CN113958848A

CN113958848A - Handheld stabilizer

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Publication number: CN113958848A
Application number: CN202010709097.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 不公告发明人
Original assignee: Guangdong Sirui Optical Co Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Sirui Optical Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-07-21
Filing date: 2020-07-21
Publication date: 2022-01-21
Also published as: WO2022016617A1; KR20220012778A; JP2022545297A

Abstract

The invention discloses a handheld stabilizer, comprising: a handle; one end of the shaft arm is rotatably connected to the handle through a rotating structure, and the other end of the shaft arm is connected with a supporting structure which is suitable for supporting the shooting device; the shaft arm at least has a first state of being unfolded outwards relative to the handle and a second state of being closed to the peripheral wall of the handle in the process of rotating around the rotating structure; when the axle arm is in the second state, the support structure and the handle are located on different sides of the axle arm, respectively. By the design, when the shooting device on the supporting structure rotates to the second state close to the peripheral wall of the handle along with the shaft arm, the handle cannot shield the surface of the shooting device, the shooting device can still be normally used on the shaft arm which is reversely folded and furled, the shooting device does not need to be taken down from the supporting structure before being folded, and the operation is more convenient.

Description

Handheld stabilizer

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of handheld equipment for photographing or shooting, in particular to a handheld stabilizer.

Background

With the progress and development of the times, people have more and more demands on taking pictures or taking pictures by utilizing the shooting device. The handheld stabilizer is used for fixing the shooting equipment, adjusting the posture of the shooting equipment and enabling the shooting equipment to be stably kept in a determined posture, and can be used for achieving the stability of the shooting equipment and enabling shooting to be smooth.

Handheld stabilizer generally includes the handle and sets up the cloud platform subassembly on the handle, and shooting equipment fixes on the cloud platform subassembly. In order to solve the problem of accomodating of handheld stabilizer, the cloud platform subassembly on the present handheld stabilizer generally adopts foldable structural design. For example, chinese patent publication No. CN208253098U discloses a hand-held stabilizer, which includes a handle, a clamping portion for fixing a photographing apparatus, and a first connecting arm and a second connecting arm disposed between the handle and the clamping portion, wherein one end of the first connecting arm is hinged to an upper end of the handle, the other end of the first connecting arm is hinged to one end of the second connecting arm, and the other end of the second connecting arm is connected to the clamping portion. Articulated through the upper end of first linking arm one end and handle, the other end of first linking arm is articulated with the one end of second linking arm, and handheld stabilizer is when not using, and first linking arm can fold down, after folding, has reduced the whole length of handheld stabilizer, and after the second linking arm was folded simultaneously, the second linking arm kept the parallel state with the handle, and the clamping part is in between handle and the second linking arm, reaches the purpose convenient to accomodate and carry.

However, when the connecting arm of the handheld stabilizer is switched to the storage state, the clamping portion is arranged towards the handle, and when the shooting device is folded along with the connecting arm, the folded handle can shield the surface of the shooting device, which affects the normal use of the shooting device in the folded state.

Therefore, it is necessary to design a handheld stabilizer, which can prevent the handle from affecting the normal use of the shooting device due to shielding the shooting device after the connecting arm is folded.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, the present invention provides a handheld stabilizer, so as to solve the technical problem that the shooting device in the prior art cannot be normally used on the handheld stabilizer with the connecting arm in the folded state.

In order to solve the technical problems, the technical scheme of the invention is as follows:

a handheld stabilizer, comprising:

a handle;

one end of the shaft arm is rotatably connected to the handle through a rotating structure, and the other end of the shaft arm is connected with a supporting structure which is suitable for supporting the shooting device; the shaft arm at least has a first state of being unfolded outwards relative to the handle and a second state of being closed to the peripheral wall of the handle in the process of rotating around the rotating structure; when the axle arm is in the second state, the support structure and the handle are located on different sides of the axle arm, respectively.

Further, when the axle arm is in the second state, the support structure and the handle are located on opposite sides of the axle arm, respectively.

Further, the handle is of a long rod structure.

Furthermore, the handle is connected with a connecting seat, one end of the handle, which is connected with the connecting seat, is a first end part, the connecting seat is provided with an extending end which deviates from a cylindrical space where the first end part is located and protrudes outwards, and the projection of the cylindrical space and the projection of the first end part in the axial direction of the handle are the same; one end of the shaft arm is rotatably connected to the extending end through the rotating structure.

Furthermore, the rotating structure comprises a rotating shaft arranged on the extending end and a shaft sleeve arranged on the shaft arm.

Furthermore, the shaft sleeve is rotationally connected to the rotating shaft with damping, and the shaft sleeve and the rotating shaft are suitable for relative rotation under the action of external force.

Further, the top of handle is connected with first motor, the connecting seat is connected in the output of first motor.

Furthermore, the shaft arm is connected with a second motor at the end opposite to the end connected with the handle, and the supporting structure is connected with the output end of the second motor.

Further, the shaft arm is linear; when the shaft arm is in the second state, the length direction of the shaft arm is consistent with the length direction of the handle.

Furthermore, an installation cavity is formed inside the handle, and a telescopic rod structure is installed in the installation cavity; the connecting seat is connected to the telescopic end of the telescopic rod structure, and the fixed end of the telescopic rod structure is connected in the mounting cavity of the handle; the telescopic rod structure is in a contraction state of being contained in the installation cavity and in an extension state of extending out of the installation cavity.

