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Kinematically reconfigurable camera mount

A camera and foot technology, applied in the field of dynamically reconfigurable camera support devices, can solve the problem of not allowing camera position adjustment

Active Publication Date: 2009-04-01
LOGITECH EURO SA
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For laptops, the display screens are relatively thin such that conventional structures often do not provide stable camera support on laptop screens or tablet screens and do not allow easy and quick proper adjustment of the camera position

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[0014] like figure 1 and figure 2 As shown, a camera support device 10 includes: a front support member 12 , a right flexible leg 14 , a left flexible leg 16 and a rear end 18 . The right flexible leg 14 is coupled between the right end and the rear end 18 of the front support member 12 . The left flexible leg 16 is coupled between the left end and the rear end 18 of the front support member 12 . The front support member 12 includes an upper surface having a camera support location 20 between the left end and the right end for supporting a camera 22 . For example, a ball-in-socket connection may be established between a ball provided at the bottom of the camera 22 and a socket provided at the camera support location 20 . This connection will allow the camera 20 to be rotated in various directions (tilt, pan, etc.) relative to the camera support 10 to point the camera 22 in a desired direction. The camera support location 20 is generally located in the middle between the r...

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Abstract

A simple, versatile support device supports a camera on different surfaces in various dispositions. In one embodiment, a device comprises a front support member including a left end and a right end. The front support member includes an upper surface having a camera support location between the left end and the right end on which to support a camera, and includes a lower inwardly arched surface and a bottom support surface below the lower inwardly arched surface. The front support member is configured to either rest the bottom support surface on a generally horizontal surface of an object on which to place the camera supporting device or to engage the lower inwardly arched surface with a vertical front surface and a horizontal top surface forming an edge of an object on which to place the camera supporting device. A left flexible leg is coupled between the left end of the front support member and a tail end. A right flexible leg is coupled between the right end of the front support member and the tail end. The left and right flexible legs are deformable to adjust a position of the tail end to mount the camera supporting device on the object by gravity without clamping to the object.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a device for supporting a video camera, such as a video camera or a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) camera, and more particularly, to a dynamically reconfigurable camera support device that is gravity mounted or Rest on different objects of various shapes without clamping on the object. Background technique [0002] Video cameras for computers are becoming more and more common. For a CRT monitor of sufficient width with a substantially planar top, the camera can be placed on its top surface by using a flat support, tripod structure or the like. For laptops, the display screens are relatively thin such that conventional structures often do not provide stable camera support on laptop screens or tablet screens and do not allow easy and quick proper adjustment of the camera position . Certain stand devices have been designed to support cameras on CRT monitors and flat panel LCD screens in different modes of operation. There...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): G03B17/56F16M11/00F16M13/02G06F1/16
CPCF16M13/02F16M13/022G06F1/1607F16M11/14F16M13/00
Inventor 阿利·莫亚布赖德·比勒贝克罗德·麦卡菲
Owner LOGITECH EURO SA