WO2018000122A1

WO2018000122A1 - Selfie device

Info

Publication number: WO2018000122A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/087236
Authority: WO
Inventors: 祁家亮
Original assignee: 祁家亮
Priority date: 2016-06-27
Filing date: 2016-06-27
Publication date: 2018-01-04
Also published as: CN109642698A

Abstract

Disclosed is a selfie device (1), comprising: a rod body (10), with an upper end thereof being provided with a hand-held portion (11); a fixing device (20) for fixing an external photographing equipment, with the fixing device (20) being provided at the other end of the rod body (10); and a view finding device (30), wherein the view finding device (30) comprises a view finding screen (31) being in a communication connection with the photographing equipment and providing a view finding reference, with the view finding screen (31) being detachably provided close to the hand-held portion (11). Since the view finding screen (31) is provided on the selfie device (1), a user is able to use the view finding screen (31) to synchronously provide an accurate and clear view finding reference for photographing, thereby improving the photography quality and experience.

Description

Selfie

Technical field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of selfie sticks, and more particularly to a self-timer device.

Background technique

[0002] With the popularity of smartphones and the ability to capture smartphones, selfies, videos, and sharing have become more popular with smartphones, and selfie sticks have become more popular.

[0003] The self-timer bar on the market mainly consists of a fixed bracket, a lever body and a shooting button. When the user takes a self-portrait through the selfie stick, in order to adjust the framing, the screen needs to be shot with the front camera. Because the front camera of the mobile phone generally has inherent defects such as low pixel, poor picture quality and weak photo-sensing ability, it can not meet the high-quality shooting requirements of users; users need to adopt the rear camera self-timer, and the design of adding mirrors at the fixed bracket position appears. , but can not provide users with accurate framing reference. In addition, when the user uses the self-timer for special angle framing, the user cannot view the screen through the phone screen or the mirror because the camera is perpendicular to the screen.

technical problem

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an improved self-timer device.

Problem solution

Technical solution

[0005] The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the technical problem thereof is: providing a self-timer device, including

[0006] The rod body is provided with a hand-held portion at one end thereof;

[0007] fixing a fixing device of the external photographing device, the fixing device being disposed at the other end of the rod body;

[0008] A finder device, the finder device includes a view screen communicably connected to the photographing device and providing a viewfinder reference, and the viewfinder screen is detachably disposed adjacent to the hand-held portion.

[0009] Preferably, the finder device wirelessly and/or wiredly connects to the photographing device and displays a screen of the photographing device in synchronization.

[0010] Preferably, the finder device is connected to the photographing software on the photographing device and enters a photographing mode; [0011] the fixture includes a pan/tilt disposed at an end of the rod body away from the hand-held portion. [0012] Preferably, the finder device comprises a touch screen for controlling the photographing software;

[0013] and / or,

[0014] The finder device includes a shooting assist button group for controlling the photographing software.

[0015] Preferably, the finder device further includes a pan/tilt control module, and the touch screen and/or the photographing auxiliary button group controls the pan/tilt to perform angle adjustment, anti-shake, and follow by the pan/tilt control module. At least one of rotation, mode setting, and mode setting.

[0016] Preferably, the finder device further includes a flash and a flash control module, and the touch screen and/or the shooting assist button group controls the snoring/closing of the flash through the flash control module, and/or Adjust the brightness of the flash.

[0017] Preferably, the finder device further includes a screen control module, and the touch screen and/or the shooting assist button group slaps/closes the screen of the photographing device by the screen control module, and/or adjusts The screen brightness of the photographing device.

[0018] Preferably, the rod body is provided with a telescopic structure, and the finder device further includes a telescopic control module, and the touch screen and/or the photographing auxiliary button group controls the telescopic structure through the telescopic control module. Telescopic adjustment.

