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Title:
APERTURE CONSTRUCTION FOR MOBILE CAMERA
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2012123415
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide an aperture construction for a camera with reduced complexity and size.

The invention relates in general to the field of digital cameras, especially small digital cameras. In particular, the invention relates to adjusting an aperture for mobile cameras. The adjustable aperture construction of the invention comprises at least two electrodes, and an electrical circuit for applying a voltage to the electrodes in order to create an electric field between the electrodes. In addition, the construction comprises a center unit with a hole in the middle of it between the electrodes. The center unit is made of an electroactive material, such as dielectric material or electrostrictive polymer. The aperture can be adjusted by deforming the shape of the center unit. The shape of the center unit is advantageously deformed by the electric field created between the electrodes by the electrical circuit.


Inventors:
MARCO EROMAKI
Application Number:
JP2012053256A
Publication Date:
June 28, 2012
Filing Date:
March 09, 2012
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
NOKIA CORP
International Classes:
G03B9/00; G03B7/085; G03B9/02; G03B9/06; H04N5/238; G03B17/02
Domestic Patent References:
JPH11174522A1999-07-02
JP2004287437A2004-10-14
JPS63120239U1988-08-03
JP2006075289A2006-03-23
JPH11174522A1999-07-02
JP2004287437A2004-10-14
JPS63120239U1988-08-03
JP2006075289A2006-03-23
JP2007313364A2007-12-06
JP2005345835A2005-12-15
JP2007127718A2007-05-24
JP2007034121A2007-02-08
JP2007127719A2007-05-24
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Atsushi Aoki
Jun Tsuruta
Shimichi Akihisa
Kei Mori



 
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