JP4164153B2 - Light control device - Google Patents

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JP4164153B2
JP4164153B2 JP11991398A JP11991398A JP4164153B2 JP 4164153 B2 JP4164153 B2 JP 4164153B2 JP 11991398 A JP11991398 A JP 11991398A JP 11991398 A JP11991398 A JP 11991398A JP 4164153 B2 JP4164153 B2 JP 4164153B2
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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、撮影光学系内に配置され、有効光束内に出し入れすることにより光量を変化させるための光量調節装置に関するものである。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
従来、ビデオカメラ等に搭載されている光量調節装置は遮光部材で開口径を変化させることで光量を制限する、いわゆる絞りとNDフイルター等の透過率の異なる光学部品を有効光束中に出し入れすることにより光量を調節するものが知られている。
一般的には、絞り羽根で開口径を変化させる場合には開口径を小さくし過ぎると、回折の影響で画質が劣化するため、NDフイルターと併用して開口径が小さくなり過ぎないようにしている。また、開口径が小さくなると、光量の変化に対して開口径の変化が小さくなるため、電磁駆動アクチュエータを構成するメータで制御する場合には誤差を生じやすく、所定の開口径以下になると自動的にNDフイルターが挿入されるように絞り羽根にNDフイルターを貼り付けているものも多い。
【0003】
また、比較的光学性能の高い撮影レンズにはメータによって絞り羽根を駆動する絞り装置と、絞りとは独立で作動するNDフイルターを手動、または自動で光路内に出し入れできる機構を持つものもある。その場合、被写体の明度を検出し画質の劣化を防止するためにNDフイルターの挿入または退避の必要性をファインダー内に表示することで撮影者が操作する場合や、ぼけ量をコントロールする等の撮影効果を意図的に変化させるために撮影者が操作する場合がある。
【0004】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
ところが、前述従来例において絞りとは別にNDフイルターを光路内に出し入れする場合、NDフイルターで光路を完全に覆うように挿入するか、光路外に完全に退避させるかのいずれしかなく、撮影中にNDフイルターの出し入れをすると、カメラ本体の自動露出制御が間に合わず、瞬間的に画面の明るさが変化するという不具合があった。
また、NDフイルターを保持する部材は円形状の開口部にNDフイルターを取付けているため、挿入の際、保持枠が画面内に写り込み見苦しいという問題があった。
【0005】
本発明は、前述従来例の問題点に鑑み、撮影中であっても画像の急激な変化が生じないようにNDフイルターなどの光学部材の出し入れを可能にした光量調節装置を提供することを目的とする。
【0006】
【課題を解決するための手段】
前述の目的を達成するために、本発明は撮影光学系を通る光量を調節する光学部材を移動用保持部材の移動方向に開放されたU字形開口を有する取付部に保持したものである。
【0007】
【発明の実施の態様】
本発明は、カメラ等に搭載され、撮影レンズを透過する光量を調節するためのNDフイルターと、NDフイルターを保持する保持部材と、NDフイルターを撮影光学系の有効光束の内外に出し入れするため保持部材を手動または自動で操作するための操作部材とを有し、保持部材はNDフイルターの移動方向に開放されたU字形状の取付部と光軸のほぼ水平方向に回転軸を有することにより、NDフイルターを光路上に出し入れする場合、NDフイルターの保持部が移動方向に開放されているので、撮影中であっても保持枠が画面内に写り込むことがなく、急激な画像変化のない撮影が可能になる。また、保持部材の回転中心が光軸に対してほぼ水平方向としたことにより、画面中心でNDフイルター等の光学部材の端面が水平に掛かっていくことが可能になり、オートフォーカス制御の際、被写体の輝度を水平方向に検出し、そのコントラスト情報から最良ピント位置を判断するため、検出誤差を生じない。
【0008】
本発明は、NDフイルターは撮影レンズの有効光束内に挿入する際、端面形状が円弧状であり、NDフイルターが完全に有効光束を覆うまでの間、NDフイルターの端面がほぼ水平に掛かることにより、本発明と同様に、オートフォーカス制御に与える影響を低減したまま撮影中にNDフイルターを光路内に出し入れすることができ、また、有効光束全体に掛かりきるまでNDフイルターの端面がほぼ水平に移動するため、点光源を撮影した際等に絞り形状を原因とするぼけ形状が見苦しくならない。
【0009】
【実施例】
