Lens bracket assembly and gimbal used therewith

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10136038-B2
Application number	US-201615380161-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 15, 2016
Priority date	Jun 27, 2014
Publication date	Nov 20, 2018
Grant date	Nov 20, 2018

Abstract

The present invention discloses a lens bracket assembly for supporting an imaging device. The imaging device includes a body and a lens connected to the body. The lens bracket assembly includes a supporting plate and a bracket. The supporting plate is used for mounting the imaging device, and the supporting plate includes a first side. The bracket includes a supporting portion of which the shape matches the lens of the imaging device and a fixing portion connected with the supporting portion. The fixing portion is fixedly arranged at the first side. The supporting portion is used for supporting the lens. The present invention further relates to a gimbal that uses the lens bracket assembly.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A lens bracket assembly for supporting an imaging device, the imaging device comprising a body and a lens connected to the body, the lens bracket assembly comprising:
a supporting plate, configured for mounting the imaging device and comprising a first side having a first fixing hole,
a bracket, comprising a supporting portion having a shape that matches the lens of the imaging device and configured for supporting the lens and a fixing portion connected with the supporting portion and fixedly arranged at the first side, the fixing portion having a guide hole, and
a fixing member, comprising an assemble-in portion and an abutting portion connected to the assemble-in portion, wherein the assemble-in portion passes through the guide hole and the first fixing hole, and the abutting portion abuts against the fixing portion.

2. The lens bracket assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first side of the supporting plate is further provided with two second fixing holes, the lens bracket assembly further comprises a connecting member disposed between the first side and the bracket, the connecting member comprises a connecting portion provided with a first through hole and two second through holes at positions corresponding to the first fixing hole and the second fixing holes of the supporting plate, respectively, the two second through holes are aligned with the two second fixing holes, respectively, two latches are inserted into the second through holes and the second fixing holes to fix the connecting member onto the first side of the supporting plate, and the assemble-in portion further passes through the first through hole.

3. The lens bracket assembly according to claim 2 , wherein a length of the assemble-in portion is equal to a sum of a depth of the first fixing hole, a depth of the first through hole, and a depth of the guide hole.

4. The lens bracket assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the connecting member further comprises two cylindrical fastening posts disposed on two sides of the connecting portion, and the fixing portion is clamped between the two fastening posts.

5. The lens bracket assembly according to claim 4 , wherein a width of the fixing portion is equal to the shortest distance between the two fastening posts.

6. The lens bracket assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the lens bracket assembly further comprises a mounting plate, the supporting plate is slidably disposed on the mounting plate, the mounting plate comprises a first surface and two first sidewalls disposed oppositely, a first boss is extended from the first surface at each of two opposing ends of the first surface, inner sidewalls of the two first bosses are provided with first sliding slots, respectively, and two outer sidewalls of the supporting plate are provided with second sliding slots, respectively, which match the first sliding slots, at positions corresponding to the first sliding slots.

7. The lens bracket assembly according to claim 6 , wherein both the first sliding slots and the second sliding slots are dovetail sliding slots.

8. The lens bracket assembly according to claim 7 , wherein one of the first sidewalls is provided with a receiving groove, the lens bracket assembly further comprises a pressing device, the pressing device comprises a sliding block slidably disposed in the receiving groove, the sliding block comprises a first side face close to a bottom of the receiving groove, a clamping portion is extended from the first side face in a direction in which the first side face gets close to the bottom and is used for locking the supporting plate to the mounting plate, and when the sliding block is retained in one of the second sliding slot, the supporting plate and the mounting plate are locked through the clamping portion.

9. The lens bracket assembly according to claim 8 , wherein the bottom of the receiving groove is provided with a threaded hole, the pressing device further comprises a spring, a fixing bolt, a pin, and a wrench, the spring is disposed between the bottom and the first side face, the sliding block further comprises a second side face away from the first side face, the wrench is disposed on the second side face, the wrench is provided with a first through hole for receiving the pin, and the fixing bolt sequentially passes through the pin, the sliding block, and the spring to be connected with the threaded hole by threading.

10. The lens bracket assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the second side face is provided with a rectangular-ambulatory-plane first receiving groove, a column is formed in a central part of the first receiving groove, the column is provided with a round through hole for the fixing bolt to pass through, the pressing device further comprises a washer, the shape and size of the washer match those of the first receiving groove, respectively, and the washer is received in the first receiving groove and is in contact with the wrench.

11. The lens bracket assembly according to claim 10 , wherein a thickness of the washer is greater than or equal to the first receiving groove.

12. The lens bracket assembly according to claim 10 , wherein the washer is made of polyoxymethylene.

13. The lens bracket assembly according to claim 8 , wherein the receiving groove comprises two side faces disposed perpendicularly to the bottom, the two side faces are disposed oppositely and are provided thereon with first sliding portions, respectively, and the two outer sidewalls of the supporting plate are provided with second sliding portions, which match the respective first sliding portions.

14. The lens bracket assembly according to claim 13 , wherein the first sliding portions are sliding slots, and the second sliding portions are sliders.

15. The lens bracket assembly according to claim 13 , wherein the first sliding portions are sliders, and the second sliding portions are sliding slots.

16. The lens bracket assembly according to claim 8 , wherein the receiving groove extends from one of the first sidewalls towards a center of the first surface, the receiving groove penetrates part of one of the first bosses to cause the first boss to form a notch, the notch is in communication with the receiving groove, the clamping portion protrudes beyond the first side face, the clamping portion forms an inclined face inclining with respect to the first side face, and when the sliding block is retained in one of the second sliding slots, the inclined face is received in the notch.

17. The lens bracket assembly according to claim 6 , wherein the lens bracket assembly further comprises a first adaptor, the first adaptor comprising a first pressing block and a second pressing block disposed oppositely, two round slots are formed between the first pressing block and the second pressing block, the first pressing block and the second pressing block are jointly screwed by a first screw, the mounting plate is fixed onto the second pressing block, and a nut of the first screw is fixedly arranged at a first wrench.

18. A gimbal for carrying an imaging device, the gimbal comprising:
a first support frame,
a second support frame hinged to the first support frame and capable of driving the first support frame to rotate, and
a third support frame hinged to the second support frame and capable of driving the second support frame to rotate, the first support frame comprising two first pillars and two guiding posts, the two guiding posts being disposed substantially perpendicular to the two first pillars, and the two guiding posts being used for carryi

Assignees

• Sz Dji Osmo Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Pan Paul
• Zhao xi feng
• Zhao yan chong

Classifications

• H04N23/55

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• F16M11/18 Primary

  with mechanism for moving the apparatus relatively to the stand · CPC title

• H04N23/54 Primary

  Mounting of pick-up tubes, electronic image sensors, deviation or focusing coils · CPC title

• F16M11/048

  adapted to forward-backward translation movement · CPC title

• G03B17/563

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