CN1668973A

CN1668973A - Remote-control camera mounting equipment

Info

Publication number: CN1668973A
Application number: CN02829628.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 塞尔泰科斯·彼得·阮; 塞尔博特·阮
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2002-09-20
Filing date: 2002-09-20
Publication date: 2005-09-14

Abstract

A portable wirelessly remote-control camera mounting device system especially for handheld video camera and digital camera. It provides the user the ability to control the video/picture capturing direction from a distance away. The camera mounting stage provides polar rotational movement both horizontally and vertically. The rotational movements are controlled by remote device as the input instructional device by the user. The signal is then transmitted to the camera mounting stage via wireless signal transmission. The camera mounting stage receives the signals and generates functions to drive the designated motors to move the camera video/picture capturing direction to the decided direction. The user can then confirm the results from the LCD screen of the video camera and fine tune the direction of the camera mounting stage. The device is rain resistance and also provides a rain shield for the camera.

Description

The remote control camera erecting equipment

Technical field

The present invention relates generally to the control device that a kind of field camera is taken direction, especially, relates to the weather-resistant personal handhold video camera of a kind of battery powered wireless remote control accessory.The present invention needs user's cooperation, to determine the adjusting of direction by common camera during taking.The present invention is rainproof, is suitable for outdoor use.

Background technology

The personal handhold video camera was popularized a lot of years very much.Every day, people used them to take indoor and outdoor incident., the operator of video camera can not take themselves therein usually.Sometimes use tripod, but, still need the people to keep the shooting direction of moving in order to catch all of short duration chances.Regrettably when resetting the image recording of taking, crucial member [family] is not always among taking.

When video camera is installed on the tripod when taking family's incident at the cloudy day, especially under tropical climate, rain is unpredictable, and video camera always has the possibility of making moist.Sometimes video camera is damaged owing to raining.

Therefore need camera pedestal, provide executor to take direction from distant location control.The hand of this camera pedestal heroes and models apery is so that camera pedestal can flatly rotate and vertically tilt up and down backward and forward.It will allow executor to catch his image in the videograph process.

Light rain or shower in addition, also need the video camera rain-proof device, so that can not damage video camera.In addition, the cost of this equipment low, carry to make things convenient for, easy operating, weight want light, powered battery and solid.

The invention provides a kind of like this video camera installation system.

The related application of cross reference

Searching field

IC: G03B017/00; H04B007/24; H04L7/24

U.S.'s classification 352/243,242,244,038; 367/117

American documentation literature

4,655,567 1987 on April 7, Morley 352/243

This patent is an old technology.Wireless telecontrol electronic equipment was very expensive at that time, and was not easy to use; This invents no any conduct on wireless technology.

5073824 June 15 nineteen ninety Vertin 348/211

This invention is a very expensive telechiric device and the combination of video camera.It is not that an independent pedestal is convenient to the video camera installed device and is used for common camera.As described in the description (horizontal servo motor 70 and vertical servomotor 76) and claim of the summary of this invention, summary of the invention, preferred embodiment, this invention needs the motion of servomotor driving level and vertical direction.In the entire chapter patent documentation, except servomotor, there is not the motor of other type can realize described function.By definition, the function that servomotor need be encoded is with the motor of rotating band feedback system.Servomotor provides accurate position for physical construction in the horizontal and vertical directions.The power transfer efficiency of servomotor is low.Most energy consumption becomes heat, and has low-down output shaft torque.

, in fact the present invention does not use servomotor.DC electricity gearmotor is a best choice, is used for the level and the vertical movement of driving device structure.The mechanical power transmission efficient height of DC electricity gearmotor has very high output shaft torque.The DC motor does not need complicated coding function to be used for operation.It only need open and close the control power supply, does not have feedback system.

5,111,288 1991 on October 8, Blackshear 348/143

This invention is not a wireless remote control.

5,179,421 1993 on January 12, Parker 356/139

This invention is to use infrared ray (IR) to be used for the calculating of position as measurement mechanism.

5,181,120 1993 on January 19, Hickey 348/373

This invention is not a wireless remote control.

5436542 July 25 nineteen ninety-five Petelin 318/567

This invention is that the mirror video camera of looking in the distance is used for operation.

5,568,205 1996 on October 22, Hurwitz 348/732

This is the invention of a relevant ANTENN AUDIO/video delivery system.

Summary of the invention

Wireless remote control video camera mounting device system is of portable form, in light weight, powered battery, rainproof and be suitable for indoor and outdoor application.It comprises a device controller, a main system, a canopy and the rainproof screen of transparent video camera that is used for main system.

Device controller comprises electronic package and program, and its receiving inputted signal produces signal function and this signal function is transferred to wireless main system.

Main system comprises the hardware of machinery, so that horizontal polar curve motion and vertical polar curve motion and video camera erecting equipment to be provided.It also comprises electronic package and firmware program, and they receive the signal function from radio equipment controller, and provides electric driving function to provide under the power at the DC electricity gearmotor by main system, and mechanical hardware is controlled to sensitive rotatablely moving.It also provides mounting base for the rainproof screen of transparent camera machine.Main system is the effect that has energy savings with powered battery.

This equipment is supported common hand-held video camera.In fact especially it has provided best result to remote-controlled video camera, and it has the rotation lcd screen makes it face ability as the equidirectional of video camera focus direction.The picture that it allows lcd screen alignment image recording operation person to be seen, the picture recording operator will determine to be recorded the preferred picture and the zoom size of image.The operator also can through camera control unit equipment by remote control camera moment in picture recording catch himself/herself picture.

Other effect of the present invention and improve and from the description of the preferred embodiment described in detail below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, to show.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is that remote control is caught the front elevation of rainproof field camera installation system from making a video recording, and this video camera comprises a handheld device controller, a main system, a canopy and a video camera rain screen that covers main system.Common in addition hand-held video camera is installed in the equipment, and the operator holds the video camera remote control unit simultaneously, with the related methods of use of indication equipment.

Fig. 2 is the front elevation of the main system accessory according to the present invention.

