Supports – Stand – To hold a particular article
Patent
1998-04-28
1999-06-15
Ramirez, Ramon O.
Supports
Stand
To hold a particular article
248371, F16M 1114
Patent
active
059113936
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to an inclination adapter for a support arm system with a base element having an adjusting spindle and an inclination body, wherein the base element and the inclination body are pivotably connected with respect to each other, and the pivoting movement can be performed by a coupling member which can be adjusted by the adjusting spindle.
2. Description of Prior Art
An inclination adapter of this type, designed as a tripod head for a TV camera, is known from German Patent Reference DE 28 10 259. Here, the base element can be pivoted around a vertical axis, and the inclination body can be pivoted around a horizontal axis relative to the base element. For obtaining the pivoting of the inclination body, a coupling member embodied as a U-shaped hoop, can be adjusted by the adjusting spindle, wherein the adjusting spindle is seated in the inclination body. A guide element, which is connected with the pivot shaft of the inclination body and controls the pivoting movement, is arranged between the legs of the U-shaped hoop.
An inclination adapter of this type is not suitable for a support arm system, since the structure is too complicated and also the structure cannot absorb and transmit the forces occurring, to a sufficient extent. The attachment of a control device at the end of a support arm should only be mentioned.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is one object of this invention to create an inclination adapter of the type mentioned at the outset which is very simply constructed and which can absorb and transmit the high loads required in connection with a support arm system.
In accordance with this invention, this object is attained with the base element and the inclination body having connecting plates with central openings. Respectively, one pair of support strips, which are spaced apart from and oriented toward each other, is formed on the base element and the inclination body, by which the base element and the inclination body are seated, pivotable parallel with the connecting plates. The adjusting spindle is guided in a guide slot of a support strip of the inclination body by an engagement piece, which is round in cross section, of the coupling member, wherein the guide slot is cut in the area of the support strip which extends past the pivot seating.
The base element and the inclination body are simple parts, which can be produced with sufficient stability. The coupling member can be simply adjusted for performing the pivot movement of the inclination body, wherein a secure coupling with the inclination body always exists.
If in accordance with one embodiment the connecting plates and the support strips have recesses, starting from the connecting sides of the base element and the inclination body, and are essentially made double-walled, then the base element and the inclination body can be produced as simple cast parts without hampering stability.
In accordance with one embodiment, the adjusting spindle is rotatably seated in two bearing bushes of the base element, and the coupling member is adjustable to a limited extent between the bearing bushes acting as detents. Thus, a sufficiently large pivoting range is obtained for the use of the inclination adapter in a support arm system, and the adjusting spindle with the coupling member is simultaneously fixed in place on the base element.
So that the coupling member always remains in engagement with the inclination body, during adjustment the coupling member is held, fixed against relative rotation, by a lateral contact strip of the base element.
In accordance with one embodiment, the pivot seating between the inclination body and the base element is designed such that the seating strips of the inclination body are arranged on outsides of the seating strips of the base element. The seating strips are pivotably connected in pairs with each other by bearing bolts. The bearing bolts are fixed in such a way that the bearing bolts are offset in diameter, wherein the section with the great
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