Tripod head
AssigneeFLM GmbH Foto-, Licht- und Messtechnisches Zubehoer
InventorWerner Burklin
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Abstract
The invention relates to a tripod head having an inclination apparatus (2) having universal joint (5) and having a holding apparatus (100), which can be secured on the universal joint, for holding a camera, a pair of binoculars, a spotting scope or such an optical instrument with a removable disk (101).
Claims5
A tripod head comprising an inclination apparatus (2) with a universal joint, which includes a ball joint (5) that is mounted so that it can swivel in a bearing housing (3) and accommodated between two slide bearings in the bearing housing (3), of which one of the slide bearings (7) is mounted in the bearing housing (3) so that it can shift axially in a spacing direction of the slide bearings (7), the universal joint is arranged between connecting points situated at ends of the inclination apparatus (2) facing away from each other, of which one is adapted to be connected with a camera, a spotting scope, a pair of binoculars or similar optical instrument, or a holding device, and the other is adapted to be connected with at least one tripod leg or similar holder, the bearing housing (3) includes a clamping ring (9) that can expand at a gap and has an inclined surface (12) that tapers relative to a longitudinal central plane toward the ball joint (5), and the inclined surface (12) interacts with a complementarily shaped counter-inclination (13) on the axially shifting slide bearing (7).
A tripod comprising a holding device (100) for accommodating a camera, a pair of binoculars, a spotting scope or similar optical instrument with an exchangeable plate (101), a base (102) for mounting to a tripod or similar supporting frame, which is provided with a dovetail guide with a guide rail (104) for shiftably mounting the exchangeable plate (101) and a clamping device (107) that can move relative to the base (102) for securing the exchangeable plate (101) in the guide rail (104), the guide rail (104) of the dovetail guide is longitudinally molded onto the base (102), and the clamping device (107) has two positions, in which the exchangeable plate (101) is accommodated so that it can shift in the guide in a closed position, and the exchangeable plate (101) is released for accommodation purposes in an open position, the clamping device (107) can be transferred from the open position into the closed position by placement of the of the exchangeable plate (101) that can be connected with the optical instrument, a longitudinal side (105) of the base (102) lying opposite the guide rail (104) has arranged on it a groove (106) in which the clamping device (107) which is cylindrical is mounted so that it can rotate around a longitudinal axis, which has a longitudinally oriented, segmented opening (109) that forms a counter-guide of the dovetail guide, and the clamping device (107) is provided with a spring-loaded safeguard (115) to prevent inadvertent turning of the clamping device (107), wherein the clamping device (107) is shiftable linearly transversely to the longitudinal axis in order to fix the exchangeable plate (101) in place, and has a rotatably mounted control element (123) for manual activation, along with means (124) for transferring a rotational motion of the control element (123) into a linear motion of the clamping device (107).
A tripod comprising a holding device (100) for accommodating a camera, a pair of binoculars, a spotting scope or similar optical instrument with an exchangeable plate (101), a base (102) for mounting to a tripod or similar supporting frame, which is provided with a dovetail guide with a guide rail (104) for shiftably mounting the exchangeable plate (101) and a clamping device (107) that can move relative to the base (102) for securing the exchangeable plate (101) in the guide rail (104), the guide rail (104) of the dovetail guide is longitudinally molded onto the base (102), and the clamping device (107) has two positions, in which the exchangeable plate (101) is accommodated so that it can shift in the guide in a closed position, and the exchangeable plate (101) is released for accommodation purposes in an open position, the clamping device (107) can be transferred from the open position into the closed position by placement of the of the exchangeable plate (101) that can be connected with the optical instrument, a longitudinal side (105) of the base (102) lying opposite the guide rail (104) has arranged on it a groove (106) in which the clamping device (107) which is cylindrical is mounted so that it can rotate around a longitudinal axis, which has a longitudinally oriented, segmented opening (109) that forms a counter-guide of the dovetail guide, and the clamping device (107) is provided with a spring-loaded safeguard (115) to prevent inadvertent turning of the clamping device (107), and an inclination apparatus (2) with a universal joint, which includes a ball joint (5) that is mounted so that it can swivel in a bearing housing (3) and accommodated between two slide bearings in the bearing housing (3), of which one of the slide bearings (7) is mounted in the bearing housing (3) so that it can shift axially in a spacing direction of the slide bearings (7), the universal joint is arranged between connecting points situated at ends of the inclination apparatus (2) facing away from each other, of which one is adapted to be connected with a camera, a spotting scope, a pair of binoculars or similar optical instrument, or a holding device, and the other is adapted to be connected with at least one tripod leg or similar holder, the bearing housing (3) includes a clamping ring (9) that can expand at a gap and has an inclined surface (12) that tapers relative to a longitudinal central plane toward the ball joint (5), and the inclined surface (12) interacts with a complementarily shaped counter-inclination (13) on the axially shifting slide bearing (7).
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