JP2011191490A - Diaphragm device and lens barrel - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress wear of a diaphragm blade and a cam plate, and reduce the size while increasing performance. <P>SOLUTION: A cylindrical holding frame 1 includes a base part 11 where an aperture 12 is formed, and a side wall part 13 which is erected in a +z direction from the outer periphery of the base part 11. The diaphragm blade 2 is pivotally supported to be turnable on the base part 11. An operation member 3 is attached to the base part 11 via the diaphragm blade 2 so as to be turnable. The base part 11 includes a first surface S1, a second surface S2, a third surface S3 being the upper surface of a projection 14, and a fourth surface S4. The height S2_Z of the second surface S2 in a direction z is smaller than the height S1_Z of the first surface S1 in the direction z. The operation member 3 slides on the third surface S3. The height S3_Z of the third surface S3 is greater than the height S1_Z of the first surface S1. The height S4_Z of the fourth surface S4 is smaller than the height S2_Z of the second surface S2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a diaphragm device that adjusts the amount of light transmitted through a lens.

  In recent years, lens units are required to be small in size and low in cost while maintaining performance (optical performance, high drive response, power saving). Therefore, the same problem is required for the diaphragm device provided in the lens unit.

  In Patent Document 1, a dowel 16a on the surface of the diaphragm blade 16 is engaged with a long hole 15a provided in the cam plate 15, a dowel 16b on the back surface of the diaphragm blade 16 is engaged with a rotating ring 17, and the rotating ring 17 is engaged. A diaphragm device is disclosed in which the diaphragm blade 16 is rotated to adjust the diaphragm aperture diameter.

  In Patent Document 2, the protrusion 102a of the diaphragm blade 102 is engaged with the cam groove 106 provided on the cam plate 102, the pin of the diaphragm blade 102 is engaged with the diaphragm operating ring 103, and the diaphragm operating ring 103 is rotated. Thus, a diaphragm device is disclosed in which the diaphragm blade 102 is rotated to adjust the diaphragm opening diameter.

JP-A-6-102558 Japanese Patent No. 3294951

  However, the diaphragm devices of Patent Documents 1 and 2 have a problem that the diaphragm blade and the cam plate are worn because the sliding area in which the diaphragm blade slides and the cam plate on which the diaphragm blade slides is large.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a diaphragm device and a lens barrel that can achieve high performance by suppressing wear of the diaphragm blades and the cam plate, and at the same time can be miniaturized.

  (1) A diaphragm device according to one aspect of the present invention includes a cylindrical holding frame having a bottom surface portion in which an opening is formed, a plurality of diaphragm blades pivotally supported on the bottom surface portion, An operating member that adjusts the opening amount of the opening by rotating the diaphragm blade, and the bottom surface includes a first surface on which the diaphragm blade slides and a height in the optical axis direction of the first surface. A lower surface that surrounds the outer peripheral side of the first surface, and an optical axis from the bottom surface portion that is disposed in a region where the aperture blades do not pass in the second surface. And a plurality of protrusions having a third surface that is higher in the direction than the first surface and on which the operating member slides.

  According to this configuration, when the operating member rotates, the diaphragm blades rotate accordingly, and the opening amount of the opening is adjusted. Here, a second surface having a lower height in the optical axis direction than the first surface on which the diaphragm blades slide is provided on the bottom surface of the fixed cylinder so as to surround the outer peripheral side of the first surface. For this reason, the diaphragm blades do not slide with the second surface, and the sliding area where the bottom surface portion and the diaphragm blades slide decreases. As a result, wear of the diaphragm blades and the holding frame can be suppressed. Therefore, a high-performance aperture device can be provided.

  A protrusion having a third surface whose height in the optical axis direction is higher than that of the first surface is formed in the second surface, and the operation member slides on the third surface. And this protrusion is provided in the area | region where the operation member in a 2nd surface does not pass. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a projection for sliding the operating member on the outer side of the second surface, the diameter of the bottom surface portion can be shortened, and the aperture device can be downsized.

  In addition, since the operating member slides with the third surface, which is the upper surface of the protrusion, the sliding area between the operating member and the bottom surface portion is reduced, so that wear of the operating member can be suppressed.

  (2) It is preferable that the bottom surface portion further includes a fourth surface provided with a height in the optical axis direction lower than that of the second surface and surrounding an outer peripheral side of the second surface.

  According to this configuration, the fourth surface whose height in the optical axis direction is lower than the second surface is provided surrounding the second surface. Therefore, even if the movable range of the diaphragm blades straddles the fourth surface, the diaphragm blades and the fourth surface do not come into contact with each other, so that the movable range of the diaphragm blades can be expanded.