以下、本発明の第1実施例を図1及び図2を用いて説明する。
図1は本実施例による光量調節装置としての絞りユニットの正面図、図2はその絞りユニットを内蔵するビデオカメラ用撮影レンズの断面図である。
図2において、L1は第1群固定レンズ、L2はズーミングを行う可動レンズ、L3はアフォーカル系とするための固定レンズ、L4はフォーカシング用可動レンズである。10は絞りユニットで、ズーミング用レンズL2とアフォーカルレンズL3の間に配置され、絞り羽根1と該絞り羽根1を駆動するための電磁アクチュエータであるメータ2及び該絞り羽根1と該アフォーカルレンズL3の間に配置されるNDフイルター3と該NDフイルター3を光路内へ出し入れするためのメータ4を有している。
【0010】
次に、前記絞りユニット10の詳細な構造を図1により説明する。
図1において、11は地板で、不図示のレンズ鏡筒の固定部に保持されており、その中央に光束が通過するための円形の開口部11aを有し、その下方向には凸部11bを有し、前記絞り羽根1を駆動するためのメータ2を保持している。該メータ2は2枚以上の絞り羽根1を該地板11の開口部11a内で移動させ、周知のようにその複数の羽根の端面形状で形成される開口面積の変化で通過する光量を変化させる。
【0011】
さらに、該地板11は横方向の凸部11cを有し、前記NDフイルター3を駆動するためのメータ4を保持している。5は該NDフイルター3を該地板11の開口部11aに挿入及び退避を行うための保持枠で、該地板11の開口部11aにある光軸とほぼ平行方向に設けた回転軸5aで回動可能に該地板11上に枢支され、その先端は横向きのU字形取付部5bをなし、該NDフイルター3の端面3aが回転軸5aの方向に向って直線状になってU字形取付部5bの開放端部の端縁に沿うように接着により固定され、内側を光線が通過するようになっている。また、該保持枠5の他端には該メータ4の回転軸に一体的に取付けられたアーム6の先端に設けたピン6aが係合する長穴5cが形成され、該メータ4の回転モーメントが該保持枠5に伝達されて該NDフイルター3を回動している。なお、該保持枠5のU字形取付部5bの開放端部は該NDフイルター3が移動する際にその移動方向に向いており、NDフイルター3が光路上に進入する際に該保持枠5が光束を妨げないようにしている。
【0012】
以上の構成の本実施例のNDフイルター3による制御作用について説明する。撮影レンズを通過した光束は輝度情報に応じて絞り羽根1を駆動し、明るい場合には絞って開口面積を小さくし、暗い場合には大きな開口面積となるように制御する。しかし、非常に明るい被写体を撮影する場合、絞りだけの制御では開口面積が小さくなり過ぎて回折現象により画像全体がぼけた状態になってしまう。それを防止するためにNDフイルターを光路内に挿入し、全体の光量を少なくすることで絞りによる開口面積が小さくなり過ぎないようにしている。
【0013】
なお、手動による外部操作によってNDフイルター3を出し入れできる機構を持ったレンズ鏡筒も同様の効果が得られるが、撮影中に操作すると、急激に光量が変化するため、カメラ本体の自動露出制御が間に合わないため、画像が急に暗くなったり、または急に明るくなったりして数秒後に元の状態に戻るという現象が起こってしまう。また、保持枠5をゆっくり動かすことができたとしても、撮影中の操作を考慮していないため、NDフイルター3の保持部は円形の開口があるだけなので、挿入途中で画像に枠の陰が写り込んでしまうという不具合が生じてしまう。
【0014】
しかし、本実施例においては、メータ4によって保持枠5を駆動し、退避位置から挿入完了まで2〜3秒程度の時間をかけてゆっくり駆動できるように制御している。そのため、画像の変化が少なく違和感のない撮影が可能になる。
また、回転軸5aは光軸に対して水平方向に位置しており、NDフイルター3の端面3aは回転軸5aの方向に向って直線状になっているので、保持枠5が回動していくと、NDフイルター3の端面3aが光軸中心付近でほぼ水平に掛かるようになる。通常ビデオカメラによるオートフォーカスは中央付近の水平方向の輝度情報により、最もコントラストが大きくなる位置を最良ピント位置と判断するため、地板11の開口部11a内にNDフイルター3を水平に挿入していくことにより検出誤差を低減することができる。
そして、NDフイルター3は図1の破線で示す位置まで回動し、所定の口径を完全に覆うことになる。
【0015】
図3及び図4は本発明の第2実施例を示すものである。なお、NDフイルター及びその保持枠以外は同一構造であるので同一符号を付して、説明を省略する。
図3は本実施例による光量調節装置としての絞りユニットの正面図、図4はその絞りユニットのNDフイルターの駆動説明図である。
図3において、21はNDフイルターで、後記する保持枠22の先端に接着され、その端面21aは円弧状になっており、光路内に進入していく際、この円弧形状が移動していく。22はNDフイルター21の保持枠で、その先端は前述第1実施例と同様に横向きのU字形取付部22bをなしており、該地板11の開口部11aの光軸中心を通る水平線から上方にずれた位置において回転軸22aにより回動可能に枢支され、その他端側は該回転軸22a付近で「く」の字状に屈曲し、先端に形成した長穴22cにメータ4の回転軸に一体的に保持されたアーム6に設けたピン6aが係合している。
