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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Takumi Kobayashi, Sakado, JP;
Assignee:
Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ; G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
354230 ; 354260 ;
Abstract
A shutter operation control apparatus of the present invention includes at least two shutter sectors between which a size of an aperture is defined. The apparatus comprises a shutter control plate which is moved in one direction upon a shutter release operation, and a sector cam surface formed on the upper surface of the shutter control member. The sector cam surface is provided for changing the size of the aperture according to a profile of the sector cam surface. The profile includes a curved surface which is capable of reducing an opening rate of the aperture while the size of the aperture is set to be small.