  (3) The diaphragm blade includes a first shaft provided on the bottom surface portion side and a second shaft provided on the operation member side, and the first surface pivotally supports the first shaft. Preferably, the operating member includes a cam hole that engages with the second shaft and determines the movement of the diaphragm blade.

  According to this configuration, since the diaphragm blade is pivotally supported by the first surface which is a sliding surface, it can be rotated without rattling compared to the case where the diaphragm blade is pivotally supported by the non-sliding surface, The performance of the diaphragm device can be improved. Further, since the second shaft of the diaphragm blade is engaged with the cam hole, the diaphragm blade can be rotated through the cam hole by rotating the operation member.

  (4) It is preferable to further include a lens provided at at least one end of the holding frame.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to provide a lens unit with high performance and reduced size by providing a lens in the diaphragm device.

  (5) The holding frame is formed by die casting, the first surface and the third surface are formed by cutting a die casting holding frame, and the second surface is die-cast. It is preferable that the holding frame is formed without cutting.

  By cutting the holding frame formed by die casting, it is possible to form a holding frame with higher rigidity and higher rigidity than the resin molded product. Since the die-cast product has high rigidity, the thickness of the holding frame can be reduced. Furthermore, compared with a holding frame processed only by cutting, a die cast product can be easily manufactured even if it has a complicated shape. Therefore, a cheaper and smaller aperture device can be realized.

  In addition, since the first surface and the third surface (projection) are formed by cutting after an approximate shape is formed by die casting, the first surface and the third surface can be flattened. The friction coefficient between the first surface and the diaphragm blade, the third surface and the operation member can be reduced. Further, since the diaphragm blade and the operation member do not slide on the second surface, the surface roughness formed by die casting is sufficient, and it is not necessary to perform cutting. Moreover, the turning process which is a coaxial process can be used for the cutting process of the 1st surface and the 3rd surface, and it can process easily at low cost.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to achieve high performance by suppressing wear of the diaphragm blades and the cam plate, and at the same time to reduce the size of the diaphragm device.

1 shows an exploded perspective view of a diaphragm device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. FIG. 3 is a view of the diaphragm device of FIG. 1 as viewed in the −z direction. It is a partial enlarged view of the bottom face part in the state which removed the aperture blade and the operation member. It is a partial enlarged view of the bottom face part to which the aperture blade was attached. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view from the 5-5 direction of the bottom surface shown in FIG. 3. It is a figure explaining the manufacturing process of the holding frame 1 shown in FIG. It is the disassembled perspective view which showed the operation member and the drive ring. The perspective view when an operation member and a drive ring are attached is shown. It is sectional drawing of the lens-barrel by embodiment of this invention.

  FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a diaphragm device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram of the diaphragm device of FIG. 1 viewed in the −z direction. FIG. 2A shows a case where the opening amount of the opening 12 is minimum, and FIG. 2B shows a case where the opening amount of the opening 12 is maximum.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the diaphragm device is an iris diaphragm, and includes a holding frame 1, a diaphragm blade 2, and an operation member 3. In FIG. 1, the z direction indicates a direction parallel to the optical axis direction, and the R direction indicates a radial direction. Here, the radial direction indicates a direction from the center O1 of the bottom surface portion 11 that is the intersection of the z-axis to a radius coaxial with the center O1 in a plane orthogonal to the z direction.

  When the object side and the image plane side in the optical axis direction are particularly distinguished, the object side in the optical axis direction is described as the + z direction, and the image plane side in the optical axis direction is described as the −z direction. A direction from the center O1 toward the outer side in the radial direction is described as an outer diameter direction, and a direction from the outer side in the radial direction toward the center O1 is described as an inner diameter direction.

  The holding frame 1 has a cylindrical shape, and includes a bottom surface portion 11 in which an opening 12 is formed and a cylindrical side wall portion 13 erected in the + z direction from the outer periphery of the bottom surface portion 11. The bottom surface portion 11 has a ring shape, and a long hole 112 is formed in the vicinity of the side wall portion 13. The long hole 112 is formed along a circumference coaxial with the side wall portion 13 of the holding frame 1, is coaxial with the bottom surface portion 11, and the operation lever 32 protruding in the −z direction from the operation member 3 is inserted therein. . A rotation shaft 23 (an example of the first shaft: see FIG. 2) is provided on the bottom surface portion 11 so as to stand on the surface on the −z direction side of the diaphragm blade 2. The detailed shape of the bottom surface portion 11 will be described later. The opening 12 has a circular shape coaxial with the side wall 13.

