Low-angle mobile vehicle capable of achieving directional shooting

By designing a low-angle, directional shooting mobile vehicle with a base and adjustable casters, and using quick-release knobs and quick-release clamps on the adjustable casters to fix and rotate the casters, the problems of large size, heavy weight, high noise, and difficulty in movement of existing mobile shooting vehicles are solved, providing a portable and flexible shooting solution.

CN223499252UActive Publication Date: 2025-10-31TERIS (TIANJIN) FILM & TELEVISION EQUIP TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202423309110.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-31
Publication Date
2025-10-31
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-31

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Technical Problem

Existing mobile shooting vehicles are bulky and heavy when shooting at low angles or along specific trajectories. They require multiple people to operate, are noisy, and are inconvenient to use.

Method used

A low-angle, directional shooting mobile vehicle was designed, comprising a base unit and adjustable casters. The casters are fixed and rotated via quick-release knobs and quick-release clamps. Equipped with shock-absorbing and silent wheels, it can be used directly on the ground, and the caster angle can be adjusted to achieve different movement trajectories.

Benefits of technology

It fulfills the needs for portable, low-angle shooting and shooting along specific trajectories, solves the problems of large equipment footprint, complicated assembly, and difficult movement, and provides a flexible shooting method.

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Abstract

A ground pot part comprises a bowl opening, three mounting holes are evenly formed in the side edge of the bowl opening, an upper fork frame rotating shaft is arranged in the mounting holes, an upper fork frame is arranged on the outer surface of the upper fork frame rotating shaft, and two supporting pipes are arranged at the bottom end of the upper fork frame. The mobile shooting equipment is used for low-angle and portable scenes, can be used at any time, is small in size, can realize linear motion, circular motion, arc motion and the like by arranging the orientable trundles on the bottom plate, can be directly used on the ground instead of being used on a track, can be used for placing a professional holder ball seat on the bottom plate, and is convenient to use. The device is suitable for various ball head holders, realizes quick leveling, is used for shooting of professional equipment, not only meets the requirements of fixed low-angle shooting and shooting according to a specific action track, but also solves the problems that shooting equipment is large in occupied space, troublesome to assemble, difficult to move and the like.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model is a low-angle directional shooting mobile vehicle, belonging to the technical field of shooting equipment. Background Technology

[0002] Mobile filming vehicles, also known as camera trailers, are common tools for motion photography and are widely used in the filming of television dramas and movies. Existing mobile filming vehicles generally consist of a vehicle body and a tripod. In use, the vehicle body is placed on a rail, the camera is then fixed to the tripod, and the filming crew stands on the vehicle body to operate the camera and shoot.

[0003] Conventional low-angle or panning shots are typically achieved using stainless steel rails laid on the ground. These rails are bulky, heavy, require multiple people to move, and are noisy, making them inconvenient to use. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of the shortcomings of the existing technology, the purpose of this utility model is to provide a low-angle directional shooting mobile vehicle.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model is implemented through the following technical solution:

[0006] A low-angle directional shooting mobile vehicle includes a base pot and adjustable casters. The base pot includes a bowl-shaped opening with three evenly spaced mounting holes on its side. An upper fork rotating shaft is installed in each mounting hole, and an upper fork is mounted on the outer surface of the upper fork rotating shaft. Two support tubes are provided at the bottom of the upper fork, and the bottom ends of the two support tubes are connected to the top of a lower fork base. The bottom end of the lower fork base is located at the top of a support base plate, and a lower fork base positioning and locking screw is provided at the bottom of the support base plate. The threaded end of the lower fork base positioning and locking screw passes through the support base plate and connects to the bottom of the lower fork base.

[0007] Furthermore, the adjustable caster portion includes an adjustable caster body, within which an adjustable caster rotating disk is rotatably connected. The adjustable caster rotating disk has a rotating groove, and rotating holes extending through to the outside of the adjustable caster rotating disk are formed on the inner walls of both sides of the rotating groove. A caster is provided in the rotating groove, and a caster rotating shaft is provided in the middle of the caster. The two ends of the caster rotating shaft are respectively located in the rotating holes on both sides. A caster rotating shaft locking screw is provided in each of the rotating holes on both sides, and the end of the caster rotating shaft locking screw extends through to the rotating hole and is located on the outside of the caster rotating shaft.

