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Granted Patent B2
US 10,347,119 · App. 15/642,845 · Granted Jul 9, 2019

Gimbal remote controller and handheld gimbal using the gimbal remote controller

Inventors: Hao Liu (Shenzhen, CN); Paul Pan (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: SZ DJI OSMO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
G08C17/02G03B17/561G03B17/563H05K5/0004H05K5/0017H05K5/0247H05K5/03H01R13/5213H01R24/60H01R24/64
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Patent No.
US 10,347,119
App. No.
15/642,845
Granted
Jul 9, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A gimbal remote controller includes a press key, a sensor disposed below the press key for acquiring an operation state of the press key, and a controller electrically coupled to the sensor and configured to send a gimbal control signal in accordance with the operation state of the press key.

Claims (46)

1. A gimbal remote controller, comprising:

a housing comprising a key hole;

a press key mounted on the housing;

an upper connecting member bearing the press key and a lower connecting member fixedly connected to the upper connecting member, at least one of the upper connecting member or the lower connecting member partially passing through the key hole;

a pressure sensor disposed below the press key and in the housing, the pressure sensor being configured to measure a parameter related to a pressing operation applied to the press key; and

a controller disposed in the housing and electrically coupled to the sensor, the controller being configured to send a gimbal control signal in accordance with the parameter related to the pressing operation applied the press key.

2. The gimbal remote controller of claim 1 , wherein:

the parameter related to the pressing operation applied to the press key comprises at least one of a pressing direction of the press key, a pressing duration of the press key, or a magnitude of pressure applied to the press key.

3. The gimbal remote controller of claim 1 , wherein the gimbal control signal is used for controlling at least one of a rotation state of a rotary shaft of a gimbal, an operation mode of the gimbal, a function selection of the gimbal, or a user-defined parameter setting.

4. The gimbal remote controller of claim 3 , wherein the rotation state comprises at least one of a direction of rotation, an angle of rotation, or a speed of rotation.

5. The gimbal remote controller of claim 1 , further comprising:

a display screen for displaying prompt information of the gimbal control signal,

wherein:

the housing comprises a display window, and

the display screen is mounted in the housing and disposed corresponding to the display window.

6. The gimbal remote controller of claim 5 , wherein the controller includes a control circuit board, and the display screen is disposed above the control circuit board.

7. The gimbal remote controller of claim 6 , further comprising:

a fixing bracket fixed on the control circuit board, the display screen being mounted on the fixing bracket.

8. The gimbal remote controller of claim 5 , further comprising:

a protection cover covering the display window.

9. The gimbal remote controller of claim 1 , further comprising:

a pressure-sensitive rubber pad abutting against the sensor, the lower connecting member being mounted on the pressure-sensitive rubber pad.

10. The gimbal remote controller of claim 9 , wherein the pressure-sensitive rubber pad comprises a base member, a plurality of supporting pillars, and a plurality of arms extending around a peripheral edge of the base member, at least one of the arms being fixedly connected to one of the supporting pillars.

11. The gimbal remote controller of claim 10 , wherein the base member comprises a mounting slot, the lower connecting member being mounted in the mounting slot.

12. The gimbal remote controller of claim 1 , further comprising:

a power key mounted on the housing.

13. The gimbal remote controller of claim 12 , wherein the housing comprises a power key hole, and the power key is mounted in the power key hole.

14. The gimbal remote controller of claim 13 , further comprising:

a press key cover,

wherein:

the housing comprises an accommodating recess receiving the press key cover,

the power key partially passes through the press key cover, and

the power key hole is disposed at a bottom of the accommodating recess.

15. The gimbal remote controller of claim 1 , further comprising:

a USB interface in communication with the controller,

wherein:

the housing comprises a port, and

the USB interface is mounted in the housing and is disposed corresponding to the port.

16. The gimbal remote controller of claim 15 , further comprising:

a USB protection cover covering the USB interface, the USB protection cover being flexibly connected to the housing.

17. The gimbal remote controller of claim 16 , wherein:

the housing comprises a receiving recess,

the port is disposed at a bottom of the receiving recess,

the bottom of the receiving recess comprises a fixing hole, and

the USB protection cover comprises a plate body and a connecting pillar extending from one side of the plate body and embedded in the fixing hole.

18. The gimbal remote controller of claim 17 , wherein an edge of the plate body comprises a snap-fitting part, and a side wall of the receiving recess comprises a mating part that engages with the snap-fitting part.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 12, 2018
From: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: SZ DJI OSMO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 046327/0845 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 6, 2017
From: LIU, HAO; PAN, PAUL
To: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 042924/0066 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2015070212 · Jan 6, 2015
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