Fig. 3 is the cut-open view of main system along the 2-2 line of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 has the rotor root of endless screw system subassembly and the vertical view of motor, expression is according to rotor root portion of the present invention, vertical DC electricity gearmotor-worm drive subassembly part and the electric gearmotor of horizontal DC-worm drive subassembly part.

Fig. 5 video camera is installed the vertical view of subassembly, and it is represented according to a mounting blocks part of the present invention, a video camera lock-screw part, a register pin part and a camera seat cushion part.

Fig. 6 be among Fig. 5 along the cut-open view of 3-3 line, it is represented according to a mounting blocks part of the present invention, a camera lock-screw part, a camera seat cushion, register pin, spring section and a spring base part.

Fig. 7 is the vertical view of rotor and electric annex subassembly, its expression is according to rotor portion of the present invention, the motor portion that is used for vertical movement, has the motor cable that is connected with the PCB accessory, the motor portion that is used for tangential movement has the motor cable that the perforate by rotor feeds and is connected with the PCB accessory; The PCB fitting part has mounting screw, and the battery bracket part has the battery cables and this support that are connected with the PCB accessory and is installed on the rotor by mounting screw.

Fig. 8 is along the front elevation of 4-4 line among Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is the front elevation of the exposure of horizontal polar curve motion drive system, and it is represented according to rotor portion of the present invention, stator base, motor, torque couplings, bearing, packing ring, pre-compressed spring, scroll bar, turbine and pivot section.

Figure 10 is the bow plan view of Fig. 9 of horizontal polar curve motion drive system along the 5-5 line.

Figure 11 is the front elevation of vertical polar curve motion drive system, and it is represented according to platform subassembly part of the present invention, pivot section, the turbine worm part of vertical movement, the rotor base section, bearing, packing ring, pre-compressed spring, torque couplings, motor and mounting screw part.

Figure 12 is the plane view of bottom of stator base, and it is represented according to stator base of the present invention, traction pin and mounting screw part.

Figure 13 is installed to the right view that the rainproof screen of video camera on the subassembly is installed on the video camera, and its expression video camera is installed subassembly, mounting screw part, mask part, rain-proof device part.Common hand-held video camera is installed on the video camera installation subassembly according to the present invention.

Figure 14 be among Figure 13 along the cut-open view of 6-6 line, the matching relationship between expression mask and the worm screw.

Embodiment

Fig. 1 is the front elevation of remote control from the trap-type weather-resistant field camera installation system total system of making a video recording.It comprises a portable equipment controller 3, main system 2, the canopy 4 that covers main system 2 and video camera screen subassembly 5 according to the present invention.As shown in the figure, having common hand-held video camera 6 in the face of the lcd screen 7 in dead ahead is installed in the rainproof screen 5 of video camera on the main system 2.

Stator base 8 relative main systems 2 are static.Rotor subassembly 9 is by 8 rotations of turning axle relative stator base.It is definite by tangential movement motor driver subassembly 31 to horizontally rotate motion, and has the clockwise or counterclockwise unlimited ability of rotating in edge, infinitely rotates the restriction that is defined as without any angle.

Vertical rotation banking motion is driven by vertical movement motor driver subassembly 26.By thumbscrew 16 video camera being installed to video camera installs on the subassembly 14.Video camera is installed subassembly and is installed on the vertical movement turbine 12 by thumbscrew 18.This vertical movement turbine 12 is assembled on the rotor subassembly by pivot 11.Vertical movement turbine 12 accurately cooperates with vertical movement motor driver subassembly 26.The subassembly of video camera installation as a result 14 passes through around relative rotor subassembly 9 rotations of the rotation of the centerline axis of pivot 11.

Vertical movement motor driver subassembly 26 and tangential movement motor driver subassembly 31 are electrically connected with main PCB A30, and all are installed on the rotor subassembly 9.The power supply of power switch 101 control PCBA30, it also is installed on the rotor subassembly 9.

In fact, operator 118 opens the power supply of video camera 6 and towards the lcd screen 7 of video camera focus direction rotary camera, as shown in Figure 1.Then, operator 118 switches to image pickup mode with video camera 6, and it allows image to show on lcd screen 7.The operator opens the power switch of hand-held controller equipment 3 and the power switch 101 of main system 2 then.Operator 118 uses hand-held controller 3 to control main system 2, so that rotation and tilt camera 6.Switch 89 and switch 95 are spring return 3 position switchs with conventional center neutral position that is provided with.When switch 95 left or right when triggering, the PCBA97 of the device controller of being made up of electronic unit and program element 3 will directly import and produce signal 98.This signal 98 can be a radiofrequency signal or infrared (IR) signal, is wirelessly launched then.

Main PCB A30 is equipped with signal receiver and is used for cooperating with PCBA97, received RF signal or infrared (IR) signal.The main PCB A30 that is made up of electronic unit and program element detects this signal 98, produces electric driving function then, drives tangential movement motor driver subassembly 31.The rotor subassembly will be along rotating clockwise or counterclockwise as a result.

When switch 89 on or below when triggering, the PCBA97 of device controller 3 will detect this input, and generation signal 98.This main PCB A30 produces electric driving function then with detection signal 98, so that drive vertical movement motor driver subassembly 26.The subassembly of video camera installation as a result will make progress according to this or be downward-sloping.

When camera motion to preferred direction, operator 118 can see he oneself on lcd screen, and uses these video camera telepilot 119 zooms and record his image.

Canopy 4 covers the top and the top and rainproof of rotor subassembly 9 one sides.This canopy 4 can be transparent by such as soft making with flexible material such as polyester, nylon, rubber and silicon rubber.When vertical turbine 12 tilted up and down, what this was soft allowed canopy 4 to stretch and collapse with flexible material, and it also protects power switch 101 rainproof, and allows the operator to open and close power switch 101 from the outside of canopy 4.

