Quick-release and quick-assembly camera and camera shell

Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of sports cameras, and discloses a fast disassembly and assembly camera and a camera housing, the fast disassembly and assembly camera comprises a camera housing and an internal camera shooting function module, the bottom or top or side surface of the camera housing is provided with a boss, the inside of the boss is provided with a first magnetic attraction member, and the first magnetic attraction member is provided with a second magnetic attraction member. Two positioning grooves are symmetrically formed in the edge of the boss; and the shape of the positioning groove is matched with that of the locking part of the rack connecting piece. The boss is connected with the groove of the rack connecting piece in a magnetic attraction fit mode through a magnetic attraction mode of the first magnetic attraction piece, and the quick disassembly efficiency and the quick assembly efficiency are improved. Besides, through the buckling connection structure of the boss and the groove in the rack connecting piece, the stability of connection of the camera on the camera support in the motion environment is improved, instability of the camera in the motion shooting process is avoided, then the concentration of shooting personnel is improved, and the shooting efficiency is improved. And the safety risk of camera falling and the motion safety risk problem caused by distraction of shooting personnel in a motion environment are reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of sports cameras, in particular to a quick-disassembly and quick-assembly camera and a camera housing. Background Art

[0002] Currently, the standard for connecting cameras to camera mounts is to use an industry-standard threaded locking mechanism. However, this method is inconvenient because it takes a lot of time to remove the camera from the mount when changing shooting positions.

[0003] Furthermore, users are increasingly using action cameras for portable, mobile filming, and multi-angle shooting during exercise. This requires frequent disassembly of the camera for handheld or fixed shooting positions. Using a threaded locking mechanism to securely connect the camera consumes significant user time, potentially leading to missed moments. Furthermore, when filming during intense exercise or in harsh environments, disassembling the camera can be time-consuming and distracting, posing a significant potential safety risk.

[0004] In the field of outdoor sports self-media, action cameras are essential for filming, and they are also very expensive. To save filming costs and promote the sports effects of selfies, outdoor sports self-media often take selfies while exercising, or they change angles to capture the dynamic surroundings while exercising. If the camera connection is unstable, it is easy to fall during intense exercise, causing significant losses to the user. Therefore, choosing a camera that can be efficiently disassembled and has a high-stability connection to the camera stand in sports environments has become a pain point for outdoor sports self-media. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of the embodiments of the present utility model is to provide a quick-release and quick-install camera to solve the problems of inefficient disassembly in the existing environment, low stability of the camera connection on the camera stand in a sports environment, resulting in a short camera life, high cost of replacing the camera, and safety risks.

[0006] In order to solve the above technical problems, an embodiment of the present utility model provides a quick-release and quick-install camera, which includes a camera housing and a camera shooting function module arranged inside the camera housing. A boss is provided at the bottom, top or side of the camera housing, and a first magnetic component is provided inside the boss. The boss is magnetically connected to the groove of the frame connecting component through the magnetic attraction of the first magnetic component to achieve quick release and quick installation with the frame connecting component; the boss is a boss of a regular shape, and two positioning grooves are symmetrically provided on the edge of the boss; the positioning groove matches the shape of the locking portion of the frame connecting component.

[0007] Optionally, the boss is integrally formed with the camera housing.

[0008] Optionally, the boss is a rectangular boss.

[0009] Optionally, the four corners of the rectangular boss are arc chamfered.

[0010] Optionally, the short side of the rectangular boss is provided with a guide sliding slope.

[0011] Optionally, the camera has a function of taking pictures or panoramic pictures or videos or panoramic videos, and the camera shooting function module includes a processing chip;

[0012] It also includes a picture shooting module or a panoramic picture shooting and processing module or a video shooting module or a panoramic video shooting and processing module connected to the processing chip.

[0013] Optionally, the quick-release quick-install camera further comprises a frame connector, wherein the camera housing is connected to the frame connector via the boss, and the camera is connected to an external device via the frame connector, wherein the frame connector comprises a base groove, wherein the base groove is provided with a second magnetic member magnetically connected to the first magnetic member, and is provided with the groove magnetically connected to the boss;

[0014] The base slot further includes a locking mechanism, the locking mechanism including a push switch and a locking portion linked to the push switch, the locking portion matching the shape of the positioning slot to achieve a fixed connection function of the frame connector to the camera;

[0015] The rack connector also includes a rack fixing member, and the rack fixing member is used to fix the external device;

[0016] The base groove is a rectangular base groove, and the two short sides of the rectangular base groove are respectively provided with a locking mechanism. Optionally, the external device is a drone, a robot, a speaker, an external camera, a sports camera, a handheld shooting rod, or a sports camera backpack shooting clip.

