Patent ID: 8277133

Claim:
A focal plane shutter, comprising: one or two shutter blade assemblies comprising two arms and at least one blade pivoted on the arms; one or two electromagnet assemblies comprising an iron core member and a coil; one or two driving means including a mounting member mounted with an iron scrap member, for bringing said iron scrap member into proximity with said iron core member, causing said iron scrap member to be attracted and held by said iron core member when said coil is energized during photographing, and separating said iron scrap member from said iron core member to operate said shutter blade with a driving spring when said coil is deenergized; and a setting member that is operable from an initial position to operate said driving means to a set position against a biasing force of said driving spring in setting, and returns to the initial position before said shutter blade is operated, wherein said iron scrap member includes a shaft fitted in a mounting hole of said mounting member, an iron scrap portion is provided at one end of said shaft and brought into contact with said iron core member, and a removal preventing flange is provided at the other end of said shaft, a collar member is loosely fitted to said shaft between said mounting hole and said flange, an edge of said mounting hole is formed to have an arcuate surface protruding toward said collar member, and said collar member is formed to have, on the flange side, an arcuate surface protruding toward the flange and substantially perpendicular to said arcuate surface whereby tilt starting operation of the shaft can be smoothly performed, wherein said driving means includes a driving member connected to said shutter blade and rotated by elasticity of said driving spring, a locking member that locks said driving member in a set position, said mounting member that releases the lock of said driving member by said locking member when said coil is deenergized, and a holding member that presses said mounting member to bring said iron scrap member into contact with said iron core member in setting and releases after said coil is energized.