Offset Axis Camera Support Head for 360 Tilt Rotation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional camera support heads with L-type structures limit camera rotation along the tilt plane to an arc of 250°-270° due to the tripod or dolly entering the shooting plane when the camera is rotated downward, restricting artistic shooting possibilities.
Innovation Solution
A camera support head with a snood on the 90° coupling between the arms, allowing a 360° rotation along a second vertical axis offset and parallel to the pan plane axis, and featuring a joint with fixing/release mechanisms for variable orientation, enabling full 360° rotation and passage of camera supply wires through the structure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the camera is rotated downward along the tilt plane in conventional L-type support heads, then the camera achieves downward orientation, but the tripod or dolly enters the shooting plane and blocks the view, limiting rotation to 250°-270°
Solution Approach 1:
The invention introduces a second vertical axis of rotation that is offset and parallel to the first vertical axis. This dimensional change allows the camera to rotate 360° along the tilt plane without the support structure entering the shooting plane, as the offset axis positions the tripod/dolly outside the camera's rotational path.
Solution Approach 2:
The support head is divided into two separate vertical axes of rotation rather than a single axis. The first vertical axis handles pan rotation, while the second offset vertical axis handles tilt rotation. This segmentation allows independent rotation around each axis, enabling full 360° tilt rotation without the support structure interfering with the shooting plane.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the L-type bracket uses a fixed 90° coupling between arms, then the structure is simple and stable, but the camera rotation is limited to 250°-270° along the tilt plane
Solution Approach 1:
The fixed 90° coupling between the first and second arms is replaced with a rotatable joint that allows the second vertical arm to rotate 360° relative to the first horizontal arm along a second vertical axis. This dynamic joint maintains structural stability while enabling full rotational freedom for camera orientation.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of a single vertical axis for tilt rotation, the invention introduces a second vertical axis that is offset and parallel to the first vertical axis. This dimensional change allows the camera to achieve full 360° rotation along the tilt plane without the support structure entering the shooting plane.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the camera support head allows full 360° rotation along both pan and tilt planes, then artistic shooting possibilities are maximized, but the tripod or dolly enters the shooting plane when camera is rotated downward
Solution Approach 1:
The invention introduces a second vertical axis of rotation that is offset and parallel to the first vertical axis. This offset positioning moves the support structure (tripod/dolly) outside the camera's rotational path, allowing full 360° tilt rotation without the support structure entering the shooting plane and blocking the view.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotation functionality is segmented into two independent vertical axes: the first vertical axis for pan rotation and the second offset vertical axis for tilt rotation. This segmentation allows the camera to rotate 360° along both planes simultaneously without the support structure interfering with the shooting plane.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a camera support head (1) for motion picture, TV and like shootings, comprising an L shake structure, comprising a first horizontal arm (2), that is rotatably coupled along a 360° arc (pan plane) about a first vertical axis (A), with a support element (3), such as a tripod, a dolly and like, and a second vertical arm (4), coupled at the bottom with said first horizontal arm (2), and bearing above a camera support bracket (5), said camera support bracket (5) being coupled with said second vertical arm (4) so as to be able to rotate along a 360° arc (tilt plane), said support head (1) being characterized in that coupling between said first horizontal arm (2) and said second vertical arm (4) permitting rotation each other along a 360° arc, about a second vertical axis (C), offset and parallel with respect to said first vertical axis (A), said rotation being adjustable and fixable.