is made of a permanent magnet.

  The electromagnetic actuator of the present embodiment configured as described above is illustrated by fitting two positioning pins 5d and 5e provided on the first coil frame 5 into the holes 1d and 1e. The three hooks including the two hook portions 1 j and 1 k are attached to the main plate 1 by hooking them on the first coil frame 5. In the attached state, the output pin 9 c of the rotor 9 passes through the long hole 1 c formed in the main plate 1 and is inserted into the long hole 3 b of the driving member 3 in the blade chamber. The electromagnetic actuator of the present invention is not limited to the one having such a configuration, and may be, for example, an electromagnetic actuator of the type described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-11293.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 shows a state where the cover 4a of the blade member 4 does not cover the opening 1a and the camera is capable of photographing. At this time, the cover 4a of the blade member 4 is not in contact with the stopper shaft 1f. In addition, although the coil 7 of the electromagnetic actuator is not energized, the rotor 9 has four magnetic rods and a permanent magnet 9a (not shown) attached to the second coil frame 6 as is well known. A force that rotates in the clockwise direction is given by the magnetic attraction force generated by the positional relationship facing the magnetic pole. However, at this time, the driving member 3 is rotated clockwise by the output pin 9c of the rotor 9, and the driving pin 3c comes into contact with the stopper portion 4h adjacent to the restrained portion 4f of the blade member 4. Yes. Therefore, the rotor 9 is maintained at this stop position even though a force for rotating in the clockwise direction is applied.

  In such a state of FIG. 2, it is assumed that a force for rotating the blade member 4 in the clockwise direction is generated by an impact or a way of holding the camera. At this time, if the stopper shaft 1f is not provided, the blade member 4 rotates until the driven portion 4e abuts against the drive pin 3d of the drive member 3, and then presses the drive pin 3d to drive the drive member 3 To rotate clockwise. However, as can be seen from FIG. 3, since the drive pin 3c is in contact with the stopper portion 4h, the drive member 3 cannot be rotated, and the blade member 4 cannot further rotate. On the other hand, in the case of this embodiment, since the stopper shaft 1f is provided, when the blade member 4 is slightly rotated clockwise from the state of FIG. Before coming into contact with the drive pin 3d, it comes into contact with the stopper shaft 1f and stops. Therefore, in the case of the present embodiment, by providing the stopper shaft 1f, the size of the base plate 1 can be made smaller than when the stopper shaft 1f is not provided.

  On the other hand, in the state of FIG. 2, it is assumed that a force that rotates the blade member 4 counterclockwise is generated. In that case, the restrained portion 4f of the blade member 4 presses the drive pin 3c of the drive member 3 and tries to rotate the drive member 3 in the clockwise direction. Since the rotation in the direction is prevented by the stopper portion 4h, the blade member 4 cannot rotate. Therefore, in the state of FIG. 2, the cover 4a of the blade member 4 does not enter the opening 1a due to impact or how the camera is held.

  In the state of FIG. 2, when no more shooting is performed, a current is supplied to the coil 7 in the forward direction. Thereby, the rotor 9 is rotated counterclockwise, and the drive member 3 is rotated counterclockwise by the output pin 9c. At this time, since the drive pin 3c slightly pushes the restrained portion 4f, the blade member 4 temporarily rotates clockwise, but since the rotation is slight, it does not contact the stopper shaft 1f. . Then, after the drive pin 3c is separated from the restrained portion 4f, when the other drive pin 3d comes into contact with the pushed portion 4e, from that stage, the drive pin 3d slides on the pushed portion 4e. Therefore, the blade member 4 is rotated counterclockwise.

  Thereafter, when the cover 4a rotates to a position slightly beyond a predetermined position covering the opening 1a, the drive pin 3d moves away from the pushed part 4e and comes into contact with the restrained part 4g. 4 slightly returns clockwise, and the cover 4a covers the opening 1a at a predetermined position. At almost the same time, the drive pin 3d comes into contact with the stopper portion 4h, and the rotation of the drive member 3 and the rotor 9 is stopped. And the state which interrupted the electricity supply with respect to the coil 7 of an electromagnetic actuator is the state shown by FIG. In the state of FIG. 4, the electromagnetic actuator is in a non-energized state, but the rotor 9 is magnetically coupled to the rotor 9 by a facing positional relationship between four magnetic rods (not shown) and the magnetic poles of the permanent magnet 9 a. A force that rotates counterclockwise is given by the suction force. However, since the drive pin 3d of the drive member 3 is in contact with the stopper portion 4h of the blade member 4, the rotor 9 is maintained at this stop position.

