LOCKING DEVICE, GIMBAL, AND GIMBAL SYSTEM

• Main Authors: BEI, Shimeng, YANG, Jian
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 09.03.2022
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USINGWAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FORPROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; BLASTING; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ELECTROGRAPHY; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FRAMES, CASINGS, OR BEDS OF ENGINES OR OTHER MACHINES ORAPPARATUS NOT SPECIFIC TO AN ENGINE, MACHINE, OR APPARATUSPROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; HOLOGRAPHY; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICS; STANDS OR SUPPORTS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

A gimbal system (300), a gimbal (200) and a locking device (100) are provided. The locking device (100) is configured to be disposed on the shaft arm (80). The locking device (100) includes an upper cover (10), a lower cover (20), a quick release plate (30) and a locking assembly (41). The upper cover (10) is disposed on the shaft arm (80). The lower cover (20) is disposed on the side of the shaft arm (80) opposite to the upper cover (10), and the upper cover (10) and the lower cover (20) can move together along the first direction (101). The quick release plate (30) is used for install a load. The quick release plate (30) is disposed on the side of the upper cover (10) away from the lower cover (20). The quick release plate (30) can move along a second direction (102) on the upper cover (10). The locking assembly (41) passes through the lower cover (20) and the upper cover (10). When the locking assembly (41) is tightened, the upper cover (10) and the lower cover (20) are locked and fixed to the shaft arm (80), and the quick release plate (30) and the upper cover (10) are locked and fixed on the upper cover (10).