CN114909573A

CN114909573A - Cloud platform and projection support

Info

Publication number: CN114909573A
Application number: CN202210588046.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 温文辉
Original assignee: Zhongshan Baoyi Hardware Plastic Product Co ltd
Current assignee: Zhongshan Baoyi Hardware Plastic Product Co ltd
Priority date: 2022-05-27
Filing date: 2022-05-27
Publication date: 2022-08-16

Abstract

The invention discloses a cloud platform and projection support, the cloud platform includes: the metal shell is provided with a cavity with an upward opening; the plastic support is arranged in the cavity and is provided with a first spherical groove opposite to the opening of the cavity; the plastic jacking block is provided with a second spherical groove opposite to the opening of the accommodating cavity; the metal ball head is arranged in the metal shell and is connected with an installation platform extending out of the containing cavity; first retaining member, threaded connection is in metal casing's lateral part, and one end stretches to be located within metal casing and can promote plastic tight piece in top so that metal bulb butt in first spherical recess, second spherical recess and metal casing's inner wall for photography equipment on the metal bulb can be stabilized on the cloud platform, and the material cost is lower. The projection bracket comprises a flat plate mounting seat and a connecting rod, wherein the connecting rod is provided with the cloud deck; the projection bracket is low in cost, stable and reliable in connection with the photographic equipment, wide in application range and wide in application range, and the flat plate mounting seat can be arranged on a desktop, the ground, a side wall and a ceiling.

Description

Cloud platform and projection support

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of photographic equipment, in particular to a holder and a projection bracket.

Background

In photography, a pan/tilt head is often used to mount external devices such as a camera and a video camera. Some cloud platforms dispose the universal bulb of metal material so that realize photography equipment's angular adjustment, set up the screw rod or the top briquetting that can push up the universal bulb on the cloud platform, screw rod and top briquetting constitute by the metal material, and the cost is higher, are difficult to stabilize the position of universal bulb moreover, lead to the photography equipment that links to each other with universal bulb to take place to incline and sway, are unfavorable for photographic work.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art. Therefore, one of the objectives of the present invention is to provide a low-cost tripod head that facilitates stable connection of a photographing apparatus.

The invention also aims to provide a projection bracket with the cloud deck.

A head according to an embodiment of the first aspect of the invention comprises: the metal shell is provided with a cavity with an upward opening; the plastic support is arranged in the cavity and provided with a first spherical groove opposite to the opening of the cavity; the plastic jacking block is movably arranged in the metal shell and is provided with a second spherical groove opposite to the opening of the accommodating cavity; the metal ball head is arranged in the metal shell, and the upper part of the metal ball head is connected with an installation platform extending out of the opening of the accommodating cavity; and the first locking piece is in threaded connection with the side part of the metal shell, one end of the first locking piece extends into the metal shell and can push the plastic abutting block to be close to the metal ball head, so that the metal ball head abuts against the first spherical groove, the second spherical groove and the inner wall of the metal shell.

The cloud platform provided by the embodiment of the invention at least has the following beneficial effects:

the cloud platform of above structure utilizes first spherical surface recess on the plastic support, the chamber that holds of second spherical surface recess cooperation metal casing on the plastic top tight piece prescribes a limit to the centre gripping space of pressing from both sides tight metal bulb jointly, promote the plastic top tight piece through first retaining member and support second spherical surface recess on the surface of metal bulb, wherein, plastic support and plastic top tight piece can elastic deformation and with the surperficial tight fit of metal bulb, make the photography equipment on the metal bulb can be stabilized on the cloud platform, and the material cost of this cloud platform is lower moreover.

In some embodiments of the present invention, a base capable of rotating around a vertical axis relative to the metal housing is disposed at a lower end of the metal housing, a locking mechanism is disposed between the base and the metal housing, the locking mechanism has a locked state and an unlocked state, when the locking mechanism is in the locked state, the base is fixed to the metal housing, and when the locking mechanism is in the unlocked state, the base is capable of rotating relative to the metal housing.

In some embodiments of the present invention, a mounting assembly for fixing the plastic support is disposed inside the metal housing, the mounting assembly can drive the metal ball to abut against the opening of the cavity, the base has an upwardly extending pivot portion, a sleeve portion matching with the pivot portion is disposed at a lower portion of the plastic support, and the base and the plastic support are rotatably connected through a bolt assembly coaxial with the pivot portion.

