Handheld gimbal

Abstract

A handheld gimbal includes a handle and a stabilizer. The handle includes a grip portion and a rotating portion rotatably connected to the grip portion. The grip portion and the rotating portion are positioned along a vertical line at a first attitude. The stabilizer is mounted at the rotating portion and positioned distal from the grip portion. The stabilizer is configured to carry an imaging assembly. The rotating portion is configured to drive the stabilizer to rotate relative to the grip portion about a rotation axis to switch the handheld gimbal from the first attitude to a second attitude. The rotation axis is approximately perpendicular to the vertical line.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A handheld gimbal comprising:
 a handle comprising a grip portion and a rotating portion rotatably connected to the grip portion, the grip portion and the rotating portion being positioned along a vertical line at a first attitude; and   a stabilizer mounted at the rotating portion and positioned distal from the grip portion, the stabilizer being configured to carry an imaging assembly;   wherein:
 the rotating portion is configured to drive the stabilizer to rotate relative to the grip portion about a rotation axis to switch the handheld gimbal from the first attitude to a second attitude; and 
 the rotation axis is approximately perpendicular to the vertical line. 
   
     
     
         2 . The handheld gimbal of  claim 1 , wherein a rotating shaft is provided at the grip portion or the rotating portion, the rotating portion being configured to rotate relative to the grip portion about the rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft being approximately perpendicular to the vertical line. 
     
     
         3 . The handheld gimbal of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the rotating portion and the grip portion are pivotally connected through a rotating shaft provided at the rotating portion or the grip portion.   
     
     
         4 . The handheld gimbal of  claim 1 , wherein:
 an angle of a rotation that switches the handheld gimbal from the first attitude to the second attitude is approximately 90°.   
     
     
         5 . The handheld gimbal of  claim 1 , wherein:
 a first fitting surface is formed at an end of the grip portion proximal to the rotating portion;   a second fitting surface corresponding to the first fitting surface is formed on the rotating portion; and   the first fitting surface is fitted with the second fitting surface.   
     
     
         6 . The handheld gimbal of  claim 5 , wherein:
 the first fitting surface comprises an arc section and a planar section continuously connected to the arc section; and   the second fitting surface is an arc surface.   
     
     
         7 . The handheld gimbal of  claim 1 , wherein:
 a mounting groove is provided at one of the rotating portion and the grip portion; and   a connecting protrusion protruding from another one of the rotating portion and the grip portion, the connecting protrusion being received in the mounting groove and rotatably connected to two sidewalls of the mounting groove via a rotating shaft.   
     
     
         8 . The handheld gimbal of  claim 1 , wherein:
 a mounting groove is provided at an end of the rotating portion proximal to the grip portion; and   a connecting protrusion protruding from the grip portion, received in the mounting groove, and rotatably connected to two sidewalls of the mounting groove.   
     
     
         9 . The handheld gimbal of  claim 8 , wherein:
 the rotating portion comprises a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side connected to each other in this order, the mounting groove penetrating the first side and the third side of the rotating portion; and   the connecting protrusion is received in the mounting groove and rotatably connected to two sidewalls of the mounting groove via a rotating shaft.   
     
     
         10 . The handheld gimbal of  claim 6 , wherein:
 the rotating portion further comprises a planar side; and   at the second attitude, the arc section of the first fitting surface contacts the arc surface of the second fitting surface, and the planar side of the rotating portion contacts the planar section of the first fitting surface.   
     
     
         11 . The handheld gimbal of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the first attitude corresponds to a vertical imaging mode, in which the imaging assembly is positioned above the rotating portion, and the rotating portion and the grip portion are superimposed along a same line to form a cylinder; or   the second attitude corresponds to a horizontal imaging mode, in which the imaging assembly and the rotating portion are positioned along a same horizontal line.   
     
     
         12 . The handheld gimbal of  claim 1 , wherein the stabilizer comprises at least one bracket rotatably connected to the rotating portion and configured to support the imaging assembly. 
     
     
         13 . The handheld gimbal of  claim 12 , wherein the at least one bracket comprises:
 a first bracket connected to the rotating portion and rotatable relative to the rotating portion, the first bracket being configured to rotate about a first axis; and   a second bracket configured to rotate about a second axis.   
     
     
         14 . The handheld gimbal of  claim 13 , wherein:
 the first bracket is configured to rotate about the first axis in a range from −360° to +300° when the handheld gimbal operates at the first attitude and when the handheld gimbal operates at the second attitude; and   the second bracket is configured to rotate about the second axis in a range from −45° to +90° when the handheld gimbal operates at the first attitude, and in a range from −45° to +45° when the handheld gimbal operates at the second attitude.   
     
     
         15 . The handheld gimbal of  claim 13 , wherein the at least one bracket further comprises a third bracket, the third bracket being rotatably connected to the second bracket and configured to rotate about a third axis. 
     
     
         16 . The handheld gimbal of  claim 13 , wherein:
 the first bracket comprises:
 a first connecting portion; and 
 a second connecting portion rotatably connected to the first connecting portion via a rotation shaft provided at a joint between the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion; and 
   an end of the second connecting portion distal from the first connecting portion is connected to the second bracket.   
     
     
         17 . The handheld gimbal of  claim 12 , wherein the stabilizer further comprises a supporting seat connected to the at least one bracket and configured to carry the imaging assembly. 
     
     
         18 . The handheld gimbal of  claim 12 , wherein:
 when the handheld gimbal operates at the first attitude, the at least one bracket is arranged as a pitch bracket, a roll bracket, and a yaw bracket from an innermost side to an outermost side, the innermost side being a side of the at least one bracket that is configured to be directly connected to the imaging assembly; or   when the handheld gimbal operates at the second attitude, the at least one bracket is arranged as the yaw bracket, the roll bracket, and the pitch bracket from the innermost side to the outermost side.   
     
     
         19 . The handheld gimbal of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an operational portion provided at the rotating portion and configured to control the imaging assembly.   
     
     
         20 . The handheld gimbal of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 electrical connectors provided at the rotating portion and the grip portion, the electrical connectors being configured to electrically connect the stabilizer, the imaging assembly, and the grip portion when the rotating portion is rotated relative to the grip portion to a predetermined position.