Aesthetic Camera Housing with Transparent LED Mount
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing camera housings for vehicles lack aesthetic compatibility with older models, contributing to aerodynamic drag and vibration issues, which degrade video feed quality and decrease the vehicle's market and subjective value.
Innovation Solution
Aesthetic camera housing with a deformable, transparent mount and base featuring customizable designs and integrated LED lighting, formed from materials like glass to align with vehicle contours, reduce drag, and enhance visibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional camera housings are installed on older vehicles, then technological functionality is improved, but aesthetic compatibility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The camera housing is designed with different aesthetic features tailored to specific vehicle types (classic, modern, motorcycle, bicycle). Each housing variant has locally optimized design characteristics that match the aesthetic quality of its target vehicle category, resolving the contradiction between technological functionality and aesthetic compatibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The camera housing is available in multiple color options including clear, smoked, and colored variants. This allows the housing to visually blend with or complement different vehicle aesthetics, maintaining aesthetic compatibility while providing modern camera technology.
2Strength
If rigid camera housings are used, then structural strength is improved, but aerodynamic drag and vibration increase
Solution Approach 1:
The camera housing incorporates a flexible or semi-flexible mounting mechanism that allows the housing to conform to curved vehicle surfaces. This flexibility reduces aerodynamic drag by allowing smoother airflow around the housing while maintaining sufficient structural strength through the housing material and mounting design.
3Adaptability or versatility
If camera housings are mounted on curved surfaces, then adaptability to vehicle contours is improved, but mounting stability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is divided into multiple adjustment points and modular components. This segmentation allows the housing to be adjusted to fit curved surfaces while maintaining stable mounting through multiple contact points that distribute mechanical loads and prevent detachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting mechanism incorporates dynamic adjustment capabilities that allow the housing to adapt to curved surfaces during installation while maintaining stable positioning during vehicle operation. The mounting system can be adjusted to account for surface curvature variations while ensuring secure attachment.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a cohesive, aesthetically pleasing camera housing that reduces aerodynamic drag and vibration, resulting in clearer and more stable video feeds while maintaining the vehicle's aesthetic appeal and market value.
Implementation Method 1
The mount is formed from a solid, transparent material, preferably glass, so that the light emitted from a LED retained within the LED hole penetrates one or more sides of the mount to increase aesthetic appeal of the aesthetic camera housing.
Implementation Method 2
The one or more sides of the mount includes integrally formed surface features that reflect and refract the light emitted from the LED to further increase the aesthetic appeal of the aesthetic camera housing.
Implementation Method 3
The one or more sides of the mount includes integrally formed surface features that reflect and refract the light emitted from the LED to further increase the aesthetic appeal of the aesthetic camera housing.
Data Source
AI summary
An aesthetic camera housing including a base and a mount. The base and mount each define one or more fastener holes sized and shaped to accept a fastener. The base defines a camera channel with two openings positioned proximate the rear and bottom surfaces and the mount defines a camera hole through its top and bottom surface. When the bottom surface of the base and the top surface of the mount are flush with one another, the camera channel and mount camera hole are in fluid communication with each other, and a camera can be inserted therein. The fastener holes of the base and mount are in fluid communication allowing the base and mount to be fastened together. The base also includes an aesthetically pleasing feature. The mount is formed from a transparent material and retains a LED within whose light penetrates the mount and also increases aesthetic appeal.