Size-adjustable stereo imaging clamping device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9310671-B2
Application number	US-201414483746-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 11, 2014
Priority date	Mar 11, 2014
Publication date	Apr 12, 2016
Grant date	Apr 12, 2016

Abstract

A stereo imaging device is disclosed. The stereo imaging device includes a pair of holders, an imaging element, an association pillar and a pair of isometric beams. The holders are used to clamp a handheld electronic device. The imaging element includes a bottom plate having a guide slot and is movably connected to the two holders. The association pillar is fastened in the guide slot and can be moved in the guide slot along a first axis. One end of each of the two beams is pivotally connected to the association pillar, and the other ends of the beams are respectively connected to the top plates of the two holders.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A size-adjustable stereo imaging clamping device comprising:
a pair of holders disposed oppositely to each other, wherein the pair of holders further comprises:
a clamping element used to clamp a handheld electronic device;
at least one support pillar, one end of which is connected to the clamping element; and

a top plate connected to the other end of the at least one support pillar;
an imaging element that is a square-based pyramid composed of a bottom plate and four transparent plates, wherein the transparent plates are respectively each lateral side of the square-based pyramid and the bottom plate, which is movably connected to the top plate, is the bottom side of the square-based pyramid and has a guide slot, such that when the clamping element clamps the handheld electronic device, the imaging element is located between the top plate and the handheld electronic device;
an association pillar fastened to the guide slot and able to move along a first axis back and forth in the guide slot; and
a pair of isometric beams, one end of each of which is pivotally connected to the association pillar and the other ends of which are respectively pivotally connected to two places on the top plates of the two holders, wherein when there is a displacement of the association pillar in the guide slot, each drive of the isometric beams enables the two top plates of the holders to move along a second axis to move closer to or away from each other, wherein the first axis and second axis are essentially mutually perpendicular.

2. The size-adjustable stereo imaging clamping device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the lengths of the pair of isometric beams are the same and the distances between two places pivotally connected to one end of each isometric beam and every point along the median line paralleling the first axis of the guide slot are essentially the same, whereby when there is a displacement of the association pillar in the guide slot, each drive of the isometric beams enables the two top plates of the holders to move equal distances closer to or away from each other.

3. The size-adjustable stereo imaging clamping device as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising at least one elastic element, an end of which is connected to one of the pair of the holders and the other end of which is connected to the other holder.

4. The size-adjustable stereo imaging clamping device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein each of the top plates of the holders comprises at least one hook, the hook of one top plate corresponds to the other hook of the other top plate, and two ends of at least one elastic element are connected to the hooks of the top plates respectively.

5. The size-adjustable stereo imaging clamping device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the top plate comprises a pair of slides, and two corresponding sides of the bottom plate respectively extend two corresponding fringes of the square-based pyramid to form flanges for being fixed to each of the slides.

6. The size-adjustable stereo imaging clamping device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein when the pair of the clamping elements clamp the handheld electronic device, the top of the square-based pyramid touches a surface of the handheld electronic device.

7. The size-adjustable stereo imaging clamping device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the guide slot comprises an installing hole and the association pillar comprises a screw, and the bore diameter of the installing hole is greater than the bore diameter of the screw head of the screw such that the screw can be fastened in the guide slot via the installing hole.

8. The size-adjustable stereo imaging clamping device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the top plate comprises a pair of slides, and two corresponding sides of the bottom plate respectively extend two corresponding fringes of the square-based pyramid to form flanges for being fixed to each of the slides.

9. The size-adjustable stereo imaging clamping device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein when the pair of the clamping elements clamp the handheld electronic device, the top of the square-based pyramid touches a surface of the handheld electronic device.

Assignees

• Wistron Corp

Inventors

• Chen Jhih-Ming
• Lee Chia-Ching
• Hsiung Ta-Chun

Classifications

• G02B30/50 Primary

  the image being built up from image elements distributed over a three-dimensional [3D] volume, e.g. voxels · CPC title

• G02B6/4261

  Packages with mounting structures to be pluggable or detachable, e.g. having latches or rails · CPC title

• G03B21/64 Primary

  Means for mounting individual pictures to be projected, e.g. frame for transparency · CPC title

• G02B6/4244

  Mounting of the optical elements · CPC title

• G03H1/22

  Processes or apparatus for obtaining an optical image from holograms (G03H1/26 - G03H1/34 take precedence) · CPC title