Furthermore, the telescopic end of the telescopic rod structure is connected with a rotating shaft, and the connecting seat is rotatably arranged on the rotating shaft.

Further, the supporting structure is a clamping mechanism for clamping the shooting device.

Further, the support structure is a holding mechanism for holding the photographing device.

Further, the clamping mechanism includes:

a holder;

the two clamping jaws are arranged on two opposite sides of the clamping seat in pairs;

the chuck is rotationally connected to the corresponding clamping jaw around an axis, and is provided with a storage position closing to the space above the clamping seat and a clamping position which is opposite to the clamping seat, outwards unfolded and matched with the clamping seat to form a concave clamping space for accommodating the shooting device in the process of rotating around the axis.

Further, a buffer pad is connected to the chuck, and the buffer pad is located on one side surface of one end of the chuck, which is far away from the clamping seat and faces the clamping seat.

Further, the handle comprises a handle body and a support leg structure, and the shaft arm is rotatably connected to the handle body; the supporting leg structure comprises at least two supporting legs, one ends of the supporting legs are hinged to the handle body; at least two the landing legs use the handle body has the support state of outwards expanding in order to support the handle body stands as the center, and the state of drawing close as the handheld portion of handle is drawn close to each other.

Furthermore, the supporting legs are provided with accommodating cavities, and the accommodating cavities are suitable for accommodating batteries which provide electric energy required by work for the first motor at least.

Furthermore, the opening of the accommodating cavity is positioned on the surface of the inward side of the supporting leg, and a cover plate for covering the opening of the accommodating cavity is further arranged on the supporting leg.

The technical scheme of the invention has the following advantages:

1. according to the handheld stabilizer provided by the invention, when the shaft arm rotates to the second state close to the outer peripheral wall of the handle, the support structure for supporting the shooting device and the handle are respectively positioned on different side surfaces of the shaft arm; therefore, when the shooting device rotates to the second state close to the outer peripheral wall of the handle along with the shaft arm, the surface of the shooting device is not shielded by the handle, and the shooting device can still be used for self-shooting when being installed on the shaft arm in the folded state. In addition, when the shooting device is an electronic communication device such as a mobile phone, if the mobile phone suddenly needs to use other functions (such as answering a call, making a call, replying a message, browsing a webpage video and the like) of the mobile phone in the process of shooting on the shaft arm which is unfolded outwards, the handle can not shield the screen of the mobile phone on the support structure after the shaft arm is folded, so that the mobile phone does not need to be taken down from the support structure, the shaft arm only needs to be rotated to move from the first state to the second state, and the handle is held by hands, so that the other various functions of the mobile phone can be conveniently used; when the shooting function of the mobile phone needs to be used again, the user only needs to rotate the shaft arm, the shooting devices such as the mobile phone do not need to be frequently installed or taken down on the supporting structure, the operation of repeatedly adjusting the installation positions of the shooting devices such as the mobile phone on the supporting structure is reduced, and the use is more convenient.

2. According to the handheld stabilizer provided by the invention, when the shaft arm is in the second state of closing to the outer peripheral wall of the handle, the handheld stabilizer is in the storage state, the supporting structure and the handle are respectively positioned at the two opposite sides of the shaft arm, so that the overall size of the handheld stabilizer in the storage state can be reduced, and the handheld stabilizer is convenient to store.

3. According to the handheld stabilizer provided by the invention, the handle with the long rod body structure is convenient to hold.

4. According to the handheld stabilizer provided by the invention, the extension end on the connecting seat protrudes outwards from the cylindrical space where one end of the handle is located, the rotating interference of the handle to the shaft arm is small, the rotating angle range of the shaft arm is larger, the shaft arm can be conveniently rotated towards the direction close to the outer peripheral wall of the handle to be close to the handle as far as possible, so that the overall size of the handheld stabilizer in a storage state after being folded is reduced, and the handheld stabilizer is convenient to store.

5. According to the handheld stabilizer provided by the invention, the shaft arm is rotatably connected to the rotating shaft at the extension end through the shaft sleeve on the shaft arm, so that the structure is simple and the operation is convenient.

6. According to the handheld stabilizer provided by the invention, the shaft sleeve is connected to the rotating shaft in a damping rotating mode, so that the angle between the shaft arm and the handle can be conveniently and randomly adjusted manually, the pitch angle of the shooting device on the shaft arm can be adjusted, the adjustment of the overall gravity center position of the handheld stabilizer after the shooting device is installed can be realized, and the gravity center of the handheld stabilizer can be conveniently controlled in the axial direction of the handle.

7. According to the handheld stabilizer provided by the invention, the first motor for driving the connecting seat to rotate around the axial direction of the handle is arranged at the top of the handle, the second motor for driving the supporting structure to rotate relative to the shaft arm is arranged between the shaft arm and the supporting structure, and the posture of the shooting device can be randomly adjusted by matching the rotation of the shaft arm around the rotating shaft, so that the requirement of a user on adjusting the shooting angle of the shooting device is better met; and simple structure realizes that one of them direction of shooting device gesture regulation adopts the mode of manual regulation to replace the motor, has reduced the use quantity of motor to under the condition that does not influence handheld stabilizer gesture regulatory function, reduced manufacturing cost.

8. According to the handheld stabilizer provided by the invention, when the linear shaft arm rotates to the second state close to the handle, the length direction of the shaft arm can be arranged in the same direction as that of the handle, so that the overall size of the handheld stabilizer in a storage state after the shaft arm is folded is reduced as much as possible; when the axle arm that is the linear type rotates to the first state of outwards expanding (for example the axle arm sets up along vertical direction), the bearing structure on the axle arm is located the handle directly over, and the axle arm can make the holistic focus of handheld stabilizer be closer to the central axis of handle when expanding the use to improve the stability of handheld stabilizer.

