Device connected with tail end of mechanical arm and used for fixing shooting equipment

By designing a device including a connector, a bracket structure and a steering adjustment structure, the problem of unstable fixation, limited angle adjustment and poor equipment compatibility in the connection between the robotic arm and the shooting equipment is solved, and a stable and flexible multi-angle tracking shooting effect is achieved, and it is adapted to different models of shooting equipment.

CN223004785UActive Publication Date: 2025-06-20SHANGHAI HAOQI INFORMATION TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422392540.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-09-30
Publication Date
2025-06-20
Estimated Expiration
2034-09-30

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Technical Problem

In the prior art, the fixing device used to connect the robotic arm to the shooting device has problems such as instability in fixation, limited angle adjustment and poor equipment compatibility, which is difficult to meet the demand for stable and flexible tracking of shooting in interactive multimedia applications.

Method used

A device including a connector, a bracket structure and a steering adjustment structure is designed. T-shaped fixation is achieved by setting mounting holes on the bottom plate and side plates. A steering adjustment structure is provided on the top of the bracket structure to achieve multi-angle adjustment, and a variety of adjustable holes are adapted to different models of shooting equipment.

Benefits of technology

This device can effectively reduce vibration caused by robotic arm movement, ensure the stability of the shooting equipment, and achieve rapid multi-angle adjustment through the steering adjustment structure, adapt to different models of shooting equipment, simplify the replacement process, and meet the shooting needs in the interactive multimedia field.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of interactive multimedia equipment, in particular to a device for fixing shooting equipment at the tail end of a linked mechanical arm, which comprises a support structure. The support structure is connected with the tail end of the mechanical arm through the connecting piece, the steering adjusting structure rotationally connected with the connecting piece is arranged on the support structure, and the support structure can be driven to rotate so as to quickly adjust the shooting angle. The support structure comprises a bottom plate and a pair of side plates, and the side plates and the bottom plate are each provided with a plurality of sets of installation hole positions so that the shooting equipment can be fixed in a T-shaped mode. Due to the arrangement of the plurality of groups of mounting hole sites, the camera bracket can be adapted to shooting equipment with different sizes, and the equipment compatibility is high; and a data transmission interface is integrated, so that the system is suitable for real-time control and data exchange in a multimedia interaction scene, and the practicability in the fields of character tracking shooting, stage performance shooting and the like is enhanced.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of interactive multimedia devices, and particularly to a device for connecting a fixed shooting device at the end of a robotic arm. Background Art

[0002] With the development of interactive multimedia technology, automated devices such as robotic arms are gradually applied in fields such as stage performances, film and television shootings, and interactive entertainment. To achieve automatic tracking shooting of people, devices such as cameras, video cameras, or webcams are usually installed at the end of the robotic arm, and the flexibility of the robotic arm is used to achieve dynamic shooting. However, the robotic arm fixing devices used in the prior art to connect the robotic arm and the shooting device have the following problems:

[0003] Unstable fixation: When the robotic arm moves at high speed and at multiple angles, it is easy to cause the shaking or displacement of the shooting device, affecting the shooting effect.

[0004] Limited angle adjustment: The angle adjustment of the shooting device is not flexible enough to meet the requirements of multi-angle shooting, especially the needs of dynamic tracking of people.

[0005] Poor device compatibility: The existing devices cannot flexibly adapt to shooting devices of different models and sizes. When replacing the device, different fixing devices often need to be replaced, and the operation is complex and time-consuming.

[0006] Therefore, there is an urgent need for a device that can stably and flexibly install shooting devices of different models at the end of the robotic arm and can achieve stable and flexible tracking shooting in interactive multimedia applications. Content of the Utility Model

[0007] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a device for connecting a fixed shooting device at the end of a robotic arm with reasonable structure and diverse functions.

[0008] Based on the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

[0009] A device for connecting a fixed shooting device at the end of a robotic arm includes a connecting member that cooperates with the end of the robotic arm. The connecting member is connected to the shooting device through a bracket structure, and the connecting member is connected to the bracket structure through a steering adjustment structure. The bracket structure includes a bottom plate and a pair of side plates, and mounting hole positions are provided on both the bottom plate and the side plates.

[0010] Preferably, the connecting member is a plate-like structure, and multiple groups of mounting hole positions are provided on the connecting member. A connecting column is provided at the center position of the bottom surface of the connecting member, and a connecting male head is provided at the end of the connecting column.

