A camera pan

Abstract

The present invention discloses a camera gimbal, comprising a heading drive unit, a heading motor, a pitch drive unit, a pitch motor, a support unit, a battery compartment and a quick-release plate. The heading drive unit is located at the bottom of the gimbal, the heading motor and the support unit are arranged above the heading drive unit, a structure matching with the heading drive unit to drive the heading drive unit to move is arranged at the lower part of the heading motor, so as to drive the heading drive unit to move under the control of a control circuit A, the battery compartment is arranged above the heading motor and at one side of the support unit, the pitch motor is arranged at the other side of the support unit, the pitch drive unit is arranged at the other side of the pitch motor away from the support unit, a structure matching with the pitch drive unit to drive the pitch drive unit to move is arranged on the side of the pitch motor close to the pitch drive unit, so as to drive the pitch drive unit to move under the control of a control circuit B, and the quick-release plate is arranged above the support unit and the pitch drive unit, and is used for carrying a camera.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of camera control, in particular to a camera pan head. Background Art

[0002] In order to facilitate users to take photos, the existing technology has emerged as a camera hydraulic head. The camera hydraulic head is a common camera support device in video photography. It is a type of tripod head. Its function is the same as other types of heads. It provides a flexible shooting platform for camera equipment and can provide accurate communication for the cameraman in the horizontal and pitch range. However, compared with other types of heads, the hydraulic head also has its own unique advantages, that is, it has a large load-bearing capacity and good stability. The hydraulic head is suitable for SLR cameras, camcorders and large movie cameras.

[0003] The Chinese utility model patent with publication number CN206539843U discloses a panoramic hydraulic pan / tilt head for use with a camera, such as Figure 1 The cam is provided with a plurality of camshafts, each of which is provided with a plurality of camshafts, and the camshafts are provided with a plurality of camshafts, each of which is provided with a plurality of camshafts, and the camshafts are provided with a plurality of camshafts.

[0004] Although this type of camera hydraulic pan / tilt head can provide a flexible shooting platform for the camera equipment and can control shooting in the horizontal and pitch directions, it also generally has the disadvantages of being large in size, relatively heavy and having low maneuverability. Summary of the invention

[0005] In order to overcome the deficiencies of the above-mentioned prior art, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a camera pan head to solve the problems of the existing camera hydraulic pan head being large in size, bulky in structure and low in operability.

[0006] In order to achieve the above and other purposes, the present invention provides a video camera platform, the video camera platform comprising a heading drive unit (1), a heading motor (2), a pitch drive unit (3), a pitch motor (4), a support unit (5), a battery compartment (6) and a quick release plate (7), the heading drive unit (1) being located at the bottom of the platform, the heading motor (2) and the support unit (5) being arranged above the heading drive unit (1), the lower part of the heading motor (2) being provided with a structure matching with the heading drive unit (1) to drive the heading drive unit (1) to move, so as to drive the heading drive unit (1) to move under the control of a control circuit A, the battery compartment (6) being arranged at the bottom of the heading motor (2), and the battery compartment (7) being arranged at the bottom of the heading motor (2). 6) is arranged above the panning motor (2) and located on one side of the supporting part (5), the pitch motor (4) is arranged on the other side of the supporting part (5), the pitch driving part (3) is arranged on the other side of the pitch motor (4) away from the supporting part (5), and a structure matching with the pitch driving part (3) and driving the pitch driving part (3) is arranged on the side of the pitch motor (4) close to the pitch driving part (3) so as to drive the pitch driving part (3) to move under the control of the control circuit B. The quick release plate (7) is arranged above the supporting part (5) and the pitch driving part (3) and is used to carry the camera.

[0007] Preferably, the heading drive unit (1) is a heading gear plate, a rotating bearing is arranged in the middle of the heading gear plate, a large gear is arranged on the upper inner edge thereof, and a small gear or worm matching the heading gear plate is arranged at the lower part of the heading motor (2).

[0008] Preferably, the heading gear plate is composed of two upper and lower cylinders, the upper cylinder has a larger diameter and a hollow upper portion, and the large gear is arranged on the inner edge.

[0009] Preferably, the support portion (5) is an L-shaped bracket arranged above the heading gear plate.

[0010] Preferably, a battery and a control circuit A are arranged in the battery compartment (6) so as to control the heading motor (2) to drive the heading gear plate to achieve corresponding actions.

[0011] Preferably, a locking mechanism (61) is also provided on the outside of the battery compartment (6) for locking the battery compartment door.

