CN201050665Y - tripod head - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a tripod head, this tripod head includes a base, a ball-shaped pole, a control lever and a connecting piece, this base supplies this connecting piece activity group to establish wherein in the bearing part of its body upper end, set up a joint cover in the joint part side of this body bottom, be equipped with corresponding hemisphere nest groove and activity concave part in this joint part and the joint cover, and joint part and joint cover one end pin joint are connected, the other end utilizes this control lever to control this joint part and joint cover and presss from both sides whether spheroid of this sphere pin joint piece, and constitute a multi-direction guiding mechanism who has level and vertical direction rotation, make its structure have the efficiency of essence simplification, and let the user can utilize single control lever to be operatable promptly, make it have splendid easy and simple operation nature.

Description

tripod head

technical field

The utility model relates to a tripod, in particular to a pan-tilt structure for connecting an image picker such as a camera or video camera to the tripod.

Background technique

In the existing tripod structure design, in addition to including a group of telescopic and expanding and contracting rod groups, a cloud platform is also provided at the upper end of the rod group, which is used to set other image pickup devices such as cameras or video cameras. and the pan-tilt can be rotated horizontally and forward and backward for the user to adjust the lens orientation of the image capture device.

Currently known tripod head structures, such as the structure disclosed in Taiwan Patent Publication No. 180959 "Improvement of Camera Tripod Head Structure", can be understood from the tripod head design disclosed in this patent case. It mainly uses a combination of a set of horizontal rotation devices controlled by horizontal knobs and a set of vertical rotation devices controlled by vertical knobs, so that the pan/tilt can rotate and adjust the camera in the horizontal direction when the horizontal knobs are loosened. The tilt angle in the left and right directions, and the tilt angle in the vertical direction to adjust the vertical direction of the camera when the vertical knob is unscrewed, and after the angle adjustment is confirmed, rotate and lock the horizontal knob and the vertical knob respectively. Fix the orientation of the camera lens before taking pictures.

However, the cloud platform design of the aforementioned tripod can provide the camera with the function of adjusting the angle of the horizontal and vertical directions. However, this platform has the disadvantages of complex structure and high cost due to the combination of two groups of rotating mechanisms. Therefore, the user has to rotate the horizontal knob and the vertical knob in forward and reverse directions respectively, resulting in cumbersome and inconvenient operations for adjusting the orientation of the camera lens.

Utility model content

The main purpose of the utility model is to provide a tripod head, which improves the disadvantages of the previously known tripod head, such as inconvenient operation and complicated structure.

In order to achieve the aforementioned purpose, the cloud platform of the tripod designed by the utility model includes:

a joystick having a handle and a bolt at one end of the handle;

A spherical pivoting piece has a sphere, and a connecting portion is located at the bottom of the sphere;

A base, including a body and a joint cover, the body has a bearing part, and a joint part is arranged on the bottom of the bearing part and merged with the joint cover, a movable concave part is formed in the bearing part and extends to the side to form an opening Each of the joint part and the joint cover has a half-spherical socket groove opposite to each other, for the ball of the spherical pivot joint to be placed therein, and each of the joint part and the joint cover is provided with a movable concave part upward from the bottom of the ball socket groove along the side wall Extending, the two ends of the joint part are respectively provided with a first pivotal part and a through hole, the two ends of the joint cover are respectively provided with a second pivotal part and a screw hole, and the joint part of the body is connected by the first pivotal part and the The second pivot joint of the joint cover is pivotally connected, and the bolt part of the control lever passes through the perforation of the joint part, and then locked in the screw hole of the joint cover, so that the ball of the spherical pivot joint is clamped In the ball-and-socket groove of the joint part and the joint cover, the joint part protrudes from the bottom of the base; and

A connecting piece includes a turntable part and a screw connection part arranged on the top surface of the turntable, and the connecting piece is rotatably assembled in the accommodating recess of the base.

Compared with the previous existing tripod head, the utility model has the characteristics and effects that: the utility model utilizes the ball socket groove and the movable concave part in the spherical pivot joint and the combined base. Designed to form a multi-directional adjustment mechanism with horizontal and vertical rotation, so that the structure has the effect of simplifying, and the utility model further utilizes the body of the combined base with its joint portion with a hemispherical socket and a hemispherical socket. One end of the joint cover of the socket is pivotally connected, and the other end uses a control lever to directly control whether the joint part and the joint cover clamp the ball of the spherical pivot member. In this way, the user only needs to use a single control lever to easily operation with excellent ease of operation.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a three-dimensional exploded schematic view of a preferred embodiment of the pan-tilt of the present invention and a tripod.

