Back Focus Adjustment Mechanism with Separate Driving and Guiding Modules

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing back focus adjustment mechanisms require high precision in parts and integrated driving and positioning, leading to complex assembly processes and reduced reliability.

Innovation Solution

A back focus adjustment mechanism with separate driving and positioning/guiding devices, where the driving device includes a motor, screw, nut, and reduction gear set, and the positioning/guiding device features a guiding shaft, reset mechanism, and limit bracket, allowing for independent movement and adjustment of the image sensor relative to the lens.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If integrated driving and positioning is used in the back focus adjustment mechanism, then the structure is compact, but the precision requirements on parts increase and Z-axis coaxial precision decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructure compactnessVSAvoidZ-axis coaxial precision
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the integrated back focus adjustment mechanism into separate functional modules: a driving module (with motor and screw) and a positioning module (with guiding shaft and bearing). This segmentation allows each module to be optimized independently, reducing the precision requirements on individual parts while maintaining overall system accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Device complexity

If integrated driving and positioning is used in the back focus adjustment mechanism, then the structure is compact, but the assembly process becomes complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructure compactnessVSAvoidassembly process
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

By segmenting the mechanism into modular components with distinct functions, the patent simplifies the assembly process. Each module can be assembled and tested independently before integration, reducing the complexity of the overall assembly process compared to a fully integrated design.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Reliability

If separate driving and positioning devices are used, then the assembly process is simplified and reliability is enhanced, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemechanism reliabilityVSAvoiddevice structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation to create separate driving and positioning devices, which enhances reliability by isolating failure modes. The driving module handles motion generation while the positioning module ensures accuracy, and this functional separation prevents error propagation between systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

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

Simplifies the assembly process, reduces part requirements, and enhances the reliability and precision of the back focus adjustment mechanism by separating the driving and positioning functions, resulting in improved stability and reliability under the same processing precision.

Implementation Method 1

an elastic reset member, which is sleeved on the mounting post; a stop assembly, which is detachably provided at an end of the mounting post away from the mounting plate, wherein two ends of the elastic reset member abut against the stop assembly and the mounting plate respectively

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElasticity: Elasticity

Data Source

PatentEP3457207B1Back focus adjustment mechanism and video camera provided with same
Publication Date: 2022.04.06 HANGZHOU HIKVISION DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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AI summary

Disclosed is a back focus adjustment mechanism and a camera provided with the same. The back focus adjustment mechanism comprises a driving device (10) and a positioning and guiding device (20) separately provided, wherein the positioning and guiding device (20) comprises a positioning assembly (21) and a guiding assembly (22), the guiding assembly (22) is mounted on the positioning assembly (21), and the driving device (10) is in driving connection with the guiding assembly (22) to drive the guiding assembly (22) to move. In the back focus adjustment mechanism and a camera provided with the same, after the driving device (10) and the positioning and guiding device (20) are separately provided, each structure of the back focus adjustment mechanism can be simpler, and the reliability of each structure of the back focus adjustment mechanism can be increased under the same processing precision.