[0019] Preferably, the fixing device is a self-balancing gimbal, and the self-balancing gimbal includes

[0020] fixing a photographing device holder of the external photographing device;

[0021] a handle;

[0022] a first rotating component coupled to the handle to rotate the photographing apparatus in a first axial direction;

[0023] a second rotating component coupled to the first rotating component and rotating the photographing device in a second axial direction

[0024] a third rotating component coupled to the second rotating component and rotating the photographing device in a third axial direction

The third rotating component is provided with an adjustable mounting structure for adjusting the position and/or angle of the camera mounting bracket mounted thereon;

[0025] wherein the first axial direction, the second axial direction, and the third axial direction are orthogonally distributed in two perpendicular directions in space, and the first rotating component and the second rotation The component, the third rotating component is in the same plane as the center of gravity of the handle.

[0026] Preferably, the rod body is provided with a position and/or an angle of the finder device that is adjustably mounted thereon Adjustable mounting structure.

Advantageous effects of the invention

Beneficial effect

The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: In the present invention, a self-timer device is provided with a framing screen, so that the user can provide accurate and clear framing reference for shooting synchronization by means of the framing screen, thereby improving the quality and experience of the shooting.

[0028] In addition, the user can use the front and rear cameras to perform free shooting at multiple angles and arbitrary postures. Further, the user can perform synchronous framing and remote control of the photographic device in any direction from any angle within the effective working range of the wired or wireless operation by the framing screen, thereby assisting the user in fulfilling diverse shooting requirements. Moreover, the user can effectively fill the shooting subject at a close distance by means of the framing screen and the matching flash, thereby improving the shooting effect.

Brief description of the drawing

DRAWINGS

[0029] The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments, in which:

1 is a schematic structural view of a self-timer device according to some embodiments of the present invention;

2 is a schematic structural view of the fixing device of FIG. 1;

3 is a schematic block diagram of the finder device of FIG. 1;

4 is a schematic structural view of the mounting structure of FIG. 1.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

[0034] In order to more clearly understand the technical features, objects and advantages of the present invention, the embodiments of the present invention are described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0035] FIG. 1 shows a self-timer device 1 according to some embodiments of the present invention, which is provided with a separate viewfinder screen 31 for providing a user with a viewfinder reference and a front view of a photographing device such as a mobile phone, a camera, a tablet computer, and the like. The rear camera can be applied at any angle and accurately synchronized, so that the user can adjust the shooting mode with the framing screen 3 1 as the framing reference and shoot at the appropriate downtime. The self-timer device 1 includes a rod body 10 and a pan/tilt head 20 respectively disposed on the rod body 10, a finder device 30, and an adjustable mounting structure 40 for the rod body 10 The shooting distance is elongated, the pan/tilt head 20 is used to fix an external photographing device, the viewfinder device 30 is used to provide a viewfinder reference, and the mounting structure 40 can adjust the position and/or angle of the viewfinder screen 31 mounted on the rod body 10. Preferably, the position and/or angle of the finder device 30 on the shaft 10 is adjustable to provide a more convenient experience for the user.

[0036] One end of the rod body 10 is provided with a hand-held portion 11 for the user to hold. The hand-held portion 11 is provided with a self-timer button 12, and the user can take a picture through the self-timer button 12 after adjusting the shooting angle.

[0037] The pan/tilt head 20 is disposed at the other end of the rod body 10 for fixing an external photographing apparatus. It can be understood that the pan/tilt head 20 can also adopt other fixing devices as long as it can hold and fix the external photographing device.

[0038] Preferably, the fixing device is a self-balancing gimbal. As shown in FIG. 2, the self-balancing gimbal is realized in a handheld state by placing the three axes of the gimbal and the center of gravity of the pan-tilt handle 650 in a plane. The static balance of the pan/tilt, and after the external shooting device is installed, the dynamic balance state can be quickly entered after the shooting device is down. In addition, it also has the characteristics of small size and stable storage of the gimbal. The self-balancing gimbal in this embodiment is a self-balancing gimbal suitable for general shooting devices such as mobile phones, cameras, cameras, etc., and can achieve static balance when the shooting device is turned off, and can quickly enter dynamic balance when the camera is in a down state. The state achieves anti-shake and enables flexible shooting requirements based on user control.