Fig. 2 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of the pan-tilt of the present invention assembled on a tripod for the camera to be assembled on.

FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of a preferred embodiment of the pan/tilt of the present invention, where the joystick controls the joint portion of the base and the joint cover to clamp and loosen the spherical pivot joint.

Fig. 4 is a reference diagram of the implementation state of a preferred embodiment of the pan-tilt of the present invention, which is set on a tripod and can be used for horizontal and vertical angle adjustment of the camera.

Explanation of main component symbols

1...Pan Tai 2...Tripod

3...Camera 10...Joystick

11...Shank part 12...Bolt part

20...Spherical pivot joint 21...Ball

22...Connecting part 30...Base

40...Body body 41...Bearing part

42...Accommodating recessed part 43...Joint part

44...Hemispherical socket 45...The first movable concave part

46...the first pivot joint 47...perforation

50...Joint cover 51...Hemispherical socket

52...the second movable recess 53...the second pivot joint

54...Screw hole 60...Positioning piece

61...Through hole 62...Fixer

70...Connecting piece 71...Turntable part

72...Screw connection part 73...Pivoting concave part

Detailed ways

The cloud platform of the present utility model is assembled on the top of an expandable and collapsible tripod, and an image capture device such as a camera or video camera is provided to be assembled on it. As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the cloud platform of the present utility model is disclosed. The three-dimensional exploded schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of platform 1 and tripod 2 and the stereoscopic schematic diagram for camera 3 to be set on it after the combination thereof, as can be seen from the figure, the composition of this cloud platform 1 mainly includes a joystick 10, a The spherical pivoting member 20, a base 30 and a connecting member 70, wherein:

The joystick 10 includes a handle 11 and a bolt 12 disposed at one end of the handle 11 .

The spherical pivot member 20 has a sphere 21 and a connecting portion 22 with a smaller outer diameter disposed at the bottom of the sphere 21 , and is assembled to the top of the tripod 2 through the connecting portion 22 .

The base 30 is assembled on the sphere 21 of the spherical pivot member 20, and includes a body 40 and an engaging cover 50. The body 40 has a bearing portion 41 and an engaging portion 43 disposed at the bottom of the bearing portion 41. A movable concave portion 42 is formed in the carrying portion 41 and extends to its side to form an opening. The joint portion 43 has a semi-spherical hemispherical socket 44 on the side, and a first movable concave portion 45 extends from the bottom of the hemispherical socket 44 along its side wall. Extending upwards, a first pivot portion 46 is provided at one end of the hemispherical socket 44, and a through hole 47 is provided at the other end of the hemispherical socket 44. The joint cover 50 has a semispherical hemispherical socket 51 on one side, A second movable recess 52 extends upward from the bottom of the hemispherical socket 51 along its side wall, a second pivot joint 53 is provided at one end of the hemispherical socket 51 , and a screw hole 54 is provided at the other end of the hemispherical socket 51 The base 30 is relatively combined with the joint part 43 of the main body 40 and the joint cover 50, so that the two hemispherical sockets 44, 51 are opposed to form a spherical ball socket, and the ball 21 of the spherical pivot member 20 is provided in it. The connecting portion 22 of the spherical pivot member 20 passes through the first movable concave portion 45 or the second movable concave portion 52, and the joint cover 50 and the joint portion 43 of the body 40 use the first pivotal portion 46 at one end and the second movable concave portion 52. The two pivot joints 53 are pivotally connected in a concave-convex fit shape, and the bolt portion 12 of the control lever 10 passes through the perforation 47 of the joint portion 43, and then is locked in the screw hole 54 of the joint cover 50, so that the spherical pivot The spherical body 21 of the joint member 20 is fixed in the joint portion 43 and the joint cover 50 which are merged oppositely.

In the foregoing, the first pivotal portion 46 can be a protruding post extending downward from the bottom of the bearing portion 41 of the body 40, and the second pivotal portion 53 is a hole provided on the joint cover 50 for the protruding post. The first pivotal portion 46 is pivotally disposed in the hole-shaped second pivotal portion 53 .

In the foregoing, the base 30 can also be equipped with a positioning piece 60 on the top of the bearing portion 41 of the body 40, and the positioning piece 60 can be fixed on the top of the bearing portion 41 of the body 40 by screws or with two fixing pieces 62 cooperating with screws. , the positioning member 60 is provided with a through hole 61 .