  The diaphragm blades 2 have a shape like a birdcage, are arranged on the bottom surface portion 11 coaxially at equal intervals, and are pivotally supported by the bottom surface portion 11 so as to be rotatable.

  A cam shaft 21 (an example of a second shaft) protruding in the + z direction is provided at a predetermined position slightly closer to the outer periphery of the central portion of the surface on the + z direction side of the diaphragm blade 2. The cam shaft 21 is inserted into a cam hole 31 formed in the operation member 3.

  The operation member 3 is inserted into the holding frame 1 and is rotatably attached to the bottom surface portion 11 via the diaphragm blade 2. The operation member 3 has a ring shape in which the outer periphery is fitted to the inner periphery of the side wall 13 of the holding frame 1 and has an opening substantially equal to the opening 12 at the center.

  The operation member 3 includes a plurality of cam holes 31 arranged coaxially with the bottom surface portion 11. In the example of FIG. 1, the number of cam holes 31 is nine, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be 10 or more or 8 or less. The cam hole 31 has a gently curved shape in which the longitudinal direction faces the direction intersecting the radial direction.

  In the example of FIG. 1, the cam hole 31 is diagonally inclined in the direction from the outer end 31 a (outer diameter side end) to the inner end 31 b (inner diameter side end) with respect to the radial direction as viewed in the −z direction. It is formed to be in the downward direction. When the operation lever 32 is rotated counterclockwise as viewed in the −z direction, the operation member 3 is rotated counterclockwise along with the rotation, as shown in FIG. Along with this, the cam shaft 21 is pushed toward the inner diameter side by the cam hole 31, and the diaphragm blade 2 rotates counterclockwise about the rotation shaft 23. Thereby, the opening diameter of the opening part 12 reduces gradually, and the opening amount of the opening part 12 reduces. When the cam shaft 21 moves to the vicinity of the inner end 31 b of the cam hole 31, the nine diaphragm blades 2 minimize the opening amount of the opening 12.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2B, when the operation lever 32 is rotated clockwise as viewed in the −z direction, the operation member 3 is rotated clockwise along with the rotation. Along with this, the cam shaft 21 is pushed to the outer diameter side by the cam hole 31, and the diaphragm blade 2 rotates clockwise about the rotation shaft 23. Thereby, the opening diameter of the opening part 12 increases gradually, and the opening amount of the opening part 12 increases. When the cam shaft 21 moves to the vicinity of the outer end 31 a of the cam hole 31, the nine diaphragm blades 2 are accommodated in the bottom surface portion 11 to maximize the opening amount of the opening portion 12.

  FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged view of the bottom surface portion 11 in a state where the diaphragm blade 2 and the operation member 3 are removed. FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view of the bottom surface 11 to which the diaphragm blade 2 is attached. FIG. 4 shows a state where the entire area of the diaphragm blade 2 is accommodated in the bottom surface portion 11. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the bottom surface portion 11 shown in FIG. 3 from the 5-5 direction. FIG. 5 shows a cross-sectional view of the bottom surface portion 11 to which the diaphragm blade 2 and the operation member 3 are attached.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the bottom surface portion 11 includes a first surface S1, a second surface S2, a third surface S3, and a fourth surface S4. The first surface S1 is provided on the inner diameter side of the bottom surface portion 11, is a ring-shaped region coaxial with the bottom surface portion 11, and the diaphragm blade 2 slides as shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, the cross-sectional shape of the first surface S1 is parallel to a surface orthogonal to the z direction. The first surface S1 is provided with a sliding surface S1_1 on which the diaphragm blade 2 slides and a tapered surface S1_2 whose thickness decreases toward the opening 12. By providing the tapered surface S1_2, a region where the diaphragm blade 2 and the first surface S1 are in contact is reduced, and wear of both members can be suppressed.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the first surface S <b> 1 is formed with a rotation shaft 23 of the diaphragm blade 2 and a hole 111 that pivotally supports the diaphragm blade 2. Thereby, the aperture blade 23 is pivotally supported by the first surface S1 which is a sliding surface, and is rotated without rattling. A plurality of holes 111 are provided at equal intervals on a coaxial circumference.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the second surface S <b> 2 is a ring-shaped region that is provided to surround the outer peripheral side of the first surface S <b> 1 and is coaxial with the opening 12. The fourth surface S4 is a ring-shaped region that is provided so as to surround the outer peripheral side of the second surface S2 and is coaxial with the opening 12. The outer periphery of the fourth surface S4 is adjacent to the inner diameter side surface of the side wall 13 of the holding frame 1.

