Drive device which can be freely attached to/detached from lens barrel, and process control method and adjustment method for same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9350907
APP PUB NO 20150138437A1
SERIAL NO

14604775

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There are provided a drive device that is detachably mounted on a lens barrel making time, which is required until the position of a zoom ring is detected, uniform, a method of controlling initial processing for storing a result of initial processing in a memory, and a method of adjusting an angular position. A series of pulses are output from an encoder 45 according to the rotation of a zoom ring. A reference signal is output from a photo interrupter 40 at an intermediate position of a movable range of the zoom ring. The present position of the zoom ring is calculated from the pulses of the encoder that are generated after the rising or falling of the reference signal. Time, which is required until the position of the zoom ring is detected, is made uniform.

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FUJIFILM CORPORATIONTOKYO

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Imagawa, Kentaro Saitama, JP 4 13
Matsuura, Yuuji Saitama, JP 10 34
Misawa, Atsushi Saitama, JP 220 2883

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