Video camera rain screen subassembly 5 is installed on the turbine 12 by thumbscrew 110.Screen 107 is by making such as transparent materials such as polycarbonate, acrylic fibers or glass.It hides top and all sides of video camera 7 and lcd screen 7.It makes video camera 6 rainproof and allow lcd screen " see " to the outside.Video camera rain screen subassembly 5 should be big as far as possible, can flip to the outside so that have the common hand-held video camera of lcd screen.

Fig. 2 is the front elevation according to main system 2 of the present invention.Stator base 8 is shoring of foundation of whole systems.Shown in Fig. 2-13, rotor cover 117 makes its intraware rainproof.Pivot 11 passes rotational support arm 10 and turbine 12 and another rotational support arm 10.Then by the suitable locking of packing ring 19 and OD back-up ring 20.As shown in the figure, at least one rotational support arm 10 is used to simplified support structure.This allows turbine 12 can relatively rotate sway brace 10 rotations around the axle of pivot 11.Have opening less than turbine 12 the canopy 4 of neck 13 pass the neck 13 of turbine 12.The elasticity of canopy 4 material therefors provides a tight parcel around neck 13, forms the rain-proof structure around neck 13.The top and the top of the vertical wall of rotor cover 117 evened up and covered to the remainder of canopy 4.The all component that is covered by canopy of result 40 outsides in the chamber will be rainproof.

The thumbscrew 18 of the threaded hole 28 of video camera mount pad 14 by being installed in Fig. 3 is assembled on the turbine.At least one threaded hole is convenient to assemble as shown in the figure.Liner 15 provides soft installation surface for video camera 6, and video camera 6 is assembled on the video camera mount pad 14 by wing screw 16.The section header of screw 16 provides easy assembly method for the installation and removal video camera.

The present invention is a portable system.Adhere to pin 21 and make, and be designed on basal surface, to have high friction factor by the material of rubber or silicon rubber type.By the press fit device of double sticky tape or similar adhesive plaster, it is sticked on the bottom flash 120 of stator base 8.At least 3 are adhered to the support that glue is used to be convenient to main system.As shown in the figure, use 6 pin to have balance preferably, adhering to pin provides friction force to prevent along the slip of main system 2 placement surface.This allows system safety operation, and it can be worked on such as irregular a little surfaces such as shelf, desk, roof and covers at some.

Bottom flash 120 stretches out from the edge of stator base 8.It provides roll extrusion preferably and slope, makes the center of gravity of the total system that video camera 6 is housed be not easy to topple over by accident.

Fig. 3 is the cut-open view of Fig. 2 along the 2-2 line, the mutual relationship between its expression rotor subassembly 9, rotor 22 and the stator base 8.Turbine 36 is installed on the stator base 8 by screw 32.As shown in the figure, at least one screw 32 is used for convenient for assembly.Rotor 22 is installed on the turbine 36 by pivot 34 devices, and pivot 34 is suitably locked by packing ring 33 and OD back-up ring 35.Pivot 34 is by assembling, casting, die casting or be welded into the part of rotor 22.The selection of rotor 22 and pivot 34 materials can be duroplasts, graphite or metal.Phosphor bronze and stainless steel are that pivot 34 best materials are selected.Rotor 22 is around the central shaft rotation of pivot 34.The ID of turbine 36 center pits is bigger slightly than the OD of pivot 34, and cooperates as the OD of bearing surface 24 with pivot 34.Turbine can be made by duroplasts, graphite or metal.Phosphor bronze and stainless steel are that turbine 36 best materials are selected.The OD surface that gear oil, railway grease or teflon coating are applied to bearing surface 24 and pivot reduces friction.

Tangential movement motor driver subassembly 31 is installed on the rotor 22, and the sense of rotation of rotor 22 is provided.Rotor 22 relative stator bases 8 rotations as a result.

Weather seal 23 is assembled on the wall 37 of stator base 8.Weather seal is made by the resilient material of for example rubber and silicon rubber.The basal surface of the relative rotor 22 of top surface of sealing 23 produces slight pressure, provides to prevent that rainwater from entering the sealing in the chamber 39.The rotor cover flange 121 of rotor cover 117 covers the edge of the top surface of rotor 22, prevents that rainwater from entering epicoele 41.

Main PCB A30 is installed on the rotor in the epicoele 41 by screw 42.It is made up of electronic package and firmware, electronic package and firmware receive the wireless signal 98 from portable equipment controller 3, convert them to electric signal, so that drive tangential movement motor driver subassembly 31 and vertical movement motor driver subassembly 26 respectively.Vertical movement motor driver accessory 26 is installed on the rotor 22 in the epicoele 41.The central shaft rotation of turbine 12 relative pivots 11.The ID of turbine 12 central shafts is less times greater than the OD of pivot 11, and cooperates as the OD of bearing surface 29 with pivot 11.This pivot 11 is made of metal, and stainless steel is a best choice.Turbine can be made by duroplasts such as ABS or metal.Phosphor bronze and stainless steel are that turbine 12 best materials are selected.The OD surface that gear oil, railway grease or teflon coating are applied to bearing surface 29 and pivot reduces friction.

The shoulder 38 of turbine 12 is the physics stops that are used for canopy 4, prevents that canopy 4 is any further to lower slider.The central opening of canopy 4 slides on the neck 13 of turbine 12.The interior girth of this opening is than the periphery length of the neck 13 of turbine 12.The character of the resilient material of canopy 4 will produce pressure along contact area between the surface of the neck 13 of the central opening of canopy 4 and turbine 12.This formation prevents that rainwater from entering the sealing in exocoel 40 zones.

Fig. 4 is the independently vertical view of vertical movement motor driver subassembly 26 and tangential movement motor driver subassembly 31, tangential movement motor driver subassembly 31 is installed on the rotor 22 with cutout 50, with expression tangential movement motor driver subassembly 31, it is installed in the bottom side of rotor 22.Opening 43 is through holes of a rotor 22, is used for passing through of cable.The detailed icon of power transmission motion shows in Fig. 9-Figure 11.

Motor sway brace 44 supports vertical movement motor driver subassembly 26.

