Locking assembly, holder and supporting device

Abstract

The utility model discloses a locking assembly which is used for locking a holder on a tripod, the holder comprises a screw rod, the locking assembly comprises a handle body, a gear and a clamping assembly, a containing hole is formed in the upper end portion of the handle body in a concave mode, the gear is provided with a plurality of first meshing teeth which are distributed in the circumferential direction and matched with external threads of the screw rod, and the clamping assembly is matched with the containing hole. The clamping assembly is rotationally installed on the handle body, the clamping assembly is selectively connected with the gear in a meshed mode, and the gear partially extends into the containing hole. After the locking assembly and the gear are separated and unlocked through the clamping assembly, the external thread of the screw rod drives the gear to rotate when the screw rod extends into the containing hole; after the screw extends into the preset position, when the clamping assembly and the gear are engaged and locked, the external thread of the screw is clamped with the gear to limit the screw to slide relative to the inner wall of the containing hole, locking and unlocking operation is convenient and fast, time and labor are saved, and user experience is improved. The utility model further provides a holder and a supporting device.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to photographic equipment technical field, especially a locking assembly, a holder and a supporting device. BACKGROUND

[0002] Photographic equipment such as cameras, mobile phones, action cameras and monitors are widely used. In order to improve the shooting effect, the photographic equipment can be installed on a tripod. Currently, in order to meet the demand for adjusting the shooting angle, please refer to Figure 1 , the holder can be selectively rotated relative to the tripod mounting seat, but the existing holder includes a holder seat and a locking assembly, and the locking assembly is screwed with a screw rod of the holder seat. After the photographic equipment is adjusted to the angle, the locking assembly needs to be rotated multiple times to fix the holder seat on the tripod mounting seat, which is laborious and time-consuming, and the user experience is poor. SUMMARY

[0003] The utility model provides a locking assembly, aims at solving the technical problem that locking operation is complex and cannot be operated by one hand.

[0004] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

[0005] A locking assembly is used for locking a holder on a mounting seat of a tripod. The holder includes a screw rod, the screw rod penetrates the mounting seat, and the locking assembly is locked with the screw rod. The locking assembly includes a handle body, a gear and a clamping assembly. The upper end of the handle body is recessed with a receiving hole. The gear has a plurality of first meshing teeth which are circumferentially distributed and adapted to the external thread of the screw rod. The clamping assembly is rotatably arranged on the handle body, and selectively meshed and connected with the gear. The gear partially extends into the receiving hole.

[0006] When the clamping assembly is separated from the gear and the screw rod extends into the receiving hole, the external thread of the screw rod drives the gear to rotate. When the clamping assembly is meshed and locked with the gear, the external thread of the screw rod is clamped with the gear to limit the sliding of the screw rod relative to the inner wall of the receiving hole.

[0007] In some embodiments, the clamping assembly includes a clamping piece and at least one elastic piece. The clamping piece is provided with second meshing teeth which are adapted to the first meshing teeth of the gear. The elastic piece applies a force to the clamping piece when the clamping piece is meshed with the gear.

[0008] When the clamping piece is actuated, the clamping piece is separated from the gear. When the clamping piece is released, the elastic piece drives the clamping piece to reset.

[0009] In some embodiments, the clamping assembly further comprises a shaft, the clamping piece comprises a clamping section and an abutting section, the clamping section is provided with the second teeth, the area where the clamping section and the abutting section are connected is provided with a shaft, the clamping piece is rotatably arranged on the handle body through the shaft, the elastic piece is held between the abutting section and the handle body, and the gear and the elastic piece are distributed on the same side of the clamping piece.

[0010] In some embodiments, the elastic piece is a compression spring.

[0011] In some embodiments, the handle body is concavely provided with a containing groove, the containing groove is provided with the shaft on the groove inner wall, and the elastic piece is held between the inner side of the abutting section and the groove inner wall of the containing groove, and the outer side of the abutting section is exposed outside the containing groove.

[0012] When the outer side of the abutting section is pressed inward, the second teeth are separated from the first teeth, and after the abutting section is released, the elastic piece drives the clamping piece to reset.

[0013] In some embodiments, the handle body comprises a hand-held part and a holding piece connected with the hand-held part, when the clamping assembly is engaged with the gear and locked, the holding piece can abut against the lower end of the mounting seat to be fixed on the mounting seat, or the holding piece releases the lower end of the mounting seat so that the screw rod can rotate relative to the mounting seat.

[0014] In some embodiments, the outer surface of the hand-held part has a silica gel layer.

[0015] The utility model also proposes a holder, the holder comprises a holder seat and the locking assembly as mentioned above, the holder seat has a screw rod fixedly connected with the holder seat, the holder seat is located on the upper end of the mounting seat, the locking assembly is located on the lower end of the mounting seat, and the holder seat can be selectively rotated relative to the mounting seat.

