Stop brake for a tripod head
AssigneeCamera Dynamics GmbH
InventorsBartholomäus Daisenberger, Dagmar Wessels, Martin Giersiepen
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Abstract
Disclosed is a stop brake for a tripod head, particularly for film or television cameras. The tripod head may include (a) a substantially cylindrical brake caliper, which has a main body for insertion into a receiving opening in a housing part of the tripod head and (b) a brake block for engaging with a brake disk, and (c) a locking device in order to engage and disengage the brake block with/from the brake disc. An expanding section is provided in the region of the outer circumference of the main body of the brake caliper. The expanding section is deflected radially outward in the direction of an inside wall of the receiving opening upon engaging the brake block with the brake disc.
Claims17
A tripod head (1), particularly for film or television cameras, having a stop brake comprising:
- a substantially cylindrical brake caliper (8, 8′, 8″), which has a main body (84, 84′, 84″) for insertion into a receiving opening (7) formed in a housing part of the tripod head (1) and a brake block (82) for engaging with a brake disk (11) provided in the tripod head (1), and
- a locking device in order to engage the brake block (82) with and disengage the brake block (82) from the brake disk (11),
- characterized in that
- provided in the region of the outer circumference of the main body (84, 84′, 84″) of the brake caliper (8, 8′, 8″) is an expansion section which is deflected radially outwards towards an inner wall of the receiving opening (7) when the brake block (82) engages with the brake disk (11).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.