Abstract: A blade speed adjustable mechanism includes: a board having an opening; a shutter blade opening or closing the opening; a drive lever supported by the board and bringing the shutter blade into an overlapped operation or an expanded operation; a biasing member engaging the drive lever and biasing the shutter blade in an overlapped direction or in an expanded direction; a ratchet member engaging the biasing member and having ratchet teeth; an engagement member holding the ratchet member at a desired stop position and adjusting an biasing force of the biasing member by changing the stop position. The engagement member has a plurality of pawl portions different from each other in length. The pawl portion engages the ratchet tooth to hold the ratchet member at the stop position. A difference in length between the pawl portions is shorter than a distance corresponding to a pitch of the ratchet teeth.

Abstract: A dome-shaped camera includes a casing having an axis. A camera unit is supported on the casing. A dome-shaped cover is at least partly transparent, and covers the camera unit. A flange portion has a first contact portion and a second contact portion. The first contact portion is in contact with an end of the dome-shaped cover. The second contact portion is in contact with the casing. A position of the first contact portion in a radial direction with respect to the axis of the casing differs from that of the second contact portion. The flange portion is fixed to the casing.

Abstract: A focal-plane shutter has a first plate having a first opening, a second plate having a second opening, a shutter blade disposed between the first plate and the second plate, for opening and closing the first opening and the second opening, and a thin plate disposed at a side of the first plate facing the shutter blade and extending in such a direction that the shutter blade travel. A distance between an edge of the first opening and a center of the first opening is greater than that between an edge of the thin plate and the center of the first opening.

Abstract: There is provided an image pickup apparatus having an image pickup unit having an image pickup element, an optical unit having lenses, a sector drive unit having sectors arranged in a space for arranging the sectors, and supporting members being fixed in the space for arranging the sectors and having lengths equal to at least a width of the space for arranging the sectors in a light axis direction.

Abstract: A focal-plane shutter has a first plate having a first opening, a second plate having a second opening, a shutter blade disposed between the first plate and the second plate, for opening and closing the first opening and the second opening, and a thin plate disposed at a side of the first plate facing the shutter blade and extending in such a direction that the shutter blade travel. A distance between an edge of the first opening and a center of the first opening is greater than that between an edge of the thin plate and the center of the first opening.

Abstract: The present invention automatically and continuously packs women's sanitary products, paper diapers, and the like in a sealed manner and is installed in toilets of hotels, public toilets, and the like used by general public. When a trash is put in, film pull-out rollers (50), (60) are rotated by a motor (70) and films (31), (41) are pulled out from film feed rollers (30), (40). When passing between film pull-out rollers (50), (60), the trash is sealingly packed between the two films (31), (41). Therefore, since the trash can be automatically packed in a sealed manner and a clean state is maintained, the present invention is suitable for installation in toilets of hotels, public toilets, and the like used by general public.

Abstract: The present invention automatically and continuously packs women's sanitary products, paper diapers, and the like in a sealed manner and is installed in toilets of hotels, public toilets, and the like used by general public. When a trash is put in, film pull-out rollers (50), (60) are rotated by a motor (70) and films (31), (41) are pulled out from film feed rollers (30), (40). When passing between film pull-out rollers (50), (60), the trash is sealingly packed between the two films (31), (41). Therefore, since the trash can be automatically packed in a sealed manner and a clean state is maintained, the present invention is suitable for installation in toilets of hotels, public toilets, and the like used by general public.

Abstract: A sector drive assembly for a camera which can open and close an aperture has a sector drive unit having an actuator, a drive force transmitting mechanism, and a sector position detecting unit that are removably mounted as a unit to a support plate, and a sector unit having a base plate formed with an aperture and one or more sectors for opening and closing the aperture. Since the sector drive unit is provided as a removably mountable unit, it is high in versatility and can be mounted to various different types of sector units. In addition, since it is configured to detect the state of the sectors before operation, reliable exposure or opening and closing of the aperture are achieved. In addition, a positional adjustment function is provided by a sector urging spring.

Abstract: A sector drive unit for a camera includes sectors capable of opening and closing an aperture provided on a base plate. A first actuator drives the sectors to open and close the aperture, and a drive force transmitting mechanism transmits a driving force of the first actuator to the sectors. A sector retaining unit retains the sectors at the aperture-opening position or at the aperture-closing position, and a second actuator drives the sector retaining unit to a position to retain the sectors and to a position not to retain the sectors. The sector retaining unit prevents the sectors from moving accidentally due to an impact or the like when the sectors are at either the opened position or the closed position. The use of the second actuator for driving the sector retaining unit reduces power consumption and prevents generation of noise during the time of an exposure.

Abstract: A sector drive assembly for a camera with reduced power consumption has a base plate having an aperture, one or more sectors capable of opening and closing the aperture, an electromagnetic actuator for driving the sectors, a drive force transmitting mechanism for transmitting a drive force of the electromagnetic actuator to the sectors, a first detecting unit for detecting when the sectors are open, and a second detecting unit for detecting when the sectors are closed, wherein the supply of power to the electromagnetic actuator is controlled based on signals from the first and the second detecting units.

Abstract: There is provided an image pickup apparatus having an image pickup unit having an image pickup element, an optical unit having lenses, a sector drive unit having sectors arranged in a space for arranging the sectors, and supporting members being fixed in the space for arranging the sectors and having lengths equal to at least a width of the space for arranging the sectors in a light axis direction.

