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US 12,466,334 B2Granted
Camera array systems and devices, including floating plate configurations and split plate configurations
OwnerMichael Shawn Lawler, Ian Sharplesinventors
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Abstract
A camera array system featuring a plurality of camera clusters attached to a plurality of multi-prong stabilized mounting plates arranged in a split-rig configuration, with the mounting plates configured for mounting the camera clusters onto a moving vehicle.
Claims20
A camera array stabilizer system for a plurality of cameras comprising a mounting plate, stabilizer units, and at least two vehicular attachment parts:
- a. with the mounting plate being configured for mounting the plurality of cameras to a vehicle;
- i. with the mounting plates having perimeter channels;
- ii. with the perimeter channels being holes disposed on approximate perimeters of the mounting plates;
- b. with each stabilizer unit configured to attach to the mounting plate at a given perimeter channel;
- c. with each stabilizer unit comprising an upper stabilizer, a lower stabilizer, a bolt, and a rod;
- i. with each upper stabilizer having an upper top, an upper intermediary, and an upper bottom;
- ii. with each lower stabilizer having a lower top, a lower intermediary, and a lower bottom;
- iii. with the upper and lower tops, the upper and lower intermediaries, and the upper and lower bottoms each having a central inner channel;
- iv. with the bolt and rod having a threaded engagement;
- v. with the bolt passing through, in order, central inner channels of the upper top, the upper intermediary, the upper bottom, a given perimeter channel of the mounting plates, and the central inner channels of the lower top, the lower intermediary, and the lower bottom;
- vi. with the bolt applying a compression force upon the upper stabilizer, the mounting plate, and the lower stabilizer against the rod;
- vii. with the compression force adjusted by threadably rotating the bolt vis-à-vis the rod;
- viii. with the intermediaries being at least one of:
- tension springs, viscoelastic material, fluid-filled pouches, discs, pads, rings, washers, or flanges;
- d. with each stabilizer unit attached to a given vehicular attachment part via the rod;
- e. with the at least two vehicular attachment parts being attachable to the vehicle;
- f. with the at least two vehicular attachment parts being suction cups or gyro-stabilized systems;
- i. with the gyro-stabilized systems each comprising one or more overslung gyro stabilized heads.
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A camera array stabilizer system for a plurality of cameras comprising a mounting plate, and at least two stabilizer units;
- a. with the mounting plate being configured for mounting the plurality of cameras to a vehicle;
- i. with the mounting plates having plate channels;
- ii. with the plate channels being holes disposed on the mounting plates;
- b. with each of the at least two stabilizer units configured to engage to the mounting plate at a given channel;
- c. with each least two stabilizer units comprising an upper stabilizer, a lower stabilizer, and a bolt;
- i. with each upper and lower stabilizer having an intermediary;
- ii. with each upper and lower stabilizer having a central inner channel;
- iii. with the bolt configured to engage with a vehicular attachment part;
- iv. with the bolt passing through, in order, a given channel of the mounting plates, and the central inner channels of the upper and lower stabilizers;
- v. with the bolt applying a compression force upon the mounting plate or the upper or lower stabilizer against the vehicular attachment part;
- vi. with the compression force being adjustable by rotating the bolt vis-à-vis a portion of the vehicular attachment part;
- vii. with the intermediary being at least one of:
- a tension spring, a viscoelastic material, or a fluid-filled pouch;
- vii. with a majority of the at least two stabilizer units not sharing a vertical axis with any of the cameras in the plurality of cameras, with the vertical axis approximately being in linewidth a gravitational force.
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A camera array stabilizer system for a plurality of cameras comprising stabilizer intermediary:
- a. with each stabilizer intermediary configured to engage to a mounting plate for mounting the plurality of cameras to a vehicle;
- b. with each stabilizer intermediary comprising an intermediary and a bolt;
- i. with the intermediary having an inner channel;
- ii. with the bolt passing through the mounting plates and the inner channel of the intermediary;
- iii. with the bolt applying a compression force upon the mounting plate and the intermediary against a vehicular attachment part attachable to the vehicle;
- iv. with the intermediary comprising at least two of:
- a tension spring, a viscoelastic material, or a fluid-filled pouch;
- v. with each stabilizer intermediary not sharing a vertical axis with any of the cameras in the plurality of cameras, with the vertical axis approximately being in line with a gravitational force.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.