Adjustable Camera Mount with Ball and Socket Joints
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional camera systems for doorways lack flexibility and adjustability, resulting in limited viewing angles and potential blind spots, especially when trying to monitor individuals on the other side of the door.
Innovation Solution
A camera system comprising a mount with adjustable arms, such as ball and socket joints, and a screw connection, allowing the camera and electronic device to be securely attached to a door, providing omnidirectional movement and adjustable positioning for enhanced viewing capabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional fixed camera system is used, then the device complexity is reduced, but the viewing angle flexibility and adaptability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The camera mount incorporates adjustable arms with ball and socket joints that enable dynamic repositioning of the camera to various angles and positions, transforming a static mounting system into a dynamic one that adapts to different viewing requirements while maintaining manageable complexity through standardized joint mechanisms
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system is divided into separate adjustable arm components with individual ball and socket joints, allowing each segment to be independently positioned and adjusted, which provides viewing angle flexibility while keeping each component relatively simple in design
2Adaptability or versatility
If the camera is fixed in position, then the ease of operation is improved, but the monitoring coverage and blind spot reduction deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The camera mount allows dynamic adjustment to multiple positions and angles through ball and socket joints, enabling comprehensive monitoring coverage of the doorway area while maintaining ease of operation through intuitive mechanical adjustment mechanisms that require minimal tools or complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system is designed to accommodate various camera positions and angles within a single universal mount structure, providing comprehensive monitoring coverage for different doorway configurations without requiring multiple specialized mounting devices or complex adjustment procedures
Data Source
AI summary
There is disclosed an apparatus comprising: at least one mount; at least one electronic device configured to be coupled to the mount; at least one camera coupled to the electronic device and to the mount; wherein said at least one mount comprises at least one coupling element for coupling said at least one electronic device to the at least one mount and wherein the mount is configured to allow the electronic device to be mounted on a surface. The electronic device can comprise a screen. The mount can comprise a body to receive the electronic device. In one embodiment the mount comprises at least one adjustable arm. In one embodiment the adjustable arm comprises a ball and socket joint. In one embodiment the camera further comprises at least one lens assembly. In one embodiment the lens assembly and the mount further comprise a screw connection. In addition, in at least one embodiment there can be a projector which can be used to project an image of a person being viewed by the camera.