Abstract: A sector drive unit for a camera having one or more sectors provided on a base plate for opening and closing an aperture, an electromagnetic actuator for driving the sectors, and a driving force transmitting mechanism for transmitting a driving force of the electromagnetic actuator to the sectors and converting a prescribed amount of angular movement of the actuator in response to pulse of current or voltage into an amount of movement effective to drive the sectors to an aperture-opening position or an aperture-closing position, so that a cost-effective pulse drive circuit is provided with an increased opening and closing speed and a reduced time lag. In a preferred embodiment, a gear transmission mechanism is employed as the driving force transmitting mechanism and thus smooth operation of the sectors is achieved.

Abstract: A sector drive assembly for a camera with reduced power consumption has a base plate having an aperture, one or more sectors capable of opening and closing the aperture, an electromagnetic actuator for driving the sectors, a drive force transmitting mechanism for transmitting a drive force of the electromagnetic actuator to the sectors, a first detecting unit for detecting when the sectors are open, and a second detecting unit for detecting when the sectors are closed, wherein the supply of power to the electromagnetic actuator is controlled based on signals from the first and the second detecting units.

Abstract: A sector drive unit for a camera includes sectors capable of opening and closing an aperture provided on a base plate. A first actuator drives the sectors to open and close the aperture, and a drive force transmitting mechanism transmits a driving force of the first actuator to the sectors. A sector retaining unit retains the sectors at the aperture-opening position or at the aperture-closing position, and a second actuator drives the sector retaining unit to a position to retain the sectors and to a position not to retain the sectors. The sector retaining unit prevents the sectors from moving accidentally due to an impact or the like when the sectors are at either the opened position or the closed position. The use of the second actuator for driving the sector retaining unit reduces power consumption and prevents generation of noise during the time of an exposure.

Abstract: A sector drive assembly for a camera which can open and close an aperture has a sector drive unit having an actuator, a drive force transmitting mechanism, and a sector position detecting unit that are removably mounted as a unit to a support plate, and a sector unit having a base plate formed with an aperture and one or more sectors for opening and closing the aperture. Since the sector drive unit is provided as a removably mountable unit, it is high in versatility and can be mounted to various different types of sector units. In addition, since it is configured to detect the state of the sectors before operation, reliable exposure or opening and closing of the aperture are achieved. In addition, a positional adjustment function is provided by a sector urging spring.

Abstract: Display device designed to prevent surroundings from being adversely affected by noise includes an inner circuit board on which a support frame is mounted in a specific position. A liquid crystal panel is mounted on the support frame and held stationary by a frame. An EL panel for illuminating the liquid crystal panel is mounted behind the liquid crystal panel. An EL circuit board holding an EL driver circuit thereon is bonded to the bottom surface of the EL panel. A shielding plate is mounted on a top surface of the inner circuit board surrounded by the support frame, and is located opposite the EL panel. The shielding plate cuts off noise generated by the EL driver circuit. The EL panel is connected with electrodes on the EL circuit board via lead wires. An electrode on the EL circuit board and an electrode on the circuit board are connected via a contact member. Electric power and control signals are supplied via this contact member.

Abstract: A reflection-type optical sensor is provided wherein misjudgment is prevented in detecting the existence of an object and determining whether a distance to the object is large or small. A housing is molded from white polycarbonate resin and has a light-projecting portion and a light-receiving portion. A light-projecting lens and a light-emitting device are mounted in a light-projecting chamber formed in the light-projecting portion. A light-receiving lens and a light-receiving device are mounted in a light-receiving chamber formed in the light-receiving portion. Those of the wall surfaces of the light-projecting chamber and the light-receiving chamber which are illuminated with light are light reflection-promoting surfaces that promote the reflection of light. The light reflection-promoting surfaces can be smooth surfaces, surfaces painted in white, inner surfaces of auxiliary members fabricated as separate parts from aluminum, or the like.

Abstract: To reduce power consumption of an image pick-up device in which an object to be photographed is illuminated, during a period until a release switch is operated, a control part controls a light emitting part to emit a smaller quantity of light than that necessary for photographing the object. When a photographing instruction is output by the release switch, the control part controls the light emitting part to emit light with the quantity of light necessary for photographing the object.

Abstract: To provide an image pick-up device in which a lens does not need to be driven when information corresponding to the distance to an object to be photographed is obtained by using image information output by an image pick-up part. When a control part determines that an image is darker than a prescribed value based on a luminance signal contained in image information output by an image pick-up part, the control part stores the luminance signal in the image information input from the image pick-up part while a light emitting part does not emit light and then controls the light emitting part to emit light with a prescribed quantity. The control part stores the luminance signal in the image information output by the image pick-up art to obtain the luminance difference between the two luminance signals. When the luminance difference is not larger than a prescribed value, the control part controls the light emitting part to emit light with a prescribed quantity of light.

Abstract: A focal-plane shutter comprises a shutter plate having a shutter opening, opening blades and closing blades for opening and closing the shutter opening, and arms connected by connector portions to the opening and closing blades for driving the blades parallel to the shutter opening to effect an exposure. Resilient stopping members are disposed to make resilient contact with the opening blades at opening positions thereof where the opening blades are retracted from the shutter opening, and other resilient stopping members are disposed to make resilient contact with the closing blades at closing positions thereof where the closing blades close the shutter opening. The resilient stopping members are positioned on opposite sides of the connector portions so that when the blades strike the stopping members, reaction forces are produced which cancel each other out thereby preventing excessive wear of the connector portions.