The connecting piece 70 includes a turntable portion 71 and a threaded portion 72 , the threaded portion 72 is arranged on the top surface of the turntable portion 71 , and the connecting piece 70 is rotatably assembled on the carrying portion 41 of the body 40 of the base 30 In the accommodating concave portion 42, its side end can protrude from the opening on the side of the accommodating concave portion 42, and can move up and down. The bottom of the camera or camcorder.

In the foregoing, the connecting piece 70 can further be provided with a pivoting concave portion 73 at the bottom of the turntable portion 71, and the base 30 is provided with a pivoting convex portion (not shown) in the accommodating concave portion 42 of the body 40, and The pivoting recess 73 is relatively fitted.

The utility model uses the design of the preferred embodiment of the aforementioned cloud platform 1. When in use, as shown in FIGS. Set on the base 30 of the pan-tilt 1, and use the connector 70 to screw the camera 3 or the bottom surface of the camera. When the user wants to adjust the lens orientation of the camera 3 or the camera, he can first rotate the joystick 10 and loosen it. Open and close the joint cover 50 on the side of the joint part 43 of the main body 40 of the base 30, so that the ball 21 of the spherical pivot joint 20 can move in the hemispherical socket grooves 44, 51 corresponding to the joint part 43 and the joint cover 50, so that, The user can hold the joystick 10 to rotate the base 30 and the camera 3 or video camera on it to adjust the angle in the horizontal direction, or hold the joystick 10 to rotate the base 30 and the camera 3 on it to adjust the angle in the vertical direction. Degree adjustment, wherein the connecting portion 22 of the spherical pivot member 20 located below the sphere 21 enters the first movable recess 45 of the joint portion 43 of the body 40 of the base 30 or the second movable recess 52 of the joint cover 50, and the camera 3 or video camera After the lens orientation position of the camera is determined, rotate the control lever to lock the joint cover 50 on the side of the joint part 43 of the base 30 body 40, that is, the pan-tilt 1 is locked, so that the lens orientation of the camera or video camera can be fixed. Take another photo.

It can be understood from the aforementioned operation instructions that the utility model utilizes the design of the spherical pivot joint and the ball-socket groove and movable recess in the combined base to form a multi-directional adjustment mechanism with horizontal and vertical rotation, and utilizes The joint part of the base body is pivotally connected to one end of the joint cover, and the other end uses a control lever to directly control whether the joint part and the joint cover clamp the ball of the spherical pivot member, so that the user can use a single control lever Easily adjust the angle of the pan/tilt to achieve the purpose of easy operation.

Claims (4)

1. the The Cloud Terrace of a tripod is characterized in that, comprising:

One control lever, have a shank, and a bolt part be located at this shank one end;

One spherical driving piece, have a spheroid, and a junction be located at this spheroid bottom;

One pedestal, comprise that a body and engages lid, this body has a bearing part, and a joining portion is located at this bearing part bottom and is covered relative with this joint and close, form a movable recess in this bearing part and extend to side formation opening, this joining portion respectively has half ball-and-socket groove with the joint lid and is relative shape, spheroid for this sphere driving piece installs wherein, this joining portion with engage lid and respectively be provided with a movable recess and extend upward along sidewall from its ball-and-socket groove bottom, one first pin-joint part and a perforation are respectively established in these two ends, joining portion, one second pin-joint part and a screw are respectively established in these joint lid two ends, the joining portion of this body articulates binding with first pin-joint part engages lid with this second pin-joint part, the bolt part of this control lever is passed the perforation at this joining portion, be locked in the screw that engages lid, and spheroid that should the sphere driving piece is located in this joining portion and engage in the ball-and-socket groove of lid, and this joint stretches out base bottom; And

A connection piece, it comprises that a rotating disk portion and a spiro union portion be located at this rotating disk end face, this link rotatably is mounted in the ccontaining recess of this pedestal.

2. the The Cloud Terrace of tripod as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, the projection of this first pin-joint part for extending down from body bearing part bottom surface, and this second pin-joint part is to be located at the hole that this joint covers, and is pivoted wherein for this projection shape first pin-joint part.

3. the The Cloud Terrace of tripod as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that, this pedestal comprises that also positioning piece is installed in this body bearing part top, is provided with a through hole in this locating piece, supplies the spiro union portion of this link from bottom to top to wear wherein.

4. the The Cloud Terrace of tripod as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, these locating piece two ends respectively cooperate screw to be fixedly arranged on the bearing part top of this body by fixed block.

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