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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2012
Applicant:
Hisashi Kawamoto, Chiba, JP;
Inventor:
Hisashi Kawamoto, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Precision Inc., Narashino-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/02 (2006.01); G03B 9/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 9/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A diaphragm device includes: a board including an opening; a step motor including a teeth portion, and rotatable and stoppable at an interval of a predetermined step angle; a transmitting member including a driven teeth portion meshing the teeth portion, and capable of rotating and stopping in response to a drive force of the teeth portion; a drive ring capable of rotating and stopping in response to a drive force of the transmitting member; and a blade capable of stopping at a receding position to recede from the opening or at an aperture position to cover at least a part of the opening, in response to a drive force of the drive ring.