[0011] Preferably, a steering motor is arranged inside the steering adjustment structure, and the steering motor is connected with a steering gear; the steering gear is arranged at the center position on the top of the steering adjustment structure, and a connecting female head is arranged at the center of the top surface of the steering gear; the connecting column of the connecting piece is fixedly connected with the connecting female head of the steering gear through a connecting male head.

[0012] Preferably, the bracket structure includes a pair of connecting plates, and the pair of connecting plates are respectively connected to the steering adjustment structure and the side plates.

[0013] Preferably, the connecting plate is an arched plate structure. The middle section of the connecting plate is fixedly connected with the steering adjustment structure through screws, and the two ends of the connecting plate are fixedly connected with the side plates through screws.

[0014] Preferably, lateral mounting holes and longitudinal mounting holes are respectively arranged on the side plates. The lateral mounting holes on the side include multiple rows of through grooves arranged horizontally, and the longitudinal mounting holes on the side include a row of through holes arranged longitudinally.

[0015] Preferably, the mounting hole positions on the bottom plate include camera screw adjustable holes and abduction connection adjustable holes, and both the camera screw adjustable holes and the abduction connection adjustable holes are through groove structures; the length direction of the camera screw adjustable holes is parallel to the two side plates, and the length direction of the abduction connection adjustable holes is perpendicular to the two side plates; a total of four abduction connection adjustable holes are arranged, and the four abduction connection adjustable holes are symmetrically arranged along the camera screw adjustable holes.

[0016] Preferably, data transmission interfaces and power supply interfaces are arranged at the bottoms of the pair of side plates.

[0017] The beneficial effects of the present utility model include:

[0018] By arranging mounting hole positions on both the bottom plate and the side plates, the present utility model can perform a T-shaped fixation on the shooting device, effectively reducing the influence of the vibration generated during the high-speed movement of the robotic arm on the shooting device, ensuring the stability of the shooting device, and thus guaranteeing the clarity of the video and the shooting effect.

[0019] The present utility model is provided with a steering adjustment structure matching with the connecting piece at the top of the bracket structure. Through the steering adjustment structure, multi-angle adjustment of the shooting device can be quickly realized, so as to meet the real-time requirements for angle changes during task tracking shooting in the field of interactive multimedia.

[0020] By arranging multiple groups of adjustable holes at different positions on the side plates and the bottom plate, the present utility model can widely adapt to various different models of shooting devices, and has extremely strong versatility; the shooting device can be installed on the bracket structure through a quick disassembly and assembly system, thus greatly simplifying the process of device replacement.

[0021] The utility model integrates a data transmission interface on the side plate, and is equipped with standardized data transmission interfaces (including USB, HDMI, etc.) and power interfaces, ensuring that when the shooting device is installed on the bracket structure, it can perform real-time data exchange and power supply with the robotic arm and the external control system, meeting the high-frequency data transmission requirements in multimedia interactive shooting and enhancing its practicability in fields such as person tracking shooting and stage performance shooting. Brief Description of the Drawings

[0022] Figure 1 is the front view of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 2 is the side view of the utility model;

[0024] Figure 3 is the top view of the connecting piece of the utility model;

[0025] Figure 4 is the front view of the connecting piece of the utility model;

[0026] Figure 5 is the top view of the steering adjustment structure of the utility model;

[0027] Figure 6 is the schematic diagram of the connecting plate structure of the utility model;

[0028] Figure 7 is the schematic diagram of the side plate structure of the utility model;

[0029] Figure 8 is the schematic diagram of the bottom plate structure of the utility model.

[0030] In the figure: connecting piece 1; mounting hole positions 11; connecting male head 12; steering adjustment structure 2; steering gear 21; connecting screw holes 22; connecting plate 3; connecting screws 31; bottom plate 4; camera screw adjustable holes 41; outward connection adjustable holes 42; bottom plate connecting screws 43; side plate 5; data transmission interface 51; side horizontal mounting holes 52; side vertical mounting holes 53; side plate connecting screw holes 54. Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiments

[0031] The following is a further explanatory description of the present utility model in combination with specific embodiments. As Figure 1 and Figure 2 shown, this embodiment is a device for connecting a fixed shooting device at the end of a robotic arm, mainly including a bracket structure; the shooting device can be fixedly installed inside the bracket structure, and the top of the bracket structure is connected to the connecting piece 1; the top of the connecting piece 1 can be fixedly connected to the end of the robotic arm to install the bracket structure together with the shooting device at the end of the robotic arm.