In some embodiments of the present invention, a side portion of the sleeve portion is provided with a second notch groove arranged along a radial direction thereof, and the locking mechanism includes a plastic press block movably disposed in the second notch groove and a second locking member screwed to the metal housing, and the second locking member can push the plastic press block to elastically abut against the pivot portion to prevent the base from rotating relative to the plastic support and prevent the plastic support from rotating relative to the metal housing.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the mounting assembly includes a ring-shaped snap spring, the inner peripheral wall of the metal housing is provided with a ring-shaped groove for accommodating the ring-shaped snap spring, the plastic support has a side plate portion located above the ring-shaped snap spring, an assembly member for driving the ring-shaped snap spring to open and enter the ring-shaped groove and press the side plate portion upward is arranged in the metal housing, the plastic press block is in contact with the assembly member to stabilize the assembly member in the metal housing, and when the assembly member is separated from the ring-shaped snap spring, the ring-shaped snap spring is converged and separated from the ring-shaped groove to enable the plastic support to be separated from the metal housing.

In some embodiments of the present invention, a lower passage opening communicated with the cavity is disposed at a lower end of the metal housing, a base capable of fixing the plastic support in the metal housing is detachably connected to the lower passage opening, and the base is provided with a threaded mounting post extending downward.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the inner peripheral wall of the metal housing is cylindrical, the plastic support includes a cylindrical portion matching with the inner peripheral wall of the metal housing, one side of the cylindrical portion is provided with a first notch groove arranged along a radial direction of the cylindrical portion, and the plastic tightening block is movably disposed in the first notch groove.

In some embodiments of the present invention, a vertical slot is formed on the plastic tightening block, and an anti-falling head inserted into the vertical slot is disposed at one end of the first locking member extending into the metal housing.

In some embodiments of the invention, the mounting table includes a first connecting seat connected to an upper portion of the metal ball head, the first connecting seat is rotatably provided with a second connecting seat around a vertical axis, the second connecting seat is provided with a threaded connecting column, an outer surface of the second connecting seat is provided with a circle of annular guide groove, the first connecting seat is connected with a ball extending into the annular guide groove through an elastic member, and the first connecting seat is provided with an adjusting screw abutting against the elastic member.

The projection support of the embodiment of the second aspect of the invention comprises: dull and stereotyped mount pad and connecting rod, the one end of connecting rod with dull and stereotyped mount pad links to each other, the other end of connecting rod is provided with foretell cloud platform.

The projection bracket provided by the embodiment of the invention at least has the following beneficial effects:

the projection support adopting the cloud platform is low in cost, stable and reliable in connection with the photographic equipment, the flat mounting seat can be placed on a desktop or the ground for use, or the flat mounting seat is fixed on the side wall for use, or the flat mounting seat is fixed on a ceiling for use, and the projection support is diversified in use mode and wide in application range.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

fig. 1 is a schematic view of the internal structure of an embodiment of the head according to the invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

fig. 3 is a schematic view of the internal structure of another embodiment of the head according to the invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a projection support of the present invention.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the positional or orientational descriptions referred to, for example, the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc., are based on the positional or orientational relationships shown in the drawings and are for convenience of description and simplicity of description only, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, the meaning of a plurality of means is one or more, the meaning of a plurality of means is two or more, and larger, smaller, larger, etc. are understood as excluding the number, and larger, smaller, inner, etc. are understood as including the number. If the first and second are described for the purpose of distinguishing technical features, they are not to be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated or implicitly indicating the precedence of the technical features indicated.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that unless otherwise explicitly stated 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.

With reference to fig. 1 and 2, or with reference to fig. 3, a head according to the invention comprises: a metal housing 100 having a cavity 110 opened upward; the plastic support 200 is arranged in the cavity 110 and is provided with a first spherical groove 210 opposite to the opening of the cavity 110; the plastic jacking block 300 is movably arranged in the metal shell 100 and is provided with a second spherical groove 310 opposite to the opening of the cavity 110; the metal ball head 400 is arranged in the metal shell 100, the upper part of the metal ball head 400 is connected with an installation table 500 extending out of the opening of the cavity 110, and the installation table 500 is used for connecting photographic equipment; the first locking member 600 is screwed to the side of the metal shell 100, and one end of the first locking member extends into the metal shell 100 and can push the plastic tightening block 300 to approach the metal ball 400, so that the metal ball 400 abuts against the first spherical groove 210, the second spherical groove 310 and the inner wall of the metal shell 100.