9. According to the handheld stabilizer provided by the invention, the telescopic rod structure is arranged in the mounting cavity of the handle, and the height of the connecting seat and the upper shaft arm of the connecting seat can be adjusted by the telescopic rod structure in an outward extending mode, so that the requirement of a user on the adjustment of the shooting height of the handheld stabilizer is met; moreover, when the telescopic rod structure is in a contraction state, the telescopic rod structure can be completely contracted in the installation cavity of the handle, the space occupation of the telescopic rod structure is reduced, and the telescopic rod structure has the advantages of high structure compactness, small size and strong functionality.

10. According to the handheld stabilizer provided by the invention, the connecting seat can inevitably interfere with the rotation of the shaft arm, so that the shaft arm cannot perform 360-degree pitching rotation relative to the connecting seat; and the connecting seat passes through the rotation axis and rotates and install in telescopic rod structure's flexible end, also can adjust the every single move angle of shooting the device on the armshaft through the turned angle of adjustment connecting seat, therefore the connecting seat rotates the every single move angle control range that can cooperate the rotation of armshaft to increase shooting device on the armshaft, better satisfying the user demand. In addition, through the cooperation of connecting seat rotation and axle arm pivoted, can make the centre of gravity of handheld stabilizer under required gesture as far as possible be close to the central axis setting of handle on the basis of adjusting the shooting device to required shooting angle.

11. The invention provides a handheld stabilizer.A handle consists of a handle body and a supporting leg structure, wherein the supporting leg structure takes the handle body as a center and has a supporting state of expanding outwards to support the handle body to stand and a closing state of closing mutually to serve as a handheld part of the handle; when the supporting leg structure is in a mutually closed state, the supporting leg structure is used as a part of the handle holding part of the handle, so that the supporting leg structure is convenient to hold by hands for use; when the supporting leg structure is in a supporting state of outwards expanding by taking the handle body as a center, the supporting leg structure can provide support for the handle body, so that the handheld stabilizer can stably keep a positioning standing state; therefore, the use requirements of users on the handheld stabilizer under different application scenes can be met. In addition, two at least landing legs adopt articulated mode to connect on the handle body, have realized the integral type of landing leg structure and handle body, need not to carry handheld stabilizer and landing leg structure respectively when the user goes out to shoot, and the portability is stronger.

12. According to the handheld stabilizer provided by the invention, the battery which at least provides electric energy for the first motor is arranged in the accommodating cavity of the supporting leg, so that the installation requirement of the battery with larger capacity can be met, the installation space on the supporting leg is fully utilized, and the long-term cruising ability of the handheld stabilizer is improved on the premise of realizing the overall compact, miniaturized and light-weight design of the handheld stabilizer; and set up the battery on the landing leg, for with the mode of battery installation in this internal or the axle arm of handle, can reduce handheld stabilizer's focus, improve handheld stabilizer's stability.

13. According to the handheld stabilizer provided by the invention, the arrangement of the cover plate on the opening of the accommodating cavity is convenient for replacing the battery in the accommodating cavity, and the integral attractiveness of the handheld stabilizer can be improved by the aid of the built-in manner of the cover plate.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a handheld stabilizer according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which an axle arm is in a second state, a telescopic rod structure is in a contracted state, and a leg structure is in a folded state;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the handheld stabilizer according to the embodiment of the present invention, wherein the shaft arm is in the first state, the telescopic rod structure is in the retracted state, and the leg structure is in the supporting state;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the handheld stabilizer according to the embodiment of the present invention, wherein the shaft arm is in the first state, the telescopic rod structure is in the extended state, and the leg structure is in the supporting state;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing the connection between the shaft arm and the holding mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of a clamping head of the clamping mechanism in a clamping state according to the embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a chuck of the clamping mechanism in an unclamped state according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a connection structure between an upper pressing plate and a pin of the clamping mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the leg structure in a support configuration in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a bottom view of the leg structure in a supporting position according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the cover plate on the leg has been hidden to show the connection between the battery and the leg;

FIG. 10 is a top view of a leg structure in a support configuration in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of a support base according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a schematic structural view of a handle body according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a schematic view showing the connection between the handle body and the support base in the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 14 is a schematic view of the connection between the leg structure and the handle body according to the embodiment of the present invention, wherein the support base is hidden to show the connection between the leg and the handle body.

Description of reference numerals: 1. a handle; 11. a handle body; 111. a component unit; 112. a mounting cavity; 113. a second groove; 12. a support leg; 121. a cover plate; 122. a wire outlet hole; 13. a support base; 131. a notch groove; 132. a first groove; 133. a through hole; 14. a hinge joint; 15. a battery; 16. a wire; 2. a shaft arm; 3. a rotating shaft; 4. a clamping mechanism; 41. a holder; 42. a clamping jaw; 43. a chuck; 44. a cushion pad; 45. a pin shaft; 5. a connecting seat; 51. an extension end; 6. a first motor; 7. a second motor; 8. a telescopic rod structure; 9. a rotating shaft.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, and it should be understood that the described embodiments are some, but not all embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

In addition, the technical features involved in the different embodiments of the present invention described below may be combined with each other as long as they do not conflict with each other.