  In such a state of FIG. 4, it is assumed that a force that rotates the blade member 4 in the counterclockwise direction is generated due to an impact or how to hold the camera. In that case, if the stopper shaft 1g is not provided, the blade member 4 rotates until the driven portion 4d abuts on the drive pin 3c of the drive member 3, and the other drive pin 3d and the stopper portion 4h In the case of the present embodiment, the stopper shaft 1g is provided. Therefore, the stopper shaft 1g is stopped when it is rotated very slightly counterclockwise from the state shown in FIG. . On the other hand, if a force that rotates the blade member 4 in the clockwise direction is generated, the restrained portion 4g of the blade member 4 pushes the drive pin 3d of the drive member 3 to rotate the drive member 3 in the counterclockwise direction. As can be seen from FIG. 5, the driving member 3 is prevented from rotating counterclockwise by the stopper portion 4 h, so that the blade member 4 cannot rotate. Therefore, in the state of FIG. 4, the cover 4a of the blade member 4 does not open the opening 1a due to impact or how the camera is held.

  In such a state of FIG. 4, when it is desired to use the camera, a current is supplied in the reverse direction to the coil 7 of the electromagnetic actuator. Thereby, the rotor 9 is rotated clockwise, and the driving member 3 is rotated clockwise by the output pin 9c. Therefore, at first, the drive pin 3d slightly pushes the restrained portion 4g, so that the blade member 4 is temporarily rotated counterclockwise. Thereafter, the drive pin 3c comes into contact with the pushed portion 4d. Then, the slidable member 4d is pushed while sliding to rotate the blade member 4 in the clockwise direction. When the cover portion 4a is completely retracted from the opening 1a, the drive pin 3c is separated from the driven portion 4d and comes into contact with the inhibited portion 4f, so that the blade member 4 slightly returns counterclockwise. . At almost the same time, the drive pin 3c contacts the stopper portion 4h, so that the rotation of the drive member 3 and the rotor 9 is stopped. And the state which interrupted the electricity supply with respect to the coil 7 of an electromagnetic actuator is the state shown by FIG. 2 already demonstrated.

  Thus, in the case of the present embodiment, the shaft 1i that is the rotation shaft of the drive member 3 is disposed between the rotation shaft of the rotor 9 and the intermediate position of the operation region of the output pin 9c. The compact structure is obtained without making the driving member 3 a large member. Further, this arrangement has a feature that the blade member 4 can be rotated in both directions under the same conditions. Further, the output pin 9c of the electromagnetic actuator of the present embodiment is integrated with the permanent magnet 9a and configured as a part of the rotor 9, but is provided on a member separate from the rotor. The member may be reciprocated by being reciprocated by the rotor. Furthermore, in the case of the present embodiment, the electromagnetic actuator is attached to the surface opposite to the surface on which the driving member 3 and the blade member 4 are attached to the base plate 1, but is attached to the same surface. It is also possible to make it. The same can be said for Example 2 as well.

  Example 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7 showing the present embodiment are front views seen in the same manner as in FIGS. 2 and 4, and FIG. 6 shows a state in which the blade member is retracted from the front surface of the lens. FIG. 7 shows a state in which the blade member covers the front surface of the lens. Note that the configuration of this embodiment is different only in the shape and arrangement position of some members in the first embodiment. Therefore, in FIG.6 and FIG.7, the same code | symbol as the case of Example 1 is used also for the member and site | part from which the shape and arrangement | positioning differ from the case of Example 1 besides the completely same member and part as Example 1. It is attached. Only the differences from the first embodiment will be described for the configuration of the present embodiment.

