# US 2019/0316731 A1 · Gimbal load mounting assembly, gimbal, and imaging device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0316731 A1 - Document ID: US20190316731A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/453,634 - Filed: 2019-06-26 - Published: 2019-10-17 - Earliest claimed: 2016-12-28 - Assignees: Sz Dji Osmo Technology Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Sz Dji Osmo Technology Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Yanchong ZHAO; Weidong LI - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190316731A1 ## CPC - F16M 11/18: with mechanism for moving the apparatus relatively to the stand - F16M 11/045: {adapted to left-right translation movement} - F16M 11/048: {adapted to forward-backward translation movement} - F16M 11/10: around a horizontal axis {(F16M11/12 takes precedence)} - F16M 11/123: {the axis of rotation intersecting in a single point, e.g. by using gimbals} - F16M 11/205: {the axis of rotation intersecting in a single point, e.g. gimbals} - F16M 11/2071: {for panning and rolling (F16M11/2078 takes precedence)} - F16M 11/2085: {comprising means allowing sideward adjustment, i.e. left-right translation of the head relatively to the undercarriage} - F16M 11/24: changeable in height or length of legs, also for transport only, {e.g. by means of tubes screwed into each other}(F16M11/42 takes precedence) - F16M 13/00: Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles (heads thereof F16M11/02 {; undercarriages thereof F16M11/20} ; adapted to be stuck in the ground A45F3/44 {; sockets or holders for poles or posts E04H12/22}); Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles {(supports for measuring instruments G01D11/30; supports for casings of remote control switching devices H01H9/025)} - G03B 17/561: {Support related camera accessories} - F16M 13/04: for supporting on, or holding steady relative to, a person, e.g. by chains {, e.g. rifle butt or pistol grip supports, supports attached to the chest or head (apparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them G03B)} - F16M 2200/027: by friction - F16M 2200/041: for balancing rotational movement of the head - F16M 2200/044: for balancing rotational movement of the undercarriage - G03B 17/563: {Camera grips, handles (means in general for steadying hand-held apparatus F16M13/00)} - F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS - G03B: APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D) ## Abstract A gimbal load mounting assembly includes a first seating body. The gimbal load mounting assembly also includes a second seating body configured to slidably connect with the first seating body. The gimbal load mounting assembly also includes an adjustment device. The first seating body is configured to be connected with a supporting frame of a gimbal and is slidable in a first direction. The second seating body is configured to mount a load, and is slidable along the first seating body in a second direction. The adjustment device is provided on one of the first seating body and the second seating body, and is configured to drive the other one of the first seating body and the second seating body to move to adjust relative positions between the first seating body and the second seating body. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A gimbal load mounting assembly, comprising: a first seating body; a second seating body configured to slidably connect with the first seating body; and an adjustment device, wherein the first seating body is configured to connect with a supporting frame of a gimbal and is slidable in a first direction, wherein the second seating body is configured to mount a load, and is slidable along the first seating body in a second direction, and wherein the adjustment device is provided on one of the first seating body and the second seating body, and is configured to drive the other one of the first seating body and the second seating body to move to adjust relative positions between the first seating body and the second seating body. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The gimbal load mounting assembly of claim 1, wherein the adjustment device is rotatably disposed on the first seating body and is configured to drive the second seating body to move. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The gimbal load mounting assembly of claim 2, wherein the adjustment device comprises a knob and a driving member, and wherein the knob is configured to connect with the driving member through a rotation-stopping connection, and to drive the driving member to rotate to thereby driving the second seating body to move. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The gimbal load mounting assembly of claim 3, wherein the knob is configured to fixedly connect with a rotating shaft, and wherein the driving member is configured to sleeve-fit onto the rotating shaft and form a rotation-stopping connection with the rotating shaft. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The gimbal load mounting assembly of claim 3, wherein the driving member comprises a gear, wherein the second seating body comprises a rack configured to engage with the gear, and wherein the driving member is configured to drive the second seating body to move through the engagement of the gear and the rack. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The gimbal load mounting assembly of claim 4, wherein the first seating body comprises a through hole and an adapting groove, wherein the driving member is disposed at the adapting groove and a portion of the driving member is configured to protrude out of the adapting groove, wherein the rotating shaft is configured to penetrate the through hole to rotatably connect the driving member and the first seating body, and wherein the portion of the driving member configured to protrude out of the adapting groove is configured to drive the second seating body to move. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The gimbal load mounting assembly of claim 1, further comprising a fastener provided on the first seating body and configured to abut the second seating body against the first seating body and lock the second seating body to the first seating body. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The gimbal load mounting assembly of claim 7, wherein the fastener comprises an abutting portion and a driving portion, and wherein the abutting portion is configured to abut against the second seating body when driven by the driving portion. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The gimbal load mounting assembly of claim 8, wherein the abutting portion comprises a pressing panel and a connecting column connected with the pressing panel, wherein the connecting column is configured to connect to the driving portion, and wherein the pressing panel is configured to slidably snap into the second seating body. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The gimbal load mounting assembly of claim 9, wherein the driving portion is configured to connect with the connecting column through threads, and to rotate to cause the abutting portion to move linearly to abut against or release the second seating body. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The gimbal load mounting assembly of claim 9, wherein a circumference of the pressing panel is configured to protrude from a side surface of the connecting column, and to slidably snap in the second seating body. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The gimbal load mounting assembly of claim 11, wherein the second seating body comprises a mounting panel and two side panels configured to connect with the mounting panel, the two side panels being disposed opposite to one another, wherein the two side panels comprise two guiding rails extending from the two side panels toward one another, and wherein the circumference of the pressing panel is configured to snap in between the guiding rails and the mounting panel. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The gimbal load mounting assembly of claim 9, wherein the first seating body comprises an assembly hole, wherein the connecting column is configured to slidably position in the assembly hole, and wherein the driving portion is configured to penetrate through the assembly hole to connect with the connecting column and is configured to drive the connecting column to slide along the assembly hole. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The gimbal load mounting assembly of claim 8, wherein the fastener comprises a handle, the handle is configured to connect with the driving portion through a rotation-stopping connection, and to cause the driving portion to rotate to drive the abutting portion. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The gimbal load mounting assembly of claim 14, wherein the handle comprises a sleeve fitting member and a handle member configured to connect with the sleeve fitting member, wherein the sleeve fitting member is configured to sleeve-fit onto the driving portion and to connect with the driving portion through the rotation-stopping connection, and wherein the handle member is configured to extend toward a side of the sleeve fitting member for a predetermined distance. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The gimbal load mounting assembly of claim 14, wherein the fastener comprises a cover configured to cover the driving portion and a portion of the handle, and is fixedly connected with the first seating body to restrain the handle from falling off from the driving portion. ### Claim 17 A gimbal, comprising: a supporting frame; a motor assembly configured to drive the supporting frame to rotate; and a gimbal load mounting assembly mounted to the supporting frame, the gimbal load mounting assembly comprising: a first seating body; a second seating body configured to slidably connect with the first seating body; and an adjustment device, wherein the first seating body is configured to connect with the supporting frame and is slidable in a first direction, wherein the second seating body is configured to mount a load, and is slidable along the first seating body in a second direction, and wherein the adjustment device is provided on one of the first seating body and the second seating body, and is configured to drive the other one of the first seating body and the second seating body to move to adjust relative positions between the first seating body and the second seating body. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The gimbal of claim 17, further comprising: a position limiting member disposed on the first seating body and configured to slidably snap-fit with the second seating body. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The gimbal of claim 18, wherein the position limiting member comprises a fixed part and a snap-fit part, wherein the fixed part is configured to fixedly connect with the first seating body, and wherein the snap-fit part is configured to slidably snap-fit with the second seating body. ### Claim 20 An imaging device, comprising: a gimbal; and a photographing assembly mounted to the gimbal, wherein the gimbal comprises: a supporting frame; and a gimbal load mounting assembly comprising: a first seating body; a second seating body configured to slidably connect with the first seating body; and an adjustment device, wherein the first seating body is configured to connect with the supporting frame and is slidable in a first direction, wherein the second seating body is configured to mount the photographing assembly, and is slidable along the first seating body in a second direction, and wherein the adjustment device is provided on one of the first seating body and the second seating body, and is configured to drive the other one of the first seating body and the second seating body to move to adjust relative positions between the first seating body and the second seating body.