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Apparatuses for rotating a sensing device

US9106814B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

The United States of America as represented by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Dept. of Justice · US

Inventors

Michael Lochner · Echterdingen, DE
Patrick Andrew Buxton · Spotsylvania, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 14, 2012
Grant date	Aug 11, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 6, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16M13/027
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for rotating a sensing device about a pan axis and a tilt axis may include an enclosure, first and second rotatable dials configured to allow a user to adjust an angular pan orientation and an angular tilt orientation, respectively, of the sensing device. The apparatus may include outer and inner concentric shafts attached to the first dial and the second dial, respectively. The apparatus may also include a frame assembly attached to the outer shaft such that the frame assembly rotates about the pan axis as the first dial is rotated. The frame assembly may include a base configured to rotate about the tilt axis and that supports the sensing device. The frame assembly may also include a pin and gear assembly operatively coupling the base to the inner shaft such that rotation of the second dial rotates the base about the tilt axis.

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