US 12,196,303 B2
Motor gear systems for cameras
Daniel Aguinaldo, Santa Clarita, CA (US); and Christopher Michael Konash, Mahwah, NJ (US)
Assigned to Panavision International, L.P., Woodland Hills, CA (US)
Filed by Panavision International, L.P., Woodland Hills, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/864,256.
Application 17/864,256 is a continuation of application No. 16/941,482, filed on Jul. 28, 2020, granted, now 11,519,489.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/880,616, filed on Jul. 30, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0045280 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. F16H 55/12 (2006.01); F16H 1/20 (2006.01); G02B 7/04 (2021.01)
CPC F16H 55/12 (2013.01) [F16H 1/20 (2013.01); G02B 7/04 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An adapter for use with a camera, the adaptor comprising a body that extends radially outward from a body central opening to a body outer edge surface, the body having a frontside surface at one axial body end and a backside surface at an opposite axial body end, wherein the backside surface is configured to accommodate removable attachment with a host gear, wherein a secondary gear is removably attached with the body outer edge surface and extends axially towards the body frontside surface, wherein the host gear is configured to engage a drive gear to rotate the host gear together with the adaptor and the secondary gear, and one of the adaptor or the secondary gear comprises one or more retaining elements, that are configured to enable on and off attachment of the secondary gear with the adaptor.