FR2626957A1 - Lightweight boom for taking photographs - Google Patents

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FR2626957A1
FR2626957A1 FR8801303A FR8801303A FR2626957A1 FR 2626957 A1 FR2626957 A1 FR 2626957A1 FR 8801303 A FR8801303 A FR 8801303A FR 8801303 A FR8801303 A FR 8801303A FR 2626957 A1 FR2626957 A1 FR 2626957A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M13/00—Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M11/00—Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon ; Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters
    • F16M11/20—Undercarriages with or without wheels
    • F16M11/2007—Undercarriages with or without wheels comprising means allowing pivoting adjustment
    • F16M11/2021—Undercarriages with or without wheels comprising means allowing pivoting adjustment around a horizontal axis
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M11/00—Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon ; Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters
    • F16M11/20—Undercarriages with or without wheels
    • F16M11/24—Undercarriages with or without wheels changeable in height or length of legs, also for transport only, e.g. by means of tubes screwed into each other
    • F16M11/26—Undercarriages with or without wheels changeable in height or length of legs, also for transport only, e.g. by means of tubes screwed into each other by telescoping, with or without folding
    • F16M11/32—Undercarriages for supports with three or more telescoping legs
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M2200/00—Details of stands or supports
    • F16M2200/04—Balancing means
    • F16M2200/044—Balancing means for balancing rotational movement of the undercarriage

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Abstract

The invention relates to a dismantlable lightweight device which is small when dismantled and easy for a single person to transport and use. It consists of a central support 1 connected on either side by pairs of intermediate tubes 4 to a camera support 2 and to a counterweight support 3. The device according to the invention is intended for still or motion picture photography and for amateurs as well as professionals.

Description

La présente invention concerne un dispositif permettant de monter un appareil photo ou une camérs légère de feçon stable à une hauteur supérisure A celle des pieds habituels et d'effectuer des mouvements horizontaux pu verticaux a grande ampleurs
Actuellement on utilise, soit, pour des prises de vues an hauteur des échaffaudeges, soit, pour des mouvements, des grues professionnelles, dans tous les cas des matériels tres lourds et encombrents, nécéssitant une camionnette pour leurtransport et plusieurs personnes pour leur mise en oeuvre, ce qui les rends inaccessibles aux amateurs et aux équipes legeres. The present invention relates to a device making it possible to mount a camera or a light camera in a stable manner at a height greater than that of the usual feet and to carry out horizontal or vertical movements on large scales.
Currently, we use either for taking pictures at the height of the scaffolds, or, for movements, professional cranes, in all cases very heavy and bulky equipment, requiring a van for their transport and several people for their implementation. , which makes them inaccessible to amateurs and light teams.

Le dispositif selon l'invention permet de remédier a ces inconvénients grâce à un matérial léger, démontable rapidement, compact pour le rangement, de transport et mise an oeuvre faciles par une seule personne. The device according to the invention makes it possible to remedy these drawbacks thanks to a light material, rapidly removable, compact for easy storage, transport and implementation by a single person.

Le dispositif se compose de trois parties articulées reliées entre elles par des paires de tubes parallèles, égaux et supperposés acpelés tubes intermédiaires. Tous le dispositif est réalisé en matérieux légers. Le dispositif est basé sur le principe des parallèlogremmes, lorsque le support cen tral est e niveaut -les supporta caméra et contrepoids, sont parallèles au sol, ce qui permet, même en l'absence de toute visée, de garder l'objectif de l'sppareil de prises de vues parallèle eu sol quel que soit le mouvement que l'un effectue
Le contrepoids, situé à l'opposé du support camére, permet après équilibrage, de manoeuvrer très aisément le dispositif.The device consists of three articulated parts linked together by pairs of parallel, equal and superposed tubes called intermediate tubes. All the device is made of light materials. The device is based on the principle of parallelograms, when the central support is level - the camera support and counterweight, are parallel to the ground, which allows, even in the absence of any aim, to keep the objective of the camera parallel to the ground regardless of the movement that one performs
The counterweight, located opposite the cam support, allows the device to be maneuvered very easily after balancing.

- Le support central se fixe sur un trépied de raméra par fixation standard. 12 se compose d'une fourchs ( 5 ) sur la quelle sont articulés par 2 axes ( 9 ) et ( 10 ) @ tubes identiques ( 6 } et ( -7 5 dans lesquels s'emboitent grecs h des pièces de jonction ( 19 ) 4 tubes intermédieires,2 de cheque coté. Un pas de vis stendard photo est aménagé à la base de la fourche. La longueur des tubes est telle qu'ils peuvent, en position transport, être alignés. Sur un des axes une molette ( 8 ) permet, selon la force avec laquelle elle est sarde, de freiner ou de- bloquer le dispositif. - The central support is fixed on a tripod of raméra by standard fixing. 12 consists of a forks (5) on which are articulated by 2 axes (9) and (10) @ identical tubes (6} and (-7 5 in which fit Greek h junction pieces (19) 4 intermediate tubes, 2 on the check side. A standard photo screw thread is fitted at the base of the fork. The length of the tubes is such that they can be aligned in the transport position. On one of the axes a wheel (8 ) allows, depending on the force with which it is Sardinian, to brake or unlock the device.

