Brake system for focal plane shutters of photographic cameras

摘要

A focal plane shutter for a photographic camera has a brake system for braking the movement of shutter elements just before they reach their end or stop positions. At least one first brake element has a nearly constant braking torque, and at least one second brake element has a braking torque that increases over the distance of the braking movement. The constant and the increasing braking torques of the first and second braking elements are combined and applied to moving elements of the shutter, and both the constant and the increasing braking torques of the first and second brake elements are independently adjustable and settable.