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Three-axis remote camera head

  • US 7,209,176 B2
  • Filed: 02/19/2004
  • Issued: 04/24/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A camera head comprising:

  • a first frame;

    a first arm rotatably attached to the first frame;

    a first motor for rotating the first arm relative to the first frame, with the first motor enclosed within a sealed first housing;

    a second frame attached to the first arm;

    a second arm rotatably attached to the second frame;

    a second motor for rotating the second arm relative to the second frame, with the second motor enclosed within a sealed second housing;

    a first shaft rotatably supported within the first housing, with the second frame attached to the first shaft, and the first shaft sealed against the first housing, a first gear linked to the first shaft through a first clutch, and with the first gear linked to the first motor, and one or more clutch drive pins sealed against the first housing, and moveable from a first position, wherein the first motor drives the first shaft through the first clutch, to a second position, wherein the first shaft can rotate free of the motor.

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