Focal-Plane Shutter

Assembly

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Vertical-travel metal-blade shutter directly in front of the film gate, timing exposures from seconds to 1/1000 s with two independently sprung curtains.

Direct parts	6
Total parts	7
Used in	1 assembly
Class	Assembly

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Vertical-travel metal-blade shutter directly in front of the film gate, timing exposures from seconds to 1/1000 s with two independently sprung curtains. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.

Focal-Plane Shutter parts and their functions

6 top-level parts · 7 parts in total · full bill of materials below

Focal-Plane Shutter parts diagram: 1 first curtain blade set, 2 second curtain blade set, 3 shutter base plate, 4 timing escapement, 5 coil spring, 6 helical gear pair. 7 parts in 6 top-level items. — Focal-Plane Shutter parts diagram. Numbers match the table below; each box is one top-level part or assembly with what it contains.

#	Part	Qty	What it does
1	First Curtain Blade Set	1×	Opening blade set
2	Second Curtain Blade Set	1×	Closing blade set
3	Shutter Base Plate	1×	Stamped frame that guides both blade sets in parallel link arms across the 24×36 mm gate.
4	Timing Escapement	1×	Clockwork gear-and-pallet retard mechanism that holds the second curtain for the dialed slow speeds from 1 s to 1/30 s.
5	Coil Spring	2×	Curtain drive springs
6	Helical Gear Pair	1×	Timing gear train

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Bill of materials for Focal-Plane Shutter

6 top-level lines · 6 rows shown · 7 parts total · indented to 3 levels

#	Item / sub-assembly	Part no.	Qty/assy	Ext. qty	Parts	Type
1	First Curtain Blade Set	film-camera-35mm-first-curtain	1×	1	·	part
2	Second Curtain Blade Set	film-camera-35mm-second-curtain	1×	1	·	part
3	Shutter Base Plate	film-camera-35mm-shutter-base-plate	1×	1	·	part
4	Timing Escapement	film-camera-35mm-escapement	1×	1	·	part
5	Coil Spring	coil-spring	2×	2	·	part
6	Helical Gear Pair	gear-pair	1×	1	·	part

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Where the focal-plane shutter is used

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Imaging & Optics 1 35mm Film SLR Camera

Used in 1 assembly

35mm Film SLR Camera

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Vendor	HQ	Specialty	MOQ	Lead time
🇨🇳Foxconn foxconn.com ↗	Shenzhen, CN	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇸🇬Flex (Singapore) flex.com ↗	Singapore	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇮🇳Dixon Technologies dixoninfo.com ↗	Noida, IN	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇨🇳BYD Electronics bydelectronic.com ↗	Shenzhen, CN	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇸🇬Venture Corp venture.com.sg ↗	Singapore	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks