阅读说明：本技术 云台及摄像设备 (Cloud platform and camera equipment ) 是由 万军平 于 2019-09-27 设计创作，主要内容包括：本申请提供一种云台及摄像设备。云台包括托盘、盖板、第一减振件、第二减振件及固定部件,托盘包括第一底壁及凸设于第一底壁上的装设部,盖板具通孔,装设部穿设于通孔,第一减振件与第二减振件均为柔性件,第一减振件与第二减振件均套设于装设部外并与装设部的外壁贴合,第二减振件与第一减振件嵌接于一起形成柔性减振结构,第一减振件位于第二减振件与所述第一底壁之间,盖板部分夹设于所述第一减振件与第二减振件之间,固定部件盖设于所述第二减振件远离第一减振件一侧并与装设部固定连接。第二减振件与第一减振件嵌接于一起形成柔性减振结构,有效减少云台所受到的振动,有利于提高固定于云台上的摄像机的拍摄稳定性及拍摄质量。(The application provides a cloud platform and camera equipment. The cloud platform includes the tray, the apron, first damping piece, second damping piece and fixed part, the tray includes first diapire and the protruding portion of installing of locating on the first diapire, apron utensil through-hole, the portion of installing wears to locate the through-hole, first damping piece is the flexible piece with second damping piece, first damping piece all overlaps with second damping piece and locates outside the portion of installing and with the outer wall laminating of the portion of installing, second damping piece forms flexible damping structure with first damping piece scarf joint together, first damping piece be located second damping piece with between the first diapire, apron part divides to press from both sides and locates between first damping piece and the second damping piece, the fixed part lid is located second damping piece is kept away from first damping piece one side and with the fixed connection of the portion of installing. The second damping piece is rabbeted together with first damping piece and forms flexible damping structure, effectively reduces the vibration that the cloud platform received, is favorable to improving the shooting stability and the shooting quality of being fixed in the camera on the cloud platform.)

1. A cloud platform is characterized by comprising a tray, a cover plate, a first vibration damping piece, a second vibration damping piece and a fixed component, the tray comprises a first bottom wall and an installation part convexly arranged on the first bottom wall, the cover plate is provided with a through hole, the mounting part is arranged in the through hole in a penetrating way, the first vibration damping piece and the second vibration damping piece are both flexible pieces, the first vibration damping piece and the second vibration damping piece are sleeved outside the installation part and are jointed with the outer wall of the installation part, the second vibration damper is embedded with the first vibration damper to form a flexible vibration damping structure, the first vibration damper is positioned between the second vibration damper and the first bottom wall, the cover plate part is clamped between the first vibration damping piece and the second vibration damping piece, and the fixed component cover is arranged on one side, far away from the first vibration damping piece, of the second vibration damping piece and fixedly connected with the mounting part.

2. A holder according to claim 1, wherein said first damping member comprises a first damping portion and a second damping portion protruding from said first damping portion, said first damping portion is located between said first bottom wall and said second damping portion, said second damping member is recessed with an accommodating hole, said mounting portion is disposed through said first damping portion and said second damping portion and extends into said accommodating hole, said second damping portion is disposed in said accommodating hole, and said cover plate is sandwiched between said first damping portion and said second damping member.

3. A holder according to claim 2, wherein said receiving holes are stepped holes, said receiving holes comprise a first receiving section and a second receiving section which are arranged in communication, wherein the aperture of said first receiving section is larger than the aperture of said second receiving section to form a holding step, said second damping portion is embedded in said first receiving section, the end surface of said second damping portion remote from said first damping portion abuts against said holding step, and the outer wall of said mounting portion remote from said first bottom wall abuts against the aperture wall of said second receiving section.

4. A platform according to claim 2, wherein said mounting member includes a spacer and a mounting member, said spacer covering a side of said second damping member remote from said first damping member, said mounting member being disposed through said spacer and fixedly attached to said mounting portion.

5. A head according to claim 4, wherein said pad, said mounting portion and said mounting member are rigid members.

6. A holder according to claim 4, wherein a connection hole is formed through said spacer, said connection hole being in communication with said receiving hole, the aperture of the end of said connection hole connected to said receiving hole being smaller than the aperture of said receiving hole, said mounting member including a head portion and a rod portion fixedly connected thereto, the width of said head portion gradually increasing from the end of said head portion remote from said rod portion towards the end of said head portion connected to said rod portion, said head portion being received in said connection hole, said rod portion being disposed through said mounting portion and fixedly connected thereto.

7. A holder according to claim 1, wherein said cover plate includes a second bottom wall and a receiving portion protruding from said second bottom wall towards a side of said tray, said through hole is formed in a bottom wall of said receiving portion, said mounting portion extends into said receiving portion through said through hole, said second damping member and said fixing member are both received in said receiving portion, and said bottom wall of said receiving portion is sandwiched between said first damping member and said second damping member.

8. A holder according to claim 1, wherein the tray and the cover plate are arranged in a stacked manner along a first direction, the tray further comprises a first side wall formed by bending an edge of the first bottom wall towards a side of the cover plate, the cover plate comprises a second bottom wall and a second side wall, the second side wall is formed by bending an edge of the second bottom wall towards a side of the first bottom wall, a gap is formed between the first side wall and the second side wall along a second direction, and the second direction is different from the first direction.

9. A head according to claim 1, wherein said first bottom wall is provided with a mounting window, said tray further comprising a flange projecting from a side of said first bottom wall facing said cover plate, said flange being disposed around said mounting window.

10. An image pickup apparatus characterized by comprising the pan head according to any one of claims 1 to 9 and a camera fixed to the pan head.

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of camera shooting, in particular to a cloud deck and camera equipment.

Background

A camera mounted on a pan/tilt head, such as a ball camera, may cause a sharp image shake due to vibration of a natural environment during operation. Particularly, in a high-magnification zoom scene, the image captured by the camera is unstable due to vibration, so that the image is not clearly seen or the visual effect is poor, and the shooting quality is affected.

Disclosure of Invention

The technical problem that this application embodiment will solve lies in a cloud platform and camera equipment that can reduce the vibration and improve the shooting quality.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the embodiment of the present application adopts the following technical solutions:

in a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a pan/tilt head, including a tray, a cover plate, a first damping member, a second damping member, and a fixing member, the tray comprises a first bottom wall and an installation part convexly arranged on the first bottom wall, the cover plate is provided with a through hole, the mounting part is arranged in the through hole in a penetrating way, the first vibration damping piece and the second vibration damping piece are both flexible pieces, the first vibration damping piece and the second vibration damping piece are sleeved outside the installation part and are jointed with the outer wall of the installation part, the second vibration damper is embedded with the first vibration damper to form a flexible vibration damping structure, the first vibration damper is positioned between the second vibration damper and the first bottom wall, the cover plate part is clamped between the first vibration damping piece and the second vibration damping piece, and the fixed component cover is arranged on one side, far away from the first vibration damping piece, of the second vibration damping piece and fixedly connected with the mounting part.

The first damping piece is sleeved at one end of the mounting portion connected with the first bottom wall, the second damping piece is sleeved at one end of the mounting portion far away from the first bottom wall, and the first damping piece and the second damping piece are attached to the outer wall of the mounting portion.

The second vibration damper and the first vibration damper are embedded together to form a flexible vibration damping structure, when external vibration is transmitted into the cloud platform, the first vibration damper and the second vibration damper can play a role in vibration damping and buffering, and for example, vibration in the stacking direction can be absorbed through deformation of the first vibration damper and the second vibration damper in the stacking direction (first direction) of the tray and the cover plate; or, the first vibration damping piece and the second vibration damping piece flexibly float along the direction (second direction) perpendicular to the stacking direction, so that the vibration of the cloud platform along the second direction is reduced, and the shooting stability and the shooting quality of the camera fixed on the cloud platform are improved.

The scarf joint comprises at least one of groove joint and scarf joint, the first damping piece is at least partially embedded in the second damping piece, or the second damping piece is at least partially embedded in the first damping piece. For example, a recess is formed in the first vibration damping member, and a fastening protrusion is formed in the second vibration damping member and fastened to the recess.

In an embodiment, the first vibration damping member includes a first vibration damping portion and a second vibration damping portion protruding from the first vibration damping portion, the first vibration damping portion is located between the first bottom wall and the second vibration damping portion, an accommodating hole is concavely formed in the second vibration damping member, the mounting portion is inserted into the first vibration damping portion and the second vibration damping portion and extends into the accommodating hole, the second vibration damping portion is inserted into the accommodating hole, and the cover plate is clamped between the first vibration damping portion and the second vibration damping member.

In this embodiment, first damping piece forms protruding structure, and second damping piece forms concave structure, and the concave-convex structure cooperation through first damping piece and second damping piece is nested and is become an organic whole, is favorable to improving the connection steadiness between apron and the tray.

In an embodiment, the accommodating hole is a stepped hole, and the accommodating hole includes a first accommodating section and a second accommodating section that are communicated with each other, wherein a hole diameter of the first accommodating section is larger than a hole diameter of the second accommodating section to form a supporting step, the second vibration damping portion is embedded in the first accommodating section, an end surface of the second vibration damping portion, which is far away from the first vibration damping portion, abuts against the supporting step, and an outer wall of the mounting portion, which is far away from the first bottom wall, is attached to a hole wall of the second accommodating section. Because the accepting hole is the step hole, be favorable to increasing the area of contact between first damping piece and the second damping piece, further improve the stability of being connected between apron and the tray.

In one embodiment, the first and second vibration attenuating portions are provided in a first direction, the first and second receiving sections are provided in the first direction, and the second vibration attenuating portion guides movement of the second vibration attenuating member in the first direction with respect to the first vibration attenuating member.

In one embodiment, the fixing component includes a gasket and a fixing component, the gasket covers a side of the second vibration damping member far away from the first vibration damping member, and the fixing component penetrates through the gasket and is fixedly connected with the mounting portion, so that the possibility of looseness between the second vibration damping member and the fixing component is reduced.

In one embodiment, the spacer, the mounting portion and the fixing member are all rigid members. The gasket, the fixing piece and the mounting part are rigid pieces, and the fixing piece is fixedly connected with the gasket and the mounting part, so that the fixing piece, the gasket and the mounting part form a rigid connection structure, and the first vibration damping piece and the second vibration damping piece surround the rigid connection structure to form a flexible vibration damping structure. In other words, the rigid connection structure formed by the fixing member, the spacer and the mounting portion is embedded in the flexible vibration damping structure formed by the first vibration damping member and the second vibration damping member, so that the connection reliability between the tray and the cover plate can be improved. The rigid fixing piece is nested in the flexible vibration damping structure, so that the reliability of rigid connection is guaranteed, and the reliability of flexible connection of the holder part is also guaranteed.

In one embodiment, the gasket is provided with a connecting hole in a penetrating manner, the connecting hole is communicated with the accommodating hole, the aperture of the end, connected with the accommodating hole, of the connecting hole is smaller than that of the accommodating hole, the fixing member comprises a head part and a rod part which are fixedly connected, the width of the head part is gradually increased from the end, far away from the rod part, of the head part to the end, connected with the rod part, of the head part, the head part is accommodated in the connecting hole, and the rod part penetrates through the installation part and is fixedly connected with the installation part. When the cloud platform equipment, because the aperture of the one end that connecting hole and accepting hole link to each other is less than the aperture of accepting hole, can lead the mounting, made things convenient for the equipment of cloud platform.

In an embodiment, the cover plate includes a second bottom wall and a receiving portion protruding from the second bottom wall toward one side of the tray, the through hole is formed in the bottom of the receiving portion, the mounting portion extends into the receiving portion through the through hole, the second vibration damping member and the fixing member are both received in the receiving portion, and the bottom wall of the receiving portion is clamped between the first vibration damping portion and the second vibration damping member. Because the one side of second diapire orientation first diapire is located to the portion of accommodating, be favorable to reducing the occupation space of cloud platform.

In an embodiment, the tray and the cover plate are stacked in a first direction, the tray further includes a first side wall formed by bending an edge of the first bottom wall toward one side where the cover plate is located, the cover plate includes a second bottom wall and a second side wall, the second side wall is formed by bending an edge of the second bottom wall toward one side where the first bottom wall is located, a gap is formed between the first side wall and the second side wall in a second direction, and the second direction is different from the first direction so as to ensure a tolerance gap in which the pan/tilt head floats (for example, in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction). The clearance is used for providing the flexible floating space of level, vertical direction to first damping piece, second damping piece to effectively reduce the vibration, improve the shooting stability of camera.

In an embodiment, the first bottom wall is provided with a mounting window, and the tray further includes a flange protruding from a side of the first bottom wall facing the cover plate, the flange being disposed around the mounting window. The flange serves to protect the camera and to reinforce the strength of the tray.

In one embodiment, the first bottom wall is further provided with a plurality of first mounting holes surrounding the mounting window to meet different mounting requirements.

In an embodiment, the second bottom wall is opposite to the first bottom wall and is spaced apart from the first bottom wall, a plurality of second mounting holes are formed in the second bottom wall, the mounting window is used for penetrating through a camera, and the second mounting holes are used for mounting a movement of the camera.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides an image capturing apparatus, including the above-mentioned pan/tilt head and a camera fixed on the pan/tilt head.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of an application scenario of an image capturing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the pan/tilt head of the image pickup apparatus shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the head shown in fig. 2 along the line III-III.

Fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the head shown in fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a bottom view of the head shown in fig. 2.

Fig. 6a is a schematic diagram of several consecutive frames of images captured by a conventional image capturing apparatus.

Fig. 6b is a schematic diagram of an image captured by the image capturing apparatus provided in the first embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a partial sectional view of a pan/tilt head according to a second embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 8 is a partial sectional view of a pan/tilt head according to a third embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic view of an application scenario of an image capturing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present application. The image pickup apparatus 100 includes a pan/tilt head 10 and a camera 30 fixed to the pan/tilt head 10. The head 10 is fixed to the support structure 200, and the head 10 is used to fix and support the camera 30. The camera 30 is used to take images. The support structure 200 may be positioned adjacent to the road to facilitate monitoring of the road conditions by the camera 30. In the present embodiment, the image pickup apparatus 100 is a ball machine. It is understood that the camera device 100 is not limited to be a ball machine, but may be other devices, for example, the camera device 100 may be an unmanned aerial vehicle, the cradle head 10 is fixed on the body of the unmanned aerial vehicle, and so on.

Referring to fig. 2, the cradle head 10 is substantially box-shaped. Referring to fig. 3-4, the cradle head 10 includes a tray 11, a cover plate 13, a first damping member 15, a second damping member 17, and a fixing member 20. The tray 11 and the cover 13 are stacked in a first direction (e.g., a vertical direction). The tray 11 includes a first bottom wall 111 and an installation portion 115 protruding on the first bottom wall 111, the cover plate 13 has a through hole 1351, the installation portion 115 passes through the through hole 1351, the first vibration damping member 15 and the second vibration damping member 17 are both sleeved outside the installation portion 115 and attached to the outer wall of the installation portion 115, the second vibration damping member 17 and the first vibration damping member 15 are embedded together to form a flexible vibration damping structure, a part of the cover plate 13 is clamped between the first vibration damping member 15 and the second vibration damping member 17, and the fixing member 101 covers the side of the second vibration damping member 17 away from the first vibration damping member 15 and is fixedly connected to the installation portion 15.

Because first damping 15 and second damping 17 are the flexible piece, possess the elastic deformation ability, first damping 15 and second damping 17 cover are located outside installation portion 115 and with the outer wall laminating of installation portion 115, second damping 17 cover is located outside installation portion 115 and with the outer wall laminating of installation portion 115, second damping 17 and first damping 15 scarf joint together form flexible damping structure, effectively reduce the vibration that cloud platform 10 received, be favorable to improving the shooting stability and the shooting quality of the camera 30 that is fixed in on cloud platform 10.

