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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2006
Kaoru Matsuki, Akishima, JP;
Shinji Kaneko, Kokubunji, JP;
Tsuyoshi Togawa, Hachioji, JP;
Sumio Kawai, Hachioji, JP;
Kaoru Matsuki, Akishima, JP;
Shinji Kaneko, Kokubunji, JP;
Tsuyoshi Togawa, Hachioji, JP;
Sumio Kawai, Hachioji, JP;
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A shutter device comprising a fixed member which has a plurality of electrodes arranged on a surface, a light-transmitting region which is provided in the fixed member, a light-shielding member which is able to move between two positions where the light-transmitting region is closed and opened, respectively, and which have a plurality of electret parts, and a drive circuit which periodically applies a voltage to the electrodes provided on the fixed member, thereby to generate an electrostatic force acting on the electret parts of the light-shielding member and to drive the light-shielding member.