Balance mechanism and mounting bracket

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11920726-B2
Application number	US-202117393570-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 4, 2021
Priority date	Jun 4, 2021
Publication date	Mar 5, 2024
Grant date	Mar 5, 2024

Abstract

The embodiment of the present application provides a balance mechanism and a mounting bracket. Wherein, the balance mechanism includes: a mounting part; a sliding part, which is slidably connected to the mounting part; a spring, the first end of the spring is fixed to the sliding part; an adjuster, which has a third end and a fourth end opposite to the third end, wherein the third end is connected to the mounting part, and the fourth end is connected to the second end of the spring. The adjuster is configured to adjust the spring, so as to stretch and compress the spring. The embodiments of the present application can reduce the cost of the balance mechanism and thereby reduce the cost of the mounting bracket.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A balance mechanism, comprising:
a mounting part;
a sliding part, which is slidably connected to the mounting part, wherein the sliding part slides on the mounting part such that a total length of the balance mechanism is changed;
a spring, a first end of which is fixed to the sliding part;
an adjuster, which has a third end and a fourth end opposite to the third end, the third end is connected to the mounting part, and the fourth end is connected to a second end of the spring, the adjuster is configured to adjust the spring, so as to stretch and compress the spring; wherein the mounting part comprises two first side plates opposite to each other and a first bottom plate fixed between the two first side plates, wherein each of the two first side plates has a first flanging arranged inward from the edge thereof;
the sliding part is located between the two first side plates, and the first flanging is used to limit the sliding part.

2. The balance mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the sliding part comprises two second side plates opposite to each other, and a first connector fixed between the two second side plates, wherein the first end of the spring is fixed to the first connector, and the second side plates are located between the two first side plates.

3. The balance mechanism according to claim 2 , wherein the sliding part further comprises a fixing member fixed between the two second side plates, an external thread is provided on an outer surface of the adjuster, and the adjuster is arranged to pass through the fixing member in a rotatable manner;
the second end of the spring is fixed with a second connector, and the second connector is provided with an internal thread, which matches with the external thread.

4. The balance mechanism according to claim 2 , wherein the first side plates and the second side plates each has a limiting structure provided thereon, and the limiting structures are configured to limit the displacement of the first side plates relative to the second side plates.

5. The balance mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein each of the two first side plates has a first sliding groove provided thereon;
the balance mechanism further comprises a limiter, wherein the limiter is fixed to the second end of the spring, and both ends of the limiter are respectively located in the first sliding grooves of the two first side plates.

6. The balance mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein a second sliding groove is provided on the first bottom plate, a protrusion is provided on the second end of the spring, and the protrusion is located in the second sliding groove;
a scale is provided on a surface of the first bottom plate away from the first side plates.

7. The balance mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the number of the springs is at least two, and the at least two springs are arranged side by side.

8. A mounting bracket, comprising: a base, a connecting head, an upper arm, a lower arm and a balance mechanism comprising:
a mounting part;
a sliding part, which is slidably connected to the mounting part, wherein the sliding part slides on the mounting part such that a total length of the balance mechanism is changed;
a spring, a first end of which is fixed to the sliding part;
an adjuster, which has a third end and a fourth end opposite to the third end, the third end is connected to the mounting part, and the fourth end is connected to a second end of the spring, the adjuster is configured to adjust the spring, so as to stretch and compress the spring,
the upper arm and the lower arm both are connected between the base and the connecting head, a parallelogram quadrilateral structure is formed between the base, the connecting head, the upper arm and the lower arm, the first end of the spring of the balance mechanism is connected to the base or the upper arm, and an end of the mounting part of the balance mechanism away from the sliding part is connected to the lower arm.

9. The mounting bracket according to claim 8 , wherein the base comprises a third bottom plate and two third side plates fixed to the third bottom plate, and the balance mechanism is connected between the two third side plates.

10. The mounting bracket according to claim 8 , wherein the mounting part comprises two first side plates opposite to each other and a first bottom plate fixed between the two first side plates, wherein each of the two first side plates has a first flanging arranged inward from the edge thereof;
the sliding part is located between the two first side plates, and the first flanging is used to limit the sliding part.

11. The mounting bracket according to claim 10 , wherein the sliding part comprises two second side plates opposite to each other, and a first connector fixed between the two second side plates, wherein the first end of the spring is fixed to the first connector, and the second side plates are located between the two first side plates.

12. The mounting bracket according to claim 11 , wherein the sliding part further comprises a fixing member fixed between the two second side plates, an external thread is provided on an outer surface of the adjuster, and the adjuster is arranged to pass through the fixing member in a rotatable manner;
the second end of the spring is fixed with a second connector, and the second connector is provided with an internal thread, which matches with the external thread.

13. The mounting bracket according to claim 11 , wherein the first side plates and the second side plates each has a limiting structure provided thereon, and the limiting structures are configured to limit the displacement of the first side plates relative to the second side plates.

14. The mounting bracket according to claim 10 , wherein each of the two first side plates has a first sliding groove provided thereon;
the balance mechanism further comprises a limiter, wherein the limiter is fixed to the second end of the spring, and both ends of the limiter are respectively located in the first sliding grooves of the two first side plates.

15. The mounting bracket according to claim 10 , wherein a second sliding groove is provided on the first bottom plate, a protrusion is provided on the second end of the spring, and the protrusion is located in the second sliding groove;
a scale is provided on a surface of the first bottom plate away from the first side plates.

16. The mounting bracket according to claim 8 , wherein the number of the springs is at least two, and the at least two springs are arranged side by side.

Assignees

• Ningbo Tuotuo River Design Company

Inventors

• You Xiaodong
• Wang Hongjun

Classifications

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• F16M2200/041

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• H04N5/655

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