Quick-release tripod adapter accessories and handheld binocular optical instruments

Abstract

The present application provides a quick-release tripod adapter accessory and a handheld binocular optical instrument, the quick-release tripod adapter accessory includes a shell and a hook and an elastic member installed in the shell, the bottom of the shell is provided with a tripod threaded interface; the hook and the elastic member are provided on both sides of the tripod threaded interface, the elastic member elastically abuts against the corresponding hook, so that the two hooks can be moved in opposite directions to protrude from the shell under elastic restoring force or moved towards each other to retract into the shell under external force. The quick-release tripod adapter accessory and handheld binocular optical instrument of the present application provide a quick-release connection method between a handheld binocular optical instrument and a tripod, and connection and disassembly are achieved by pressing operation; the quick-release tripod adapter accessory has the characteristics of small size, simple structure, high stability, and easy disassembly, so that the user can quickly disassemble and assemble the tripod, improving the overall user experience of the product.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of optical instruments, and in particular to a quick-release tripod adapter accessory and a handheld binocular optical instrument. Background Art

[0002] The middle of the cylinder of handheld binocular optical instruments such as binoculars is usually designed to be concave, which gives users a better grip experience. The middle of the cylinder of handheld binocular optical instruments is also the location of the tripod connection nut. The concave design makes it impossible for the connection nut to fit the tripod interface because the connection screw is not long enough.

[0003] The bottom of the handheld binocular optical instruments currently on the market is made into a flat surface to solve the problem of inconvenient connection with a tripod. However, this design requires sacrificing the holding experience and product design.

[0004] Another way to solve the problem of inconvenient connection with a tripod is to add a threaded accessory, install the accessory on the handheld binocular optical instrument by means of a knob, and then connect it to the tripod. The knob operation is relatively complicated and cannot be quickly disassembled and assembled. Summary of the invention

[0005] In order to solve the existing technical problems, the present application provides a quick-release tripod adapter accessory and a handheld binocular optical instrument, which can realize the quick disassembly and assembly of the handheld binocular optical instrument and the tripod.

[0006] To achieve the above purpose, the technical solution of the embodiment of the present application is implemented as follows:

[0007] On the one hand, an embodiment of the present application provides a quick-release tripod adapter accessory, which includes a shell and a hook and an elastic member installed in the shell, and a tripod threaded interface is provided at the bottom of the shell; the hooks and the elastic member are provided on both sides of the tripod threaded interface, and the elastic member elastically abuts against the corresponding hooks, so that the two hooks can move away from each other under the elastic restoring force to protrude from the shell or move toward each other under pressure from an external force to retract into the shell.

[0008] In one of the embodiments, a buckle portion and a button portion are respectively provided on the outer side surface of the hook, a buckle hole and a button hole are opened on both sides of the shell, the buckle portion is movably placed in the buckle hole, and the button portion is movably placed in the button hole.

[0009] In one embodiment, the thickness of the button portion is greater than the depth of the button hole.

[0010] In one embodiment, the shell includes a shell cover and a base, the shell cover is interlocked with the base and fixed by locking screws; the bottom of the shell cover has an opening, the base has a bottom plate, and the bottom plate closes the opening of the shell from the bottom; the button hole is opened on the side wall of the shell, and the snap hole is opened obliquely above the corresponding button hole.

[0011] In one of the embodiments, a column protrudes upward from the center of the bottom plate, and the top surface of the column abuts against the lower surface of the top plate of the shell.

[0012] In one of the embodiments, the tripod threaded interface is a tripod bolt connection hole, and the tripod bolt connection hole is opened from the center of the base plate along the vertical direction toward the column.

[0013] In one embodiment, first elastic member connecting parts extend from both sides of the column respectively, and a second elastic member connecting part is formed on the inner side surface of the hook facing the first elastic member connecting part, and both ends of the elastic member are respectively mounted on the first elastic member connecting part and the second elastic member connecting part, so that the elastic member is elastically compressed between the column and the hook.

[0014] In one embodiment, the quick-release tripod adapter accessory further includes a bottom pad, a lower surface of the bottom plate forms a depression, and the bottom pad is installed in the depression.

[0015] On the other hand, an embodiment of the present application further provides a handheld binocular optical instrument, which is detachably connected to the quick-release tripod adapter accessory as described above.

[0016] In one of the embodiments, the bottoms of the two lens barrels of the handheld binocular optical instrument are respectively provided with accessory connection holes, and the two accessory connection holes are respectively engaged with the corresponding hook buckles.