[0017] Optionally, a silicone pad is provided on the upper surface of the bottom of the rectangular base groove or the groove.

[0018] Optionally, the silicone pad is a smooth silicone pad.

[0019] The utility model also provides a quick-release and quick-install camera housing, wherein a boss is provided on the bottom, top or side of the quick-release and quick-install camera housing, and a first magnetic component is provided inside the boss. The boss is magnetically connected to the groove of the frame connector by the magnetic attraction of the first magnetic component, thereby realizing quick release and quick installation with the frame connector; the boss is a boss of regular shape, and two positioning grooves are symmetrically provided on the edge of the boss; the positioning groove matches the shape of the locking portion of the frame connector.

[0020] The present utility model relates to the field of sports cameras. The present utility model discloses a quick-release and quick-install camera and a camera housing. The quick-release and quick-install camera includes a camera housing and an internal camera shooting function module. A boss is provided at the bottom, top or side of the camera housing, a first magnetic component is provided inside the boss, and two positioning grooves are symmetrically provided on the edge of the boss; the positioning groove matches the shape of the locking portion of the frame connector. The boss is magnetically connected to the groove of the frame connector by the magnetic attraction of the first magnetic component, thereby improving the quick-release efficiency and the quick-install efficiency. In addition, the buckling connection structure of the boss and the groove in the frame connector improves the stability of the camera connection on the camera stand in a sports environment, avoids the instability of the camera during sports shooting, and thus improves the concentration of the shooter, reduces the safety risk of the camera falling and the sports safety risk problem caused by the distraction of the shooter in a sports environment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for describing the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work. Among them:

[0022] Figure 1 A schematic structural diagram of a quick-release and quick-install camera provided by an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0023] Figure 2 A schematic structural diagram of another quick-release and quick-install camera provided by an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0024] Figure 3a A schematic structural diagram of a camera connector provided by an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0025] Figure 3bA schematic structural diagram of another camera connector provided by an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0026] Figure 4a A schematic diagram of a rack connection member provided in an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0027] Figure 4b A schematic diagram of another rack connection member provided in an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0028] Figure 5 The present invention provides a camera housing according to an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] The following is a clear and complete description of the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of them. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0030] The purpose of the embodiment of the present utility model is to provide a quick-release and quick-install camera 100 and a camera housing; to solve the problems of low efficiency of existing disassembly, low stability of the camera connection on the camera stand in a sports environment, resulting in a short camera life, high cost of replacing the camera, and safety risks.

[0031] The present utility model relates to the field of sports cameras. The present utility model discloses a quick-release and quick-install camera 100 and a camera housing. The quick-release and quick-install camera 100 includes a camera housing and an internal camera shooting function module. A boss is provided at the bottom, top or side of the camera housing, a first magnetic component is provided inside the boss, and two positioning grooves are symmetrically provided on the edge of the boss; the positioning groove matches the shape of the locking portion of the frame connector. The boss is magnetically connected to the groove of the frame connector by the magnetic attraction of the first magnetic component, thereby improving the quick-release efficiency and the quick-install efficiency. In addition, the buckling connection structure of the boss and the groove in the frame connector improves the stability of the camera connection on the camera stand in a sports environment, avoids the instability of the camera during sports shooting, and thus improves the concentration of the shooter, reduces the safety risk of the camera falling and the sports safety risk problem caused by the distraction of the shooter in a sports environment.

[0032] like Figure 1As shown, an embodiment of the present invention provides a quick-release and quick-install camera 100, which includes a camera housing 110 and a camera shooting function module 120 arranged inside the camera housing 110. A camera connector 130 is provided at the bottom of the camera housing 110, and the camera connector 130 is provided with a boss. A first magnetic member (magnetic component 131) is provided inside the boss. The boss is magnetically connected to the groove of the frame connector 140 by the magnetic attraction of the first magnetic member, thereby realizing quick release and quick installation with the frame connector 140; the boss is a boss of a regular shape, and two positioning grooves are symmetrically provided on the edge of the boss; the positioning groove matches the shape of the locking portion of the frame connector 140.

[0033] The camera housing 110 of the quick-release and quick-install camera 100 provided in this embodiment may be a housing that protects the internal functional modules of the camera during production, or may be a camera protective cover that protects the camera and enables quick-release and quick-install functions.

