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US 2017/0363881 A1Published application
Gimbal adjustment system
AssigneeFotoNation Limited
InventorPiotr STEC
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a gimbal adjustment system and an associated method for adjusting the position of an object. The system comprises a base, a plate and a shaft including a pivot attached to the plate. The pivot has a point of contact with the plate in a joint about which the plate is rotatable. Magnetic elements are positioned on the base and the plate to stabilize or rotate the plate. The object may be an optical unit attached to the plate. A combination comprising the plate, optical unit and magnetic elements may form a gimbaled assembly having a center of mass in the joint.
Claims12
A gimbaled adjustment system comprising:
- a base;
- a plate including a lower portion connected to the base;
- a shaft, attached to the base, the shaft extending away from the base with the shaft including a pivot attached to the plate, the pivot and a portion of the plate lower surface forming a joint which permits the plate to rotate about the pivot;
- multiple magnetic elements including a first series of magnetic elements and a second series of magnetic elements, with magnetic elements in the first series positioned on the base to provide a first plurality magnetic field patterns each extending toward the plate and with magnetic elements in the second series attached for movement with the plate to provide a second plurality of magnetic field patterns extending toward the base, where (i) magnetic field patterns associated with multiple ones of the magnetic elements cause the plate to be rotated about the joint or stabilized about the joint.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.