Gimbal Locking Device with Segmented Clutch Portions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current gimbal locking mechanisms are cumbersome and fail to securely fix the rotation shaft, leading to potential bending deformation or damage during transportation or storage.
Innovation Solution
A gimbal locking device comprising a body portion, clutch portions, and fastening portions that securely engage with the imaging device's carrying platform, preventing wobbling by abutting against the image shooting terminal and adjusting mechanisms, ensuring precise alignment and stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple parts are used for fixing the gimbal, then the fixing coverage is increased, but the device complexity and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple fixing functions into a single integrated locking device that simultaneously engages with multiple components (carrying platform and angle adjusting mechanism). This single device integrates what would otherwise require multiple separate fixing parts, reducing overall device complexity while maintaining comprehensive fixing coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The locking device performs multiple functions simultaneously: it locks the image shooting terminal to the carrying platform, prevents rotation of the angle adjusting mechanism, and provides structural support. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate fixing components for each function, resolving the contradiction between reliability and device complexity.
2Reliability
If multiple parts are used for fixing the gimbal, then the fixing coverage is increased, but ease of operation worsens
Solution Approach 1:
By merging multiple fixing operations into a single locking device, the user performs one action rather than multiple separate operations. The device simultaneously secures the carrying platform and angle adjusting mechanism in a single engagement, greatly improving ease of operation while maintaining comprehensive fixing coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The locking device features self-aligning structures including guide grooves and positioning protrusions that automatically guide the device into correct positioning during operation. This self-alignment eliminates the need for precise manual alignment by the user, improving ease of operation while ensuring reliable fixation.
3Ease of operation
If a single locking device is used, then ease of operation is improved, but fixing reliability may worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The locking device is segmented into distinct functional modules: a body portion for structural support, a first clutch portion for engaging the carrying platform, and a second clutch portion for engaging the angle adjusting mechanism. This segmentation allows each module to perform its specific fixing function independently, ensuring comprehensive fixing coverage while maintaining operational simplicity through integrated design.
Solution Approach 2:
The device engages fixing in multiple spatial dimensions simultaneously: the first clutch portion engages vertically with the carrying platform while the second clutch portion engages horizontally with the angle adjusting mechanism. This multi-dimensional engagement approach ensures comprehensive fixation through a single device, resolving the contradiction between simplicity and reliability.
4Device complexity
If conventional fixing methods are used, then the structure is simple, but the gimbal cannot be fixed entirely at each shaft
Solution Approach 1:
The locking device is divided into specialized portions (body portion, first clutch portion, second clutch portion) each designed to engage with specific components at different locations. This segmentation enables the device to comprehensively secure multiple shafts and components, achieving complete fixation while maintaining relatively simple structure through functional specialization.
Solution Approach 2:
The device extends clutch portions beyond the minimal required length to ensure engagement with multiple components simultaneously. The first clutch portion extends to engage the carrying platform while the second clutch portion extends to engage the angle adjusting mechanism, providing excessive but reliable fixation coverage that conventional minimal designs would miss.
Data Source
AI summary
A gimbal locking device includes a body portion including a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, a clutch portion extending from the first surface, and a fastening portion extending from the second surface. The fastening portion includes an extension portion extending from the second surface.