[0012] Preferably, the pitch driving unit (3) is a pitch gear plate, the pitch motor (4) is provided with a pinion gear or a worm gear at one end close to the pitch gear plate, and the pitch gear plate is provided with a large gear matching the pinion gear or the worm gear of the pitch motor (4), so as to realize the pitch action under the drive of the pitch motor (4).

[0013] Preferably, a control circuit B is provided inside the pitch gear plate, which is connected to the control system of the camera head and the control circuit A to realize the control of the camera head.

[0014] Preferably, the control circuit B is provided with a communication interface (31) and an antenna (32), and the communication interface (31) and the antenna (32) are arranged on the pitch gear plate.

[0015] Preferably, a button is also provided on the pitch gear plate to generate a control signal to the control circuit B.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the present invention provides a camera pan-tilt platform by arranging a panning drive unit at the bottom of the camera pan-tilt platform, arranging a panning motor and a support unit above the panning drive unit, a structure matching the panning drive unit to drive the panning drive unit to move is arranged at the lower part of the panning motor, a battery compartment is arranged above the panning motor and on one side of the support unit, a pitch motor is arranged on the other side of the support unit, the pitch drive unit is arranged on the other side of the pitch motor away from the support unit, a structure matching the pitch drive unit to drive the pitch drive unit to move is arranged on the side of the pitch motor close to the pitch drive unit, a quick release plate is arranged above the support unit and the pitch drive unit to carry a camera, and control circuits A and B are used to realize camera control, object tracking, image transmission, focus tracking, sound control and remote control of the camera pan-tilt platform, thereby solving the problems of large size, bulky structure and low operability of the existing camera hydraulic pan-tilt platform. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 It is a structural diagram of a camera hydraulic pan / tilt head in the prior art;

[0018] Figure 2 It is a left view of a camera platform of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 3 It is a right side view of a camera platform of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 4 The figure is a rear view of a camera platform according to the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The following describes the implementation of the present invention through specific examples and in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present invention from the contents disclosed in this specification. The present invention can also be implemented or applied through other different specific examples, and the details in this specification can also be modified and changed in various ways based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0022] Figure 2 , Figure 3 as well as Figure 4 They are respectively the left view, right view and rear view of a camera platform of the present invention. Figure 2 , Figure 3 as well as Figure 4 As shown, a video camera platform of the present invention includes: a heading drive unit 1, a heading motor 2, a pitch drive unit 3, a pitch motor 4, a support unit 5, a battery compartment 6 and a quick release plate 7.

[0023] Among them, the heading drive unit 1 is located at the bottom of the entire gimbal, the heading motor 2 and the support part 5 are arranged above the heading drive unit 1, and the lower part of the heading motor 2 is provided with a structure that matches the heading drive unit 1 to drive the movement of the heading drive unit 1. In a specific embodiment of the present invention, the heading drive unit 1 is a heading gear plate, a rotating bearing is arranged in the middle of the heading gear plate, and it is composed of two upper and lower cylinders. The upper cylinder has a larger diameter and the upper part is hollowed out, and a large gear 11 is arranged on the inner edge; a small gear or worm 21 matching the heading gear plate is arranged at the lower part of the heading motor 2, and the support part 5 is an L-shaped bracket, which is arranged above the heading gear plate.

[0024] The battery compartment 6 is arranged above the heading motor 2 and on one side of the support portion 5. Specifically, the battery compartment 6 is arranged above the heading motor 2 and on the inner side of the L-shaped bracket (i.e., the inner side wrapped by the L-shaped bracket). The battery compartment 6 is provided with a battery and a control circuit A on the inner side so as to control the heading motor 2 to drive the heading gear plate to achieve corresponding actions. Preferably, a locking mechanism 61 is also provided outside the battery compartment 6. The locking mechanism 61 is used to lock the battery compartment door. When the locking mechanism is opened, the battery can be taken out. Preferably, a battery compartment support portion 51 can also be provided at the bottom of the battery compartment 6 to cooperate with the support portion 5 (i.e., the L-shaped bracket) to achieve the purpose of supporting the battery compartment 6.

[0025] The pitch motor 4 is arranged on the other side of the support part 5 (specifically, an L-shaped bracket), and the pitch driving part 3 is arranged on the other side of the pitch motor relative to the support part 5. The pitch motor 4 is provided with a structure matching the pitch driving part 3 to drive the action of the pitch driving part 3 at one end thereof close to the pitch driving part 3. In a specific embodiment of the present invention, the pitch driving part 3 is a pitch gear plate, and the pitch motor 4 is provided with a pinion or a worm 41 at one end thereof close to the pitch gear plate 3. Correspondingly, the pitch gear plate 3 is provided with a large gear 30 matching the pinion or the worm of the pitch motor so as to realize the pitch action under the drive of the pitch motor 4. A control circuit B is provided inside the pitch gear plate 3, which is connected to the control system and the control circuit A to realize the control of the camera gimbal, such as camera control, object tracking, image transmission, focus tracking, sound control and remote control, etc. The control circuit B is also provided with a communication interface 31 and an antenna 32, which are provided on the pitch gear plate 3. Preferably, a button 33 may be provided on the pitch gear plate 3 to generate a control signal to the control circuit B to control the action of the camera head.