[0008] Furthermore, a placement groove is provided on one side of the inner wall of the adjustable caster body, and a knob opening is provided on the inner wall of the placement groove, extending to the outside of the adjustable caster body. An adjustable caster brake locking block is provided in the placement groove, and the arc-shaped surface of the adjustable caster brake locking block contacts the outer surface of the adjustable caster rotating disk. An adjustable caster brake locking knob is provided in the knob opening, and the end of the adjustable caster brake locking knob extends into the placement groove and is located outside the adjustable caster brake locking block.

[0009] Furthermore, the bottom end of the adjustable caster body is provided with an adjustable caster bottom cover, and the bottom of the adjustable caster bottom cover is provided with a plurality of adjustable caster bottom cover locking screws. The threaded ends of the plurality of adjustable caster bottom cover locking screws pass through the adjustable caster bottom cover and are connected to the adjustable caster body. The side of the adjustable caster body is provided with a limiting locking mechanism connected to the support base plate.

[0010] Furthermore, the limiting locking mechanism includes locking interfaces at the upper and lower ends of the adjustable caster body. An adjustable caster quick-release pressure block is provided on the top locking interface. Three inclined slots are evenly distributed on the side of the support base plate. The other end of the adjustable caster quick-release pressure block is located within one of the inclined slots. A screw hole is provided on one side of the top of the adjustable caster quick-release pressure block, and an adjustable caster quick-release pressure block screw is provided in the screw hole. The threaded end of the adjustable caster quick-release pressure block screw passes through the screw hole and connects to the adjustable caster body. A knob opening is provided on the other side of the top of the adjustable caster quick-release pressure block, and an adjustable caster quick-release knob is provided in the knob opening. The adjustable caster quick-release knob passes through the knob opening and connects to the support base plate.

[0011] Furthermore, the bottom card interface is provided with an adjustable caster threaded locking block, and the adjustable caster threaded locking block has two screw holes. The screw holes are provided with adjustable caster threaded locking block fixing screws, and the threaded end of the adjustable caster threaded locking block fixing screws passes through the screw holes and is connected to the adjustable caster body.

[0012] Furthermore, both the support base plate and the support lower fork base have screw holes at their bottom ends that mate with the positioning and locking screws of the support lower fork base.

[0013] Furthermore, the bottom of the adjustable caster cover is provided with four screw holes that cooperate with the locking screws of the adjustable caster cover.

[0014] Furthermore, the diameter of the bowl's rim is 100mm.

[0015] The beneficial effects of this utility model are:

[0016] This invention is designed for low-angle and portable shooting scenarios, enabling mobile shooting devices that can be used anytime, anywhere. It is compact in size and features directional casters on its base plate, allowing for linear, circular, and arc-shaped movements. It can also be used directly on the ground without a track. Equipped with shock-absorbing and silent wheels, the base plate can accommodate a professional gimbal ball head, suitable for various ball heads, enabling rapid leveling. It is suitable for shooting with professional equipment, solving the needs of fixed low-angle shooting and shooting along specific movement trajectories, while also addressing the problems of large footprint, cumbersome assembly, and difficulty in moving shooting devices.

[0017] By using the adjustable caster quick-release knob and the adjustable caster quick-release pressure block, the adjustable caster body can be locked and fixed to the inclined groove on the support base plate, thereby fixing the adjustable caster part to the base plate to achieve the purpose of movement and rotation.

[0018] By marking angle dimensions on the adjustable caster body, users can adjust the three casters to different rotation angles to achieve different movement trajectories, thus enabling different shooting methods to be used. Attached Figure Description

[0019] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0020] Figure 1 This is an exploded view of a moving vehicle that can be photographed from a low angle using a directional camera, according to this utility model.

[0021] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the main view structure of a low-angle directional shooting mobile vehicle according to the present invention;

[0022] Figure 3 This is a front view structural diagram of a low-angle directional shooting mobile vehicle according to the present invention;

[0023] Figure 4 This is a top view structural diagram of a low-angle directional shooting mobile vehicle according to the present invention;

[0024] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the adjustable caster portion of a low-angle directional shooting mobile vehicle according to the present invention.