A hand-held stabiliser as shown in figures 1 to 3 comprises a handle 1, a pan and tilt head assembly and a clamping mechanism 4. The clamping mechanism 4 is suitable for clamping the shooting device; the cloud platform subassembly is connected between handle 1 and fixture 4 for adjust fixture 4 and go up the gesture of taking the device. In an alternative embodiment, the holding mechanism 4 may be replaced with a holding mechanism on which the photographing device is held by suction force of the suction cup.

In a preferred embodiment of the present embodiment, the handle 1 has a long column structure, and includes a handle body 11 and a leg structure, and the leg structure is connected to the bottom of the handle body 11. In an alternative embodiment, the handle 1 can also be formed solely by the handle body 11, without the need for a leg structure.

In a preferred embodiment of the present embodiment, the pan/tilt head assembly comprises a first motor 6, a connecting base 5, a shaft arm 2 and a second motor 7. Wherein, first motor 6 is connected at the top of handle 1, and connecting seat 5 is connected in the output of first motor 6, and first motor 6 can drive connecting seat 5 and rotate around the axis direction of handle body 11, and the one end of armshaft 2 is passed through the rotatable installation in connecting seat 5 of rotating-structure, and second motor 7 is connected in the one end that armshaft 2 is connected with handle body 11 relatively, and fixture 4 is connected in the output of second motor 7. The shaft arm 2 has a first state of being unfolded outwards relative to the handle 1 and a second state of being closed to the peripheral wall of the handle 1 in the process of rotating around the rotating structure; when the shaft arm 2 is in the second state, the gripping means 4 and the handle 1 are located on two different sides of the shaft arm 2, respectively.

The working process of the handheld stabilizer is as follows: rotating the shaft arm 2 around the rotating structure to enable the shaft arm 2 to be switched from a second state of closing to the peripheral side wall of the handle 1 to a first state of unfolding to the space above the handle 1; when the posture of the shooting device on the clamping mechanism 4 needs to be adjusted, the pitch angle of the shooting device can be adjusted by manually rotating the shaft arm 2, the connecting seat 5 is driven to rotate around the axis direction of the handle 1 through the first motor 6, the course angle of the shooting device can be adjusted, and the clamping mechanism 4 is driven to rotate through the second motor 7, so that the roll angle of the shooting device can be adjusted. Therefore, through the cooperation of the first motor 6, the rotation of the shaft arm 2 and the second motor 7, the posture of the shooting device can be adjusted randomly, and the requirement of a user on adjusting the shooting angle of the shooting device can be better met; moreover, the cradle head component is simple in structure, the motor is replaced by a manual adjusting mode in one direction for realizing posture adjustment of the shooting device, the using number of the motors is reduced, and the production cost is reduced under the condition that the posture adjusting function of the handheld stabilizer is not influenced.

In the handheld stabilizer, when the shaft arm 2 rotates to a second state that the shaft arm is close to the outer peripheral wall of the handle 1, a clamping mechanism 4 for supporting a shooting device and the handle 1 are respectively arranged on two different sides of the shaft arm 2; therefore, when the camera is rotated to the second state close to the outer peripheral wall of the handle 1 along with the shaft arm 2, the handle 1 does not shield the surface of the camera, and the camera can still be used for self-shooting when being installed on the shaft arm 2 in the folded state. In addition, when the shooting device is an electronic communication device such as a mobile phone, if the mobile phone suddenly needs to use other functions of the mobile phone (such as answering a call, making a call, replying a message, browsing a webpage video and the like) in the process of shooting on the shaft arm 2 which is unfolded outwards, the handle 1 does not shield the screen of the mobile phone on the clamping mechanism 4 after the shaft arm 2 is folded, so that the mobile phone does not need to be taken down from the clamping mechanism 4, only the shaft arm 2 needs to be rotated, the shaft arm 2 is moved from the first state to the second state, and the handle 1 is held by a hand, so that other various functions of the mobile phone can be conveniently used; when the shooting function of the mobile phone needs to be used again, the user only needs to rotate the shaft arm 2, the shooting devices such as the mobile phone do not need to be frequently installed or taken down on the clamping mechanism 4, the operation of repeatedly adjusting the installation positions of the shooting devices such as the mobile phone on the clamping mechanism 4 is reduced, and the use is more convenient.

In an alternative embodiment, the holder assembly may be composed of only the shaft arm 2, the shaft arm 2 may also be directly rotatably mounted on the top of the handle 1 through a rotating structure, and the clamping mechanism 4 is fixed at one end of the shaft arm 2 far away from the handle 1 connected oppositely; connecting seat 5, first motor 6, second motor 7 can be selected as required adaptability, as long as when the axle arm 2 rotates to the second state that is close to 1 periphery of handle, fixture 4 and handle 1 are located two different sides of axle arm 2 respectively, and it can to do not lead to the fact the surface of taking the device to shelter from handle 1 on fixture 4.

In a preferred embodiment of the present embodiment, when the shaft arm 2 is rotated to the second state near the outer periphery of the handle 1, the gripping mechanism 4 and the handle 1 are respectively located on opposite sides of the shaft arm 2. When the shaft arm 2 rotates the shaft arm 2 when the second state, handheld stabilizer is in the state of accomodating this moment, because the arrangement that fixture 4 and handle 1 are located the relative both sides of shaft arm 2 respectively is that the whole space of handheld stabilizer occupies a minimum arrangement, so set up, can reduce the whole size of handheld stabilizer under the state of accomodating, convenient accomodating.

