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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1995
Osamu Sato, Saitama-ken, JP;
Koichi Shimada, Saitama-ken, JP;
Canon Denshi Kabushiki Kaisha, Saitama-ken, JP;
Abstract
A light-quantity control device having a light-quantity control member which moves to change an aperture opening amount. A drive source swings the light-quantity control member in one direction and a spring having a coil part urges the light-quantity control member against the swinging direction of the drive source. A base member having an aperture fixedly supports the drive source and swingably supports the light-quantity control member. The base member has a shaft for carrying the coil part of the spring. The shaft is formed at a position outside the supporting position of the drive source on the base member relative to the center of the aperture.