[0034] like Figure 2 As shown, the bottom, top and side surfaces of the camera housing 110 are provided with bosses, and a first magnetic member (magnetic component 131) is provided inside each of the bosses. The bosses are magnetically connected to the grooves of the frame connector 140 by the magnetic attraction of the first magnetic member, thereby realizing quick disassembly and assembly with the frame connector 140; the bosses are regularly shaped, and two positioning grooves are symmetrically provided on the edges of the bosses; the positioning grooves match the shape of the locking portion of the frame connector 140.

[0035] In other embodiments, a boss is provided on the bottom, top or side of the camera housing 110 , which is not limited to the embodiment shown in the figures.

[0036] Optionally, the boss is integrally formed with the camera housing 110 .

[0037] Optionally, the boss is a square boss. The square boss shape is simple and convenient to implement, and can be a square boss, a rectangular boss, or an elliptical boss.

[0038] Optionally, the short side of the rectangular boss is provided with a guide sliding slope.

[0039] Optionally, the camera has a function of taking pictures or panoramic pictures or videos or panoramic videos, and the camera shooting function module 120 includes a processing chip;

[0040] It also includes a picture shooting module or a panoramic picture shooting and processing module or a video shooting module or a panoramic video shooting and processing module connected to the processing chip.

[0041] Optional, such as Figure 2As shown, it also includes a frame connecting member 140, the camera housing 110 is connected to the frame connecting member 140 through the boss, the camera is connected to an external device through the frame connecting member 140, and the frame connecting member 140 includes a base groove, the base groove is provided with a second magnetic member magnetically connected to the first magnetic member, and is provided with the groove magnetically connected to the boss;

[0042] The base slot further includes a locking mechanism, which includes a push switch and a locking portion linked to the push switch, wherein the locking portion matches the shape of the positioning slot to achieve the function of fixing the camera by the frame connector 140;

[0043] The rack connector 140 further includes a rack fixing member, which is used to fix the external device;

[0044] The base groove is a rectangular base groove, and the two short sides of the rectangular base groove are respectively provided with a locking mechanism.

[0045] Optionally, the external device is a drone, a robot, a speaker, an external camera, a sports camera, a handheld shooting stick, or a sports camera backpack shooting clip.

[0046] Optionally, a silicone pad is provided on the upper surface of the bottom of the groove.

[0047] Please see the attached Figure 3a 、 Figure 3b As shown, the camera connector 130 is used to be fixedly connected to the frame connector 140, and can achieve magnetic quick-disconnect and quick-installation with the frame connector 140 equipped with a magnetic attraction function. The camera connector 130 provided by the utility model includes a fixed base plate 1, and a first magnetic member is disposed within the fixed base plate 1. The first magnetic member within the fixed base plate 1 is magnetically attracted to the magnetic member of the frame connector 140. The fixed base plate 1 also includes a boss 11 and a positioning groove 13.

[0048] In this embodiment, the camera connector 130 is fixedly connected to the camera housing via the first fixing mechanism 12. In this embodiment, the first fixing mechanism 12 is a screw, and the camera connector 130 is fixedly connected to the camera housing via the screw. In other embodiments, the first fixing mechanism 12 may be a mechanical connector or a magnetic snap-fit connection to the camera housing. In other embodiments, the first fixing mechanism 12 may be omitted, and the boss may be directly bonded to the surface of the camera housing or formed integrally with the camera housing.

[0049] In this embodiment, the first fixing mechanism 12 is a connection method using a screw. In other embodiments, the first fixing mechanism 12 can be a combination of multiple screws or other physical bayonet connection methods.

[0050] In the camera connector 130 provided in this embodiment, the boss 11 is magnetically snap-fitted with the groove of the frame connector 140 via the first magnetic member, so as to achieve quick disassembly and assembly by magnetic means.

[0051] In the camera connector 130 provided in this embodiment, the positioning groove 13 matches the shape of the locking portion of the frame connector 140 to achieve a fixed locking function.

[0052] When the camera connector 130 is connected to the frame connector 140 , the frame connector 140 locks the camera connector 130 through the matching connection between the locking portion and the positioning groove 13 .

[0053] In the camera connector 130 provided in this embodiment of the present invention, the edge of the boss 11 protrudes close to the outer edge of the fixed base plate 1, and the boss 11 seamlessly magnetically engages with the groove of the frame connector 140. In the camera connector 130 provided in this embodiment of the present invention, the area of the boss 11 is greater than or equal to half the area of the fixed base plate 1, and less than the area of the fixed base plate 1.

