Telescopic limiting structure, camera body and camera

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10416536-B2
Application number	US-201815991663-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 29, 2018
Priority date	Oct 22, 2014
Publication date	Sep 17, 2019
Grant date	Sep 17, 2019

Abstract

A telescopic limiting structure includes a first retractable member and a second retractable member. The first retractable member includes a first inclined face and is configured to move along a first direction. The second retractable member includes a second inclined face bearing against the first inclined face. The first inclined face and the second inclined face are configured to drive the second retractable member to move along a second direction in response to the first retractable member moving along the first direction. The second direction is different from the first direction. The second retractable member includes a limiting boss and an elastic element. The elastic element is arranged along the second direction and is connected to the limiting boss.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A telescopic limiting structure comprising:
a first retractable member including a first inclined face, the first retractable member being configured to move along a first direction; and
a second retractable member including a second inclined face bearing against the first inclined face, the first inclined face and the second inclined face being configured to drive the second retractable member to move along a second direction in response to the first retractable member moving along the first direction, and the second direction being different from the first direction,
wherein the second retractable member comprises a limiting boss and an elastic element, the limiting boss having an L shape and including a first side and a second side, and the elastic element being arranged along the second direction between the first side of the limiting boss and the first retractable member and being connected to the limiting boss.

2. The telescopic limiting structure of claim 1 , wherein the first direction is substantially perpendicular to the second direction.

3. The telescopic limiting structure of claim 1 , wherein:
the first retractable member comprises a press key and a first elastic element, and
the elastic element of the second retractable member is a second elastic element.

4. The telescopic limiting structure of claim 3 , wherein the press key comprises a press key block and two snapping parts extending from an end face of the press key block.

5. The telescopic limiting structure of claim 4 , wherein each of the snapping parts comprises a protruding block having a snapping face facing towards the end face of the press key block.

6. The telescopic limiting structure of claim 5 , wherein the protruding block of one of the snapping parts is arranged at an end of the one of the snapping parts that is distal from the end face of the press key block and on a side face of the one of the snapping part that faces away from another one of the snapping parts.

7. The telescopic limiting structure of claim 4 , wherein each of the snapping parts comprises a portion of the first inclined face.

8. The telescopic limiting structure of claim 7 , wherein each of the snapping parts further comprises an upper surface opposite the first inclined face and being a planar surface.

9. The telescopic limiting structure of claim 7 , wherein a width of each of the snapping parts in a direction parallel to the end face gradually decreases from the end face of the press key block in a direction away from the end face of the press key block.

10. A camera body comprising:
a fixing frame; and
a telescopic limiting structure coupled to the fixing frame, the telescopic limiting structure comprising:
a first retractable member extending into the fixing frame, the first retractable member including a first inclined face and being configured to move along a first direction; and
a second retractable member extending into the fixing frame, the second retractable member including a second inclined face bearing against the first inclined face, the first inclined face and the second inclined face being configured to drive the second retractable member to move along a second direction in response to the first retractable member moving along the first direction, and the second direction being different from the first direction,
wherein the second retractable member comprises a limiting boss and an elastic element, the limiting boss having an L shape and including a first side and a second side, and the elastic element being arranged along the second direction between the first side of the limiting boss and the first retractable member and being connected to the limiting boss.

11. The camera body of claim 10 , wherein:
the first retractable member comprises a press key and a first elastic element, and
the elastic element of the second retractable member is a second elastic element.

12. The camera body of claim 11 , wherein the press key comprises a press key block and two snapping parts extending from an end face of the press key block.

13. The camera body of claim 12 , wherein each of the snapping parts comprises a protruding block having a snapping face facing towards the end face of the press key block.

14. The camera body of claim 13 , wherein the protruding block of one of the snapping parts is arranged at an end of the one of the snapping parts that is distal from the end face of the press key block and on a side face of the one of the snapping part that faces away from another one of the snapping parts.

15. The camera body of claim 10 , wherein:
the fixing frame comprises:
a lens assembling opening provided on an end wall of the fixing frame and for assembling a lens;
a first assembling hole provided on an outer side wall of the fixing frame; and
a second assembling hole provided on the end wall,

the first retractable member extends into the fixing frame through the first assembling hole, and
the second retractable member extends into the fixing frame through the second assembling hole.

16. A camera comprising:
a camera body comprising:
a fixing frame; and
a telescopic limiting structure coupled to the fixing frame, the telescopic limiting structure comprising:
a first retractable member extending into the fixing frame, the first retractable member including a first inclined face and being configured to move along a first direction; and
a second retractable member extending into the fixing frame, the second retractable member including a second inclined face bearing against the first inclined face, the first inclined face and the second inclined face being configured to drive the second retractable member to move along a second direction in response to the first retractable member moving along the first direction, and the second direction being different from the first direction,
wherein the second retractable member comprises a limiting boss and an elastic element, the limiting boss having an L shape and including a first side and a second side, and the elastic element being arranged along the second direction between the first side of the limiting boss and the first retractable member and being connected to the limiting boss; and

a lens detachably coupled to the camera body, a movement of the lens being limited by the telescopic limiting structure.

17. The camera of claim 16 , wherein:
the first retractable member comprises a press key and a first elastic element, and
the elastic element of the second retractable member is a second elastic element.

18. The camera of claim 17 , wherein the press key comprises a press key block and two snapping parts extending from an end face of the press key block.

19. The camera of claim 18 , wherein each of the snapping parts comprises a protruding block having a snapping face facing towards the end face of the press key block.

20. The camera of claim 19 , wherein the protruding block of one of the snapping parts is arranged at an end of the one of the snapping parts that is distal from the end face of the press key block and on a side face of the one of the snapping part that faces away from another one of the snapping parts.

Assignees

• Sz Dji Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Tang Yin
• Yang Feihu

Classifications

• G03B17/14 Primary

  interchangeably · CPC title

• G03B17/566

  Accessory clips, holders, shoes to attach accessories to camera (if integral part of camera body G03B17/02) · CPC title