[0017] The quick-release tripod adapter accessory and the handheld binocular optical instrument of the present application have at least the following beneficial effects: the quick-release tripod adapter accessory and the handheld binocular optical instrument of the present application provide a quick-release connection method between a handheld binocular optical instrument and a tripod, and connection and disassembly are achieved through a pressing operation, which subverts the traditional tripod connection operation method; the quick-release tripod adapter accessory has the characteristics of small size, simple structure, high stability, and easy disassembly, so that users can quickly disassemble and assemble the tripod, thereby improving the overall user experience of the product. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 A three-dimensional diagram of a quick-release tripod adapter in a released state according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0019] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Exploded view of the quick-release tripod adapter in the ;

[0020] Figure 3 for Figure 1 Another perspective view of the electric quick-release tripod adapter in the released state;

[0021] Figure 4 for Figure 3 Exploded view of the quick-release tripod adapter in the ;

[0022] Figure 5 for Figure 1 Front view of the quick-release tripod adapter in the released state;

[0023] Figure 6 for Figure 5 A cross-sectional view of the quick-release tripod adapter in Figure 1;

[0024] Figure 7 for Figure 1 The front view of the quick-release tripod adapter in the pressed state;

[0025] Figure 8 for Figure 7 A cross-sectional view of the quick-release tripod adapter in Figure 1;

[0026] Fig. 9 A three-dimensional diagram of a handheld binocular optical instrument equipped with a quick-release tripod adapter according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0027] Fig.10 for Fig. 9 Exploded view of a handheld binocular optical instrument and a quick-release tripod adapter;

[0028] Fig.11 for Fig. 9 A front view of a handheld binocular optical instrument equipped with a quick-release tripod adapter;

[0029] Fig.12 for Fig.11 A cross-sectional view of a handheld binocular optical instrument with a quick-release tripod adapter.

[0030] The components in the figure are labeled as follows:

[0031] Quick release tripod adapter 100;

[0032] Shell cover 110 (including housing 111, buckle hole 112, button hole 113, fastening threaded hole 114);

[0033] Base 120 (including bottom plate 121, column 122, tripod bolt connection hole 123, first elastic member connection portion 124, countersunk hole 125);

[0034] The hook 130 (including the buckle portion 131, the button portion 132, and the second elastic member connecting portion 133);

[0035] Elastic member 140; locking screw 150;

[0036] Bottom pad 160 (including tripod bolt holes 161 and anti-slip grooves 162);

[0037] A handheld binocular-like optical instrument 200 (including a lens 210, a lens barrel 220, and an accessory connection hole 221). DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0038] The technical solution of the present application is further elaborated in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments of the specification.

[0039] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as those commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which this application belongs. The terms used herein in the specification of this application are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the implementation of this application. The term "and / or" used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more related listed items.

[0040] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", etc., indicating positions or positional relationships, are based on the positions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific position, be constructed and operated in a specific position, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application. In the description of the present application, unless otherwise specified, "multiple" means two or more.

[0041] In the description of this application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a direct connection, or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0042] As mentioned above, in order to solve the problem in the prior art that the connection between a handheld binocular optical instrument and a tripod is inconvenient to operate and affects the user experience, the quick-release tripod adapter accessory and the handheld binocular optical instrument of the present application provide a quick-release connection accessory between a handheld binocular telescope and a tripod, which can be quickly disassembled and assembled by pinching and pressing with fingers. The operation is simple and quick, and the structure is firm and stable.

[0043] See also Figures 1 to 4 The quick-release tripod adapter 100 of one embodiment of the present application is used for a handheld binocular optical instrument 200 (see Fig. 9 ) and a tripod. The quick-release tripod adapter accessory 100 is detachably connected to the bottom center of the handheld binocular optical instrument 200 for connecting to a tripod. Corresponding to the left-right symmetrical structure of the handheld binocular optical instrument 200, the quick-release tripod adapter accessory 100 is a left-right symmetrical structure with the tripod threaded interface as the symmetry axis.

[0044] The quick-release tripod adapter accessory 100 includes a shell 110, a base 120, a hook 130, an elastic member 140 and a locking screw 150. The shell 110 and the base 120 are buckled together to form a shell and are locked and fixed by the locking screw 150. The hook 130 and the elastic member 140 are installed in the shell formed by the shell 110 and the base 120. The two hooks 130 are arranged opposite to each other, and the two hooks 130 can move opposite to each other or towards each other in the left and right directions relative to the shell, so as to protrude from the shell to connect or release the handheld binocular optical instrument 200. The elastic member 140 is arranged in the left and right directions, and one end of the outer side abuts against the hook 130, providing the hook 130 with an elastic force to move out of the shell.