  First, the hollow part 1b of the present Example currently formed in the surface at the side of the blade chamber of the base plate 1 is circular. The arc-shaped long hole 1c formed in the recess 1b is formed between the shaft 1h and the shaft 1i with the center point of the arc as the shaft 1i side. Further, the drive member 3 of this embodiment is circular, and the position where the long hole 3b is formed is located above the shaft 1i. Further, in the electromagnetic actuator of the present embodiment, the rotation axis of the rotor 9 extends from the axis 1 i to a straight line connecting the axis 1 h that is the rotation axis of the blade member 4 and the axis 1 i that is the rotation axis of the drive member 3. The output pin 9c is inserted into the blade chamber side from the long hole 1c and is fitted in the long hole 3b of the drive member 3. Therefore, although the configuration is different from that of the first embodiment, also in this embodiment, the shaft 1i serving as the rotation shaft of the drive member 3 is located between the rotation shaft of the rotor 9 and the intermediate position of the operation region of the output pin 9c. Will be placed in between.

  As can be seen from the configuration of the present embodiment, in the case of the present embodiment, the electromagnetic actuator is arranged on the lower side of the drawing, that is, on the operating region side of the cover portion 4a of the blade member 4 than in the case of the first embodiment. It will be attached to. Therefore, compared with the case of Example 1, it has the characteristics that the upper area | region of the ground plane 1 can be made small and size reduction of an apparatus can be achieved. The configuration of the present embodiment is thus different from that of the first embodiment, but the operation is exactly the same as that of the first embodiment. Therefore, the description of the operation is omitted to avoid duplication.

1 is an exploded perspective view of Example 1. FIG. It is a front view of Example 1 which shows the state which the wing | blade member evacuated from the front surface of the lens. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG. 2. It is a front view of Example 1 which shows the state which the blade | wing member has covered the front surface of the lens. It is a principal part enlarged view of FIG. It is a front view of Example 2 which shows the state which the wing | blade member retracted from the front surface of the lens. It is a front view of Example 2 which shows the state which the blade | wing member has covered the front surface of the lens.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ground plate 1a, 2a Opening part 1b Indentation part 1c, 3b Long hole 1d, 1e, 2b-2d, 3a, 4b, 4c, 5a-5c Hole 1f, 1g Stopper shaft 1h, 1i axis 1j, 1k, 6a, 6b Hook Part 2 Cover plate 3 Drive member 3c, 3d Drive pin 4 Blade member 4a Cover part 4d, 4e Pushed part 4f, 4g Blocked part 4h Stopper part 5 First coil frame 5d, 5e Positioning pin 6 Second coil frame 7 Coil 8 Yoke 9 Rotor 9a Permanent magnet 9b Arm 9c Output pin

Claims (5)

  A ground plate having an opening disposed on the front surface of the lens, an electromagnetic actuator having an output pin attached to the ground plate and reciprocated within a predetermined angle range by a rotor, and two drive means A driving member that is rotatably attached to the base plate and is reciprocally rotated within a predetermined angle range by the output pin; two driven parts; and two inhibited parts connected to the driven part And is rotatably attached to the base plate, and one of the driven parts is pushed by one of the driving means to open the opening, and the other of the pushed parts is When the opening of the opening is closed by being pushed by the other of the driving means, and when the opening reaches the opening position and the closing position of the opening, the to-be-inhibited part is in contact with the driving means and is prevented from being reversed. When is reversed A blade member that is rotated by being pushed by the drive means that has not been restrained after the drive means that has been detached from the restrained portion. .   The output pin is integral with the rotor, and the rotation shaft of the drive member is disposed between the rotation shaft of the rotor and an intermediate position of the operation region of the output pin. The lens barrier device according to claim 1.   The lens barrier device according to claim 1, wherein a rotation axis of the rotor and a rotation axis of the blade member are arranged concentrically.   3. The rotating shaft of the rotor, the rotating shaft of the driving member, and the rotating shaft of the blade member are arranged in a substantially straight line in order from the position close to the opening. 3. The lens barrier device according to 2.   The electromagnetic actuator is attached to one surface of the ground plate, the output pin protrudes from the other surface of the ground plate, and the driving member and the blade member are disposed on the other surface of the ground plate. The lens barrier device according to claim 1, wherein the lens barrier device is attached.