[0054] The camera connector 130 provided in an embodiment of the present invention is fixedly connected to the camera housing, and the upper surface of the fixed base plate 1 is connected to the camera housing, the boss 11 is arranged on the lower surface of the fixed base plate 1, and two first magnetic members are arranged inside the fixed base plate 1. The first fixing mechanism 12 is arranged in the middle of the fixed base plate 1, and the two first magnetic members are symmetrically distributed on both sides of the first fixing mechanism 12. A positioning groove 13 is respectively provided on the edge of the upper surface of the fixed base plate 1 close to each first magnetic member.

[0055] The camera connector 130 provided in this embodiment of the present invention has an anti-slip pad 14 disposed on the upper surface of the fixed base plate 1. The anti-slip pad 14 may be a silicone pad, which may be a smooth silicone pad or an array of dot-shaped silicone pads, strip-shaped silicone pads, or other silicone pad arrangements. This embodiment shows a strip-shaped anti-slip silicone pad. In other embodiments, the anti-slip pad may be made of other materials and is not limited to this embodiment.

[0056] See also Figure 4a and Figure 4bThe embodiment of the utility model further provides a frame connector 140, which is used to fix the frame and to be fixedly connected to any of the camera connectors 130 described above, and to realize quick disassembly and assembly by magnetic method with the camera connector 130 equipped with a magnetic function, thereby indirectly realizing quick disassembly and assembly of the camera 200 fixedly connected to the frame and the camera connector 130, and the camera connector 130 is provided with a first magnetic component.

[0057] In an embodiment of the present utility model, the frame connector 140 includes a base groove 3, the base groove 3 is provided with a second magnetic component, and a groove 310 is provided for magnetically snapping connection with the boss 11 in any of the above-mentioned camera connectors 130; the first magnetic component and the second magnetic component are magnetically attracted to each other.

[0058] The base slot 3 further includes a locking mechanism 320, which includes a push switch 321 and a locking portion 322 linked to the push switch 320. The locking portion 322 matches the shape of the positioning slot 13 in any of the aforementioned camera connectors 130 to achieve a fixed locking function of the frame connector 140 on the camera connector 130.

[0059] The rack connector 140 provided in the embodiment of the present invention further includes a rack fixing member 330 , and the rack fixing member 330 is used for fixing the rack.

[0060] In the rack connector 140 provided by the embodiment of the present invention, a silicone pad is provided on the upper surface of the groove bottom inside the groove 310 .

[0061] In the rack connector 140 provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the inner edge of the groove 310 is close to the outer edge of the base groove 3 , and the boss 11 is seamlessly magnetically fastened to the groove 310 of the rack connector 140 .

[0062] In the rack connector 140 provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the bottom area of the groove 310 is the same as the raised area of the boss 11 .

[0063] The rack connector 140 provided by the embodiment of the present invention has the rack fixing member 330 provided on the outer bottom surface of the base groove 3, the second magnetic member is provided inside the base groove 3, and the locking mechanism 320 is provided at the position where the edge of the base groove 3 cooperates with the positioning groove 13 of the camera connector 130.

[0064] The rack connector 140 provided in this embodiment of the present invention includes a rack fixing member 330 comprising a threaded connection hole disposed in the middle of the outer bottom surface of the base slot 3. The rack fixing member 330 is used to securely connect an external device, such as a drone, robot, speaker, external camera, sports camera, handheld shooting pole, or sports camera backpack shooting clip.

[0065] The working principle of this utility model is as follows:

[0066] When realizing quick assembly of the frame connector 140 and the camera connector 130, the press switch 321 does not need to be subjected to external force. Only the boss 11 of the camera connector 130 is aligned with the groove of the frame connector 140, and the joint part of the boss 11 and the groove 310 is gently pressed with a finger. The boss 11 can quickly slide into the groove 310 through the magnetic attraction of the first magnetic part of the camera connector 130 and the second magnetic part of the frame connector 140. The sliding time is only about 1 second. While pressing the joint part of the boss 11 and the groove 310, the locking part 322 of the frame connector 140 is forced to bounce open by the force of the boss 11 sliding into the groove 310. After the boss 11 completely slides into the groove 310, the locking part 322 returns to its normal state, and the boss 11 is locked and positioned, thereby realizing the quick assembly and fixed connection between the camera connector 130 and the frame connector 140.