Motor sway brace 45 support level motion motor driver subassemblies 31.

Bearings 49 support level motion motor driver subassemblies 31.

Mounting hole 46 is used to install rotor cover 117.

Mounting hole 47 is used to install battery case 65.

Mounting hole 53 is used to install PCBA30.

Fig. 5 is the vertical view that video camera is installed subassembly 14.Guide pillar 58 is used for the orientation of video camera 6, and thumbscrew 16 is used for video camera 6 is installed to the mounting blocks 57 that has liner 15 therebetween relatively stablely.

Fig. 6 is the side view of Fig. 5 along the 3-3 line.Guide pillar 58 is flexibly loaded by spring 59, and is suitably limited by cap washer 60.Guide pillar 58 even surface that can recessed liner 15 be not because special video camera has guide hole.The groove 111 of mounting blocks 57 is designed to receive the edge 113 of the elongation of turbine 12.Further detailed icon is in Figure 11.

Thumbscrew 18 is used for that video camera is installed the subassembly assembling and leads turbine 12.

Mounting blocks 57 can be made by duroplasts, graphite or metal.

Liner 15 is by soft making with flexible material such as rubber, silicon rubber and Poron pad.

Fig. 7 is that independently rotor base electricity is installed the vertical view of subassembly, and this subassembly is also referring to Fig. 8.Being installed on the rotor of all electricity with supplying cell.The voltage that is provided by battery is 3 volts of DC at least and is not more than 27 volts of DC.Battery 69 is installed in the battery case 65, and battery case 65 is installed on the rotor 22 by the securing member 68 in the mounting hole 47 of rotor 22.As shown in the figure, at least one employed securing member 68 can be screw, rivet or other installing mechanism, installs with convenient.

One end of power switch 101 is connected with battery, and an end is connected with PCBA30 by cable 66.It opens and closes the power supply of PCBA30.This is one of power conservation feature of main system 2.When main system not at work the time, the assembly that PCBA30 is not activated it comes sensing signal 98.

The motor cable 63 of vertical movement DC electricity gearmotor 61 is connected with PCBA30.The motor cable 64 of tangential movement DC electricity gearmotor 62 is connected with PCBA30 by opening 43 from the bottom side of rotor 22.

PCBA30 is installed on the rotor 22 by the securing member 67 in the mounting hole 53 of rotor 22.As shown in the figure, at least one employed securing member 67 can be screw, rivet or other installing mechanism, installs with convenient.

Limit switch 99 and counterclockwise limit switch 100 are installed on the switch frame 102 clockwise, and switch frame 102 is fastened on the pivotal support arm 10 by at least one securing member, and securing member can be screw, rivet or other installing mechanism, install with convenient.

No matter when clockwise limit switch 99 is triggered by turbine 12, and the clockwise limit switch 99 that is connected with PCBA30 sends electric signal to PCBA30.The programmed preface of PCBA30 stops DC electricity gearmotor 61 and keeps any further rotation in the clockwise direction.

No matter when counterclockwise limit switch 100 is triggered by turbine 12, and the counterclockwise limit switch 100 that is connected with PCBA30 sends electric signal to PCBA30.The programmed preface of this PCBA30 stops DC electricity gearmotor 61 and keeps any further rotation in the counterclockwise direction.

Fig. 8 is the front elevation of Fig. 7 along the 4-4 limit.Tangential movement DC electricity gearmotor 62 motor cables 64 begin to feed by opening 43 from the bottom side of rotor 22, and are connected with PCBA30.

Fig. 9 is the front elevation with stator arm 37 cutouts part, to represent inner mechanism.The figure shows the mechanism of the horizontal polar curve motion of turbine drive.Securing member 70 by motor sway brace 45 is installed to DC electricity gearmotor 62 on the rotor 22.Scroll bar axle 122 is mounted on the ID of bearing 74.The OD of bearing 74 is assembled on the bearing bridge 49.Bearing 74 can be the mechanism of plastic bearing, precision bearing, journal bearing, ball bearing or other bearing type, so that realize the bearing function.Bearing 74 is suitably located by packing ring 73, spring washer, packing ring 72 and OD back-up ring 76.Worm shaft 122 is installed on the torque couplings 71.Other end of torque couplings 71 is connected with motor reel 78, as shown in figure 10.The power of torque couplings 71 transmission motor is given worm screw 52, and can allow the axial misalignment between 52 of DC electricity gearmotor 62 and the worm screws.Torque couplings 71 can be the mechanism of corrugated tube coupling connection, flexible shaft coupling connection or other coupling connection type, so that realize above-mentioned functions.

Figure 10 is the vertical view of Fig. 9 along the 5-5 line.Turbine 36 is installed on the mounting hole 77 of stator base 8 by at least one securing member., this securing member can be screw, rivet or other installing mechanism, with convenient for assembly.As a result, fixed turbine 36 or horizontally rotate the immobilizing foundation of motion.

Worm screw 52 is with the speed rotation identical with motor 78, will rotate to next tooth for each revolving wormgear 36 of worm screw 52.In assembling, worm screw 52 and turbine 36 with identical tooth pitch value accurately cooperatively interact.No matter when motor 78 rotates, and rotor 22 and all are assembled to epitrochanterian assembly and all rotate around turbine with reference to the central shaft of pivot 34.In fact turbine system is for the invention provides two improvement.The first, it prevents the gear slippage, and electric system does not provide the motor holding current conversely, to keep main system 2 in latched position.This is the power conservation feature of uniqueness of the present invention.The second, turbine system provides very high gear ratio, so that low-down output torque motor 78 can rotate main system 2.

As shown in figure 10, the relative stator base that can not have an angle limits of the system with the rotor 22 that is assembled to all component on it is along clockwise or rotation counterclockwise.

When the switch 95 of portable equipment controller 3 when the operator receives a signal, portable equipment controller 3 will be launched this wireless signal 98.The main PCB A30 of main system 2 detects this signal 98, and provides several by means of emails or letters to DC electricity gearmotor 62.As a result, therefore rotation of rotor subassembly 9.