[0045] Please refer to 2 and Figure 4 The upper part of the shell 111 of the shell cover 110 is in the same shape as the center of the bottom of the handheld binocular optical instrument 200 for connecting the tripod, and the bottom of the shell 111 has an opening. The upper part of the shell 111 is provided with snap holes 112 on two inclined walls opposite to each other in the left and right directions, and the lower part of the shell 111 is provided with button holes 113 on two vertical side walls opposite to each other in the left and right directions, so that the snap holes 112 are arranged obliquely above the corresponding button holes 113. Fastening threaded holes 114 are provided along the corners of the inner side of the shell 111 in the vertical direction, and the fastening threaded holes 114 are used for the installation of the locking screws 150. For the convenience of installation, the top surface of the shell cover 110 can be provided with installation direction guides by integral molding or pasting, for example, as shown in the figure, a triangular figure is used to indicate the front and back of the installation direction.

[0046] The base 120 has a bottom plate 121, which closes the opening of the shell 111 from the bottom to form a cavity. A column 122 protrudes upward from the center of the bottom plate 121, and the top surface of the column 122 abuts against the lower surface of the top plate of the shell 111 to increase the overall structural strength. A tripod bolt connection hole 123 is opened from the center of the bottom plate 121 along the vertical direction into the column 122, and the tripod bolt connection hole 123 provides an interface for threaded connection with the bolts of the tripod. Among them, the tripod bolt connection hole 123 adopts a standard tripod thread interface.

[0047] A first elastic member connecting portion 124 is respectively extended from both sides of the column 122 along the left-right direction, so that an inner end of the elastic member 140 is sleeved on the first elastic member connecting portion 124 .

[0048] Countersunk holes 125 are provided at the four corners of the bottom plate 121 from bottom to top, and the positions of the countersunk holes 125 correspond to the fastening threaded holes 114, so that the locking screws 150 can pass through the countersunk holes 125 from bottom to top and be locked in the fastening threaded holes 114. After the locking screws 150 are completely locked, the heads of the locking screws 150 are accommodated in the countersunk holes 125 and do not protrude from the lower surface where the countersunk holes 125 are located.

[0049] The hook 130 and the elastic member 140 are arranged in pairs in the housing formed by the housing cover 110 and the base 120, and are arranged on both sides of the tripod threaded interface (tripod bolt connection hole 123). The hook 130 can move in the left and right direction relative to the side wall with the buckle hole 112 and the button hole 113, and the hooks 130 on both sides can be buckled and combined with the handheld binocular optical instrument 200 during the movement.

[0050] Specifically, the outer side of the hook 130 is provided with a buckle portion 131 and a button portion 132, respectively, and the buckle portion 131 and the button portion 132 correspond to the buckle hole 112 and the button hole 113, respectively, that is, the buckle portion 131 is placed in the buckle hole 131, and the button portion 132 is placed in the button hole 113 so as to be movable left and right. The buckle portion 131 moves in the buckle hole 112 as the button portion 132 moves in the button hole 113. The thickness of the button portion 132 is greater than the depth of the button hole 113, so that the outer side of the button portion 132 can protrude for easy pressing.

[0051] The inner side of the hook 130 is formed with a second elastic member connecting portion 133 facing the first elastic member connecting portion 124. The two ends of the elastic member 140 are respectively sleeved on the first elastic member connecting portion 124 and the second elastic member connecting portion 133, and the elastic member 140 is compressed between the column 122 and the hook 130, so that the elastic restoring force of the elastic member 140 provides the hook 130 with a force to move outward relative to the base 120 (housing).

[0052] In the illustrated embodiment, the elastic member 140 is a compression spring, and the first elastic member connecting portion 124 and the second elastic member connecting portion 133 are respectively columnar for mounting the two ends of the compression spring; in other embodiments, the elastic member 140 may also be other elastic members such as spring sheets, tower springs, elastic rubber, etc., as long as the elastic member 140 can provide elastic force for the hook 130 to move relative to the base 120.