[0025] In the diagram: 1. Bowl-shaped opening; 2. Upper fork carriage swivel shaft; 3. Upper fork carriage; 4. Support tube; 5. Lower fork carriage support base; 6. Support base plate; 7. Caster; 8. Caster carriage swivel shaft; 9. Adjustable caster turntable; 10. Caster carriage swivel shaft locking screw; 11. Adjustable caster body; 12. Adjustable caster bottom cover; 13. Adjustable caster bottom cover locking screw; 14. Adjustable caster quick-release pressure block screw; 15. Adjustable caster quick-release knob; 16. Adjustable caster quick-release pressure block; 17. Adjustable caster threaded locking block; 18. Adjustable caster brake locking knob; 19. Lower fork carriage support base positioning locking screw; 20. Adjustable caster threaded locking block fixing screw; 21. Adjustable caster brake locking block. Detailed Implementation

[0026] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0027] Please see Figure 1-5 This utility model provides a technical solution for a low-angle directional shooting mobile vehicle, including a base pot and adjustable casters. The base pot includes a bowl-shaped opening 1, with three mounting holes evenly spaced on the side of the bowl-shaped opening 1. An upper fork rotating shaft 2 is installed in the mounting holes, and an upper fork 3 is provided on the outer surface of the upper fork rotating shaft 2. Two support tubes 4 are provided at the bottom of the upper fork 3, and the bottom ends of the two support tubes 4 are connected to the top of a lower fork support base 5. The bottom end of the lower fork support base 5 is located at the top of a support base plate 6, and a lower fork support base positioning locking screw 19 is provided at the bottom of the support base plate 6. The threaded end of the lower fork support base positioning locking screw 19 passes through the support base plate 6 and connects to the bottom of the lower fork support base 5. The diameter of the bowl-shaped opening 1 is 100mm.

[0028] See Figure 1-5The adjustable caster includes an adjustable caster body 11, with an adjustable caster disc 9 rotatably connected inside the adjustable caster body 11. The adjustable caster disc 9 has a rotating groove, and rotating holes extending through to the outside of the adjustable caster disc 9 are formed on the inner walls of both sides of the rotating groove. A caster 7 is housed within the rotating groove, and a caster rotating shaft 8 is located in the middle of the caster 7. Both ends of the caster rotating shaft 8 are located within the rotating holes on both sides. A caster rotating shaft locking screw 10 is located within each of the rotating holes on both sides, with the end of the locking screw 10 extending through the rotating hole and located outside the caster rotating shaft 8. A placement groove is formed on one side of the inner wall of the adjustable caster body 11, and a knob opening extending through to the outside of the adjustable caster body 11 is formed on the inner wall of the placement groove. An adjustable caster brake locking block 21 is housed within the placement groove, and the arc-shaped surface of the adjustable caster brake locking block 21 is aligned with the adjustable caster disc 9. The outer surface of the adjustable caster body 11 is in contact with the inner surface of the adjustable caster body 11. The adjustable caster body 11 is provided with an adjustable caster brake locking knob 18. The end of the adjustable caster brake locking knob 18 passes through the placement groove and is located outside the adjustable caster brake locking block 21. The bottom end of the adjustable caster body 11 is provided with an adjustable caster bottom cover 12. The bottom of the adjustable caster bottom cover 12 is provided with several adjustable caster bottom cover locking screws 13. The threaded ends of the several adjustable caster bottom cover locking screws 13 pass through the adjustable caster bottom cover 12 and are connected to the adjustable caster body 11. The side of the adjustable caster body 11 is provided with a limiting locking mechanism connected to the support base plate 6. This utility model is used for low-angle and portable scenarios. It is a mobile shooting device that can be used anytime and anywhere. It can replace the track in a small range. This product not only solves the needs of fixed low-angle shooting and shooting according to a specific movement trajectory, but also solves the problems of large space occupation, complicated assembly, and difficult movement of shooting devices.