Figure 11 is the independent front elevation of energy transmission system of vertically rotatablely moving.

DC electricity gearmotor 61 is installed on the rotor 22 by the securing member 86 of motor sway brace 44.Worm screw 123 is assembled on the ID of bearing 79.The OD of bearing 79 is assembled on the bearing bridge 48.Bearing 79 can be the mechanism of plastic bearing, precision bearing, journal bearing, ball bearing or other bearing type, so that realize the bearing function.Bearing 79 is suitably located by packing ring 80, spring washer 81, packing ring 82 and OD back-up ring 83.Worm shaft 123 is installed on the torque couplings 84.Other end of torque couplings 84 is connected with motor reel 83, and the power of torque couplings 84 transmission motor is given worm screw 51, and can allow the axial misalignment between 51 of DC electricity gearmotor 61 and the worm screws.Torque couplings 84 can be the mechanism of corrugated tube coupling connection, flexible shaft coupling connection or other coupling connection type, so that realize above-mentioned functions.

In fit on worm screw 51 and turbine 52 mutual precision-fit.

The invention provides one is easy to security feature and is used for that video camera is installed subassembly 14 and is installed to turbine 12.The edge 113 of the elongation of turbine 12 is inserted in the groove 111 of mounting blocks 57.Place in the face of the edge 113 of elongation by gravity concave surface 112.Thumbscrew 18 is used for remaining on safely on the turbine 12 and video camera is installed subassembly 14 by with hand thumbscrew 18 being tightened in threaded hole 28.Worm screw 51 is with the speed rotation identical with DC electricity gear reduction electrode 61,

Each revolving wormgear 12 for worm screw 52 will rotate to next tooth.As a result, no matter when DC electricity gearmotor 61 rotates, and video camera is installed accessory 14 all with reference to pivot 11 rotations.In fact turbine system is for the invention provides two improvement.The first, it prevents the gear slippage, and electric system does not provide the motor holding current conversely, video camera is installed the position that subassembly 14 remains locked in preferred angle.This is the power conservation feature of uniqueness of the present invention.The second, turbine system provides very high gear ratio, so that very little DC electricity gearmotor 61 can be installed accessory 14 by tilt camera.When motor 61 when clockwise direction of motion keeps driving turbine 12 rotations, left hand edge 124 contacts of turbine 12 also trigger clockwise limit switch 99.The clockwise limit switch 99 that is connected with PCBA30 will send electric signal to PCBA30.The programmed preface of PCBA30 stops DC electricity gearmotor 61 and keeps any further rotation in the clockwise direction.

When motor 61 when counterclockwise direction of motion keeps driving turbine 12 rotations, right hand edge 125 contacts of turbine 12 also trigger counterclockwise limit switch 100.The counterclockwise limit switch 100 that is connected with PCBA30 will send electric signal to PCBA30.The programmed preface of PCBA30 stops any further rotation that DC electricity gearmotor 61 keeps in the counterclockwise direction.The amount that video camera is installed subassembly 14 tolerable angles of inclination be defined as the clockwise limit switch 99 that triggers by turbine 12 left hand edges 124 and the counterclockwise limit switch 100 that triggers by the right hand edge 125 of turbine 12 between the anglec of rotation.The permissible angle of inclination of 70 degree as shown in figure 11.When the switch 89 of portable equipment controller 3 receives a signal from the operator, portable equipment controller 3 will be launched this wireless signal 98.The main PCB A30 of main system 2 will detect this signal 98, and provide one to count by means of emails or letters to DC electricity gearmotor 61.As a result, video camera is installed therefore inclination of subassembly 14.

Figure 12 is the schematic bottom view of stator base 8.Be at least the user bolt mounting holes 104 is provided, so that the selection that main system 2 is installed in non-horizontal surface or stably is installed in any surface is arranged.As shown in the figure, provide 6 mounting holes 104.

The inner bolt hole 105 that one 1/4-20UNC is provided is installed for general tripod.For general tripod installation direction provides a bullport 106.

Figure 13 is that video camera rain screen subassembly 5 is assembled to the right view on the turbine 12.Video camera rain screen subassembly 5 is installed on the turbine 12 by the securing member 110 at least one mounting hole 27.Securing member 110 can be screw or other installing mechanism, is convenient to assembling.

Rainproof protector 107 is installed on the framework by at least one securing member 108 in the frame mounting hole 126 (shown in Figure 14).Securing member 110 can be screw or other installing mechanism, is convenient to assembling.

Rainproof protector 107 is by making such as transparent materials such as polycarbonate, acrylic fibers or glass.

Figure 14 is the viewgraph of cross-section along 6-6 line among Figure 13.The relation of cooperatively interacting between its illustrated frame 109 and the turbine 12.The corner 116 of the outstanding 115 parcel turbines 12 of the material of framework 109.The surface in contact 114 of framework 109 is relative with turbine 12.Assembly manipulation is from the top that framework 109 is assembled to turbine 12 and make turbine 12 insert beginning the frameworks 109, and material outstanding 115 serves as guide rail for turbine 12.Second shoulder 88 of turbine 12 is to be used for the standard bridle that turbine 12 inserts the insertion process of framework 109, and at least one securing member 110 is located at and is used for assembling framework 109 in the mounting hole 27.

Supporting surface 127 is used for the height location of rainproof protector 107 with reference to turbine 12 as the vertical registration surface.In assembling, rainproof protector 107 is positioned on the framework, and is placed on the supporting surface 127.Between erecting stage, provide the supporting surface 127 of at least two frameworks 109, to support rainproof protector 107.

For rainproof protector 107 being assembled on the framework 109, provide at least two mounting holes 126 by securing member 108.These mounting holes 126 are as the horizontal registration of rainproof protector 107 with reference to turbine 12.4 supporting surfaces with 4 mounting holes 127 as shown in figure 14.This design provides the easy operation of an installation and removal video camera rain screen subassembly 5 on main system 2.