[0039] The self-balancing gimbal in this embodiment includes a photographing device holder 640 that fixes an external photographing device, a handle 650 for a user to hold, a first rotating assembly 610, a second rotating assembly 620, and a third rotating assembly. 630, wherein the handle 650 is coupled to the first rotating component 610, the first rotating component 610 rotates the photographing device in a first axial direction; the second rotating component 620 rotates the photographing device in a second axial direction, and the third rotating component 630 will shoot The device rotates in a third axial direction, and the first axial direction, the second axial direction, and the third axial direction are orthogonally distributed in two perpendicular directions in space, and the first rotating component 610, the second rotating component 620, and the third The rotating assembly 630 is on the same plane as the center of gravity of the handle 650.

[0040] wherein the first rotating component 610 is coupled to the handle 650 for rotating the photographing device in the first axial direction.

In this embodiment, the first axial direction is the X axial direction. The first rotating component 610 includes a first base 611, a first rotating base 612 and a first link 613. The first base 611 is coupled to the handle 650, and the first rotating base 612 is rotatably coupled to the first axial direction. A base 611 is connected, and the first link 613 is connected to the first rotating base 612. Preferably, the first base 611 and the first rotating base 612 are both cylindrical, and the first rotating base 612 is disposed on the top surface side of the first base 611, and the top surfaces thereof are sized and axially matched, first Connecting rod 613 is connected at first The side of the seat 612 is rotated. Optionally, an adjustable extension rod 660 is further disposed between the handle 650 and the first base 611 to facilitate adjustment of the length and enhance the user experience.

[0041] Alternatively, the first link 613 includes a lateral connecting portion 6131 and a longitudinal connecting portion 6132 which are connected to each other at an angle. The lateral connecting portion 6131 is fixedly coupled to the first rotating base 612, and the longitudinal connecting portion 6132 is fixedly coupled to the second base 621. Preferably, the angle between the lateral connecting portion 6131 and the longitudinal connecting portion 6132 is 90. .

[0042] The second rotating assembly 620 is coupled to the first rotating assembly 610 for rotating the photographing device in the second axial direction. In this embodiment, the second axial direction is the Y axial direction. The second rotating component 620 includes a second base 621, a second rotating base 622 and a second connecting rod 623. The second base 621 is connected to the other end of the first connecting rod 613, and the second rotating base 622 is along the second axial direction. The second base 621 is rotatably connected to the second base 623, and the second link 623 is connected to the second rotating base 622. Preferably, the second base 621 and the second rotating base 622 are both cylindrical, and the second rotating base 622 is disposed on one side of the top surface of the second base 621, and the top surfaces thereof are sized and axially matched, and the second A link 6 23 is coupled to the top surface of the second rotating seat 622.

[0043] The third rotation assembly 630 is coupled to the second rotation assembly 620 for rotating the photographing device in the third axial direction. The third rotating assembly 630 is provided with an adjustable mounting structure that adjusts the position and/or angle of the camera mount 640 mounted thereon. In this embodiment, the third axial direction is the Z axial direction. The third rotating assembly 630 includes a third base 631 and a third rotating seat 632, the third base 631 is coupled to the other end of the second link 623, and the third rotating base 632 is rotatably coupled to the third in the third axial direction. The base 631 is coupled, and the third rotating base 632 is coupled to the camera mount 640 by an adjustable mounting structure. Preferably, the third base 631 and the third rotating base 6 32 are both cylindrical, and the third rotating base 632 is disposed on the top side of the third base 631, and the top surfaces thereof are sized and axially matched. The device holder 640 is attached to the side of the third rotating seat 632.

[0044] The photographing apparatus holder 640 is for fixing an external photographing apparatus, and includes a pallet 641, two adjustable splints 642 respectively disposed at both ends of the pallet 641, and a linkage mechanism for the distance between the two adjustable cleats 642.

