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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2012
Junji Takahata, Osaka, JP;
Takahiro Ikeda, Osaka, JP;
Junji Takahata, Osaka, JP;
Takahiro Ikeda, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An imaging device includes an imaging element, a shutter mechanism, an actuator, a rotatable transmission member, a position detector, and a drive controller. The shutter mechanism is switchable between an open and a closed state to control the light incident on the imaging element. The transmission member is configured to transmit a driving force produced by the actuator to the shutter mechanism. The position detector is configured to detect the rotational position of the transmission member. The drive controller is configured to direct the actuator to begin storing the driving force while image data is being read from the imaging element, to control the timing at which the actuator begins driving the shutter mechanism based on the position of the transmission member detected by the position detector, and to switch the shutter mechanism from the closed state to the open state after the actuator has stopped storing the driving force.