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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2007
Katsunobu Yoshida, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuyoshi Inoue, Saitama, JP;
Katsunobu Yoshida, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuyoshi Inoue, Saitama, JP;
Nidec Copal Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A focal plane shutter for digital cameras includes a first driving member for a first blade and a second driving member for the first blade, mounted to the same shaft; arms for the first blade on which a set spring is hooked; and a set member for restraining the first driving member for the first blade in the proximity of the position where the exposure operation is completed, at a set position by rotating a restraining member, and actuating the first driving member for the first blade to the starting position of the exposure operation in the restoration to the initial position immediately after the release.