[0032] The specific structure of the connecting piece 1 is asFigure 3 and Figure 4 As shown in Figure 4 , the connecting member 1 includes a plate-like structure, and multiple groups of mounting hole positions 11 are provided on the plate-like structure; in this embodiment, the mounting hole positions 1 include two groups of mounting holes, namely an annular mounting hole provided on the inner side and a strip-shaped mounting groove provided on both sides; the annular mounting hole on the inner side can be used for a robotic arm with a hole pitch of 50 mm, and is adapted to a bolt with a maximum model of M6; the strip-shaped mounting grooves on both sides can be used to adapt to a robotic arm with a hole pitch of 86 - 122 mm, and are also adapted to a bolt with a maximum model of M6.

[0033] A connecting column is provided at the center position of the bottom surface of the connecting member 1, and the connecting column is perpendicularly arranged with respect to the plate-like structure of the connecting member 1; a connecting male head 12 is provided at the end of the connecting column, and the connecting male head 12 is used to connect with the bracket structure; as Figure 2 shown in Figure 2 , the connecting member 1 is connected to a steering adjustment structure 2 through the connecting male head 12, and the structure of the steering adjustment structure 2 is as Figure 5 shown in Figure 5 ; it includes a square outer shell, and a steering motor is provided inside it; the steering motor can drive a steering gear 21 to rotate, the steering gear 21 is arranged at the top of the steering adjustment structure 2, and a connecting female head is provided at the center position of its top surface; by connecting and mating the connecting female head with the connecting male head 12 of the connecting member 1, the steering adjustment structure 2 can be rotatably connected to the connecting member 1.

[0034] When the steering motor controls the steering gear 21 to rotate, since the connecting member 1 is fixedly connected to the end of the robotic arm, when the end of the robotic arm remains stationary, it will cause the steering adjustment structure 2 to rotate around its axis; a plurality of connecting screw holes 22 are provided on the side of the steering adjustment structure 2, and connecting screws 31 that cooperate with them are provided on the top of the connecting plate 3, as Figure 6 shown in Figure 6 ; through the connecting screws 31, the top of the connecting plate 3 can be fixedly connected to the side of the steering adjustment structure 2. When the steering adjustment structure 2 rotates, it will drive the connecting plate 3 fixedly connected to it to rotate synchronously, and then drive the bracket structure connected to the connecting plate 3 to rotate together, and finally drive the imaging device fixedly arranged on the bracket structure to rotate together to adjust the imaging angle of the imaging device.

[0035] The connecting plate 3 is an arched plate-like structure, and a plurality of connecting screws 31 are provided on its top and both sides; the connecting screws 31 on the top are fixedly connected to the steering adjustment structure 2, and the connecting screws 31 on the side are fixedly connected to the side plate 5; as Figure 7 shown in Figure 7 , grooves are provided on both sides of the upper half of the side plate 5, and side plate connecting screw holes 54 that cooperate with the connecting plate 3 are provided in the grooves; a plurality of side plate connecting screw holes 54 are also provided at the bottom of the side plate 5 for fixedly connecting with the bottom plate 4.

[0036] There are two sets of mounting holes provided on the side plate 5, namely the lateral side mounting holes 52 and the longitudinal side mounting holes 53; the lateral side mounting holes 52 are a structure of multiple horizontal through slots arranged horizontally, and the longitudinal side mounting holes 53 are a structure of multiple through holes arranged vertically; through the two sets of mounting holes, appropriate hole positions can be selected for fixing and installing shooting devices of different model sizes, thereby expanding the scope of use of this embodiment.

[0037] The specific structure of the bottom plate 4 is as Figure 8 shown. There are two sets of bottom plate connection screws 43 provided on its two side edges, which are respectively connected in cooperation with the side plate connection screw holes 54 at the bottoms of the two side plates 5; a camera screw adjustable hole 41 is provided at the center of the bottom plate 4, which is a through slot structure arranged parallel to the two side plates 5, mainly used for directly fixing and installing shooting devices; and on both sides of the camera screw adjustable hole 41, two sets of outward connection adjustable holes 42 are symmetrically provided. The length direction of the outward connection adjustable holes 42 is perpendicular to the two side plates 5, and they are used to expand the camera screw adjustable hole 41 to be applicable to more types and sizes of shooting devices.

[0038] In this embodiment, a data transmission interface 51 is further provided at the bottom of the side plate 5. USB and HDMI interface modules are respectively provided on the data transmission interface 51, which can be used to connect the shooting device to an external robotic arm and a shooting control system for transmitting control signals and video data, etc.; a power supply module is also provided on the data transmission interface 51, which can be used to supply power to the shooting device for long-time shooting use.