The tray 11 also includes a first side wall 113. The first bottom wall 111 is provided with a mounting window 1111. The first bottom wall 111 is further provided with a plurality of first mounting holes 1113 (also shown in fig. 5) surrounding the mounting window 1111 (also shown in fig. 5) to meet different mounting requirements. The first mounting hole 1113 is a threaded hole. It is to be understood that the first mounting hole 1113 is not limited to a threaded hole, but may be a non-threaded hole. The first side wall 113 is formed by bending the edge of the first bottom wall 111 toward the side of the cover plate 13. The mounting portion 115 is protruded from a surface of the first bottom wall 111 facing the cover 13. In the present embodiment, the tray 11 is made of a metal material, for example, a steel plate, an aluminum plate, a copper plate, or the like, and the tray 11 is a sheet metal tray. The tray 11 further includes a flange 117, the flange 117 is protruded from a side of the first bottom wall 111 facing the cover 13, and the flange 117 is disposed around the mounting window 1111. The flange 117 serves to protect the camera 30 and reinforce the strength of the tray 11. It will be appreciated that the tray 11 is not limited to being made of a metal material, and may be made of other materials, such as plastic.

The cover plate 13 includes a second bottom wall 131, a second side wall 133 and a receiving portion 135. The second bottom wall 131 is opposite to and spaced apart from the first bottom wall 111. The second bottom wall 131 is provided with a plurality of second mounting holes 1313 to meet different mounting requirements. The camera 30 is inserted into the mounting window 1111, and the movement of the camera 30 is mounted on the cover plate 13 through the second mounting hole 1313. In this embodiment, the second mounting holes 1313 are arranged in an array. It is understood that the arrangement of the second mounting holes 1313 is not limited. The second side wall 133 is formed by bending the edge of the second bottom wall 131 toward the side of the first bottom wall 111. The second side wall 133 is disposed around the first side wall 113, i.e., the tray 11 is accommodated in the cover 13. In a second direction (e.g., horizontal direction) perpendicular to the first direction, a gap 103 is formed between the second sidewall 133 and the first sidewall 113 to ensure a step gap for the pan/tilt head 10 to float (e.g., vertical and horizontal directions). The gap 103 is used for providing a flexible floating space in the horizontal and vertical directions for the first vibration damper 15 and the second vibration damper 17, thereby effectively reducing vibration and improving the shooting stability of the camera 30. The accommodation portion 135 is formed by a portion of the second bottom wall 131 depressed toward the first bottom wall 111. The accommodating portion 135 has a hollow structure, and a through hole 1351 is formed in a bottom wall of the accommodating portion 135. The mounting portion 115 extends into the accommodating portion 135 through the through hole 1351. In the present embodiment, the cover plate 13 is made of a metal material, for example, a steel plate, an aluminum plate, a copper plate, or the like, and the cover plate 13 is a sheet metal tray. It will be appreciated that the cover plate 13 is not limited to being made of a metal material, and may be made of other materials, such as plastic. Since the accommodating portion 135 is provided on the side of the second bottom wall 131 facing the first bottom wall 111, it is beneficial to reduce the occupied space of the pan/tilt head 10. It is to be understood that the first direction is not limited to being perpendicular to the second direction.

It will be appreciated that the cover 13 may be housed within the tray 11, i.e. the first side wall 113 is disposed around the second side wall 133.

The first damping member 15 is sleeved outside an end of the mounting portion 115 connected to the first bottom wall 111 and attached to an outer wall of the mounting portion 115. The first vibration damper 15 includes a first vibration damper portion 151 and a second vibration damper portion 153 protruding from the first vibration damper portion 151. The first vibration damping portion 151 is attached to the first bottom wall 131, and the first vibration damping portion 151 is located between the first bottom wall 131 and the second vibration damping portion 153. The second vibration reduction portion 153 is inserted into the through hole 1351.