Un rapporteur peut être fixé sur la fourche pour repérer les angles de déplacement.A protractor can be fixed on the fork to identify the angles of movement.

Le support caméra ( 2 ) est compose de 2 tubes parallèles identiques ( 11 ) et ( 12 ) articulés par 2 axes 1 15 ) et ( 16 ) sur 2 pièces métalliques varticales ( 13 ) et ( 14 ) situées de part et d'autre des dite tubes. Une piece coudée ( 17 ) est assemblée sur l'axe le plus bas et est destinée b recavoir caméra ou appareil photo et est pour cels pourvue d'une fixation standerd dont la position est réglable. Elle est également pourvue, pour la maintenir en position horizontale, d'une butée ( 18 portant sur les pieces verticales ( 13 ) et ( 14 ). En posi tion rangement, les 2 tubes se placent dans le prolongement l'un de l'autre et la pie ce coudée se replie sur l'ensemble.The camera support (2) is made up of 2 identical parallel tubes (11) and (12) articulated by 2 axes 1 15) and (16) on 2 vartical metal parts (13) and (14) located on both sides said tubes. A bent piece (17) is assembled on the lowest axis and is intended for recavoir camera or camera and is for those provided with a standerd fixing whose position is adjustable. It is also provided, to keep it in a horizontal position, with a stop (18 bearing on the vertical pieces (13) and (14). In the storage position, the 2 tubes are placed in the extension of one of the other and the pie this cubit folds over the whole.

- Le support contrepoids identique au support caméra sauf la pièce coudés ( 20 ) prévue pour raçevoir des contrspoids et bourvue de @oints d'ancra@e ou de barois.- The counterweight support identical to the camera support except the bent piece (20) provided for receiving counterweight and filled with anchor points or barois.

- Les antraxes des trois supports sont identiques. - The axes of the three supports are identical.

- Les tubes intermédiaires s'assemblent entre aux grace à des pieces plus petites ( 19 ) qui s'emboitent dans les tubes et y
sont maintenues par des tenons ( 21 ) et des goupilles ( 22 ).- The intermediate tubes are assembled between thanks to smaller pieces (19) which fit into the tubes and
are held by pins (21) and pins (22).

Sur le support central put être prévu une fixation pour
récepteur vidéo et un niveau è bulle,
La figure 1 représente un exemple du dispositif en
état de marche.On the central support could be provided a fixing for
video receiver and bubble level,
Figure 1 shows an example of the device in
working condition.

Les figures 2,3 et 4 représentent un exemple de support
central
La figure 5 représente un exemple de support caméra,
La figure 6 représente le même support vu de face. Figures 2,3 and 4 show an example of support
central
FIG. 5 represents an example of a camera support,
Figure 6 shows the same support seen from the front.

La figure 7 représente la butée ( 18 ) de la piece
coudée des supports caméra et contrepoids.Figure 7 shows the stop (18) of the part
angled camera supports and counterweight.

La figure 8 représente un exemple de la pièce horizon
tala du support contrepoids.Figure 8 shows an example of the horizon piece
tala of the counterweight support.

La figure 9 représente un exemple diassemblage des
tubes entre eux et avec les 3 supports.Figure 9 shows an example of assembly of
tubes between them and with the 3 supports.

La figure 10 représente un exemple du dispositif rangé pour la transport. Figure 10 shows an example of the device stored for transport.

Une télécommande à fil, une commande de panoramique électrique e distance et un récepteur vidéo peuvent com piéter le dispositif.  A wired remote control, an electric pan and tilt control and a video receiver can complete the device.

Le dispositif selon l'invention peut être utilisé par des amateurs pour des prises de vues de qualité, soit par des professionnels en équipe légère.  The device according to the invention can be used by amateurs for quality shots, or by professionals in a light team.

