Patent · US Expired

Rotary shutter

US5539488A · kind A · utility

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23Claims
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Filing dateMar 16, 1995
Grant dateJul 23, 1996
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Expiry dateMar 16, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B9/70
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A rotary shutter for controlling an optical path and including a rotating disk having an opening. A sensor monitor is representative of disk rotation, while a blocking element is selectively positioned within and without the optical path dependent upon the angular position of the disk and the desire to expose the light sensitive medium.

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