[0045] In some embodiments, the self-balancing gimbal further includes a counterweight mechanism disposed on the other top surface of the third base 631. It can be understood that the weight mechanism may or may not be provided.

[0046] When the self-balancing gimbal in the present invention is photographed, the center of gravity of the three axial directions, that is, the X-axis, the Y-axis, and the Z-axis is in one plane, and an arbitrary volume can be mounted on the Z-axis. Shooting equipment. By simply adjusting the camera mount 640 in the Z-axis, that is, the pallet 641, the adjustable splint 642, and the intermediate linkage The structure can be rotated at an interval of 90 degrees or rotated at any angle, so that the static balance can be quickly reached after the installation of the shooting device, and the shooting state is entered. In addition, 360 degrees of free rotation can be achieved in both axial directions, ie, X-axis and Y-axis, which meets the user's flexible shooting requirements. Further, when the third axial direction, that is, the photographing device holder 640 in the Z-axis is placed on one side (the movable side), the three axial directions can be freely rotated by 360 degrees, and the use is more flexible. It can be understood that the balance can be balanced by adding a balance module on the fixed side of the Z-axis or relying entirely on the dynamic balance adjustment of the pan/tilt.

[0047] As shown in FIG. 3, the finder device 30 includes a framing screen 31, a touch screen 32 and/or a shooting assist button group 33, a pan/tilt control module 36, a flash control module 34, a flash 35, a screen control module 37, and a telescopic control module. 38.

The framing screen 31 is communicably connected to the photographing apparatus and provides a framing reference, and the framing screen 31 is disposed near the grip portion 11. Alternatively, the framing screen 31 can provide a plurality of framing references. In the first embodiment, the finder device 30 is wirelessly and/or wiredly connected to the photographing device and mirror-displays the screen of the photographing device, that is, the finder device 30 displays the scene image of the photographing device. Alternatively, the wired connection method is to connect the finder device 30 and the photographing device through the data line. Preferably, the wired connection capturing device 30 controls the shooting device to automatically call up the preset shooting software and enter the preset shooting mode. The wireless mode is connected by common wireless communication methods, for example, wifi, bluetooth, zigbee, and the like. In the second embodiment, the finder device 30 is connected to the photographing software on the photographing device and enters the photographing mode. It will be understood that the finder device 30 can enter the shooting mode either automatically or manually by the user.

[0049] In the second embodiment, the finder device 30 further includes a touch screen 32 and/or a shooting assist button group 33.

The touch screen 32 is used to control the photographing software and is controlled by a user's touch operation. For example, control of switching the camera, zooming, focusing, shooting, shooting mode switching, shooting effect adjustment, flashing, face recognition, local zooming, etc., is performed on the shooting software through the touch screen 32 and/or the shooting assist button group 33. Preferably, the touch screen 32 is the framing screen 31, which can realize a more intuitive operation experience. The shooting assist button group 33 can be disposed on the side of the framing screen 31 for controlling the photographing software, and is controlled by the user's button operation. It can be understood that the touch screen 32 and the shooting assist button group 33 can be set at least one by one, so that the control of the shooting software is more convenient. Alternatively, the photographing auxiliary button group 33 may be disposed on the hand portion 11 for the user to operate more conveniently. Preferably, the shooting auxiliary button group 33 can be pressed with the self-timer The keys 12 are arranged together to facilitate the user to take a picture after adjusting the required parameters by shooting the auxiliary button group 33. Alternatively, the photographing auxiliary button group 33 may be disposed at other positions of the rod body 10 as long as it is convenient for the user to operate.

