Patent GB-1222922-A (GB)
Title: Photographic exposure control mechanism
IPC: G03B7/16
Filed: 1969-06-16
Abstract: 1,222,922. Photographic exposure control. HATTORI TOKEITEN K. K. June 16, 1969 [June 19, 1968], No.30439/69. Heading G2A. A camera has an exposure control mechanism which includes a part connectable to a flash device and an aperture control means for controlling the aperture in flash light photography in accordance with a set guide number and an adjusted distance value, the aperture control means being rendered inoperative whenever the flash device is not connected to the device or if the scene brightness exceeds a predetermined level. As shown in the rear view of Fig.3, a shutter diaphragm comprising blades 51 has a reciprocating shutter ring 52 having a pin 54 and an L-shaped arm 53. An aperture control lever 63 pivoted about a pin 64 by a spring 65 is positioned by a pin 66 displaceable in accordance with a set guide number and an adjusted photographic distance. Aperture control lever 63 has a control surface 68 which engages the ring pin 54 a stepped surface 69 and a curved surface 67 which cannot engage the pin 54. A first change-over lever 58 pivoted at 59 has a projection 62 which engages the aperture control lever, its other end 61 being engaged by a drive pin 33 Fig.1 mounted on a drive cam 28. A second change-over lever 70 is pivoted about a pin 71 and has one end 72 engaged by an end 79 of a flash-bulb engaging lever 74, the other end 73 also engaging the aperture control lever. When either change-over lever engages the aperture control lever it is moved to the inoperative position shown. The control circuit, Fig. 4, has a photo-triode Rp, the high resistance pole H, being connected to a timing capacitor C, and transistors T 1 , T 2 , when T 2  is switched off coil 34 is de-energized and associated fork lever 35 is free to rotate. In operation, depression of release lever 1 closes contacts 3, 4. If scene illumination is above a predetermined level, T 2  is switched off, and further depression of lever 1 causes nose 8 to engage setting lever 23 movement of which allows cam 28 to rotate. If scene illumination is below the predetermined level, cam 28 is held by fork lever 35. Governor setting lever 9 is also freed by depression of lever 1, pin 44 of speed controlled cam 38 engaging an arm 15 thereof. Rotation of cam 38 allows ring lever 46 to move away from ring pin 55 and the shutter opens. Timing switch 37 also opens under the control of governor setting lever 9. At an interval of time after the opening movement, contact 57 closes to complete the flash-bulb circuit. The exposure is terminated by de-energization of . coil 34 either under the control of the capacitor charging circuit or as a result of the voltage drop accompanying the flash-bulb ignition. The arrangement thus enables an electronically timed exposure at maximum aperture if scene illumination is above a predetermined level, or flash operation at an aperture determined by guide number and distance values at lower levels of scene illumination. In the latter condition, in the absence of a flash-bulb an electronically timed exposure at full aperture is obtained or if the flash circuit is faulty a lamp P 2  is illuminated indicating that the exposure will be at the set aperture with an electronically timed exposure.