[0039] When this embodiment is actually used, first, the bracket structure is assembled; the two side plates 5 are vertically and fixedly installed on both sides of the bottom plate 4 through the bottom plate connection screws 43, and then the two side edges of the two connecting plates 3 are respectively connected to the side plate connection screw holes 54 on the upper half side edges of the two side plates 5 through the connection screws 31, so that the two connecting plates 3 are arranged parallel to each other and are respectively perpendicular to the two side plates 5 and the bottom plate 4 in cooperation; then the steering adjustment structure 2 is arranged between the tops of the two connecting plates 3; it is fixed at the position between the two connecting plates 3 through the cooperation of the connection screw 31 and the connection screw hole 22; finally, the connection male head 12 of the connecting piece 1 is connected to the connection female head at the top of the steering gear 21, so that the connecting piece 1 and the bracket structure are completed with the mating installation.

[0040] During use, the connecting member 1 is installed at the end of the robotic arm through the mounting hole positions 11, and then the quick disassembly and assembly system is used to install the imaging device within the bracket structure; according to the specific size of the imaging device, appropriate hole positions are selected on the side plate 5 and the bottom plate 4 for installation; after the installation of the device is completed, the device is connected to the robotic arm and the external control system through the data transmission interface 51, and after the power interface is connected to the power supply to start power supply, imaging can begin.

[0041] As described above, the above is only a further explanatory description of the present utility model in combination with specific embodiments. All the descriptions made do not represent a limitation on the protection scope of the present utility model. Any changes or alternative solutions that can be easily conceived by any person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed by the present utility model should be covered within the protection scope of the present utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of the present utility model should be subject to the protection scope of the claimed rights.

Claims

1. A device for connecting a photographing device to the end of a mechanical arm, comprising a connecting piece that cooperates with the end of the mechanical arm, characterized in that: The connecting piece is connected to the shooting device through a support structure, and the connecting piece is connected to the support structure through a steering adjustment structure; the support structure includes a bottom plate and a pair of side plates, and mounting holes are provided on both the bottom plate and the side plates.

2. The device for fixing a photographing device at the end of a mechanical arm according to claim 1, characterized in that: The connecting piece is a plate-like structure, and a plurality of groups of mounting holes are arranged on the connecting piece; a connecting column is arranged at the center position of the bottom surface of the connecting piece, and a connecting male head is arranged at the end of the connecting column.

3. The device for fixing a photographing device at the end of a mechanical arm according to claim 2, characterized in that: A steering motor is arranged in the steering adjustment structure, and the steering motor is connected to a steering gear; the steering gear is arranged at the top center position of the steering adjustment structure, and a connecting female head is arranged at the top center of the steering gear; the connecting column of the connecting piece is fixedly connected to the connecting female head of the steering gear through a connecting male head.

4. The device for fixing a photographing device at the end of a mechanical arm according to claim 3, characterized in that: The support structure includes a pair of connecting plates, and the pair of connecting plates are respectively connected to the steering adjustment structure and the side plate.

5. The device for fixing a photographing device at the end of a mechanical arm according to claim 4, characterized in that: The connecting plate is an arched plate-like structure, the middle section of the connecting plate is fixedly connected to the steering adjustment structure by screws, and the two ends of the connecting plate are fixedly connected to the side plates by screws.

6. The device for fixing a photographing device at the end of a mechanical arm according to claim 5, characterized in that: The side panels are respectively provided with side transverse mounting holes and side longitudinal mounting holes, wherein the side transverse mounting holes include a plurality of rows of transversely arranged through slots, and the side longitudinal mounting holes include a row of longitudinally arranged through holes.

7. The device for fixing a photographing device at the end of a mechanical arm according to claim 6, characterized in that: The mounting holes on the base plate include an adjustable hole for a camera screw and an adjustable hole for an outward connection, both of which are through-slot structures; the length direction of the adjustable hole for the camera screw is parallel to the two side plates, and the length direction of the adjustable hole for an outward connection is perpendicular to the two side plates; there are four adjustable holes for an outward connection in total, and the four adjustable holes for an outward connection are symmetrically arranged along the adjustable hole for the camera screw.

8. The device for fixing a photographing device at the end of a mechanical arm according to claim 7, characterized in that: A data transmission interface and a power supply interface are provided at the bottom of a pair of side panels.