The invention provides a
ball joint mechanism and a photographing holder adopting the
ball joint structure, the
ball joint mechanism comprises a ball body and a shell, a containing cavity extending in the axial direction is formed in the ball body, an adjusting block, an elastic piece and a ball are sequentially installed in the containing cavity, and the ball can be exposed to the outer surface of the ball body from an opening in the first end of the containing cavity; a curved surface seat is arranged at the inner bottom of the shell, the curved surface seat is provided with an inner
concave surface matched with the ball, and a non-uniform gap with a deep center and a shallow edge is formed between the inner
concave surface and the outer surface of the ball body; a ball
handle is arranged on the ball body, an axial through hole communicated with the containing cavity is formed in the ball
handle, an adjusting rod is installed in the axial through hole, the lower end of the adjusting rod is in threaded connection with an adjusting block, and the compression amount of the elastic piece is changed by operating the adjusting rod and the adjusting block. When the ball body rotates under the action of external force, rolling contact is formed between the balls and the inner
concave surface of the curved-surface seat, so that the smoothness of rotation can be ensured, blockage is avoided, and a relatively large damping feeling is obtained.