[0029] See Figure 1-5The limiting and locking mechanism includes locking interfaces at the upper and lower ends of the adjustable caster body 11. An adjustable caster quick-release pressure block 16 is provided on the top locking interface. Three inclined slots are evenly distributed on the side of the support base plate 6. The other end of the adjustable caster quick-release pressure block 16 is located within one of the inclined slots. A screw hole is provided on one side of the top of the adjustable caster quick-release pressure block 16, and an adjustable caster quick-release pressure block screw 14 is provided in the screw hole. The threaded end of the adjustable caster quick-release pressure block screw 14 passes through the screw hole and connects to the adjustable caster body 11. A knob opening is provided on the other side of the top of the adjustable caster quick-release pressure block 16, and an adjustable caster quick-release knob 15 is provided in the knob opening. The adjustable caster quick-release knob 15 passes through the knob opening and connects to the support base plate 6. The bottom locking interface is provided with an adjustable caster threaded locking block 17. The adjustable caster threaded locking block 17 has two screw holes. The screw holes are provided with adjustable caster threaded locking block fixing screws 20. The threaded end of the adjustable caster threaded locking block fixing screws 20 passes through the screw holes and connects to the adjustable caster body 11. By setting the adjustable caster quick-release knob 15 and the adjustable caster quick-release pressure block 16, the adjustable caster body 11 and the inclined groove on the support base plate 6 can be limited and locked, thereby fixing the adjustable caster part to the pot part to achieve the purpose of movement and rotation.

[0030] See Figure 1-5 The bottom ends of the supporting base plate 6 and the supporting lower fork base 5 are both provided with screw holes three that cooperate with the positioning locking screw 19 of the supporting lower fork base, and the bottom of the adjustable caster bottom cover 12 is provided with screw holes four that cooperate with the locking screw 13 of the adjustable caster bottom cover.

[0031] In use, the caster 7 and the caster swivel shaft 8 are located inside the adjustable caster swivel disk 9. The caster 7 is fixed to the adjustable caster swivel disk 9 by two caster swivel shaft locking screws 10. The adjustable caster brake locking block 21 is placed in the placement groove on one side of the inner wall of the adjustable caster body 11. Then, the entire adjustable caster swivel disk 9 is placed inside the adjustable caster body 11, so that the arc-shaped edge of the adjustable caster brake locking block 21 contacts the outer surface of the adjustable caster swivel disk 9. Next, the adjustable caster brake locking knob 18 is turned into the knob opening on the outer surface of the adjustable caster body 11, so that the end of the adjustable caster brake locking knob 18 abuts against the side of the adjustable caster brake locking block 21. Then, the adjustable caster bottom cover 12 is connected and fixed to the adjustable caster body 11 by the adjustable caster bottom cover locking screw 13, so that the adjustable caster rotating disk 9 can rotate inside the adjustable caster body 11 without positional displacement.

[0032] The adjustable caster quick-release pressure block 16 can be fixed to the upper side of the adjustable caster body 11 by the adjustable caster quick-release pressure block screw 14, and the adjustable caster threaded locking block 17 can be fixed to the lower side of the adjustable caster body 11 by the adjustable caster threaded locking block fixing screw 20. Finally, the adjustable caster quick-release pressure block 16 and the inclined groove on the support base plate 6 are locked and fixed by the adjustable caster quick-release knob 15 to fix the adjustable caster part to the base plate part, so as to achieve the purpose of movement and rotation.

[0033] Although this specification describes embodiments, not every embodiment contains only one independent technical solution. This narrative style is merely for clarity. Those skilled in the art should consider the specification as a whole. The technical solutions in each embodiment can also be appropriately combined to form other embodiments that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. A low-angle directional shooting mobile vehicle, characterized in that, The system includes a base pot and adjustable casters. The base pot includes a bowl-shaped opening (1). Three mounting holes are evenly provided on the side of the bowl-shaped opening (1). An upper fork rotating shaft (2) is provided in the mounting holes. An upper fork (3) is provided on the outer surface of the upper fork rotating shaft (2). Two support tubes (4) are provided at the bottom of the upper fork (3). The bottom ends of the two support tubes (4) are connected to the top of the lower fork support base (5). The bottom end of the lower fork support base (5) is located at the top of the support base plate (6). The bottom end of the support base plate (6) is provided with a lower fork support base positioning locking screw (19). The threaded end of the lower fork support base positioning locking screw (19) passes through the support base plate (6) and connects to the bottom of the lower fork support base (5).