The holder of above structure utilizes first spherical surface groove 210 on plastic support 200, second spherical surface groove 310 on plastic top tight piece 300 cooperates the appearance chamber 110 of metal casing 100 to inject the centre gripping space who presss from both sides tight metal ball 400 jointly, promote plastic top tight piece 300 and lean on second spherical surface groove 310 on the surface of metal ball 400 through first retaining member 600, wherein, plastic support 200 and plastic top tight piece 300 can elastic deformation and with the surperficial tight fit of metal ball 400, make the photography equipment on the metal ball 400 can be stabilized on the holder, and the material cost of this holder is lower.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, in some embodiments of the present invention, a base 700 capable of rotating around a vertical axis relative to the metal housing 100 is disposed at a lower end of the metal housing 100, a locking mechanism 800 is disposed between the base 700 and the metal housing 100, the locking mechanism 800 has a locked state and an unlocked state, when the locking mechanism 800 is in the locked state, the base 700 is fixed to the metal housing 100, and when the locking mechanism 800 is in the unlocked state, the base 700 can rotate relative to the metal housing 100. With the above structure, the horizontal rotation of the photographing apparatus on the mount table 500 can be achieved. It should be noted that the base 700 is used to be connected to a projection bracket or other fixed position, when the photographing apparatus needs to be horizontally rotated, the locking mechanism 800 is first switched to the unlocked state, then the base 700 can be driven to rotate relative to the metal housing 100, and when the photographing apparatus is adjusted to the proper position, the locking mechanism 800 can be switched to the locked state.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, in some embodiments of the present invention, a mounting assembly 120 for fixing the plastic support 200 is disposed inside the metal housing 100, the mounting assembly 120 can drive the metal ball 400 to abut against the opening of the cavity 110, the base 700 has a pivot portion 710 extending upward, the plastic support 200 has a sleeve portion 220 at a lower portion thereof for engaging with the pivot portion 710, and the base 700 is rotatably connected to the plastic support 200 by a bolt assembly 10 coaxial with the pivot portion 710. It can be understood that the above structure can achieve the function of the base 700 horizontally rotating relative to the metal casing 100 by fixing the plastic support 200 in the metal casing 100 by the mounting assembly 120 and then rotatably connecting the base 700 to the plastic support 200 by the bolt assembly 10, without providing a structure for rotatably connecting the base 700 and the metal casing 100. In addition, the pivot portion 710 cooperates with the sleeve portion 220 to help limit and guide the rotation of the base 700 relative to the plastic carrier 200.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, in some embodiments of the present invention, the side of the sleeve portion 220 is provided with a second cut-out groove 221 arranged along a radial direction thereof, the locking mechanism 800 includes a plastic press block 810 movably disposed in the second cut-out groove 221 and a second locking member 820 screwed to the metal housing 100, and the second locking member 820 can push the plastic press block 810 to elastically abut against the pivot portion 710 to prevent the base 700 from rotating relative to the plastic support 200 and prevent the plastic support 200 from rotating relative to the metal housing 100. It is understood that when the locking mechanism 800 needs to be switched to the unlocked state, only the second locking member 820 needs to be rotated to make the plastic pressing block 810 not tightly push against the pivot portion 710, and when the locking mechanism 800 needs to be switched to the locked state, only the second locking member 820 needs to be rotated to make the plastic pressing block 810 tightly push against the pivot portion 710. The locking mechanism 800 has a simple structure and is easy and convenient to use and operate.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, in some embodiments of the invention, the mounting assembly 120 includes a ring-shaped snap spring 121, the inner peripheral wall of the metal housing 100 is provided with a ring-shaped groove 122 for accommodating the ring-shaped snap spring 121, the plastic support 200 has a side plate portion located above the ring-shaped snap spring 121, the metal housing 100 is provided with an assembly member 123 for driving the ring-shaped snap spring 121 to open and enter the ring-shaped groove 122 and press the side plate portion upward, the plastic press block 810 is in contact with the assembly member 123 to stabilize the assembly member 123 within the metal housing 100, and when the assembly member 123 is separated from the ring-shaped snap spring 121, the ring-shaped snap spring 121 converges and leaves the ring-shaped groove 122 so that the plastic support 200 can be separated from the metal housing 100.