[0053] See also Figure 3 and Figure 4 The quick-release tripod adapter accessory 100 also includes a bottom pad 160 disposed on the lower surface of the base 120. A depression is formed on the lower surface of the base 120, and the bottom pad 160 is installed in the depression at the bottom of the bottom plate 121. The bottom pad 160 has the same shape as the depression of the bottom plate 121, so that it can be embedded in the bottom plate 121. The bottom pad 160 blocks the countersunk hole 125 and the head of the locking screw 150 from below. A tripod bolt through hole 161 is opened at the center of the bottom pad 160, and the tripod bolt through hole 161 penetrates in the thickness direction and the position corresponds to the tripod bolt connection hole 123, so that the tripod bolt can pass through the tripod bolt through hole 161 on the bottom pad 160 and lock into the tripod bolt connection hole 123. The bottom surface of the bottom pad 160 is provided with an anti-slip pattern 162 to increase the friction between the contact surface with the tripod, prevent relative sliding, and make the connection more stable. The bottom pad 160 can be entirely made of a rubber member having an anti-slip function.

[0054] See also Figures 5 to 8 The quick-release tripod adapter accessory 100 has a released state and a pressed state. By releasing and pressing the button parts 132 of the hooks 130 on both sides, the quick-release tripod adapter accessory 100 is switched between the released state and the pressed state.

[0055] In the released state, no external force is applied to the quick-release tripod adapter 100. Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown. The hooks 130 on the left and right sides move back to back to the inner wall of the housing under the action of the elastic member 140, that is, the buckle portion 131 protrudes from the buckle hole 112, and the outer side of the button portion 132 protrudes from the button hole 113. In the released state, the quick-release tripod adapter accessory 100 can be installed on the handheld binocular optical instrument 200 and combined with it.

[0056] In the pressed state, the button portion 132 of the quick-release tripod adapter 100 is pressed from both sides, such as Figure 7 and Figure 8 As shown. In the released state, the button portion 132 protruding from the button hole 113 retracts after receiving force, and the two buckle portions 131 move toward each other and retract into the housing together with the button portion 132. In the pressed state, the quick-release tripod adapter accessory 100 can be removed from the handheld binocular optical instrument 200 and separated from it.

[0057] See also Figures 9 to 12 A handheld binocular optical instrument 200 equipped with a quick-release tripod adapter accessory 100 according to an embodiment of the present application is shown in the figure. The quick-release tripod adapter accessory 100 is detachably mounted on the handheld binocular optical instrument 200, and the handheld binocular optical instrument 200 is connected to a tripod via the quick-release tripod adapter accessory 100.

[0058] In the handheld binocular optical instrument 200, the lens barrel 220 is a bilaterally symmetrical structure, and the two sets of lenses 210 are respectively arranged in the two lens barrels 220. In order to achieve cooperation with the quick-release tripod adapter accessory 100, the bottom of the lens barrel 220 of the handheld binocular optical instrument 200 is provided with an accessory connection hole 221. The two accessory connection holes 221 are arranged at the bottom of the lens barrel 200 in a bilaterally symmetrical manner, and correspond to the positions of the buckle holes 112 (the buckle portion 131 of the hook 130). The shape of the accessory connection hole 221 can be matched with the buckle portion 131, so that the quick-release tripod adapter accessory 100 is connected to the handheld binocular optical instrument 200.

[0059] Specifically, when the handheld binocular optical instrument 200 needs to be connected to a tripod through the quick-release tripod adapter 100, the buttons 132 on the left and right sides of the quick-release tripod adapter 100 are pressed in opposite directions to retract the buckle 131 into the shell 110 (the buckle hole 112), and the quick-release tripod adapter 100 is switched to the state as shown in FIG. Figure 7 and Figure 8 . At this time, the quick-release tripod adapter accessory 100 is placed at the bottom of the lens barrel 220 of the handheld binocular optical instrument 200. Since the shape of the upper part of the shell cover 110 matches the shape of the bottom of the lens barrel 220, the shell cover 110 can fit with the bottom of the lens barrel 220, and after fitting, the buckle holes 112 on both sides are respectively aligned with the corresponding accessory connection holes 221 on the lens barrel 220. After the buckle holes 112 are aligned with the accessory connection holes 221, the button part 132 is released, and the two hooks 130 move away from each other in the left and right directions under the elastic restoring force of the corresponding elastic member 140, switching from the pressed state to the released state, and the buckle part 131 protrudes from the buckle hole 112 and enters the accessory connection hole 221 to form a buckle fit. Then, the quick-release tripod adapter accessory 100 is connected to the tripod by passing the tripod bolt through the tripod bolt through hole 161 on the base pad 160 and locking it into the tripod bolt connection hole 123. In this way, the handheld binocular optical instrument 200 is connected to the tripod through the quick-release tripod adapter accessory 100. Alternatively, the quick-release tripod adapter accessory 100 may be connected to the tripod first, and then the quick-release tripod adapter accessory 100 is connected to the handheld binocular optical instrument 200.

