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US 12,160,538 · App. 17/639,097 · Granted Dec 3, 2024

Gimbal

Inventor: Min Chen (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: HOHEM TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
H04M1/04F16M11/041F16M11/105F16M11/18F16M11/2064F16M13/04G03B17/561
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Patent No.
US 12,160,538
App. No.
17/639,097
Granted
Dec 3, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A gimbal includes a handle ( 300 ), a first arm ( 100 ), a second arm ( 200 ) and a clamping member ( 400 ) sequentially connected, the second arm ( 200 ) including a second connecting portion ( 210 ) and a second rod portion ( 211 ); and further includes: a first driving member ( 11 ) connected to the handle ( 300 ) and the first arm ( 100 ) to drive the first arm ( 100 ) to rotate with respect to the handle ( 300 ); a second driving member ( 12 ) connected to the second connecting portion ( 210 ) and the second rod portion ( 211 ) in the second arm ( 200 ) to drive the second rod portion ( 211 ) to rotate with respect to the second connecting portion ( 210 ); and a third driving member ( 13 ) connected to the second rod portion ( 211 ) and the clamping member ( 400 ) to drive the clamping member ( 400 ) to rotate with respect to the second rod portion ( 211 ).

Claims (29)

1. A gimbal, comprising a handle ( 300 ), a first arm ( 100 ), a second arm ( 200 ) and a clamping member ( 400 ) sequentially connected, the second arm ( 200 ) comprising a second connecting portion ( 210 ) and a second rod portion ( 211 ); and further comprising:

a first driving member ( 11 ) connected to the handle ( 300 ) and the first arm ( 100 ) to drive the first arm ( 100 ) to rotate with respect to the handle ( 300 );

a second driving member ( 12 ) connected to the second connecting portion ( 210 ) and the second rod portion ( 211 ) in the second arm ( 200 ) to drive the second rod portion ( 211 ) to rotate with respect to the second connecting portion ( 210 ); and

a third driving member ( 13 ) connected to the second rod portion ( 211 ) and the clamping member ( 400 ) to drive the clamping member ( 400 ) to rotate with respect to the second rod portion ( 211 );

wherein the second connecting portion ( 210 ) is rotatably connected to the first arm ( 100 ) so that the gimbal is foldable or unfoldable, and after the gimbal is folded, the second driving member ( 12 ), the third driving member ( 13 ) and the first driving member ( 11 ) are sequentially arranged along an axis direction of the handle ( 300 ).

2. The gimbal according to claim 1 , wherein the first arm ( 100 ) comprises a first connecting portion ( 110 ) and a first rod portion ( 111 ), the first connecting portion ( 110 ) is connected to the handle ( 300 ), and the first rod portion ( 111 ) is connected to the second connecting portion ( 210 ).

3. The gimbal according to claim 2 , wherein the second connecting portion ( 210 ) is rotatably connected to one end of the first rod portion ( 111 ) away from the first connecting portion ( 110 ).

4. The gimbal according to claim 2 , wherein the first connecting portion ( 110 ) is fixedly connected to the first rod portion ( 111 ).

5. The gimbal according to claim 2 , wherein the first rod portion ( 111 ) is connected to a circumferential side of the first connecting portion ( 110 ), so that a space configured to accommodate at least part of the clamping member ( 400 ) and at least part of the second arm ( 200 ) is formed between the first rod portion ( 111 ) and the first connecting portion ( 110 ).

6. The gimbal according to claim 5 , wherein the first rod portion ( 111 ) is a bending rod, and after the gimbal is folded, the clamping member ( 400 ) is capable of clamping the handle ( 300 ), and the clamping member ( 400 ) is spaced from the first rod portion ( 111 );

or the first rod portion ( 111 ) is a straight rod, the first rod portion ( 111 ) extends along an axial direction of the handle ( 300 ), and after the gimbal is folded, the clamping member ( 400 ) is capable of clamping the first rod portion ( 111 ) and the handle ( 300 ).

7. The gimbal according to claim 1 , wherein the first arm ( 100 ) is provided with a first engaging portion ( 510 ), the handle ( 300 ) is provided with a second engaging portion ( 520 ), and when the first arm ( 100 ) rotates with respect to the handle ( 300 ) to the first engaging portion ( 510 ) against the second engaging portion ( 520 ), the rotation of the first arm ( 100 ) with respect to the handle ( 300 ) is locked.

8. The gimbal according to claim 1 , wherein, after the gimbal is folded, a part of the clamping member ( 400 ) is received on an inner circumferential side of a space encircled by the first arm ( 100 ) and the handle ( 300 ).

