Motorized camera head with PCB motors
AssigneeNodal Film Systems LLC
InventorBoyd Randolph Hobbs
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Abstract
A camera stabilization system includes printed circuit board (PCB) stator motors configured with rotors that define slots for receiving PCB stators. The rotors are surrounded by wheel-based bearings that enable smooth rotation when activated by a motor controller. An annular roll motor with an open center portion is coupled with one or more tilt motors and a pan motor to form a compact camera head system. The configuration allows a camera to be at least partially disposed within the roll motor's interior space, facilitating active stabilization and precise control.
Claims10
A camera head system, comprising:
- a roll motor configured as an annulus having an open center portion, wherein the roll motor comprises a printed circuit board (PCB) roll motor stator and a roll motor rotor;
- wherein the roll motor rotor extends at least partially into the open center portion;
- wherein the roll motor rotor is enabled to rotate by a set of bearings mounted within the roll motor and disposed circumferentially around the roll motor rotor;
- a tilt motor, wherein the tilt motor comprises a tilt motor stator;
- wherein the tilt motor is coupled with the roll motor by a tilt motor mounting frame;
- a pan motor, wherein the pan motor comprises a pan motor stator;
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- wherein the pan motor is coupled with the tilt motor by a pan motor frame.
A camera head system, comprising:
- a roll motor having a roll motor rotor and a roll motor stator, wherein the roll motor rotor is formed as an annulus to create an open center portion;
- wherein the roll motor rotor is enabled to rotate by a set of bearings mounted within the roll motor and disposed circumferentially around the roll motor rotor a tilt motor, wherein the tilt motor comprises a PCBtilt motor stator;
- wherein the tilt motor is coupled with the roll motor;
- a pan motor, wherein the pan motor comprises a PCBpan motor stator;
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- wherein the pan motor is coupled with the tilt motor by a pan motor frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.