  A plurality of protrusions 14 are provided at equal intervals on the circumference coaxial with the second surface S2 along the outer periphery of the second surface S2. As shown in FIG. 4, the protrusion 14 is provided in a region where the aperture blade 2 does not pass in the second surface S2.

  Here, the region through which the diaphragm blades 2 do not pass is as shown in FIG. 2A, from when the opening amount of the opening 12 becomes the minimum, as shown in FIG. An area other than the area in which the diaphragm blade 2 is projected onto the surface S11 when the diaphragm blade 2 is moved to the maximum opening amount is shown.

  By providing the projection 14 in the region where the diaphragm blade 2 does not pass in the second surface S2, it is not necessary to provide the projection 14 on the outer diameter side of the diaphragm blade 2, and the diameter of the bottom surface portion 11 can be reduced. The aperture device can be downsized.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the second surface S2 has a height S2_Z in the z direction lower than the height S1_Z in the z direction of the first surface S1. Here, the height in the z direction indicates the height on the + z direction side when the surface S11 on the −z direction side of the bottom surface portion 11 is used as a reference.

  The operation member 3 slides on the third surface S3 that is the upper surface of the protrusion 14. The height S3_Z of the protrusion 14 is higher than the height S1_Z of the first surface S1. That is, the third surface S3 has the highest height in the z direction among the first surface S1, the second surface S2, and the fourth surface S4. Therefore, the diaphragm blade 2 is attached between the manipulation member 3 and the bottom surface portion 11 by bringing the operating member 3 into contact with the third surface S3 of the protrusion 14 and bringing the diaphragm blade 2 into contact with the first surface S1. Can do. Since the operation member 3 slides on the third surface S3 having a small area, the sliding area between the operation member 3 and the third surface S3 is reduced, and wear between the operation member and the third surface S3 is suppressed. be able to.

  The ridge line on the outer peripheral side of the third surface S3 is preferably chamfered or curved. In this case, when the operation member 3 rattles and tilts, the operation member 3 can be prevented from being scraped.

  The height difference DA in the z direction between the third surface S3 and the first surface S1 is set to be slightly larger than the thickness of the diaphragm blade 2. Therefore, contact between the diaphragm blade 2 and the operation member 3 is avoided, and wear of both members can be suppressed.

  The second surface S2 has a lower height in the z direction than the first surface S1. Therefore, the diaphragm blade 2 does not slide with the second surface S2, and the sliding area between the diaphragm blade 2 and the bottom surface portion 11 is reduced. As a result, wear of the diaphragm blade 2 and the holding frame 1 can be suppressed.

  The height S4_Z of the fourth surface S4 needs to be at least lower than the height S1_Z of the first surface S1, and is preferably lower than the height S2_Z of the second surface S2.

  When the height S4_Z of the fourth surface S4 is set to the same height as the height S2_Z of the second surface S2, the aperture blade 2 and the fourth surface S4 come into contact with each other when the aperture blade 2 is greatly staggered. There is a fear.

  Therefore, the collision between the diaphragm blade 2 and the fourth surface S4 can be further suppressed by making the height S4_Z of the fourth surface S4 lower than the height S2_Z of the second surface S2.

  In addition, a pressing ring RG that prevents the operation member 3 from shifting in the z direction and rotatably holds the operation unit position is provided on the inner periphery of the side wall portion 13.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a manufacturing process of the holding frame 1 shown in FIG. In FIG. 6, a cross-sectional view mainly including the bottom surface portion 11 of the holding frame 1 is shown.

  The holding frame 1 is first die-cast by pouring metal into a mold. Metal parts have high rigidity and can be thinned, but die casting is generally difficult to reproduce a fine shape. Further, the surface roughness after molding is not sufficient as a sliding surface. Therefore, cutting is performed to form a fine shape and form a smooth surface.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the bottom surface portion 11 of the holding frame 1 after die casting has an unnecessary portion FD with respect to a desired shape. The side wall 13 of the holding frame 1 is thick on the inner diameter side toward the surface S11 because of the taper taper of the mold. In order to reduce the inner diameter (outer diameter) of the holding frame 1, the inner diameter of the side wall 13 is set to be slightly larger than the outer shape of the passage region of the diaphragm blade 2. Therefore, the fourth surface S4 and the side wall portion 141 of the protrusion 14 are formed so as to be buried in the tapered portion on the inner diameter side of the side wall portion 13. Further, an unnecessary portion FD as a machining margin is formed above the first surface S1 and the third surface S3.

  In the present embodiment, in order to remove this unnecessary portion FD, the holding frame 1 after die casting is cut.

