Gimbal driving device and gimbal assembly using the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9749544-B2
Application number	US-201415126493-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 4, 2014
Priority date	Apr 4, 2014
Publication date	Aug 29, 2017
Grant date	Aug 29, 2017

Abstract

The present invention relates to a gimbal driving device comprising a holding arm, a first motor, a connecting frame for fixing an imaging device, a connector and a flexible wiring board. The first motor may comprise a shaft, a rotor holder connected with the shaft, and a shaft cover fixed to the holding arm, wherein the shaft may bring the rotor holder into swinging; the connecting frame may be fixed to the rotor holder to bring the imaging device into swinging; the connector may be connected between the shaft and the connecting frame; and the flexible wiring board may have one end connected to the holding arm and the other end thereof connected to the connecting frame, wherein a length of the flexible wiring board may remain unchanged while the imaging device is swinging. The invention also relates to a gimbal assembly using the gimbal driving device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A gimbal driving device, comprising:
a holding arm;
a first motor comprising a shaft, a rotor holder connected with the shaft, and a shaft cover fixed to the holding arm, wherein the shaft enables the rotor holder to execute a swinging motion;
a connecting frame for fixing an imaging device, wherein the connecting frame is fixed to the rotor holder to enable the imaging device to execute a swinging motion;
a connector connected between the shaft and the connecting frame; and
a flexible wiring board having one end connected to the holding arm and the other end connected to the connecting frame, wherein a length of the flexible wiring board remains unchanged while the imaging device is executing the swinging motion.

2. The gimbal driving device according to claim 1 , wherein the flexible wiring board is a flexible circuit board.

3. The gimbal driving device according to claim 1 , wherein the holding arm has a body portion and an extension arm extending from the body portion; the extension arm is arranged perpendicular to the body portion; the connecting frame comprises a first end and a second end arranged opposite to each other, the first end being fixedly connected to the rotor holder, and the second end being rotatably connected to the imaging device.

4. The gimbal driving device according to claim 1 , wherein a first receiving cavity is provided at the first end, and a rotor of the first motor is fixedly received in the first receiving cavity.

5. The gimbal driving device according to claim 4 , wherein the shaft is fixed relative to the holding arm; the rotor holder is rotatably connected with the shaft and is integrally formed with a housing of the first motor.

6. The gimbal driving device according to claim 4 , wherein the gimbal driving device further comprises a second motor; a second receiving cavity is provided at the second end; and the second motor comprises a stator fixedly received in the second receiving cavity and a rotor fixedly connected to the imaging device.

7. The gimbal driving device according to claim 6 , wherein the rotor of the second motor comprises a shaft and a rotor holder; the rotor holder of the second motor is sleeved on the shaft of the second motor; a connecting hole is provided on the shaft, and the connector comprises a connecting pin passing through the connecting hole of the shaft and connected with the imaging device.

8. The gimbal driving device according to claim 7 , wherein a depth direction of the connecting hole is perpendicular to an extending direction of the shaft.

9. A gimbal assembly, comprising:
the gimbal driving device according to claim 1 ; and
an imaging device carried on the connecting frame.

10. The gimbal assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the imaging device is a camera, a video camera or a camera lens.

Assignees

• Sz Dji Technology Co Ltd
• Sz Dji Osmo Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Yong

Classifications

• H04N23/54

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

• H04N23/55

  Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof · CPC title

• G03B17/561 Primary

  Support related camera accessories · CPC title

• H04N23/69 Primary

  Control of means for changing angle of the field of view, e.g. optical zoom objectives or electronic zooming · CPC title

• H04N23/51

  Housings · CPC title