Abstract: A diaphragm control device for flash photography is incorporated in a programming electric eye camera including an exposure control circuit and capable of automatically setting exposure time and diaphragm aperture according to the light of subject, the exposure control circuit has a photoconductive element and is adapted for controlling an electromagnet.The device includes a diaphragm lever operating in a fixed manner by the action of a spring to define diaphragm aperture, a control arm of a distance setting member, a diaphragm regulation lever controlled by the control arm and a change lever for interchanging first or second positions, at respective positions the diaphragm regulation lever being out of or in the turnable area of the diaphragm control lever.

Abstract: A light emitting indicating circuit comprises a first and second inverter circuit which are each comprised of a pair of complementary transistors connected in series. A motor driving coil and a capacitor are connected in series between respective outputs of the inverter circuits, and the inverter circuits are effective for applying repetitive complementary electrical driving signals for repetitively flowing a current in alternating directions through the series combination of motor driving coil and capacitor to repetitively energize the motor driving coil. An indicating circuit responsive to the electrical driving signals indicates energization of the motor driving coil. The indicating circuit is comprised of a light emitting diode connected in parallel with the motor driving coil for emitting light to indicate energization of the motor driving coil.

Abstract: A control device of the shutter for a camera, which is equipped with shutter blades opening and closing an opening for the exposing operation. A control member actuated by the operation of shutter release and starting an opening member begins the exposing operation at the end of said operation, and an electromagnet connected to an electronic delaying circuit adjusts the time of finishing exposure. A magnetic control lever having a magnetic portion opposing said electromagnet and formed with synthetic resin, and a spring exerting a force for separating said magnetic portion of said magnetic control lever from said electromagnet, is constructed such that a flexible portion which presses said magnetic portion on the attracting face of said electromagnet against said spring is formed of synthetic resin on the engaging portion of at least one of said magnetic control lever and said control member.

Abstract: A shutter operating mechanism of a camera shutter which has an opening blade and a closing blade operated sequentially to open and close a shutter aperture for an exposure comprises an opening spring normally biasing the opening blade to move from a closed position in which the opening blade covers the shutter aperture to an open position in which the opening blade uncovers the shutter aperture; a second spring normally biasing the closing blade to move from a closed position in which the closing blade covers the shutter aperture to an open position in which the closing blade uncovers the shutter aperture; and a third spring normally biasing the closing blade to move from said open position to said closed position, the arrangement being such that when the shutter is charged, the opening blade and closing blade are in said closed position and when the shutter is released, the closing blade is moved under the bias of said second spring from said closed position to said open position, then the opening blade is m

Abstract: A camera with a photoflash circuit for performing the preparatory operation of charging a main capacitor with high voltage produced by an electrical oscillation circuit and flash operation in synchronization with a shutter exposure operation for the taking of a photograph, a data recorder circuit for recording data such as the date on film under electrical control, both circuits being operated with a single battery, characterized in that when both the photoflash and the data recorder circuits are operated, the terminal voltage of the battery is kept unchanged by interrupting the preparatory operation of the photoflash circuit with an operating signal from the data recorder during its recording operation for recording such data on the film with a proper exposure.

Abstract: In a self-timer starting its operation by releasing blocking of an anchor or intermediate gear blocking member, a self-timer featured in that there are provided a blocking lever which is able to move said anchor or intermediate gear to blocking position and a locking lever capable of locking said blocking lever in a releasing position, said locking lever being pushed by the intermediate gear shaft removable along a guide groove to set free the engagement of a gear train, and the blocking of the anchor or intermediate gear being so arranged as to be made by releasing locking of the blocking lever, thus enabling a driving shaft to be reset at any desired position during operation of said self-timer.

Abstract: In a single lens reflex camera, the shutter base plate is provided with a recess in which the reflecting mirror is mounted. This permits the mirror to be closer to the film plane and hence permits the imaging plane, prism and viewing lens of the view finder to be closer to the optical axis of the camera lens, thus reducing the overall size of the camera.

Abstract: A camera shutter has a set of shutter blades movable from an initial closed position in which the blades close an exposure aperture to an open position opening the exposure aperture and then to a final closed position again closing the exposure aperture. Opening and closing driving members sequentially drive the shutter blades from the initial closed position to the open position and then to the final closed position to effect an exposure. A cocking mechanism coacts with the opening and closing driving members for cocking the camera shutter to move the shutter blades from the final closed position to the initial closed position in readiness for taking an exposure. A rebound preventing device is provided for preventing rebound of the shutter blades after reaching their final closed positions and comprises a notched pin on a lever of the cocking mechanism engageable with a hook portion of the closing drive member to thereby prevent rebounding of the shutter blades.

Abstract: An electric shutter circuit having an exposure time display disabled in synchronism with the opening of a camera shutter. A brightness-time conversion circuit and a pulse generator together develops a plurality of pulses the number of which is representative of the exposure time and which are stored in a reversible counter. Upon actuation of a shutter release mechanism a display circuit is enabled to display the exposure time by displaying a visual signal determined by the number of pulses stored in the reversible counter. The display circuit is disabled in synchronism with the shutter opening. In one embodiment a Schmidt trigger circuit is triggered by the shutter release mechanism to disable the display circuit.