[0050] The pan/tilt control module 36 is communicatively coupled to the pan/tilt head 20 for controlling at least one of angle adjustment, anti-shake, follow-up, rotation, and mode setting of the pan/tilt head 20. It is understood that the user is on the gimbal The control of 20 can be performed by controlling the touch screen 32 and/or the shooting assist button group 33, thereby controlling the pan/tilt control module 36 through the touch screen 32 and/or the shooting assist button group 33, thereby further controlling the pan/tilt head 20. That is, the touch screen 32 and/or the shooting assist button group 33 control the pan/tilt head 20 through the pan/tilt control module 36 to perform at least one of angle adjustment, anti-shake, follow-up, rotation, and mode setting.

[0051] The flash 35 can be disposed above or below the framing screen 31, and can be adjusted according to specific needs, as long as the angle and position are suitable for flashing and filling the subject. The touch screen 32 and/or the shooting assist button group 33 controls the flashing/closing of the flash 35, and/or the brightness of the flash 35 through the flash control module 34. Preferably, the flasher 35 is disposed at the upper left of the framing screen 31. The flash control module 34 is used to control the snoring/closing of the flash 35, and/or to adjust the brightness of the flash 35. It will be appreciated that the user controls the flash control module 34 via the touch screen 32 and/or the shooting assist button set 33 to control the flash 35.

[0052] The screen control module 37 is communicatively coupled to an external photographing device for controlling an external photographing device. The touch screen 32 and/or the shooting assist button group 33 slaps/closes the screen of the photographing device through the screen control module 37, and/or adjusts the screen brightness of the photographing device. Preferably, the user controls the screen control module 37 via the touch screen 32 and/or the shooting assist button group 33 to further control the photographing device.

[0053] In some embodiments, the shaft 10 is further provided with a telescopic structure 13 which is in the form of a hydraulic or spring of the telescopic control module 38, which can be stretched and contracted automatically or manually. Preferably, the finder device 30 further includes a telescopic control module 38, and the touch screen 32 and/or the photographic auxiliary button group 33 control the telescopic structure 13 through the expansion control module 38 for telescopic adjustment. That is, the telescopic control module 38 is connected to the telescopic structure 13 and controls the automatic expansion and contraction of the telescopic structure 13. The user can control the telescopic control module 38 through the touch screen 32 and/or the photographing auxiliary button group 33, thereby controlling the telescopic structure 13 to perform telescopic adjustment. .

[0054] Preferably, the self-timer device 1 further includes a charging device for charging by a pair of smart devices. Alternatively, the charging device can charge the smart device through the built-in or external battery of the self-timer device 1, so that the charging function can be added based on the self-timer function. [0055] In some embodiments, a sensor may be built in the finder device 30 for determining the rotation direction of the self-timer device 1 to achieve the same direction display with the photographing device. Alternatively, the finder device 30 can also rotate the display direction of the viewfinder by shooting the auxiliary button group 33, thereby manually achieving the same direction display of the photographing device. Alternatively, the finder device 30 can also have a built-in program to control the mobile phone to enter, exit, and switch the shooting software. Alternatively, the finder device 30 may also have a built-in program to control the shooting device to open/close the screen, adjust the brightness of the shooting device screen, and the like to achieve power saving.

1 and 4, the mounting structure 40 includes a fixing member 41, an adjusting member 42, a supporting member 43 and a locking member 44, and the fixing member 41 is fixedly coupled to the rod body for fixing. The adjusting member 42 and the fixing member 41 are rotatably connected on the first plane, so that the user can adjust the position and angle of the framing screen 31 on the first plane according to specific needs. The support member 43 is detachably connected to the framing screen 31, and the support member 43 and the adjusting member 42 are rotatably connected on the second plane, so that the user can adjust the position and angle of the framing screen 31 on the second plane according to specific needs. . The support member 43 is preferably a rectangular sheet-like structure, thereby reducing the occupation space while increasing the size of the support area. Alternatively, the first plane intersects the second plane. Preferably, the first plane is perpendicular to the second plane. In this embodiment, the first plane is a plane perpendicular to the photographing body, and the second plane is a plane parallel to the photographing body.