【0016】
以上の構成のNDフイルター21の光路内への進入動作を図4により説明する。
保持枠22によりNDフイルター21が回動して光路内に進入する際に、その端面21aが移動していく軌跡は二点鎖線21cで示すようになっている。この状態は保持枠22の回転中心となる回転軸22aを所定の位置に設定することで開口部1aを完全に覆いきるすべての過程においてNDフイルター21の端面21aがほぼ水平方向を向くことが可能になる。
【0017】
図4において、NDフイルター21の端面21aの半径をrとすると、回転軸22aの回転中心の光軸中心を通る水平方向からのオフセット量yは、y=rまたはそれに近い値とすることによって前述のような効果が得られる。なお、rの値及びオフセット量yはより大きい方が端面形状を直線に近くすることができるが、装置の大きさから制限されることは当然である。
【0018】
このように、有効光束全体に掛かりきるまでNDフイルター21の端面21aがほぼ水平に移動するため、オートフォーカス制御に与える影響を低減したまま撮影中にNDフイルター21を光路内に出し入れすることが可能になる。また、点光源を撮影した際など絞り形状を原因とするぼけ形状が見苦しくならないようにする。
【0019】
なお、本実施例でもメータ4によってNDフイルター21を回動したが、手動によって操作しても同様な効果が得られる。また、絞りとの関係において、6枚程度の絞り羽根を有する虹彩絞りでも、2枚の羽根の平行移動による菱形の開口形状をした絞りでも、絞りの構造及びその駆動手段の違いに関係なく同様な効果が得られることはいうまでもない。
【0020】
【発明の効果】
以上説明したように、請求項1に示す本発明は、撮影光学系を透過する光量を調節するための光学部材と、該光学部材を保持する保持部材と、該光学部材を撮影光学系の有効光束の内外に出し入れするため該保持部材を手動または自動で操作するための操作部材とを有し、該保持部材は該光学部材の移動方向に開放されたU字形状の光学部材取付部と光軸のほぼ水平方向に回転軸を有することにより、NDフイルター等の光学部材を光路上に出し入れする場合、撮影中であっても保持枠が画面内に写り込むことがなく、急激な画像変化のない撮影が可能になる。
【0021】
請求項2に示す本発明は該光学部材は該撮影光学系の有効光束内に挿入する際、端面形状が円弧状であり、該光学部材が完全に有効光束を覆うまでの間、該光学部材の端面がほぼ水平に掛かることにより、オートフォーカス制御に与える影響を低減したまま撮影中にNDフイルター等の光学部材を光路内に出し入れすることができ、また、点光源を撮影した際等に絞り形状を原因とするぼけ形状が見苦しくならない。請求項3に示す本発明は該光学部材はNDフイルターであることにより、光量調節が確実にできる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明に係る第1実施例の光量調節装置としての絞りユニットの正面図である。
【図2】その絞りユニットを内蔵するビデオカメラ用撮影レンズの断面図である。
【図3】本発明の第2実施例の絞りユニットの正面図である。
【図4】その絞りユニットのNDフイルターの駆動説明図である。
【符号の説明】
1・・絞り羽根、2・・絞り駆動用メータ、3,21・・NDフイルター、4・・NDフイルター駆動用メータ、5,22・・保持枠、5a,22a・・回転軸、5b,22b・・U字形取付部、6・・アーム、6a・・ピン、10・・絞りユニット、11・・地板、11a・・開口部。
[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a light amount adjusting device that is disposed in a photographing optical system and changes the amount of light by taking it into and out of an effective light beam.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a light amount adjusting device mounted on a video camera or the like has a light shielding member that changes the aperture diameter to limit the amount of light, so that optical components having different transmittances such as a diaphragm and an ND filter can be put in and out of the effective light flux. A device that adjusts the amount of light is known.
