Adjustable Camera Arm with Weighted Base
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Solution Overview
Problem
Embedded cameras in computing devices lack adjustability, leading to difficulties in achieving proper camera angles, and standalone solutions do not adequately address the need for flexible positioning, resulting in suboptimal image quality and aesthetic issues.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable arm or boom system with a weighted base and four-bar linkage provides stabilization and flexible positioning for the camera, allowing it to be angled and oriented freely, sharing power and data connections with the base or other devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the camera is embedded in a fixed position on the monitor bezel, then the camera structure is simple and integrated, but the camera has limited range of motion and cannot achieve proper camera angles
Solution Approach 1:
The camera system is divided into separate components: the camera head, the adjustable arm mechanism, and the monitor bezel. This segmentation allows the camera to be positioned independently from the monitor, enabling angle adjustment while keeping the overall structure manageable.
Solution Approach 2:
The camera mounting structure transitions from a fixed position to a dynamic, adjustable position using an arm mechanism with multiple degrees of freedom. This allows the camera to move and be positioned at various angles while maintaining a relatively simple base structure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a stand alone camera with a small stand or clip is used, then the camera structure is simple, but the camera lacks adaptability and flexible positioning capability
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting structure uses a dynamic arm mechanism that provides multiple degrees of freedom, allowing the camera to be positioned flexibly in various locations and angles. This dynamic structure offers superior adaptability compared to static stands or clips.
Solution Approach 2:
The arm mechanism serves multiple functions: it provides positioning flexibility, angle adjustment, and stable mounting. This multi-functional design achieves high adaptability without proportionally increasing complexity, as a single mechanism accomplishes multiple objectives.
3Ease of operation
If the camera is fixed on the monitor bezel, then power and data connections are simple, but adjusting the camera angle requires physically moving the entire monitor
Solution Approach 1:
The system separates the camera adjustment function from the monitor positioning function. The camera can be adjusted independently using the arm mechanism without requiring movement of the entire monitor, making camera angle adjustment easier and more convenient.
Solution Approach 2:
The arm mechanism provides dynamic positioning capability that allows easy adjustment of camera angles through simple mechanical movements. This dynamic adjustment system is much easier to operate than moving the entire monitor while maintaining a relatively simple mechanical structure.
4Adaptability or versatility
If an adjustable arm system is implemented, then camera positioning flexibility is improved, but the base structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The base structure is segmented into functional modules: the weighted base for stability, the arm mechanism for positioning, and the camera head for imaging. This segmentation allows the complex positioning function to be isolated in the arm mechanism while the base remains relatively simple and stable.
Data Source
AI summary
One embodiment provides an apparatus, including: an arm; a head that attaches to the arm; the head comprising a camera; and a base attached to the arm; the base including: a power and data connector; a device operatively coupled to the power and data connector; wherein the camera shares the power and data connector with the device of the base. Other aspects are described and claimed.