The second damper 17 is accommodated in the accommodating portion 135. The second vibration damping member 17 is sleeved outside an end of the mounting portion 115 away from the first bottom wall 111 and attached to an outer wall of the mounting portion 115. The second damper 17 is provided with a receiving hole 171. In the present embodiment, the housing hole 171 is a stepped hole, and the housing hole 171 includes a first housing section 1711 and a second housing section 1713 that are provided in communication with each other. The aperture of the first housing section 1711 is larger than the aperture of the second housing section 1713, so as to form a holding step 1717. The second vibration damping portion 153 is embedded in the first accommodating section 1711, and an end surface of the second vibration damping portion 153 away from the first vibration damping portion 151 abuts against the abutting step 1717. The outer wall of the mounting portion 115 fits the hole wall of the second housing section 1713. The bottom wall of the accommodating portion 135 is interposed between the first vibration damping portion 151 and the second vibration damping member 17. Because the first vibration damping piece 15 and the second vibration damping piece 17 are nested into a whole through the concave-convex structure, the connection stability between the tray 11 and the cover plate 13 is improved. It is understood that the receiving hole 171 is not limited to a stepped hole, and the receiving hole 171 may be a hole having another shape, such as a tapered hole.

The first damping part 15 and the second damping part 17 are both made of flexible materials and have certain elastic deformation capacity. In the present embodiment, the first vibration damper 15 and the second vibration damper 17 are made of silica gel; the first vibration damping portion 151 and the second vibration damping portion 153 are disposed along a first direction, the first accommodating section 1711 and the second accommodating section 1713 are disposed along the first direction, and when external vibration is transmitted into the pan/tilt head 10, the second vibration damping portion 153 is configured to guide movement of the second vibration damping member 17 relative to the first vibration damping member 15 along the first direction, that is, guide flexible floating of the first vibration damping member 15 or the second vibration damping member 17 along the first direction. When external vibration is transmitted into the pan/tilt head 10, the first vibration damping member 15 and the second vibration damping member 17 can reduce and buffer vibration, which is beneficial to maintaining the stability of the camera 30, thereby improving the image shooting quality of the camera 30.

The fixing member 20 includes a spacer 18 and a fixing member 19. The spacer 18 has a connection hole 181 formed therethrough. The connecting hole 181 is communicated with the accommodating hole 171, and the aperture of the end of the connecting hole 181 connected with the second accommodating section 1713 is smaller than that of the second accommodating section 1713. One end of the mounting portion 115 away from the first bottom wall 111 is inserted into the second receiving section 1713 and abuts against one surface of the gasket 18 facing the first bottom wall 131. In the present embodiment, the spacer 18 is made of a metal material. It is understood that the material of the gasket 18 is not limited, and the gasket 18 may be made of a non-metal material.

The fastener 19 includes a head 191 and a shaft 193 fixedly connected thereto. The width of the head 191 gradually increases from the end of the head 191 remote from the rod 193 to the end of the head 191 in contact with the rod 193. The aperture of the connecting hole 181 is gradually increased from the end of the connecting hole 181 far away from the second housing section 1713 to the end of the connecting hole 181 connected with the second housing section 1713. The head 191 is received in the connection hole 181. The rod 193 is inserted into the mounting portion 115 and is fixedly connected to the mounting portion 115, thereby fixedly connecting the tray 11 to the cover 13. When the cradle head 10 is assembled, the aperture of the end, connected with the accommodating hole 171, of the connecting hole 181 is smaller than that of the second accommodating section 1713, so that the fixing piece 19 can be guided, the assembly of the cradle head 10 is facilitated, and the assembly efficiency of the cradle head 10 is improved. In the present embodiment, the fixing member 19 is a screw, the rod portion 193 has an external thread outside, the mounting portion 115 has a hollow structure, and an internal thread screwed with the external thread of the rod portion 193 is provided on the inner wall of the mounting portion 115.

