US5220848A
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Method and equipment for remote control of the movements of a telecamera or cinecamera
Assignee: Movie Engineering SNC Di Paolo Basilico & C
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Filing: 1990-04-12
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Granted: 1993-06-22
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Expires: 2010-04-12
Abstract
Abstract A method and equipment for remote control of the movements of a telecamera or cinecamera (4), mounted on a motorized actuator head (3) with the possibility of movements around two axes at right angles to each other (X', Y') of PAN and TILT respectively, comprising an acquirer head (1) on which a television monitor (13) is mounted, movable around two axes at right angles to each other (X, Y) of PAN and TILT respectively, the movements of the acquirer head (1), imparted by the operator, being read by special sensors (15, 16), which send electric signals to a central control unit (2) for the instantaneous operation of the motors of the actuator head (3), in such a way that there is a direct proportion between the movements of the two heads (1, 3).
Inventors
- 👤 Paolo Basilico
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 12:29
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16M; F16M11/00; F16M11/02; F16M11/18; H; H04; H04N; H04N23/00; H04N23/60; H04N23/695; F16M11/04; F16M11/06; F16M11/10; F16M11/20; F16M11/2007; F16M11/2014; F16M13/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/20; Y10T74/20012; Y10T74/20201
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
109 words
Equipment for remote control of the movements of a telecamera or cinecamera mounted on a motorized actuator head, in such a way that it can rotate around two axes at right angles to each other (X', Y'), of PAN and TILT respectively, comprising an acquirer head movable between two right angled axes (X, Y) of PAN and TILT respectively, and means for establishing a direct proportion between movements of the acquirer head and corresponding movements of the motorized actuator head, said acquirer head including plates for adjusting respectively, the fluidity of the PAN and TILT movements, and said acquirer head being operated by means of at least a lever.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
109 words
Equipment for remote control of the movements of a telecamera or cinecamera mounted on a motorized actuator head, in such a way that it can rotate around two axes at right angles to each other (X', Y'), of PAN and TILT respectively, comprising an acquirer head movable between two right angled axes (X, Y) of PAN and TILT respectively, and means for establishing a direct proportion between movements of the acquirer head and corresponding movements of the motorized actuator head, said acquirer head including plates for adjusting respectively, the fluidity of the PAN and TILT movements, and said acquirer head being operated by means of at least a lever.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
Equipment according to claim 1, wherein said establishing means consists of sensors which read respectively the PAN and TILT movements of the acquirer head and send electrical signals by means of a control unit for operating the motorized actuator head.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
Equipment according to claim 2, wherein said sensors are connected to respective movable parts of the acquirer head by means of cogged belts.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
Equipment according to claim 1, further including a television monitor mounted on the acquirer head for reproducing the image framed by the telecamera or cinecamera, said television monitor following the movements imparted by the acquirer head.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
Equipment according to claim 1, further including commutators for changing the ratio of proportion between the PAN and TILT movements of the acquirer head and the corresponding PAN and TILT movements of the actuator head.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
Equipment according to claim 1, further including reverses for inverting, respectively, the corresponding PAN and TILT movements of the actuator head with respect to the movements of the acquirer head.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
Equipment according to claim 1, further including a processor for recording the repeated movements of the telecamera or cinecamera.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
113 words
A method for remote control of the movements of a telecamera or cinecamera, mounted on a motorized actuator head, in such a way that it can rotate around two axes (X', Y') at right angles to each other, of PAN and TILT respectively, which comprises imparting PAN and TILT movements to an acquirer head, and reproducing corresponding movements of the motorized actuator head, said corresponding movements being directly proportional to the imparted PAN and TILT movements, said acquirer head being a head of the fluid type, provided with plates for adjusting, respectively, the fluidity of the PAN and TILT movements, and said acquirer head being operated by means of at least a lever.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
113 words
A method for remote control of the movements of a telecamera or cinecamera, mounted on a motorized actuator head, in such a way that it can rotate around two axes (X', Y') at right angles to each other, of PAN and TILT respectively, which comprises imparting PAN and TILT movements to an acquirer head, and reproducing corresponding movements of the motorized actuator head, said corresponding movements being directly proportional to the imparted PAN and TILT movements, said acquirer head being a head of the fluid type, provided with plates for adjusting, respectively, the fluidity of the PAN and TILT movements, and said acquirer head being operated by means of at least a lever.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method for remote control of the movements of a telecamera or cinecamera according to claim 8, further comprising providing a television monitor on said acquirer head, said television monitor following the movements imparted to said acquirer head.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method according to claim 8, further comprising reading the PAN and the TILT movements imparted to the acquirer head by respective sensors, which send corresponding electrical signals for instantaneous operation of the motorized actuator head.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method according to claim 10, wherein the sensors are bidirectional, incremental encoders, and the signal sent by them are two square waves offset at 90° to each other.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method according to claim 8, wherein the ratio of proportion between the movements of the acquirer head and those of the motorized actuator head is variable.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method according to claim 8, further comprising recording by means of a processor the repeated movements of the telecamera or cinecamera.
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