PORTABLE AUXILIARY DEVICE FOR MAKING STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE

• US 20120007955A1
• Filed: 07/08/2010
• Published: 01/12/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Daniel Robert Fradenburgh
• Original Assignee: Daniel Robert Fradenburgh
• Inventors: FRADENBURGH, DANIEL ROBERT
• Application Number:
  US12/832,317
• Publication Number:
  US 20120007955A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/47
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/239 using two 2D image sensors having a relative position equal to or related to the interocular distance H04N13/243 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/296 Synchronisation thereof; Control thereof

Abstract

In a portable auxiliary device for making stereoscopic image, a first rotatable assembly and a second rotatable assembly are rotatably mounted on an operation platform, and further respectively mounted with a first image catching device and a second image catching device thereon; a first optical guiding member and a second optical guiding member are respectively connected to the first rotatable assembly and the second rotatable assembly, and further respectively projects a first guiding light beam and a second guiding light beam. When the first rotatable assembly and the second rotatable assembly is operated to make the first guiding light beam and the second guiding light beam converged in a guided convergent position, a first optical axis of the first image catching device and a second optical axis of the second image catching device are simultaneously aligned to converge in a set convergent position.

Claims

1. A portable auxiliary device provided for making stereoscopic image after mounted with a first image catching device and a second image catching device, and comprising:

an operation platform having an operation plane for rotation;

a first rotatable assembly rotatably mounted on the operation platform for mounting the first image catching device, which has a first optical axis for image catching, thereon;

a second rotatable assembly rotatably mounted on the operation platform for mounting the second image catching device, which has a second optical axis for image catching, thereon;

a first optical guiding member connected to the first rotatable assembly for projecting a first guiding light beam vertically parallel to the first optical axis; and

a second optical guiding member connected to the second rotatable assembly for projecting a second guiding light beam vertically parallel to the second optical axis;

wherein when a user rotates at least one of the first rotatable assembly and the second rotatable assembly to make the first guiding light beam and the second guiding light beam converged in a guided convergent position, the first optical axis and the second optical axis are simultaneously aligned to converge in a set convergent position, so as to aid the first image catching device and the second image catching device respectively in catching at least one first image and at least one second image toward the set convergent position, and further to make at least one stereoscopic image according to the first image and the second image.

2. The portable auxiliary device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first rotatable assembly comprises:

a rotatable plate rotatably mounted on the operation platform, for mounting the first image catching device thereon; and

a bracket connected to the rotatable plate and assembled with the first optical guiding member.

3. The portable auxiliary device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the bracket is bored with an alignment slot for slidably aligning the first optical guiding member to make the projection of the first guiding light beam be coaxial with the projection of the first optical axis with respect to the operation plane.

4. The portable auxiliary device as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a quick release mechanism assembled to the rotatable plate and the operation platform, so as to quickly mount the rotatable plate on the operation platform or quickly remove the first rotatable plate from the operation platform.

5. The portable auxiliary device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the quick release mechanism comprises:

a latching member including;

a rotatable portion perforating through the operation platform, and formed in a rounded periphery to make the rotatable portion rotatable with respect to the operation platform; and

a driving portion extended from the rotatable portion, and bored with a latching recess; and

a quick release bar perforating the rotatable plate to latch the latching recess when mounting the rotatable plate on the operation platform; and

releasing from the latching recess when removing the rotatable plate from the operation platform.

6. The portable auxiliary device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second rotatable assembly comprises:

a rotatable plate rotatably mounted on the operation platform, for mounting the second image catching device thereon; and

a bracket connected to the rotatable plate and assembled with the second optical guiding member.

7. The portable auxiliary device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the bracket is bored with an alignment slot for slidably aligning the second optical guiding member to make the projection of the second guiding light beam be coaxial with the projection of the second optical axis with respect to the operation plane.

8. The portable auxiliary device as claimed in claim 6, further comprising a quick release mechanism assembled to the rotatable plate and the operation platform, so as to quickly mount the rotatable plate on the operation platform or quickly remove the rotatable plate from the operation platform.

9. The portable auxiliary device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the quick release mechanism comprises:

a latching member including;

a rotatable portion perforating through the operation platform, and formed in a rounded periphery to make the rotatable portion be rotatable with respect to the operation platform; and

a driving portion extended from the rotatable portion, and bored with a latching recess; and

a quick release bar, perforating the rotatable plate to latch the latching recess when mounting the rotatable plate on the operation platform; and

releasing from the latching recess when removing the rotatable plate from the operation platform.

10. The portable auxiliary device as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of the first optical guiding member and the second optical guiding member is a laser emitter, and at least one of the first guiding light beam and the second guiding light beam is a laser light beam.

11. The portable auxiliary device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first image catching device is a camera, video camera, or digital video camera.

12. The portable auxiliary device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second image catching device is a camera, video camera, or digital video camera.

13. The portable auxiliary device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first image is a motion image or a static image.

14. The portable auxiliary device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second image is a motion image or a static image.

15. The portable auxiliary device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the stereoscopic image is a motion image or a static image.