[0016] The utility model also proposes a supporting device, the supporting device comprises a mounting seat and the holder as mentioned above, the holder seat has a first bowl-shaped part, the mounting seat comprises a second bowl-shaped part, the second bowl-shaped part is structured with a first bowl-shaped groove, the first bowl-shaped part is contained in the first bowl-shaped groove, and the locking assembly comprises a holding piece, the holding piece is structured with a second bowl-shaped groove, and the second bowl-shaped groove is contained in the second bowl-shaped part.

[0017] In some embodiments, the mounting seat is rotatably connected with a supporting leg around the periphery.

[0018] After the locking assembly of this utility model is unlocked by separating from the gear through the engaging assembly, the external thread of the screw drives the gear to rotate when the screw extends into the receiving hole; after the screw extends into the preset position, the engaging assembly engages with the gear to lock, and the external thread of the screw engages with the gear to limit the sliding of the screw relative to the inner wall of the receiving hole. The locking and unlocking operations are convenient and fast, saving time and effort and improving the user experience. Attached Figure Description

[0019] Figure 1 Reference images showing the usage of an existing gimbal mounted on a tripod;

[0020] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the locking assembly in one embodiment of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 3 This is a partial structural diagram of the locking component and the gimbal base combined in one embodiment of the present utility model.

[0022] Figure 4 This is an exploded structural diagram of the locking assembly in one embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 5 This is a cross-sectional view of the locking component in one embodiment of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 6 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the mounting base for a medium-sized tripod.

[0025] Explanation of icon numbers

[0026] Gimbal 100;

[0027] Screw 11; First cup-shaped part 12;

[0028] Locking component 20;

[0029] Handle body 30; receiving hole 31; top support 32; second bowl-shaped groove 321; receiving groove 33;

[0030] Gear 40; meshing teeth 41;

[0031] Engaging component 51; second meshing tooth 511; abutting section 512;

[0032] Mounting base 200; first bowl-shaped groove 201; second bowl-shaped part 202. Detailed Implementation

[0033] In the utility model, the terms "arrange", "have", "connect" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be fixed connection, detachable connection, or integral structure, it can be mechanical connection, or electrical connection, it can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through intermediate medium. For ordinary skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the utility model can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0034] The orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, which is only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and does not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application.

[0035] In addition, the terms "first", "second" are only for descriptive purposes, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the technical features indicated. Therefore, the features defined with "first", "second" can explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "multiple" is at least two, for example, two, three, etc., unless otherwise specifically limited.

[0036] Also, in addition to being used to indicate the orientation or positional relationship, the above-mentioned part of the terms can also be used to indicate other meanings, for example, the term "upper" can also be used to indicate a certain dependent relationship or connection relationship in some cases. For ordinary skilled in the art, the specific meaning of these terms in the utility model can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0037] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the utility model more clear, the utility model is further described in detail below in combination with the drawings and examples. It should be understood that the specific examples described herein are only used to explain the utility model, and are not used to limit the utility model.

[0038] The utility model embodiment proposes a kind of supporting device, please refer to Figures 1 to 4 Such as tripod, single leg or other support etc., below with tripod and camera as an example, supporting device is used to support camera and other photographic equipment shooting, the photographic equipment of the embodiment can be mobile phone, camera, action camera, camera, monitor etc., the following with photographic equipment as camera as an example is described.

[0039] The support device comprises a mounting seat 200 and a holder 100. The mounting seat 200 is rotationally connected with a support leg at the outer periphery. The holder 100 comprises a holder seat and a locking assembly 20. The holder seat can directly lock a camera on the holder seat through a screw, or can be installed on the holder seat through other supports or photographic accessories, such as a cage, a damping holder, etc. The locking assembly 20 is used to lock the holder seat on the mounting seat 200 of the tripod. The mounting seat 200 is provided with a through hole penetrating from top to bottom. The holder seat is provided with a screw rod 11. The holder seat is located at the upper end of the mounting seat 200, and the screw rod 11 penetrates through the through hole. The locking assembly 20 is located at the lower end of the mounting seat 200.

[0040] When the locking assembly 20 locks the holder seat on the mounting seat 200, the mounting seat 200 cannot rotate relative to the holder seat. That is, the upper end of the mounting seat 200 abuts against the lower end of the holder seat, and the lower end of the mounting seat 200 abuts against the upper end of the locking assembly 20. When the locking assembly 20 and the holder seat have an upper and lower movement space or gap with the mounting seat 200, the holder seat can rotate relative to the mounting seat 200, so as to adjust the shooting angle of the camera, which is simple and convenient to operate.

