US 12,435,828 B2
Horizontal-vertical switching structure, connecting mechanism, and shooting device
Sen Wu, Shenzhen (CN); Wenping Zeng, Shenzhen (CN); and Kefeng Zhou, Shenzhen (CN)
Assigned to TILTA INC., Burbank, CA (US)
Filed by TILTA INC., Burbank, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/232,186.
Claims priority of application No. 202310639192.X (CN), filed on May 31, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0401736 A1, Dec. 5, 2024
Int. Cl. F16M 11/10 (2006.01); G03B 17/56 (2021.01); F16M 13/02 (2006.01)
CPC F16M 11/10 (2013.01) [G03B 17/561 (2013.01); F16M 13/02 (2013.01); F16M 2200/021 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A horizontal-vertical switching structure comprising:
a supporting component comprising a first end and a second end, the first end being equipped with an installation position for mounting a shooting device, and the second end being inclined to form a first inclined surface;
a connecting component equipped with a second inclined surface that complements the first inclined surface; and
a locking component comprising a pivot shaft and a first positioning column capable of relative rotation with the pivot shaft, the pivot shaft being connected to the supporting component, and the first positioning column being connected to the connecting component, enabling the supporting component and the connecting component to rotate or lock to each other,
wherein the locking component further comprises a first locking screw, and a sidewall of the supporting component has a hole through which the first locking screw passes.