Electronic image pickup apparatus
US6667770B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 8, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 23, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/55
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic image pickup apparatus according to the present invention includes a holding barrel, a lens frame supported by guide shafts inside the holding barrel and slidable and moveable in a direction of an optical axis, a light beam adjusting unit including an aperture and/or shutter for mechanically adjusting a light beam passing through the lens frame, and an image pickup element for converting an object image passed through the light beam adjusting unit to an electrical signal. The light beam adjusting unit comprises a base plate arranged perpendicular to the optical axis inside the lens barrel, an aperture member and/or a shutter member attached to the base plate, and an aperture driver for driving the aperture member and/or a shutter driver for driving the shutter member, arranged on the base plate.
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