In a preferred embodiment of the present embodiment, the end of the handle 1 connected with the connecting seat 5 is a first end, the connecting seat 5 has an extending end 51 protruding outward from a cylindrical space where the first end is located, and the projection of the cylindrical space and the first end in the axial direction of the handle 1 is the same; one end of the shaft arm 2 is rotatably connected to the extension end 51 through a rotation structure. The extension end 51 protrudes outwards from the cylindrical space where one end of the handle 1 is located, so that the interference of the handle 1 to the shaft arm 2 in the reverse folding process can be reduced, the range of the rotation angle of the shaft arm 2 is larger, and the shaft arm 2 can rotate in the direction close to the peripheral wall of the handle 1 as far as possible, so that the overall size of the handheld stabilizer in a storage state after being folded is reduced, and the storage is facilitated. Specifically, the extension end 51 of the connection holder 5 protrudes outward in the radial direction of the handle 1. In an alternative embodiment, the extension end 51 may be directly formed on the outer peripheral wall of the handle body 11 and protrude outward in the radial direction of the handle 1.

In a preferred embodiment of the present embodiment, the shaft arm 2 is linear; when the shaft arm 2 is in the second state, the length direction of the shaft arm 2 is arranged in the same direction as the length direction of the handle 1. The linear shaft arm 2 can reduce the overall size of the handheld stabilizer in a storage state after the shaft arm 2 is folded as much as possible; when the axle arm 2 rotates to the second state of outwards expanding (for example, the axle arm 2 sets up along vertical direction), be the fixture 4 on the axle arm 2 of linear type and be located handle 1 directly over, when the axle arm 2 was expanded and was used, the holistic focus of handheld stabilizer was closer to the central axis of handle 1, and handheld stabilizer's stability is higher.

In this embodiment, the rotation structure includes the rotation shaft 3 provided between the two opposite side walls of the extension end 51 and the boss provided to the shaft arm 2. The shaft arm 2 is rotatably connected to the rotating shaft 3 of the extension end 51 through a shaft sleeve on the shaft arm, and the structure is simple and convenient to operate. Further, the shaft sleeve is connected to the rotating shaft 3 in a damping rotation mode, and the shaft sleeve and the rotating shaft 3 are suitable for relative rotation under the action of external force. The shaft sleeve is connected to the structural design of the rotating shaft 3 in a damping rotating mode, and the angle between the shaft arm 2 and the handle 1 can be adjusted manually, so that the pitch angle of the shooting device on the shaft arm 2 can be adjusted, the adjustment of the whole gravity center position of the handheld stabilizer after the shooting device is installed can be realized, and the gravity center of the handheld stabilizer can be controlled in the axis direction of the handle 1 conveniently. In an alternative embodiment, the swivel structure may also comprise a ball joint fixed on the extension end 51 and a ball joint arranged on the axle arm 2, the ball joint being connected to the ball joint with a self-damped swivel. In addition, the rotating structure between the shaft arm 2 and the extension end 51 can be driven by a motor instead of manual operation.

In a preferred embodiment of the present embodiment, the handle body 11 is a long cylindrical structure having a mounting cavity 112 therein, the fixed end of the telescopic rod structure 8 is fixed in the mounting cavity 112 of the handle body 11, and the telescopic rod structure 8 has a retracted state completely received in the mounting cavity 112 of the handle body 11 and an extended state extending out of the mounting cavity 112; the leg structure is connected to the bottom of the handle body 11. The telescopic rod structure 8 can adjust the heights of the connecting seat 5 and the upper shaft arm 2 thereof in an outward extending mode, so that the requirement of a user on the shooting height adjustment of the handheld stabilizer is met; moreover, when the telescopic rod structure 8 is in a contraction state, the telescopic rod structure 8 can be completely contracted in the installation cavity 112 of the handle 1, so that the space occupation of the telescopic rod structure 8 is reduced, and the telescopic rod structure has the advantages of high structure compactness, small size and strong functionality. In an alternative embodiment, the mounting cavity 112 in the handle body 11 and the telescopic rod structure 8 may be omitted.

In a preferred embodiment of the present embodiment, a rotating shaft 9 is connected to the telescopic end of the telescopic rod structure 8, and the connecting base 5 is rotatably mounted on the rotating shaft 9. Since the connecting seat 5 itself inevitably interferes with the rotation of the shaft arm 2, the shaft arm 2 cannot perform a pitching rotation of 360 degrees with respect to the connecting seat 5; and connecting seat 5 rotates through rotation axis 9 and installs in the flexible end of telescopic rod structure 8, also can adjust the every single move angle of shooting the device on the armshaft 2 through the turned angle of adjustment connecting seat 5, therefore connecting seat 5 rotates and can cooperate the armshaft 2 to rotate the every single move angle control range that increases shooting device on the armshaft 2, better satisfying user's demand. In addition, through the cooperation of the rotation of the connecting seat 5 and the rotation of the shaft arm 2, the center of gravity of the hand-held stabilizer in a desired posture can be arranged as close to the central axis of the handle 1 as possible on the basis of adjusting the photographing device to a desired photographing angle. In an alternative embodiment, the connecting socket 5 can be fixedly mounted directly on the output end of the telescopic rod arrangement 8.

In the present embodiment, the outer surface of the handle body 11 is provided with function keys, which include, but are not limited to, a multidirectional operation button, an indicator light, a mode selection dial, and the like. The inside of handle body 11 is provided with the control circuit board who is used for realizing the steady function that increases of handheld stabilizer.

