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Shutter activation system

US7883280B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 12, 2008
Grant dateFeb 8, 2011
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Expiry dateOct 25, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B9/08
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A shutter includes at least one shutter blade, a magnet moveably connected to the at least one shutter blade, and a solenoid defining a gap between a first pole and a second pole. The solenoid is configured to controllably draw the magnet into the gap in a first state and to controllably repel the magnet from the gap in a second state.

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