Generally, when the aperture diameter is changed by the diaphragm blade, if the aperture diameter is too small, the image quality deteriorates due to the influence of diffraction. Therefore, the aperture diameter should not be too small in combination with the ND filter. Yes. Also, as the aperture diameter becomes smaller, the change in the aperture diameter becomes smaller with respect to the change in the amount of light. Therefore, an error is likely to occur when controlling with a meter that constitutes an electromagnetic drive actuator. In many cases, the ND filter is attached to the aperture blade so that the ND filter is inserted into the diaphragm blade.
[0003]
Some photographing lenses having relatively high optical performance have a diaphragm device that drives diaphragm blades by a meter and a mechanism that allows an ND filter that operates independently of the diaphragm to be inserted into and removed from the optical path manually or automatically. In that case, when the photographer operates by displaying the necessity of inserting or evacuating the ND filter in the finder in order to detect the brightness of the subject and prevent the deterioration of the image quality, shooting such as controlling the amount of blur There are cases where the photographer operates to intentionally change the effect.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, when the ND filter is taken in and out of the optical path separately from the diaphragm in the above-described conventional example, the ND filter must be inserted so as to completely cover the optical path or completely retracted outside the optical path. When the ND filter was taken in and out, there was a problem that the automatic exposure control of the camera body was not in time and the brightness of the screen changed instantaneously.
Further, since the member for holding the ND filter has the ND filter attached to the circular opening, there is a problem that the holding frame is reflected in the screen when inserted.
[0005]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the conventional example, and an object of the present invention is to provide a light amount adjustment device that allows an optical member such as an ND filter to be taken in and out so as not to cause a sudden change in an image even during shooting. And
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention holds an optical member for adjusting the amount of light passing through the photographing optical system in a mounting portion having a U-shaped opening that is opened in the moving direction of the moving holding member.
[0007]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
The present invention is mounted on a camera or the like, and includes an ND filter for adjusting the amount of light transmitted through the photographic lens, a holding member that holds the ND filter, and a ND filter that is held in and out of the effective luminous flux of the photographic optical system. An operation member for manually or automatically operating the member, and the holding member has a U-shaped mounting portion opened in the moving direction of the ND filter and a rotation axis in a substantially horizontal direction of the optical axis, When the ND filter is put in and out of the optical path, the holding part of the ND filter is opened in the moving direction, so that the holding frame does not appear in the screen even during shooting, and there is no sudden image change. Is possible. In addition, since the rotation center of the holding member is substantially horizontal with respect to the optical axis, the end surface of the optical member such as the ND filter can be horizontally applied at the center of the screen. Since the brightness of the subject is detected in the horizontal direction and the best focus position is determined from the contrast information, no detection error occurs.
[0008]
According to the present invention, when the ND filter is inserted into the effective light beam of the photographing lens, the end surface has an arc shape, and the end surface of the ND filter is applied substantially horizontally until the ND filter completely covers the effective light beam. As with the present invention, the ND filter can be taken in and out of the optical path during shooting while reducing the influence on the autofocus control, and the end face of the ND filter moves almost horizontally until it reaches the entire effective luminous flux. Therefore, the blur shape caused by the aperture shape is not unsightly when a point light source is photographed.
