US 12,078,917 B2
Swivel mechanism for a camera
Francisco Homem, Eindhoven (NL); and Patrick Bottcher, Kerken (DE)
Assigned to Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart (DE)
Filed by Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart (DE)
Filed on Aug. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/899,658.
Claims priority of application No. 21194702 (EP), filed on Sep. 3, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0073389 A1, Mar. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. G03B 17/56 (2021.01); F16M 11/14 (2006.01)
CPC G03B 17/561 (2013.01) [F16M 11/14 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A swivel mechanism (200) for orientating a camera, the swivel mechanism comprising
a base (8) configured to attach the swivel mechanism (200) to a support structure;
a wedge mechanism comprising a first wedge (5) and a second wedge (6) each having an inclined surface (5d, 6b) on one side, wherein the inclined surface of the first wedge (5d) is arranged on the inclined surface of the second wedge (6b),
a back cover (1) configured to receive a camera head (100), the back cover (1) arranged at a side of the swivel mechanism (200) opposite to the base (8) in a direction of a pan axis (A1),
wherein the back cover (1) comprises a joint member (1a) connected to the wedge mechanism;
a housing (40), arranged in the direction of the pan axis (A1) between the base (8) and the back cover (1), wherein the housing (40) encloses the joint member (1a) and the wedge mechanism,
wherein the first wedge (5) is configured to receive the joint member (1a) of the back cover (1) on a side opposite to the side having the inclined surface (5d), and the second wedge (6) is arranged with a side opposite to the side having the inclined surface (6d) towards the base (8);
wherein the base (8) and the back cover (1) are movable relative to each other when the swivel mechanism is in an unlocked state, and the base (8) and the back cover (1) are locked relative to each other when the swivel mechanism is in a locked state,
wherein the swivel mechanism (200) is lockable by a coupling nut (3), which is configured to connect the housing (40) to the base (8), and
wherein the swivel mechanism (200) is lockable by a wedge mechanism activating device (11), which is configured to move the first wedge (5) relative to the second wedge (6).