[0067] When realizing the quick release of the frame connector 140 and the camera connector 130, an external force needs to be applied to the push switch 321. After the push switch 321 of the frame connector 140 is acted upon by the external force, the locking portion 322 linked to the push switch 320 is driven by the push switch 321, and the locking portion 322 is in an open state. Then, the user applies an external force to the camera connector 130 or the camera connected to the camera connector 130 to counteract the magnetic attraction between the camera connector 130 and the frame connector 140, forcing the boss 11 and the groove 310 to separate, thereby realizing the separation of the frame connector 140 from the camera connector 130, that is, completing the quick release of the camera connector 130 and the frame connector 140, achieving the effect of quick disassembly.

[0068] The present invention also provides a quick-release and quick-install camera housing. Figure 5As shown, in this embodiment, a boss is provided at the bottom, top or side of the shell body 510 of the quick-release and quick-install camera shell 500, and a first magnetic member is provided inside the boss. The boss is magnetically connected to the groove of the frame connector by the magnetic attraction of the first magnetic member, thereby realizing quick release and quick installation with the frame connector; the boss is a boss of regular shape, and two positioning grooves are symmetrically provided on the edge of the boss; the positioning grooves match the shape of the locking portion of the frame connector. In this embodiment, the specific implementation details of the frame connector 140 and the camera connector 130 provided on the surface of the shell body 510 of the camera shell 500 can be referred to. Figure 3a 、 Figure 3b As well as Figure 4 and Figure 4b The implementation details are not described here.

[0069] It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "includes," or any other variations thereof are intended to encompass non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus comprising a series of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not explicitly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. In the absence of further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus comprising the element.

[0070] The above description is merely an embodiment of the present invention and does not limit the patent scope of the present invention. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation made by using the contents of the description and drawings of the present invention, or directly or indirectly applied in other related technical fields, are also included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A quick-release quick-install camera, characterized in that: The camera includes a camera housing and a camera shooting function module arranged inside the camera housing. A boss is provided on the bottom, top or side of the camera housing. A first magnetic component is provided inside the boss. The boss is magnetically connected to the groove of the frame connector by the magnetic attraction of the first magnetic component to achieve quick disassembly and assembly with the frame connector. The boss is a boss of a regular shape, and two positioning grooves are symmetrically provided on the edge of the boss. The positioning groove matches the shape of the locking portion of the frame connector.

2. The quick-release camera according to claim 1, wherein: The boss is integrally formed with the camera housing.

3. The quick-release camera according to claim 1, wherein: The boss is a rectangular boss.

4. The quick-release camera according to claim 3, wherein: The four corners of the rectangular boss are arc chamfered.

5. The quick-release camera according to claim 4, wherein: The short sides of the rectangular boss are provided with guide sliding inclined surfaces.

6. The quick-release camera according to claim 1, wherein: The camera shooting function module includes a processing chip; It also includes a picture shooting module or a panoramic picture shooting and processing module or a video shooting module or a panoramic video shooting and processing module connected to the processing chip.

7. The quick-release camera according to claim 1, wherein: The camera housing is connected to the frame connecting member via the boss, and the camera is connected to an external device via the frame connecting member. The frame connecting member includes a base groove, the base groove is provided with a second magnetic member magnetically connected to the first magnetic member, and the base groove is provided with the groove magnetically connected to the boss; The base slot further includes a locking mechanism, the locking mechanism including a push switch and a locking portion linked to the push switch, the locking portion matching the shape of the positioning slot to achieve a fixed connection function of the frame connector to the camera; The rack connector also includes a rack fixing member, and the rack fixing member is used to fix the external device; The base groove is a rectangular base groove, and the two short sides of the rectangular base groove are respectively provided with a locking mechanism.

8. The quick-release camera according to claim 7, wherein: The external device is a drone, a robot, a speaker, an external camera, a sports camera, a handheld shooting rod, or a sports camera backpack shooting clip.

9. The quick-release camera according to claim 7, wherein: A silicone pad is provided on the upper surface of the bottom of the groove.

10. A quick-release and quick-install camera housing, characterized in that: A boss is provided on the bottom, top or side of the quick-release and quick-install camera housing, and a first magnetic component is provided inside the boss. The boss is magnetically connected to the groove of the frame connector by the magnetic attraction of the first magnetic component to achieve quick release and quick installation with the frame connector; the boss is a boss of regular shape, and two positioning grooves are symmetrically provided on the edge of the boss; the positioning groove matches the shape of the locking portion of the frame connector.

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