Adjustable Camera Canopy Shield for Weather Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current camera coverings are awkward, not user-friendly, and fail to provide complete protection from inclement weather while restricting access to the equipment.
Innovation Solution
A protective covering assembly featuring an adjustable, two-piece shield with a rigid aluminum bracket and Hot Shoe assembly, allowing for easy attachment and removal, and incorporating a guide bracket with nuts, washers, and bolts for secure adjustment, ensuring full visibility and protection from rain and snow.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a protective covering is provided for the camera, then protection from inclement weather is improved, but user access to the equipment is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The protective covering is divided into multiple segments including a main body covering and an adjustable shield portion. This segmentation allows the shield to be independently positioned to provide protection while leaving other areas accessible, thus resolving the contradiction between comprehensive protection and user access.
Solution Approach 2:
The shield is designed with adjustable and removable features, allowing it to dynamically change position and configuration. Users can adjust the shield to provide maximum protection when needed and move or remove it when access is required, making the protection system adaptive rather than static.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a rigid protective structure is used, then protection from inclement weather is improved, but flexibility and ease of adjustment are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The protective structure is divided into a rigid main body providing structural integrity and protection, and a separate adjustable shield portion. This segmentation allows the rigid parts to provide reliable protection while the modular shield can be independently adjusted to adapt to different user needs and camera configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The shield incorporates adjustable mechanisms including slots, brackets, and fastening elements that allow it to be positioned at different angles and heights. This dynamic adjustability enables the rigid protective structure to adapt to various shooting positions and environmental conditions while maintaining its protective function.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a complex adjustment mechanism is provided, then adaptability of the shield is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustment mechanism is segmented into simple, discrete components including slots for positioning, brackets for mounting, and basic fastening elements. Each component performs a single, straightforward function, avoiding complex integrated mechanisms while achieving overall adjustability through the combination of these simple parts.
Solution Approach 2:
The adjustment mechanism uses simple intermediary elements such as slots and brackets that mediate between the shield and the camera body. These intermediaries provide adjustment capability without requiring complex mechanisms, allowing the shield to be positioned and secured through straightforward mechanical means.
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AI summary
A three piece adjustable and removable covering, consisting of an assembly of a stationary shield fitted with an adjustable/detachable upper shield and a removable rear shield for protecting a camera from inclement weather which is mounted to a support bracket and a hot shoe assembly for attachment of the bracket and covering(s) to the equipment. The bracket is a preformed shape which, with the shield(s), forms the protective covering. Nuts, washers, and bolts are employed to affix the bracket to the protective shield(s) and to the equipment.