[0009]
【Example】
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is a front view of an aperture unit as a light amount adjusting device according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a photographic lens for a video camera incorporating the aperture unit.
In FIG. 2, L1 is a first lens group fixed lens, L2 is a movable lens for zooming, L3 is a fixed lens for an afocal system, and L4 is a movable lens for focusing. Reference numeral 10 denotes an aperture unit, which is disposed between the zooming lens L2 and the afocal lens L3, and includes the aperture blade 1, the meter 2 which is an electromagnetic actuator for driving the aperture blade 1, and the aperture blade 1 and the afocal lens. An ND filter 3 disposed between L3 and a meter 4 for taking the ND filter 3 into and out of the optical path are provided.
[0010]
Next, the detailed structure of the aperture unit 10 will be described with reference to FIG.
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 11 denotes a base plate, which is held by a fixed portion of a lens barrel (not shown), has a circular opening portion 11a through which a light beam passes, and has a convex portion 11b in the downward direction. And a meter 2 for driving the diaphragm blade 1 is held. The meter 2 moves two or more aperture blades 1 within the opening 11a of the main plate 11, and changes the amount of light passing therethrough by changing the opening area formed by the end face shape of the plurality of blades as is well known. .
[0011]
Further, the base plate 11 has a convex portion 11 c in the horizontal direction, and holds a meter 4 for driving the ND filter 3. Reference numeral 5 denotes a holding frame for inserting and retracting the ND filter 3 to and from the opening 11a of the base plate 11, and it is rotated by a rotating shaft 5a provided substantially parallel to the optical axis in the opening 11a of the base plate 11. The end face 3a of the ND filter 3 is linearly directed toward the rotating shaft 5a so that the front end of the ND filter 3 is pivotally supported on the base plate 11 and the tip thereof forms a U-shaped attachment part 5b. It is fixed by bonding along the edge of the open end, so that the light beam passes inside. In addition, an elongated hole 5c is formed at the other end of the holding frame 5 and engages with a pin 6a provided at the tip of an arm 6 integrally attached to the rotation shaft of the meter 4. Is transmitted to the holding frame 5 to rotate the ND filter 3. Note that the open end of the U-shaped attachment portion 5b of the holding frame 5 faces the moving direction when the ND filter 3 moves, and the holding frame 5 is moved when the ND filter 3 enters the optical path. The light flux is not disturbed.
[0012]
The control action by the ND filter 3 of the present embodiment having the above configuration will be described. The luminous flux that has passed through the photographic lens drives the diaphragm blade 1 in accordance with the luminance information, and is controlled so as to reduce the aperture area when bright and to have a large aperture area when dark. However, when a very bright subject is photographed, the aperture area becomes too small by controlling only the aperture, and the entire image becomes blurred due to the diffraction phenomenon. In order to prevent this, an ND filter is inserted into the optical path to reduce the overall light amount so that the aperture area due to the stop does not become too small.
[0013]
A lens barrel having a mechanism that allows the ND filter 3 to be taken in and out by manual external operation can achieve the same effect. However, if the camera is operated during shooting, the amount of light suddenly changes. Since it is not in time, a phenomenon occurs in which the image suddenly becomes darker or brighter and then returns to the original state after a few seconds. Even if the holding frame 5 can be moved slowly, since the operation during photographing is not taken into consideration, the holding part of the ND filter 3 has only a circular opening. The problem of being reflected will occur.
[0014]
However, in the present embodiment, the holding frame 5 is driven by the meter 4 and is controlled so that it can be slowly driven from the retracted position to the completion of insertion over a period of about 2 to 3 seconds. For this reason, it is possible to shoot with little change in the image and with no sense of incongruity.
Further, the rotating shaft 5a is positioned in the horizontal direction with respect to the optical axis, and the end face 3a of the ND filter 3 is linear in the direction of the rotating shaft 5a. As a result, the end face 3a of the ND filter 3 comes to be substantially horizontal in the vicinity of the center of the optical axis. Normally, the autofocus by the video camera inserts the ND filter 3 horizontally into the opening 11a of the base plate 11 in order to determine the position where the contrast is the highest as the best focus position based on the luminance information in the horizontal direction near the center. As a result, the detection error can be reduced.