9. The gimbal according to claim 2 , wherein the second connecting portion ( 210 ) is provided with a hinged portion ( 210 A), the hinged portion ( 210 A) is provided with a through hole ( 210 B), the first rod portion ( 111 ) is provided with a groove, two sides of the groove are provided with sidewalls, and the hinged portion ( 210 A) is arranged in the groove; a threaded member ( 14 ) is further comprised, the threaded member ( 14 ) passes through one of the sidewalls and the through hole ( 210 B) on the hinged portion ( 210 A) and is in threaded connection to the other sidewall, and the threaded member ( 14 ) is turned to enable the two sidewalls to clamp the hinged portion ( 210 A).

10. The gimbal according to claim 9 , wherein the hinged portion ( 210 A) is provided with one of a projection ( 210 C) and a concave hole, the sidewall of the groove is provided with the other of the projection ( 210 C) and the concave hole, and the projection ( 210 C) is accommodated in the concave hole.

11. The gimbal according to claim 1 , wherein the clamping member ( 400 ) is provided with a first engaging portion ( 610 ), the first arm ( 100 ) is provided with a second engaging portion ( 620 ), and after the gimbal is folded, the first engaging portion ( 610 ) engages with the second engaging portion ( 620 ), so that the first arm ( 100 ), the second arm ( 200 ) and the clamping member ( 400 ) are interlocked and maintain fixed relative positions.

12. The gimbal according to claim 11 , wherein the first engaging portion ( 610 ) is a groove body, the second engaging portion ( 620 ) is a convex block, and the convex block is inserted into the groove body.

13. The gimbal according to claim 12 , wherein the first engaging portion ( 610 ) comprises at least a first sidewall ( 620 A) and a second sidewall ( 620 B), the second engaging portion ( 620 ) comprises at least a first groove surface ( 610 A) and a second groove surface ( 610 B), and when the first engaging portion ( 610 ) engages with the second engaging portion ( 620 ), the first sidewall ( 620 A) abuts against the first groove surface ( 610 A), and the second sidewall ( 620 B) abuts against the second groove surface ( 610 B).

14. The gimbal according to claim 11 , wherein the handle ( 300 ) is provided with a third engaging portion ( 630 ), the third engaging portion ( 630 ) is a projection, the second engaging portion ( 620 ) is provided with a slot ( 620 C), and when the handle ( 300 ) rotates with respect to the first arm ( 100 ), the third engaging portion ( 630 ) is stuck into the second engaging portion ( 620 ) so that the handle ( 300 ) and the first arm ( 100 ) are interlocked.

15. The gimbal according to claim 11 , wherein the first arm ( 100 ) comprises a first connecting portion ( 100 A) and a first rod portion ( 100 B) fixedly connected to each other, the first connecting portion ( 100 A) is connected to the handle ( 300 ), and the first rod portion ( 100 B) is connected to the second arm ( 200 ).

16. The gimbal according to claim 15 , wherein the second arm ( 200 ) is rotatably connected to one end of the first rod portion ( 100 B) away from the first connecting portion ( 100 A).

17. The gimbal according to claim 1 , wherein the gimbal further comprises:

a first locking component ( 810 ) configured to lock the clamping member ( 400 ) and the first arm ( 100 ) when the gimbal is in an unfolded state;

a second locking component ( 820 ) configured to lock the second connecting portion ( 200 A) and the second rod portion ( 200 B) when the gimbal is in the unfolded state; and

a third locking component ( 830 ) configured to lock the first arm ( 100 ) and the handle ( 300 ) when the gimbal is in the unfolded state;

wherein, when the gimbal is in the unfolded state, the handle ( 300 ), the first arm ( 100 ), the second connecting portion ( 200 A), the second rod portion ( 200 B) and the clamping member ( 400 ) are relatively fixed through the first locking component ( 810 ), the second locking component ( 820 ) and the third locking component ( 830 ).

18. The gimbal according to claim 17 , wherein the first locking component ( 810 ) comprises a first locking pin ( 810 A) and a first locking seat ( 810 B) interlocked, the second locking component ( 820 ) comprises a second locking pin ( 820 A) and a second locking seat ( 820 B) interlocked, and the third locking component ( 830 ) comprises a third locking pin ( 830 A) and a third locking seat ( 830 B) interlocked.

19. The gimbal according to claim 18 , wherein the first locking pin ( 810 A) is arranged on one of the clamping member ( 400 ) and the second rod portion ( 200 B), and the first locking seat ( 810 B) is arranged on the other of the clamping member ( 400 ) and the second rod portion ( 200 B).

20. The gimbal according to claim 18 , wherein the second locking pin ( 820 A) is arranged on one of the second rod portion ( 200 B) and the second connecting portion ( 200 A), and the second locking seat ( 820 B) is arranged on the other of the second rod portion ( 200 B) and the second connecting portion ( 200 A).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 1, 2022
From: CHEN, MIN
To: HOHEM TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059835/0544 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910817431.X · Aug 30, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220303375A1 · Sep 22, 2022
Cited By (1)
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