  Here, since the first surface S1 is a surface on which the diaphragm blade 2 slides and the third surface S3 is a surface on which the operation member 3 slides, the first surface S1 and the third surface S3 are formed by cutting. It cuts out to a predetermined height and forms a smooth surface. On the other hand, since 2nd surface S2 does not slide with any member, it may have unevenness | corrugation and it is not necessary to cut out by cutting. Further, the side walls 141 and 142 of the protrusion 14 need not be cut.

  In order to secure the movable region of the diaphragm blade 2, the inner diameter side of the side wall portion 13 is cut so that the thickness of the tip portion and the thickness of the bottom surface portion 11 are equal to form the fourth surface S4. The fourth surface S4 is cut so that the height is lower than the second surface S2. As a result, even when the diaphragm blade 2 rattles, there is no risk of contact with the fourth surface S4, and smooth sliding becomes possible.

  These cutting processes are preferably performed by a turning process combining a rotary cutting movement and a linear feed movement. The first surface S1 and the fourth surface S4 have a ring shape that is coaxial with the inner peripheral surface of the side wall portion 13, and the third surface S3 is also disposed on a circumference that is coaxial with the inner peripheral surface of the side wall portion 13. ing. Therefore, it is possible to perform turning by rotating the holding frame 1 that is a workpiece, and the height direction of each surface can be controlled by the feed amount in the axial direction of the cutting tool. Therefore, it is possible to process with high accuracy at a low cost in a very short time.

  It should be noted that a lens may be provided at at least one end of the holding frame 1 so that the diaphragm device is a lens unit. In this case, the lens unit may be a movable lens unit moving back and forth in the z direction, or a fixed lens unit that is not moved.

  FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing the operation member 3 and the drive ring 4. FIG. 8 shows a perspective view when the operation member 3 and the drive ring 4 are attached. 7 and 8, the holding frame 1 is attached between the diaphragm blade 2 and the drive ring 4, but the illustration is omitted.

  The drive ring 4 is provided on the image plane side, and is attached to the camera body so as to be rotatable about the optical axis direction. The drive ring 4 has an opening 42 at the center to guide light to an imaging surface provided in the camera body. The drive ring 4 includes a holding lever 41 into which the operation lever 32 is fitted. The drive ring 4 is rotated by receiving a driving force from an actuator (not shown) provided in the camera body by a driving lever 43, for example. Thereby, the operation member 3 rotates around the optical axis direction.

  FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a lens barrel according to an embodiment of the present invention. The lens barrel holds the lenses L1, L2, and L3. In the present embodiment, the holding frame 1 holds the lens L2 and the lens L3.

  Cylindrical side wall portions 13 are erected from the bottom surface portion 11 to the object side and the image surface side, and the lenses L2 and L3 are fitted and held on the side wall portion 13.

  The driving force from the camera body is transmitted to the drive lever 43, and the drive ring 4 rotates. Since the holding lever 41 of the drive ring 4 is engaged with the operation lever 32 of the operation member 3, the operation member 3 is rotated by the rotation of the drive ring 4, and the aperture diameter can be made variable.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Holding frame 2 Diaphragm blade 3 Operation member 11 Bottom face part 12 Opening part 14 Protrusion 31 Cam hole 111 Hole S1 1st surface S2 2nd surface S3 3rd surface S4 4th surface

Claims (6)

A cylindrical holding frame provided with a bottom surface portion in which an opening is formed;
A plurality of aperture blades pivotally supported on the bottom surface;
An operation member for adjusting the opening amount of the opening by rotating the diaphragm blade,
The bottom portion is
A first surface on which the diaphragm blade slides;
A second surface having a height in the optical axis direction lower than that of the first surface and surrounding the outer periphery of the first surface;
In the second surface, the third diaphragm is disposed in a region where the diaphragm blades do not pass, the height in the optical axis direction from the bottom surface portion is higher than the first surface, and the operating member slides. A diaphragm device comprising a plurality of projections having a surface.   2. The diaphragm device according to claim 1, wherein the bottom surface portion further includes a fourth surface having a height in the optical axis direction lower than that of the second surface and surrounding the outer peripheral side of the second surface. The diaphragm blade includes a first shaft provided on the bottom surface side and a second shaft provided on the operation member side,
The first surface includes a shaft hole that supports the first shaft,
The diaphragm device according to claim 1, wherein the operation member includes a cam hole that engages with the second shaft and defines a movement of the diaphragm blade.   The diaphragm apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a lens provided at at least one end of the holding frame. The holding frame is formed by die casting,
The first surface and the third surface are formed by cutting a die-cast holding frame,
The drawing device according to claim 1, wherein the second surface is formed without cutting the die-cast holding frame. A lens barrel comprising the diaphragm device according to claim 1.

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