[0041] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4 , in order to facilitate the rotation of the holder seat relative to the mounting seat 200, the holder seat is provided with a first bowl-shaped portion 12. The mounting seat 200 comprises a second bowl-shaped portion 202, which is configured with a first bowl-shaped groove 201. The first bowl-shaped portion 12 is accommodated in the first bowl-shaped groove 201. The locking assembly 20 comprises a top holder 32, which is configured with a second bowl-shaped groove 321. The second bowl-shaped groove 321 is accommodated in the second bowl-shaped portion 202. When the holder seat rotates relative to the mounting seat 200, the first bowl-shaped portion 12 rotates in the first bowl-shaped groove 201, and at the same time, the second bowl-shaped portion 202 rotates in the second bowl-shaped groove 321. After adjusting the preset position, the locking assembly 20 cooperates with the screw rod 11 to relatively lock and fix the holder seat and the mounting seat 200.

[0042] In order to quickly and conveniently operate the relative locking of the holder seat and the mounting seat 200, the locking assembly 20 has various implementation manners. For example, in an embodiment:

[0043] Please refer to Figure 2 , Figure 6 , the locking assembly 20 comprises a handle body 30, a gear 40 and a clamping assembly. The handle body 30 is convenient for a user to hold and operate the locking assembly 20. The upper end of the handle body 30 is recessed with an accommodation hole 31. The gear 40 is provided with a plurality of first meshing teeth 41 distributed in the circumferential direction and matched with the outer thread of the screw rod 11. The clamping assembly is rotationally arranged on the handle body 30 and selectively connected with the gear 40 in meshing mode. The gear 40 partially extends into the accommodation hole 31.

[0044] Wherein, after assembly, the clamping assembly is engaged with the gear 40 to lock, after the actuation of the clamping assembly and the gear 40 is separated, the outer thread of the screw rod 11 drives the gear 40 to rotate when the screw rod 11 extends into the accommodating hole 31; the outer thread of the screw rod 11 is engaged with the gear 40 to limit the sliding of the screw rod 11 relative to the hole inner wall of the accommodating hole 31 when the clamping assembly is engaged with the gear 40 to lock, the screw rod 11 cannot be pulled inward and outward, the locking and unlocking operations are convenient and fast, time and labor are saved, and user experience is improved.

[0045] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 5 The clamping assembly includes a clamping piece 51 and an elastic piece (not labeled), the clamping piece 51 is provided with second meshing teeth 511 adapted to the first meshing teeth 41 of the gear 40, and the elastic piece applies a force to the clamping piece 51 to engage with the gear 40, after the actuation of the clamping piece 51, the clamping piece 51 is separated from the gear 40, and after the release of the clamping piece 51, the elastic piece drives the clamping piece 51 to reset, the structure is simple and compact, and production and installation are convenient.

[0046] Wherein, the elastic piece can be a compression spring, the compression spring can be transversely arranged, the clamping piece 51 can be located on the outer side of the gear 40, and the actuation of the clamping piece 51 can be directly operated by hand, for example, one end of the clamping piece 51 extends outward from the outer side of the handle body 30, and the clamping piece 51 is directly manually pressed away from the gear 40. Specifically as follows:

[0047] The clamping assembly further includes a shaft rod, the clamping piece 51 includes a clamping section (not labeled) and an abutting section 512, the clamping section is provided with the second meshing teeth 511, and the connection region of the clamping section and the abutting section 512 is provided with the shaft rod, the clamping piece 51 is arranged on the handle body 30 by rotating through the shaft rod, the elastic piece is held between the abutting section 512 and the handle body 30, and the gear 40 and the elastic piece are distributed on the same side of the clamping piece 51. When the user presses the abutting section 512 inward, the second meshing teeth 511 are separated from the first meshing teeth 41, and after the release of the abutting section, the elastic piece drives the clamping piece to reset.

[0048] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 5 The handle body 30 is concavely provided with an accommodating groove 33, the shaft rod is arranged on the groove inner wall of the accommodating groove 33, and the elastic piece is held between the inner side of the abutting section 512 and the groove inner wall of the accommodating groove 33, and the outer side of the abutting section 512 is exposed outside the accommodating groove 33 for pressing operation.

[0049] In some embodiments, the handle body 30 includes a hand-holding part and a holding piece 32 rotationally connected to the hand-holding part, and when the clamping assembly is engaged with the gear 40 to lock, the holding piece 32 can abut against the lower end of the mounting seat 200 to be fixed on the mounting seat 200, or the holding piece 32 releases the lower end of the mounting seat 200 so that the screw rod 11 can rotate relative to the mounting seat 200.