As shown in fig. 4-7, in this embodiment, the clamping mechanism 4 includes a clamp base 41, a clamping jaw 42, and a clamping head 43. Wherein, clamping jaw 42 is provided with two and fixes respectively in the relative both sides of holder 41 in pairs, and the height of clamping jaw 42 is a little higher than the height of holder 41, and the cooperation is formed with the concave space of middle recessed between two clamping jaws 42 and the holder 41. One end of the chuck 43 is fixedly connected with a pin shaft 45, pin shaft holes respectively matched with two ends of the pin shaft 45 are formed in two opposite sides of the clamping jaw 42, and the axis direction of the pin shaft 45 is perpendicular to the connecting direction of the clamping jaws. The jaws 43 are pivotally connected to the top of the respective jaws 42 about the axis of the pins 45. The holding position of the chuck 43 closing to the space above the holder 41 during the rotation around the axis of the pin 45 and the holding position of the chuck 41 expanding outward relative to the holder 41 and forming a concave holding space for accommodating the shooting device in cooperation with the holder 41. A rotatable and foldable chuck 42 is connected to the jaws 42, and when the handheld stabilizer is not in use, the chuck 42 is in a storage position close to the upper part of the chuck seat 41, so that the outward-opening length of the whole of the jaws 42 and the chuck 43 is reduced, and the space occupation of the handheld stabilizer in the storage state is reduced. Further, a rebound structure can be further arranged between the pin shaft 45 and the pin shaft hole, and the elastic force of the rebound structure can drive the clamping heads 43 to move to the accommodating positions from the clamping positions so as to ensure that the clamping force of the pair of clamping heads 43 on the shooting device is large and small when the clamping positions are located, and the stability of the shooting device is kept.

In this embodiment, a cushion pad 44 is further connected to the clip 43, and the cushion pad 44 is located on a side surface of the clip 43 away from the clip seat 41 and toward the clip seat 41. The cushion pad 44 can enable the clamping head 43 to better press the shooting device, prevent the shooting device from loosening and reduce damage to the shooting device caused by the clamping head 43.

As shown in fig. 8-14, in a preferred embodiment of the present embodiment, the handle 1 includes a handle body 11 and a leg structure, and one end of the shaft arm 2 is rotatably connected to the handle body 11 through the connecting seat 5; the supporting leg structure comprises three supporting legs 12 which are respectively hinged with one end of the handle body 11 back to the connecting seat 5; the three legs 12 have a support state of being spread outward to support the handle body 11 to stand and a close state of being closed to each other as a hand-held portion of the handle 1, with the handle body 11 as a center. In particular, the support between the bottom of the leg 12 and the support bottom surface may be a point support, a line support or a surface support. In alternative embodiments, the number of legs 12 may also be two, four or more; the support point between each leg 12 and the support floor may be one or more. And the hinge structure between the leg 12 and the handle body 11 may be a pivot hinge structure or a ball hinge structure. When the three legs 12 are in a close state of being mutually closed, the three legs 12 are used as a part of the hand-held part of the handle 1, so that the three legs are convenient to use by hand; when the three legs 12 are in the support state of being unfolded outwards with the handle body 11 as the center, the three legs 12 can provide support for the handle body 11, so that the handheld stabilizer can stably keep a positioning standing state; therefore, the use requirements of users on the handheld stabilizer under different application scenes can be met. In addition, three landing legs 12 all adopt articulated mode to connect on handle body 11, have realized landing leg structure and handle body 11's integral type, need not to carry handheld stabilizer and landing leg structure respectively when the user goes out to shoot, and the portability is stronger.

In this embodiment, each of the support legs 12 is provided with an accommodating cavity, and the three accommodating cavities are respectively accommodated with a battery 15 for providing electric energy required by the work for the first motor 6, the second motor 7 and the telescopic rod structure 8; the battery 15 specifically can be lamellar lithium cell 15 to accomodate in holding the intracavity, the capacity of lithium cell 15 unit volume is great moreover, is favorable to improving the duration of handheld stabilizer. Three wire outlet holes 122 are also formed in the leg 12 and extend through the receiving cavity. Three wires 16 connected to the battery 15 respectively penetrate out of the corresponding wire outlet holes 122 and then enter the mounting cavity 112 of the handle body 11, and then are electrically connected to the motor on the pan/tilt head assembly to form a power supply loop.

The length and the outer diameter of the handle body 11 of the handheld stabilizer are limited due to the basic requirements of handheld use, and the installation space in the handle body 11 is limited. The telescopic rod structure 8 is installed in the installation cavity 112 of the handle body 11, and will occupy most of the installation space in the handle body 11, and the handle body 11 needs to be installed with some essential parts such as a control circuit board, so that the space in the handle body 11 for installing the battery 15 is very small or almost not, the battery 15 with large volume can not be installed in the handle body 11, and the long-term endurance of the hand-held stability is poor; if the battery 15 is mounted on the axle arm 2, the load on the first motor 6 will be increased, and the long term endurance of the hand-held stabilizer will also be affected. In this embodiment, the battery 15 is disposed in the accommodating cavity in the supporting leg 12, so that the installation requirement of the battery 15 with a larger capacity can be met, the installation space on the supporting leg 12 is fully utilized, and the long-term cruising ability of the handheld stabilizer is improved on the premise of realizing the overall compact, small and light design of the handheld stabilizer; moreover, the batteries 15 are arranged on the supporting legs 12, so that compared with the mode that the batteries 15 are arranged in the handle body 11 or the shaft arm 2, the gravity center of the whole handheld stabilizer can be lowered, and the stability of the handheld stabilizer is improved.