Outfit, the canopy, video camera rain screen and the hand-held controller that are appreciated that size and dimension and various main systems can change not breaking away from the spirit and scope of the present invention.Similarly, the position of size and mounting hole, box, material are outstanding etc. can change.When sealing gasket or strip of paper used for sealing are used in the sealing of describing cavity space, can use other sealing mechanism to replace (perhaps using in addition).Use the hand-held video camera when describing portable remote controlled video camera erecting equipment, when this video camera has the identical ability of the focus direction of direction that lcd screen faces and video camera, described system can use other video camera, comprises unqualified installation power supply for digital camera and camera.

Not breaking away under theme of the present invention defined by the appended claims and the spirit, can do various improvement and variation to disclosed embodiment.

Industrial applicibility

The invention provides a kind of flexible and easy remote control mounting platform for camera and video camera. Snail The power conservation feature of bar and turbine mechanism minimizes ability consumption, and helps to prevent that drive motor is overheated. This is important quality of design for prolonging life of product. It is flat that the invention of this mechanism also allows video camera to install Platform also is designed to very compact size.

The control circuit design allows the user that this video camera installation system is integrated into supervision with low-down cost In the system.

Claims

A user-interactive powered battery compact portable formula, wireless remote control from video catch and rainproof video camera player installation system, be used to have the video camera player type of positive LCD view finder, it is defined as has rotation LCD view finder it is faced and ability as the equidirectional of video camera player focus direction, comprising:

Stator base subassembly is as the fixed support of described equipment;

Rotor subassembly relative stator base flatly rotates;

The one DC electricity gearmotor has rotational speed and is lower than 300rpm, and it is supported in the rotor subassembly, drives transport sector system coupling connection with worm screw and turbo-power, relative stator base rotor subassembly, and effectively rotational speed is lower than 10rpm;

Mechanical linkage which controls is supported on rotor in accessory, and perpendicular to the stator base, by the axle rotation parallel with the stator base;

The 2nd DC electricity gearmotor, have rotational speed and be lower than 300rpm, it is supported in the rotor subassembly, drives transport sector system coupling connection with worm screw and turbo-power, relative stator base and above-mentioned axle vertically rotate above-mentioned mechanical linkage which controls, and effectively rotational speed is lower than 10rpm;

Subassembly is installed by installing mechanism by the video camera player that described mechanical linkage which controls supports, is just had in the face of the find a view common handheld video camcorder of ability of LCD view finder with installation;

PCBA is equipped with signal receiver, it can be radio frequency signal receiver and/or infrared (IR) signal receiver, electronic package, firmware so that receive described wireless signal, and produces several by means of emails or letters, drive DC electricity gearmotor, the executive level rotation also drives the 2nd DC electricity gearmotor, carries out the vertical rotation of described mechanical linkage which controls;

Battery case is supported by the rotor subassembly, for PCBA provides power supply;

Powered battery portable equipment control device is equipped with electronic package, firmware and electric switch, is used to receive user's input; And the generation wireless signal, this wireless signal can be radiofrequency signal and/or infrared (IR) signal, outwards launches described signal then;

Central area in the bottom of stator base provides internal thread hole and guide hole, with the common erecting equipment of admitting common tripod and the erecting equipment of general camera;

Rain cover is protected described main system and sealing, prevents that rainwater from entering in the inner chamber of described main system;

Transparent video camera player rain screen subassembly is supported by described mechanical linkage which controls, and the rainproof protection of ordinary video camcorder is provided, and allows the video camera player at carries out image capturing function in the rain.
2. install according to claim 1, the described power transmission mechanism of wherein said DC electricity gearmotor connects by the torque couplings in mechanism's chain, to allow the axial misalignment between described motor and all the other mechanisms, the video camera player that is used to have positive LCD view finder erecting equipment horizontally rotates the supply of motion.
3. as device as described in the claim 2, the described video camera player that wherein has a positive LCD view finder erecting equipment also comprises the video camera player with positive LCD view finder erecting equipment of powered battery, solar powered, portable and DC power supply.
4. install according to claim 1, the described power transmission mechanism of wherein said the 2nd DC electricity gearmotor connects by the torque couplings in mechanism's chain, to allow the axial misalignment between described motor and all the other mechanisms, the video camera player that is used to have positive LCD view finder erecting equipment horizontally rotates the supply of motion.
5. as device as described in the claim 4, the described power transmission mechanism of wherein said the 2nd DC electricity gearmotor connects by the torque couplings in mechanism's chain, to allow the axial misalignment between described motor and all the other mechanisms, the video camera player that is used to have positive LCD view finder erecting equipment horizontally rotates the supply of motion.
6. as device as described in the claim 2, wherein said worm screw and turbine system be directly or indirectly with the power transmission mechanism of described DC electricity gearmotor coupling connection in a part, be used to video camera player to provide and horizontally rotate motion with positive LCD view finder erecting equipment.
7. as device as described in the claim 6, the described video camera player that wherein has a positive LCD view finder erecting equipment also comprises the video camera player with positive LCD view finder erecting equipment of powered battery, solar powered, portable and DC power supply.
8. as device as described in the claim 6, wherein when electric current is not applied on the described DC electricity gearmotor, described worm screw and turbine system prevent the mechanical slippage of described DC electricity gearmotor and power transmission mechanism, and described power transmission mechanism is used to the video camera player with positive LCD view finder erecting equipment to provide and horizontally rotates motion.
9. as device as described in the claim 8, the described video camera player that wherein has a positive LCD view finder erecting equipment also comprises the video camera player with positive LCD view finder erecting equipment of powered battery, solar powered, portable and DC power supply.
10. as device as described in the claim 4, wherein said worm screw and turbine system be directly or indirectly with the power transmission mechanism of described the 2nd DC electricity gearmotor coupling connection in a part, be used to video camera player to provide vertically and rotatablely move with positive LCD view finder erecting equipment.
11. as device as described in the claim 10, the described video camera player that wherein has a positive LCD view finder erecting equipment also comprises the video camera player with positive LCD view finder erecting equipment of powered battery, solar powered, portable and DC power supply.
12. as device as described in the claim 10, wherein when electric current is not applied on described the 2nd DC electricity gearmotor, described worm screw and turbine system prevent the mechanical slippage of described the 2nd DC electricity gearmotor and power transmission mechanism, and described power transmission mechanism is used to the video camera player with positive LCD view finder erecting equipment to provide vertically and rotatablely moves.
13. install according to claim 1, wherein said main system is equipped with rainproof sealing between described stator base and described rotor subassembly, enter in the inner chamber of the video camera player with positive LCD view finder erecting equipment to prevent rainwater.
14. as device as described in the claim 13, the described video camera player that wherein has a positive LCD view finder erecting equipment also comprises the video camera player with positive LCD view finder erecting equipment of powered battery, solar powered, portable and DC power supply.
15. device wherein uses described at least one limit switch according to claim 1, with the vertical rotation limit of setting with the vertical described mechanical linkage that rotatablely moves that detects the video camera player with positive LCD view finder erecting equipment.
16. device according to claim 1, the described at least part of wherein said rain cover has soft material to make, with the bending and the fold of the described lid of the video camera player that allows to have positive LCD view finder erecting equipment.
17. as device as described in the claim 16, the described video camera player that wherein has a positive LCD view finder erecting equipment also comprises the video camera player with positive LCD view finder erecting equipment of powered battery, solar powered, portable and DC power supply.
18. as device as described in the claim 16, wherein said rain cover can be assembled together by a plurality of parts.
19. as device as described in the claim 16, at least a portion of wherein said cover is transparent, one to allow this part of video camera player erecting equipment be visible by described cover.
20. as device as described in the claim 16, wherein said whole described rain covers or to the described rain cover of small part by making such as rubber, polyester, nylon and silicon rubber etc.
21., wherein use the resilient seal method to prevent that rainwater from entering inner chamber as device as described in the claim 20;