The spacer 18, the fixing member 19, and the mounting portion 115 are rigid members. The fixing member 19 fixedly connects the spacer 18 and the mounting portion 115, so that the fixing member 19, the spacer 18 and the mounting portion 115 constitute a rigid connection structure. The first damping part 15 and the second damping part 17 are arranged around the rigid connection structure to form a flexible damping structure. In other words, the rigid connection structure formed by the fixing member 19, the spacer 18, and the mounting portion 115 is embedded in the flexible vibration damping structure formed by the first vibration damper 15 and the second vibration damper 17, so that the connection reliability between the tray 11 and the cover 13 can be improved. The rigid fixing piece 19 is nested in the flexible vibration damping structure, so that the reliability of rigid connection is guaranteed, and the reliability of flexible connection of the holder part is also guaranteed.

In the present embodiment, the first vibration damper 15 and the second vibration damper 17 are used for vibration damping, so that vibration during operation of the camera 30, for example, a problem of image shaking during use of a dome camera, is reduced. The flexible damping structure formed by the first damping member 15 and the second damping member 17 is a nested structure (e.g., a labyrinth structure), so that the pan/tilt head 10 can be used in different scenes and provides flexible floating spaces in the horizontal and vertical directions. In contrast to the problem of the shift of the image captured by several consecutive frames (as shown in fig. 6 a) of the conventional image capturing apparatus due to the vibration, the image captured by the image capturing apparatus 100 (as shown in fig. 6 b) has no shift.

In an embodiment, the pad 18 is omitted from the pan/tilt head 10, and the fixing member 19 directly penetrates through the second vibration damping member 17 and is fixedly connected to the mounting portion 115. The utility model provides a cloud platform, includes tray, apron, first damping piece, second damping piece and mounting, the tray includes first diapire and protruding locating install the portion on the first diapire, the apron has the through-hole, install the portion and wear to locate the through-hole, first damping piece with second damping piece is the flexible piece, first damping piece with second damping piece all overlaps to be located install the portion outer and with the outer wall laminating of installing the portion, second damping piece with first damping piece scarf joint forms flexible damping structure together, part the apron presss from both sides and locates first damping piece with between the second damping piece, mounting fixed connection second damping piece with install the portion.

Referring to fig. 7, fig. 7 is a partial sectional view of a pan/tilt head according to a second embodiment of the present application. The pan/tilt head 40 according to the second embodiment has substantially the same structure as the pan/tilt head 10 according to the first embodiment, except that the second damping member 47 of the pan/tilt head 40 is embedded in the first damping member 45.

The first damper 45 is provided with a housing hole 451. In the present embodiment, the receiving hole 451 is a stepped hole, and the receiving hole 451 includes a first receiving segment 4511 and a second receiving segment 4513 that are provided to communicate with each other. The first housing segment 4511 has a larger bore diameter than the second housing segment 4513 to form a holding step 4517. The second vibration damping member 47 includes a first vibration damping portion 471 and a second vibration damping portion 473 protruding from the first vibration damping portion 471. The second damping portion 473 is embedded and contained in the first containing section 4511, and an end surface of the second damping portion 473, which is far away from the first damping portion 471, abuts against the abutting step 4517. The outer wall of the mounting portion 415 fits with the hole wall of the second housing segment 4513. The bottom wall of the accommodating portion 435 is sandwiched between the first vibration damping portion 471 and the first vibration damping member 45.

Referring to fig. 8, fig. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view of a tripod head according to a third embodiment of the present application. The pan/tilt head 60 according to the third embodiment has substantially the same configuration as the pan/tilt head 40 according to the second embodiment, except that an accommodating portion is omitted from the cover plate 63, and a through hole 6311 is opened in the cover plate 63. The mounting portion 615 is disposed through the through hole 6311, the second damping member 67 is disposed through the through hole 6311 and sleeved outside the mounting portion 615, and the second damping member 67 is embedded in the first damping member 65.

The above description is only for the specific embodiments of the present application, but the scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily conceive of the changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present application, and shall be covered by the scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.