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Patent No.:

US 7452143 B1

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Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2008

Filed:

Feb. 09, 2006
Applicants:

Kaoru Matsuki, Akishima, JP;

Shinji Kaneko, Kokubunji, JP;

Tsuyoshi Togawa, Hachioji, JP;

Sumio Kawai, Hachioji, JP;

Inventors:

Kaoru Matsuki, Akishima, JP;

Shinji Kaneko, Kokubunji, JP;

Tsuyoshi Togawa, Hachioji, JP;

Sumio Kawai, Hachioji, JP;

Assignee:

Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 9/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
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.


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Matsuki, Kaoru. (2008). Electrostatic actuator, shutter device, imaging module, and camera (U.S. Patent No. 7452143). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7452143

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