Described cover has an opening, and around at least one cross section parcel of partial video camcorder erecting equipment, the girth in the described cross section of this video camera player erecting equipment is greater than the opening girth in the described cross section of described cover herein.

The flexible character of described cover material produces a pressure around the described cross section of video camera player erecting equipment, and forms the rainproof sealing of video camera player erecting equipment.
22. install according to claim 1, wherein said video camera player rain screen is supported by video camera player erecting equipment.
23. as device as described in the claim 22, the described video camera player that wherein has a positive LCD view finder erecting equipment also comprises the video camera player with positive LCD view finder erecting equipment of powered battery, solar powered, portable and DC power supply.
24. as device as described in the claim 22, wherein said video camera player rain screen is supported by the mechanical linkage which controls of the vertical rotary system of video camera player erecting equipment.
25. as device as described in the claim 22, wherein said video camera player rain screen is supported by the mechanical linkage which controls of the sloping portion of the vertical rotary system of camcorder erecting equipment.
26. as device as described in the claim 22, wherein said video camera player rain screen can be made up of a plurality of parts.
27. as device as described in the claim 26, at least a portion of an assembly of wherein said video camera player rain screen is to be made by transparent materials such as polycarbonate, nylon, dacron, acrylic fibers or glass.
28. as device as described in the claim 22, wherein said video camera player rain shields to the small part protection and is installed to video camera player end face surface on the described video camera player erecting equipment.
29. as device as described in the claim 22, any one at least a portion or whole four side surfaces of four side surfaces of video camera player of being installed on the described video camera player erecting equipment are protected in the screen protection of wherein said video camera player rain;

Described side surface is defined as the surface perpendicular to video camera player end face surface;

Four side surfaces are defined as forward and backward a, left side and right surperficial.
30. as device as described in the claim 22, wherein said video camera player rain screen comprises:

A framework is supported by described video camera player erecting equipment;

A rainproof protector is fixed on the framework by at least one securing member.
31. as device as described in the claim 30, wherein said rainproof protector can be that a transparent parts covers on top, forward and backward, the left and right surface.
32. as device as described in the claim 30, wherein said framework is supported by the mechanical linkage which controls of the sloping portion of vertical rotary system;

Sloping portion is defined as the part of video camera player erecting equipment, and video camera player erecting equipment relative stator base vertically tilts.
33. device according to claim 1, the described powered battery portable equipment controller that wherein is used to have the described video camera player of positive LCD view finder erecting equipment comprises:

It is by the input signal of at least one electric switch reception from the user;

Produce radiofrequency signal;

Wirelessly launch this signal and give the described video camera player that has the positive LCD view finder of having of radio frequency signal receiver erecting equipment, to drive the charged gearmotor of DC, this motor and worm screw and turbo-power produce mechanical system coupling connection, so that carry out the clockwise and motion counterclockwise that horizontally rotates of relative stator base universal stage.
34. as device as described in the claim 33, wherein said powered battery portable equipment controller is a variable speed control.
35. device according to claim 1, the described powered battery portable equipment controller that wherein is used to have the described video camera player of positive LCD view finder erecting equipment comprises:

It is by the input signal of at least one electric switch reception from the user;

Produce infrared (IR) signal;

Wirelessly launch this signal and give the described video camera player that has infrared (IR) signal receiver with positive LCD view finder erecting equipment, to drive the charged gearmotor of DC, this motor and worm screw and turbo-power produce mechanical system coupling connection, so that carry out the clockwise and motion counterclockwise that horizontally rotates of relative stator base universal stage.
36. as device as described in the claim 35, wherein said powered battery portable equipment controller is a variable speed control.
37. device according to claim 1, the described powered battery portable equipment controller that wherein is used to have the described video camera player of positive LCD view finder erecting equipment comprises:

It is by the input signal of at least one electric switch reception from the user;

Produce radiofrequency signal;