[0057] The locking member 44 is used to lock the relative positions of the fixing member 41 and the adjusting member 42. Preferably, the locking member 44 is a latch or a locking pin.

[0058] In the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the fixing member 41 includes two oppositely disposed fixing pieces, and one end of the two fixing pieces is fixedly coupled to the rod body. One end of the adjusting member 42 near the fixing member 41 is a hollow cylinder, and the locking member 44 is disposed on a fixing piece and passes through the hollow cylinder to lock the adjusting member 42 to the other fixing piece.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and all the technical solutions under the inventive concept belong to the protection scope of the present invention. It should be noted that those skilled in the art should be considered as the scope of protection of the present invention without departing from the principles of the invention.

Claims

Claim

[Claim 1] A self-timer device, comprising:

The rod body (10) is provided with a hand-held portion (11) at an upper end thereof;

Fixing a fixing device of the external photographing device, the fixing device being disposed at the other end of the rod body (10);

a finder device (30), the finder device (30) includes a framing screen (31) communicably connected to the photographing device and providing a framing reference, and the framing screen (31) is detachably disposed adjacent to the handheld portion ( 11).

[Claim 2] The self-timer device according to claim 1, wherein the finder device (30) wirelessly and/or wiredly connects to the photographing device and simultaneously displays a screen of the photographing device.

[Claim 3] The self-timer device according to claim 1, wherein the finder device (30) is connected to the photographing software on the photographing device and enters a photographing mode;

The fixture includes a head (20) disposed at an end of the shaft (10) away from the handpiece.

[Claim 4] The self-timer device according to claim 3, wherein the finder device (30) includes a touch screen (32) for controlling the photographing software;

and / or,

The finder device (30) includes a shooting assist button group for controlling the photographing software (

[Claim 5] The self-timer device according to claim 4, wherein the finder device (30) further comprises a pan/tilt control module (36), the touch screen (32) and/or the photographing assistant The button group (33) controls the pan/tilt head (20) to perform at least one of angle adjustment, anti-shake, follow-up, rotation, and mode setting by the pan/tilt control module (36).

[Claim 6] The self-timer device according to claim 4, wherein the finder device (30) further comprises a flash (35) and a flash control module (34), the touch screen (32) and/or The shooting assist button group (33) controls the hicting/closing of the flash (35), and/or adjusts the brightness of the flash (35) by the flash control module (34).

[Claim 7] The self-timer device according to claim 4, wherein the finder device (30) further comprises a screen control module (37), the touch screen (32) and/or the shooting assist button The group (33) opens/closes the screen of the photographing device by the screen control module (37), and/or adjusts the screen brightness of the photographing device.

The self-timer device according to claim 4, wherein the rod body (10) is provided with a telescopic structure (13), and the finder device (30) further comprises a telescopic control module

(38), the touch screen (32) and/or the shooting assist button group (33) control the telescopic structure (13) to perform telescopic adjustment by the telescopic control module (38).

The self-timer device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the fixing device is a self-balancing gimbal, and the self-balancing gimbal comprises

Fixing equipment holder for fixed external shooting equipment (640); handle (650);

a first rotating component (610) coupled to the handle (650) for rotating the photographing device in a first axial direction;

a second rotating component (620) coupled to the first rotating component (610) for rotating the photographing device in a second axial direction;

a third rotating component (630) coupled to the second rotating component (620) for rotating the photographing apparatus in a third axial direction, the third rotating component (630) being adjustably mounted on the third rotating component (630) An adjustable mounting structure of the position and/or angle of the photographing device holder (640) thereon;

Wherein the first axial direction, the second axial direction, and the third axial direction are orthogonally distributed in two perpendicular directions in space, and the first rotating component (610), the second rotation The component (620), the third rotating component (630) and the center of gravity of the handle (650) are in the same plane.

[Claim 10] The self-timer device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein

(10) An adjustable mounting structure (40) having an adjustable position and/or angle of the viewfinder (30) mounted thereon is provided.