Then, the ND filter 3 rotates to a position indicated by a broken line in FIG. 1 and completely covers a predetermined aperture.
[0015]
3 and 4 show a second embodiment of the present invention. In addition, since it is the same structure except ND filter and its holding frame, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted.
FIG. 3 is a front view of an aperture unit as a light amount adjusting device according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of driving of an ND filter of the aperture unit.
In FIG. 3, reference numeral 21 denotes an ND filter, which is bonded to the tip of a holding frame 22 to be described later, and its end surface 21a has an arc shape, and this arc shape moves as it enters the optical path. Reference numeral 22 denotes a holding frame for the ND filter 21. The tip of the holding frame 22 forms a horizontal U-shaped mounting portion 22b as in the first embodiment, and extends upward from a horizontal line passing through the center of the optical axis of the opening 11a of the base plate 11. At the shifted position, it is pivotally supported by the rotating shaft 22a, and the other end side is bent in the shape of "<" in the vicinity of the rotating shaft 22a, and the oblong hole 22c formed at the tip is attached to the rotating shaft of the meter 4. A pin 6a provided on the integrally held arm 6 is engaged.
[0016]
The operation of entering the optical path of the ND filter 21 having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG.
When the ND filter 21 is rotated by the holding frame 22 and enters the optical path, the trajectory along which the end surface 21a moves is indicated by a two-dot chain line 21c. In this state, the end surface 21a of the ND filter 21 can be directed substantially in the horizontal direction in all the steps of completely covering the opening 1a by setting the rotation shaft 22a serving as the rotation center of the holding frame 22 to a predetermined position. become.
[0017]
In FIG. 4, assuming that the radius of the end face 21a of the ND filter 21 is r, the offset amount y from the horizontal direction passing through the optical axis center of the rotation center of the rotation shaft 22a is set to y = r or a value close thereto. The following effects can be obtained. Note that the larger the value of r and the offset amount y, the closer the end face shape can be to a straight line, but it is naturally limited by the size of the apparatus.
[0018]
In this way, the end face 21a of the ND filter 21 moves substantially horizontally until it reaches the entire effective luminous flux, so that the ND filter 21 can be taken in and out of the optical path during photographing while reducing the influence on the autofocus control. become. Also, the blur shape caused by the aperture shape, such as when shooting a point light source, should not be unsightly.
[0019]
In the present embodiment, the ND filter 21 is rotated by the meter 4, but the same effect can be obtained even if it is manually operated. Further, in relation to the diaphragm, the iris diaphragm having about six diaphragm blades and the diaphragm having a rhombus opening shape by parallel movement of the two blades are the same regardless of the difference in the structure of the diaphragm and its driving means. Needless to say, an advantageous effect can be obtained.
[0020]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the present invention shown in claim 1, and an optical member for adjusting the amount of light transmitted through the photographing optical system, a holding member for holding the optical member, the optical member of the imaging optical system An operation member for manually or automatically operating the holding member to put in and out the effective luminous flux, and the holding member is a U-shaped optical member mounting portion opened in the moving direction of the optical member; By having a rotation axis almost in the horizontal direction of the optical axis, when an optical member such as an ND filter is taken in or out of the optical path, the holding frame does not appear in the screen even during shooting, and the image changes suddenly. It becomes possible to shoot without.
[0021]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the optical member is inserted into the effective light beam of the photographing optical system , the end surface has an arc shape, and the optical member is completely covered by the optical member until the optical member completely covers the effective light beam. Because the end face of the lens is almost horizontal, the optical member such as ND filter can be taken in and out of the optical path during shooting while reducing the influence on the autofocus control. The blurred shape caused by the shape is not unsightly. According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the optical member is an ND filter, the light quantity can be adjusted reliably.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of an aperture unit as a light amount adjusting apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a photographic lens for a video camera incorporating the aperture unit.