Wirelessly launch this signal and give the described video camera player that has the positive LCD view finder of having of radio frequency signal receiver erecting equipment, to drive the charged gearmotor of DC, this motor and worm screw and turbo-power produce mechanical system coupling connection, so that carry out the clockwise and motion counterclockwise of the vertical rotation of mechanical linkage which controls, this mechanical linkage which controls is supported in the described video camera player with positive LCD view finder erecting equipment, has the turning axle parallel with the stator base.
38. as device as described in the claim 37, wherein said powered battery portable equipment controller is a variable speed control.
39. device according to claim 1, the described powered battery portable equipment controller that wherein is used to have the described video camera player of positive LCD view finder erecting equipment comprises:

It is by the input signal of at least one electric switch reception from the user;

Produce infrared (IR) signal;

Wirelessly launch this signal and give the described video camera player that has infrared (IR) signal receiver with positive LCD view finder erecting equipment, to drive the charged gearmotor of DC, this motor and worm screw and turbo-power produce mechanical system coupling connection, so that carry out the clockwise and motion counterclockwise of the vertical rotation of mechanical linkage which controls, this mechanical linkage which controls is supported in the described video camera player with positive LCD view finder erecting equipment, has the turning axle parallel with the stator base.
40. as device as described in the claim 39, wherein said powered battery portable equipment controller is a variable speed control.
41. device according to claim 1, wherein drive described DC electricity gearmotor that battery powered rotor subassembly horizontally rotates described video camera player with positive LCD view finder mounting portion relatively its stator base non-angular restriction clockwise be rotated counterclockwise.
42. install according to claim 1, the described video camera player that wherein has positive LCD view finder erecting equipment comprises:

Receive radio frequency signal;

Produce by means of emails or letters and count, to drive the DC electricity gearmotor that at least one and worm screw and turbine system coupling join, so that generation horizontally rotates motion and/or vertically rotatablely moves.
43. device as claimed in claim 42, the described video camera player that wherein has a positive LCD view finder erecting equipment also comprise the video camera player with positive LCD view finder erecting equipment of powered battery, solar powered, portable and DC power supply.
44. device as claimed in claim 42, the described video camera player that wherein has positive LCD view finder erecting equipment provides a fastener with male thread portion, is used for being fastened to the threaded hole that provides in the ordinary video camcorder bottom with positive LCD view finder.
45. device as claimed in claim 44, the male thread portion of wherein said fastener are the 1/4-20UNC external threads.
46. install according to claim 1, the described video camera player that wherein has positive LCD view finder erecting equipment comprises:

Receive Radio infrared (IR) signal;

Produce by means of emails or letters and count, to drive the DC electricity gearmotor that at least one and worm screw and turbine system coupling join, so that generation horizontally rotates motion and/or vertically rotatablely moves.
47. device as claimed in claim 46, the described video camera player that wherein has a positive LCD view finder erecting equipment also comprise the video camera player with positive LCD view finder erecting equipment of powered battery, solar powered, portable and DC power supply.
48. device as claimed in claim 47, the described video camera player that wherein has positive LCD view finder erecting equipment provides a fastener with male thread portion, is used for being fastened to the threaded hole that provides in the ordinary video camcorder bottom with positive LCD view finder.
49. install according to claim 1, wherein said described video camera player with positive LCD view finder erecting equipment be that the bottom surface provides at least one threaded mounting hole be used for the screw threads for fastening device that common tripod that general camera installs provides so that adapt to.
50. device as claimed in claim 49, wherein said threaded mounting hole are the 1/4-20UNC internal threads.
51. device according to claim 1, wherein said described video camera player with positive LCD view finder erecting equipment be that the bottom surface provides at least one hole be used for general camera the guide pillar that the common tripod of orientation provides be installed so that adapt to.
52. install according to claim 1, wherein said video camera player is installed subassembly and is had:

At least one shrinkage pool is used to receive described mechanical linkage which controls, and this mechanical linkage which controls is the assembly of sloping portion of the vertical rotary system of a described video camera player with positive LCD view finder erecting equipment;

The described mechanical linkage which controls of sloping portion provides the end to support, to support the described described video camera player that positive LCD view finder is installed subassembly that has;

The video camera player that will have positive LCD view finder installation subassembly is fastened on the described mechanical linkage which controls of sloping portion safely, and only a fastener is enough.
53. install according to claim 1, wherein from described camcorder erecting equipment just putting vertically measure with reference to the surface time, the center of gravity of the video camera player of described wireless remote control small portable is less than 6.00 inches, positive LCD view finder erecting equipment can support the video camera player that reaches 8.8lbs (4kg) simultaneously, and this video camera player has at least one electrically driven (operated) horizontal rotating table and at least one electrically driven (operated) vertical bank function.
54. as device as described in the claim 53, the described video camera player that wherein has a positive LCD view finder erecting equipment also comprises the video camera player with positive LCD view finder erecting equipment of powered battery, solar powered, portable and DC power supply.
55. one kind has the method for the video camera player of positive LCD view finder erecting equipment by the Digiplex remote control, comprising:

Remote controller equipment produces signal, and signal also comprises radiofrequency signal, infrared (IR) signal and wirelessly launches described signal;

Video camera player with positive LCD view finder erecting equipment detects described signal, receive described signal and produce by means of emails or letters and count, to drive the DC electricity gearmotor that at least one and machine power produce system's coupling connection, effective rotational speed at the described video camera player with positive LCD view finder erecting equipment is lower than under the 10rpm, and executive level rotatablely moves or vertically rotatablely moves;

Wirelessly be defined as the signal that transmits to described video camera player from described telepilot, directly and/or indirectly do not pass through at least one electric connector or fiber optic cable with positive LCD view finder erecting equipment;

Described video camera player with positive LCD view finder erecting equipment also comprises the video camera player with positive LCD view finder erecting equipment of powered battery, solar powered, portable and DC power supply.
56. mechanical power transmission method with video camera player of positive LCD view finder erecting equipment, directly and/or indirectly receive machine power by worm screw and the turbine system that uses at least one group of machinery from DC electricity gearmotor, as the part of the motion-promotion force of video camera player transmission, also comprise the video camera player with positive LCD view finder erecting equipment of powered battery, solar powered, portable and DC power supply with positive LCD view finder erecting equipment.