Blade drive device and optical instrument

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9904145
SERIAL NO

15634326

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

There are provided a blade drive device and an optical instrument. The blade drive device includes a substrate that has an opening, a front curtain and a rear curtain that are movable along an opening surface of the opening so as to open and close the opening, a front curtain locking portion that interlocks with opening and closing operations of the front curtain, a rear curtain locking portion that interlocks with opening and closing operations of the rear curtain, a regulation lever that is configured to be pivotally movable around a lever axis, that enters an operation trajectory of the front curtain locking portion and the rear curtain locking portion, and that is capable of entry and escape between an entry position for regulating the movement of the front curtain and the rear curtain in a closing direction and an escape position escaped from the operation trajectory, a regulation electromagnetic actuator that is configured to be rotatable around a regulation axis, and a linkage lever that causes the regulation lever to pivot around the lever axis in response to the rotation around the regulation axis of the regulation electromagnetic actuator. The regulation lever and the linkage lever engage with each other while being provided with play in a circumferential direction around the regulation axis.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddress
SEIKO GROUP CORPORATION5-11 GINZA 4-CHOME CHUO-KU TOKYO 104-8129

International Classification(s)

  • [Classification Symbol]
  • [Patents Count]

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Nakano, Yoichi Matsudo, JP 42 240

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation

Maintenance Fees

Fee Large entity fee small entity fee micro entity fee due date
7.5 Year Payment $3600.00 $1800.00 $900.00 Aug 27, 2025
11.5 Year Payment $7400.00 $3700.00 $1850.00 Aug 27, 2029
Fee Large entity fee small entity fee micro entity fee
Surcharge - 7.5 year - Late payment within 6 months $160.00 $80.00 $40.00
Surcharge - 11.5 year - Late payment within 6 months $160.00 $80.00 $40.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable $700.00 $350.00 $175.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional $1,640.00 $820.00 $410.00