Abstract: A driving wheel is mounted on the output shaft of a step motor, and a driven wheel engaging with gear wheels on which pointers are set is driven by said driving wheel. The driving wheel and the drive wheel have respective peripheral portions effective to couple the driving wheel with the driven wheel to rotate the driven wheel as the driving wheel rotates of an angular interval of rotation, and for thereafter disengaging the driving member from the driven member.In order to fix the position of a pointer after the driving wheel has finished rotating the driven wheel, the reversal preventing mechanism acts on the said driven wheel or the driving wheel. The driving wheel is driven by a stepping motor having a rotor which intermittently rotates in one direction through a predetermined angular interval to a rest position. The driven wheel is in turn intermittently rotated by the driving wheel to intermittently change the position of the pointer.

Abstract: A camera shutter mechanism comprises opening and closing members sequentially movable to open and closed positions to accordingly effect opening and closing of a shutter aperture to complete an exposure. The opening member engages with a contact member to move the contact member into electrical contact with a stationary contact member during movement of the opening member into its open position and the opening member returns to its initial position during the course of movement of the closing member to its closed position.

Abstract: An electromechanical driving device comprising a permanent magnet rotor mounted for rotation on a non-magnetic support plate, and a wheel train mounted on the support plate and driven by the rotor. A coreless field coil is mounted on the support plate and positioned to drive the rotor and thereby drive the wheel train when the coreless field coil is energized. The coreless coil is wound on a coil bobbin having an axial bore. The support plate includes a projecting portion dimensioned to fit within the axial bore of the bobbin to support the bobbin and thereby mount the same on the support plate.

Abstract: A camera shutter mechanism for opening and closing a shutter aperture to effect an exposure comprises a group of opening blades movable, when released, from a closed position covering the shutter aperture to an open position uncovering the shutter aperture to thereby initiate an exposure, and a group of closing blades movable, when released, from an open position uncovering the shutter aperture to a closed position covering the shutter aperture to thereby terminate the exposure. A release mechanism releases the opening blades thereby enabling them to move to the open position for initiating the exposure, and subsequently releases the closing blades thereby enabling them to move to the closed position for terminating the exposure.

Abstract: An electrically operated shutter in which an exposure aperture is opened by actuation of a shutter blade opening member and closed by actuation of a shutter blade closing member and exposure time is controlled in accordance with the duration of excitation of an electromagnet. The shutter is comprised of a disengaging member for causing said shutter blade closing member to actuate upon being attracted to the electromagnet during excitation thereof, and an engaging member for causing the shutter blade opening member to actuate upon being actuated by the movement of a control member if the shutter is released. When the electromagnet is not normally energized, the disengaging member is engaged by a cam portion of the engaging member on the initial operating period of shutter release and disengaged upon lapse of a preselected time from the shutter opening operation.

Abstract: The operating mechanism for a camera shutter comprises a pivoted actuating member for opening the shutter and a pivoted actuating member for closing the shutter. A driving spring for biasing each of the actuating members in actuating direction has one end acting on the respective actuating member and the other end supported by a ratchet wheel which is coaxial with respective actuating member so that the spring bias can be varied by rotary movement of the ratchet wheel. Spring finger portions of a spring plate which overlies the shutter operating mechanism engage the ratchet wheels to retain them in selected angular positions against the reaction forces of the respective springs. Portions of the spring plate support the spring fingers intermediate their attachment to the spring plate and their free ends engaging the respective ratchet wheels.

Abstract: A timepiece including two base plates opposite each other and defining a space therebetween, and having a gear train and an electro-mechanical converter for driving the gear train and both disposed in the space between the two base plates. The converter includes a stator comprised of a platelike member defining an intermediate plate portion positioned in the space between the two base plates. The intermediate plate portion supports gear train components and is isolated magnetically from the rest of the stator.

Abstract: A driving mechanism including a stepping motor having a rotor which rotates through a certain angular interval each time the stepping motor is energized. A driving member having a plurality of radial slots is mounted for rotation about an axis and is rotated by the rotor. A driven member is mounted for rotation and includes a pin extending therefrom for engaging one of the slots as the driving member rotates and for disengaging from the one of the slots after the driving member has rotated past the certain angular interval, whereby the driven member is rotated through the certain angular interval upon energization of the stepping motor. The driving member includes arcuate peripheral portions over a limited angular extent and concentric with the axis of rotation of the driving member. The driven member includes concave arcuate portions of limited angular extend spaced about the periphery thereof.

Abstract: In a camera having an aperture and a shutter of the type having opening blades and closing blades operable sequentially to make an exposure, an opening member for actuating the opening blades is releasably coupled to a driving member which is spring biased in a direction to move the opening blades to open position to initiate an exposure. A spring bias is also applied to a closing member for actuating the closing blades in a direction to close the camera aperture and thereby terminate the exposure. As the closing blades approach closed position, the closing member actuates the connecting member so as to release the opening member from the driving member and also engages the opening member so as to move it in a direction to return the opening blades toward set or aperture-closing position.

Abstract: An alarm device of a clock has an alarm time detection mechanism coacting with the time wheels of the clock for detecting a preset alarm time and sound an audible alarm. The audible alarm is terminated in response to manual depression of a call time setter pin and with each depression of the pin, the alarm time detection mechanism is reset to detect a new alarm time so that the new alarm time is determined by the number of times the pin is depressed. A time indicating mechanism indicates the preset alarm time and is automatically adjusted to display the new alarm time dependent upon the number of depressions of the call time setter pin.

Abstract: A single-lens reflex camera shutter having an operating ring driven in one direction by a gear-rack and pinion combination. The operating ring actuates the diaphragm and shutter blades and is stopped by a stop lever during the taking of an exposure. The stop lever is locked during the taking of an exposure by a signal lever that signals the taking of an exposure and is released upon completion of an exposure to allow the operating ring to continue in its travel and carry out opening of the shutter and opening of the diaphragm blades.