In the present embodiment, the handle body 11 is a long column structure formed by splicing two component units 111 and having an installation cavity 112 inside, so that the telescopic rod structure 8 and other components are assembled in the installation cavity 112. In alternative embodiments, the handle body 11 may also be formed by splicing three or more component units 111. The supporting leg structure further comprises a supporting base 13 which is fixedly connected to the end face of the bottom of the handle body 11 and is coaxially arranged with the handle body 11, and the three supporting legs 12 are respectively hinged to the supporting base 13 through hinge joints 14 connected to the three supporting legs; the support base 13 is a circular sheet structure having a central through hole 133. In particular, the support base 13 may be fixed to the end of the handle body 11 by a locking screw or other means. In alternative embodiments, the leg structure may also be hinged directly to the bottom end of the handle body 11 or to the peripheral side wall of the handle body 11. Compared with the mode that the supporting leg structure is hinged on the handle body 11 directly through the supporting base 13, the supporting leg structure is hinged on the handle body 11 directly, the structural stability of the whole handle 1 is higher, the assembly of the supporting leg 12 and the handle body 11 is facilitated, and the structural design of the handle body 11 is simplified; in addition, the supporting base 13 can connect the two component units 111 together, thereby improving the firmness between the two component units 111.

In this embodiment, three notch grooves 131 are formed in the peripheral side wall of the supporting base 13, and the three hinges 14 on the three legs 12 are respectively rotatably connected in the corresponding notch grooves 131. In an alternative embodiment, the notch 131 may be formed on the hinge seat protruding outward from the support base 13, as long as the support base 13 forms a space for the hinge 14 to be inserted and installed thereon.

Further, support base 13 and be equipped with the communicating three first recess 132 of tank bottom with corresponding breach groove 131 on the surface of handle body 11, handle body 11 is equipped with three second recess 113 with first recess 132 position one-to-one on the surface towards supporting base 13, and second recess 113 and the cooperation of the first recess 132 that corresponds form and carry out spacing space to articulated joint 14. According to the hinge joint mounting structure, an additional central shaft for the hinge joint 14 to rotate around is not required to be arranged between the hinge joint 14 and the handle body 11 or the support base 13, and as long as the support base 13 is fixed on the handle body 11, the second groove 113 and the first groove 132 can form a limiting space for limiting the movement out of the hinge joint 14, so that the structure is simple. Moreover, in order to ensure the structural stability of the articulated joint 14, the size of the articulated joint 14 cannot be smaller than a certain specification, so that the installation space for forming the articulated joint 14 needs to occupy a certain height at the bottom of the handle body 11, and the second groove 113 is arranged at the bottom of the handle body 11 to be used as a part of the limit space of the articulated joint 14, so that the space in the handle body 11 can be fully utilized, and the design requirements of compactness, miniaturization and light weight of the handheld stability can be better met.

In this embodiment, the opening of the receiving cavity of the leg 12 is located on the surface of the inward side of the leg 12, and a cover plate 121 for covering the opening of the receiving cavity is detachably attached to the receiving cavity. The detachable structure of the cover plate 121 facilitates the replacement of the battery 15 in the accommodating cavity, and the built-in mode of the cover plate 121 can improve the overall aesthetic degree of the handle 1. In an alternative embodiment, the opening of the receiving cavity in the leg 12 may also be located on the surface of the leg 12 facing outward, and the cover plate 121 may be detachably connected to the opening of the receiving cavity. When the three legs 12 are in a closed state, a cavity is formed between the three legs 12, and heat generated by the battery 15 during operation can be rapidly diffused outwards through the cavity, so that damage caused by heating of the battery 15 is reduced.

In this embodiment, three wire outlet holes 122 are further provided on the leg 12 to pass through the receiving cavity. Three wires 16 connected to the battery 15 respectively penetrate through the corresponding wire outlet 122 and the through hole 133 in the middle of the supporting base 13 and extend into the mounting cavity 112 of the handle body 11. The lead 16 connected to the pan and tilt head assembly is electrically connected to the lead 16 led out from the battery 15 in the mounting cavity 112. Specifically, telescopic link structure 8 includes that at least two section cup joint each other and the different hollow branch of cross section size, and the interior chamber of two section at least hollow branch is passed to the line of walking between battery 15 and the cloud platform subassembly.

In summary, the embodiment of the present invention provides a handheld stabilizer, when the shaft arm 2 rotates to the second state approaching to the outer peripheral wall of the handle 1, the clamping mechanism 4 for supporting the shooting device and the handle 1 are respectively located at two opposite sides of the handle 1; therefore, when the camera is rotated to the second state close to the outer peripheral wall of the handle 1 along with the shaft arm 2, the handle 1 does not shield the surface of the camera, and the camera can still be used for self-shooting when being installed on the shaft arm 2 in the folded state. In addition, when the shooting device is an electronic communication device such as a mobile phone, if the mobile phone suddenly needs to use other functions of the mobile phone (such as answering a call, making a call, replying a message, browsing a webpage video and the like) in the process of shooting on the shaft arm 2 which is unfolded outwards, the handle 1 does not shield the screen of the mobile phone on the clamping mechanism 4 after the shaft arm 2 is folded, so that the mobile phone does not need to be taken down from the clamping mechanism 4, only the shaft arm 2 needs to be rotated, the shaft arm 2 is moved from the first state to the second state, and the handle 1 is held by a hand, so that other various functions of the mobile phone can be conveniently used; when the shooting function of the mobile phone needs to be used again, the shaft arm 2 only needs to be rotated again, shooting devices such as the mobile phone do not need to be frequently installed or taken down on the clamping mechanism 4, the operation of repeatedly adjusting the installation positions of the shooting devices such as the mobile phone on the clamping mechanism 4 is reduced, and the use is more convenient.