It should be noted that, each of the general annular circlips 121 has an opening, and when the holder with the above structure is assembled, the assembly member 123 extends into between the openings of the annular circlips 121 and opens the opening of the annular circlips 121, at this time, a part of the annular circlips 121 enters the annular groove 122, and a part of the annular circlips 121 upwards supports the side plate portion, so that the plastic support 200 is fixed in the metal shell 100. In this embodiment, the upper end surface of the plastic press block 810 holds the lower end of the assembly member 123 to prevent the assembly member 123 from coming out of the opening portion of the ring-shaped clamp spring 121. It can be understood that, when the cloud platform needs to be disassembled, the bolt assembly 10 can be unscrewed, and then the base 700, the plastic press block 810, the second locking member 820 and the assembly member 123 are removed in sequence, after that, the opening portion of the ring-shaped clamp spring 121 converges, the ring-shaped clamp spring 121 is disengaged from the ring-shaped groove 122, and the ring-shaped clamp spring 121 and the plastic support 200 can be disassembled.

Referring to fig. 3, in some embodiments of the present invention, the lower end of the metal housing 100 is provided with a lower passage opening communicated with the cavity 110, the lower passage opening is detachably connected with a base 20 capable of fixing the plastic support 200 in the metal housing 100, and the base 20 is provided with a threaded mounting post 21 extending downward. The diameter of the screw-thread mounting post 21 is configured according to the use requirement, and the base 20 is connected with the lower end of the metal shell 100 by a screw structure to close the lower passage opening, so that the plastic support 200 is stabilized in the metal shell 100.

Referring to fig. 2, in some embodiments of the present invention, the inner peripheral wall of the metal housing 100 is cylindrical, the plastic support 200 includes a cylindrical portion 230 matching with the inner peripheral wall of the metal housing 100, one side of the cylindrical portion 230 is provided with a first notch groove 231 arranged along a radial direction thereof, and the plastic tightening block 300 is movably disposed in the first notch groove 231. The plastic tightening block 300 can slide back and forth along the arrangement direction of the first notch groove 231, so as to tighten the surface of the metal ball 400 or enable the metal ball 400 to rotate freely relative to the plastic tightening block 300.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, in some embodiments of the present invention, the plastic tightening block 300 is provided with a vertical slot 320, and one end of the first locking member 600 extending into the metal shell 100 is provided with an anti-slip head 610 inserted into the vertical slot 320. The anti-dropping head 610 is matched with the vertical slot 320, so that the plastic jacking block 300 is conveniently connected with the first locking piece 600, the plastic jacking block 300 is prevented from deflecting relative to the first locking piece 600, and the metal ball head 400 cannot displace relative to the metal shell 100.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, in some embodiments of the present invention, the mounting table 500 includes a first connecting seat 510 connected to an upper portion of the metal ball head 400, the first connecting seat 510 is provided with a second connecting seat 520 rotating around a vertical axis, the second connecting seat 520 is provided with a threaded connecting column 521, an outer surface of the second connecting seat 520 has a ring-shaped guide groove 522, the first connecting seat 510 is connected with a ball 530 extending into the ring-shaped guide groove 522 through an elastic member 540, and the first connecting seat 510 is provided with an adjusting screw 550 abutting against the elastic member 540. Wherein, the second connecting seat 520 is used for placing the photographing apparatus, and the photographing apparatus can be rotated around a certain diameter direction of the metal ball head 400 by the above structure. It can be understood that the force of the elastic member 540 acting on the ball 530 can be adjusted by screwing or unscrewing the adjusting screw 550, so as to adjust the difficulty of the second connecting seat 520 rotating relative to the first connecting seat 510 to match different requirements.

Referring to fig. 4, the present invention also discloses a projection bracket, comprising: dull and stereotyped mount pad 30 and connecting rod 40, the one end of connecting rod 40 links to each other with dull and stereotyped mount pad 30, and the other end of connecting rod 40 is provided with foretell cloud platform.

The projection support adopting the cloud deck is low in cost, stable and reliable in connection with the photographic equipment, the flat mounting seat 30 can be placed on a desktop or the ground for use, or the flat mounting seat 30 is fixed on a side wall for use, or the flat mounting seat 30 is fixed on a ceiling for use, and the projection support is diversified in use mode and wide in application range.

All possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments may not be described for the sake of brevity, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present disclosure as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.

While embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A head, comprising:

a metal housing (100) having a cavity (110) with an upward opening;

the plastic support (200) is arranged in the cavity (110) and is provided with a first spherical groove (210) opposite to the opening of the cavity (110);

the plastic tightening block (300) is movably arranged in the metal shell (100) and is provided with a second spherical groove (310) opposite to the opening of the cavity (110);

the metal ball head (400) is arranged in the metal shell (100), and the upper part of the metal ball head (400) is connected with an installation table (500) extending out of the opening of the cavity (110);

the first locking piece (600) is in threaded connection with the side portion of the metal shell (100), one end of the first locking piece extends into the metal shell (100) and can push the plastic jacking block (300) to be close to the metal ball head (400), so that the metal ball head (400) abuts against the first spherical groove (210), the second spherical groove (310) and the inner wall of the metal shell (100).

2. A head according to claim 1, wherein:

the lower extreme of metal casing (100) is equipped with base (700) that can rotate around a vertical axis relative to it, base (700) with be equipped with locking mechanical system (800) between metal casing (100), locking mechanical system (800) have locking state and unblock state, locking mechanical system (800) are in when locking state, base (700) are fixed in metal casing (100), locking mechanical system (800) are in when unblock state, base (700) can rotate relatively metal casing (100).

3. A head according to claim 2, characterized in that:

the metal shell (100) is internally provided with a mounting component (120) for fixing the plastic support (200), the mounting component (120) can drive the metal ball head (400) to upwards abut against the opening of the cavity (110), the base (700) is provided with a pivot part (710) extending upwards, the lower part of the plastic support (200) is provided with a sleeve part (220) matched with the pivot part (710), and the base (700) is rotatably connected with the plastic support (200) through a bolt component (10) coaxial with the pivot part (710).

4. A head according to claim 3, wherein:

the side part of the sleeve part (220) is provided with a second notch groove (221) arranged along the radial direction of the sleeve part, the locking mechanism (800) comprises a plastic pressing block (810) movably arranged in the second notch groove (221) and a second locking piece (820) in threaded connection with the metal shell (100), and the second locking piece (820) can push the plastic pressing block (810) to elastically abut against the pivot part (710) to prevent the base (700) from rotating relative to the plastic support (200) and prevent the plastic support (200) from rotating relative to the metal shell (100).

5. A head according to claim 4, wherein:

the mounting component (120) comprises an annular clamp spring (121), an annular groove (122) for accommodating the annular clamp spring (121) is formed in the inner peripheral wall of the metal shell (100), the plastic support (200) is provided with a side plate part positioned above the annular clamp spring (121), an assembly part (123) for driving the annular clamp spring (121) to open and enter the annular groove (122) and upwards pressing the side plate part is arranged in the metal shell (100), the slug (810) contacting the assembly (123) to stabilize the assembly (123) within the metal shell (100), when the assembly part (123) is separated from the annular clamp spring (121), the annular clamp spring (121) converges to leave the annular groove (122) so that the plastic support (200) can be separated from the metal shell (100).

6. A head according to claim 1, wherein:

the lower end of the metal shell (100) is provided with a lower passage opening communicated with the accommodating cavity (110), the lower passage opening is detachably connected with a base (20) capable of fixing the plastic support (200) in the metal shell (100), and the base (20) is provided with a thread mounting column (21) extending downwards.

7. A head according to claim 1, wherein:

the inner peripheral wall of the metal shell (100) is cylindrical, the plastic support (200) comprises a cylindrical portion (230) matched with the inner peripheral wall of the metal shell (100), a first notch groove (231) arranged along the radial direction of the cylindrical portion is formed in one side of the cylindrical portion (230), and the plastic jacking block (300) is movably arranged in the first notch groove (231).

8. A head according to claim 7, wherein:

be equipped with vertical slot (320) on plastic top tight piece (300), first retaining member (600) stretch locate one end in metal casing (100) is equipped with and inserts and locate anticreep head (610) in vertical slot (320).

9. A head according to claim 1, wherein:

the mounting table (500) comprises a first connecting seat (510) connected with the upper portion of the metal ball head (400), the first connecting seat (510) is provided with a second connecting seat (520) in a rotating mode around a vertical axis, a threaded connecting column (521) is arranged on the second connecting seat (520), the outer surface of the second connecting seat (520) is provided with a circle of annular guide groove (522), the first connecting seat (510) is connected with a ball (530) extending into the annular guide groove (522) through an elastic piece (540), and an adjusting screw (550) abutted against the elastic piece (540) is arranged on the first connecting seat (510).

10. A projection mount, comprising:

a flat plate mounting seat (30) and a connecting rod (40), one end of the connecting rod (40) being connected to the flat plate mounting seat (30), the other end of the connecting rod (40) being provided with a head according to any one of claims 1 to 9.