SUPPORT DEVICE

• US 20160349597A1
• Filed: 08/27/2015
• Published: 12/01/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: CHU, CHEN-CHING, WANG, YU-NING, LEE, CHENG-KUO
• Application Number:
  US14/837,944
• Publication Number:
  US 20160349597A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 15/02 Illuminating scene
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/561 Support related camera accessories
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 2215/0514 Separate unit

Abstract

A support device includes a main body and two supporting arms. The main body is configured to support an electronic device. The main body defines a slot. The slot is configured to allow lights to pass through when a camera of the electronic device captures an image. Two supporting arms are coupled to the main body. The two supporting arms are configured to form a first predetermined angle with the main body and are positioned at the first predetermined angle. The two supporting arms are configured to contact a surface to form three supporting points when the two supporting arms are arranged on the surface, solely supporting the main body and the electronic device above the surface. The three supporting points on the surface is distributed in a shape of a surface.

Claims

1. A support device comprising:

a main body configured to support an electronic device and defining a slot being configured to allow light to pass through when a camera of the electronic device capture an image; and

at least two supporting arms coupled to the main body, the at least two supporting arms being configured to form a first predetermined angle with the main body and be positioned at the first predetermined angle, the at least two supporting arms being configured to contact a surface to form at least three supporting points when the at least two supporting arms are arranged on the surface, solely supporting the main body and the electronic device above the surface;

wherein the at least three supporting points on the surface are distributed in a shape of a surface.

2. The support device as described in claim 1, wherein:

each of the supporting arms comprises a supporting rod.

3. The support device as described in claim 2, wherein:

each of the supporting rods comprises a first rod and a second rod;

each of the first rods defines a first hollow portion and comprises a first resisting member, the first resisting member is fixed in a corresponding first hollow portion;

each of the second rods is movably received in the first hollow portion of a corresponding first rod, a sidewall of each of the second rods defines a first groove and a second groove, each of the first grooves is spaced from a corresponding second groove by a first predetermined distance, each of the first grooves is configured to receive a corresponding first resisting member, each of the second grooves is configured to receive the corresponding first resisting member; and

each of the first resisting members is slid to be received in the corresponding first groove or to be received in the corresponding second groove, to adjust a length of a corresponding supporting arm.

4. The support device as described in claim 3, wherein each of the first resisting members is made of elastic material.

5. The support device as described in claim 3, wherein:

each of the second rods defines a second hollow portion and comprises a second resisting member;

each of the supporting rods further comprises a third rod, each of the third rods is movably received in the second hollow portion of a corresponding second rod, a sidewall of each of the third rods defines a third groove and a fourth groove, each of the third grooves is spaced from a corresponding fourth groove by a second predetermined distance, each of the third grooves is configured to receive a corresponding second resisting member, each of the fourth grooves is configured to receive the corresponding second resisting member; and

each of the second resisting members is slid to be received in a corresponding third groove or to be received in a corresponding fourth groove, to further adjust the length of the corresponding supporting arm.

6. The support device as described in claim 1, wherein:

each of the supporting arms comprises a connecting rod and at least two supporting rods;

each of the connecting rods comprises a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, the first end of each of the connecting rods is coupled to the main body, the second end of each of the connecting rods is coupled to a corresponding at least two supporting rods; and

each of the supporting rods forms a second predetermined angle with the corresponding connecting rod and is positioned at the second predetermined angle.

7. The support device as described in claim 6, wherein:

each of the supporting rods comprises a first rod and a second rod;

each of the first rods defines a first hollow portion and comprises a first resisting member, the first resisting member is fixed in a corresponding first hollow portion;

each of the second rods is movably received in the first hollow portion of a corresponding first rod, a sidewall of each of the second rods defines a first groove and a second groove, each of the first grooves is spaced from a corresponding second groove by a first predetermined distance, each of the first grooves is configured to receive a corresponding first resisting member, each of the second grooves is configured to receive the corresponding first resisting member; and

each of the first resisting members is slid to be received in the corresponding first groove or to be received in the corresponding second groove, to adjust a length of a corresponding supporting arm.

8. The support device as described in claim 7, wherein each of the first resisting members is made of elastic material.

9. The support device as described in claim 7, wherein:

each of the second rods defines a second hollow portion and comprises a second resisting member;

each of the supporting rods further comprises a third rod, each of the third rods is movably received in the second hollow portion of a corresponding second rod, a sidewall of each of the third rods defines a third groove and a fourth groove, each of the third grooves is spaced from a corresponding fourth groove by a second predetermined distance, each of the third grooves is configured to receive a corresponding second resisting member, each of the fourth grooves is configured to receive the corresponding second resisting member; and

each of the second resisting members is slid to be received in a corresponding third groove or to be received in a corresponding fourth groove, to further adjust the length of the corresponding supporting arm.

10. The support device as described in claim 1, wherein:

the supporting arms comprises one or more first supporting arms and one or more second supporting arms;

each of the first supporting arms comprises a supporting rod; and

each of the second supporting arms comprises a connecting rod and at least two supporting rods, each of the connecting rods comprises a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, the first end of each of the connecting rods is coupled to the main body, the second end of each of the connecting rods is coupled to a corresponding at least two supporting rods, each of the supporting rods forms a second predetermined angle with a corresponding connecting rod and is positioned at the second predetermined angle.

11. The support device as described in claim 10, wherein:

each of the supporting rods comprises a first rod and a second rod;

each of the first rods defines a first hollow portion and comprises a first resisting member, the first resisting member is fixed in a corresponding first hollow portion;

each of the second rods is movably received in the first hollow portion of a corresponding first rod, a sidewall of each of the second rods defines a first groove and a second groove, each of the first grooves is spaced from a corresponding second groove by a first predetermined distance, each of the first grooves is configured to receive a corresponding first resisting member, each of the second grooves is configured to receive the corresponding first resisting member; and

each of the first resisting members is slid to be received in the corresponding first groove or to be received in the corresponding second groove, to adjust a length of a corresponding supporting arm.

12. The support device as described in claim 11, wherein each of the first resisting members is made of elastic material.

13. The support device as described in claim 11, wherein:

each of the second rods defines a second hollow portion and comprises a second resisting member;

each of the supporting rods further comprises a third rod, each of the third rods is movably received in the second hollow portion of a corresponding second rod, a sidewall of each of the third rods defines a third groove and a fourth groove, each of the third grooves is spaced from a corresponding fourth groove by a second predetermined distance, each of the third grooves is configured to receive a corresponding second resisting member, each of the fourth grooves is configured to receive the corresponding second resisting member; and

each of the second resisting members is slid to be received in a corresponding third groove or to be received in a corresponding fourth groove, to further adjust the length of the corresponding supporting arm.

14. The support device as described in claim 1, wherein:

each of the supporting arms comprises an anti-slip member, each of the anti-slip members is fixed at the end of a corresponding supporting arm relatively away from the main body, each of the anti-slip members is configured to increase a friction between the corresponding supporting arm and the surface.

15. The support device as described in claim 1, wherein:

the main body comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the main body defines a receiving groove extending from the first surface to the second surface, the receiving groove is configured to receive the electronic device, the supporting arms are coupled to the second surface of the main body.

16. The support device as described in claim 15, further comprising a plurality of lamps, wherein:

the lamps are fixed to the second surface of the main body and surround the slot, the lamps are configured to emit light for photography, causing the image captured by the camera of the electronic device to be clear.

17. The support device as described in claim 16, wherein:

each of the lamps is a white light-emitting diode.