CAMERA CRANE Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: cinematography. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to crane used for moving and turning cameras at cine- and teleshooting. Boom of crane is made in form of parallelogram mechanism arranged in vertical plane and having longitudinal and cross links. Middle part of boom is installed for turning in vertical plane on support installed on base with possibility of turning the boom in horizontal plane. Moreover, crane is provided with camera and counterweight located in front and rear parts of boom, respectively. At least one longitudinal link is connected to front, middle and rear parts of parallelogram mechanism by means of front, middle and rear brackets and hinge joint. Said additional link is arranged in parallel with longitudinal links of parallelogram mechanism forming second parallelogram mechanism located in plane square to plane of said parallelogram. Middle bracket is arranged on support for turning around horizontal axis passing through center of boom mass. EFFECT: enlarged of panning, provision of smooth movement of camera and convenience of control of crane at shooting. 8 cl, 6 dwg