[0026] The quick release plate 7 is arranged above the support part 5 (specifically an L-shaped bracket) and the pitch gear plate 3, and is used to carry the camera. The longer plate at the bottom of the figure is the base plate, and the protruding plate arranged on the base plate is the quick release plate. The locking mechanisms 71 and 72 are used to lock the quick release plates.

[0027] In summary, a camera gimbal of the present invention arranges a heading drive unit at the bottom of the camera gimbal, arranges a heading motor and a support unit above the heading drive unit, a structure matching the heading drive unit to drive the heading drive unit to move is arranged at the lower part of the heading motor, a battery compartment is arranged above the heading motor and on one side of the support unit, a pitch motor is arranged on the other side of the support unit, the pitch drive unit is arranged on the other side of the pitch motor away from the support unit, a structure matching the pitch drive unit to drive the pitch drive unit to move is arranged on the side of the pitch motor close to the pitch drive unit, a quick release plate is arranged above the support unit and the pitch drive unit to carry a camera, and control circuits A and B are used to realize camera control, object tracking, image transmission, focus tracking, sound control and remote control of the camera gimbal, thereby solving the problems of large size, bulky structure and low operability of the existing camera hydraulic gimbal.

[0028] The above embodiments are merely illustrative of the principles and effects of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art may modify and alter the above embodiments without violating the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention shall be as set forth in the claims.

Claims

1. A camera pan head, characterized in that: The camera gimbal comprises a heading drive unit (1), a heading motor (2), a pitch drive unit (3), a pitch motor (4), a support unit (5), a battery compartment (6) and a quick-release plate (7); the heading drive unit (1) is located at the bottom of the gimbal; the heading motor (2) and the support unit (5) are arranged above the heading drive unit (1); a structure matching the heading drive unit (1) to drive the heading drive unit (1) to move is arranged at the bottom of the heading motor (2), so as to drive the heading drive unit (1) to move under the control of a control circuit A; the battery compartment (6) is arranged above the heading motor (2) and located on one side of the support part (5), the pitch motor (4) is arranged on the other side of the support part (5), the pitch driving part (3) is arranged on the other side of the pitch motor (4) away from the support part (5), and a structure matching with the pitch driving part (3) and driving the pitch driving part (3) is arranged on the side of the pitch motor (4) close to the pitch driving part (3) so as to drive the pitch driving part (3) to move under the control of the control circuit B, and the quick release plate (7) is arranged above the support part (5) and the pitch driving part (3) and is used to carry the camera; The heading drive unit (1) is a heading gear plate, a rotating bearing is arranged in the middle of the heading gear plate, a large gear is arranged on the upper inner edge of the heading gear plate, and a small gear or a worm gear matching the heading gear plate is arranged at the lower part of the heading motor (2); The heading gear plate is composed of two upper and lower cylinders, the upper cylinder has a larger diameter and a hollow upper portion, and the large gear is arranged on the inner edge; The battery compartment (6) is provided with a battery and the control circuit A so as to control the heading motor (2) to drive the heading gear plate to achieve corresponding actions; The pitch drive unit (3) is a pitch gear plate, the pitch motor (4) is provided with a pinion gear or a worm gear at one end close to the pitch gear plate, and the pitch gear plate is provided with a large gear gear that matches the pinion gear or the worm gear of the pitch motor (4), so as to achieve a pitching action under the drive of the pitch motor (4); The control circuit B is arranged inside the pitch gear plate, and is connected to the control system of the camera platform and the control circuit A to realize the control of the camera platform; The control circuit B is provided with a communication interface (31) and an antenna (32), and the communication interface (31) and the antenna (32) are arranged on the pitch gear plate; The support portion (5) is an L-shaped bracket arranged above the heading gear plate; The battery compartment (6) is arranged above the heading motor (2) and inside the L-shaped bracket.

2. A camera head as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: A locking mechanism (61) is also provided on the outside of the battery compartment (6) for locking the battery compartment door.

3. A camera head as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The pitch gear plate is also provided with a button to generate a control signal to the control circuit B.

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