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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 1990
Filed:
May. 30, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Morikazu Mizutani, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355 75 ; 355234 ; 192 4892 ;
Abstract
The forward and reverse rotation mechanism of the present invention has a drive source rotatable in one direction, a first spring clutch for moving a forwardly and reversely moving member in a forward direction, a second spring clutch for moving the forwardly and reversely moving member in a reverse direction, a first lever for actuating the first spring clutch, a second lever for actuating the second spring clutch, and a solenoid for actuating one of the first and second levers. The lever actuated by the solenoid is selected, whereby movement of the forwardly and reversely moving member in the forward direction or the reverse direction is effected.