2. The low-angle directional shooting mobile vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that, The adjustable caster part includes an adjustable caster body (11), an adjustable caster disc (9) is rotatably connected inside the adjustable caster body (11), a rotating groove is provided on the adjustable caster disc (9), and rotating holes are provided on the inner walls of both sides of the rotating groove, extending to the outside of the adjustable caster disc (9). A caster (7) is provided in the rotating groove, and a caster rotating shaft (8) is provided in the middle of the caster (7). The two ends of the caster rotating shaft (8) are respectively located in the rotating holes on both sides. A caster rotating shaft locking screw (10) is provided in each of the rotating holes on both sides. The end of the caster rotating shaft locking screw (10) extends through the rotating hole and is located outside the caster rotating shaft (8).

3. The low-angle directional shooting mobile vehicle according to claim 2, characterized in that, The inner wall of the adjustable caster body (11) has a placement groove, and the inner wall of the placement groove has a knob opening that extends to the outside of the adjustable caster body (11). The placement groove has an adjustable caster brake locking block (21), and the arc surface of the adjustable caster brake locking block (21) is in contact with the outer surface of the adjustable caster rotating disk (9). The knob opening has an adjustable caster brake locking knob (18), and the end of the adjustable caster brake locking knob (18) extends into the placement groove and is located outside the adjustable caster brake locking block (21).

4. A low-angle directional shooting mobile vehicle according to claim 3, characterized in that, The bottom end of the adjustable caster body (11) is provided with an adjustable caster bottom cover (12). The bottom of the adjustable caster bottom cover (12) is provided with a number of adjustable caster bottom cover locking screws (13). The threaded ends of the number of adjustable caster bottom cover locking screws (13) pass through the adjustable caster bottom cover (12) and are connected to the adjustable caster body (11). The side of the adjustable caster body (11) is provided with a limiting locking mechanism connected to the support base plate (6).

5. A low-angle directional shooting mobile vehicle according to claim 4, characterized in that, The limiting locking mechanism includes card interfaces at the upper and lower ends of the adjustable caster body (11). An adjustable caster quick-release pressure block (16) is provided on the top card interface. Three inclined grooves are evenly provided on the side of the support base plate (6). The other end of the adjustable caster quick-release pressure block (16) is located in the inclined groove. A screw hole is provided on one side of the top of the adjustable caster quick-release pressure block (16). An adjustable caster quick-release pressure block screw (14) is provided in the screw hole. The threaded end of the adjustable caster quick-release pressure block screw (14) passes through the screw hole and is connected to the adjustable caster body (11). A knob opening is provided on the other side of the top of the adjustable caster quick-release pressure block (16). An adjustable caster quick-release knob (15) is provided in the knob opening. The adjustable caster quick-release knob (15) passes through the knob opening and is connected to the support base plate (6).

6. A low-angle directional shooting mobile vehicle according to claim 5, characterized in that, The bottom card interface is provided with an adjustable caster threaded locking block (17). The adjustable caster threaded locking block (17) has two screw holes. The screw holes are provided with adjustable caster threaded locking block fixing screws (20). The threaded end of the adjustable caster threaded locking block fixing screws (20) passes through the screw holes and is connected to the adjustable caster body (11).

7. A low-angle directional shooting mobile vehicle according to claim 6, characterized in that, Both the bottom end of the support base plate (6) and the support lower fork base (5) are provided with screw holes that cooperate with the positioning locking screw (19) of the support lower fork base.

8. A low-angle directional shooting mobile vehicle according to claim 7, characterized in that, The bottom of the adjustable caster bottom cover (12) has four screw holes that cooperate with the adjustable caster bottom cover locking screw (13).

9. A low-angle directional shooting mobile vehicle according to claim 8, characterized in that, The diameter of the bowl (1) is 100mm.