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REVENDICATIONS 1) Dispositif pour appareils de prise de vues permettant les mouvements de grande amplitude et la positionneent e toute hauteur caractérisé par un support central ( 1 ) relié de part et d'autre par des tubes paralleles identiques superposés e un Support caméra ( 2 ) et b un support contrepoids ( 3 ), lettout étant réalisé en matériaux légers, de monteble, peu encombrant,leger et de transport et mise en oeuvre aisés par une seule personne.CLAIMS 1) Device for cameras allowing large amplitude movements and positioning it at any height characterized by a central support (1) connected on either side by identical parallel tubes superimposed e a Camera support (2) and b a counterweight support (3), lettout being made of light materials, from monteble, compact, light and easy to transport and use by a single person. 2) Dispositif selon la revendication 1 caractérisé par un support central ( 1 ) constitué d'une fourche ( 5 3 sur laquelle sont articulés par 2 axes ( 9 ) et ( 10 ) 2 tubes superposés ( 6 ) et ( 7 2) Device according to claim 1 characterized by a central support (1) consisting of a fork (5 3 on which are articulated by 2 axes (9) and (10) 2 superimposed tubes (6) and (7 3) Dispositif selon les revendications 1 et 2 carantérisé par un support cambra constitué par 2 pièces metal- liques verticales identiques ( 13 ) et ( 14 )entre lesquelles sont articulés par 2 axes ( 15 ) et ( 16 ) 2 tubes identiques (11 ) et ( 12 ) et par une pièce coudée ( 17 ) assemblée sur l'un des exes et pourvue d'une butée pour la maintenir en position horizontale.L'entraxe entre les 2 axes du support caméra et les 2 axes du support central est identique. La pièce horizontale est pourvus d'une fixation réglable. 3) Device according to claims 1 and 2 carantérisé by a cambra support constituted by 2 identical vertical metal parts (13) and (14) between which are articulated by 2 axes (15) and (16) 2 identical tubes (11) and (12) and by a bent piece (17) assembled on one of the exes and provided with a stopper to keep it in a horizontal position. The distance between the 2 axes of the camera support and the 2 axes of the central support is identical. The horizontal part is provided with an adjustable fixing. 4) Dispositif selon la revendication 3 caracté risé par un support contrepoids identique è la revendication 3 sauf pour la pièce horizontale pourvue de points d'ancrage. 4) Device according to claim 3 characterized by a counterweight support identical to claim 3 except for the horizontal part provided with anchoring points. 5) Dispositif selon la revendication 3 caractérisée par un support contrepoids identique e la revendication 3 sauf pour la pièce horizontale pourvue de parois verticales. 5) Device according to claim 3 characterized by a counterweight support identical to claim 3 except for the horizontal part provided with vertical walls. 6) Dispositif selon la revendication 1 caractérisé par des éléments d'assemblage qui s'emboitent dans les tubes et y sont maint-anus par des tenons ( 21.) et des goupilles. 6) Device according to claim 1 characterized by connecting elements which fit into the tubes and are maint-anus there by tenons (21.) and pins. 7) Dispositif selon les revendications 1 b 5 caracteri- sé par le fait que les tubes des 3 supports peuvent être ali gnés en position transport 7) Device according to claims 1 b 5 characterized in that the tubes of the 3 supports can be aligned in the transport position B) Dispositif selon les revendications 2 å 5 caractéri- sé par la fait que la pièce coudée des supports caméra et contrepoids se replie sur les autres pièces an position transport. B) Device according to claims 2 to 5, characterized in that the bent part of the camera and counterweight supports folds over the other parts in the transport position. 9) Dispositif salon la revendication 2 caractérisé par une molette sur l'un des axes du support central servant de frein. 9) Salon device claim 2 characterized by a wheel on one of the axes of the central support serving as a brake. 10) Dispositif selon la revendication 2 caractérisé par la présence sur la fourche d'un rapportaur.  10) Device according to claim 2 characterized by the presence on the fork of a rapportaur.
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FR2842280A1 (en) * 2002-07-12 2004-01-16 Jean Michel Pelerin Camera mounting comprises frame forming parallelogram of levers, one arm of which extends outside parallelogram and supports camera on its end, counterweight mounted on this arm stabilizing camera
GB2463887A (en) * 2008-09-26 2010-03-31 Christopher Brittain Support stand for cot
US8006850B2 (en) * 2009-01-30 2011-08-30 Randy Rotheisler Articulated jib
WO2014016441A1 (en) * 2012-07-24 2014-01-30 Valles Navarro Alfredo Counterweight balancing device for filming cranes
US8746634B2 (en) 2009-01-30 2014-06-10 Randy Rotheisler Articulated jib for moving a camera during the production of a motion picture

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2842280A1 (en) * 2002-07-12 2004-01-16 Jean Michel Pelerin Camera mounting comprises frame forming parallelogram of levers, one arm of which extends outside parallelogram and supports camera on its end, counterweight mounted on this arm stabilizing camera
GB2463887A (en) * 2008-09-26 2010-03-31 Christopher Brittain Support stand for cot
US8006850B2 (en) * 2009-01-30 2011-08-30 Randy Rotheisler Articulated jib
US8746634B2 (en) 2009-01-30 2014-06-10 Randy Rotheisler Articulated jib for moving a camera during the production of a motion picture
WO2014016441A1 (en) * 2012-07-24 2014-01-30 Valles Navarro Alfredo Counterweight balancing device for filming cranes
US9440832B2 (en) 2012-07-24 2016-09-13 Alfredo Vallés Navarro Counterweight balancing device for filming cranes

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