FIG. 3 is a front view of a diaphragm unit according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a driving explanatory diagram of an ND filter of the aperture unit.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 .... diaphragm blades, 2 .... meter for driving diaphragm, 3, 21 ..., ND filter, 4 .... meter for driving ND filter, 5,22 ... holding frame, 5a, 22a ... rotating shaft, 5b, 22b ..U-shaped mounting part, 6 .. arm, 6a ..pin, 10 ..throttle unit, 11 ..ground plate, 11a.

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オートフォーカス制御される撮影光学系を透過する光量を調節するためのNDフィルターと、前記NDフィルターを保持する保持部材と、前記NDフィルターを前記撮影光学系の有効光束の内外に出し入れするための操作部材と、を有する光量調節装置であって、An ND filter for adjusting the amount of light transmitted through the photographing optical system controlled by autofocus, a holding member for holding the ND filter, and an operation for putting the ND filter into and out of the effective light flux of the photographing optical system A light amount adjusting device having a member,
前記保持部材は、前記NDフィルターの出し入れ方向に開放されたU字形状の取付部と、前記撮影光学系の光軸方向から見た場合に前記撮影光学系の光軸のほぼ水平方向に設けられた回転軸と、を有し、The holding member is provided in a substantially horizontal direction with respect to the optical axis of the photographing optical system when viewed from the optical axis direction of the photographing optical system and a U-shaped attachment part opened in the direction of inserting and removing the ND filter. A rotating shaft,
前記撮影光学系の光軸方向から見た場合に前記NDフイルターの端面は、前記回転軸の方向に向って直線状になっており、かつ、When viewed from the optical axis direction of the photographing optical system, the end face of the ND filter is linear in the direction of the rotation axis, and
前記撮影光学系の光軸方向から見た場合に、前記保持部材が前記出し入れ方向に回動していくと、前記NDフイルターの端面が前記撮影光学系の光軸中心でほぼ水平に掛かるような構造となっていることを特徴とする光量調節装置。When viewed from the optical axis direction of the photographing optical system, when the holding member is rotated in the insertion / removal direction, the end surface of the ND filter is substantially horizontally applied at the optical axis center of the photographing optical system. A light amount adjusting device characterized by having a structure.
オートフォーカス制御される撮影光学系を透過する光量を調節するためのNDフィルターと、前記NDフィルターを保持する保持部材と、前記NDフィルターを前記撮影光学系の有効光束の内外に出し入れするための操作部材と、を有する光量調節装置であって、
前記保持部材は、前記NDフィルターの出し入れ方向に開放されたU字形状の取付部と、
前記撮影光学系の光軸方向から見た場合に前記撮影光学系の光軸中心を通る水平線から上方にずれた位置に設けられた回転軸と、を有し、
前記撮影光学系の光軸方向から見た場合に、前記NDフイルターの端面は、前記NDフィルターが前記有効光束の外に退避した状態で前記撮影光学系の光軸に向って凹形の円弧状になっており、
前記撮影光学系の光軸方向から見た場合に、前記回転軸を前記撮影光学系の光軸中心を通る水平線から上方にずれた位置に設定することで、前記有効光束を完全に覆いきる全ての過程においてNDフィルターの端面が前記撮影光学系の光軸中心でほぼ水平に掛かるような構造となっていることを特徴とする光量調節装置。
An ND filter for adjusting the amount of light transmitted through the photographing optical system controlled by autofocus, a holding member for holding the ND filter, and an operation for putting the ND filter into and out of the effective light flux of the photographing optical system A light amount adjusting device having a member,
The holding member has a U-shaped attachment portion that is opened in the insertion / removal direction of the ND filter,
A rotation axis provided at a position shifted upward from a horizontal line passing through the optical axis center of the imaging optical system when viewed from the optical axis direction of the imaging optical system,
When viewed from the optical axis direction of the photographing optical system, the end surface of the ND filter has a concave arc shape toward the optical axis of the photographing optical system in a state where the ND filter is retracted from the effective light beam. And
When viewed from the optical axis direction of the photographic optical system, the rotation axis is set at a position shifted upward from a horizontal line passing through the optical axis center of the photographic optical system, thereby completely covering the effective luminous flux. A light quantity adjusting device having a structure in which the end face of the ND filter is applied substantially horizontally at the center of the optical axis of the photographing optical system in the process.
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