Camera mount for controlled and steady rolling movement

Details Camera mount for controlled and steady rolling movement Camera mount for controlled and steady rolling movement

1997-09-05

1998-06-16

Mathews, A. A.

Photography

Camera support

Adjustable support

352243, 348373, 2481851, G03B 1756

Patent

active

057686483

ABSTRACT:
A camera mount for controlled rolling movement includes a base and a camera platform pivotally connected to the base at its aft end. The pivotal connection includes a hollow shaft to accommodate passage of power and video cables to the camera. The forward end of the camera platform is movably supported by a pair of overlapping arc-shaped rails. This forward support steadies the camera and prevents any up-and-down bouncing motion. The aft pivotal connection, arc-shaped rails, and optical axis of the camera are all preferably coaxial. A plurality of gears transmit the motion of a drive motor into the camera platform. A plurality of bearings provide tight but smoothly operating connections between the moving parts of the camera mount. The camera mount provides a 180-degree range of rolling motion. The camera mount further includes an adjustably positioned counterbalance weight for varying the center of gravity of the pivoting platform and camera.

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