US 11,930,273 B2
Vibration damping gimbal sleeve for an aerial vehicle
Noriaki Saika, Foster City, CA (US); Christopher Bramley Fruhauf, San Anselmo, CA (US); and Daniel Francis Kennedy, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to GoPro, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed by GoPro, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 4, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/140,405.
Application 17/140,405 is a continuation of application No. 15/705,246, filed on Sep. 14, 2017, granted, now 10,911,678.
Application 15/705,246 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/268,147, filed on Sep. 16, 2016, granted, now 10,150,576.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/395,851, filed on Sep. 16, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0203826 A1, Jul. 1, 2021
Int. Cl. H04N 23/68 (2023.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64D 47/08 (2006.01); F16C 11/06 (2006.01); F16F 13/00 (2006.01); F16F 15/02 (2006.01); F16F 15/067 (2006.01); F16M 11/06 (2006.01); F16M 11/10 (2006.01); F16M 11/12 (2006.01); F16M 11/18 (2006.01); F16M 11/20 (2006.01); F16M 13/02 (2006.01); G03B 15/00 (2021.01); G03B 17/56 (2021.01); H04N 23/60 (2023.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/13 (2023.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01); H04N 5/77 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01)
CPC H04N 23/685 (2023.01) [B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 47/08 (2013.01); F16C 11/0695 (2013.01); F16F 13/007 (2013.01); F16F 15/022 (2013.01); F16F 15/067 (2013.01); F16M 11/06 (2013.01); F16M 11/10 (2013.01); F16M 11/123 (2013.01); F16M 11/18 (2013.01); F16M 11/2071 (2013.01); F16M 13/02 (2013.01); F16M 13/022 (2013.01); G03B 15/006 (2013.01); G03B 17/561 (2013.01); H04N 23/60 (2023.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/13 (2023.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01); F16M 2200/041 (2013.01); F16M 2200/044 (2013.01); H04N 5/77 (2013.01); H04N 7/185 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aerial vehicle comprising:
a chassis;
one or more dampers coupled to the chassis; and
a gimbal sleeve configured to couple to a gimbal of the aerial vehicle, the gimbal sleeve at least partially extending into the chassis, the gimbal sleeve comprising:
a tube structured to couple with a gimbal connector of the gimbal, and an attachment mechanism configured to couple the tube to the chassis, wherein the attachment mechanism comprises:
one or more attachment points;
one or more pins; and
one or more tension elements; wherein the one or more pins extend from the one or more attachment points towards a lower surface of the chassis, further wherein the one or more pins mate with the one or more dampers.