[0060] When the handheld binocular optical instrument 200 needs to be removed from the tripod, the button portions 132 on the left and right sides of the quick-release tripod adapter accessory 100 are pressed toward each other to withdraw the buckle portion 131 from the accessory connecting hole 221 and retract the buckle portion 131 into the shell cover 110, thus completing the quick disassembly of the handheld binocular optical instrument 200.

[0061] It should be noted that the handheld binocular optical instrument 200 can be a handheld observation device such as a binocular telescope, a thermal imager, a magnifying glass, etc. In the illustrated embodiment, a telescope (including an infrared telescope and a white light telescope) is used as an example to illustrate the handheld binocular optical instrument 200. It can be understood that other handheld observation devices can be quickly connected to a tripod through the quick-release tripod adapter 100 of this design.

[0062] To summarize, the quick-release tripod adapter accessory and the handheld binocular optical instrument of the present application provide a quick-release connection method between a handheld binocular optical instrument and a tripod, which achieves connection and disassembly through a pressing operation, subverting the traditional operation method of tripod connection; the quick-release tripod adapter accessory has the characteristics of small size, simple structure, high stability, and easy disassembly, allowing users to quickly disassemble and assemble the tripod, thereby improving the overall user experience of the product.

[0063] It should be noted that, in this article, the terms "include", "comprises" or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, an element defined by the sentence "comprises a ..." does not exclude the existence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the element.

[0064] The above is only a specific implementation of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art who is familiar with the present technical field can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in the present application, which should be included in the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A quick-release tripod adapter, characterized in that: The quick-release tripod adapter accessory (100) comprises a shell, and a hook (130) and an elastic member (140) installed in the shell. The bottom of the shell is provided with a tripod threaded interface. The hooks (130) and the elastic member (140) are provided on both sides of the tripod threaded interface. The elastic member (140) elastically abuts against the corresponding hooks (130), so that the two hooks (130) can move in opposite directions to protrude from the shell under elastic restoring force or move in opposite directions to retract into the shell under external pressure.

2. The quick-release tripod adapter according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer side surfaces of the hook (130) are respectively provided with a buckle portion (131) and a button portion (132); the two sides of the housing are provided with a buckle hole (112) and a button hole (113); the buckle portion (131) is movably placed in the buckle hole (112); and the button portion (132) is movably placed in the button hole (113).

3. The quick-release tripod adapter according to claim 2, characterized in that: The thickness of the button portion (132) is greater than the depth of the button hole (113).

4. The quick-release tripod adapter according to claim 3, characterized in that: The housing comprises a shell cover (110) and a base (120), wherein the shell cover (110) and the base (120) are interlocked and fixed by means of locking screws (150); the bottom of the shell cover (110) is provided with an opening, and the base (120) is provided with a bottom plate (121), and the bottom plate (121) closes the opening of the shell cover (110) from the bottom; the button hole (113) is provided on the side wall of the shell cover (110), and the buckle hole (112) is provided obliquely above the corresponding button hole (113).

5. The quick-release tripod adapter according to claim 4, characterized in that: A column (122) protrudes upward from the center of the bottom plate (121), and the top surface of the column (122) abuts against the lower surface of the top plate of the shell (110).

6. The quick-release tripod adapter according to claim 5, characterized in that: The tripod threaded interface is a tripod bolt connection hole (123), and the tripod bolt connection hole (123) is opened from the center of the bottom plate (121) along the vertical direction toward the column (122).

7. The quick-release tripod adapter according to claim 5, characterized in that: A first elastic member connecting portion (124) is extended from both sides of the column (122), and a second elastic member connecting portion (133) is formed on the inner side surface of the hook (130) facing the first elastic member connecting portion (124). Both ends of the elastic member (140) are respectively connected to the first elastic member connecting portion (124) and the second elastic member connecting portion (133), so that the elastic member (140) is elastically compressed between the column (122) and the hook (130).

8. The quick-release tripod adapter according to claim 5, characterized in that: The quick-release tripod adapter accessory (100) further comprises a bottom pad (160); a depression is formed on the lower surface of the bottom plate (121), and the bottom pad (160) is installed in the depression.

9. A handheld binocular optical instrument, characterized in that: The handheld binocular optical instrument (200) is detachably connected to the quick-release tripod adapter accessory (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

10. The handheld binocular-like optical instrument according to claim 9, characterized in that: The bottoms of the two lens barrels (220) of the handheld binocular optical instrument (200) are respectively provided with accessory connection holes (221), and the two accessory connection holes (221) are respectively snap-fitted with the corresponding hooks (130).

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