[0050] In some embodiments, in order to improve the hand feeling of the user holding, the outer surface of the handle body 30 can be a silica gel layer or a sponge layer.

[0051] In summary, in the process of installing the holder 100 on the mounting seat 200 of the tripod, when the user presses the abutting section 512 inward, the engaging section rotates outward, so that the second teeth 511 are separated from the first teeth 41, when the free end of the screw rod 11 of the holder seat extends into the accommodating hole 31 of the handle body 30 through the through hole of the mounting seat 200, the external thread of the screw rod 11 drives the gear 40 to rotate by engaging with the first teeth 41 of the gear 40, and after the screw rod 11 extends to the preset position, the abutting section 512 is released, and after the elastic member pushes the abutting section 512 to reset, the second teeth 511 of the engaging section are engaged with the first teeth 41 of the gear 40 again, so that the screw rod 11 is engaged and locked with the gear 40.

[0052] The specific structure of the locking assembly refers to the above-mentioned embodiments. Since the above-mentioned all technical solutions of all embodiments are adopted in the present photographic equipment, at least all the technical effects brought by the technical solutions of the above-mentioned embodiments are possessed, and here is not repeated.

[0053] The above is only a specific embodiment of the present application, and it should be pointed out that for ordinary skilled in the art, without departing from the principles of the present application, a number of improvements and refinements can be made, which should be considered as the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A locking assembly for locking a gimbal to a tripod mounting base, the gimbal including a screw threaded through the mounting base, the locking assembly being locked to the screw thread, characterized in that, The locking assembly includes a handle body, a gear, and a locking assembly. The upper end of the handle body is recessed with a receiving hole. The gear has a plurality of first teeth distributed circumferentially and adapted to the external thread of the screw. The locking assembly is rotatably mounted on the handle body and selectively engages with the gear. The gear part extends into the receiving hole. When the engaging assembly is separated from the gear and unlocked, the external thread of the screw drives the gear to rotate when the screw extends into the receiving hole; when the engaging assembly is engaged with the gear and locked, the external thread of the screw engages with the gear to limit the sliding of the screw relative to the inner wall of the receiving hole.

2. The locking assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that, The engaging assembly includes an engaging member and an elastic member. The engaging member is provided with a second tooth that is adapted to the first tooth of the gear. The elastic member applies a force to engage the engaging member with the gear. Specifically, after the engaging member is actuated, the engaging member separates from the gear; after the engaging member is released, the elastic element drives the engaging member to reset.

3. The locking assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that, The engaging assembly further includes a shaft, and the engaging member includes an engaging section and a resisting section. The engaging section is provided with the second meshing tooth, and the shaft is provided at the connection area between the engaging section and the resisting section. The engaging member is rotatably mounted on the handle body via the shaft, and the elastic member is held between the resisting section and the handle body. The gear and the elastic member are distributed on the same side of the engaging member.

4. The locking assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that, The elastic element is a compression spring.

5. The locking assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that, The handle body is recessed with a receiving groove, the shaft is installed on the inner wall of the receiving groove, and the elastic element is held between the inner side of the abutting section and the inner wall of the receiving groove, while the outer side of the abutting section is exposed on the outside of the receiving groove. When the outer side of the abutment section is pressed inward, the second tooth separates from the first tooth, and after the abutment section is released, the elastic element drives the locking element to reset.

6. The locking assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that, The handle body includes a hand-held portion and a top-holding member connected to the hand-held portion. When the engaging assembly is engaged and locked with the gear, the top-holding member can abut against the lower end of the mounting seat to fix it on the mounting seat, or the top-holding member can release the lower end of the mounting seat so that the screw can rotate relative to the mounting seat.

7. The locking assembly according to claim 6, characterized in that, The outer surface of the handheld part has a silicone layer.

8. A gimbal, characterized in that, The gimbal includes a gimbal base and a locking assembly as described in any one of claims 1 to 7. The gimbal base has a screw fixedly connected to the gimbal base. The gimbal base is located at the upper end of the mounting base, and the locking assembly is located at the lower end of the mounting base. The gimbal base can be selectively rotated relative to the mounting base.

9. A support device, characterized in that, The support device includes a mounting base and a gimbal as described in claim 8. The gimbal base has a first bowl-shaped portion, and the mounting base includes a second bowl-shaped portion. The second bowl-shaped portion is configured with a first bowl-shaped groove, and the first bowl-shaped portion is received within the first bowl-shaped groove. The locking assembly includes a top holder, and the top holder is configured with a second bowl-shaped groove, and the second bowl-shaped groove is received within the second bowl-shaped portion.

10. The support device according to claim 9, characterized in that, The mounting base is rotatably connected to the support leg.

Images