It should be understood that the above examples are only for clarity of illustration and are not intended to limit the embodiments. Other variations and modifications will be apparent to persons skilled in the art in light of the above description. And are neither required nor exhaustive of all embodiments. And obvious variations or modifications therefrom are within the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A hand-held stabilizer, comprising:

a handle (1);

one end of the shaft arm (2) is rotatably connected to the handle (1) through a rotating structure, and the other end of the shaft arm is connected with a supporting structure (4) suitable for supporting the shooting device; the shaft arm (2) at least has a first state of being unfolded outwards relative to the handle (1) and a second state of being close to the peripheral wall of the handle (1) in the process of rotating around the rotating structure; when the shaft arm (2) is in the second state, the support structure (4) and the handle (1) are located on different sides of the shaft arm (2), respectively.

2. Hand-held stabilizer according to claim 1, characterized in that the support structure (4) and the handle (1) are located on opposite sides of the axle arm (2), respectively, when the axle arm (2) is in the second state.

3. The hand-held stabilizer according to claim 1, characterized in that the handle (1) is a long rod structure.

4. The hand-held stabilizer according to claim 3, characterized in that a connecting seat (5) is connected to the handle (1), one end of the handle (1) connected with the connecting seat (5) is a first end, the connecting seat (5) has an extending end (51) which is outwardly protruded from a cylindrical space where the first end is located, and the cylindrical space and the first end have the same projection in the axial direction of the handle (1); one end of the shaft arm (2) is rotatably connected to the extending end (51) through the rotating structure.

5. The hand-held stabilizer according to claim 4, characterized in that the rotating structure comprises a rotating shaft (3) arranged on the extending end (51) and a shaft sleeve arranged on the shaft arm (2).

6. Hand-held stabilizer according to claim 5, characterised in that the sleeve is connected to the shaft (3) with a damped rotation, the relative rotation between the sleeve and the shaft (3) being adapted to take place under the influence of external forces.

7. The hand-held stabilizer according to claim 4, characterized in that a first motor (6) is connected to the top of the handle (1), and the connecting base (5) is connected to the output end of the first motor (6).

8. Hand-held stabilizer according to claim 1, characterised in that a second motor (7) is connected to the end of the shaft arm (2) opposite to the end to which the handle (1) is connected, the support structure (4) being connected to the output of the second motor (7).

9. A hand-held stabilizer according to claim 3, characterised in that the axle arm (2) is rectilinear; when the shaft arm (2) is in the second state, the length direction of the shaft arm (2) is consistent with the length direction of the handle (1).

10. The hand-held stabilizer according to claim 4, characterized in that the handle (1) has a mounting cavity inside which a telescopic rod structure (8) is mounted; the connecting seat (5) is connected to the telescopic end of the telescopic rod structure (8), and the fixed end of the telescopic rod structure (8) is connected in the mounting cavity of the handle (1); the telescopic rod structure (8) is in a contraction state stored in the mounting cavity and in an extension state extending out of the mounting cavity.

11. The hand-held stabilizer according to claim 10, characterized in that a rotating shaft (9) is connected to the telescopic end of the telescopic rod structure (8), and the connecting base (5) is rotatably mounted to the rotating shaft (9).

12. The handheld stabilizer of any one of claims 1-9, characterized in that the support structure is a clamping mechanism (4) for clamping a camera.

13. The handheld stabilizer of claim 12, wherein the clamping mechanism comprises:

a holder (41);

two clamping jaws (42) are arranged on two opposite sides of the clamping seat (41) in pairs;

the clamping head (43) is rotationally connected to the corresponding clamping jaw (42) around an axis, and has a storage position closing to the space above the clamping seat (41) and a clamping position expanding outwards relative to the clamping seat (41) and forming a concave clamping space for accommodating the shooting device by matching with the clamping seat (41) in the process of rotating around the axis.

14. The hand-held stabilizer according to claim 13, characterized in that a cushion pad (44) is connected to the clip head (43), the cushion pad (44) being located on a side surface of the clip head (43) facing away from the clip seat (41) and facing the clip seat (41).

15. The handheld stabilizer of any one of claims 1-9, wherein the support structure is a holding mechanism for holding the camera.

16. The hand-held stabilizer according to claim 7, characterized in that the handle (1) comprises a handle body (11) and a leg structure, the axle arm (2) being rotatably connected to the handle body (11); the supporting leg structure comprises at least two supporting legs (12) with one ends hinged to the handle body (11); at least two of the support legs (12) have a support state of being unfolded outward to support the handle body (11) to stand and a close state of being closed to each other as a hand-held portion of the handle (1) with the handle body (11) as a center.

17. The hand-held stabilizer according to claim 16, characterized in that the leg (12) is provided with a housing cavity adapted to receive a battery for supplying at least the first electric motor (6) with the electrical energy required for its operation.

18. The hand-held stabilizer according to claim 17, characterized in that the opening of the accommodating cavity is located on the surface of the inward side of the leg (12), and a cover plate (121) for covering the opening of the accommodating cavity is further provided on the leg (12).